Visit a games page by clicking its box image below. Here is a chart to explain.Below are the Mario games on the Gameboy Colour that we cover.

Minimum/Maximum cartridge size: 256 kb - 64 mb Īll older cartridges are compatible with the Game Boy Color, but not always the other way around.

Maximum number of colors on sprite: 4 (Same as NES).

Maximum number of sprites on screen: 40 sprites, 10 per scanline (Same as Game Boy).

Maximum sprite size: 8x16 or 16x8 pixels.

Resolution: 160x144 pixels (Same as Game Boy).

Some Game Boy and Game Boy Color games are currently available through the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console service. Playing games that did not have any color can now be played in color using a color palette by using a combination of and, , or no additional button being pressed to select presets, similar to the Super Game Boy how someone can change the colors into the typical monochrome display.Ī device known as the Game Boy Horror, modeled after the Game Boy Color, appears in Luigi's Mansion. All games, accessories that are programmed for a particular game (such as a Game Link Cable), and non-standard features (such as the camera protruding out of a Game Boy Camera cartridge) will work on a Game Boy Color. There are no compatibility issues with games made for the original Game Boy being run on a Game Boy Color.

The Game Boy Color has identical controls to that of the original Game Boy and the NES controller. It also had the shortest lifetime of a Nintendo handheld, as it was discontinued in 2003, and the last game was released later the same year. The older versions could not play these, but the Game Boy Advance, the Game Boy Advance SP, and the Game Boy Player could. Other games were made exclusively for the Game Boy Color.

Some games made for the original Game Boy display more colors if played on a Game Boy Color. It is the final handheld to feature 8-bit graphics. It is similar to its predecessors, the most notable differences being that it is lighter, it is capable of displaying multiple colors, and the processing power is twice as fast.

The Game Boy Color is the fourth model to the Game Boy and, in some ways, the handheld counterpart of the Nintendo 64.

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