Nintendo Game Boy (DMG-001)

In 1989 Nintendo debuted in the United States with the Game Boy, a handheld 8-bit black and white system to bring up their end of the portable console market. The MSRP was $99.99 and the system came with the Tetris game as a pack in. Game Boy had been released the previous year, in 1988, in Japan. The 2” screen of the Game Boy, although not backlit, was a 8-bit monochrome (4 shades of gray) reflective LCD display that was 160x144 dots. The stereo was 4 channel stereo sound that could be mapped to one or the other, or split between speakers. It was not so much of a battery muncher, as was the Game Gear and Atari Lynx of the same period, it could run about an average of 35 hours on four AA batteries. After a few years of successful runs, Nintendo introduced the Play It Loud series of Game Boys in 1995. They came in five different color variations: black, green, red, yellow, and clear.

The man who fathered this creation for Nintendo, Gumpei Yokoi, allegedly also devised the Mario Land series for the Game Boy, not Mario’s original creator, Shigeru Miyamoto. This would explain Daisy as the princess, and not Peach (or was it still Princess Toadstool at the time?) Over a decade later, the Game Boy series of console has by far been the most successful pocket console of all time.

Another note about the Game Boy games was that the Final Fantasy series that was released for it, were not actual Final Fantasys’. Final Fantasy Legend I-III were actually of the Saga Series, two of this series would later show up on the Sony Playstation. The Final Fantasy Adventure was part of the Mana series, of which the Super Nintendo Entertainment System had Secret of Mana and Legend of Mana would later show up on the Sony Playstation.

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Japanese System Part No. : DMG-001
Japanese seed headphones (with volume control dial) Part No. : DMG-002
Universal Link Cable Part No. : DMG-04 DMG 04A
Japanese PSU Part No. : HVC-002
Super Game Boy/Super Famicom Adapter Part No. : SHVC-042 (can link with GB)

	Back of the Game Boy showing the Cartridge Slot and battery compartment. 4xAA Take me to the top!
	Bottom of the Game Boy shows the headphone jack Take me to the top!
	Left Side of the Game Boy: 1. Power Output 2. Contrast Input: AC 120V 60Hz 4W (.7W) Output: DC 6V 250mA + @ - Take me to the top!
	Right Side of the Game Boy: 1. Volume 2. Expansion/Link cable port Take me to the top!
	Top of the Game Boy: 1. On/Off Switch 2. Cartridge Slot Take me to the top!
	ASCII Carry All for the Game Boy Take me to the top!
	Link cable that only works with the original Game Boy. DMG-04 Take me to the top!
	The Game Boy Camera was a crude camera that took shots of others and yourself. It also included mini-games and a DJ Scratching program. MGB-006 Take me to the top!
	Japan released Pocket Camera MGB-006 1998 With Pokemon themes Take me to the top!
	The Game Boy Printer required a link cable to go from the Game Boy unit, but with it, you were allowed to print images on sticker paper directly from the game boy camera. The Game Boy Printer needed 6 AA batteries to function. The bottom image shows the left side where the link cable goes. MGB-007 Take me to the top!
	Japan released Game Boy Printer Take me to the top!
	Nuby game case for Game Boy Take me to the top!
	Barcode Boy by Namcot takes barcodes from all sorts of products: cereal, motor oil, etc and cards to create monsters, horses, and cars in all different types of games. Similar ones were made for Super Famicom and Famicom. Released in Japan. Image from Nintendo Power Volume 56 Take me to the top!
	Another shot of the Barcode Boy Take me to the top!
	Game Boy Cleaning Kit DMG-A-CN-USA Take me to the top!
	Game Boy Game Genie by Galoob Take me to the top!
	Game Boy 4 Score. Multitap for up to four players. DMG-07 Take me to the top!
	Game Boy Battery Pack Take me to the top!
	Power Supply Tip Take me to the top!