<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
accessories	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
handheld	O
console	O
and	O
its	B-Device
successors	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Pocket	O
Sonar	O
is	O
a	O
peripheral	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
made	O
by	O
Bandai	O
that	O
used	O
sonar	O
to	O
locate	O
fish	O
up	O
to	O
20	O
meters	O
(	O
65	O
feet	O
)	O
underwater	O
for	O
the	O
sport	O
of	O
fishing	O
and	O
contained	O
a	O
fishing	O
mini-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Camera	I-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Printer	O
(	O
Pocket	B-Application
Camera	I-Application
and	O
Pocket	O
Printer	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
are	O
accessories	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
handheld	O
gaming	O
system	O
and	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
can	O
take	O
basic	O
,	O
often	O
grainy	O
,	O
black-and-white	O
digital	O
images	O
using	O
the	O
four-color	O
palette	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
picture	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
face	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
avatar	B-Application
in	O
the	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
former	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
went	O
so	O
far	O
as	O
to	O
dedicate	O
a	O
monthly	O
section	O
to	O
the	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
is	O
inserted	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slot	O
of	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Pocket	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
printer	O
must	O
be	O
connected	O
via	O
a	O
second	O
generation	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
accessories	O
are	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Pocket	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Light	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
's	I-Application
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
2	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
original	O
and	O
SP	B-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	I-Application
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Camera	I-Application
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Printer	O
is	O
not	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
printer	O
must	O
connect	O
via	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
the	O
printer	O
must	O
use	O
a	O
Universal	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
being	O
used	O
for	O
printing	O
Game	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Camera	I-Application
pictures	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Printer	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
with	O
certain	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
games	O
,	O
including	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
,	O
The	O
Legend	O
of	O
Zelda	O
:	O
Link	O
's	O
Awakening	O
DX	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
versions	O
Yellow	O
,	O
Gold	O
,	O
Silver	O
,	O
and	O
Crystal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Camera	I-Application
can	O
be	O
utilized	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Device
Artist	I-Device
suite	O
of	O
multimedia	O
games	O
for	O
64DD	B-Device
,	O
via	O
the	O
Transfer	O
Pak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
map	O
photographs	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
faces	O
onto	O
2D	O
paintings	O
and	O
3D	O
animated	O
avatars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
European	O
and	O
standard	O
North	O
American	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Camera	I-Application
are	O
essentially	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
they	O
vary	O
slightly	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
(	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
just	O
language	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
US-exclusive	O
limited-edition	O
gold	O
Zelda	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
reportedly	O
had	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Camera	I-Application
called	O
the	O
GameEye	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
taken	O
color	O
photos	O
and	O
featured	O
connectivity	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
GameEye	O
never	O
saw	O
a	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
is	O
a	O
plug-in	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
that	O
allows	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
black	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
games	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
television	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
black-and-white	O
games	O
can	O
be	O
colorized	O
by	O
mapping	O
colors	O
to	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
shades	O
of	O
gray	O
making	O
up	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
color	O
palette	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
special	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
labeled	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
that	O
contain	O
custom	O
palettes	O
and	O
borders	O
that	O
only	O
show	O
up	O
when	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
1998	O
follow-up	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
2	O
,	O
includes	O
different	O
default	O
borders	O
,	O
different	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
credits	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
link	O
cable	O
port	O
,	O
enabling	O
support	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Printer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1998	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
2000	O
in	O
other	O
territories	O
,	O
the	O
Transfer	O
Pak	O
is	O
a	O
device	O
that	O
fits	O
onto	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Transfer	O
Pak	O
can	O
typically	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
transferring	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
game	O
data	O
to	O
a	O
counterpart	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
transfer	O
their	O
player	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
both	O
Mario	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
characters	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doing	O
this	O
also	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
earn	O
more	O
experience	O
points	O
for	O
their	O
characters	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
can	O
then	O
transfer	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
games	O
to	O
upgrade	O
their	O
characters	O
much	O
more	O
quickly	O
than	O
would	O
normally	O
