Talk:Game Boy Color

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Why did this system last so long? Nintendo was still releasing 8-bit games in 2000 when 10 years earlier there were better games for Atari Lynx. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.193.83.171 (talk • contribs) 08:33, 22 January 2005 (UTC).

So? Most of Nintendo's released games were great. It was third parties who mostly milked it dry. -- A Link to the Past 02:17, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

I can field the question. A lack of competition. Nintendo had no reason to improve its handheld product, because it held a monopoly over the whole market. It was making good money with the gameboy and gameboy color, so why waste money and take a risk with a new product? But look at the PSP. With that entry, Nintendo got scared and stepped it up, which resulted in the Nintendo DS. Competition brings about better products because they compete with each other for better quality. Malamockq 16:21, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

How did this handheld compare to the gamegear in terms of technical specs? Which was superior (not counting battery life and software support)? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Lengis (talk • contribs) 20:06, 6 February 2006 (UTC).

I put a cleanup banner on this article to mark it.. the use of an eBay url to indicate an example of a game boy color isn't recommended, since eBay takes auctions down after too long. Let's get this page looking great Kether83 06:55, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

The eBay url was added by an anonymous user and actually provides no information beyond what is already in the article (just some out of focus pictures of the GBC). I have removed it and the cleanup banner. Kether83: was there any other reason for the cleanup? If so, feel free to re-add the banner. Ben 21:17, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] More specifications needed

• What were the actual clock speed, RAM, and ROM sizes?
• How did the specs compare to contemporary competitors (GameGear, Lynx)?
• Why does Game Boy line say that the GBC had twice the memory, when this article says the GBC had thrice the memory of the original?
• What was the GBC's size and weight? It'd be nice to have a picture of the GBC next to a ruler
• What link cables could be used? Game Boy line implies the GBC must have used the same cable as the GB Pocket, but we should be clear.
• A article here mentions a motion detector- I recently had mine open but have since given back the tri-wing screwdriver. Anyone confirm existance, and what, if any, games took advantage of it?

Here is some preliminary info: http://nindb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/dmg/dmg_hard.shtml

• • CGB-003 (GBC Game Link Cable) seems right, but does anybody actually know?
  • I believe, DMG-04 was used for the original gameboy and was too large to fit in GB Advanced, Color, or Pocket without an adapter (MGB-004 GB Pocket Game Link Cable Adapter)
  • Was the MGB-008 (Pocket Game Link Cable) the same as the CGB-003 (GBC Game Link Cable)?

• The motion sensor was not in the Game Boy itself. Tt was used in several games, but the sensor was built into the cartridge in those cases. Ace of Sevens 13:40, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

I'd also like to know the dimensions of the unit itself. --Poiuyt Man ^talk 21:29, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

• What was the best selling game? Articles on other game systems list the best selling game under the system's picture. TanookiMario257 04:54, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Britishising?

Who changed all the words "color" for "colour"? now saying that the five leters are the five standard colors makes no sense!