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CPU
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The gameboy has a Zilog Z80 processor which is working at 4.194304 MHz, together with 8 KB of RAM. In that period of time, the gameboy was released, it was a normal speed of handheld systems.
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Video
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The Gameboy got 4 monochome colors, these colors are greyscales, but all the colors can be on the screen at a time. Other handheld systems, like the Sega gamegear were equipped with a color screen.
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Geluid
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The soundchip of the gameboy got 4 sound channels.
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Conclusie
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Nintendo kept it cheap, and simple with the gameboy handheld system, but thanks to the long batterylife (4X AA, 34 hours), and a big offer of software, the gameboy was also a succes. The game Tetris helped the gameboy system to sell just more.
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