The History of the Game Boy掌上游戏机的历史

It had four buttons1 and a screen that was not even 5 cm wide2， but theNintendo Game Boy was much loved by millions of people around the world.

It may not have been very advanced3 when it first came out in Japan in 1989，but it still became a great success4.

The Game Boy wasn’t the first game machine you can take along. It wasn’t thefirst to use cartridges5 for games， either. But many say it was better than those thathad come before. The cartridges were something put into a space in the top of theGame Boy.

Made by Gunpei Yokoi， it was easy to use and could be played for up to 30hours with four AA batteries6—just right for long trips. Yokoi hoped people wouldlike to buy it.

It can be used for a long time， too. An American doctor found his Game Boywas damaged7 in Iraq in the early 1990s. It wasn’t gray anymore， but it could stillbe turned on.

was one of the first games to be released and was verypopular. And the game was an even bigger hit. You could even play withfriends using a cable8 to connect9 two Game Boys. More than 118，000，000 GameBoys were sold， including Game Boy Pockets， which were a little smaller， and GameBoy Colors， which had color screens.

Some are still found in cupboards， others are in museums， but many live in thememories of their owners.

它有四个按钮和一个甚至不到5 厘米宽的屏幕，但任天堂公司的掌上游戏机深受全世界数百万人的喜爱。（剩余576字）