The Game Boy Encyclopedia is the sixth book in Scottish author and journalist Chris Scullion's critically-acclaimed series of video game encyclopedias. There are few video game systems as iconic and important as the Nintendo Game Boy. Released in 1989, the handheld's humble green-tinted display allowed for a low-cost portable console that won over players where it mattered most: the quality of its games. From huge early successes like the iconic Tetris and Super Mario Land to its revival years later with the groundbreaking Pokémon games, the Game Boy stands proudly as one of the greatest gaming systems ever. Its 1998 successor, the Game Boy Color, addressed the one main weak spot in the Game Boy's armour and offered full-colour games. Combined, nearly 120 million Game Boy and Game Boy Color handhelds were sold worldwide, with both models playing a huge role in so many childhoods (and adulthoods). This book contains every game released in the west for both handhelds: around 580 on the Game Boy and around 560 on the Game Boy Color. With around 1,150 games covered in total, screenshots and trivia factoids for every single title and a light-hearted writing style designed for an informative but entertaining read, The Game Boy Encyclopedia is the definitive guide to a legendary gaming platform. AUTHOR: Chris Scullion is a Scottish video game journalist with more than 18 years of experience writing about games professionally. He's been playing games since the early '80s and is the author of the NES, SNES, Mega Drive/Genesis, N64 and Dreamcast Encyclopedias. Initially working for six years at the UK's Official Nintendo Magazine, Chris has also written for the likes of Computer & Video Games, Official Xbox Magazine, Official PlayStation Magazine and Nintendo Life. Chris is currently the Features Editor at the highly respected video game news website VGC. 700 colour illustrations
