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[[Image:GB_Player.jpg|thumb|A '''Game Boy Player'''.]]  
{{system infobox
|image=[[File:GB Player.jpg|280px]]<br>A Game Boy Player<br>[[File:GCN-GBA Cable.jpg|280px]]<br>The cable can serve as a controller for the Game Boy Player.
|generation=Sixth
|release={{release|Japan|March 21, 2003|Europe|June 20, 2003|Mexico|June 23, 2003<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030401062006/http://nintendo.com.mx/ Official Mexican Website (Archived)]. Retrieved November 28, 2022.</ref>|USA|June 24, 2003}}
|discontinued=2007
|predecessor=[[Super Game Boy]]
|successor=N/A
}}
[[File:Game Boy Player logo.svg|175px|left|class=invert]]
[[File:Silver Game Boy Player.jpg|thumb|left|A silver Game Boy Player]]
The '''{{wp|Game Boy Player}}''' is an accessory for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. As the name implies, it can be used for playing [[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Color]], and [[Game Boy Advance]] games, and it even has a link port for linking up to other Game Boy systems and accessories. The Game Boy Player hooks up to the GameCube by being inserted into the Hi-Speed Port underneath the console. It comes with a special start-up disc that must be inserted into the GameCube before any Game Boy games can be played. The Game Boy Player hooks up to the GameCube by being inserted underneath it, and it has a start-up disc that has to be inserted into the GameCube before the Game Boy Player can be used. The Game Boy Player can be player with either a standard GameCube controller or a Game Boy Advance hooked with a link cable. The Game Boy Player is the successor to the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]'s [[Super Game Boy]], which can only play Game Boy games.


The '''Game Boy Player''' is an accessory for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. As the name implies, it can be used for playing [[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Color]] and [[Game Boy Advance]] games. It also has a link port for linking up to other Game Boy systems and accessories. It is the successor to the [[Super Game Boy]].
There are a few titles that are not made for normal play on the Game Boy Player, such as ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' and ''[[Yoshi Topsy-Turvy]]'', because they require the player to rotate the entire system around due to the motion sensors on the cartridge, something that the GameCube wasn't designed to do. The games still boot and run normally, however.


In most regions, black Game Boy Players were shipped far more than any other color, such as indigo and platinum colors that the GameCube itself had. In Japan, a variety of colors for the Game Boy Player have been released much more evenly.
While many GBA games may suffer from intense brightness and/or other minor graphical issues when played on a Game Boy Player, a few games, including two ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games, ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', are specially optimized for use on the device. These games are distinguished by showing the Game Boy Player logo upon booting up, regardless of whether or not the device is being used. In addition, ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' has a manual setting labeled "GB Player Mode" which adjusts the palettes that are better suited for the Game Boy Player.


The Game Boy Player hooks up to the GameCube by being inserted underneath it. It comes with a special start-up disc which must be inserted into the GameCube before any Game Boy games can be played. Players may play with a standard GameCube controller, or use a Game Boy Advance that is hooked up to the GameCube with a link cable. By pressing the Z Button on the GameCube controller, an options menu will be brought up, but the game will not be stopped.
The Game Boy Player is incompatible with the [[Wii]], as it lacks the Hi-Speed Port of the GameCube where it plugs into. Additionally, the Game Boy Player matches the GameCube's footprint, while the Wii has a different footprint placed horizontally.


