Platform archive · Nintendo
Game Boy Color
Game Boy Color added a faster processor and color display while preserving compatibility with the enormous original library. Pokémon helped make the compact handheld a defining late-1990s system.
Hardware launch era1998
Physical games890
Documented packages890
Hardware variants12
NintendoLaunch information
The platform’s opening chapter
- Hardware era
- 1998
- Launch region
- Worldwide
- Primary physical format
- Cartridge
- First documented physical release
- 1998 · exact day not documented
- Latest documented physical release
- July 18, 2003
- Special editions and variants
- 0
Hardware collector index
Colors, revisions, and special editions
Launch · Worldwide
Berry
Color · Worldwide
Grape
Color · Worldwide
Kiwi
Color · Worldwide
Dandelion
Color · Worldwide
Teal
Color · Worldwide
Atomic Purple
Color · Japan
Clear
Special edition · Worldwide
Pokémon Yellow / Blue
Special edition · Japan
Pokémon Gold / Silver
Special edition · Japan
Hello Kitty Pink
Special edition · Japan
Sakura Wars Pink
Special edition · North America
Tommy Hilfiger Yellow
Best-known releases
Platform-defining collector highlights
April 12, 2001
Cross Hunter - Monster Hunter Version
November 20, 2000
Donkey Kong 2001
November 17, 2000
Donkey Kong Country
July 16, 2001
Dragon Quest III - Soshite Densetsu e...
September 25, 1998
Dragon Quest Monsters - Terry no Wonderland
April 12, 2001
Dragon Quest Monsters 2 - Maruta no Fushigi na Kagi - Iru no Bouken
March 9, 2001
Dragon Quest Monsters 2 - Maruta no Fushigi na Kagi - Ruka no Tabidachi
August 27, 2001
Jaguar Mishin Sashi Senyou Soft - Mario Family
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