Kurzbeschreibung
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Microvision, Neo Geo Pocket, Telstar, Game.com, Magnavox Odyssey, Game Boy, GameKing, Game & Watch, WonderSwan, First video game, VMU, Pokémon mini, Watara Supervision, Nintendo Mini Classics, Entex Adventure Vision, RCA Studio II, Hartung Game Master, Epoch Game Pocket Computer. Excerpt: The Game Boy Gēmu Bōi), is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on April 21, 1989), in North America on July 31, 1989), and in Europe on September 28, 1990). It is the first handheld console in the Game Boy line, and was created by Gunpei Yokoi and Nintendo's Research and Development 1-the same staff who had designed the Game & Watch series as well as several popular games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The Game Boy is Nintendo's second handheld system following the Game & Watch series introduced in 1980, and it combined features from both the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game & Watch. It was originally bundled with the puzzle game Tetris. Despite many other, technologically superior handheld consoles introduced during its lifetime, the Game Boy was a tremendous success. The Game Boy and Game Boy Color combined have sold 118.69 million units worldwide. Upon its release in the United States, it sold its entire shipment of one million units within weeks. The right side of the Game Boy, showing the volume control and the extension connector, with detached protector.The Game Boy has four operation buttons labeled "A", "B", "SELECT", and "START", as well as a directional pad. There is a volume control dial on the right side of the console and a similar knob on the left side to adjust the contrast. A sliding on-off switch and the slot for the Game Boy cartridges are located at the top of the Game Boy. Nintendo recommends that users leave a cartridge in the slot ...