22 Jul
2001
22 Jul
'01
2:11 p.m.
Nope, the Gameboy uses a modified Z80. Nintendo has made a habit of using
slightly modified versions of common processors to discourage piracy, for
example, the NES uses a 6502 chip with decimal mode removed and sound
support added. Boy, i wish there was a "classic consoles" list out there.
-Lanny
----- Original Message -----
From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh(a)aracnet.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: Broken C128
system.
They also ran
some Game Boy demos, but that's not on topic. =)
Why, I've had a Game Boy for over 10 years, and IIRC, it's a 6502 based
Zane
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