Can Game Boy Color Play Games? Yes — GBC & Original GB Cartridges

Yes! The Game Boy Color plays two types of cartridges:

• Game Boy Color games: Full color, enhanced graphics/sound. Black cartridge shell.
• Original Game Boy (DMG) games: Backward compatible. Play in grayscale (4 shades). Gray cartridge shell.

You cannot play Game Boy Advance (GBA) games on Game Boy Color.