# Linha Game Boy

Game Boy (ゲームボーイ, Gēmu Bōi) é uma linha de consoles de videogame portáteis desenvolvida pela Nintendo. É uma das linhas de videogames mais vendidas no mundo, com cerca de 200 milhões de unidades vendidas mundialmente.
O Game Boy original e o Game Boy Color venderam juntos 118.69 milhões de unidades. O Game Boy Advance em todas as versões combinaram 81.51 milhões de unidades vendidas.
O Game Boy é o terceiro console mais vendido, atrás apenas do PlayStation 2 e do Nintendo DS.

## Consoles

Comparação dos modelos da linha Game Boy :
| Família | Game Boy Advance | Game Boy Advance | Game Boy Advance | Game Boy Color | Game Boy | Game Boy | Game Boy |
| Nome | Game Boy Micro | Game Boy Advance SP | Game Boy Advance | Game Boy Color | Game Boy Light | Game Boy Pocket | Game Boy |
| Logo | | | | | | | |
| Console | | | | | | | |
| Em Produção | Não | Não | Não | Não | Não | Não | Não |
| Geração | Sexta geração | Sexta geração | Sexta geração | Quinta geração | Quarta geração | Quarta geração | Quarta geração |
| Lançamento | JP: 13 de setembro de 2005AN: 19 de setembro de 2005AU: 3 November 2005EU: 4 de novembro de 2005 | JP: 14 de fevereiro de 2003AN: 23 de março de 2003PAL: 28 de março de 2003 | JP: 21 de março de 2001AN: 11 de junho de 2001PAL: 22 de junho de 2001 | JP: 21 de outubro de 1998AN: 18 de novembro de 1998PAL: 23 de novembro de 1998AU: 27 November 1998 | JP: 14 de abril de 1998 | JP: 21 de julho de 1996AN: 3 de setembro de 1996PAL: 1996 | JP: 21 de abril de 1989AN: agosto de 1989EU: 28 de setembro de 1990BR: abril de 1994 |
| Preço de lançamento | ¥12,000 US$99.99 €99.99 A$? | ¥12,500 US$99 €129.99 A$199.99 | ¥9,800 US$149.99 €109,99 A$? | ¥8,900 US$79.95 A$? | ¥6,800 | ¥6,800 US$59.95 A$? | ¥12,800 US$89.95 A$? |
| Unidades vendidas | Worldwide: 81.51 million (as of December 31, 2013). | Worldwide: 81.51 million (as of December 31, 2013). | Worldwide: 81.51 million (as of December 31, 2013). | Worldwide: 118.69 million (as of December 31, 2013) | Worldwide: 118.69 million (as of December 31, 2013) | Worldwide: 118.69 million (as of December 31, 2013) | Worldwide: 118.69 million (as of December 31, 2013) |
| Jogo mais vendido | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, 13 million combined (as of November 25, 2004) | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, 13 million combined (as of November 25, 2004) | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, 13 million combined (as of November 25, 2004) | Pokémon Gold and Silver, 23 million combined | Tetris, 30.26 million (pack-in/separately) Pokémon Red and Blue, 23.64 million approximately (as of January 18, 2009). | Tetris, 30.26 million (pack-in/separately) Pokémon Red and Blue, 23.64 million approximately (as of January 18, 2009). | Tetris, 30.26 million (pack-in/separately) Pokémon Red and Blue, 23.64 million approximately (as of January 18, 2009). |
| Tela | 2 in (51 mm) | 2,9 in (74 mm) | 2,9 in (74 mm) | 2,56 in (65 mm) | 2,56 in (65 mm) | 2,56 in (65 mm) | 2,56 in (65 mm) |
| Tela | 240 × 160 px | 240 × 160 px | 240 × 160 px | 160 × 144 px | 160 × 144 px | 160 × 144 px | 160 × 144 px |
| Tela | 511 simultaneous colors in character mode 32,768 simultaneous colors in bitmap mode | 511 simultaneous colors in character mode 32,768 simultaneous colors in bitmap mode | 511 simultaneous colors in character mode 32,768 simultaneous colors in bitmap mode | 10, 32 or 56 simultaneous colors (from a 32,768 color palette) | 4 shades of "gray" (light to very dark olive green (2-bit)) | 4 shades of "gray" (light to very dark olive green (2-bit)) | 4 shades of "gray" (light to very dark olive green (2-bit)) |
| Tela | Backlight - 5 brightness levels | Frontlight On/Off toggle (AGS-001) Backlight Bright/Normal toggle (AGS-101) | No backlight | No backlight | Electro-Luminescent Backlight On/Off toggle | No backlight | No backlight |
