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Game Boy Light (Gold)
Gold · MGB-101 · Nintendo · 1998
Released1998-04-14
ModelGame Boy Light
Colorgold
RegionJP
RarityJapan only
Why
It was released only in Japan; it’s rare in our markets, so we don’t set a rarity level. model rated as Rare - variant no lower than. Estimate: exact units produced unknown.How to tell them apart
Metallic gold; larger than the Pocket; 'GAME BOY LIGHT' logo; power switch with extra LIGHT position; green electroluminescent backlight; 2xAA.
Details from sources
Japan only. Model code on sources: ja Wikipedia and fandom give MGB-101; gbhwdb uses the internal designation MGL (board MGL-CPU-01, release code MGL-JPN). 'MGL-001' was not found in any source.
Data source: nintendo.co.jp
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