Deconstructing the hardware that defined a generation of handheld gaming
In short: Ever wondered what actually happens inside a classic Game Boy? This video series performs a hardware autopsy on one of history's most successful platforms, starting with its core engine: the CPU.
The series aims to explain how games for the Game Boy were constructed and how the hardware functioned to deliver them. By focusing on the Central Processing Unit in this first installment, it provides a technical look at the foundation of a device that shaped handheld gaming history.
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