Pokémon Special Edition Game Boy Color Console

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This GameBoy Color is a subtle silver shade with images of Piakchu, Chikorita, Cyndaquil and Totodile adorning the side of the screen. Additionally, a new palette-change feature was added for original Game Boy games; by holding the B button and any one of the directional arrows, the user could change the basic color palette for the game. Retail chains in the United States reported unexpectedly high demand for the console, with executives of FuncoLand reporting "very pleasant and unpredicted" sales and Electronics Boutique stating "the entire Game Boy Color line just exploded, including accessories" upon release.

However, in 2003 a glitch became widely known and could be exploited so anyone could obtain the elusive Pokémon. They became the fastest-selling Game Boy titles ever, selling a combined 200,000 copies in the first two weeks of their availability. It was released in Japan on September 12, 1998, in Australia on September 3, 1999, [75] in North America on October 19, 1999, and in Europe on June 16, 2000. At the time of its discontinuation in 2003, the combined sales of the Game Boy were the best-selling game console of all time. Although the walls of Fuchsia Gym are normally invisible in the Generation I core series Pokémon games, the Game Boy Color exposes them when using a multi-colored palette.

Development for the Game Boy Color began in 1996, [13] when Nintendo received requests from game developers for a more sophisticated handheld platform, who said that even the latest iteration of the original system, the Game Boy Pocket, had insufficient hardware.

They’re a two-for-one deal, with both games capturing the hearts and minds of millions of gamers across the globe.This concept of trading information was new to the video game industry because previously connection cables were only being used for competition.