Game Boy Player
Game Boy Player usage sample: Controller and GBA are equivalent, GBA SP is recognized as another player
Manufacturer	Nintendo
Type	Accessory
Generation	Sixth generation
First available	JP Mar 20, 2003 NA June 24, 2003 EU June 20, 2003
Predecessor	Super Game Boy

The Game Boy Player is a device made by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube which enables Game Boy (although Super Game Boy enhancements are ignored), Game Boy Color, or Game Boy Advance cartridges to be played on a television. It connects via the High Speed (Parallel) port at the bottom of the GameCube and requires use of a boot disc to access the hardware. The hardware in the Game Boy Player is the same as a Game Boy Advance without the screen or batteries. The Game Boy Player is not compatible with Game Boy Advance Video paks (see Compatibility issues). Image File history File links Usage sample of Game Boy Player In this picture, Controller and Game Boy Advance are equivalent, and Game Boy Advance SP is recognized as another player. ... Image File history File links Usage sample of Game Boy Player In this picture, Controller and Game Boy Advance are equivalent, and Game Boy Advance SP is recognized as another player. ... A console manufacturer is a company that manufactures and distributes video game consoles. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ... Video games were introduced as a commercial entertainment medium in 1971, becoming the basis for an important entertainment industry in the late 1970s/early 1980s in the United States, Japan, and Europe. ... The sixth-generation era (sometimes referred to as the 128-bit era; see Number of bits below) refers to the computer and video games, video game consoles, and video game handhelds available at the turn of the 21st century. ... This article is about the country in East Asia. ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in leap years). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Super Game Boy Box art. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ... The Nintendo GameCube , GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... For the entire Game Boy series of handheld consoles, see Game Boy line. ... Super Game Boy Box art. ... The Game Boy Color , shortened to GBC) is Nintendos successor to the Game Boy and was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan and in November of 1998 in the United States and 1999 in Europe. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In various types of electronic equipment, a cartridge can refer one method of adding different functionality or content (e. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Game Boy Player is a device made by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube which enables Game Boy (although Super Game Boy enhancements are ignored), Game Boy Color, or Game Boy Advance cartridges to be played on a television. ...

The Game Boy Player is available in Indigo, Black, Spice, or Platinum in Japan; Black in North America and Europe (the color limitations are to prevent confusion from retailers) ^{[1][verification needed]} and Black and Indigo in Australia. A special Game Boy Player for the Panasonic Q was released due to the fact that the Q's legs are oriented differently than the original GameCube's. All Game Boy Players have screws on the bottom to secure it to the bottom of the GameCube and also have an eject button on the right side of the unit for removing Game Boy Advance games. Game Boy and Game Boy Color games stick out from the unit, as with the Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Advance SP, so they can just be pulled out when the system is off or Change Cartridge has been selected from the menu. Prototypes have featured a storage compartment on the left side of the Game Boy Player, but it is not featured in the retail product. The Panasonic Q multimedia console was a Nintendo GameCube with the ability to play DVDs, audio CDs, MP3 and CDs as well as several other features. ...

One interesting feature of the Game Boy Player is that of being able to set a timer from one to sixty minutes.Unlike some Nintendo GameCube accessories including Advance Game Port ^[2], Game Boy Player is not compatible with the Wii. The Wii lacks the hi-speed port of the GameCube into which the Game Boy Player fits; in addition, the Game Boy Player matches the GameCube's footprint. The Wii has a substantially different footprint, making compatibility too complicated to be included. The Nintendo GameCube , GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ...

Controllers

The Game Boy Player allows for control either through a GameCube controller or a Game Boy Advance or Game Boy Advance SP hooked up with a GameCube-Game Boy Advance Cable. When using a Game Boy Advance, the buttons are identical, but due to the GameCube controller's different layout, there are two different mappings you can use. Also, at least one GameCube controller must be plugged in for access the Game Boy Player's internal menu, which can be accessed by pressing the Z button. For a select few GBA games, such as Drill Dozer, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, and Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, the rumble feature can be enabled on the GameCube controller in Controller Socket 1. Drill Dozer (in Japan, Screw Breaker )) is an action game for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance system. ... Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga is a video game made for Game Boy Advance. ... The Super Mario remake series was created by Nintendo as a program to modernize their games for the Game Boy system. ...

All controllers, Game Boy Advances, and Game Boy Advance SPs connected to the GameCube are recognized as the same player. This allows a sort of co-op mode for games that don't normally have it (most likely this was not intended by Nintendo). Furthermore, allowing for multiple controllers recognized as the same player allows for simpler and more comfortable play of single system multiplayer Game Boy Advance games, such as those found in Mario Party Advance. This is in lieu of up to four players wrapping their hands around one Game Boy Advance unit. Mario Party Advance is the seventh game in the Mario Party series for Game Boy Advance released by Nintendo. ...

If players want to link other hardware, they'll need to connect to the extension port on the Game Boy Player with the proper cable, which depends on whether the game was designed for Game Boy Advance or a Game Boy system released before the Game Boy Advance.

Map One is closer to the Game Boy Advance's normal layout, while Map Two makes it easier to play with one hand and also allows some SNES rereleases to control more like they may have with the SNES controller, as they often had the Y button mapped to R and the X button mapped to L.

