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Nintendo began selling its 2nd palm-sized gaming system in 1998. The Gameboy Color’s original game was Centipede and the best-selling games were Centipede, Dragon Quest Monsters, Game and Watch Gallery 2, Tetris DX, Wario land II. Add-ons to this system were: a Game Boy Printer, Game Link Cable for rad multi-player connectivity, an e-Reader, and the Super Game Boy Adapter that let users play Game Boy Color games on the SNES. Some of the top games for the Game Boy Color include Metal Gear Solid, Super Mario Bros. Deluxe, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, Mario Tennis, and the Pokemon series.

Here are the top Game Boy Color Emulators out there:

Game Boy Color Emulators for Android

#1 – GBCoid (Version 1.86)


GBCoid is the best free Game Boy Color emulator for Android. Give it a try.

Download the GBCoid Emulator for Android

#2 – TigerGBC (Version 2.1.0)


TigerGBC is another very good free Game Boy Color emulator for Android.

Download the TigerGBC Emulator for Android

#3 – GBC.emu (Version 1.4.32)


A terrific Game Boy Color emulator for Android. Unfortunately it isn’t free – it cost $2.99 through Google play.

Download the GBC.emu Emulator for Android

Game Boy Color Emulators for BlackBerry

#1 – MeBoy (Version 2.2)

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The best Blackberry Game Boy Color emulator you’ll find. This bad boy also emulates GBA roms.

Download the MeBoy Game Boy Color Emulator

Game Boy Color Emulators for iOS

#1 – gameboy4iphone (Version 5.0.0)


The best GBC emulator for iPhones and other iOS devices.

Download the gameboy4iphone Game Boy Emulator

Game Boy Color Emulators for Linux/Unix

#1 – KiGB (Version 03/04/2005)

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The best Game Boy emulator out there for Linux/Unix.

Download the KiGB Emulator for Linux/Unix

#2 – gnuboy (Version 12/07/2001)

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A bit of an older emulator, but it still has decent speed and game compatibility.

Download the gnuboy Emulator for Linux/Unix

#3 – Boycott

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This is a Linux/Unix port of one of the best multi-platform Game Boy emulators out there.

Download the Boycott Emulator for Linux/Unix

Game Boy Color Emulators for Mac

#1 – BoyCott (Version 0.6.7)


A nice DOS/Unix port for the Mac OS.

Download the BoyCott Game Boy Emulator

#2 – Gambatte (Version 0.4.0)


Another great Game Boy Color emulator for Macs. A lot of testing and work went into building this emulator.

Download the Gambatte Game Boy Emulator

#3 – GBMac (Version 1.2.64b)


A Game Boy Color emulator that supports high resolutions at great frame rate speeds.

Download the GBMac Game Boy Emulator

#4 – gbpablog (Version 0.9)


This emulator lacks some of the support of the more popular emulators, but it is still decent.

gbpablog Game Boy Emulator

#5 – KiGB (Version 2.0.5)


KiGB works great with both Game Boy and Game Boy Color roms. It also includes many features. Check it out!

KiBG Game Boy Emulator

Game Boy Color Emulators for Windows

#1 – Visual Boy Advance (Version 1.8.0 Beta 3)


Free Gameboy Advance emulator rated #1 by users.

Download the Visual Boy Advance Game Boy Emulator

#2 – BGB (Version 1.3.1)


This Gameboy emulator works awesome & supports link function.

Download the BGB Game Boy Emulator

#3 – TGB DUAL (Version 7.7 2053-0-96)


Free Gameboy emulator that also supports the link function.

Download the TGB DUAL Game Boy Emulator

#4 – KiGB (Version 2.04)


Free Gameboy color emulator that you’re looking for.

Download the KiGB Game Boy Emulator

#5 – PlayGuy (Version 1.03b)


This Game Boy Color emulator version works perfect.

Download the PlayGuy Game Boy Emulator

Game Boy Color Emulators for Windows Phone

#1 – VBA8+ (Version 2.27)

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Unfortunately this app costs $2.49 from the Windows Store. It’s the only Game Boy Color emulator out there for Windows Phone.r.

Download the VBA8+ Game Boy Color Emulator

Having a color screen was a Huge improvement over the monochrome kinda yellowish green color that the previous game boy had.

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