Was The Gameboy Color A Refresh Or A New Generation Handheld?

The Gameboy Color appeared on the scene towards the end of the 90s nearly 10 years after the initial launch of the original Gameboy handheld system. There was a conversation going on back at the start of the 2000s online about whether this was a new generation or simply a system refresh with extra features for the Gameboy line. Today we'll talk a bit about the conversation and take the system apart to learn more about what it was.

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[SpawnWave]

What Gameboy games are your favorites that I should look for later this month at Too Many Games?

[foxmccoy]

Pokemon Gold on my Color was an infinite source of distress for my family, you couldn't get it out of my hands. Out at family dinners, travelling, after school, in school. I used to get in trouble so often for having my eyes stuck to the screen everywhere I went.
And now you see my parents sitting on their phones out at dinners and family reunions. Sigh...

[nicks]

Got a purple one with Pokemon Pinball for christmas 1999,

Thanks grandma

[DreamcastGuy]

Have such a huge Game Boy collection and the color to me will always have a special place in the market. To me it was a different generation but no matter what it was certainly a bombshell at the time. :D

[JesseAndMike]

Miss Gameboy! It's time for a Gameboy Classic! :D

[efanlemon]

I’m glad you explained this, I’ve been sleeping on upgrading from my gameboy to the colour for nearly 20 years, now I can finnaly get the latest in handheld gaming

[bloodless]

I always thought of the GameBoy Color as a new generation. I loved my Atomic Purple GBC so much.

[AnimeFanatic]

I’ve had so many great memories with the GameBoy Color I love it so much.

[top_notch_taters]

I like how you keep hitting ⬆️ while playing TETRIS!🤣🤣

[neocaron]

The question on everyone's lips watching this video... Do GameBoy Color games work on the OG console if forced to fit...You know what you gotta try do Sir ^^


Awesome video by the way!

[klousazo]

I modded my GBA with a GBA SP screen. That's one of the most awesome mods for the GBA i have seen and the amp for speaker also is a plus.

[alekg.]

I had exactly the same set of games as you: Pokémon Blue/Silver, Oracle of Ages and Link's Awakening. My brother would have the other versions

[CosmicGhost]

I really enjoy tech waves. Very interesting. Keep up the amazing work.

[curtneedsaride]

Great look back! I remember getting the Gameboy on my 10th birthday. And then I remember getting the Gameboy color on my 21st birthday. So crazy that generation lasted so long. But it definitely felt like a revision. When the GBA was released, that truly had a generational leap in tech.

[jasnabega]

Oh I remember first schoolday after xmas. Everyone came up with the green or purple gameboy color. Happy memories😁

[iamnothuman]

Dude good video . Brought me back. I had see thur purple one back then too. Still got original one too. I loved my game boy color lot of good memories

[mightylink]

I remember when I was a kid I was desperate to play Pokemon Crystal on my original Game Boy so I broke the little plastic piece that prevented it from turning on and it worked! The game still ran fine in black and white and I played it for years until I finally got a Game Boy Color. Pokemon Crystal also used the IR port for the Mystery Gift feature that would give you and your friend a random decoration for your home.

[shortyorc]

3:36 lmao the light!! Yes I had one and used it every time I played my gameboy. Oh the memories.

[stopthrm]

it was and still is one of my favorite systems of all time. The Color was a revelation when it came out. I had grown up with the Gameboy and I had long dreamed of a Gameboy with a color screen. Several years later the GBC came out I loved it. Pokemon, Zelda, and other interesting titles were on the GBC. I had only scratched the surface when it came out but through the power of the internet I've since learned of the many gems, original titles and ports that made up the library of this system truly put it up there with the true classic of all time.

[rushikakkirala]

Definitely new gen. It completely amped up the visuals and made it so you could see, the gap was significant, and specific games were supported better on this and more were exclusive to the GBC. Considering the number of games not playable on the original GB, it should be considered a new gen