GB Boy Colour – Better than the original?

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Welcome to my GB Boy Colour review!

If you read through my Impulsive Buying post you already know what a GB Boy Colour is. But if you don’t know I’ll describe it again.

A GB Boy Colour is a knock-off GameBoy Color with a backlit screen and can play original GameBoy and Gameboy Color cartridges.

Also, when you turn it on with no cartridge you can play the 66 built-in games it provides. And it has some surprisingly good games like Contra, Super Mario Land and DuckTales.

But, is it worth it? Did it live up to my expectations or was it a mistake to get? Before answering this I have to say that my expectations were very high.

I saw a decent amount of reviews on YouTube beforehand and they all praised it a lot. Hence another reason to get one. Also, I’d like to point out some good and bad points this handheld has to help you understand my conclusion.

THE BAD

1. THE PLASTIC

If you buy one expecting it to feel exactly like a GameBoy Color then don’t get your hopes up. It feels cheaper than the original. It’s not as bad as you think though, it’s quite good for a knock-off! I just had to put this here because I was a bit disappointed.

2. THE SOUND

Although not a major concern sometimes the pitch of a game’s music might be a bit higher or lower. I don’t know why this happens but it doesn’t affect my gameplay experience that much.

3. NO INFRARED

Remember that black thing at the top of the GameBoy Color? That’s an infrared sensor and it was used for wireless communications. The GB Boy Colour doesn’t have this feature. It has the same black rectangle where it should be though, purely for cosmetics.

4. GRAPHICAL GLITCHES

This seems to only happen with some games, specifically Disney games. When you boot one up you can see some graphical glitches. The game is still playable but it’s kind of annoying!

THE GOOD

1. THE BUTTONS

The buttons in this thing are legit, they are solid and very responsive. One of the things I like about this over the original Gameboy Color is the fact that the Start and Select buttons are made of plastic instead of rubber.

2. THE BATTERIES

This thing runs on AA batteries like the original but for some reason, they seem to last longer. I swear I’ve played through the entire Pokémon Crystal and not switched my batteries yet! If anything I thought that the batteries would deplete faster since the screen is backlit.

3. THE LINK CABLE WORKS!

The thing I feared the most was whether the Link Cable would work or not. It does! This means that I can play a game like Pokémon and complete the PokéDex.

4. THE SCREEN

This is the selling point of this system. However, until you have it in front of your eyes you cannot judge it properly. So, you must take my word for it when I say it looks amazing. Everything looks so bright and clean! It’s a bit wider compared to the original but it doesn’t bother me at all!

WAS IT A MISTAKE?

So, we are the end of this GB Boy Colour Review, was it a mistake to get one or not? Of course, it wasn’t! This was by far one of the best purchases I’ve ever made and I can’t recommend it enough.

If you feel like re-living those childhood days when you played GameBoy games all day this is the best way to do it believe me!

So, what are you waiting for? Get one!