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ゲームボーイポケット Game Boy Pocket

The Game Boy Pocket

Release dates Japan: July 21, 1996 North America: September 3, 1996 Europe: ??? Australia: 1997 South Korea: N/A China: N/A Hong Kong: N/A Taiwan: N/A

Technical specs 48.5mm×43.5mm display Black-and-white display 8 KB RAM. Holds 2 AAA batteries Batteries last about 10 hours

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The Game Boy Pocket (Japanese: ゲームボーイポケット Game Boy Pocket) is a handheld console produced by Nintendo. It is an improved model of the Game Boy. This was the first Game Boy system to be released in Australia. Like all systems in the Game Boy family, it is not region encoded.

Differences from Game Boy

• It has space for two AAA batteries, which provide about 10 hours of gameplay.
• The Game Link Cable port style was adjusted, and is the same style as that of the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance.
• The screen has been changed to true black-and-white display rather than the monochrome display of the Game Boy.
• It has a larger screen than both the Game Boy and the Game Boy Color, being 48.5mm (1.91") × 43.5mm (1.71"), with a diagonal length of 65mm (2.56").
• Originally there was no LED to show battery levels, but this was quickly added.

Pokémon games

The Game Boy Pocket is compatible with the same games as the original Game Boy.

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