Game Boy Color

Game Boy Color

Game Boy Color with Atomic Purple case
Also known as	CGB-001
Developer	Nintendo Research & Engineering
Manufacturer	Nintendo
Product family	Game Boy
Type	Handheld game console
Generation	Fifth
Release date	JP: October 21, 1998 NA: November 18, 1998 EU: November 23, 1998 AU: November 27, 1998
Lifespan	4+1⁄2 years
Introductory price	US$79.95 (equivalent to $150 in 2023)
Discontinued	March 31, 2003
Units sold	118.69 million (including all Game Boy variants)
Media	Game Boy Game Pak Game Boy Color Game Pak
System on a chip	Nintendo CPU CGB
CPU	Sharp SM83 @ 4 / 8 MHz
Memory	32 KB RAM, 16 KB VRAM
Display	TFT LCD 160 × 144 px, 44 mm × 40 mm (1.7 in × 1.6 in)
Online services	JP: Mobile System GB
Best-selling game	Pokémon Gold and Silver (23 million units)
Backward compatibility	Game Boy
Predecessor	Game Boy
Successor	Game Boy Advance[1]

The Game Boy Color (GBC or CGB) is an 8-bit handheld game console, manufactured by Nintendo, which was released in Japan on October 21, 1998, and to international markets that November. It is the successor to the Game Boy and is part of its product line. Compared to the original, the Game Boy Color features a color TFT screen rather than monochrome, a processor that operates twice as fast, and has four times as much memory. It retains backward compatibility with games initially developed for its predecessor. However, despite these improvements, reviewers consider the Game Boy Color an evolution rather than a revolutionary leap in handheld gaming technology.

The handheld is slightly thicker and taller and has a slightly smaller screen than the Game Boy Pocket, its immediate predecessor, although significantly smaller than the original Game Boy. As with its predecessors, the Game Boy Color has a custom 8-bit processor made by Sharp. The American English spelling of the system's name, Game Boy Color, remains consistent throughout the world.

The Game Boy Color is part of the fifth generation of video game consoles. The Game Boy and the Game Boy Color combined have sold 118.69 million units worldwide making them the fourth best-selling system of all time. Its best-selling games are Pokémon Gold and Silver, which shipped 23 million units worldwide.