actually Drill Dozer was designed with the GBPlayer in mind, and will offer rumble on the GameCube controller when played this way.samsonlonghair wrote:For instance, Drill Dozer is one of my favorite GBA games. The Drill Dozer game playes just fine on the Game Boy Player, but the tiny ruble motor built into the cartridge won't do me any good.
Really? I like the idea of being able to import GBA games.samsonlonghair wrote:*Game Boy Player (like most GB hardware) is region-free. You can play a Japanese, European, etc. game in an American Game Boy Player. You can also connect a foreign Game Boy Player to an American Gamecube. The only thing you must remember is that the boot disc must match the region of your Gamecube. Even if you do get a foriegn Game Boy Player, you need a US boot disk to put in your US Gamecube. Likewise, if you have a European Gamecube, you can still use a Game Boy Player from Asia (or anywhere else) assuming you can get a European boot disc.
Behold, the sole reason I own both a GB Player and an actual GBA.samsonlonghair wrote:-Second, any GBA cart with a built-in gimmick won't work quite right. For instance, Drill Dozer is one of my favorite GBA games. The Drill Dozer game playes just fine on the Game Boy Player, but the tiny ruble motor built into the cartridge won't do me any good. Motion sensor carts like WarioWare: Twisted have a similar problem. The game boots just fine, but it's impractical to pick up your Gamecube and move it around as you would a Game Boy.
prfsnl_gmr wrote:There is nothing feigned about it. What I wrote is a display of actual moral superiority.
Really? I couldn't get rumble to work last time I tried. I'll give it a second shot tonight when I get home from work. If I can confirm for myself that Drill Dozer will push rumble through the Gamecube controller, I'll edit my earlier post.noiseredux wrote:actually Drill Dozer was designed with the GBPlayer in mind, and will offer rumble on the GameCube controller when played this way.
Yes, Really! In fact every piece of Game Boy hardware I've ever owned has been region-free. Your Game Boy Player should be able to play any official Game Boy game ever made in any region (with the few minor exceptions I mentioned previously). Your mileage may vary with bootlegs, piracy carts, flash carts, hacker bit music carts and other unofficial cartridges.BoringSupreez wrote:Really? I like the idea of being able to import GBA games.
It also inherits what few compatibility issues the GBA might have had with a tiny minority of GameBoy Color and classic GameBoy games. I've heard that there are a couple of games with issues, but I've never come across any.samsonlonghair wrote:Your mileage may vary with bootlegs, piracy carts, flash carts, hacker bit music carts and other unofficial cartridges.
me neither. I never had a problem with any GB or GBC cart, including bootlegs, imports, homebrew, flashcarts, etc.flamepanther wrote:It also inherits what few compatibility issues the GBA might have had with a tiny minority of GameBoy Color and classic GameBoy games. I've heard that there are a couple of games with issues, but I've never come across any.samsonlonghair wrote:Your mileage may vary with bootlegs, piracy carts, flash carts, hacker bit music carts and other unofficial cartridges.
Any technical barrier would be easier to work around than that language barrier. Even if I do learn to speak Japanese tolerably well, it would take years and years before I would be fluent enough to fully understand everything being said in a game like Mother 3.samsonlonghair wrote:Official games from other regions play fine. For instance, Mother 3 boots up without issue. There's still a language barrier, but no technical problem.
prfsnl_gmr wrote:There is nothing feigned about it. What I wrote is a display of actual moral superiority.
My experience is the same. However, Nintendo seems to be aware of a few that don't work. This is from the page you just linked to, under the "Original Games" section:samsonlonghair wrote:In my experience, my Game Boy Player has been perfectly compatible with every official GB and GB color game I've ever thrown at it. I can think of one or two b&w games that look kinda ugly when color pallets are applied, but I've never heard of a GB or GBC game that the GBA can't play.
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By the way, Nintendo has a very informative page about compatibility and technical aspects for the Game Boy line, including the Game Boy Player.
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/system ... ychart.jsp
Nintendo of America wrote:A very small number of older games may not function properly on the Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, or Game Boy Advance SP. Common symptoms include scrambled images, missing graphics, or sound problems.
That's more of a precautionary disclaimer than an actual acknowledgement of problems.flamepanther wrote: However, Nintendo seems to be aware of a few that don't work. This is from the page you just linked to, under the "Original Games" section:Nintendo of America wrote:A very small number of older games may not function properly on the Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, or Game Boy Advance SP. Common symptoms include scrambled images, missing graphics, or sound problems.
How can there be "common symptoms" if no games exhibit them? I think the statement would have been worded differently and would have been less specific if there were no examples encountered. Still, it's obviously so rare as to not be worth serious consideration.Flake wrote:That's more of a precautionary disclaimer than an actual acknowledgement of problems.