# Game Boy

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Portable Game Console - Lifespan: 1989 - 2003

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## Information

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="184"></th><th></th><th data-hidden></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Emulators</strong></td><td><ul><li>libretro: gambatte</li><li>libretro: mesen-s</li><li>libretro: bsnes</li><li>libretro: tgbdual</li><li>libretro: sameboy</li><li>libretro: DoubleCherryGB</li><li>mesen</li><li>mgba</li><li>mednafen</li><li>ares</li><li>bizhawk: Gambatte</li><li>bizhawk: GBHawk</li><li>bizhawk: SameBoy</li><li>jgenesis</li></ul></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Games Location</strong></td><td><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f4c1">📁</span> roms \ <span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="1f4c2">📂</span> gb</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>File extensions</strong></td><td>.gb .zip .7z</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

## System Features

<table><thead><tr><th width="256">Retroachievements</th><th width="243">Netplay</th><th>Controller autoconfig</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>lr-gambatte: YES<br>lr-mesen-s: YES<br>lr-bsnes: YES<br>lr-tgbdual: NO<br>lr-sameboy: YES<br>lr-DoubleCherryGB: YES<br>Mesen: NO<br>mGBA: NO<br>Mednafen: NO<br>Ares: NO<br>Bizhawk: YES<br>Jgenesis: NO</td><td>lr-gambatte: YES<br>lr-mesen-s: YES<br>lr-bsnes: YES<br>lr-tgbdual: YES<br>lr-sameboy: YES<br>lr-DoubleCherryGB: YES<br>Mesen: NO<br>mGBA: NO<br>Mednafen: NO<br>Ares: NO<br>Bizhawk: NO<br>Jgenesis: NO</td><td>lr-gambatte: YES<br>lr-mesen-s: YES<br>lr-bsnes: YES<br>lr-tgbdual: YES<br>lr-sameboy: YES<br>lr-DoubleCherryGB: YES<br>Mesen: YES<br>mGBA: YES<br>Mednafen: YES<br>Ares: YES<br>Bizhawk: YES<br>Jgenesis: YES</td></tr></tbody></table>

## BIOS

<table><thead><tr><th width="187">Bios file</th><th width="108">Folder</th><th>md5</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>gb_bios.bin</td><td><code>\bios</code></td><td>32fbbd84168d3482956eb3c5051637f5</td></tr><tr><td>sgb_boot.bin</td><td><code>\bios</code></td><td>d574d4f9c12f305074798f54c091a8b4</td></tr><tr><td>sgb2_boot.bin</td><td><code>\bios</code></td><td>e0430bca9925fb9882148fd2dc2418c1</td></tr><tr><td>SGB1.sfc</td><td><code>\bios</code></td><td>b15ddb15721c657d82c5bab6db982ee9</td></tr><tr><td>SGB2.sfc</td><td><code>\bios</code></td><td>8ecd73eb4edf7ed7e81aef1be80031d5</td></tr></tbody></table>

sgb\* files are required for mesen-s core, as it uses Super Game Boy to emulate Game Boy games.

## Controls

| Option / emulator                                        | Control layout                                                                                                                           |
| -------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p>Default<br>(except lr-gambatte, mesen & mednafen)</p> | <img src="https://github.com/RetroBat-Official/retrobat-tattoos/blob/main/default/gb.png?raw=true" alt="" data-size="original">          |
| lr-gambatte                                              | <img src="https://github.com/RetroBat-Official/retrobat-tattoos/blob/main/default/gb_gambatte.png?raw=true" alt="" data-size="original"> |
| <p>Mesen<br>Mednafen</p>                                 | <img src="https://github.com/RetroBat-Official/retrobat-tattoos/blob/main/default/gb_turbo.png?raw=true" alt="" data-size="original">    |

It is also possible to invert A and B buttons (as well as turbo buttons if enabled) when using the following option:

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## Specific system information

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