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| Also known as | DOL-011 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Nintendo |
| Type | Gamepad adapter cable |
| Generation | Sixth generation |
| Release date | |
| Connectivity | GameCube controller port,Game Boy Advance |
TheGameCube Game Boy Advance cable[3][4] is avideo game accessory manufactured byNintendo which is used to connect theGame Boy Advance (GBA) handheld console to theGameCube (GCN) home console. Depending on the games it is used with, the cable may facilitate transferring data between related games, unlocking additional content, or turning the GBA into a controller orsecond screen. The accessory is compatible with over 60 GameCube games.
The concept of a cable that allowed for the transfer of data and second-screen gameplay was originally conceived for theNintendo 64 as the "64 GB Cable",[5] a device designed byMarigul Management which would allow certainNintendo 64DD games to connect to compatibleGame Boy Color cartridges.[6] However, the device was never released—interactivity between Nintendo 64 and Game Boy games was limited to those that supported theTransfer Pak, released in 1998.[7]
The cable has one end that plugs into a GameCube controller slot and another end that plugs into the GBA's extension port. The cable is compatible with the GameCube andWii[a] on the console side; and the Game Boy Advance,Game Boy Advance SP,Game Boy Player, ande-Reader on the portable side. When used with theGame Boy Player accessory, the Game Boy Advance system can be used to control any Game Boy game played through the GameCube.[9]
Because theGame Boy Micro has a differently-shaped link port, the official cable does not work with it, but enthusiasts have been able to hack together homemade versions which do.[10] It is also incompatible with theNintendo DS family, as the originalNintendo DS andDS Lite'sbackwards compatibility for the Game Boy Advance does not extend to its accessories, lacking the necessary extension port.
The following is a list of64 compatible GameCube games, with the corresponding Game Boy Advance (GBA) game if applicable. Games which optionally support a GBA game but do not require it are marked accordingly.
| GameCube game | Game Boy Advance game | Features |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star Baseball 2004 | All-Star Baseball 2004 | Transfer trading cards between both versions.[11] |
| Amazing Island | — | Access a playable card game on the GBA, which players can use to unlock items for GameCube.[12] |
| Animal Crossing | (e-Reader optional) | Used as a second screen for the GameCube to design patterns, to access a secret island and/or play avirtual pet style mini-game with the islander, and to play downloadableNES games. With thee-Reader, it allows scanning compatible cards for bonus items, patterns, and town tunes.[11] Thee-Reader support is absent in the European version. |
| Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu | Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu | Unlocks special modes on GBA version, but cannot be saved.[11] The GBA link option is absent in the European version. |
| Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg | — | Used to download and play unlockable minigames based onChuChu Rocket!,Nights into Dreams, andPuyo Pop.[11] |
| Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo: Dassutsu! Hajike Royale | (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo: Bakutou Hajike Taisen optional) | Used to download and play minigames from the GBABobobo-bo Bo-bobo games. Unlock secret techniques on GameCube and GBA.[13] |
| Bomberman Land 2 | — | Used to download 10 minigames.[14] |
| Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex | — | Enables a secret minigame, called "Crash Blast", to be played on the GBA.[11] |
| Crash Nitro Kart | Crash Nitro Kart | Alternately unlock three characters (N. Oxide, N. Tropy &Spyro) and all four cheats in the GBA version.[15] Also unlocks a dancing minigame on GBA.[11] |
| Dakar 2 | — | Play top-down racing minigames on GBA.[16] |
| Disney Sports Basketball | Disney Sports Basketball | Transfer power-ups from the GBA to the GCN version.[11] |
| Disney Sports Soccer | Disney Sports Soccer | Transfer power-ups from the GBA to the GCN version.[11] |
| Disney's Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse | Disney's Magical Quest Starring Mickey and Minnie | Transfer items from GBA to GameCube.[11] |
| FIFA Football 2004 | (FIFA Football 2004 optional) | Unlock special tournaments in both versions. View GameCube scoreboard on GBA when cartridge is disconnected.[11] |
| Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles | — | Required for each player in the multiplayer mode. Allows each player to control their character and access an individual menu, without interrupting gameplay.[11] |
| Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance | Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade,Fire Emblem,Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones | Unlocks additional artwork and maps inPath of Radiance.[17] |
| Game Boy Player | — | The GBA can be used as the controller instead of the GameCube controller.[9] |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets optional) | Play a slide-puzzle game without a cartridge. Opens secret areas in both games to unlock special items.[11] |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban optional) | Play minigames on GBA with no game connected. Unlock an "Owl Care Kit" in the GBA version.[18] |
| Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup | Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup | Allows co-op play, with the GBA controlling the seeker.[11] |
| Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life | Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town | Characters in each game will travel to the other game and bring back special items.[11] |
| Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life | Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town | Characters in each game will travel to the other game and bring back special items.[19] |
| Hikaru no Go 3 | Hikaru no Go 3 Exclusive Joy Carry Cartridge | A rewritable "Joy Carry" cartridge is packaged with the game. Connecting to it will allow the player to download a series of single playerGo puzzles or a portable Go board for multiplayer play[20] |
| Hot Wheels: Velocity X | Hot Wheels: Velocity X | Unlocks additional racers.[21] |
| James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing | James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing | Provides statistics and hints for the current area in the GameCube version.[11] |
| Korokke! Ban-Ō no Kiki o Sukue | Korokke! 3: Guranyū Ōkoku no Nazo | Use the GBA as a radar to locate hidden items. Also unlocks Burger in the GBA game.[22][better source needed] |
| Kururin Squash! | — | Play a memory match minigame on GBA.[23] |
| The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures | — | The GBA can be used as the controller instead of the GameCube controller for single player. Also enables optional multiplayer cooperative play with up to four players, but a separate GBA and cable is required for each player.[11] |
| The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | — | Enables optional two-player cooperative play (Tingle Tuner).[11] |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | UnlocksSam Gamgee as a playable character and other additional features on GameCube.[11] |
| Madden NFL 2003 | Madden NFL 2003 | Used as an interactive scoreboard.[11] |
| Madden NFL 2004 | Madden NFL 2004 | Used as an interactive scoreboard, and unlocks additional GameCube features.[11] The GBA link option is absent in European GameCube version because the GBA version was not released in Europe. |
| Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour | Mario Golf: Advance Tour | Allows players to transfer theirAdvance Tour player characters between games, and unlocksLuigi,Bowser,Waluigi andWario inAdvance Tour.[24] |
| Mario Kart Double Dash Bonus Disc | Fire Emblem | Unlocks exclusive items that can only be obtained from the bonus disc. Also unlocks the soundtracks 99 & 100.[25] The GBA link option is absent in the European version ofFire Emblem, since theBonus Disc was not released in Europe. |
| Medabots Infinity | Medabots: Metabee andRokusho | Unlocks two secret characters and additional parts.[26] The GBA link option is absent in the European version. |
| Medal of Honor: Rising Sun | Medal of Honor: Infiltrator | Map of the current level shows on the Game Boy Advance.[11] |
| Mega Man X: Command Mission | — | Used as a hidden item finder, and unlocks additional figures.[27] |
| Metroid Prime | Metroid Fusion | Unlocks content forPrime, including a Fusion Suit costume and an emulation ofMetroid on NES.[11] |
| Mr. Driller: Drill Land | Mr. Driller A | Allows the player to transfer their Pacteria digital pets into the game.[28] |
| NASCAR Thunder 2003 | — | Manage data on the player's car (fuel, damage, tires), view realtime telemetry data and current race standings. Works only in Races.[29] |
| Nintendo GameCube Preview Disc | — | Used to play downloadable demos ofWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! &Dr. Mario.[11] |
| Nintendo Puzzle Collection | — | Used as a controller. Can also be used to download the NES versions ofDr. Mario andYoshi's Cookie along with a GBA port ofPanel de Pon.[30] |
| One Piece Grand Battle! 3 | — | Unlock mini-games and a playable demo ofOne Piece: Going Baseball for GBA.[31] |
| Pac-Man Vs. | — | GBA required to play. Three players play as the ghosts hunting down Pac-Man, with normal controllers looking at the TV screen; the fourth player controls Pac-Man on the GBA and can see the whole map. Only when the player is Pac-Man can they score points.[32] |
| Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II series | — | Used to play minigames based onPuyo Puyo andNights into Dreams.[11] Also includes a special version of the Tiny Chao Garden, which players can use to import a Tails Chao intoSonic Adventure DX orSonic Adventure 2: Battle.[33] |
| Pikmin 2 | e-Reader | Using special e-Reader cards, players can unlock and play minigames on a Game Boy Advance connected to the GameCube.[34] Only available in Japan. |
| Pokémon Box: Ruby and Sapphire | Pokémon Ruby andSapphire,Pokémon Emerald,Pokémon FireRed andLeafGreen | Allows transfer of Pokémon between the games. The Adventure mode is only possible when linked toPokémon Ruby orPokémon Sapphire, which makes it possible to play these handheld games on full screen using the GameCube controller (much like theGame Boy Player).[11] If the game is connected by using the Adventure mode and has the Berry Glitch, it will patch the glitch and display a message on saving. |
| Pokémon Channel | Pokémon Ruby andSapphire,e-Reader | Using special e-Reader cards, players can receive special line art for coloring.[35] In European and Australian versions of the game, players can unlock a downloadable Jirachi to put intoPokémon Ruby orSapphire.[36] This downloadable Jirachi patches the Berry Glitch present in these games. |
| Pokémon Colosseum | Pokémon Ruby andSapphire,Pokémon Emerald,Pokémon FireRed andLeafGreen | Allows transfer of Pokémon betweenColosseum and the GBA titles, and battles can be held inColosseum using the GBA to issue orders.[11] If the players are usingRuby orSapphire to connect, it will also patch the Berry Glitch present in these games. Preordered copies came with a bonus disc that included a Celebi (Japan) or Jirachi (US) available for download.[36] Downloading Jirachi from the US bonus disc also fixes the Berry Glitch.[37] |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | Pokémon Ruby andSapphire,Pokémon Emerald,Pokémon FireRed andLeafGreen | Allows transfer of Pokémon betweenXD and the GBA titles, and battles can be held inXD using the GBA to issue orders.[38] If the players are usingRuby orSapphire to connect, it will also patch the Berry Glitch present in these games. |
| Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Unlocks "health restore" function and the originalPrince of Persia game on GameCube.[39] |
| Rayman 3 | (Rayman 3 optional) | Allows the use of multiplayer in certain mini games. With GBA version, unlocks extra mini games.[11] |
| Road Trip: The Arcade Edition | Road Trip: Shifting Gears | Unlock additional tracks in both versions. Uses the GBA as a controller.[40] |
| The Sims: Bustin' Out | (The Sims Bustin' Out optional) | Unlock a furniture item that allows the player to play minigames on GBA to earn Simoleons. Transfer a Sim from GameCube to the GBA version.[41] |
| Sonic Adventure 2: Battle | (Sonic Advance,Sonic Advance 2 orSonic Pinball Party optional) | Transfers Chao to the Tiny Chao Garden (similar toChao Adventure 2 forVMU). With GBA games, allows user to save the Chao to the GBA's Tiny Chao Garden.[11] |
| Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut | (Sonic Advance,Sonic Advance 2 orSonic Pinball Party optional) | Transfers Chao to the Tiny Chao Garden (similar toChao Adventure forVMU). With GBA games, allows user to save the Chao to the GBA's Tiny Chao Garden.[11] |
| SSX 3 | SSX 3 | Transfers cash between GBA and GCN versions.[11] |
| Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike | — | The GBA screen/controls can be used to issue wingman orders privately on Versus mode.[42] |
| Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 | — | Unlocks additional cosmetics on GameCube, and an additional golfer and course on GBA.[11] |
| Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell | (Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell optional) | GBA can be used as a mini map/radar for GCN version. With GBA version, unlocks extra levels for the GBA.[11] |
| Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory | — | GBA can be used as a mini map/radar.[43] |
| Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow | (Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow optional) | GBA can be used as a mini map/radar for GCN version. With GBA version, unlocks extra levels for the GBA.[44] |
| Wario World | — | Sends demos ofWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! to the GBA.[11] |
| WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! | — | The GBA can be used as a controller.[45] |
Support for the accessory was also planned forDonkey Kong Plus,Roll-O-Rama, andStage Debut, though none of these games were ever released.[11]
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