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The Nintendo Game Boy is a console from the fourth generation of video game consoles. The console was launched in Japan on April 21st, 1989 followed by North America (July 31st, 1989) and Europe (September 28th, 1990). A model revision — the Game Boy Pocket — is a smaller unit that required fewer batteries which displayed games in black and white instead of monochromatic green. The Game Boy Light was a Japanese-only model that was similar to the Pocket but featured a backlight. Games were also later playable directly on the Game Boy Advance, on the Super Nintendo using the Super Game Boy cartridge, and on the GameCube with the Game Boy Player.
 
The [https://gbwiki.org/en/consoles/gameboy Game Boy Wiki] is a great supplemental resource to this wiki, as well as the development-focused [https://gbdev.gg8.se/wiki/articles/Main_Page GbdevWiki].
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===General Information===
===General Information===
* [[Game_Boy:Creating_Game_Backups|Creating Game Backups]]
* [[Game_Boy:Creating_Game_Backups|Creating Game Backups]]
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Playing Game Backups </s>
* [[Game Boy:Playing Game Backups]]
* [[Game_Boy:Creating_Game_Save_Backups|Creating Game Save Backups]]
* [[Game_Boy:Creating_Game_Save_Backups|Creating Game Save Backups]]
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Applying ROM Patches </s>
* [[Applying ROM Patches]]
* [[Game_Boy:Identifying_Fake_Carts | Identifying Fake Cartridges]]
* [[Game_Boy:Identifying_Fake_Carts | Identifying Fake Cartridges]]
* [https://nintenfo.github.io/gamechecker/ Quick Visual Fake Cart Checker]
** [https://nintenfo.github.io/gamechecker/ Quick Visual Fake Cart Checker]
* [[Game_Boy:Super Game Boy|Super Game Boy Information]]
* [[Game Boy:List of Game Boy Games with Save Batteries]]
* [https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-program-game-boy-cartridges-using-the-gbxcart-rw.622241/ Programming Bootleg Cartridges with GBxCart RW]
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===Technical Information===
===Technical Information===
* [https://github.com/Gekkio/gb-schematics/tree/main Game Boy Schematics] ([[Media:Game_Boy_Schematics.zip|mirror]])
* [[Media:Game_Boy_Color_Service_Manual.pdf|Game Boy Color Service Manual]]
* [[Game_Boy:Model_Differences|Model Differences]]
* [[Game_Boy:Model_Differences|Model Differences]]
* [[Game Boy:Video Output Notes]]
* [[Game_Boy:Connector_Pinouts|Connector Pinouts]]
* [[Game_Boy:Connector_Pinouts|Connector Pinouts]]
* [[Game_Boy:Region_Information|Region Information]]
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===General Mods===
===General Mods===
* [[Game Boy:FunnyPlaying GBC Battery Charging Mod]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA7ej-SSbvo USB-C Power Mod (Video Guide)]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA7ej-SSbvo USB-C Power Mod (Video Guide)]
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Anton Veretenenko's GBAmp </s>
* [[Game Boy:FunnyPlaying GBC Button LED Kit]]
* <s> [[Game Boy:Anton Veretenenko's GBAmp]] </s>
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/Gameboy/comments/8mrcr4/gameboy_color_capture_card/ DIY Capture Card (Glasglow)]
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/Gameboy/comments/8mrcr4/gameboy_color_capture_card/ DIY Capture Card (Glasglow)]
* [https://www.retromodding.com/blogs/tutorials/pcb-mount-prosound-tutorial Game Boy PCB Mount Pro Sound v3] </s>
* [https://www.retromodding.com/blogs/tutorials/pcb-mount-prosound-tutorial Game Boy PCB Mount Pro Sound v3] </s>
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===Video Mods===
===Video Mods===
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Video Output Notes </s>
* [[Game Boy:FunnyPlaying IPS Screen]]
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> McWill's Game Boy Color LCD (+VGA out) </s>
* <s> [[Game Boy:McWill's Game Boy Color LCD (+VGA out)]] </s>
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Funny Playing IPS Screen </s>
* <s> [[Game Boy:Burnt Polarizer Replacement]] </s>
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Game Boy Consolizer </s>
* <s> [[Game Boy:Game Boy Consolizer]] </s>
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Bi-verted Backlight </s>
* [[Game Boy:Backlight Mod|Backlight Mod (+ Bivert)]]
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> RGB Backlight </s>
* <s> [[Game Boy:RGB Backlight]] </s>
* [https://gameboy.github.io/wiki/backlightmods Mahko's Notes on Backlight Mods]
* [https://gameboy.github.io/wiki/backlightmods Mahko's Notes on Backlight Mods]
