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| - The Game Boy Light is a version of the Game Boy only released in Japan. It was the first Nintendo handheld to feature a backlit screen, and the only one until the second version of the GBA SP was released. The Light was not released elsewhere because Nintendo felt that the west wanted color screens, not light. The year that the Light was released, the Game Boy Color was released worldwide, while the Light was a Japan exclusive. At launch there were two colors available, Gold and Silver. Later they added others, including limited edition colors.
- The Game Boy Light is a backlit and updated version of the Game Boy Pocket exclusively released in Japan. It was first sold in stores on April 14, 1998. The Game Boy Light only lasted a short amount of time before the Game Boy Color was released in October and November of 1998. The Game Boy Light looks much like a taller Game Boy Pocket, however the battery compartment is shaped differently and is much larger than that of the Game Boy Pocket. The battery compatment was designed this way to accommodate for the two AA batteries that the system utilized, unlike the two AAA batteries of the Game Boy Pocket. It is also believed that this was to allow for a more comfortable grip on the system. The most probable reason for the switch to AA batteries was to power the extra electroluminescent backl
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| - The Game Boy Light is a version of the Game Boy only released in Japan. It was the first Nintendo handheld to feature a backlit screen, and the only one until the second version of the GBA SP was released. The Light was not released elsewhere because Nintendo felt that the west wanted color screens, not light. The year that the Light was released, the Game Boy Color was released worldwide, while the Light was a Japan exclusive. At launch there were two colors available, Gold and Silver. Later they added others, including limited edition colors. The Game Boy Light uses two AA batteries, as opposed to two AAA batteries which the Pocket uses. It gets around 20 hours of battery life with the backlight off, compared to the 10-11 hours the Pocket gets. With the backlight on it gets around 12 hours of battery life. The unit is slightly larger than the Pocket. The backside is curved, similar to the Game Boy Color, to accommodate the batteries. The overall unit also has a little larger dimensions than the Pocket.
- The Game Boy Light is a backlit and updated version of the Game Boy Pocket exclusively released in Japan. It was first sold in stores on April 14, 1998. The Game Boy Light only lasted a short amount of time before the Game Boy Color was released in October and November of 1998. The Game Boy Light looks much like a taller Game Boy Pocket, however the battery compartment is shaped differently and is much larger than that of the Game Boy Pocket. The battery compatment was designed this way to accommodate for the two AA batteries that the system utilized, unlike the two AAA batteries of the Game Boy Pocket. It is also believed that this was to allow for a more comfortable grip on the system. The most probable reason for the switch to AA batteries was to power the extra electroluminescent backlight, however it could also be justified by the extra battery life that AA batteries provide over AAAs. It was the only officially released Game Boy to have a backlit screen until 2005 when the backlit version of the Game Boy Advance SP was released. At launch, the Game Boy Light was only available in the colors gold and silver, but was later available in translucent yellow (Toys "R" Us), translucent red (Tezuka Osamu World Shop), and transparent (Astro Boy & Famitsu) as special, limited editions. These special/limited editions are highly valued, especially in mint condition.
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