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How to Play GameBoy Advance Games on a GameCube

While the Nintendo Game Boy Advance is a very handy portable game player, some people may desire a larger screen. If you want to play your Game Boy Advance games on your TV, it is possible to connect and play them on a Nintendo GameCube console. Nintendo developed an adapter called the Game Boy Player that is easily connected to the GameCube.

Things You'll Need

Nintendo GameCube console
Game Boy Player adapter
Game Boy Advance cartridges

Instructions

- 1
  Purchase the Game Boy Player adapter for the GameCube; you'll likely need to search secondhand video game stores for it. This device is the same length and width of the console and about one-fourth the height and comes with a GameCube disc labeled "Game Boy Player." You need both the adapter and disc,
- 2
  Install the Game Boy Player onto the GameCube console, which connects to the bottom of the console. Remove the panel on the console bottom that opens the high-speed port in the rear corner and the adapter will easily line up with the console. When connected, the adapter's cartridge slot will be in the front of the console.
- 3
  Insert a Game Boy Advance cartridge into the slot in the front of the Game Boy Player. Load the Game Boy Player disc into the console. Make sure the console is properly plugged in and connected to the TV.
- 4
  Turn on the console. After the GameCube screen comes up, the Game Boy game will load up on the screen.

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