Nintendo Game Boy

Electronic toy, Game Boy, with case, game cartridges (3) and user manual, plastic / rubber / electronic components, designed by Gunpei Yokoi, made by Nintendo, Japan / China, 1995. The Game Boy is a hand held electronic game console with a clear plastic (transparent) case into which a choice of game cartridges may be inserted. The Game Boy features graphics in four shades grey on an acrylic covered screen, sound supplied either through speaker or phones socket (stereo) and external connection is available to one other Game Boy. The control buttons on the front are in black, dark pink and dark grey. Part of the back panel clicks out to reveal battery casing. The game cartridges contain a RAM (read only memory) device with the code for the game. It is made of dark gray plastic and has a small graphic and text relating to the game. The cartridge is inserted in the top back of the Game Boy into a multipin connector. There is also three games, a clear plastic case for the entire system, a game case and reciept and user manual.