<s>
The	O
is	O
a	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
adapter	I-General_Concept
accessory	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
released	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
but	O
is	O
only	O
supported	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Wireless	I-Device
Adapter	I-Device
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
and	O
e-Reader	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
,	O
this	O
device	O
allows	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
and	O
attaches	O
via	O
the	O
External	O
Extension	O
Connector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
range	O
of	O
this	O
adapter	O
is	O
short	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
built-in	O
wireless	O
function	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
;	O
Nintendo	O
recommends	O
players	O
stay	O
within	O
10ft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
's	O
different	O
style	O
link	O
cable	O
port	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Wireless	I-Device
Adapter	I-Device
will	O
not	O
attach	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
Wireless	B-General_Concept
Adapter	I-General_Concept
is	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
which	O
is	O
compatible	O
for	O
linking	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Wireless	I-Device
Adapter	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neither	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
adapter	I-General_Concept
can	O
connect	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
since	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
does	O
not	O
support	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
in	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
adapter	I-General_Concept
's	O
greatest	O
uses	O
is	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Device
FireRed	I-Device
,	O
LeafGreen	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Emerald	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
all	O
three	O
still	O
support	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
(	O
and	O
must	O
use	O
a	O
link	O
cable	O
to	O
link	O
with	O
Ruby	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
)	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
thirty-nine	O
wireless	O
adapter-connected	O
players	O
can	O
convene	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	O
in-game	O
lobby	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Union	O
Room	O
"	O
for	O
battles	B-Application
and	O
trades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
adapter	I-General_Concept
is	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
to	O
download	O
special	O
data	O
via	O
the	O
Mystery	O
Gift	O
option	O
at	O
various	O
Pokémon-related	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
Union	O
Room	O
in	O
certain	O
Pokémon	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
the	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
adapter	I-General_Concept
only	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
drawback	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Wireless	I-Device
Adapter	I-Device
is	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
;	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
only	O
work	O
with	O
games	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
programmed	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
adapter	I-General_Concept
,	O
excluding	O
all	O
older	O
model	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
only	O
about	O
30	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
support	O
the	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
adapter	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
supported	O
games	O
are	O
the	O
bit	B-Device
Generations	I-Device
series	I-Device
(	O
Japan	O
only	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
NES	I-Device
Series	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
when	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
turned	O
on	O
with	O
only	O
the	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
adapter	I-General_Concept
inserted	O
but	O
no	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
is	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
boot	O
the	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
adapter	I-General_Concept
,	O
or	O
any	O
single-pak	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
game	O
inserted	O
by	O
holding	O
Start	O
and	O
Select	O
as	O
the	O
system	O
boots	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
accessory	O
was	O
packaged	O
with	O
most	O
Pokémon	B-Device
FireRed	I-Device
and	O
Pokémon	B-Device
LeafGreen	I-Device
games	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
separate	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
adapter	I-General_Concept
launching	O
somewhat	O
later	O
into	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
lifecycle	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
very	O
few	O
games	O
that	O
support	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compatible	O
games	O
are	O
identified	O
by	O
an	O
icon	O
labeled	O
Wireless	B-General_Concept
Adapter	I-General_Concept
Compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
Golf	I-Device
:	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
and	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
NES	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
are	O
missing	O
this	O
label	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Classic	B-Device
NES	I-Device
Series	I-Device
:	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Momotaro	B-Device
Dentetsu	I-Device
G	I-Device
:	I-Device
Make	I-Device
a	I-Device
Gold	I-Device
Deck	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