| Áudio | 6 channels (two 8-bit "Direct Sound" PCM channels, plus the 4 channels from Game Boy) | 6 channels (two 8-bit "Direct Sound" PCM channels, plus the 4 channels from Game Boy) | 6 channels (two 8-bit "Direct Sound" PCM channels, plus the 4 channels from Game Boy) | 4 channels (2 square wave channels, 1 PCM 4-bit wave sample channel, 1 noise channel and 1 audio input from the cartridge) | 4 channels (2 square wave channels, 1 PCM 4-bit wave sample channel, 1 noise channel and 1 audio input from the cartridge) | 4 channels (2 square wave channels, 1 PCM 4-bit wave sample channel, 1 noise channel and 1 audio input from the cartridge) | 4 channels (2 square wave channels, 1 PCM 4-bit wave sample channel, 1 noise channel and 1 audio input from the cartridge) |
| Single mono speaker |||||||
| Áudio | Stereo headphone jack (standard) | Stereo headphone jack (for headphones specifically designed for the GBA SP) | Stereo headphone jack (standard) | Stereo headphone jack (standard) | Stereo headphone jack (standard) | Stereo headphone jack (standard) | Stereo headphone jack (standard) |
| Processador | 16.8 MHz 32-bit ARM7TDMI 4 or 8 MHz 8-bit Z80 coprocessor for Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulation, and as a tone generator in Game Boy Advance games | 16.8 MHz 32-bit ARM7TDMI 4 or 8 MHz 8-bit Z80 coprocessor for Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulation, and as a tone generator in Game Boy Advance games | 16.8 MHz 32-bit ARM7TDMI 4 or 8 MHz 8-bit Z80 coprocessor for Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulation, and as a tone generator in Game Boy Advance games | 4 or 8 MHz 8-bit Zilog Z80 | 4.19 MHz 8-bit custom Sharp LR35902 | 4.19 MHz 8-bit custom Sharp LR35902 | 4.19 MHz 8-bit custom Sharp LR35902 |
| Memória | 256 kB WRAM (outside the CPU) 32 kB + 96 kB VRAM (internal to the CPU) | 256 kB WRAM (outside the CPU) 32 kB + 96 kB VRAM (internal to the CPU) | 256 kB WRAM (outside the CPU) 32 kB + 96 kB VRAM (internal to the CPU) | 32 kB RAM 16 kB VRAM | 8 kB S-RAM (can be extended up to 32 kB) 8 kB VRAM | 8 kB S-RAM (can be extended up to 32 kB) 8 kB VRAM | 8 kB S-RAM (can be extended up to 32 kB) 8 kB VRAM |
| Mídia | Game Boy Advance Game Cartridge (2-32 MB) | Game Boy Advance Game Cartridge (2-32 MB) Game Boy Color Game Cartridge Game Boy Game Cartridge (32 kB - 1 MB) | Game Boy Advance Game Cartridge (2-32 MB) Game Boy Color Game Cartridge Game Boy Game Cartridge (32 kB - 1 MB) | Game Boy Color Game Cartridge Game Boy Game Cartridge (32 kB - 1 MB) | Game Boy Game Cartridge (32 kB - 1 MB) | Game Boy Game Cartridge (32 kB - 1 MB) | Game Boy Game Cartridge (32 kB - 1 MB) |
| Controles | D-pad A/B, L/R, and START/SELECT buttons | D-pad A/B, L/R, and START/SELECT buttons | D-pad A/B, L/R, and START/SELECT buttons | D-pad A/B and START/SELECT buttons | D-pad A/B and START/SELECT buttons | D-pad A/B and START/SELECT buttons | D-pad A/B and START/SELECT buttons |
| Bateria | 460 mAh lithium-ion battery 10 hours | 700 mAh lithium-ion battery 18 hours (AGS-001 light off) 10 hours (AGS-001 light on) | 2 AA batteries 15 hours (dependent on the Game Pak being played and volume setting) | 2 AA batteries 30+ hours | 2 AA batteries 20 hours (light off) 12 hours (light on) | 2 AAA batteries 25 hours | 4 AA batteries 35 hours |
| Conectividade | Fourth generation link port | Third generation link port | Third generation link port | Second generation link port | Second generation link port | Second generation link port | First generation link port |
| Conectividade | — | — | — | Infrared port | — | — | — |
| Peso | 80 gramas (2,8 oz) | 142 gramas (5,0 oz) | 140 gramas (4,9 oz) | 138 gramas (4,9 oz) | 190 gramas (6,7 oz) | 150 gramas (5,3 oz) | 394 gramas (14 oz)$^[$ |
| Dimensões | 101 mm (4,0 in) W 50 mm (2,0 in) H 17,2 mm (0,68 in) D | 84 mm (3,3 in) W 82 mm (3,2 in) H 24 mm (0,94 in) D | 144 mm (5,7 in) W 82 mm (3,2 in) H 24,5 mm (0,96 in) D | 75 mm (3,0 in) W 133 mm (5,2 in) H 27 mm (1,1 in) D | 80 mm (3,1 in) W 135 mm (5,3 in) DH 29 mm (1,1 in) D | 77,6 mm (3,06 in) W 127,6 mm (5,02 in) H 25,3 mm (1,00 in) D | 90 mm (3,5 in) W 148 mm (5,8 in) H 32 mm (1,3 in) D |
| Bloqueio regional | Não | Não | Não | Não | Não | Não | Não |
| Lista de jogos | Lista de jogos para Game Boy Advance | Lista de jogos para Game Boy Advance | Lista de jogos para Game Boy Advance | Lista de jogos para Game Boy Color | Lista de jogos para Game Boy | Lista de jogos para Game Boy | Lista de jogos para Game Boy |
| Retrocompatibilidade | — | Game Boy Game Boy Color | Game Boy Game Boy Color | Game Boy | — | — | — |