Title:
Super Gameboy
Series:
Super Nintendo
Genre:
Card
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Release Date:
1969-12-31
Date Added:
2018-07-03 13:24:48
Game Summary:
The Super Game Boy is a 16-bit adapter cartridge for Nintendo’s Super Famicom, as well as the Super Nintendo Entertainment System outside of Japan. It was the first Game Boy-based add-on to a Nintendo console. The Super Game Boy allows game cartridges designed for use on the Game Boy to be played on a TV display using the Super Famicom/SNES controllers. When it was released in 1994, the Super Game Boy sold for about $60 in the United States. In the United Kingdom, it retailed for £49.99. It is the precursor to the Game Boy Player on the Nintendo GameCube, which functioned in a similar manner.
The Super Game Boy actually consists of the same hardware as the Game Boy; inside the cartridge is a separate CPU that processes the games while the Super NES only provided means for user-input, output of graphics to the screen, and the additional coloring, similar to the Atari 5200 version of the Atari 2600 adapter.
The original Super Game Boy is known to play the game program and its audio 2.4% faster than other Game Boy hardware. This is due to the use of the Super NES’s clock speed divided by 5 (which ends up being 4.295 MHz), instead of 4.194 MHz. The timing issue can be rectified by adding an appropriate crystal to the Super Game Boy and disconnecting the Super NES’s clock source.
The Super Game Boy 2 plays games at their proper speed.
Nintendo released the Super Game Boy 2 in 1998 only in Japan. Additions included a link port to allow a user to access two-player mode via the link cable, the green game link LED, and the red power LED indicator. In addition, it came with eight new default borders, which replaced those in the original model (though the old borders are still accessible via a code); however, it retained the same built-in palettes and coloring tools as on the original model. Contrary to rumors, the system is unable to run Game Boy Color-exclusive games. Also, this version of the SGB does not allow one to change borders in some games that have built-in borders. Some games have features only available through the Super Game Boy 2, such as a special Tetris DX border.
The Super Game Boy actually consists of the same hardware as the Game Boy; inside the cartridge is a separate CPU that processes the games while the Super NES only provided means for user-input, output of graphics to the screen, and the additional coloring, similar to the Atari 5200 version of the Atari 2600 adapter.
The original Super Game Boy is known to play the game program and its audio 2.4% faster than other Game Boy hardware. This is due to the use of the Super NES’s clock speed divided by 5 (which ends up being 4.295 MHz), instead of 4.194 MHz. The timing issue can be rectified by adding an appropriate crystal to the Super Game Boy and disconnecting the Super NES’s clock source.
The Super Game Boy 2 plays games at their proper speed.
Nintendo released the Super Game Boy 2 in 1998 only in Japan. Additions included a link port to allow a user to access two-player mode via the link cable, the green game link LED, and the red power LED indicator. In addition, it came with eight new default borders, which replaced those in the original model (though the old borders are still accessible via a code); however, it retained the same built-in palettes and coloring tools as on the original model. Contrary to rumors, the system is unable to run Game Boy Color-exclusive games. Also, this version of the SGB does not allow one to change borders in some games that have built-in borders. Some games have features only available through the Super Game Boy 2, such as a special Tetris DX border.
Platform:
Nintendo Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)
Publisher:
Nintendo
Developers:
Nintendo
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Players:
1
Country of Purchase:
Australia
Graphics:
16-bit
Input Devices:
Controller Game Pad
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Media Type:
Cartridge
Game Modes:
Single Player
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Discs:
0
Packaging:
Box Set
Automatic Estimated Value:
~€19.72
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-01-24
Date Added:
2018-07-03 13:24:48
