Game Boy Player: Difference between revisions

The Game Boy Player was an accessory released for the Nintendo GameCube. It plugs into the "Hi Speed Port" on the bottom of the GameCube. It requires a boot disc to run. Nearly any Game Boy, Game Boy Color, or Game Boy Advance title can be played on the Game Boy Player, with the exception of the Game Boy Advance Video series (to prevent users from copying the GBA Video titles to recordable media such as blank VHS tapes or DVDs). Other games, such as Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble and the Game Boy Camera, can run on the Game Boy Player, but it is impractical to play them as they were designed with the portability of the Game Boy in mind. There is a game link port, so accessories like the Game Link Cable and Game Boy Printer can be used. The Game Boy Player is compatible with the GameCube-Game Boy Advance cable, allowing a Game Boy Advance to be used as the controller. However, the Game Boy Player cannot be used to connect a Game Boy Advance to a GameCube game (such as Pokémon Box Ruby and Sapphire), unless the user has two GameCubes running (one with the GameCube game running and one with the Game Boy Player running).

In North America and Europe, the unit is only available in black, although indigo is available in Japan and Australia and spice and platinum only in Japan.

Incompatibilities

• The Game Boy Player is not compatible with the Wii because it lacks the accessory slots that are present on the bottom of the GameCube. The footprint of the Wii is also substantially different from the GameCube.
• The Game Boy Micro is also incompatable with the Game Boy Player. The equipment required for a link-up is a Game Boy Micro Link Cable and a Game Boy Micro Converter Connector, along with a Game Boy Micro and Game Boy Player. The Converter Connector is built in such a way that the protruding piece of plastic on top prevents it from being inserted into the Game Boy Player all the way.
• Most GameShark and Action Replay devices are constructed in a way that makes them difficult or impossible to properly insert into the Game Boy Player.
• The rumble feature on Game Boy Color games like Pokémon Pinball and Perfect Dark will not work as intended on the Game Boy Player because the rumbler is in the cartridge itself. The gameplay of games such as these is unaffected, however.

Trivia

• Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire was released around the same time as the Game Boy Player and has the option to use the GameCube controller's rumble feature when the game is played on the Game Boy Player. Drill Dozer, another Game Freak title, also has this feature.
• The Game Boy Player is capable of setting a timer from one to sixty minutes.
• One of the borders that can be selected is coloured red on the left and blue on the right, possibly in tribute to Pokémon Red and Blue versions or the contemporary Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions.
• Third-party manufacturer Hori created a controller specifically made for the Game Boy Player. It resembles a Super NES controller and was released in Japan only.

External links

• Game Boy Player article on Wikipedia.

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