Game Boy Camera

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Game Boy Camera
Game Boy Camera boxart.
International box art (Red)
DevelopersNintendo R&D1
Jupiter
PublisherNintendo
PlatformGame Boy
Release datesJapan February 21, 1998[1]
USA June 1, 1998[2]
Europe June 4, 1998[?]
LanguagesEnglish
Japanese
ModeSingle player
Format
Game Boy:
Game Pak
Input
Game Boy:
“Smile! You're on Game Boy Camera!”
—Game Boy Camera slogan

TheGame Boy Camera is an accessory for theGame Boy (and compatible with theGame Boy Color andGame Boy Advance) released in early 1998 which allows the user to take up to 30 grainy monochrome pictures (although that amount can be increased through third-party devices) and view them and edit them on the Game Boy screen and print them out using the Game Boy Printer.Game Freak was involved with its development.

Using the camera cartridge in aSuper Game Boy orGame Boy Player allows Game Boy Camera to perform video recording.

The accessory was discontinued in 2002. Both the camera and the printer contain many references to theSuper Mario franchise.

The Japanese version can connect toMario Artist: Paint Studio andMario Artist: Talent Studio viaTransfer Pak.

In other media[edit]

A clear purple Game Boy Camera inserted into a yellow Game Boy Pocket.
A Game Boy Camera inserted into a Game Boy Pocket in the comic

A comic called "Rummelplatzquatsch" was made to promote the Camera in Germany, and also featured the Camera heavily.

The comic centers around a Game Boy Camera used by a self-proclaimed fortune-teller to foresee the future.Mario falls for the trick when the Game Boy Camera depicts a toilet brush to him and few seconds later such a brush is dashed into his face indeed. Immediately he buys the Camera, being excited about foreseeing his own future. However, the device only brings misfortune to him. After depicting acake, one is thrown into his face; after depicting a train, he is run down by one; and so on.

Trying to get rid of the Camera, Mario returns to the fortune-teller who turns out to beLuigi, explaining that it was just a normal Game Boy Camera he sold to his brother, and that it cannot foresee the future. He attempts to prove his point by turning the device on. After it showsPoochy, suddenly a herd of dogs enters the tent. Now Luigi is terrified as well and the brothers run away, dropping the Camera. At the end of the comic, the reader sees Satan's hand grabbing the Game Boy Camera, and it is explained that this is the only copy that has fallen into his hands.

Gallery[edit]

Box art[edit]

  • International box art (Red)

    International box art (Red)

  • International box art (Green)

    International box art (Green)

  • International box art (Blue)

    International box art (Blue)

  • Japanese box art (Violet)

    Japanese box art (Violet)

  • Japanese box art (Cyan)

    Japanese box art (Cyan)

Album B Pictures[edit]

Normal and Wild Frames[edit]

Mario Stamps[edit]

Miscellaneous[edit]

  • Title screen

    Title screen

  • Japanese title screen (Pocket Camera)

    Japanese title screen (Pocket Camera)

  • Special menu screen

    Special menu screen

  • View > Show menu screen

    View > Show menu screen

  • The screen is accessed by going to Shoot > Magic > Game Face > Doodle.

    The screen is accessed by going to Shoot > Magic > Game Face > Doodle.

  • International printing screen

    International printing screen

  • This screen appears when transferring images between two Game Boy Cameras in the international release.

    This screen appears when transferring images between two Game Boy Cameras in the international release.

  • Using the Game Boy Camera's camera without loading the cartridge on Mario Artist: Paint Studio. The camera is broken and should not display like this.

    Using the Game Boy Camera's camera withoutloading the cartridge onMario Artist: Paint Studio. The camera is broken and should not display like this.

Notes[edit]

  • In the 1999 edition of theGuinness Book of World Records, the Game Boy Camera was listed as the world's smallest digital camera.[3]
  • While the Game Boy Camera features images of popular Nintendo entities, the user is able to access very strange images of people's faces drawn over. These faces can be accessed if the user presses "Run" numerous times, or if the user presses the A Button if they do not have enough frame shots. If this is done correctly, the faces will appear, with a caption saying "Who are you running from?" appearing. If the player tries to exit, the face might reappear, with the sign saying "Don't be so silly!" appearing. These also appear upon other errors, such as linking to an unavailable printer or creating an animation without pictures.

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseポケットカメラ[4]
Poketto Kamera		Pocket Camera

References[edit]

Game Boy Camera coverage on otherNIWA wikis:
The Cutting Room Floor icon.pngThe Cutting Room Floor has an article onGame Boy Camera.
The English Wikipedia logo, for use on the Wikipedia template.Wikipedia has an article onGame Boy Camera.
  1. ^ポケットカメラ及びポケットプリンタの概要.Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  2. ^Nintendo: Game Boy Camera.Nintendo of America. Archived May 30, 1998, 12:16:28 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  3. ^Young, M. May 1999.The Guinness Book of Records 1999, page 172.
  4. ^Japanese box artMedia:Pocket Camera box art violet.jpg
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