be	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
games	O
can	O
also	O
connect	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
access	O
unlockables	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
most	O
Transfer	O
Pak	O
compatible	O
games	O
feature	O
functionality	O
like	O
this	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
accessory	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
,	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
Pokémon	B-Application
versions	O
Red	O
,	O
Blue	O
,	O
and	O
Yellow	O
on	O
the	O
television	O
screen	O
via	O
an	O
emulator	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
;	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
2	I-Device
retains	O
this	O
feature	O
,	O
adding	O
support	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
,	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Crystal	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
is	O
used	O
to	O
link	O
two	O
or	O
more	O
systems	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
line	I-Device
of	O
handhelds	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
series	O
use	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
to	O
transfer	O
data	O
between	O
linked	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
different	O
variations	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cables	I-Device
were	O
produced	O
as	O
different	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
models	O
had	O
different	O
link	O
cable	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
adapters	O
were	O
also	O
produced	O
to	O
interlink	O
different	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Four	O
Player	O
Adapter	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
allow	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
certain	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
on	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Four	O
Player	O
Adapter	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
small	O
,	O
gray	O
hub	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
connector	O
cable	O
attached	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
player	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
,	O
third	O
,	O
and	O
fourth	O
players	O
must	O
each	O
use	O
their	O
own	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cables	I-Device
to	O
connect	O
their	O
Game	B-Device
Boys	I-Device
to	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
link	O
cable	O
ports	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
hub	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theoretically	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
proper	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cables	I-Device
and	O
adapters	O
,	O
this	O
device	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
consoles	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
only	O
compatible	O
with	O
a	O
select	O
few	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
not	O
work	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
or	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
on	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
is	O
not	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Four	O
Player	O
Adapter	O
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Battery	O
Pack	O
sold	O
for	O
about	O
$30	O
USD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
end	O
sprouts	O
a	O
thin	O
cable	O
that	O
ends	O
by	O
being	O
plugged	O
into	O
the	O
external	O
power	O
jack	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
end	O
connects	O
to	O
a	O
standard	O
mains	O
plug	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
it	O
is	O
gray	O
with	O
purple	O
lettering	O
,	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
colors	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
drawback	O
of	O
the	O
battery	O
pack	O
is	O
its	O
weight	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
plug	O
stuck	O
out	O
prominently	O
from	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Joyplus	O
Handy	O
Boy	O
is	O
an	O
official	O
"	O
all	O
in	O
one	O
accessory	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
manufactured	O
by	O
STD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
a	O
thumb	O
joystick	O
can	O
be	O
clipped	O
onto	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
with	O
or	O
without	O
the	O
speakers	O
and	O
magnifier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
worked	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
to	O
connect	O
to	O
mobile	O
phones	O
for	O
remote	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2001	O
and	O
was	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
games	O
Mobile	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
among	O
a	O
few	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magic	O
card	O
is	O
an	O
accessory	O
that	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
color	O
on	O
a	O
regular	O
GB	B-Device
game	O
on	O
a	O
GBC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Boom	O
Box	O
Boy	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
FM	O
Radio	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
accessory	O
that	O
plugs	O
into	O
the	O
Link	O
Cable	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
buttons	O
to	O
scan	O
for	O
radio	O
stations	O
or	O
reset	O
the	O
scanning	O
,	O
volume	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Pocket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Cable	O
is	O
a	O
link	O
cable	O
used	O
to	O
connect	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
provides	O
an	O
opportunity	O
for	O
added	O
gameplay	O
in	O
certain	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
advance	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minigames	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	B-Application
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
may	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
extra	O
screen	O
to	O
supplement	O
gameplay	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
enhanced	O
GameCube	B-Application
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
link	O
cable	O
plugs	O
into	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
controller	O
port	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
end	O
plugs	O
into	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
's	O
link	O
cable	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cable	O
is	O
only	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	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>
The	O
cable	O
does	O
not	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
,	O
as	O
the	O
Micro	O
has	O
a	O
non-standard	O
link	O
cable	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Cable	O
can	O
be	O
modified	O
and	O
spliced	O
