Game Boy
 Game Boy
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Game Boy, a popular 8-bit handheld console, running Tetris, launched at 1989 both at Japan and USA.
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| Manufacturer(s) |  Nintendo
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| Release Date(s) |  1989-04-21
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| CPU(s) | Sharp LR35902 |
| Sound chip(s) | GameBoy DMG |
| Music section | Nintendo Game Boy |
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gameboy is a 8-bit portable game system made by Nintendo. It was released at 1989 in Japan, and in USA a few months later.
Launch titles 
Sound
The music of Game Boy is generated by a custom PSG, which functions in similar way to the NES APU, through it lacks the Triangle and DPCM channels. This PSG has:
- 2 square-wave channels;
- 1 wave channel;
- 1 noise channel;
This custom PSG is available in all models of the Game Boy family: Game Boy, Super Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Light, Super Game Boy 2, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Advance SP and the Game Boy micro. There is a possibility of the Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS and the New Nintendo 3DS having the Game Boy PSG inside on their CPUs, like the GB family.
VGM Scene
In the VGM scene, the Game Boy PSG is currently supported by our format, with moderate accuracy on their emulation. The emulation core is based on the MESS core, with some modifications done by ValleyBell to improve the sound.
A VGM Player for the original Game Boy was released: dmvgm, by mic. It plays Game Boy PSG VGMs and SN76489 VGMs. It can only hold one file per ROM.
Game Info Databases
- RetroCollect Video Game Database
- MobyGames Game Boy
- Game boy Database
- Wikipedia List of games for the original Game Boy
- GameFAQs Game Boy
- Game Boy Software List at Nintendo of Japan (only Nintendo titles, from GB to GBC, as well Nintendo Power releases)
External links
- Game Boy at Nintendo of Japan
