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GameBoy Player For Gamecube Reviewed

Posted by simoniker on from the try-playing-kirby-tilt-n-tumble-on-this dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to an IGN.com review of the GameBoy Player for Gamecube. As the article says, "The GameBoy Player is a GameCube peripheral that plugs into the bottom of the system, and enables gamers to play any one of the thousands of GameBoy, GameBoy Color, and GameBoy Advance games released over the past 14 years." As well as being bundled with the Gamecube hardware starting June 23rd, this peripheral will be available separately on the same date, and it's particularly cool that you can control games with "either the GameCube controllers, or a GameBoy Advance system plugged in using the GameCube GameBoy Advance link cable."

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  1. A perfect controller by antin · · Score: 4, Interesting

    May I suggest that anyone interested in the GameBoy Player have a look at this third party gamecube controller?
    http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?cate gory=0&produc ts_id=2467&

    It is modelled on the (excellent) SNES controller, it is essentially a GC controller minus the analog sticks. I find the dpad on the standard controller a little small for comfort, and the GBA as a controller is also not the best. Considering most of the games on the GBA are SNES ports this controller makes perfect sense :)

    Oh and it is great for any fans of fighting games (who haven't purchased arcade sticks).

  2. Re:Damn you Nintendo! by Babbster · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If you don't mind using Freeloader or Action Replay, you can get a Japanese version from Lik-Sang. The hardware is exactly the same (the GBA doesn't have region coding) but the boot disc is region-specific. It would add an extra disc swap when you first boot the system but it would solve your color coordination dilemma...fortunately, I bought a black Cube. :)