together	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
support	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
June	O
2003	O
as	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Player	I-Device
allows	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
television	O
screen	O
via	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
add-on	O
attaches	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	I-Application
base	O
through	O
the	O
"	O
Hi	O
Speed	O
"	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
and	O
requires	O
a	O
boot	O
disc	O
to	O
operate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Player	I-Device
is	O
a	O
link	O
cable	O
port	O
,	O
offering	O
support	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Printer	O
,	O
and	O
expanded	O
e-Reader	B-Application
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Essentially	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
designed	O
to	O
output	O
to	O
a	O
television	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Player	I-Device
uses	O
the	O
same	O
colorization	O
hardware	O
and	O
methods	O
as	O
the	O
handheld	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
,	O
have	O
enhanced	O
gameplay	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
)	O
when	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
while	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Video	O
series	O
is	O
intentionally	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Player	I-Device
due	O
to	O
concerns	O
of	O
piracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
e-Reader	B-Application
is	O
a	O
card	O
reader	O
add-on	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
add-on	O
is	O
plugged	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slot	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
main	O
function	O
is	O
scanning	O
e-Reader	B-Application
cards	I-Application
to	O
play	O
minigames	O
and	O
ported	O
NES	B-Language
games	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
unlock	O
special	O
content	O
for	O
certain	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
only	O
one	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
e-Reader	B-Application
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
two	O
Japanese	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
the	O
second	O
version	O
(	O
e-Reader	B-Application
+	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
simply	O
"	O
e-Reader	B-Application
"	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
improvements	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
link	O
cable	O
port	O
allowing	O
support	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
improvements	O
add	O
extra	O
functionality	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
taken	O
advantage	O
of	O
using	O
link	O
cables	O
with	O
games	O
like	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ruby	I-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Wireless	O
Adapter	O
allows	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
players	O
to	O
link	O
wirelessly	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
but	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
fit	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
</s>
<s>
,	O
only	O
about	O
thirty	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
support	O
this	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
uses	O
of	O
the	O
adapter	O
is	O
found	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Device
FireRed	I-Device
,	O
LeafGreen	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Emerald	I-Device
,	O
where	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
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
is	O
turned	O
on	O
without	O
a	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
inside	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Wireless	O
Search	O
Engine	O
will	O
appear	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
device	O
will	O
use	O
its	O
wireless	O
capabilities	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
another	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
within	O
range	O
that	O
is	O
using	O
the	O
wireless	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
Wireless	O
Adapter	O
is	O
functionally	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Wireless	O
Adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
varieties	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
Wireless	O
Adapter	O
is	O
made	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
's	O
smaller	O
link	O
cable	O
port	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
therefore	O
not	O
fit	O
other	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
models	O
or	O
the	O
e-Reader	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
wireless	O
adapter	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
the	O
one	O
for	O
the	O
Micro	O
do	O
communicate	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
making	O
wireless	O
connectivity	O
possible	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Micro	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
wireless	O
adapter	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
as	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
Headphone	B-Device
Adapter	O
allows	O
headphones	B-Device
with	O
a	O
3.5mm	O
phone	B-Device
connector	I-Device
to	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SP	B-Device
lacks	O
a	O
standard	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
,	O
so	O
it	O
requires	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
special	O
headphones	B-Device
or	O
an	O
adapter	O
for	O
headphone	B-Device
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
adapter	O
connects	O
into	O
the	O
"	O
Input	O
2	O
"	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
SP	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
accessory	O
also	O
works	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
DS	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
use	O
in	O
this	O
way	O
is	O
unnecessary	O
because	O
the	O
DS	O
already	O
has	O
a	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
is	O
an	O
MP3	B-Application
and	O
MPEG-4	B-Algorithm
player	O
add-on	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	O
DS	O
,	O
DS	O
Lite	O
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
and	O
video	O
files	O
stored	O
on	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
memory	I-Device
card	I-Device
can	O
be	O
loaded	O
into	O
a	O
slot	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
,	O
which	O
resembles	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
is	O
loaded	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
slot	O
of	O
a	O
compatible	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
adapter	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
