Game Boy
Nintendo · Released April 21, 1989

Game Boy

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Screen resolution
160 x 144 Pixels
Screen Size
4,7 x 4,3 cm
Screen type
Liquid crystal screen (LCD)
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
8 Bit, Clock frequency: 4.19 MHz, RAM: 8 Kbytes
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Power consumption
70 - 80 mA hr. 4 AA batteries (1.5 V)
Cable connection
Yes (large)
Connection
Yes, stereo sound via headphones
Special features
LED battery charge display
Colours
Grey, transparent, black, white, red, green, yellow, blue
Loudspeaker controller
Yes
Contrast controller
Yes
Game Paks
Exchangeable
Playing time
Up to 30 hours
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Release Date
April 21, 1989
Weight
220 g
Dimensions
148 x 90 x 32 mm
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