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The '''Game Boy Printer''' (Japanese: '''ポケットプリンタ''' ''Pocket Printer'') is a thermal printer | [[File:jp gbprinter.jpg|thumb|200px|The special Pikachu Yellow edition]] | ||
The '''Game Boy Printer''' (Japanese: '''{{j|ポケットプリンタ}}''' ''Pocket Printer'') is a {{wp|Thermal printing|thermal printer}} accessory compatible with the [[Game Boy]] line (except for [[Game Boy micro]]) released on February 21, 1998 in Japan<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/hardware/pocket_c/ {{j|ポケットカメラ&ポケットプリンタ}}]</ref> and on June 1, 1998 in the United States<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19980530121628/http://www.nintendo.com/gb/gb_camera/index.html Nintendo: Game Boy Camera]</ref> alongside the [[Game Boy Camera]]. It connects to the Game Boy using a [[Game Link Cable]], with a Universal Game Link Cable heing included in the package.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Support/Game-Boy-Pocket-Color/Accessories/Game-Boy-Printer/Game-Boy-Printer-619594.html Game Boy Printer | Game Boy / Pocket / Color | Support | Nintendo]</ref> | |||
A Japan-only special Pikachu Yellow Game Boy Printer was released alongside {{game|Yellow}} on September 12, 1998.<ref>[http://maru-chang.com/hard/gb/ DMG/MGB/CGB: {{j|ゲームボーイ}}]</ref><ref>[http://www.geocities.jp/hagane0772/rekisi.html {{j|ポケモンの歴史}}]</ref> | |||
Game Boy Printer features are disabled in the [[Virtual Console]] releases of compatible games. While the option still appears on menus, it is non-functional. | |||
==Specifications== | |||
* Resolution: 160×144 px (same as [[Game Boy]]) | |||
* Power supply: 6 {{wp|AA battery|AA batteries}} | |||
* Print: thermal sticker paper rolls, 100-180 pictures per roll | |||
* Print size: 27×23 mm, including frame | |||
Source: [https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Support/Game-Boy-Pocket-Color/Accessories/Game-Boy-Printer/Game-Boy-Printer-619594.html Nintendo of Europe] | |||
==Printable features in Pokémon games== | ==Printable features in Pokémon games== | ||
===Core series=== | ===Core series=== | ||
Players of {{game|Yellow}}, {{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}} are able to print the following: | |||
* [[Pokédex]] stickers | |||
* [[Diploma]]s | |||
* [[Pokémon Storage System]] Boxes | |||
* [[Party]] Pokémon | |||
* [[Pikachu's Beach]] hi-score{{sup/1|Y}} | |||
* [[Mail]]{{sup/2|GSC}} | |||
* [[Ruins of Alph|Alph Ruins]] Stamps{{sup/2|GSC}} | |||
The quality of prints is managed in the [[options]]. The games use three messages during the process: CHECKING LINK → TRANSMITTING → PRINTING. | |||
The background music played while printing is the same in all four games | Both the feature and its settings were removed in the Korean versions of Gold and Silver as the Game Boy Printer was not released in {{pmin|South Korea}}. | ||
The background music played while printing is the same in all four games. It was later rearranged and used as the theme of the [[Pokéwalker]] screens in the [[main menu]] of {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}. | |||
====Pokédex stickers==== | ====Pokédex stickers==== | ||
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====Pokémon Storage System==== | ====Pokémon Storage System==== | ||
The list of {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in a given Box of the [[Pokémon Storage System]] can also be printed. Prints of Boxes display the full Box, including empty slots. [[Nickname]]s and [[level]]s are also listed alongside the Pokémon's species name. Like the Pokémon Storage System itself, the Western versions show a maximum of 20 entries for Pokémon, while the Japanese versions show 30 entries. | The list of {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in a given Box of the [[Pokémon Storage System]] can also be printed. Prints of Boxes display the full Box, including empty slots. [[Nickname]]s and [[level]]s are also listed alongside the Pokémon's species name. Like the Pokémon Storage System itself, the Western versions show a maximum of 20 entries for Pokémon, while the Japanese versions show 30 entries. | ||
The dimensions of printed Boxes are 160×576 px in all versions. | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
PSS box print Y.png|A printed Box from Yellow | PSS box print Y.png|A printed Box from Yellow | ||
PSS box print Y JP.png|A printed Box from Japanese Yellow | PSS box print Y JP.png|A printed Box from Japanese Yellow | ||
PSS box print | PSS box print GSC.png|A printed Box from Generation II | ||
PSS box print GSC JP.png|A printed Box from Japanese Generation II | PSS box print GSC JP.png|A printed Box from Japanese Generation II | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
In | ====Party Pokémon==== | ||
