Questions tagged [game-boy]
an 8-bit handheld game console by Nintendo that has set the standard for all handheld consoles to follow. Use this tag for questions about the game-boy hardware and peripherals specifically.
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Why does my Pokémon Gold cartridge seem to forget saved gameplay?
I recently bought a copy of Pokémon gold version at a car boot sale. I played it for a while but then I had to stop, so I saved and then turned the game boy off, and took the game out. The next day ...
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Will I definitely lose my save state while replacing the battery?
Most Game Boy games (and by that I mean the pre-Advance time) are saved into the cardridge and powered by a battery so that this memory will not vanish.
In a future, far far away, the battery empties,...
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What sort of hardware was used to transfer Mew at Pokemon Red & Blue worldwide events?
Many years ago when Pokemon Red / Blue was immensely popular, I attended a Pokemon tour in Melbourne. For attending you got a showbag with a Pikachu trading card (with a gold logo stamped in the top ...
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How to back up and restore game saves in cartridges for the original Game Boy, Color and Advance?
I would prefer to work with my GBA and Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard, but I've also got a GBC and a Windows XP machine hanging around.
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To what extent is Tetris (on Game Boy) a game of luck?
I've been playing the original Tetris port for the original Game Boy, on the very same original Game Boy, on and off, for the last 30 years. Lately, I've been playing daily, in the bathroom, and have ...
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