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_at_aracnet.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: Broken C128
> >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
system.
>
> Zane
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Received on Sun Jul 22 2001 - 14:11:06 BST