A PASSION FOR ALL THINGS GAMES
The N64 Transfer Pak was originally bundled with Pokemon Stadium, allowing players to import Pokemon from Red and Blue into the N64 title with full 3D. Even though it was mostly designed as a way for the handheld Pokemon games to communicate with the console titles, other bold developers took advantage of this under-utilized accessory […]
Monster Rancher Explorer on Gameboy Color has nothing to do with Monster Rancher. For some reason, the Monster Rancher IP was slapped onto a Solomon’s Key sequel (aka Fire ‘N Ice). Stranger yet, the coolest part about this forgotten handheld game is the really fun and intuitive map editor mode that only becomes available if […]
PD Ultraman Battle 64 is a Japan-exclusive N64 game that makes use of the Transfer Pak. By connecting any GB cartridge, players can unlock a monster similar to the CD swapping feature in Monster Rancher on the PSOne. Unfortunately, after trying many GB carts, I was only able to generate the same green slug and […]
Rampage World Tour is the first Rampage title for Gameboy Color but it sadly omitted an official 2-player link cable co-op mode. However, the developers started this feature and left this option hidden in the final built. By entering a secret code on the main menu (hold SELECT, then hit UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, DOWN, […]
Puyo Puyo~n Party is a Japanese exclusive N64 game that made use of the Transfer Pak when connected to Puyo Puyo Sun, another Japan exclusive title. When connected, the images unlocked in the Gameboy game become viewable on the TV through the N64 game. However, there are pictures hidden within the game’s data that are […]
Mario Tennis and Mario Golf on N64 and Gameboy Color were developed by Camelot. This forward thinking developer included Transfer Pak functionality in these sports titles but Mario Golf has one unfortunate downside of connecting the console version to the handheld version, one misstep that was corrected with Mario Tennis. Mario Golf was the first […]
Mickey’s Speedway USA (N64) is Transfer Pak compatible with the Gameboy Color version of the same name. When the GBC cart is inserted into the TP, Huey becomes a playable racer. However, it took a few attempts to get this feature to work. If it doesn’t work for you, keep resetting until it finally takes. […]
Loony Toons: Marvin Strikes Back has three link cable multiplayer mini games: Simon Says, Rock/Paper/Scissors, and a Fallguys-clone. These games are pretty awful, have low presentation values, and do not even have sound or music. Which makes me think they were tacked on right before the game shipped or the devs ran out of time […]
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.
The US saw the release of 16 official Gameboy cartridges to feature the built-in Rumble Pak. Japan featured 7 exclusive Gameboy Rumble Pak games. The majority of them being pinball and fishing games. Powered by a single AAA battery and sporting a removable battery cover (which always seemed to get lost), these unique games are […]
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