Game Boy Printer
The Game Boy Printer (Japanese: ポケットプリンタ Pocket Printer) is a thermal printer designed for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. The Game Boy Printer was released in 1998 alongside the Game Boy Camera. It prints images from compatible games on small rolls of thermal paper. Individual sheets are adhesive-backed and 3.8 cm (1.5 in) in diameter. The Game Boy Printer uses six AA batteries. It is compatible with all Game Boy models. A Link Cable is required to connect the printer to a Game Boy.
Pokémon games with Game Boy Printer support
- Pokémon Yellow Version
- Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions
- Pokémon Crystal Version
- Pokémon Pinball
- Pokémon Trading Card Game
In the Pokémon games a player can print out their Pokédex or the stats of one specific Pokémon.
In Pokémon Yellow, the player can print out their high scores from the Pikachu's Beach minigame.
Pokémon Pinball lets the player print out their high score tables.
The Pokémon Trading Card Game allows the player to print out individual cards from their digital collection.
Trivia
- A special Pikachu Yellow Game Boy Printer was sold exclusively in Japan.
External links
- Game Boy Printer article on Wikipedia.
- About.com Guide to Game Boy - All things Game Boy: News, reviews, history, culture and development. Updated several times a week.
- Gameboy Printer Emulator - a program to transfer images from the Gameboy Camera to PC
