The Game Boy Encyclopedia is the sixth book in Scottish author and journalist Chris Scullion’s critically-acclaimed series of video game encyclopedias. There are few video game systems as iconic and important as the Nintendo Game Boy. Released in 1989, the handheld’s humble green-tinted display allowed for a low-cost portable console that won over players where it mattered most: the quality of its games. From huge early successes like the iconic Tetris and Super Mario Land to its revival years later with the groundbreaking Pokémon games, the Game Boy stands proudly as one of the greatest gaming systems ever. Its 1998 successor, the Game Boy Color, addressed the one main weak spot in the Game Boy’s armor and offered full-color games. Combined, nearly 120 million Game Boy and Game Boy Color handhelds were sold worldwide, with both models playing a huge role in so many childhoods (and adulthoods). This book contains every game released in the west for both handhelds: around 580 on the Game Boy and around 560 on the Game Boy Color. With around 1,150 games covered in total, screenshots and trivia factoids for every single title and a light-hearted writing style designed for an informative but entertaining read, The Game Boy Encyclopedia is the definitive guide to a legendary gaming platform.

In its time, Nintendo's Game Boy was one of the most successful handheld platforms on the market. Not only did it have a massive library of video games, it came packed with unique hardware that fundamentally changed how people interacted with the system. Over the course of 18 long years, a host of strange and exotic peripherals were released. From cameras and printers, to sonar and sewing machines, to videophones and blood glucose meters, the Game Boy was home to some of the most curious accessories and add-ons the world had ever seen. Peripheral Vision tells the tale of every officially licensed product that Nintendo allowed developers to use on the Game Boy. Experience over 40 chapters dedicated to each device, from its roots and history, its impact on the past and present, the causes of its success or failure, and the technical details of how it really worked. Containing exclusive information and expertise only available within Peripheral Vision, this book gives readers a vast, inside look at the wide range of hardware that affected not only the Game Boy, but the larger gaming industry. * Features over 140 photographs of Game Boy hardware, accessories, and packaging along with over 230 screenshots of various games using all kinds of peripherals. * Covers topics such as the Barcode Boy, HuC-1 and HuC-3, TAMA5, Game Boy Printer, Game Boy Camera, Pocket Sonar, Barcode Taisen Bardigun Reader, Sewing Machines, Turbo File GB, Full Changer, Mobile Adapter GB, e-Reader, Multi-Plust On System, Solar Sensor, Virtureal Racing System, Battle Chip Gate, Soul Doll Adapter, Campho Advance, Play-Yan, GlucoBoy, and much more! * Provides a glimpse into 8 unreleased Game Boy peripherals. Includes close-up photos of the elusive NetCard prototype.

Complete beginner's guide to all aspects of modifying the classic Nintendo Game Boy. Game Boy Modding teaches you how to purchase, refurbish, mod, and customize Nintendo handheld consoles. The consoles are widely available and the customizations are affordable, requiring only limited tools and know-how. Retro consoles are seeing a resurgence of popularity worldwide, and king among these throwback devices is the Nintendo Game Boy, which sold over 100 million units in its lifetime and introduced gamers to Mario and Pokemon. These consoles emanate pixelated 8-bit retro charm, but lack the modern technological enhancements that we take for granted in 2020. You'll learn basic soldering and hardware modification techniques; how to change speakers, buttons, and screen lenses; how to fix dead speakers and sticky buttons; and how to personalize your Game Boy to your heart's content.

Maybe it was the recent Atari 2600 milestone anniversary that fueled nostalgia for the golden days of computer and console gaming. Every Game Boy must ponder his roots from time to time. But whatever is driving the current retro gaming craze, one thing is certain: classic games are back for a big second act, and they're being played in both old and new ways. Whether you've just been attacked by Space Invaders for the first time or you've been a Pong junkie since puberty, Chris Kohler's Retro Gaming Hacks is the indispensable new guide to playing and hacking classic games. Kohler has complied tons of how-to information on retro gaming that used to take days or weeks of web surfing to track down and sort through, and he presents it in the popular and highly readable Hacks style. Retro Gaming Hacks serves up 85 hard-nosed hacks for reviving the classic games. Want to game on an original system? Kohler shows you how to hack ancient hardware, and includes a primer for home-brewing classic software. Rather adapt today's equipment to run retro games? Kohler provides emulation techniques, complete with instructions for hacking a classic joystick that's compatible with a contemporary computer. This book also teaches readers to revive old machines for the original gaming experience: hook up an Apple II or a Commodore 64, for example, and play it like you played before. A video game journalist and author of Power Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life, Kohler has taught the history of video games at Tufts University. In Retro Gaming Hacks, he locates the convergence of classic games and contemporary software, revealing not only how to retrofit classic games for today's systems, but how to find the golden oldies hidden in contemporary programs as well. Whether you're looking to recreate the magic of a Robotron marathon or simply crave a little handheld Donkey Kong, Retro Gaming Hacks shows you how to set the way-back dial.

There is a version of The Legend of Zelda where every character is Nicholas Cage.Donkey Kong started off as a Popeye game.The combos in Street Fighter II were created by accident.The combat system in Batman: Arkham Asylum was supposed to resemble Guitar Hero.When the trailer of Crash Bandicoot was first revealed, some people thought it looked so good, the demo was fake.The lead character of Cuphead was nearly a unicycle.Destiny cost $500 million.Halo was originally called Blam!Nintendo was created in 1889.Mortal Kombat was only made by four people.Final Fantasy was meant to be called Fighting Fantasy.There's a version of Grand Theft Auto V where meteors keep smashing into the city.The blocks in Tetris are called Tetriminos.Sonic appeared in two games before Sonic the Hedgehog.There were not supposed to be any people in The Sims.

Nintendo used to sell the board game, Twister.Super Smash Bros. was originally called Dragon King.There is a single spot in Pac-Man where Ghosts can't touch you.The Street Fighter character, Dhalsim, was meant to be an eight-armed elephant.Starfox and Tekken were never meant to be released. They were only created to test 3D models.Nintendo made a game for the Game Boy that could connect with a sewing machine.The Wii U's controller can tap into Earth's magnetic field.The Moon will change size in Grand Theft Auto III if you shoot it with a sniper rifle.Sonic the Hedgehog was meant to be a rabbit called Feel.There is no technique to win Tetris.You can win the original Hitman without firing one shot.The creator of Space Invaders never beat the first level.In the Super Mario Bros. film, Bowser was nearly played by Arnold Schwarzenegger.The PlayStation 2 is the most successful console ever.Nintendo had to ship Super Nintendos at night to avoid being robbed by the mafia.