The Game Boy Player also offers a filtering option, which definitely comes in handy with games that do that 'flicker trick' to make sprites look transparent. It's much more convenient (and less power-draining) to use a standard GameCube controller or WaveBird device. The only reason why anyone would want to control the action using a GBA system is to get the authentic Game Boy Advance feel. The transfer takes only three seconds, and players will know when they can take control when the Game Boy Player logo shows up on the GBA's screen.

A GBA can be plugged in at any time, but the Game Boy Player needs to send a little file to the system so that the unit can transmit the D-pad and button presses to the GameCube. The Game Boy Player also offers control through either the GameCube controllers, or a Game Boy Advance system plugged in using the GameCube Game Boy Advance link cable. To play Game Boy games on the GameCube, players will have to use the boot disc included in the package the boot disc simply puts the GameCube in the Game Boy Advance mode and launches the user interface.

But it's honestly a 30 second installation that requires nothing more than a coin to lock in the two screws into the bottom of the GameCube system. The device simply plugs into the GameCube's serial port on the bottom of the unit a plastic tab must be removed to install the Game Boy Player. The unit is essentially the internals of a Game Boy Advance system (without the LCD screen, controls, or battery, of course) that outputs its video and sound signal through the GameCube hardware. The Game Boy Player is a GameCube peripheral that plugs into the bottom of the system, and enables gamers to play any one of the thousands of Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games released over the past 14 years. Enter the Game Boy Player, Nintendo's consumer version of the AGB Capture idea.

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