Play It Loud Series 1995

• Deep Black (1995)
• Gorgeous Green (1995)
• Radiant Red (1995)
• Vibrant Yellow (1995)
• High Tech Transparent (1995)
• White (1995)
• Blue (1995)

Basic Colors

• Silver (1996)
• Black (1996)
• Green (1996)
• Blue (1996)
• Red (1996)
• Yellow (1996)
• Clear (1996)
• Pink (1996 JP)
• Clear Purple (1996 JP)

Limited Edition Colors

• Ice Blue (1997)(Some boxes were packed with Zelda)
• Extreme Green (1997)
• Emerald Green (1998) (Toys R Us JP)
• Clear(Ice) blue (1996 Toys R Us JP)
• Silver w/ grey border (US, 1996)
• Silver w/ black border (US, 1997)
• Gold (Packaged w/Donkey Kong Land
  Donkey Kong Land
  Donkey Kong Land is a video game developed by Rareware and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. This game was first released in June, 1995. It is a completely original follow-up to the original Donkey Kong Country. The game was later followed by Donkey Kong Land 2 and Donkey Kong Land III which...
  
  )(EU)
• Leaf Green(Donkey Kong Edition)
• Blue/Yellow (1997) blue front/yellow back. 'Swedish Limited Edition' with certificate, 3000ex made
• grey (original style)

Special Edition Variants

• Nintendo power anniversary - gold w/ logo (1997)
• Famitsu Limited Edition - Clear (1996)
• ANA
  All Nippon Airways
  , also known as or ANA, is one of the largest airlines in Japan. It is headquartered at the Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It operates services to 49 destinations in Japan and 35 international routes and employed over 14,000 employees as of May 2009...
  
   - clear blue w/ logo (Japan, 1997)
• Atlus
  Atlus
  is a Japanese computer and video game developer, publisher, and distributor based in Tokyo, Japan, best known for developing the console role-playing game franchise Megami Tensei. The first Megami Tensei was a Nintendo Entertainment System video game published by Namco based on a trilogy of...
  
   - white w/ light blue border (Japan, 1997)
• Seibu Lions
  Seibu Lions
  The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based west of Tokyo in Tokorozawa, Saitama. Before 1979, they were based in Fukuoka in Kyushu. The team is owned by a subsidiary of Prince Hotels, which in turn is owned by the Seibu Group...
  
   - blue w/ logo (Japan, 1997)
• Hello Kitty
  Hello Kitty
  is a fictional character produced by the Japanese company Sanrio, first designed by Yuko Shimizu. She is portrayed as a female white Japanese bobtail cat with a red bow. The character's first appearance on an item, a vinyl coin purse, was introduced in Japan in 1974 and brought to the United States...
  
  /Uranai Party - pink w/ artwork (Japan, 1997)
• Hello Kitty - light pink w/ artwork (Japan, 1997)
• Tamagotchi
  Tamagotchi
  The is a handheld digital pet, created in Japan by Akihiro Yokoi of WiZ and Aki Maita of Bandai. It was first sold by Bandai in 1996 in Japan. As of 2010, over 76 million Tamagotchis have been sold world-wide...
  
   - pink (Japan, 1997)
• Toyota 

Special Edition Variants

• Astro Boy - clear w/ artwork (Japan, 1998)
• Osamu Tezuka
  Osamu Tezuka
  was a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, animator, producer, activist and medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion and Black Jack...
  
   - red w/ artwork (Japan, 1998)
• Famitsu F02 Event Version - clear blue w/ white border (Japan, 1998)
• Famitsu F02 Mail Order Version - clear blue w/ white border (Japan, 1998)
• Pokémon Center Tokyo - yellow w/ logo & artwork (Japan, 1998)

Basic Colors

• Grape (1998)
• Teal (1998)
• Kiwi (1998)
• Berry (1998)
• Dandelion (1998)
• Atomic Purple (1998)
• Neotones Ice (AU 1998)
• Fuchsia (unknown)

Limited Edition Colors

• Clear Black (2000, Japan)
• Clear Green (Toys 'R' Us, Japan, 2000)
• Midnight Blue (Toys 'R' Us, Japan, 1999)
• Ice Blue (Toys 'R' Us, Japan)
• Clear Orange (Daiei, Japan, 1999)
• Clear Blue (ANA)

Special Edition Variants

• Mirinda - clear orange w/ logo
• Yedigun - clear orange w/ logo (Turkey, 2000)
• Neotones -clear green and yellow w/ Aussie flag & yellow buttons
• Tommy Hilfiger
  Tommy Hilfiger
  Thomas Jacob "Tommy" Hilfiger is an American fashion designer and founder of the premium lifestyle brand Tommy Hilfiger.-Early life:...
  