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===Homebrew===
===Homebrew===
* [https://gbhh.avivace.com/games Homebrew Games]  
* <s>[[Game Boy:Homebrew Games and Apps]]</s> [https://gbhh.avivace.com/games 1] [https://gbhh.avivace.com/hb 2]
* [https://gbhh.avivace.com/hb Homebrew Apps]  
* [[Game Boy: Patches to add color to Gameboy games]]
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===Repair Guides===
===Repair Guides===
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Capacitor Replacement </s>
* [[Game Boy:General Troubleshooting]]
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Screen Replacement </s>
* [[Replacing Capacitors]]
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Vertical Lines on Screen </s>
* <s> [[Game Boy:Screen Replacement]] </s>
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Horizontal Lines on Screen </s>
* <s> [[Game Boy:Vertical Lines on Screen]] </s>
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyEXRXeuA5w Save Battery Replacement]
* <s> [[Game Boy:Horizontal Lines on Screen]] </s>
* <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Cleaning up Battery Acid </s>
* [[Game_Boy:Game Battery Replacement]]
* [[ConsoleMods_Wiki:Cartridge_Cleaning|Game Cartridge / Connector Cleaning]]
* [[Cleaning up Battery Acid]]
* [[ConsoleMods_Wiki:Cartridge_Cleaning|Game Cartridge / Connector Cleaning]]
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<li> [[Game_Boy:Everdrive_GB | Everdrive GB]] </li>
<li> [[Game_Boy:Everdrive_GB | Everdrive GB]] </li>
<li> <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> BennVenn’s El Cheapo </s> </li>
<li> <s> [[Game Boy:BennVenn’s El Cheapo]] </s> </li>
<li> EZ Flash Jr [https://retrogamerepairshop.com/collections/ez-flash 1]|[https://www.retromodding.com/products/ez-flash-junior 2]|[https://www.amazon.com/EZ-Flash-EZ-FlashJr-Original-Everdrive/dp/B08379XZWY 3] </li>
<li> EZ Flash Jr [https://retrogamerepairshop.com/collections/ez-flash/products/ez-flash-junior?variant=31852647579722 1]|[https://www.retromodding.com/products/ez-flash-junior 2]|[https://www.amazon.com/EZ-Flash-EZ-FlashJr-Original-Everdrive/dp/B08379XZWY 3] </li>
<li> <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Other Flash Carts </s> </li>
<li> <s> [[Game Boy:Other Flash Carts]] </s> </li>
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||<h3>Replacement Parts</h3>
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<li> [[Game_Boy:Speaker| Speaker]]</li>
<li> [[Game_Boy:Speaker| Speaker]]</li>
<li> [[Game_Boy:Battery Contacts| Battery Contacts]]</li>
<li> [[Game_Boy:Battery Contacts| Battery Contacts]]</li>
<li> <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> LCD Screen </s> </li>
<li> [[Game_Boy:Buttons and Membranes| Buttons and Membranes]]</li>
<li> [[Game_Boy:Screen Lenses| Screen Lenses]]</li>
<li> <s> [[Game Boy:LCD Screen]] </s> </li>
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||<h3>Other</h3>
||<h3>Other</h3>
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<li> [[Game_Boy:Repair_Tools | Repair Tools]]</li>
<li> [[Game_Boy:Repair_Tools | Repair Tools]]</li>
<li> [https://shop.insidegadgets.com/product/wireless-gameboy-controller/ Wireless Game Boy Controller] </li>
<li> [https://shop.insidegadgets.com/product/wireless-gameboy-controller/ Wireless Game Boy Controller] </li>
<li> <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Glass Screen Cover </s> </li>
<li> <s> [[Game Boy:Arduinoboy / Teensyboy]] </s> </li>
<li> <s title="Placeholder - Guide not created yet!" class="visible"> Arduinoboy / Teensyboy </s> </li>
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The Nintendo Game Boy is a console from the fourth generation of video game consoles. The console was launched in Japan on April 21st, 1989 followed by North America (July 31st, 1989) and Europe (September 28th, 1990). A model revision — the Game Boy Pocket — is a smaller unit that required fewer batteries which displayed games in black and white instead of monochromatic green. The Game Boy Light was a Japanese-only model that was similar to the Pocket but featured a backlight. Games were also later playable directly on the Game Boy Advance, on the Super Nintendo using the Super Game Boy cartridge, and on the GameCube with the Game Boy Player.

The Game Boy Wiki is a great supplemental resource to this wiki, as well as the development-focused GbdevWiki.

General Information

Technical Information

General Mods

Video Mods

Homebrew

Repair Guides

 

Accessories

Flash Carts

Replacement Parts

Other

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