Pokemon: Crystal Version Rev A AUTHENTIC NEEDS BATTERY Game Boy Color GBC 07A
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Manufacturer description
NEEDS BATTERY. Cart in good shape with some wear. Label has wear and some slightly lifted corners but intact overall. Revision A which was a later release that addressed a couple of bugs
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SpecPicks scored Pokemon: Crystal Version Rev A AUTHENTIC NEEDS BATTERY Game Boy… using a rating × review-volume × price-fit model applied to published specs and reviews across the games & cartridges category. Nintendo's games & cartridges lineup sits within the broader category mid-tier; price and specs are the deciding factors over brand loyalty here. Judge it on the specification table and the price rather than on sentiment: check the figures that decide your use case, then put it side-by-side with two or three close alternatives in the Compare tool before clicking through.
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Full Specifications
| platform | Game Boy Color |
|---|---|
| revision | Rev A |
| completeness | cartridge-only |
Hardware benchmark data
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