Game Boy

This article is about the first handheld console of the "Game Boy" line. For the line itself, see Game Boy (line). For other uses, see Game Boy (disambiguation).

1989–2003

Designer:  Tim Girvin Design

Typography:  Gill Sans Bold Italic (modified)

Launched:  April 21, 1989

Thin variant used only in Japan, as well as the original console model

Color Thin variant

Bold variant

Color version used on packaging.

The Game Boy was released on April 21, 1989, in Japan as Nintendo's first handheld game console and considered a successor to the Game & Watch. It's graphics and sound are similar to the Nintendo Entertainment System, but in black and white with a pea soup green tint.

Despite releasing its last European game (Reservoir Rat) on December 30, 1998, its last North American game (Pokémon Yellow) on October 19, 1999, and its last Japanese games (Shikakei Atama o Kore Kusuru: Kanji no Tatsujin and Keisan no Tatsujin) on March 30, 2001, the console was still in production until March 23, 2003.

See also

• Super Game Boy

◄ Game & Watch

Handheld Consoles

Virtual Boy ►

Game Boy Pocket ►