Game Boy Color Bootstrap ROM

This page contains notes for the game Game Boy Color Bootstrap ROM.

To complement the unused palettes documented on the main page, the many used palettes are documented here.

Manual Select Palette Configurations#

A total of twelve palette configurations are in here. Six of these are unique to the manual selection mode and are underlined in the table. The button combinations trigger the respective configuration and are previewed in the respective shades while the Nintendo Game Boy Color logo is still being displayed on the screen.

The entries are listed here in the order they are stored in the ROM.

Button Combo	Entry	Shuffling flags	Palettes	Color 0x00	Color 0x01	Color 0x02	Color 0x03	Preview Shades
Up	0x12	0x00	BG	0xFFFFFF	0xFFAD63	0x843100	0x000000	0xF7C5A5
			OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFFAD63	0x843100	0x000000
			OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xFFAD63	0x843100	0x000000
A + Up	0x10	0x05	BG	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000	0xFF8484
			OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0x7BFF31	0x008400	0x000000
			OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0x63A5FF	0x0000FF	0x000000
B + Up	0x19	0x03	BG	0xFFE6C5	0xCE9C84	0x846B29	0x5A3108	0xA58452
			OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFFAD63	0x843100	0x000000
			OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xFFAD63	0x843100	0x000000
Left	0x18	0x05	BG	0xFFFFFF	0x63A5FF	0x0000FF	0x000000	0x63A5FF
			OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
			OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0x7BFF31	0x008400	0x000000
A + Left	0x0D	0x05	BG	0xFFFFFF	0x8C8CDE	0x52528C	0x000000	0x8C8CDE
			OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
			OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xFFAD63	0x843100	0x000000
B + Left	0x16	0x00	BG	0xFFFFFF	0xA5A5A5	0x525252	0x000000	0x949494
			OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xA5A5A5	0x525252	0x000000
			OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xA5A5A5	0x525252	0x000000
Down	0x17	0x00	BG	0xFFFFA5	0xFF9494	0x9494FF	0x000000	0xFFFFA5
			OBJ0	0xFFFFA5	0xFF9494	0x9494FF	0x000000
			OBJ1	0xFFFFA5	0xFF9494	0x9494FF	0x000000
A + Down	0x07	0x00	BG	0xFFFFFF	0xFFFF00	0xFF0000	0x000000	0xFFFF00
			OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFFFF00	0xFF0000	0x000000
			OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xFFFF00	0xFF0000	0x000000
B + Down	0x1A	0x05	BG	0xFFFFFF	0xFFFF00	0x7B4A00	0x000000	0xFFFF3A
			OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0x63A5FF	0x0000FF	0x000000
			OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0x7BFF31	0x008400	0x000000
Right	0x05	0x00	BG	0xFFFFFF	0x52FF00	0xFF4200	0x000000	0x7BFF31
			OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0x52FF00	0xFF4200	0x000000
			OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0x52FF00	0xFF4200	0x000000
A + Right	0x1C	0x03	BG	0xFFFFFF	0x7BFF31	0x0063C5	0x000000	0x7BFF31
			OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
			OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
B + Right	0x13	0x00	BG	0x000000	0x008484	0xFFDE00	0xFFFFFF	0x000000
			OBJ0	0x000000	0x008484	0xFFDE00	0xFFFFFF
			OBJ1	0x000000	0x008484	0xFFDE00	0xFFFFFF

(Source: boot ROM disassembly)

Assigned Palette Configurations#

There are a total of 45 unique palette configurations in here, six of which are shared with the Manual Select Palette Configurations. The hash column contains all hashes (and disambiguation characters in parentheses) that result in the respective entry being chosen, the games for which are listed as well.

Notice that entry 0x1C, flags 0x03, hash 0x00 is actually a dummy entry, used for all games that are not found in the hash table or don't have a Nintendo Licensee code.

