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| From: Nintendo
Category: Video Games
List Price: $49.99
Buy Used: $12.90
You Save: $37.09 (74%)
New (10) Used (39) from $12.90
Avg. Customer Rating:  122 reviews
Sales Rank: 1944
Platform: Gamecube
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Gamecube
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 6.3 x 3.5
MPN: DOL A GPK
Model: VANIN 045496950309
UPC: 045496950309
EAN: 0045496950309
ASIN: B000090W86
Release Date: September 8, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: ** UNIT ONLY! ** NO start up disc - you can order a replacement disc at nintendo online store (brand new sealed with manual). Prompt, secure shipping w/ tracking. Thank you.
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 If you have a GameCube, you want this. August 13, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
With this device, your GameCube can effectively become a giant Game Boy Advance. It attaches to the bottom of the GameCube through the high-speed port, secured with two screws, and adds about an inch to the GameCube's height. Then you put the included startup disk in the GameCube, put a Game Boy game in the slot in front of the device, turn the GameCube on, and you're playing a Game Boy game on your TV! So you can play all your Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games without having to deal with tiny, badly-lit screens and dying batteries.
It works with Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games. However, it doesn't seem to have any Super Game Boy compatibility. If you play a Super Game Boy game on it, it doesn't use any of the enhanced color palettes or frames that the Super Game Boy could use. Instead, they get treated like normal Game Boy games.
Normal Game Boy games seem to be colorized the same way as on the Game Boy Color and Advance. Unfortunately, unlike with the Super Game Boy, there doesn't seem to any way to change the color palettes. You're stuck with the palettes it wants to use. Oh well, it's not that big a deal.
Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games look great on this. The graphics are crisp and clear.
Pressing the Z button on your GameCube Controller brings up an option menu where you can change certain settings:
FRAME: It shows a graphical frame around the game screen. There are 20 frames to choose from, with a pretty decent variety.
SCREEN SIZE: There are two sizes it can show the game screen at. "Normal" makes the game screen take up most of your TV screen, while "Full" scales it to almost (but not quite) fill the screen. There may be some slight blurring at "Full", but it's hardly noticible and the games still look good at either size. Of course, you don't see as much of the frame in "Full".
CONTROLLER: Sets your control configuration for your GameCube controller. Unfortunately, there are only two configurations to choose from. In one, the L and R buttons act like the the GBA's L and R buttons, while the X and Y buttons both act as the Select button. In the other, the L and R buttons are Select, the Y button is the GBA's L button, and the X button is the GBA's R button. Those are your only choices. A is always A, B is always B, Start is always Start, and the Control Pad and Control Stick both act as the Control Pad. I would have preferred to be able to configure all the buttons any way I want. Oh well.
Note that if you press the button currently assigned as the L button while playing a Game Boy or Game Boy Color game, the screen gets stretched out horizontally, so everything looks wider. Pressing the button assigned as R fixes it. I have no idea why they put that in.
SCREEN FILTER: There are three settings here: "Soft", "Normal", and "Sharp". These apparently affect the quality of the image. Maybe it's just my TV, but I couldn't really tell the difference.
TIMER: Here you can set a countdown timer for up to one hour. Nothing much really happens when the time runs out, you just get a "Time has expired" message at the bottom of the screen. It doesn't turn the game off or anything. I didn't see much point in using it.
CHANGE GAME PAK: Now this is a really nice feature. This lets you take out the game cartridge, put in a different one, and start playing it right away without having to turn the GameCube off and on again!
Plus, there's an External Extension Connector that enables it to connect to Game Boy Advances for multiplayer games just as if it were a Game Boy Advance.
So, to sum up:
PROS:
-Plays Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games on your TV.
-Nice, clear graphics.
-Can switch games without having to turn off the GameCube.
-Can connect to Game Boy Advances for multiplayer games.
CONS:
-Only two controller configurations.
-No Super Game Boy compatibility.
-No way to change color palettes on Game Boy games.
Can't See It? Take it to the Big Screen! May 11, 2005
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Game Boy Player can be a great piece of hardware. There are a lot of games out there that, while designed for the small screen, require a lot of time and attention to detail, which can become a pain when playing on such a tiny screen. The Game Boy Player solves that problem, letting you convert any game from the countless library of Game Boy and Game Boy Advance titles to a bigger screen. The graphics obviously aren't going to improve (they usually look the same as on the GBA), but the bigger image saves the trouble of straining your eyes to make sure you didn't miss anything.
Of course, this is the only real advantage in having a Game Boy Player. It's really not an essential piece of equipment in the gaming experience; if you have no real interest in playing Game Boy games on a bigger screen, the money would be better used on something else.
Saves on Batteries May 10, 2005
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I don't consider myself a gamer but I do play more than I should. With that said I am very happy with this purchase. It has brought new life to my older games.
 I'm glad I bought it. May 2, 2005
I was a little concerned when reading the reviews of this product before i bought it. I read that there was an annoying box surrounding the game on the tv set. This was the biggest issue for me before purchasing. I wasn't sure how bothered I'd be by this, but i decided to buy it anyway. I have a gameboy advance sp to play while i'm at work but I find myself not playing it as often as I thought I would. Since I have a lot of my favorite games on GBA (Mario 3, Final Fantasy, classic Zelda, Minish Cap, etc.) I thougth it would be cool to be able to play them at home. Playing Mario 3 on my TV is so great, like being in junior high again! And I don't even find myself bothered by the surrounding box. You can put it on a full screen mode, but there are still bars at the top and bottom, probably due to the gameboy advance having a wider screen ratio than standard televisions. My only complaint is that you have to have another gameboy and cable for mulitplayer, which means I can't use GBA games for Monday video game night with friends. But that's minor. I was telling myself as I was buying it that I probably shouldn't be spending the money on it right now, but I am really glad I did. Especially after spending all morning playing the first Final Fantasy that was recently released on GBA. Classic! Oh and one more thing, if you are a kid in high school, you might not appreciate playing old school looking games on the big screen as much. But for us older folk, it's like revisiting those after school afternoons at your friend's house!
A Wonderful Add On January 12, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought the game boy player almost a year ago and I love it. Having this with my gamecube is like having two game systems in one. I love being able to play all of my favorite games on a big screen. I also think that the price is very good considering what it allows you to do. It's like having a whole other system with the fraction of the cost. I love it, and I highly recomend it for those who want to play their favorite games on a big screen.
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