Nintendo's 1996 Game Boy Pocket shrinks the original DMG by roughly a third and introduces the medium-sized link port that every later monochrome and colour Game Boy reuses — incompatible with the original DMG cable without an adapter. Power comes from two AAA batteries or a new, smaller 3V DC barrel jack fed by the MGB-005 adapter (DMG-03 will not fit). A 3.5mm stereo headphone jack sits on the bottom, and the cartridge slot at the back is mechanically identical to the original DMG and accepts every Game Boy cartridge.
1996 Game Boy Pocket with the new smaller MGB/CGB link cable port, 3.5mm stereo headphones, and a 3V DC power inlet.
Device Information
- Manufacturer
- Nintendo
- Release Year
- 1996
- Model Number
- MGB-001
- Category
- Gaming Handheld
Available Ports
| Connector | Quantity | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Game Boy Pocket / Color Link Cable Port | 1 | EXT (right side) | Smaller-bodied link port introduced on MGB and reused on Game Boy Color. Electrically compatible with the DMG link cable via the MGB-to-DMG universal link adapter. |
| 3.5mm TRS (Stereo Audio) | 1 | PHONES (bottom) | Stereo headphone output. |
Notes & Compatibility
Battery: 2× AAA (~10 hours). External power via the MGB-005 3V DC adapter on a smaller 2.35×0.75mm barrel — the original DMG-03 plug will not fit. The MGB link port is electrically compatible with the DMG port but the connector body is smaller; a universal link adapter is required to talk to an original DMG. Cartridge slot is mechanically identical to the original Game Boy and accepts the entire monochrome library. Uses a proprietary cartridge slot and power inlet not yet in the database — placeholder names for the post-batch connector-creation pass.
