Trivia link: https://s.famitsu.com/news/201810/21165694.html?page=2
Sales link: https://s.famitsu.com/news/201810/21165560.html
Note: Everything is Google translated and interpreted.
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Gameboy Color. Released on October 21st, 1998 in Japan. It had a suggested retail price of 8900 yen (excluding tax).
I'm not listing all the trivia so go to the link to see the rest.
Number 2: From this webpage: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/9902/a_box/index.html
It lists the popularity of GBC hardware colour schemes.
1st: Clear Purple
2nd: Clear
3rd: Blue
4th: Purple
5th: Yellow
6th: Red
Former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi initially proposed that clear purple should be the main GBC hardware colour.
Number 6: The size of the original Gameboy is [height 148 × width 90 × depth 32 mm] and the Gameboy Color is【height 133.5 × width 78 × depth 27.4 mm]
The original Gameboy weighed 220 grams, increased to 320 grams when 4 AA batteries were inserted.
While the GBC was 138 grams and increased to 188 grams when 2 AA batteries were inserted. (Assuming AA batteries weighed 25 grams each)
Here is a lineup of all the Gameboy models, from left to right is: Gameboy, Gameboy (Hardware colour variation), Gameboy Pocket, Gameboy Light, Gameboy Color.
Number 8:
Number 9: There were many limited edition GBC models, a few are listed below.
"Sakura Taisen GB Memorial Version
(C) SEGA (C) MEDIA FACTORY 2000"
Number 10:
Other products that released in 1998:
Number 11:
Gameboy ROM cartridges were basic colours but after the GBC released, games compatible with the original Gameboy had a black cart while GBC exclusive titles were clear.
The lack of a dent in the GBC exclusive titles were to prevent them being inserted into an original Gameboy since a "stopper" comes out of the Gameboy going into the space of the dent when you turn it on.
Number 12:
Number 13:
There was a rewritable cartridge called Nintendo Power(which was in the form of SFC and GB carts) you could take to a Lawson convenience store to have games put into it such as Super Mario Brothers Deluxe and Balloon Fight GB.
Number 14:
GBC was the first hardware to receive software from rival Sega. Sega released spinoffs of the Sakura Taisen series on GBC listed below.
"Sakura Taisen GB 檄 · Hana "
(C) SEGA (c) MEDIA FACTORY 2000
"Sakura Taisen GB 2 Thunderbolt Operation"
(c) SEGA
Number 15:
The Gameboy Color had games that made use of the infrared port as an input.
"Phantom Sonner"
SHO-PRO · TV TOKYO (c) 2000 SMDE (c) 2000 Nintendo
Number 17:
The first 1st party and third party games that released exclusively for GBC.
<1st party>
Mario Golf GB
Nintendo / released on August 10, 1999
<Third party>
Top gear · Pocket
Kemuko / released on April 23, 1999
Number 19:
The last GBC software released from first and third party.
<1st party>
Mobile Golf + Mobile Adapter GB set
Nintendo / released on May 11, 2001
<Third party>
Doraemon's Study Boy ~ Kanji Yomakaki Master ~
Shogakkan / released on July 18, 2003
Number 20:
What is the highest and lowest point software in Famitsu cross review?
<Highest score>
Shiren of the Wonderland Shiren GB 2 ~ Desert Magus ~
Spike · Chunsoft / released on July 19, 2001
38 points (10 points, 9 points, 9 points, 10 points)
<Lowest score>
All Japan Shonen Soccer Tournament Aiming for Japan!
Success /
14 points released on 7th September 2001 (4 points, 3 points, 4 points, 3 points)
Shiren of the Wonderland Shiren GB 2 ~ Magic of the Desert ~
(c) Spike Chunsoft / Koichi Koyama
Now for the sales data.
Here are the best selling GBC games in Japan courtesy of Game Data Library: (The Famitsu link has more pictures and what the games retailed at.)
Sales link: https://s.famitsu.com/news/201810/21165560.html
Note: Everything is Google translated and interpreted.
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Gameboy Color. Released on October 21st, 1998 in Japan. It had a suggested retail price of 8900 yen (excluding tax).
I'm not listing all the trivia so go to the link to see the rest.
Number 2: From this webpage: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/9902/a_box/index.html
It lists the popularity of GBC hardware colour schemes.
1st: Clear Purple
2nd: Clear
3rd: Blue
4th: Purple
5th: Yellow
6th: Red
Former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi initially proposed that clear purple should be the main GBC hardware colour.
Number 6: The size of the original Gameboy is [height 148 × width 90 × depth 32 mm] and the Gameboy Color is【height 133.5 × width 78 × depth 27.4 mm]
The original Gameboy weighed 220 grams, increased to 320 grams when 4 AA batteries were inserted.
While the GBC was 138 grams and increased to 188 grams when 2 AA batteries were inserted. (Assuming AA batteries weighed 25 grams each)
Here is a lineup of all the Gameboy models, from left to right is: Gameboy, Gameboy (Hardware colour variation), Gameboy Pocket, Gameboy Light, Gameboy Color.
Number 8:
Number 9: There were many limited edition GBC models, a few are listed below.
"Sakura Taisen GB Memorial Version
(C) SEGA (C) MEDIA FACTORY 2000"
Number 10:
Other products that released in 1998:
Number 11:
Gameboy ROM cartridges were basic colours but after the GBC released, games compatible with the original Gameboy had a black cart while GBC exclusive titles were clear.
The lack of a dent in the GBC exclusive titles were to prevent them being inserted into an original Gameboy since a "stopper" comes out of the Gameboy going into the space of the dent when you turn it on.
Number 12:
Number 13:
There was a rewritable cartridge called Nintendo Power(which was in the form of SFC and GB carts) you could take to a Lawson convenience store to have games put into it such as Super Mario Brothers Deluxe and Balloon Fight GB.
Number 14:
GBC was the first hardware to receive software from rival Sega. Sega released spinoffs of the Sakura Taisen series on GBC listed below.
"Sakura Taisen GB 檄 · Hana "
(C) SEGA (c) MEDIA FACTORY 2000
"Sakura Taisen GB 2 Thunderbolt Operation"
(c) SEGA
Number 15:
The Gameboy Color had games that made use of the infrared port as an input.
"Phantom Sonner"
SHO-PRO · TV TOKYO (c) 2000 SMDE (c) 2000 Nintendo
Number 17:
The first 1st party and third party games that released exclusively for GBC.
<1st party>
Mario Golf GB
Nintendo / released on August 10, 1999
<Third party>
Top gear · Pocket
Kemuko / released on April 23, 1999
Number 19:
The last GBC software released from first and third party.
<1st party>
Mobile Golf + Mobile Adapter GB set
Nintendo / released on May 11, 2001
<Third party>
Doraemon's Study Boy ~ Kanji Yomakaki Master ~
Shogakkan / released on July 18, 2003
Number 20:
What is the highest and lowest point software in Famitsu cross review?
<Highest score>
Shiren of the Wonderland Shiren GB 2 ~ Desert Magus ~
Spike · Chunsoft / released on July 19, 2001
38 points (10 points, 9 points, 9 points, 10 points)
<Lowest score>
All Japan Shonen Soccer Tournament Aiming for Japan!
Success /
14 points released on 7th September 2001 (4 points, 3 points, 4 points, 3 points)
Shiren of the Wonderland Shiren GB 2 ~ Magic of the Desert ~
(c) Spike Chunsoft / Koichi Koyama
Now for the sales data.
Here are the best selling GBC games in Japan courtesy of Game Data Library: (The Famitsu link has more pictures and what the games retailed at.)
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