In {{game|Yellow}}, the [[Pokémon Fan Club Chairman|chairman]] of the [[Pokémon Fan Club]] in [[Vermilion City]] can take a photo of one of the player's {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in the [[Party|Pokémon List]] and print it out. In the [[Generation II]] games, the {{DL|Cianwood City|Photo Studio/Cameron's house|Photo Studio}} in [[Cianwood City]] instead takes this role. | |||
The dimensions | The dimensions in the Western Generation II games are 160×272 px. | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Party Pokemon print Y.png|A printed party Pokémon from Yellow | Party Pokemon print Y.png|A printed party Pokémon from Yellow | ||
Party Pokemon print Y JP.png|A printed party Pokémon from Japanese Yellow | Party Pokemon print Y JP.png|A printed party Pokémon from Japanese Yellow | ||
Party Pokemon print GSC.png|A printed party Pokémon from Generation II | |||
Party Pokemon print GSC JP.png|A printed party Pokémon from Japanese Generation II | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==== | ====Alph Ruins Stamps==== | ||
In the [[Generation II]] games, players may generate so-called '''Alph Ruins Stamps''' of individual {{p|Unown}} using the '''PRINT''' function of the printer at the [[Ruins of Alph]] Research Center. The printer may only be used after the player has unlocked every entry of the [[List of Pokémon by New Pokédex number|new Pokédex's]] [[Unown Mode]]. Additionally, the Research Center's printer allows players to print empty stamps by choosing the VACANT option in the interface, which appears between Unown-Z and Unown-A. | |||
Printed stamps have the dimensions 160×48 px. | |||
<gallery> | |||
{{ | Alph Ruins Stamp.png|An Alph Ruins Stamp of {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Unown|Unown-A}} | ||
Empty Alph Ruins Stamp.png|An empty stamp | |||
</gallery> | |||
===={{ | ===Spin-off games=== | ||
{{Incomplete|section|Exact dimensions}} | |||
{{Bad image|section|Use computer-generated screenshots instead.}} | |||
====Pinball==== | |||
Players may print out their high score tables in {{g|Pinball}}. | |||
<gallery> | |||
Pinball print hi score Red.png|A print of the Red high score table | |||
Pinball print hi score Blue.png|A print of the Blue high score table | |||
</gallery> | |||
====Trading Card Game series==== | |||
{{ga|Pokémon Trading Card Game}} and {{g|Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!}} offer three different printing features to players. Players may print out copies of a single card, a list depicting one of their custom deck configurations, and/or a list of every card they own in the game. | |||
<gallery> | |||
Deck list print Pokémon Card GB.png|A deck configuration print from Pokémon Trading Card Game | |||
Charmander print Pokémon Card GB2.png|A print of {{TCG ID|Base Set|Charmander|46}} from Pokémon Card GB2 | |||
Card list Pokémon Card GB2.png|A print of a player's card collection in Pokémon Card GB2 | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Game Boy Camera== | |||
The [[Game Boy Camera]] contains data for players to print out Pokémon stickers in addition to their photos. This is likely a nod to the fact that [[Game Freak]] programmed the Game Boy Camera software. | |||
[[File:Pokémon sticker Game Boy Camera.png|thumb|left|Pokémon sticker featuring Charizard, Venusaur, Blastoise, and Mewtwo]] | |||
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==Printer errors== | ==Printer errors== | ||
If there is an issue with the printer, the games return four types of errors and instruct the player to check the | If there is an issue with the printer, the games return four types of errors and instruct the player to check the Game Boy Printer Manual. The following descriptions for each error are taken and adapted from the online support article provided by [[Nintendo]] of Europe.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Support/Game-Boy-Pocket-Color/Troubleshooting/Game-Boy-Printer/Error-message-appears/Error-message-appears-619693.html Error message appears | Game Boy / Pocket / Color | Support | Nintendo]</ref> | ||
* '''Printer Error 1:''' The Game Boy Printer's batteries are empty. | * '''Printer Error 1:''' The Game Boy Printer's batteries are empty. | ||
* '''Printer Error 2:''' The Universal [[Game Link Cable | * '''Printer Error 2:''' The Universal [[Game Link Cable]] is not connected or is connected incorrectly. | ||
* '''Printer Error 3:''' The printer's paper needs to be changed. | * '''Printer Error 3:''' The printer's paper needs to be changed. | ||
* '''Printer Error 4:''' The ambient temperature is inadequate (too high or too low). The printer must be used in a place with controlled temperature. | * '''Printer Error 4:''' The ambient temperature is inadequate (too high or too low). The printer must be used in a place with controlled temperature. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{wp|Game Boy Printer}} article on Wikipedia | * {{wp|Game Boy Printer}} article on Wikipedia | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Project Games notice}} | {{Project Games notice}} | ||