   - yellow w/ logo
• Tsutaya - water blue w/ orange buttons (Japan, 2000)
• Sakura Taisen - clear pink (2000)
• Hello Kitty Special Box - light pink w/ logo (1999)
• Hello Kitty Special Box 2 - light pink w/ logo (2000)
• Lawson - Aqua Blue & Milky White (1999)
• Takarazuka - atomic gold w/ aquatic life artwork (1999)
• Jasco - clear purple w/ Mario artwork (1999)
• Jasco - clear w/ Mario artwork (1999)
• Cardcaptor Sakura
  Cardcaptor Sakura
  , abbreviated as CCS and also known as Cardcaptors, is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist group Clamp. The manga was originally serialized monthly in Nakayoshi from the May 1996 until the June 2000 issue, and later published in 12 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha...
  
   - white & pink w/ artwork (1999)
• Swedish - blue & yellow (limited to 3000 units)

Pokémon

• Pokémon
  Pokémon
  is a media franchise published and owned by the video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, Pokémon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video...
  
   - yellow & blue w/ logo, artwork & colored buttons
• Pokémon - silver & gold iridescent w/artwork around screen (U.S., Toys'R'Us exclusive)
• Pokémon - clear blue & white w/ artwork (Hong Kong)
• Pokémon - clear green & white w/ artwork (Taiwan)
• Pokémon - yellow & blue w/ logo, artwork & colored buttons (Australia)
• Pokémon Center - silver w/ artwork & logo (1999)
• Pokémon Center - orange & blue w/ artwork & logo (1999)
• Pokémon - Special Pikachu edition yellow w/ Pokémon Yellow version

Basic Colors

• Teal (2001)
• Indigo (2001)
• Arctic (2001)
• Glacier(2001)
• Fuchsia (2001)
• Spice (Japan,2001)

Limited Edition Colors

• Platinum/Silver (2002)
• Gold (Japan,2002)
• Clear Orange (Daiei, Japan, 2001)
• Midnight Blue (Toys 'R' Us, Japan, 2001)
• Jet/Black (Toys 'R' Us, U.S, 2003)
• Red (Zellers, Canada)

Special Edition Variants

• Target
  Target Corporation
  Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
  
   - Grape w/ logo (2001)
• Target
  Target Corporation
  Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
  
   - Red w/ logo (2002)
• Chobits
  Chobits
  is a Japanese manga created by the Japanese manga collective Clamp. It was published by Kodansha in Young Magazine from February 2001 to November 2002 and collected in eight bound volumes....
  
   - clear blue w/ logo (2002)
• King of Fighters
  King of Fighters
  , officially abbreviated KOF, is a series of fighting games by SNK Playmore . The series was originally developed for SNK's Neo Geo MVS arcade hardware, which served as the main platform for the series until 2004, when SNK retired the MVS in favor of the Atomiswave arcade board...
  
   - clear black w/ logo (2002)
• Toys 'R' Us -Midnight Blue w/ logo(2002)
• Rockman
  Mega Man (character)
  Mega Man, known as in Japan, is a cybernetic video game character, and the main protagonist of what has been referred to as the original Mega Man series developed by Capcom since 1987. The pixel art for the character was created by the designer of the original game in the series, credited under...
  
   Custom - blue (2001)
• Jasco - Glacier w/ Mario artwork (2001)
• Hello Kitty - pink w/ logo (2001)
• Yomiuri Giants
  Yomiuri Giants
  The are a professional baseball team based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. The team competes in the Central League in Nippon Professional Baseball, the top level of professional play in Japan. They play their home games in the Tokyo Dome, opened in 1988. The English-language press occasionally calls the...
  
