Army Men 2 features two 2-player link cable vs modes: deathmatch and CTF.This GBC sequel also acts as the precursor to the technically impressive GBA sequel and that game’s Single-Pak link multiplayer mode.

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Army Men 2 features two 2-player link cable vs modes: deathmatch and CTF.This GBC sequel also acts as the precursor to the technically impressive GBA sequel and that game’s Single-Pak link multiplayer mode.
This week, Gillman and I play a bit of Mario and Luigi Brothership on Switch.
Magical Drop on Gameboy Color has a 2-player link cable VS mode but it doesn’t actually do anything – pointless.
Austin Powers: Oh, Behave! and Austin Powers: Welcome to My Underground Lair! feature interchangeable 2-player link cable mini games. One is a digital way to play Rock, Paper, Scissors and the other is an Othello clone. Plus, players can swap text message using the GBC’s IR Port. Those text messages can also be printed using […]
Released in October 1990, Sega’s Game Gear was their answer to Nintendo’s Gameboy. In total, there were over 360 games released for the Game Gear with just over 100 supporting the Gear-To-Gear link cable. In other words, nearly 1/3 of all GG games supported multiplayer. Here are a list of all multiplayer Gear-To-Gear link cable […]
When the Gameboy Color version of Perfect Dark is connected to the N64 game via the Transfer Pak, four cheats become unlocked. The coolest part is this Transfer Pak functionality was adopted into the Xbox and Switch Online ports too. See it here.
Sega released the Dreamcast in September 1999 (US) while SNK released the Neogeo Pocket Color in August 1999 (US). Before Nintendo allowed players to link Gameboy Advance handhelds to the Gamecube, Sega and SNK partnered to create a link cable that allowed SNK’s handheld to communicate with Sega’s home console. Only six games took advantage […]
The Gameboy version of Centipede, a port of the arcade original, puts a strong emphasis on linked multiplayer. Outfitted with both linked co-op and competitive modes, plus alternating, this Gameboy game has a robust multiplayer offering.
Star Wars Episode 1: Racer on Gameboy Color features a 2-player link cable vs mode. Unfortunately, the 1-v-1 racing gameplay is rather uneventful especially without any type of power-up/upgrade system.
Instead of playing a game this week, Gillman and I decided to stream Sony’s State of Play (Feb 2025) video while we give our reactions and commentary in real time. We were going to watch this anyway so why not talk about it as it happens. Let us know what you think.
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