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One effect of this is that in a presentation, you would likely use different colors for the same graphs, depending on whether a graph is on printed paper, or on a PowerPoint slide.
Where this is particularly prevalent is in gaming, especially if you are playing on a handheld. Take the [[Game Boy]] line, with some other systems for comparison.
* The original [[Game Boy]] had no light and a monochrome color setup. Thus almost all games were dark colors on a light background.
** This was also true with the [[Neo Geo Pocket]].
** There was, however, a short-lived Game Boy Light which came with an electro-luminicent screen; however, it was a power guzzler, and [[No Export for You|it never left Japan.]]
** There are some modern takes on this, such as with the [[Playdate (console)|Playdate]], a console with a monochrome non-backlit screen that released in ''2022''.
** There are some low cost consoles that are incapable of color, but do emit light, such as the [[Thumby (console)|Thumby]] due to the use of a monochrome OLED.
* The [[Game Boy Color]] didn't have a light, but a full color scheme. Some games were also dark on light, such as ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver]]''/''Crystal'' and the ports of ''[[Dragon Quest I]]'', ''[[Dragon Quest II|II]]'', and ''[[Dragon Quest III|III]]''. Other games were light on dark, particularly [[NES]] ports. Same with the [[Neo Geo Pocket]] Color. There were, however, a lot of unofficial lights that could plug in the Link Cable port.
* The [[Game Boy Advance]] has either no light (original model), a frontlight (first SP line AGS-001), or a backlight (second SP line AGS-101 and Micro). This can actually affect the contrast of the colors. No light is actually harder to see than the other systems. Front light is easy to see, but washes out all the colors a bit. Back light is most like a regular TV. Games made specifically for the GBA also had different color setups than ports from the SNES and other home systems.
** The GP32 saw a similar evolution, with an initial release with no light, a release with a front light, and a release with a backlight.
* Handhelds that always had backlights, such as the [[Atari Lynx]], [[Game Gear]], [[DS]], [[PSP]], have generally the same color setups as home console games. Unfortunately, backlit displays wash out completely in bright sunlight. At least you can see okay indoors, eh?
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