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Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (GC, 2003) was an exclusive Gamecube title released by Sonic Team and Sega. Once the single player campaign is cleared, players gain access to the Gamecube-to-GBA linking connectivity in which 4 single-player games can be downloaded individually to the GBA: ChuChu Rocket Challenge, Puyo Pop’s Endless Mode, Nights into […]
When a Gameboy Advance, the original horizontal model or a GBA SP (not the Gameboy Micro), is linked to a Gamecube Gameboy Player, it can be used as a controller to recreate a more authentic gameplay experience.
By connecting Metroid Fusion (Gameboy Advance) with Metroid Prime (Gamecube) via a GC-to-GBA Link Cable, the original NES Metroid becomes unlocked and playable complete with a new save system. Then, the Fusion Suit can be unlocked and playable in Prime. Just keep in mind, you’ll need a completed save file to make this data transfer.
Madden NFL 2003 and Madden NFL 2004 featured Gamecube-to-Gameboy Advance (GC-to-GBA) connectivity using a GC-to-GBA link cable. Madden 2003 features a digital scoreboard whereas Madden 2004 linked with the corresponding GBA version of the game. However, there is a trick to initiate this linking connectivity.
A handheld port, of a console port, of an arcade games, Magical Tetris Challenge on Gameboy Color features 3 different multiplayer modes for 2 players over a link cable. One of these modes is a unique co-op option and there is a Vs mode that uses big Tetris pieces instead of sending garbage lines to […]
This week, Gillman and I play some Goat Simulator 3 because it just appeared on GamePass. This game is totally Goat Simulator x10.
Heiankyo Alien was originally released in 1979 on PC and predated the release of Pac-Man. When this Gameboy port was released, it contained a port of the PC original and also included a modern version with updated visuals. Both modes are available to play with a partner via a link cable. The original version features […]
There are many ports of the original Donkey Kong Country but this Gameboy Color version is the only one that has these exclusive 2-player mini games. However, you’ll need to grind through the single player campaign to unlock them… along with a bunch of Gameboy Printer stickers and images.
This week, Gillman and I play through some Super Mario RPG, the 2023 Switch remake. Here, we discuss our time with the original game when we were both youngsters and I am glad to know that the one missable frog coin in the beginning of the game is now gettable later!
Since it was released after the excellent Mario Tennis, Snoopy Tennis on Gameboy Color was an overlooked licensed sports game. However, despite being developed by a very small team, it included a robust multiplayer mode for 2 linked players. There are five 2-player link cable modes in total and one of them is Squash!
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