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There is a game link port, so accessories like the [[Game Link Cable]], [[Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter]], and the [[Game Boy Printer]] can be used. It is possible to connect a Game Boy Player to other Game Boy Advance Systems for multiplayer games, although the manual recommends that players do not connect two Game Boy Players to each other with a Game Link cable.<ref name=manual/> Due to the shape of the plastic around the plug of the Game Boy micro Converter Connector (the converter from the Game Boy micro plug to the Game Boy Advance plug), it is not possible to connect the Game Boy micro to the Game Boy Player's game link port; however, this is a physical limitation, not an electronic one—modified and third-party converters allow the Game Boy micro to link to the Game Boy Player. Additionally, the Game Boy micro can communicate with a game being played on the Game Boy Player using a Wireless Adapter.
There is a game link port, so accessories like the [[Game Link Cable]], [[Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter]], and the [[Game Boy Printer]] can be used. It is possible to connect a Game Boy Player to other Game Boy Advance Systems for multiplayer games, although the manual recommends that players do not connect two Game Boy Players to each other with a Game Link cable.<ref name=manual/> Due to the shape of the plastic around the plug of the Game Boy micro Converter Connector (the converter from the Game Boy micro plug to the Game Boy Advance plug), it is not possible to connect the Game Boy micro to the Game Boy Player's game link port; however, this is a physical limitation, not an electronic one—modified and third-party converters allow the Game Boy micro to link to the Game Boy Player. Additionally, the Game Boy micro can communicate with a game being played on the Game Boy Player using a Wireless Adapter.


The Game Boy Player is compatible with the Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance cable, allowing a Game Boy Advance to be used as the controller (as long as there is no game pak in the Game Boy Advance).<ref name=manual/> However, the Game Boy Player cannot be used to connect a Game Boy Advance to a GameCube game (such as [[Pokémon Colosseum]]), unless the user has two GameCubes (or a Gamecube and a Wii) running (one with the GameCube game running and one with the Game Boy Player running).
The Game Boy Player is compatible with the Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance cable, allowing a Game Boy Advance to be used as the controller (as long as there is no game pak in the Game Boy Advance).<ref name=manual/> However, the Game Boy Player cannot be used to connect a Game Boy Advance to a GameCube game (such as [[Pokémon Colosseum]]), unless the user has one GameCube or [[Wii]] running the GameCube game and another GameCube with the Game Boy Player running).


The [[Nintendo e-Reader]] is compatible with the Game Boy Player.<ref name=manual/>
The [[Nintendo e-Reader]] is compatible with the Game Boy Player.<ref name=manual/>