Entry	Shuffling flags	Hashes	Games	Palettes	Color 0	Color 1	Color 2	Color 3
0x00	0x03	0xB3 ('U')	Moguranya (Japan) Mole Mania (USA, Europe)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0xADAD84	0x42737B	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFF7300	0x944200	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xFF7300	0x944200	0x000000
	0x05	0x59 0xC6 ('A')	Game Boy Wars (Japan) Wario Land - Super Mario Land 3 (World)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0xADAD84	0x42737B	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFF7300	0x944200	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0x5ABDFF	0xFF0000	0x0000FF
0x01	0x00	0x8C	Radar Mission (Japan) Radar Mission (USA, Europe)	BG	0xFFFF9C	0x94B5FF	0x639473	0x003A3A
				OBJ0	0xFFFF9C	0x94B5FF	0x639473	0x003A3A
				OBJ1	0xFFFF9C	0x94B5FF	0x639473	0x003A3A
	0x05	0x86 0xA8	Donkey Kong Land (USA, Europe) Super Donkey Kong GB (Japan)	BG	0xFFFF9C	0x94B5FF	0x639473	0x003A3A
				OBJ0	0xFFC542	0xFFD600	0x943A00	0x4A0000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
0x02	0x05	0xBF ('C') 0xCE 0xD1 0xF0	Soccer (Europe) (En,Fr,De) Tennis (World) Top Rank Tennis (USA) Top Ranking Tennis (Europe)	BG	0x6BFF00	0xFFFFFF	0xFF524A	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFFFFFF	0x63A5FF	0x0000FF
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xFFAD63	0x843100	0x000000
0x03	0x05	0x36	Baseball (World)	BG	0x52DE00	0xFF8400	0xFFFF00	0xFFFFFF
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFFFFFF	0x63A5FF	0x0000FF
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
0x04	0x03	0x34 0x66 ('E') 0xF4 (' ')	Game & Watch Gallery (Europe) Game & Watch Gallery (USA) Game & Watch Gallery (USA) (Rev A) Game Boy Gallery (Japan) Game Boy Gallery 2 (Australia) Game Boy Gallery 2 (Japan)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0x7BFF00	0xB57300	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
0x05	0x03	0x3D 0x6A ('I')	Mario & Yoshi (Europe) Yoshi (USA) Yoshi no Tamago (Japan)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0x52FF00	0xFF4200	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
	0x04	0x95 0xB3 ('R')	Tetris Attack (USA) Tetris Attack (USA, Europe) (Rev A) Yoshi no Panepon (Japan)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0x52FF00	0xFF4200	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0x52FF00	0xFF4200	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0x5ABDFF	0xFF0000	0x0000FF
0x06	0x00	0x71 0xFF	Balloon Kid (USA, Europe) Tetris Blast (USA, Europe)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0xFF9C00	0xFF0000	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFF9C00	0xFF0000	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xFF9C00	0xFF0000	0x000000
	0x03	0x19	Donkey Kong (World) Donkey Kong (World) (Rev A)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0xFF9C00	0xFF0000	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
	0x04	0x3E 0xE0	Yoshi no Cookie (Japan) Yoshi's Cookie (USA, Europe)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0xFF9C00	0xFF0000	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFF9C00	0xFF0000	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0x5ABDFF	0xFF0000	0x0000FF
0x07	0x00	0x15 0xDB	Pocket Monsters - Pikachu (Japan) (Rev 0A) Pocket Monsters - Pikachu (Japan) (Rev B) Pocket Monsters - Pikachu (Japan) (Rev C) Pocket Monsters - Pikachu (Japan) (Rev D) Tetris (World) Tetris (World) (Rev A)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0xFFFF00	0xFF0000	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFFFF00	0xFF0000	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xFFFF00	0xFF0000	0x000000
	0x04	0x0D ('R') 0x69 0xF2	Qix (World) Tetris 2 (Europe) Tetris 2 (USA) Tetris Flash (Japan)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0xFFFF00	0xFF0000	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFFFF00	0xFF0000	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0x5ABDFF	0xFF0000	0x0000FF
0x08	0x00	0x88	Alleyway (World)	BG	0xA59CFF	0xFFFF00	0x006300	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xA59CFF	0xFFFF00	0x006300	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xA59CFF	0xFFFF00	0x006300	0x000000
	0x03	0x1D	Kirby no Pinball (Japan) Kirby's Pinball Land (USA, Europe)	BG	0xA59CFF	0xFFFF00	0x006300	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFF6352	0xD60000	0x630000	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFF6352	0xD60000	0x630000	0x000000
	0x05	0x27 ('B') 0x49 0x5C 0xB3 ('B')	Hoshi no Kirby (Japan) Hoshi no Kirby (Japan) (Rev A) Hoshi no Kirby 2 (Japan) Kirby no Block Ball (Japan) Kirby's Block Ball (USA, Europe) Kirby's Dream Land (USA, Europe) Kirby's Dream Land 2 (USA, Europe)	BG	0xA59CFF	0xFFFF00	0x006300	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFF6352	0xD60000	0x630000	0x000000
