CLASSIC GAMES REVISITED - Game Boy Player (Nintendo Gamecube) review

[xKaname518]

claccis game room knockoff?

[MegaCybershadow]

do you need to put in that disc everytime you wanna paly a GBA game or just first time

[clubpenguinmarioify]

my gamestop is getting rid of retro nintendo stuff :(

[AcemMusician13]

THIS IS FUCKING GAY FUCK BOOT DISKS FUCK THIS SHIT FUCK IT I SAID FUCK IT NIGGA!

[frogbrosinc]

crap i got a gamecube the game boy player i get ready to play and crap i dont have the disk fail

[LegoWaffles11]

lol i never knew about the eject button on the side i always just tore the game out for years XD

[RagingNuke]

they need to do this for the wii with ds

[legorobloxiangamer23]

OMG the cube controller is like the best!

[Fredcool95]

@Keywizzle1997 no

[gladeplugins]

I need one of these. I only heard about it yesterday!

[misilexplosivo]

good

[grandmastervice]

thumbs up if you think he raped the eject button.

[supersonic3412]

0:19 osama bin ladin runnin from mice run nigga nigga nigga nigga nigga

[BrooklynBros]

@supersonic3412 Wow, grow up.

[DSboy64]

PLZ TELL ME WAT KIRBY GAME IS THAT CALLED AT 0:41 PLOX PLOX PLOX.

[TheUnbiasedGamer]

Now i need a gamecube! I just want this to capture the actual carts instead of using emulation for it.

[IntoTheCaramelFrappe]

Thank you very much for this intro- I appreciate it highly. Without you.. I wouldn't of figured out how it worked if you didn't introduce the white CD. I thank you *bows in respect*

[teddybeddy123]

There's an official adapter that you can buy so that you can use your Gameboy Advance as the controller for the Gameboy Player.

[NintendoSinceBirth1]

i could easily live off of a gamecube with a gameboy player

[Tpricey93]

i dont how a gamecube but i have a wii

[NintendoSinceBirth1]

@Tpricey93 well you could always just mash the gameboy player and wii together and hope for the best

[Tpricey93]

will it work on wii

[haxor758]

@Tpricey93 no i tried

[Super80sMan]

@Tpricey93 No, it doesn't work on the Wii unfortunately.

[1341ryanmorrison]

hey dommie speaking of game boys i have a few game boy game cases that i could give to you to sell at your online store so what do you say?

[nemesixvselfifo]

funny that your playing zelda seasons on gameboy i was doing that while watching the review

[VideoGameWorkshop]

mine doesnt have one

[EternalCrappyKid]

oh hell yeah! i wanna play pokemon  crystal with this haha!

[onpon4]

If you have the right cord, you can hook up a GBA or SP to the Gamecube as a controller. Works wonders for the Gameboy Player.

[richieboy27]

you can get hold of a controller called the gameboy player digital controller. its f-ing awsome for all your gameboy needs.

[killdoser666]

you cand use the gameboy adapter to use you gba as a gamecube contoller the adapter was mostly used for traiding pokémon between ruby, saphire and emerald to pokémon Colosseum and also as the Tingle tuner on The Legiond of Zelda: the Wind Waker(Unlocks minigames) but if you pluged it into slot 1 on the gamecube you could use the GBA as the contoller for the gameboy player (their is a likn cable port on the front of the gameboy player for game link ups, lol gameboy LAN party)

[PRdude]

The Game Boy Player is the reason why I still have my Gamecube hooked up to my TV.

[GameStarUK06]

You don't have to use the GameCube Controller you can hook up a GBA or GBA SP to the second controller port with the GC to GBA link cable and use the Game Boy as the controller. Once its connected just power up the GBA and the nintendo logo should start fllashing while it connects and you'll be able to play Game Boy on the TV using the actual Game Boy for the controller.

[DeathAdder83]

I can see why people confuse you with Mark of Classic Game Room....and that is the highest compliment I could ever give. Cool channel man!

[vikingscool]

I still have it for the Gamecube.

[SuperGinger94]

Between the Gamecube, Playstation 2 and the original Xbox controller I actually liked the Gamecube controller the best.

[Voliko1]

whoa! I LOVE the GC controller!

[SunnyC247]

Awesome, GameBoy Player kick ass!!

[dommiesan]

@SunnyC247 You're not kidding! I just got it and it's one of my favorite nintendo peripherals.

[adarshsly]

@dommiesan just got mine and it rocks i now play super mario bros in all three official versions, vc,nes,gba

[BigDog91527]

@dommiesan could you do a demonstration where you play this with the game boy advance as a controller?

[smashmaster13]

an n64 controler would work grate

[dommiesan]

@smashmaster13 Wait, N64 controllers work on Gamecubes??

[Dant2142]

@dommiesan No, although they're pin-compatible, the port shape prevents you from using one, getting an adapter shouldn't be too hard.

[icekillertony]

@dommiesan no, he said it would work good, but the n64 controller wont fit in

[smashmaster13]

thay made a snes style controller for it its called the hori game boy player controller or something like that (i know it was made by hori)

[dommiesan]

@smashmaster13 Yeah, somebody posted about those earlier. I looked into it and they sell for between $100-160! That's a bit much for a controller in my opinion. You could probably pay an electronics person to professionally modify a NES/SNES controller to fit the Gamecube at that price point.

