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A flash cartridge (also known as a flashcart) is a homebrew video game cartridge that uses flash memory for storage as well as running applications. These cartridges enable homebrew applications and games to be used and played when they are inserted into an otherwise officially licensed game console.
The Game Boy system is not region locked, meaning that software purchased in any region can be played on any region's hardware. For Game Boy Color cartridges compatible with the original Game Boy, see those indicated in List of Game Boy Color games .
The cartridges are identical in appearance to regular cartridges, other than the addition of a small Giga Cart logo on the label, but have a larger storage capacity. The larger capacity would allow for larger game files to be stored on the cartridge, particularly games originally released on CD .
Game Boy Game Pak is the brand name of the ROM cartridges used to store video game data for the Game Boy family of handheld video game consoles, part of Nintendo's line of Game Pak cartridges. Early Game Boy games were limited to 32 kilobytes (KB) of read-only memory (ROM) storage due to the system's 8-bit architecture .
This list of Game Boy Color games includes 915 [a] licensed releases from the Game Boy Color's launch in 1998 to the final release in 2003. The last official release for the system was Doraemon no Study Boy: Kanji Yomikaki Master , which was released in Japan on July 18, 2003.
Cartridges and their packaging are numbered to encourage collecting. [12] [25] Evercade cartridges are white in color, [30] and are similar in size to Game Boy and Game Gear cartridges. [13] Giga Carts, though identical in appearance and size, will feature additional storage space for emulating modern games on the Evercade.
Because the Super NES is not powerful enough for software emulation of the Game Boy, the hardware for the entire handheld is inside of the cartridge. [17] Game Boy games however run approximately 2.4% faster than on an actual Game Boy due to a slightly higher clock speed. [18] The Super Game Boy 2, only released in Japan, fixes this.
Lists of Game Boy games cover video games developed for Nintendo's original Game Boy and for other platforms in the Game Boy family. List of Game Boy games, for the original Game Boy; List of Game Boy Color games for games supporting the additional features of the Game Boy Color system; List of Game Boy Advance games; List of Super Game Boy ...