				OBJ1	0x0000FF	0xFFFFFF	0xFFFF7B	0x0084FF
0x09	0x05	0xC9	Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins (USA, Europe) Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins (USA, Europe) (Rev A) Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins (USA, Europe) (Rev B) Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka (Japan) Super Mario Land 2 - 6-tsu no Kinka (Japan) (Rev B)	BG	0xFFFFCE	0x63EFEF	0x9C8431	0x5A5A5A
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFF7300	0x944200	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0x63A5FF	0x0000FF	0x000000
0x0A	0x03	0x46 ('E')	Super Mario Land (World) Super Mario Land (World) (Rev A)	BG	0xB5B5FF	0xFFFF94	0xAD5A42	0x000000
				OBJ0	0x000000	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A
				OBJ1	0x000000	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A
0x0B	0x01	0x61 ('E')	Pocket Monsters Ao (Japan) Pokémon - Blaue Edition (Germany) Pokémon - Blue Version (USA, Europe) Pokémon - Edicion Azul (Spain) Pokémon - Version Bleue (France) Pokémon - Versione Blu (Italy)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0x63A5FF	0x0000FF	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0x63A5FF	0x0000FF	0x000000
	0x02	0x3C	Dr. Mario (World) Dr. Mario (World) (Rev A)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0x63A5FF	0x0000FF	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0x63A5FF	0x0000FF	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
	0x05	0x4E	Wave Race (USA, Europe)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0x63A5FF	0x0000FF	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xFFFF7B	0x0084FF	0xFF0000
0x0C	0x02	0x9C	Pinocchio (Europe)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0x8C8CDE	0x52528C	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0x8C8CDE	0x52528C	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFC542	0xFFD600	0x943A00	0x4A0000
	0x03	0x0D ('E')	Pocket Bomberman (Europe)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0x8C8CDE	0x52528C	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFC542	0xFFD600	0x943A00	0x4A0000
				OBJ1	0xFFC542	0xFFD600	0x943A00	0x4A0000
	0x05	0x18 ('K') 0x6A ('K') 0x6B	Donkey Kong Land (Japan) Donkey Kong Land 2 (USA, Europe) Donkey Kong Land III (USA, Europe) Donkey Kong Land III (USA, Europe) (Rev A)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0x8C8CDE	0x52528C	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFC542	0xFFD600	0x943A00	0x4A0000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0x5ABDFF	0xFF0000	0x0000FF
0x0D	0x01	0xD3 ('R')	Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (Japan)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0x8C8CDE	0x52528C	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0x8C8CDE	0x52528C	0x000000
	0x03	0xBF (' ')	Kid Icarus - Of Myths and Monsters (USA, Europe)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0x8C8CDE	0x52528C	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
	0x05	0x9D	Killer Instinct (USA, Europe)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0x8C8CDE	0x52528C	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xFFAD63	0x843100	0x000000
0x0E	0x03	0x28 ('F') 0x4B 0x90 0x9A 0xBD	Arcade Classic No. 1 - Asteroids & Missile Command (USA, Europe) Golf (World) Nintendo World Cup (USA, Europe) Play Action Football (USA) Toy Story (Europe)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0x7BFF31	0x008400	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
	0x05	0x17 0x27 ('N') 0x61 ('A') 0x8B	Magnetic Soccer (Europe) Mystic Quest (Europe) Mystic Quest (France) Mystic Quest (Germany) Othello (Europe) Vegas Stakes (USA, Europe)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0x7BFF31	0x008400	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0x63A5FF	0x0000FF	0x000000
0x0F	0x03	0x39 0x43 0x97	Chessmaster, The (Europe) Dynablaster (Europe) King of the Zoo (Europe)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0xFFAD63	0x843100	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0x63A5FF	0x0000FF	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0x63A5FF	0x0000FF	0x000000
	0x05	0x01 0x10 0x29 0x52 0x5D 0x68 0x6D 0xF6	Adventures of Lolo (Europe) Arcade Classic No. 4 - Defender & Joust (USA, Europe) Battle Arena Toshinden (USA) King of Fighters '95, The (USA) Mega Man - Dr. Wily's Revenge (Europe) Mega Man II (Europe) Mega Man III (Europe) Street Fighter II (USA, Europe) (Rev A) Super R.C. Pro-Am (USA, Europe)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0xFFAD63	0x843100	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0x63A5FF	0x0000FF	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0x7BFF31	0x008400	0x000000