[smashmaster13]

@dommiesan an 64 controller would work good

[kyuss015]

@dommiesan

Are you serious? I thought they were like 20 maybe 30 tops. Yeah, that's too much. You know with the Wii having GC controller ports you would think someone would make a nice digital alternative for all those Virtual Console games by now.

[SiKxBlAzEr]

@dommiesan i heard theirs like a cable you can get that hooks up you gameboy to you gamecube and you can use that as the controller

[NintendoSinceBirth1]

@dommiesan i think they have some transfer cables you can buy onling

[haxor758]

@dommiesan this whole review sounds like classic game room. and thats not a bad thing keep it up

[slogsweep]

@dommiesan

I am sure you can modify a SNES or N64 controller to work on Gamecube, I'll look it up

[Evanman128]

@dommiesan for $10.00 at gamestop you can get a retro controller pad

[StickPeopleAndPuff]

do u go to play n trade?

[dommiesan]

@StickPeopleAndPuff There's 1 by my house that I've been in a few times - that's where I got my PSP from. Overall, their prices are pretty jacked on the retro stuff. I think everything I sell at my store is priced way below them.

[kyuss015]

Hori made a controller called the Gamecube digital controller, and its shaped just like a SNES controller. The shoulder buttons are digital, no analog sticks, and the Dpad is nice and big. the controller still has the gamecube face button layout, but other than it looks just like a SNES controller. It's also a licensed nintendo product, so its well made.

It makes playing these games a lot more enjoyable. I haven't seen one around, but they are cool and worth it if you enjoy this device.

[Lazyhoboguy]

You can get official nintendo cables taht let you use your gba or gba sp as a controller. Also, there are third party adapters that allow you to use a nes or snes controller with your gamecube which also means it will work while using the gameboy player.

[Vkmies]

Awesome as always.

Update on the TG-extravaganza: Emailed the store, they gave me a tracking code. Went to the post office with the code. They told me that the package has been sent back to france. emailed the store, waiting a response from them.

[dommiesan]

@Vkmies Wow, that sucks. Why was it sent back??

[Vkmies]

@dommiesan 'cause I didn't go and get it fast enough. The funny thing is that I didn't get any letters saying that my package is arrived, so it's not my or the stores fault, but if I have to pay the postal fees AGAIN, im just going to ask my money back and buy a TG from you or something. :P

[dommiesan]

@Vkmies That sucks. PM me and I'll hook you up, I feel for ya.

[Vkmies]

@dommiesan Yeah, I will update on you when those frenchies anwser me. :D

[sinistermoon]

$10 at Gamestop? Didn't even know they sold them there.

[VargasXX78]

The GameBoy Player really gives long life to the Cube... like it was at the time with the Super Game Boy, its great to play those little games on the big screen.

Plus, with all the games on the Gamecube, Gameboy, Gameboy Color and Gameboy Advance, thats the biggest game library on any system

Great work as always Dommie!!!!

[Skimaskkass]

I love the Game Boy Player! Sometimes helps when I'm playing metriod and I miss something...

[kreeboy411]

its a great add-on to such and underrated system. ^_^

[DeadlyInsomnia]

I think they had adapters to actually use a gameboy advance as a controller with this, but don't quote me on that. The Gameboy Player is definitely the way to go if you want to record gameplay footage. That or Super Gameboy for the SNES

[TheMegaman76]

You can totally hook up a Nintendo e-Reader, a Game Boy Advance SP and play Super Mario Advance 4 (Mario 3) on the Game Boy Player and the Game Boy SP. Using the e-Reader hooked up to the GB SP and then through a connector cable to the GB Player, you can swipe in extra lives and power ups while playing on the big TV...so fun!

[starblazers1969]

I think I paid around $50 for the Game Boy Player when it first came out.

[Charles2337]

I couldn't find one of these so I just got an emulator on my PC and a joypad. Works great.

[Charles2337]

Does GBA flash carts work on it too?

[kickflipjr]

They were fairly common but, I haven't seen these at a gamestop near me in the past year.

[MaximumRD]

Very cool. I want one for sure. I have two Gamecubes so I need one. Good review thanks!

[yauy]

If you don't like using the Gamecube controller, check out retrousb . com. They have adapters to use original NES and SNES controllers with the Wii which would also work with the Gamecube as the ports are the same. When you use a NES or SNES controller with the Gamecube, 'select' is mapped to the 'Z' button so you can still access the Game Boy Player menu.

[hacksign21]

i feel your pain on the controler.. :(

[11powermon11]

i had one but it was stolen, i had no idea i could get a new one so easily :)

[Hal566]

i got my game cube and the game boy player when they were still selling game cubes at the end of it's life and must say im glad i got the player when i did because atleast over here i'd say its pretty rare to find a gameboy player.

[dommiesan]

@Hal566 I've never come across them through my usual sources for my store, but it seems that Gamestop in the US is oversupplied with them at the moment. That, and I believe they are getting ready to purge all their Gamecube stuff so the prices are extra low.

[Hal566]

@dommiesan i love when gaming stores have stuff really cheap so can just go buy and stock up. :) What i dont like though when this happens though i seem to be pretty broke most times. :( lol

I didn't remember the player had that nifty eject button heh.