Third party controllers

Japanese hardware manufacturer Hori created for the Japanese market a special digital-only controller designed for use with the Game Boy Player. The design of the controller is similar to the design of the SNES controller, but with the Gamecube's face button layout. In addition, there is a Select button on the controller mapped to the Y button internally. Höri is a municipality in the district of Bülach, in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. ... The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) was a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia, and Brazil between 1990 and 1993. ...

On-screen menu

The menu has six options to choose from:

• Frame: changes the colored border around the game "screen" to one of twenty different patterns. Super Game Boy borders are not supported.
• Size: changes the size that the GBA screen takes up on the TV (Normal is about 80% and appears sharper on some sets, while Full enlarges the image to the left and right edges of the TV)
• Controller: switches between the two controller mappings
• Screen: controls a motion blur effect to reduce potential flicker from programming tricks designed for a GBA screen. Can be set to "sharp" (no blurring), "normal" (some blurring), or "soft" (more blurring).
• Timer: set an alarm for one to sixty minutes
• Change Cartridge: stops the game so cartridges can be swapped safely, without having to turn the GameCube off (it is best to save game data before doing so)

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Compatibility

The Game Boy Player supports the following:

• Games: compatible with most Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games

• E-Reader: compatible with the E-Reader accessory, as well as all Mario Party-e, Super Mario Advance 4-e, Animal Crossing-e, Classic games, and Pokémon Battle-e cards

• Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable: can be used to connect a GBA or GBA SP to a GBP to use as a controller, and to play games with 2-4 players

• Wireless Adapter: the GBP fully supports the use of a Wireless Adapter, and it will still work with all games compatible with the accessory

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Compatibility issues

The Game Boy Player has problems, be it software or physical hardware, with the following GBA accessories:

• GBA Video: For copyright reasons, the GBA Video series is incompatible with the Game Boy Player (those involved feared that users could use a television recording device to copy the shows off the cartridge). The Game Boy Player detects the GBA Video carts and refuses to boot them giving an error message. Even if the carts were playable on the Player (which they are through the use of flash carts and Action Replay), the resolution was greatly reduced for the GBA medium, causing pixelation and sound pops that a large screen with louder speakers would pick up.

• Action ReplayGameshark: Most models of the Action Replay or Gameshark for the GBA or GBC are too wide to fit into the GBA slot and often curl underneath the Game Boy Player system.

• Motion sensors: The three Game Boy games that use motion-sensors, Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble for Game Boy Color, Yoshi's Universal Gravitation (Yoshi Topsy-Turvy in North America) and WarioWare: Twisted! for Game Boy Advance, while able to be displayed on-screen, cannot be controlled properly due to the motion-sensing being designed with a Game Boy unit in mind and tilting the GameCube itself would be completely impractical. There are motion sensing patches for the ROM images to allow for use on the Game Boy Player ^[3], but these methods are neither legal, nor possible without a flash cart.

• Flash Cartridges: Some flash carts will not work on the Game Boy Player, possibly due to the fact that they are not condoned, or even licensed by Nintendo themselves.

• Boktai cartridges: Both game cartridges are shaped so that they do not fit into the Game Boy Player properly; they raise the console off the ground. Since the games are equipped with light sensors, use on the Game Boy Player is impractical.

• Game Boy micro: A Game Boy micro cannot be connected to the Game Boy Player via link cable. 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. It is interesting to note that Nintendo explicitly mentions on their website the possibility of such a linkup: "[The Converter Connector] is required to link a Game Boy micro to a Game Boy Advance system (including the Game Boy Player) for multiplayer action." However, by separating the two pieces of plastic on the end of the Converter Connector that connects to a Game Boy Advance, a linkup between a Game Boy micro and Game Boy Player becomes possible. This, of course, voids any and all warranties on the Converter Connector.

• Games with Integrated Rumble for Game Boy Color: If inserted into the Game Boy Player, games like Pokémon Pinball will display the game properly and are completely playable, but there are two issues with these carts: First, the carts do not fit into the player as easily as most other carts do, and second, that the rumble feature is not accessible to the player when played on the Game Boy Player since the cart is intended to provide haptic feedback through the Game Boy Color hardware, not a Gamecube controller.

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Advance Game Port

Datel's version of the Game Boy Player, released in 2003. This dongle connects to memory card slot B and can be booted up with the included boot disc. Some models have code generators for built in cheat devices. The advantage is that no removal of plates on the bottom, nor tools, are needed to install it. Unlike the Game Boy Player, however, there are a few problems with the audio and video framerate, therefore it is not 100% compatible with Game Boy Advance games. ^[2] However, the Advance Game Port is compatible with the Wii. Datel (previously Datel Electronics) produced a wide range of hardware and peripherals for home computers in the 1980s, for example replacement keyboards for the ZX Spectrum, the PlusD disk interface (originally designed and sold by Miles Gordon Technology) and the Action Replay cartridge. ...

See also

• Super Game Boy
• Nintendo system emulators
• Panasonic Q Game Boy Player

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References

1. ^ IGN Game Boy Q&A. Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
2. ^ ^{a b} What Happened to Datel’s Advance Game Port. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
3. ^ PocketHaven Rom Patches. Retrieved on 2006-12-17.