Game Boy Technical Section

Game Boy Board Information

Schematics, Component layouts and port/connector pin-outs

Title Description Date
Game Boy Circuitry An incomplete circuit diagram of the Game Boy -
Game Boy Connector Pinouts Pinouts of the Game Boy's connectors -
Game Boy Schematic Diagram - Main Board A schematic diagram of the Game Boy's main circuit board -
Game Boy Schematic Diagram - LCD Display A schematic diagram of the Game Boy's LCD display circuit board -
Game Boy Schematic Diagram - Power and Cartridge Slot A schematic diagram of the Game Boy's power and cartridge circuit board -
Game Boy Schematic Diagram - Cart1 A schematic diagram of the Game Boy's cartridge type 1 -
Game Boy Schematic Diagram - Cart2 A schematic diagram of the Game Boy's cartridge type 2 -
Super Game Boy Schematic Diagram - Main Board A schematic diagram of the Super Game Boy's main circuit board -
Super Game Boy Hardware info Courtesy of emudocs.org  

 

Development

Software Development-related articles.

Title Description Date
Technical Specs A technical spec sheet of the Game Boy -
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Game Boy A host of useful details on the technical aspects of the Game Boy -
Sound on the Game Boy A technical description of the sound processing on a Game Boy -
Sound Conversion Table Courtesy of emudocs.org  
Game Boy Wave Channel example Courtesy of emudocs.org  
Game Boy Development Tutorial A tutorial to developing on the Game Boy -
Game Boy Camera Technical info on the GB Camera, courtesy of emudocs.org  
ROM Header info Courtesy of Zophar's Domain (www.zophar.net)  


Peripherals

Original documents written by third-party manufacturers of Nintendo peripherals.

Title Description Date
Game Boy Schematic Diagram - 4-Player Adapter A schematic diagram of the Game Boy's 4-player adapter peripheral board -