   - clear purple w/ artwork (2001)

Pokémon

• Pokémon Center (Latios & Latias) - blue w/ red buttons (2002)
• Pokémon Center - Celebi
  Celebi (Pokémon)
  is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, they first appeared in the video games Pokémon Gold and Silver and subsequent sequels. They have later appeared in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise...
  
   green w/ artwork (2001)
• Pokémon Center - Suicune
  Suicune
  is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Suicune first appeared in the video games Pokémon Gold and Silver and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles, animated adaptations, and printed adaptations of the...
  
   blue w/ artwork (2001)
• Pokémon Center NY - gold w/ artwork (US, 2001)
• Pokémon Center NY - gold w/ artwork (JP, 2001)

Basic Colors

• Cobalt (2003)
• Platinum (2003)
• Onyx (2003)
• Flame (2003)
• Pearl Pink (2006)
• Pearl Blue (2005)
• Emerald (2004)
• Graphite (2005)

Limited Edition Colors

• Gold/Starlight Gold (Toys 'R' Us, Japan, 2003)
• Pearl Green (Toys 'R' Us)
• Lime (Target, US, 2003)
• Dual Tone - Platinum & Onyx (US, 2004)
• Surf Blue (US, 2005)
• Pearl White (Circuit City, US, 2004)

Special Edition Variants

• Famicom
  Nintendo Entertainment System
  The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
  
   - red & white (Japan, 2004)
• Famicom - red & white w/ gold decal (Japan, 2003)
• Classic NES
  Nintendo Entertainment System
  The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
  
   - grey w/ NES pattern (US and Europe, 2004)
• Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
  Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
  is an action role-playing game developed by Square Enix and Japanese studio Jupiter and published by Square Enix in 2004 for the Game Boy Advance. The game serves as an intermediary between the two larger-scale PlayStation 2 games in the Kingdom Hearts series. It was one of the first GBA games to...
  
   - Black w/ logo (Japan, 2004)
• Naruto
  Naruto
  is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become the Hokage, the ninja in his village who is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of...
  
   - orange w/ white Konoha symbol and blue buttons (Japan, 2004)
• Rockstar Games
  Rockstar Games
  Rockstar Games is a major video game developer and publisher based in New York City, owned by Take-Two Interactive following its purchase of UK video game publisher BMG Interactive. The brand is mostly known for Grand Theft Auto, Max Payne, L.A...
  
   - black w/ logo
• Rockman EXE 4 Tournament Red Sun - blue (2003)
• Legend of Zelda - gold w/ Triforce symbol (Europe, 2004) - only 25,000 were made.
• Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap - 24 karat gold-plated (2004)
• Donkey Kong - yellow w/ logo and brown buttons (2004)
• Tribal - Platinum w/ tribal tattoo
  Tattoo
  A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification, and tattoos on other animals are most commonly used for identification purposes...
  
   symbols (US and Europe, 2004)
• Boktai
  Boktai
  Boktai is a video game series developed by Konami for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS handheld consoles. The title is an abbreviation of the series' full Japanese title Bokura no Taiyō or Our Sun. They are recognized for using a solar sensor that is a key element of gameplay...
  
   - red & black (2003)
• Sword of Mana
  Sword of Mana
  is an enhanced remake of the original Game Boy game Seiken Densetsu, which was released as Final Fantasy Adventure in North America and Mystic Quest in Europe. This remake was released on the Game Boy Advance in 2003.-Gameplay:...
  
   - Mana Blue (2003)
• Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
  Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
  is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Square for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. A spin-off of the popular Final Fantasy series, the game shares several traits with 1997's Final Fantasy Tactics, although it is not a direct sequel. The player assembles a clan of characters, and...
  
   - white
• Shrek 2
  Shrek 2
  Shrek 2 is a 2004 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film, produced by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon. It is the second installment in the Shrek film series and the sequel to 2001's Shrek...
  
   - Dual Tone Spice & Lime (2004)
• China Dragon - black & red w/ artwork (China, 2004)
• Mario
  Mario
  is a fictional character in his video game series, created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Serving as Nintendo's mascot and the main protagonist of the series, Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation...
  
