Game Boy Player
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The Game Boy Player[lower-alpha 1] 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.
Also known as | DOL-017 GBS (code name) |
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Manufacturer | Nintendo |
Product family | GameCube |
Type | Video game console add-on |
Generation | Sixth |
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Predecessor | Super Game Boy |
Related | GameCube |
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.