A PASSION FOR ALL THINGS GAMES
The original arcade version of Popeye and Donkey Kong have a lot in common. Later, this Popeye 2 Gameboy sequel seems to have taken a lot of inspiration from 1989’s Super Mario Land as the gameplay and visual style are similar. However, Popeye’s 2 link cable multiplayer mode might have inspired the Vs mode in […]
The Super Gameboy (SGB) was an accessory that allowed original Gameboy (GB) games to be played on a TV through the Super Nintendo. Black cartridge Gameboy games were also supported. Besides having the ability to change colors and borders, here are a few other tidbits of information that I found interesting about the Super Gameboy.
The Game & Watch Gallery series on Gameboy contains a hidden LINK CABLE feature that connects the first three games, unlocking content spread across the trilogy! This is amazing because this creative feature isn’t even mentioned in the instruction manual.
Space Invaders on Gameboy holds a crazy secret and is the only Gameboy game to do this special thing! Can this even be considered a Gameboy game?
Over 20 Gameboy games have special Super Gameboy functionality that allowed for multiplayer gaming by only needing one cartridge. Many were exclusive to Japan. Normally, 2 Gameboys, 2 copies of a compatible game, and 1 link cable are needed for two-player multiplayer. However, all the games featured in this video support 2-4 players by only […]
Did you know there are secret animations when using a Super Gameboy?Eight of the ten borders/frames feature charming animation if you left the controller go idle for a certain amount of time. To access the Super Gameboy menu, hit the L+R shoulder buttons when using a SGB. Here are all the animations, captured in HD […]
An unfortunate design of the Analogue Pocket is that is the Gameboy multiplayer link port is on the bottom of the handheld, right next to the USB-C charging/docking input. So when using an Analogue Pocket DOCK, the user loses access to the Gameboy link port since the dock doesn’t have any link port extension/pass-through.
Fortified Zone is essentially those top-down stages from classic Contra titles but with 2-player co-op over a link cable. It is impressive because each player can venture in their own direction with all their action happening off-screen. Honestly, I am not really sure how this is possible on the original Gameboy but it offers some […]
Originally bundled with F1 Race by Nintendo, the 4-player adapter was an accessory that allowed four Gameboys to be linked via link cables as opposed to the standard two. Only a few handful of games were compatible with this accessory with about half of them being racing games. This video covers every Gameboy game that […]
A quality conversion of the original NES release, Dr. Mario (1990) on Gameboy features a fun 2-player link cable vs mode that still holds up today (in my opinion).
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