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There are various options for improving your video quality such as screen replacements, modifications to the original screen, or a VGA out mod.  
There are various options for improving your video quality such as screen replacements, modifications to the original screen, or a VGA out mod.  


== Game Boy Palette Swap ==
== Game Boy Color Palette Swap ==
If you are playing an original Game Boy game on a Game Boy Color or Game Boy Advance, you can hold a button combination during boot-up to change the palette.
Games designed for the original Game Boy will play in colour when played on the Game Boy Color or Game Boy Advance systems. The colors displayed on the screen are selected from one of 13 palettes, each with 7-10 colors. The 13 palettes can be selected from the start-up screen. When the Game Boy logo appears, enter one of the controller combinations to activate the given palette. Palette is listed in the order Background,Characer1,Character2.


If you are playing an original Game Boy game on a Game Boy Color or Game Boy Advance, you can hold a button or two during boot-up to change the color palette.
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[[File:ChangeGBColorPaletteonGBA.jpg]]
! Input !! Palette !! Example
! Input !! Palette !! Example
! Input !! Palette !! Example
! Input !! Palette !! Example
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| [[File:ButtonIcon-Switch-Dpad.png|50px|center|alt=neutral]] || Green/Blue,Red,Red ||
|colspan=9|
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| [[File:ButtonIcon-Switch-Dpad Up.png|50px|center|alt=up]] || Brown || 
| [[File:ButtonIcon-Switch-Dpad Right.png|50px|center|alt=right]] || Green/Red || 
| [[File:ButtonIcon-Switch-Dpad Down.png|50px|center|alt=down]] || Yellow/Red/Blue || 
| [[File:ButtonIcon-Switch-Dpad Left.png|50px|center|alt=left]] || Blue,Red,Green ||
|-
| [[File:ButtonIcon-Switch-Dpad Up.png|50px|alt=up]] + [[File:ButtonIcon-Switch-A.png|50px|alt=a]] || Red,Green,Blue ||
| [[File:ButtonIcon-Switch-Dpad Right.png|50px|alt=right]] + [[File:ButtonIcon-Switch-A.png|50px|alt=a]] || Green/Blue,Red,Red ||
| [[File:ButtonIcon-Switch-Dpad Down.png|50px|alt=down]] + [[File:ButtonIcon-Switch-A.png|50px|alt=a]] || Yellow/Red ||
| [[File:ButtonIcon-Switch-Dpad Left.png|50px|alt=left]] + [[File:ButtonIcon-Switch-A.png|50px|alt=a]] || Dark Blue,Red,Brown ||
|-
| [[File:ButtonIcon-Switch-Dpad Up.png|50px|alt=up]] + [[File:ButtonIcon-Switch-B.png|50px|alt=b]] || Dark Brown,Brown,Brown || 
| [[File:ButtonIcon-Switch-Dpad Right.png|50px|alt=right]] + [[File:ButtonIcon-Switch-B.png|50px|alt=b]] || Inverted || 
| [[File:ButtonIcon-Switch-Dpad Down.png|50px|alt=down]] + [[File:ButtonIcon-Switch-B.png|50px|alt=b]] || Yellow,Blue,Green || 
| [[File:ButtonIcon-Switch-Dpad Left.png|50px|alt=left]] + [[File:ButtonIcon-Switch-B.png|50px|alt=b]] || Grey ||
|}

Revision as of 07:14, 5 August 2023

There are various options for improving your video quality such as screen replacements, modifications to the original screen, or a VGA out mod.

Game Boy Color Palette Swap

If you are playing an original Game Boy game on a Game Boy Color or Game Boy Advance, you can hold a button combination during boot-up to change the palette. Games designed for the original Game Boy will play in colour when played on the Game Boy Color or Game Boy Advance systems. The colors displayed on the screen are selected from one of 13 palettes, each with 7-10 colors. The 13 palettes can be selected from the start-up screen. When the Game Boy logo appears, enter one of the controller combinations to activate the given palette. Palette is listed in the order Background,Characer1,Character2.

Input Palette Example Input Palette Example Input Palette Example Input Palette Example
neutral
 Green/Blue,Red,Red
up
 Brown
right
 Green/Red
down
 Yellow/Red/Blue
left
 Blue,Red,Green
up + a Red,Green,Blue right + a Green/Blue,Red,Red down + a Yellow/Red left + a Dark Blue,Red,Brown
up + b Dark Brown,Brown,Brown right + b Inverted down + b Yellow,Blue,Green left + b Grey
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