Game Boy
The Game Boy is a series of handheld gaming systems developed by Nintendo, succeeding their Game & Watch line of LCD games. The original Game Boy model was released in 1989, and was only capable of generating monochrome 8-bit graphics. Despite being technologically inferior to its competition such as the Sega Game Gear and Atari Lynx, it quickly became the best selling portable on the market thanks to its competitive price point, long battery life, and an extensive library of quality games like Tetris and Super Mario Land.
Following several minor revisions, such as the smaller Game Boy Pocket and the backlit Game Boy Light, the Game Boy was succeeded by the Game Boy Color in 1998, which (as the name implied) featured a color display. The GBC was in turn succeeded by the Game Boy Advance in 2001, which boasted a larger screen size and significant power increase over its predecessors, able to support its own library of 32-bit games while also retaining full backwards compatibility support with the previous Game Boys' libraries. It received two additional backlit redesigns in the form of the clamshell-folding Game Boy Advance SP and the more compact Game Boy Micro, the latter of which removed support for non-GBA games.
The Game Boy series was succeeded by the Nintendo DS, which featured backwards compatibility with Game Boy Advance titles.
Fiction
[edit]Revenge of the Fallen film
[edit]Former Agent Simmons compared The Real Effing Deal's level of security to a Game Boy's. Ouch. Revenge of the Fallen
Win If You Dare
[edit]Mateo Cruz owned a Game Boy, and Bumblebee was seen playing with it. Win If You Dare
Rise of the Beasts film
[edit]Kris liked playing Super Mario Bros. on his Game Boy, but was was unable to get past Bowser. Rise of the Beasts
Games
[edit]Notes
[edit]- As a black "dual mode" cartridge, which are designed to run on both GBC and older models, Duel Fight Beast Wars is playable on all Game Boy models, excluding the Game Boy Micro.
- Many accessories were released for the Game Boy, including the [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Game Link Cable|{{#if:||Game Link Cable}}]], which could be used to connect two Game Boys for multiplayer play, and the [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Game Boy Printer|{{#if:||Game Boy Printer}}]], which allowed special images from supported games to be printed onto thermal paper. Duel Fight Beast Wars supported both of these accessories, notably being one of only around 100 or so games to support the latter.
- Outside of the handhelds themselves, Game Boy games could also be played on the TV using the [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Super Game Boy|{{#if:||Super Game Boy}}]] peripheral for the [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Super Nintendo Entertainment System|{{#if:||Super Nintendo Entertainment System}}]]. The peripheral would also enable special features such as unique graphical borders and enhanced sound effects in many games, including Duel Fight Beast Wars.
- Another accessory, the Nintendo 64 [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Transfer Pak|{{#if:||Transfer Pak}}]], allowed certain N64 games to exchange data with their Game Boy counterparts to unlock bonuses. Almost the entire Game Boy and Game Boy Color library has Transfer Pak compatibility with Transformers: Beast Wars Metals 64. Connecting to different games will positively or negatively affect the player's HP and Energon Resistance Gauge, as well as play a secret message from Megatron. Duel Fight Beast Wars is the only unique example, granting the best possible stats, unlocking Megatron X, and playing a secret message from Optimus Primal.
External links
[edit]- [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Game Boy|{{#if:||Game Boy}}]] at Wikipedia