Game Boy:Video Output Notes

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	Background	Char0	Char1	Example	Input	Background	Char0	Char1	Example	Input	Background	Char0	Char1	Example
	Green, Blue	Red	Red
	Brown				+	Red	Green	Blue		+	Dark Brown	Brown	Brown
	Green, Red				+	Green, Blue	Red	Red		+	Inverted
	Yellow, Red, Blue				+	Yellow, Red				+	Yellow	Blue	Green
	Blue	Red	Green		+	Dark Blue	Red	Brown		+	Greyscale