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Nintendo Game Boy Color
Released: 27th of November 1998

Specifications (From Nintendo's Official Site)

Central Processing Unit (CPU): 8 Bit, Clock frequency: 8 MHz, RAM: 32 Kbytes
Dimensions: 133.5 x 78 x 27.4 mm
Weight: 138g
Power consumption: 70 - 80 mA hr. 2 AA batteries (1.5 V)
Playing time: Up to 10 hours
Screen type: Next-generation liquid screen (TFT)
Screen size: 4,4 x 4 cm
Screen resolution: 160 x 144 Pixels 32,000 different colors displayable, of which 56 simultaneously
Game Paks: Exchangeable
Contrast controller: No (automatic colour brilliance increase in bright light)
Loudspeaker controller: Yes
Headphone connection: Yes, stereo sound via headphones
Colours: Blackberry red, neon green, yellow, turquoise, purple, clear purple, Pokémon Special Edition
Cable connection: Yes (small)
Special features: LED battery charge display Infrared interface Carrying loop device

From Wikipedia

The Game Boy Color, referred to as GBC, is a handheld game console manufactured by Nintendo, which was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan and was released in November of the same year in international markets. It is the successor of the Game Boy.

The Game Boy Color, as suggested by the name, features a color screen, but no backlight. It is slightly thicker and taller than the Game Boy Pocket, which is a redesigned Game Boy released in 1996. As with the original Game Boy, it has a custom 8-bit processor somewhat related to a Zilog Z80 central processing unit (CPU). The original name - with its American English spelling of "color" - remained unchanged even in markets where "colour" was the accepted English spelling.

While mostly retaining the same hardware as the original Game Boy, the Game Boy Color's primary competitors were the much more advanced Neo Geo Pocket by SNK and the WonderSwan by Bandai (released in Japan only), though the Game Boy Color outsold these by a huge margin. The Game Boy and Game Boy Color combined have sold 118.69 million units worldwide. It was discontinued in 2003, shortly after the release of the Game Boy Advance SP.

Game Boy game link universal game link cable

Specifications

Serial Number(s): MGB-010 (CGB-003 and DMG-14)

From Nintendo

The Universal Game Link cable makes it possible to connect machines with different "EXT." connecting sockets (big or small). This allows two people to play two-player games. Both players must insert copies of the same Game Pak into their Game Boy, and the Pak must have a two-player mode (the packaging of these games is marked with the appropriate symbol). The Universal Game Link cable is connected to the right side of Game Boy through the socket provided for it. The cable is about 0.9 m long. At the end there is a (small) connection for the

Game Boy Printer
Game Boy Color
Game Boy Pocket
Game Boy Advance

At the other end are two different connections (big and small). One is for the "EXT." jack of the

Game Boy Printer
Game Boy Pocket
Game Boy Color
Game Boy Advance

and the other is for the "EXT." jack of the Game Boy.

Note:

Connect only one machine at the end of the cable with the two connections.

This accessory has been replaced by the Universal Game Link Cable set.

From Wikipedia

The second generation started with the release of the Game Boy Pocket which used a much smaller Game Link connector than those used on the original Game Boy. Although the pin assignment and basic port shape remained the same, its much smaller size necessitated the release of new Game Link Cables.

The Universal Game Link Cable (model MGB-010) features the smaller second generation connector on one end, and the cable splits into both a second generation and first generation connector at the other end (although only one connector at this end can be used at any given time).