A PASSION FOR ALL THINGS GAMES
Densetsu no Starfy 3, aka Legendary Starfy 3, for the Gameboy Advance has a Single-Pak link multiplayer mode that supports 4 players. There are a total of 5 available mini games but they must first be unlocked by playing through the single player campaign.
Nintendo’s CLASSIC NES SERIES GBA port of Dr. Mario supports multiplayer with two players through one game pak. All the options found in the NES original are here including the two different tunes and the ability to adjust starting difficulty and speed. Too bad the controls are laggy through. This video simply demonstrates this Multi-boot […]
There are several playable games in Nintendo’s fourth Game & Watch compilation but two are multiplayer compatible through Single-Pak link – Donkey Kong 3 and Boxing. DK3 pits two players in a tug-of-war style match by shooting water bubbles at each other, trying to push a fireball and a Boo to the other side. The […]
DK King of Swing has a Single-Pak link mode that acts has a quick demo to the main game. The goal is to reach the top of each of the three stages before your opponents. Unfortunately, the AI bot controlled Donkey Kongs play perfect matches every time, giving the player zero chance of beating them. […]
Mario Kart: Super Circuit is pretty much as good as it is going to get in terms of a multiplayer racing game on Gameboy Advance using only one cartridge. Up to four players, each controlling a palette swapped Yoshi, can compete in four tracks which are all call backs to the SNES original. This video […]
Konami’s handheld Gameboy Advance version of Silent Scope has a decent but short lived Single-Pak link offering. Instead of murdering bad guys, you instead murder balloons using one copy of the game for up to four players. This video is an overview of this extra mode.
F-Zero Maximum Velocity was one of the handful of Gameboy Advance games that launched with the system in 2001. For the time, it was a quality racer and was one of the first games to feature a Single-Pak link mode for up to four players playing from one copy of the game. This video demonstrates […]
Most Mario titles on Nintendo’s Gameboy Advance includes Mario Bros. Battle, a multiplayer offering that takes advantage of the GBA’s multi-boot capabilities. Using only one cartridge, players can compete in class Mario Bros. but with newly implemented features. This video explains this excellent multiplayer mode.
The GBA Roll Cage accessory by Mad Catz is probably the stupidest gaming accessory of all time. Looking like braces for your teeth, this thing is supposed to protect your GBA if you accidentally drop it. Thing is, the added weight and size makes it way more difficult to hold the system, which means you’ll […]
Select Gameboy Advance games had the ability to play multiplayer games using only one game pak (cartridge). Also referred to as the “multi-boot” function, these single pak linkable games often played like a demo of the main game. However, some had full blown multiplayer options that were quite fun. This video demonstrations how to link […]
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