For the last several years, I’ve been researching, documenting, writing, and YouTubing about weird, forgotten, and neglected gaming communication features, mostly centered around handheld consoles. During this endeavor, I started using the…
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Wii-to-DS Link – Big Beach Sports
Big Beach Sports (2008) on Wii has a pointless communication feature with the Nintendo DS. When both systems are connected, the DS can be used to draw a face using the stylus…
Did You Know Gaming featured my clips in their NGPC vs GB video
Over the last few years, I spent a lot of time documenting the NGPC and its linking features. I covering the 2-player link cable modes in many games and also covered every…
Batter Up (Game Gear, 1991) 2-player mode, Enable The Link Cable
Batter Up! on Game Gear is Namco’s port of classic R.B.I. on Sega’s handheld. It plays, looks, and sounds just like the original, which is great because this baseball sim is excellent….
Aerial Assault (Game Gear, 1992) 2-player mode, Enable The Link Cable
Aerial Assault is one of the few shooters on Game Gear and the only one to support 2-player co-op when using the Gear-to-Gear link cable. Besides shooting the enemy AI with a…
Berlin no Kabe/Berlin Wall (Game Gear, 1991) 2-player mode, Enable The Link Cable
Berlin no Kabe, aka The Berlin Wall, is a forgotten Japanese exclusive Game Gear game that has a pretty fun 2-player co-op mode when using the Gear-to-Gear link cable.
Super Columns (Game Gear, 1995) 2-player mode, Enable The Link Cable
Super Columns on Game Gear is more polished in comparison to the original. However, only the standard Endless Vs mode is available when using the link cable. The Flash mode is still…
Save on AfterPlay.io with this promo code
AfterPlay.io is a cool service that let’s you play all your classic games, from Atari 2600 through PSOne and everything in-between, from anywhere: PC, Mobile, and even through your web browser. It…
Bust-A-Move (Game Gear, 1996) 2-player mode, Enable The Link Cable
The Game Gear version of Bust-A-Move features a 2-player versus mode when using the Gear-to-Gear link cable. It wasn’t until many years later did the Gameboy receive a multiplayer compatible version of…
Mappy (Game Gear, 1991) 2-player mode, Enable The Link Cable
The Game Gear version of Mappy, which was exclusively released in Japan, features a 2-player versus mode when using the Gear-to-Gear link cable. Unfortunately, this linked multiplayer mode is nothing more than…