Game Boy Advance
The next generation of Game Boy
Nintendo raised the stakes in the handheld gaming industry last year, disclosing the development of a next generation version of Game Boy code-named Advance. The 32-bit system is scheduled for release in Japan in August 2000 and here in North America a few months later in the fall.
ARM, a company specializing in high-performance, low-power CPUs for handheld technology, designed the 32-bit CPU with embedded memory. Advance will use a TFT color LCD screen capable of displaying 65,536 colors simultaneously. The system will play Game Boy and Game Boy Color games as well as games optimized for the Advance.
The most exciting aspect of Advance is that it will be internet capable. Current plans are to allow Advance gamers to link over the internet to play games, transfer information and even see one another using an accessory video camera.
The 5 Game Boy Team Tournament
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Features:
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Game Boy Advance : Internet Capibility
Game Boy Color : Infrared port
Game Boy Pocket : Bigger Screen than all of them
Virtual Boy : 32-bit carry-along system
Game Boy : Plays in the color of green
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Release Dates:
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Game Boy Advance: To be released at the end of 2000
Game Boy Color : Released in 1998
Game Boy Pocket : Released in 1996
Virtual Boy : Released in 1995
Game Boy : Released in 1989

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