When I use the eject button, the cart doesn’t come that little bit of extra distance that you want it to. The eject button is easy to locate and use, however there is a problem with it (or at least just my Gameboy Player). When it is sitting next to you in your Gamecube you will understand exactly what I mean. Not designed by anyone with eyes because it’s an absolute shocker. Speaking of bad design, the disc cover is very ugly. I think this was a bad design feature since if your floor is dirty, you have tiles or some other potential ‘thread’ to your Gameboy label you mayįind scratches or fading on them. Once it is installed you have to place in the boot disc treating it as a normal Gamecube game and then of course put the Gameboy game into the Player, face down. These screws are big and use a 10 cent coin to screw in. Once you have installed your Gameboy Player you will not take it off often, quite possibly never again. They do not fall from the Gameboy Player as they are attached, when they are not screwed in they dangle loosely but do not fall out which is a terrific idea. It goes under the Gamecube and occupies the ‘Hi-Speed Port’ (still allowing access to the other ports below the Gamecube). The Gameboy Player is quite neat, adding only an inch to the already small Gamecube console. Only reason I brought one was because of the unbelievable deal I got with it. I never worked myself up over the device so I did not know what to expect. Gameboy Players retail for $99.95 (prices varying according to store, location and of course age) this is hardly good value, for a device like this you shouldn’t have to pay over 30 bucks, as its use is more of a gimmick than anything else.Īt first look I wasn’t too impressed nor was I disappointed. The major downfall is of course you need a Gamecube to play it and if you don’t already have one then it is not worth buying one just to play Gameboy games on a television screen. It simply allows you to play Gameboy games on your Gamecube. While I’m talking about older games I should mention that the Gameboy Player treats classic and colour Gameboy games exactly like a traditional Gameboy Advance would, still allowing the L/R wide screen function and the colour schemes for grey scaled games.Īs a simple emulation device and nothing more, I feel there is not much to review here. Otherwise it is safe to say your Gameboy library will work

Games that have misshaped cartridges (Gameboy Colour games with rumble features are like this) and the light sensitive Gameboy Advance game Boktai (that uses a light sensor for crucial gameplay mechanics) will not function. There are however a few strange exceptions that will not work in the Gameboy Player.

No Advance in the title of this device like many other games and devices linked to the Gameboy Advance, this thing is going to play all Gameboy games dating back to the very first grey scaled marvels for the original Gameboy. The Gameboy Player, a very self-explanatory name.

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