The Game Boy Player allows for a small amount of customization for playing Game Boy Games. Because the dimensions of a Game Boy screen does not match up with most television screens, a border is necessary. It is possible to configure the size of the border, the background of which can be changed to to a number of different patterns. A timer can also be implemented.
==''Super Mario'' games with rumble support==
<gallery>
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga Box NA.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
Super Mario Advance 4 Box.png|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
</gallery>


Certain titles, including ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', have a rumble feature that can only be triggered by playing the game with a standard GameCube controller.
==Media==
{{media table
|file1=GBA BIOS.oga
|title1=GBA startup screen theme
}}


There are a few titles that won't work properly, or at all, with the Game Boy Player. While there are no ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' titles that are incompatible, the two Gyro Sensor titles, ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's Universal Gravitation]]'' won't play properly, as they require the player to rotate the entire system around, something that the GameCube clearly wasn't designed for.
==References==
 
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== Trivia ==
<references/>
*While playing ''Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga'', if the player were to plug in two GBAs, the second GBA could be used to control Luigi.


{{Systems}}
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Latest revision as of 17:14, April 20, 2024

Game Boy Player
Nintendo GameCube being attached to Game Boy Player.
A Game Boy Player
GCN-GBA Cable
The cable can serve as a controller for the Game Boy Player.
Generation Sixth generation
Release date Japan March 21, 2003
Europe June 20, 2003
Mexico June 23, 2003[1]
USA June 24, 2003
Discontinued 2007
Predecessor Super Game Boy
Successor N/A
The logo for the Game Boy Player.
A silver Game Boy Player for the Nintendo GameCube
A silver Game Boy Player

The Game Boy Player is an accessory for the Nintendo GameCube. As the name implies, it can be used for playing Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games, and it even has a link port for linking up to other Game Boy systems and accessories. The Game Boy Player hooks up to the GameCube by being inserted into the Hi-Speed Port underneath the console. It comes with a special start-up disc that must be inserted into the GameCube before any Game Boy games can be played. The Game Boy Player hooks up to the GameCube by being inserted underneath it, and it has a start-up disc that has to be inserted into the GameCube before the Game Boy Player can be used. The Game Boy Player can be player with either a standard GameCube controller or a Game Boy Advance hooked with a link cable. The Game Boy Player is the successor to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System's Super Game Boy, which can only play Game Boy games.

There are a few titles that are not made for normal play on the Game Boy Player, such as WarioWare: Twisted! and Yoshi Topsy-Turvy, because they require the player to rotate the entire system around due to the motion sensors on the cartridge, something that the GameCube wasn't designed to do. The games still boot and run normally, however.

While many GBA games may suffer from intense brightness and/or other minor graphical issues when played on a Game Boy Player, a few games, including two Super Mario games, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, are specially optimized for use on the device. These games are distinguished by showing the Game Boy Player logo upon booting up, regardless of whether or not the device is being used. In addition, Mario vs. Donkey Kong has a manual setting labeled "GB Player Mode" which adjusts the palettes that are better suited for the Game Boy Player.

The Game Boy Player is incompatible with the Wii, as it lacks the Hi-Speed Port of the GameCube where it plugs into. Additionally, the Game Boy Player matches the GameCube's footprint, while the Wii has a different footprint placed horizontally.

Super Mario games with rumble support[edit]

Media[edit]

Audio.svg GBA startup screen theme
File infoMedia:GBA BIOS.oga
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References[edit]

Game Boy Player coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ Official Mexican Website (Archived). Retrieved November 28, 2022.
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Video game systems and add-ons
Nintendo home consoles Nintendo Entertainment System/Family Computer (Family BASIC, Family Computer Disk System) • Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom (Satellaview, Super Game Boy) • Nintendo 64 (Nintendo 64DD) • Nintendo GameCube (Game Boy Player) • Wii (Virtual Console, WiiWare) • Wii U (Virtual Console)
Nintendo handhelds Game & Watch • Game Boy • Virtual Boy • Game Boy Color • Game Boy Advance • Nintendo DS (Nintendo DSi, DSiWare) • Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console)
Other MS-DOS • VS. System • Nintendo PlayChoice-10 • Nelsonic Game Watch • Super Mario Bros. Watch • Gamewatch Boy • Philips CD-i • Mini Classics • Nintendo Switch • Triforce • Visteon Dockable Entertainment System • Classics • LodgeNet
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