Play Game Boy Games on Glitch
Gaming in your pocket.
Gaming in your pocket.
The Game Boy family spans three generations of Nintendo's legendary handheld line: the original Game Boy (1989), the Game Boy Color (1998), and the Game Boy Advance (2001). Together they represent the most successful handheld gaming platform of their era, selling over 118 million units for the original Game Boy alone.
The original Game Boy was powered by a Sharp LR35902 CPU clocked at 4.19 MHz, featuring a 160×144 display capable of showing 4 shades of green. Despite its modest specs, the combination of long battery life, rugged build quality, and killer software — headlined by Tetris — made it an unstoppable cultural phenomenon.
The Game Boy Color added a color palette to the proven formula, while the Game Boy Advance brought a massive leap with a 32-bit ARM7TDMI processor and a 240×160 color screen capable of displaying 32,768 colors. The GBA effectively put a portable Super Nintendo in players' hands. Across all three platforms, the combined library exceeds 2,500 titles, making the Game Boy family the most successful handheld line until the Nintendo DS.
Play Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance titles seamlessly on a single system — no need to track down three different handhelds.
Enjoy handheld classics on your TV with sharp integer scaling and optional color palettes that replicate the original Game Boy's green-tinted LCD.
Trade Pokémon and battle friends without a physical link cable. Glitch emulates link connectivity over Wi-Fi for a seamless multiplayer experience.
Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance are trademarks of Nintendo. Glitch is not affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo. Glitch does not include game files. Users must supply legally obtained game copies.