A screenshot from Tetris (1989) for Game Boy.

The right side of the Game Boy, showing the volume control and the link cable port.

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The Game Boy is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo, released in 1989 at $89.95 USD. more...

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The Game Boy was the first successful handheld console, and was the predecessor of all other iterations of the Game Boy line.

The Game Boy was originally bundled with the puzzle game Tetris, since Nintendo thought that an addictive puzzle game would get consumers' attention.

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Games

One of the top-selling games for the Game Boy was Tetris, which sold about 3 million copies and is an example of a killer game. Tetris was packaged with the Game Boy, and often, consumers were buying the Game Boy so as to play Tetris.

Controls

The Game Boy's main controls are located on the lower half of its front frame.

Like the NES controller, the Game Boy has four face buttons labelled "A," "B," "SELECT," and "START." The functions of these face buttons vary from game to game, though generally, the START button is used as a "pause" function to temporarily stop gameplay. The Game Boy also features a Directional Pad, allowing up to eight directions of movement in its games.

Outside of buttons used in gameplay, there is a volume control knob on the right side of the console, and a similar knob to change the contrast on the left side. The ON/OFF switch is located at the top of the Game Boy.

Input/output

The Game Boy contains the following input/output connectors:

A power input, located on the left side of the handheld console. This is used primarily with the Game Boy Battery Pack / AC Adapter to allow the Game Boy to run off either the pack, or standard AC power. The adapter input varies according to region due to differences in mains power standards; for example a North American adapter (being 120 volts AC at 60 hertz, and 4 watts of power) would not work correctly if used with European supplies, which are typically 230 volts. The output however is always 6 volts DC at 250mA.; A link cable port, located on the right side. It connects two Game Boy handheld consoles, and transfers information between two games of the same type or same series. This was widely used in games such as Pokémon.; A 3.5mm stereo headphone jack output is located on the bottom side of the console.; An input for Game Boy cartridges (also called Game Paks) is situated on top of the Game Boy.;