This Nintendo GameCube accessory plays Game Boy software on your TV.
- JP release: 21th March 2003
- EU release: 20th June 2003
- NA release: 24th June 2003
- Developer: Nintendo
- Publisher: Nintendo
- NGC Magazine Score: N/A
- Mods Used: None
The Game Boy Player was an accessory released for the GameCube that allowed it to play Game Boy, Game Boy Colour and Game Boy Advance games. The device actually contained Game Boy hardware, so there’s no emulation involved, either. This was (and still is) the most accurate way to play Game Boy Advance games on a TV, and has the added bonus of making the GameCube an actual Cube, but there’s also something lacking about it.
In terms of features, there are a small amount of frames to pick from, a couple of controller layouts, a very subtle sharp/soft option and a very pointless timer. The Super Game Boy for the SNES had a ton of features, such as modifying colours for original Game Boy games and nothing like this is here (there’s also no support for custom Super Game Boy frames and colour data). There’s no fun, it’s just a no-nonsense package that simply does what it claims: it plays Game Boy games. And for the price some GameCube + Game Boy Player bundles were sold for, it was an amazing offer.
Fine
Basically, it does everything a real GBA does, except fit in your pocket. Playing Mario Kart Super Circuit using a GC controller is a real treat, but even games like that, which look crisp on the small screen, come out looking a bit chunky when blown up and plastered across a massive TV.
NGC Magazine #81
