The GameCube Game Boy Advance cable (DOL-011) is a cable used to connect the

Game Boy Advance The (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo as the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, in North America on June 11, 2001, in the PAL region on June 22, 2 ...

(GBA) to the

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(GCN). Depending on the games, the cable may facilitate unlocking additional content, turning the GBA into a second screen, turning the GBA into a separate controller, or transferring in-game items between related games.

Development

The concept of a cable that allowed for the transfer of data and second-screen gameplay was originally conceived for the

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as the "GB Connection Cable", which would allow certain Nintendo 64DD games to connect to compatible

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cartridges. However, the device was never released—interactivity between Nintendo 64 and Game Boy games was limited to those that supported the Transfer Pak, released in 1998.

Compatibility

Systems

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 and the Wii on the console side; and the Game Boy Advance,

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, Game Boy Player, and

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on the portable side. When used with the Game Boy Player accessory, the Game Boy Advance system can be used to control any Game Boy game played through the GameCube. Because the Game 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. It is also incompatible with the

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, as the original Nintendo DS and DS Lite's backwards compatibility for the Game Boy Advance does not extend to its accessories, lacking the necessary extension port.

Games

The following is a list of compatible GameCube games, with the corresponding Game Boy Advance (GBA) game or ''N/A'' if no GBA game is required.

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