0x10	0x01	0x14	Game Boy Camera Gold (USA) Pocket Monsters Aka (Japan) Pocket Monsters Aka (Japan) (Rev A) Pokémon - Edicion Roja (Spain) Pokémon - Red Version (USA, Europe) Pokémon - Rote Edition (Germany) Pokémon - Version Rouge (France) Pokémon - Versione Rossa (Italy)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0x7BFF31	0x008400	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
0x11	0x05	0x70	Legend of Zelda, The - Link's Awakening (France) Legend of Zelda, The - Link's Awakening (Germany) Legend of Zelda, The - Link's Awakening (USA, Europe) Legend of Zelda, The - Link's Awakening (USA, Europe) (Rev A) Legend of Zelda, The - Link's Awakening (USA, Europe) (Rev B) Zelda no Densetsu - Yume o Miru Shima (Japan) Zelda no Densetsu - Yume o Miru Shima (Japan) (Rev A)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0x00FF00	0x318400	0x004A00
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0x63A5FF	0x0000FF	0x000000
0x12	0x00	0x0C 0x16 0x35 0x67 0x75 0x92 0x99 0xB7	F-1 Race (World) F-1 Race (World) (Rev A) Game Boy Gallery (Europe) Kirby no Kirakira Kids (Japan) Kirby's Star Stacker (USA, Europe) Mario no Picross (Japan) Mario's Picross (USA, Europe) Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing (Europe) Picross 2 (Japan) Yakuman (Japan) Yakuman (Japan) (Rev A)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0xFFAD63	0x843100	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFFAD63	0x843100	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xFFAD63	0x843100	0x000000
	0x03	0xA5 ('R')	Battletoads in Ragnarok's World (Europe)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0xFFAD63	0x843100	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0x7BFF31	0x008400	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0x7BFF31	0x008400	0x000000
	0x05	0xA2 0xF7	Boy and His Blob in the Rescue of Princess Blobette, A (Europe) Star Wars (USA, Europe) (Rev A)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0xFFAD63	0x843100	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0x7BFF31	0x008400	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0x63A5FF	0x0000FF	0x000000
0x13	0x00	0x28 ('A') 0xA5 ('A') 0xE8	Arcade Classic No. 3 - Galaga & Galaxian (USA) Solar Striker (World) Space Invaders (Europe) Space Invaders (USA)	BG	0x000000	0x008484	0xFFDE00	0xFFFFFF
				OBJ0	0x000000	0x008484	0xFFDE00	0xFFFFFF
				OBJ1	0x000000	0x008484	0xFFDE00	0xFFFFFF
0x14	0x05	0x46 ('R')	Metroid II - Return of Samus (World)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0x63A5FF	0x0000FF	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFF00	0xFF0000	0x630000	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0x7BFF31	0x008400	0x000000
0x15	0x05	0xD3 ('I')	Wario Land II (USA, Europe)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0xADAD84	0x42737B	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFFAD63	0x843100	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0x63A5FF	0x0000FF	0x000000
0x16	0x00	0x58	X (Japan)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0xA5A5A5	0x525252	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xA5A5A5	0x525252	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xA5A5A5	0x525252	0x000000
0x1B	0x00	0x6F	Pocket Camera (Japan) (Rev A)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0xFFCE00	0x9C6300	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFFCE00	0x9C6300	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xFFCE00	0x9C6300	0x000000
0x1C	0x01	0xAA	James Bond 007 (USA, Europe) Pocket Monsters Midori (Japan) Pocket Monsters Midori (Japan) (Rev A)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0x7BFF31	0x0063C5	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0x7BFF31	0x0063C5	0x000000
	0x03	0x00 0x18 ('I') 0x3F 0x66 ('L') 0xC6 (' ')	Arcade Classic No. 2 - Centipede & Millipede (USA, Europe) Ken Griffey Jr. presents Major League Baseball (USA, Europe) Tetris Plus (USA, Europe) Wario Blast Featuring Bomberman! (USA, Europe)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0x7BFF31	0x0063C5	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
	0x05	0xF4 ('-')	Pac-In-Time (USA)	BG	0xFFFFFF	0x7BFF31	0x0063C5	0x000000
				OBJ0	0xFFFFFF	0xFF8484	0x943A3A	0x000000
				OBJ1	0xFFFFFF	0x63A5FF	0x0000FF	0x000000

(Source: boot ROM disassembly)

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Download ROM tables

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