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Description

GameBoy Advance
Distributor
Nintendo Of Japan
Available
Currently Japan, Hong Kong & Singapore
Price
Yen 9,800


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AGB multi-player linking:


          
Link Cable                    Linking Diagram

Using the link cable extends the power of the AGB by allowing multi-player gaming. With 3 cables and 1 game cartridge, up to 4 players can engage simultaneously in a game. This is called, "One Cartridge Play". Unfortunately, there isn't many games that will support "One Cartridge Play" because of the limited amount of data that can be transferred from one cartridge. For example, in F-Zero, you can only play one course of the game (there are more than 15 courses in the full game) with "One Cartridge Play". Full multi-players games can only be realised when using 4 of the same game.

Infra-red support:

Infra-red or wireless support in the GBC is not available in the AGB. It is said that Nintendo will enable wireless communication with an add-on device.

Game screen shots:

This is the start-up screen when you turn on the power.


         GB Screen                   AGB Screen

Screen difference of Pokemon game can be seen when played on the GB and AGB. The AGB screen is stretched to the bottom.

As you know, the AGB is backward compatible with GB games, but the image will appear smaller on the AGB screen. It is possible, however, to stretch the image of GB games by pushing the L shoulder button. Pushing the R shoulder button will revert to normal size.


Preview Index

Page 1
It has arrived!
Comparison between GBC and GBA:
Comparison between WSC and GBA
:
Page 2
Comparison between NGPC and GBA:
The different AGB colors and models:
Page 3
Limited edition soft cases:
Power supply and batteries
:
Page 4
Game cartridges:
Page 5
The various parts of AGB:
Page 6
AGB multi-player linking:
Infra-red support:
Game screen shots:


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