Game Boy Player

Game Boy Player
Game Boy Player under a GameCube
Also known asDOL-017
GBS (code name)
ManufacturerNintendo
Product familyGameCube
TypeVideo game console add-on
GenerationSixth
Release date
  • JP: March 21, 2003
  • EU: June 20, 2003
  • NA: June 23, 2003
Media
PredecessorTransfer Pak
RelatedGameCube

The Game Boy Player[a] is a GameCube peripheral developed by Nintendo which enables it to play Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges, allowing those games 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. Rather than emulating a Game Boy system, the Game Boy Player uses physical hardware nearly identical to that of a Game Boy Advance. The device does not use the enhanced effects used by the Super Game Boy (a similar peripheral for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System).[1] The peripheral received mainly positive reviews from critics.


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  1. ^ Frear, Dave (October 8, 2011). "Remembering the Super Game Boy". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020.