

The American English spelling of the system's name, Game Boy Color, remains consistent throughout the world. As with the original Game Boy, it has a custom 8-bit processor made by Sharp that is considered a hybrid between the Intel 8080 and the Zilog Z80. It is slightly thicker and taller and features a slightly smaller screen than the Game Boy Pocket, its immediate predecessor in the Game Boy line. The GBC features a color screen rather than monochrome, but it is not backlit. It is the successor to the Game Boy and is part of the Game Boy family.

Game Boy Color (commonly abbreviated as GBC) is a handheld game console, manufactured by Nintendo, which was released in Japan on Octoand to international markets that November.
