<s>
The	O
Nintendo	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
is	O
an	O
accessory	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
line	I-Device
of	O
handheld	O
video	O
game	O
systems	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
connect	O
Game	B-Device
Boys	I-Device
of	O
all	O
types	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
link	O
two	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
title	O
,	O
like	O
Tetris	B-Application
,	O
or	O
two	O
compatible	O
games	O
like	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
generation	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
(	O
model	O
DMG-04	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
has	O
"	O
large	O
"	O
connectors	O
on	O
both	O
ends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
link	O
two	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
consoles	O
to	O
play	O
Game	O
Link-compatible	O
games	O
,	O
usually	O
denoted	O
by	O
a	O
"	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
"	O
logo	O
(	O
often	O
read	O
as	O
"	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Video	O
Link	O
"	O
)	O
on	O
the	O
packaging	O
and	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
select	O
few	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
F-1	B-Application
Race	I-Application
,	O
supported	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
requires	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
additional	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
cables	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Four	O
Player	O
Adapter	O
(	O
model	O
DMG-07	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Pocket	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
started	O
using	O
a	O
smaller	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
connector	O
(	O
See	O
"	O
Second	O
generation	O
"	O
below	O
)	O
and	O
released	O
an	O
adaptor	O
called	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
Adaptor	O
(	O
model	O
MGB-004	O
)	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
(	O
model	O
DMG-04	O
)	O
to	O
allow	O
an	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
to	O
connect	O
to	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Pocket/Color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
generation	O
started	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Pocket	O
which	O
used	O
a	O
much	O
smaller	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
connector	O
than	O
those	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
pin	O
assignment	O
and	O
basic	O
port	O
shape	O
remained	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
its	O
much	O
smaller	O
size	O
necessitated	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
new	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cables	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
generation	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cables	I-Device
came	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
varieties	O
,	O
but	O
each	O
serves	O
the	O
same	O
purpose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
was	O
called	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Pocket	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
(	O
model	O
MGB-008	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Pocket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MGB-008	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
to	O
be	O
white	O
in	O
color	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
have	O
only	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MGB-008	O
features	O
the	O
smaller	O
second	O
generation	O
connectors	O
on	O
both	O
ends	O
,	O
allowing	O
two	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Pockets	O
to	O
link	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
cable	O
in	O
this	O
generation	O
is	O
called	O
the	O
Universal	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
(	O
model	O
MGB-010	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
link	O
cable	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Printer	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
Europe	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
appear	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
available	O
to	O
buy	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Pocket	O
came	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Light	O
(	O
a	O
backlit	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Pocket	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
all	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
link	O
cable	O
port	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
games	O
and	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
can	O
both	O
use	O
a	O
second	O
generation	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
MGB-008	O
and	O
MGB-010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
did	O
receive	O
its	O
own	O
designated	O
link	O
cable	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
(	O
model	O
CGB-003	O
)	O
,	O
however	O
it	O
was	O
functionally	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
MGB-008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
small	O
adaptor	O
called	O
the	O
Universal	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Adapter	O
(	O
model	O
DMG-14	O
)	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
small	O
second	O
generation	O
socket	O
and	O
a	O
first	O
generation	O
plug	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
the	O
CGB-003	O
and	O
DMG-14	O
as	O
a	O
set	O
called	O
the	O
Universal	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
Set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
set	O
includes	O
both	O
the	O
CGB-003	O
cable	O
which	O
features	O
the	O
smaller	O
second	O
generation	O
connectors	O
at	O
both	O
ends	O
,	O
plus	O
a	O
removable	O
DMG-14	O
first	O
generation	O
adapter	O
,	O
it	O
allows	O
the	O
connection	O
of	O
either	O
two	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Pocket/Colors	O
,	O
or	O
one	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
one	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Pocket/Color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
2	O
also	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
smaller	O
style	O
link	O
cable	O
port	O
and	O
therefore	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
cables	O
and	O
adapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
generation	O
started	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
which	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
its	O
own	O
link	O
cable	O
called	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
(	O
model	O
AGB-005	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
