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Game Boy

Nintendo · 1989–1999 · Generation 4

Four shades of green that conquered the world.

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Games DatabaseThe Legend of Zelda: Link’s AwakeningShipwrecked on a dreamlike island, played anywhere you went.1993

POCG // GAMES DATABASEGames DatabasePokemon Red & BlueA handheld turned into a social event by a Link Cable.1998

Games DatabaseSuper Mario LandThe whole Mario world, shrunk to fit in your pocket.1989

Games DatabaseWario Land: Super Mario Land 3A pirate island, a bag of treasure, and all the time in the world.1994

Games DatabaseKirby’s Dream LandShort, soft, pastel: the one you play half-asleep in the sun.1992

Games DatabaseSuper Mario Land 2: 6 Golden CoinsThe glow-up: a full console Mario shrunk onto the handheld.1992

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NewsAug 11, 2026Hyperkin refreshes the SupaBoy and brings its cartridge SNES handheld to Europe for the first timeThe SupaBoy returns this fall in translucent Crimson and Prime versions at $129.99, with official UK and Europe distribution for the first time in the line's history.→

NewsAug 6, 2026Mangmi prices the Air Y and Air Y Pro, and the cheap one walked into a bad weekPre-orders open August 12 at $89.99 for the Air Y and $145.99 for the Pro. The Snapdragon 865 Pro is the interesting one, and the 662 model has a problem.→

NewsAug 5, 2026Brick Boy’s DMG-01 screen shader lands on the Analogue PocketA Brickboy core is now on the Analogue Pocket, bringing fugudaro's obsessive DMG-01 LCD recreation, blur, panel grain, dead lines and all, to real hardware.→

NewsJul 25, 2026Anbernic Shows First RG SP Gameplay FootageAnbernic has published the first official gameplay footage of the RG SP, its GBA SP-inspired foldable handheld, showing titles from GBA, Dreamcast, DS, and more.→

NewsJul 16, 2026AYANEO’s Pocket Micro 2 Is a Premium Tiny Handheld That Keeps Selling OutThe AYANEO Pocket Micro 2 packs a Snapdragon 865 and a 3.5-inch screen into a Game Boy Micro-sized body. Restock pre-orders opened July 10 from about $235.→

NewsJul 16, 2026Someone Put a Game Boy Camera on a 60-Inch Telescope and Photographed JupiterChris Graue mounted a 1998 Game Boy Camera to the 60-inch telescope at Mount Wilson, shot Jupiter's cloud bands at 128x112, and released the 3D-printed adapter files for free.→

NewsJul 16, 2026Konami Put 13 Goemon Games in One Collection, and It’s Staying in JapanKonami and M2's 40th-anniversary Ganbare Goemon Daishuugo! bundles 13 Famicom-to-Game Boy games. It's Japan-only, with no English and no Western release.→

NewsJul 12, 2026Five Game Boy Games Arrive on Switch Online, Led by Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3Nintendo adds five Game Boy games to Switch Online on July 8, 2026, including Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. The full list remains unconfirmed by primary sources.→

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