In-game reset
Press [A] + [B] + [Start] + [Select] during game play to reset most Game Boy and Game Boy Color games.
Invert colors
Press [Right] + [B] at the Game Boy logo to reverse the screen and sprite colors. This may make the game easier to see in dim light.
Other colors
Other color schemes (as stated in the manual) may be selected at the Game Boy logo by pressing the following combinations. Note: This only affects regular and not color Game Boy games.
Combination | Background | Color 1 | Color 2 |
None | Green, Blue | Red | Red |
Up | Brown | Brown | Brown |
Up + A | Red | Green | Blue |
Up + B | Dark Brown | Brown | Brown |
Left | Blue | Green | Red |
Left + A | Dark Blue | Red | Blue |
Left + B | Green | Green | Green |
Down | Yellow, Red, Blue | Yellow, Red, Blue | Yellow, Red, Blue |
Down + A | Yellow, Red | Yellow, Red | Yellow, Red |
Down + B | Yellow | Blue | Green |
Right | Green, Red | Green, Red | Green, Red |
Right + A | Green, Blue | Red | Red |
Right + B | Invert | Invert | Invert |