yet	O
another	O
new	O
type	O
of	O
link	O
cable	O
port	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
on	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
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
small	O
hub	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
cable	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
a	O
second	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
to	O
be	O
branched	O
off	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
turn	O
,	O
a	O
third	O
game	B-Device
link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
can	O
be	O
branched	O
off	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
order	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
cables	O
are	O
connected	O
to	O
one	O
another	O
determines	O
which	O
player	O
is	O
which	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
player	O
always	O
connects	O
through	O
the	O
purple	O
end	O
of	O
a	O
game	B-Device
link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
,	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
others	O
through	O
the	O
grey	O
ends	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
plugs	O
and	O
receptacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
design	O
on	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
is	O
almost	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
link	O
cable	O
ports	O
except	O
that	O
it	O
adds	O
an	O
extra	O
protrusion	O
on	O
the	O
plug	O
and	O
a	O
notch	O
on	O
the	O
socket	O
to	O
prevent	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
from	O
being	O
inserted	O
into	O
older	O
model	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
almost	O
identical	O
shape	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
allows	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
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Player	I-Device
to	O
accept	O
all	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cables	I-Device
,	O
but	O
only	O
for	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
between	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
generation	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
link	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
,	O
but	O
through	O
an	O
undocumented	O
technique	O
;	O
third	O
generation	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cables	I-Device
can	O
still	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
link	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
or	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
games	O
by	O
using	O
two	O
cables	O
,	O
connecting	O
the	O
purple	O
section	O
of	O
each	O
cable	O
into	O
the	O
other	O
cable	O
's	O
hub	O
,	O
and	O
using	O
the	O
grey	O
ends	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
each	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
e-Reader	B-Application
also	O
uses	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
link	O
cable	O
port	O
,	O
but	O
since	O
it	O
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
games	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
compatible	O
with	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
is	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Wireless	I-Device
Adapter	I-Device
(	O
model	O
AGB-015	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
adapter	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
players	O
to	O
link	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
linking	O
up	O
to	O
thirty-nine	O
copies	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Device
FireRed	I-Device
and	I-Device
LeafGreen	I-Device
in	O
a	O
virtual	O
in-game	O
lobby	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Union	O
Room	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
AGB-005	O
,	O
the	O
wireless	O
adapter	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
all	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
multiplayer	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
and	O
last	O
generation	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
,	O
called	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
(	O
model	O
OXY-008	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
features	O
an	O
even	O
smaller	O
link	O
cable	O
port	O
than	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
so	O
it	O
too	O
requires	O
its	O
own	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
link	O
cable	O
features	O
a	O
fourth	O
generation	O
connector	O
on	O
each	O
end	O
which	O
allows	O
two	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micros	I-Device
to	O
link	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
Converter	O
Connector	O
(	O
model	O
OXY-009	O
)	O
to	O
link	O
one	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
and	O
one	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
or	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
.	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
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
features	O
a	O
link	O
cable	O
port	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
,	O
used	O
to	O
receive	O
additional	O
cables	O
to	O
connect	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
is	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
Wireless	O
Adapter	O
(	O
model	O
OXY-004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OXY-004	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
same	O
games	O
as	O
the	O
AGB-015	O
and	O
can	O
communicate	O
with	O
the	O
AGB-015	O
wirelessly	O
to	O
link	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micros	I-Device
and	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
or	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
was	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
(	O
model	O
VUE-004	O
)	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
never	O
came	O
to	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
GameCube	I-Device
–	I-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
(	O
model	O
DOL-011	B-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
link	O
cable	O
that	O
links	O
the	O
GameCube	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
SP	I-Device
,	O
the	O
e-Reader	B-Application
,	O
or	O
even	O
a	O
second	O
GameCube	B-Application
via	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Micro	I-Device
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
different	O
connector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
however	O
,	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
cable	O
due	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
with	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
and	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