integrated	O
headphone	B-Device
port	O
but	O
uses	O
the	O
parent	O
console	O
's	O
power	O
supply	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
is	O
advertised	O
as	O
offering	O
sixteen	O
hours	O
of	O
MP3	B-Application
playback	O
and	O
four	O
hours	O
of	O
MPEG-4	B-Algorithm
playback	O
on	O
a	O
fully	O
charged	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
multimedia	O
playback	O
,	O
the	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
offers	O
support	O
for	O
minigames	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
downloaded	B-Application
from	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
Japan	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
(	O
and	O
its	O
successor	O
the	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
Micro	O
)	O
are	O
region-free	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
imported	O
to	O
other	O
regions	O
and	O
played	O
on	O
any	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
accompany	O
the	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2005	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
called	O
the	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
Micro	O
for	O
5,000	O
yen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
Micro	O
has	O
the	O
added	O
functionality	O
of	O
MP4	O
and	O
ASF	B-Application
playback	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
an	O
updated	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
improved	O
sound	O
quality	O
through	O
its	O
headphone	B-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minigame	O
support	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
Micro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Play-Yan	B-Device
Micro	O
was	O
only	O
available	O
through	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
Japan	O
's	O
online	O
store	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
an	O
additional	O
1,000	O
yen	O
,	O
it	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
application	I-Application
on	O
CD	O
called	O
"	O
MediaStage	O
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4.2	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
"	O
for	O
managing	O
music	O
and	O
video	O
files	O
on	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
camera	O
accessory	O
for	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
take	O
color	O
pictures	O
and	O
connect	O
to	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
has	O
a	O
“	O
SpyCam	O
”	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
store	O
up	O
to	O
20	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WorkBoy	O
was	O
a	O
small	O
device	O
with	O
a	O
keyboard	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
via	O
its	O
link	O
cable	O
port	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
handheld	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
like	O
a	O
personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistant	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unit	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
1992	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
and	O
had	O
been	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
late	O
1992	O
but	O
according	O
to	O
Frank	O
Ballouz	O
,	O
Fabtek	O
's	O
president	O
,	O
the	O
product	O
was	O
canceled	O
after	O
Nintendo	O
lowered	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
to	O
around	O
what	O
Fabtek	O
was	O
hoping	O
to	O
charge	O
for	O
their	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
pair	B-Device
of	I-Device
headphones	I-Device
that	O
plugs	O
into	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
has	O
a	O
cup	O
that	O
goes	O
over	O
the	O
child	O
's	O
nose	O
and	O
releases	O
the	O
anesthetic	O
gas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
steering	O
wheel	O
for	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
which	O
uses	O
the	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
to	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EZ	O
Flash	O
is	O
a	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
that	O
provides	O
a	O
MicroSD	O
slot	O
such	O
that	O
a	O
card	O
loaded	O
with	O
GBA	B-Device
game	O
ROM	O
files	O
can	O
be	O
inserted	O
,	O
allowing	O
playback	O
of	O
multiple	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
cheat	O
games	O
or	O
games	O
that	O
only	O
use	O
ROMs	O
,	O
not	O
physical	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
built-in	O
firmware	O
also	O
allows	O
other	O
functions	O
such	O
as	O
save	O
states	O
,	O
cheat	O
features	O
,	O
ROM	O
and	O
engine	O
patching	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
playback	O
of	O
GB	B-Device
,	O
GBC	B-Device
,	O
and	O
NES	B-Language
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
Changer	O
allows	O
you	O
to	O
insert	O
your	O
GBASP	B-Device
into	O
it	O
,	O
put	O
3	O
games	O
into	O
the	O
Game	O
Changer	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
switch	O
between	O
them	O
manually	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
cheat	O
device	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
manufactured	O
by	O
Galoob	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
nest	O
snugly	O
into	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
(	O
though	O
it	O
will	O
loosely	O
fit	O
into	O
the	O
Pocket	O
and	O
Color	O
systems	O
;	O
it	O
will	O
fit	O
into	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
only	O
after	O
physical	O
modification	O
of	O
the	O
Game	O
Genie	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
is	O
inserted	O
with	O
the	O
label	O
facing	O
inward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
cheat	O
devices	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Interact	O
Accessories	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
cheat	O
devices	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
model	O
supports	O
both	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Codes	O
can	O
be	O
uploaded	O
to	O
the	O
Model	O
3	O
version	O
from	O
the	O
website	O
using	O
a	O
cable	O
which	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
parallel	O
port	O
of	O
a	O
computer	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
link	O
cable	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
later	O
model	O
was	O
made	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
essentially	O
has	O
all	O
the	O
basic	O
properties	O
of	O
the	O
Game	O
Shark	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
cheat	O
device	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powersaves	O
and	O
codes	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	B-Application
from	O
the	O
Action	O
Replay	O
web	O
site	O
and	O
uploaded	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
via	O
a	O
USB	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
