Game Boy Player
Game Boy Player under a GameCube | |
| Also known as | DOL-017 GBS (code name) |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Nintendo |
| Product family | GameCube |
| Type | Video game console add-on |
| Generation | Sixth |
| Release date |
|
| Media | |
| Predecessor | Super Game Boy |
| Successor | Virtual Console |
| Related | GameCube |
The Game Boy Player 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). The peripheral received mainly positive reviews from critics.