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The '''Game Boy Player''' (Japanese: '''ゲームボーイプレーヤー''' ''Game Boy Player'') is an accessory for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] that allows the player to play [[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Color]], or [[Game Boy Advance]] games. It plugs into the "High Speed Port" on the bottom of the GameCube. It requires a boot disc to run.<ref name=manual>[http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/gbplayer_trilingual.pdf Game Boy Player manual]</ref> Like the Game Boy | The '''Game Boy Player''' (Japanese: '''ゲームボーイプレーヤー''' ''Game Boy Player'') is an accessory for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] that allows the player to play [[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Color]], or [[Game Boy Advance]] games. It plugs into the "High Speed Port" on the bottom of the GameCube. It requires a boot disc to run.<ref name=manual>[http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/gbplayer_trilingual.pdf Game Boy Player manual]</ref> Like the Game Boy handheld systems themselves, the Game Boy Player hardware is region-free, but the boot disc is not. | ||
Nearly any Game Boy, Game Boy Color, or Game Boy Advance title can be played on the Game Boy Player, with the exception of the [[Game Boy Advance Video]] series (to prevent users from copying the GBA Video titles to recordable media such as blank VHS tapes or DVDs).<ref name=gbavideo>[http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/gameboyadvance/agb_video_faq.jsp Nintendo | Game Boy Advance Video FAQ]</ref> Some games, such as {{wk|Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble}} and the [[Game Boy Camera]], can run on the Game Boy Player, but are impractical to play as they were designed with the portability of the Game Boy in mind. | Nearly any Game Boy, Game Boy Color, or Game Boy Advance title can be played on the Game Boy Player, with the exception of the [[Game Boy Advance Video]] series (to prevent users from copying the GBA Video titles to recordable media such as blank VHS tapes or DVDs).<ref name=gbavideo>[http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/gameboyadvance/agb_video_faq.jsp Nintendo | Game Boy Advance Video FAQ]</ref> Some games, such as {{wk|Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble}} and the [[Game Boy Camera]], can run on the Game Boy Player, but are impractical to play as they were designed with the portability of the Game Boy in mind. | ||