Why did the later GBC games come in clear cases?

[Capybara554321]

I was in EB and i noticed this. Is there a reason?

[Gapporin]

Yep indeedy, there's a reason. Here's the scoop.

Grey carts: Original Game Boy games. Can play on any Game Boy.

Black carts: Game Boy Color games that are playable on both the regular Game Boy and the Game Boy Color with special colorization (and up).

Clear carts: Game Boy Color games that are only playable on the Game Boy Color (and up).

Hope this helps! :)

[Aussie2B]

And generally, the clear case games have better graphics with more colors.

[Roth]

hmmmm... There must be exceptions to this then. I have a copy of Metroid II that's a grey cart, yet Samus is yellow and red.

[ubersaurus]

For old GB carts, the Color unit will pick colors for things. It only has like, 4 individual colors to work with, though.

[Cauterize]

Yep indeedy, there's a reason. Here's the scoop.

Grey carts: Original Game Boy games. Can play on any Game Boy.

Black carts: Game Boy Color games that are playable on both the regular Game Boy and the Game Boy Color with special colorization (and up).

Clear carts: Game Boy Color games that are only playable on the Game Boy Color (and up).

Hope this helps! :)

Spot on!

However you can boot GBC Clear cases on a Gameboy (Probably if you remove the lock tab) and it displays (usually) a this Game will not work On your Gameboy Screen.

[Leroy]

hmmmm... There must be exceptions to this then. I have a copy of Metroid II that's a grey cart, yet Samus is yellow and red.
For most of the old Nintendo published GB games, the GBC system has pre-programmed palettes to use. For other GB games I remember you should be able to select from about 4-6 palette sets on the GameBoy logo screen by pressing various button combinations.

[MarHel78]

Another aspect is the compatibilty with the Super Gameboy for SNES. The original game boy games had color palettes to use with the SGB, too.