The Game Boy Color was a new iteration of the Nintendo Game Boy. Although similar in form factor and design to the original Game Boy, this model allowed for games to be released with 8-bit colour, as opposed to the monochromatic style of its predecessor. All previous Game Boy games were playable on it and many Game Boy Color games were playable on the original device, but some started being exclusive. Its first introduction to Pokémon was with Pokémon Gold & Silver, although the international releases of Pokémon Yellow adapted the Super Game Boy palette to act as a Game Boy Color title. Fandabidozi I never said you couldn't play them on a GameBoy. Yet, the boxes clearly state that they're for the GameBoy Color, and they take advantage of the full color palette when played on such, so they aren't eligible for this list irregardless of their ability to be played on a classic GameBoy. So yes, they're eligibility is a fact, namely an incorrect fact. That being said, there is one limited edition model that is regularly up for sale online and does affect the average selling price; that model is the Limited Edition Pokémon Yellow Game Boy Color. Another color released at the same time was "Atomic Purple", made of a translucent purple plastic similar to the color available for the Nintendo 64 controller. Other colors were sold as limited editions or in specific countries.

a b Umezu; Sugino; Konno. "Nintendo 3DS (Volume 2 – Nintendo 3DS Hardware Concept)". Iwata Asks (Interview: Transcript). Interviewed by Satoru Iwata. Nintendo. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012 . Retrieved March 7, 2011. Japan Platinum Game Chart". The Magic Box. Archived from the original on December 13, 2007 . Retrieved September 27, 2007. The Nintendo® Game Boy™, Part 1: The Intel 8080 and the Zilog Z80". RealBoy. January 2, 2013. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022 . Retrieved August 29, 2017. There's not a single fighting game on this list though, Killer Instinct and Samurai Shodown (SNK's game in general) were great, Street Fighter and the Mortal Kombats (except MK2) were awful though.Positive assessment on the legacy of the Game Boy Color has also focused upon the merits of its game library, particularly for its third-party and import titles. Travis Fahs for IGN noted whilst "the Game Boy Color's life was relatively brief", it "built up a small library of excellent games", including Wario Land 3 and Pokémon Gold and Silver, and a "unique" and "previously unheard of" line of successful third-party games, including Dragon Warrior Monsters, Metal Gear Solid and Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories. [13] Ashley Day of Retro Gamer noted that the handheld had an "overlooked" status, stating "the Game Boy Color (has) an unfair reputation as the one Nintendo handheld with few worthwhile titles, but this simply isn't the case...returning to the Game Boy Color now reveals a wealth of great games that you never knew existed, especially those available on import." [38] See also [ edit ] Gameboy Color (English Pokemon Yellow will appear in full color, Red/Blue/Green will have simulated coloring based on the pallete settings on boot up.) Fandabidozi Someone didn't read the intro to this article. Although most GameBoy Color games such as Pokémon Gold/Silver could still be played on the original GameBoy, they're still games that were released for the GBC and therefore not eligible according to the rules of this list. The same is true for "Pokémon Trading Card Game" and all the other GB compatable GBC games out there. Fandabidozi How so? The beginning of this article lists the rules exactly as I stated, and the cover of every box of "Pokémon Gold/Silver" (as well as all those other games) lists them as GameBoy Color games that happen to be playable without the color on the original GameBoy. They're just not GBC exclusive games like "Pokémon Crystal." (See Commemt #101 for a quote of the pertinent information.) Day, Ashley (May 2006). "Game Boy Color" (24): 41–43. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help)

SML3:Wario Land may still be the pinnacle of the 2D Wario platformer as far as I'm concerned. If you have played Wario Land 2 or onward and are simply bored by the premise, play this one. Collecting treasure and coins shares the focus with exploration (which causes some fascinating changes). Where future Wario games push you to max out a given currency with absolutely tedious combat and exploration, this game chills that out and gives the journey more intrigue and grandeur in exchange. (Kart fans may be delightfully surprised to find that Sherbet Land is in this entry.) Illustrated color-samples of the palettes for the different key combinations. Any color crossed out will be present in palette RAM, but rendered as transparent.Fahs, Travis (July 27, 2009). "IGN Presents the History of Game Boy". IGN . Retrieved February 20, 2023. Unfortunate Donkey Kong Land 2 only ended up at #20. Truly one of the best ports ever made. The music, visuals, and gameplay must succeed any expectations I had for what the Game Boy could do. Awesome to see Link's Awakening take the top spot! It was my first Zelda game (aside from a few brief hours playing Zelda II on the NES in the hospital after having my tonsils taken out as a kid, which I enjoyed so much that my parents stopped at Toys R Us and got me Link's Awakening on the way home) and to this day it's still my favorite entry in the series. =) Original Super Mario Land > Super Mario Land 2. Didn't rate it as highly when I played on virtual console, but then again I grew up playing SML1 on the original Game Boy so nostalgia could play a factor