Nintendo Game Boy, 1999
THF91931 / Nintendo Game Boy, 1999
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Artifact Overview
Handheld video game consoles became popular after the very successful 1989 introduction of the Nintendo Game Boy. The Game Boy Color, introduced in 1998, has a color screen and features the same 8-bit processor as its predecessor; it is "backward compatible" with all the games produced for the original Game Boy.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Video game
Date Made
1999
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made in China for Nintendo of America Inc.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
99.176.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Cardboard
Color
Purple
Dimensions
Length: 5.125 in (Game)
Width: 3 in (Game)
Depth: 0.875 in (Game)
Length: 6.125 in (Box)
Width: 5.125 in (Box)
Depth: 1.5 in (Box)
Inscriptions
Box: Nintendo/GAME BOY |
Portable Fun in/COLOR |
Game not included |
COLOR/ATOMIC PURPLE |
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Game: GAME BOY COLOR |
POWER |
Nintendo |
SELECT/START |
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Literature: GAME BOY/COLOR/INSTRUCTION BOOKLET
Keywords |
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