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Exploring the Gameboy Memory Bank Controller

Without a game cartridge, a Gameboy is just displays "Gameboy" and freezes. Once slotted in, the bits and bytes contained within a cartridge created countless worlds and memories. How did a Gameboy cartridges store such a wide variety of games, while also enabling things like save files, rumble, and even infrared communication?

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