   - red & silver w/ Mario logo (2004)
• Who Are You? - black w/ graffiti
  Graffiti
  Graffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property....
  
   text (US, 2004)
• Rip Curl - white w/ logo (Australia, 2004)
• All Blacks
  All Blacks
  The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
  
   - black w/ logo (New Zealand, 2003)
• Gundam
  Gundam
  The is a metaseries of anime created by Sunrise studios that features giant robots called "Mobile Suits" ; usually the protagonist's MS will carry the name Gundam....
  
   - red w/ Char Aznable
  Char Aznable
  , born is a fictional character from the Gundam franchise. He is originally one of the main antagonists in Mobile Suit Gundam and later becomes one of the protagonists of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. In his final appearance in Char's Counterattack, he assumes leadership of the Neo Zeon movement,...
  
   symbol (Japan, 2003)
• Metroid
  Metroid
  is an action-adventure video game, and the first entry in the Metroid series. It was co-developed by Nintendo's Research and Development 1 division and Intelligent Systems, and was released in Japan in August 1986, in North America in August 1987, and in Europe in January 1988...
  
  - red & orange w/ artwork (Japan, 2004)
• SpongeBob SquarePants
  SpongeBob SquarePants
  SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...
  
   - yellow with pattern (Toys 'R' Us, US, 2005)

Pokémon

• Charizard
  Charizard
  Charizard, known in Japan as , is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Charizard first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels. They have later appeared in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and...
  
   - Fire Red (2004)
• Venusaur
  Venusaur
  Venusaur, known in Japan as , is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Venusaur first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed...
  
   - Leaf Green (2004)
• Groudon - Ruby (Red) (2003)
• Kyogre - Sapphire (Blue) (2003)
• Rayquaza
  Rayquaza
  is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Rayquaza first appeared in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated, printed, and film adaptations of the franchise. Rayquaza also appears on the cover...
  
   - Emerald (Green) (Japan, 2004)
• Torchic
  Torchic
  Torchic, known in Japan as , is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, it first appeared in the video games Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed...
  
   - Orange (Pokémon Center Japan, 2003)
• Pikachu
  Pikachu
  is one of the species of Pokémon creatures from the Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. As do all Pokémon, Pikachu fight other Pokémon in battles central to the anime, manga, and games of the series...
  
   - Yellow ( 2005)

Variants of Unknown Origin

• Blue Marble (Europe, Japan, 2004)
• Grey Camouflage
  Camouflage
  Camouflage is a method of concealment that allows an otherwise visible animal, military vehicle, or other object to remain unnoticed, by blending with its environment. Examples include a leopard's spotted coat, the battledress of a modern soldier and a leaf-mimic butterfly...
  
   (Japan, 2004)
• Green Camouflage (Japan, 2005)

Basic Colors

• Silver (Worldwide [US with black faceplate] 2005)
• Black (Japan and Australia [US with silver faceplate] 2005)
• Purple (Japan and Australia, 2005)
• Pearl Blue (Japan, 2005)
• Pink (Europe, 2005)
• Green (Europe and Asia, 2005)
• Blue (Europe and Australia, 2005)
• Red (Asia and Australia, 2005)

Special Edition Variants

• 20th Anniversary Edition - red w/ gold faceplate (USA, 2005)
• Famicom - red w/ gold faceplate (Japan, 2005)
• Pokémon - red w/ black faceplate & Pikachu silhouette (Japan, 2005)
• Final Fantasy IV
  Final Fantasy IV
  is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square in 1991 as a part of the Final Fantasy series. The game was originally released for the Super Famicom in Japan and has since then been rereleased for many other platforms with varying modifications. An enhanced remake with 3D graphics...
  
   - blue unit with b&w Amano
  Yoshitaka Amano
  is a Japanese artist. He began his career as an animator and has become known for his illustrations for the anime Vampire Hunter D and for his character designs, image illustrations and title logo designs for the Final Fantasy video game series developed by Square Enix . His influences include...
  
  artwork (Japan, 2005)
• Mother 3 - red w/ red, worn faceplate (Japan, 2006)

External links

• About.com Guide to Game Boy - All things Game Boy: News, reviews, history, culture and development. Updated several times a week.
• GAMEBOY GALLERIA - A pictorial encyclopedia of the various Game Boy models.