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The Chromatic handheld is a new Gameboy Color released by a 3rd party called ModRetro. This handheld gaming system has all the features of Nintendo’s original device but with some nifty backlit screen options. Adding value to the $200 price point, ModRetro also includes their own officially licensed version of Tetris. Unfortunately, the multiplayer mode […]
The original Gameboy version of Marble Madness has a feature that is missing from other handheld ports – the included 2-player link cable mode! The GameGear version and even the Gameboy Color port, which was released many years later, did not include the 2-player mode, making this more of a definitive version even with diminished […]
Don’t be distracted by the name because this game has nothing to do with magic or shows but it does involve Snoopy, his brother Spike, the bird Woodstock, and a bouncing ball. Yeah, Snoopy’s Magic Show doesn’t make much sense on paper but it plays a lot better than it sounds, especially when it comes […]
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 […]
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