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Game Boy

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Overview

Introduced in 1989 by Nintendo, the Game Boy was a portable system.

Technical specifications

  • CPU: Sharp LR35902 (hybrid Z80/Intel 8080) clocked at 4.19 MHz.
  • Memory: 8 KB internal work RAM plus 8 KB video RAM dedicated to the LCD controller.
  • Display: 160×144 monochrome reflective LCD with four shades of gray and 59.7 Hz refresh.
  • Sound: Four-channel audio (two pulse, one wave, one noise) with stereo headphone output.

Supported ROM extensions

gb, zip, 7z

Emulators

  • gambatte (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_GAMBATTE
  • gearboy (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_GEARBOY
  • mesen-s (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_MESENS
  • mgba (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_MGBA
  • sameboy (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_SAMEBOY
  • vba-m (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_VBA_M

Notes

Source data: REG Linux emulationstation/es-system/es_systems.yml