Author Topic: Online Game Boy Advance games via your Gamecube (Read 7131 times)

Gamefreak · « **on:** March 17, 2003, 02:29:21 PM »

Why hasn't anyone thought of this?

Broadband Adapter + Game Boy Player + simple GBA games easily coded for online matchmaking = online GBA games

No more searching around for people with all the stuff you need just to play four swords or mario kart. That really really hurts, and if you can have LAN multiplayer player through the gameboy player why not take it the next level and get online?

And this would also speed up sales for GCN, appeasing our penny-picking friends at Nintendo. Not to mention give online a boost, convincing Nintendo to take action with online GCN...

Mingesium · « **Reply #1 on:** March 17, 2003, 03:32:08 PM »

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if you can have LAN multiplayer player through the gameboy player why not take it the next level and get online?

Where did you hear that it supports LAN? GBA Player is nothing more than a GBA with the controls and screen going to the GameCube. Don't expect the GBA Player to use the broadband adapter.

Nintega · « **Reply #2 on:** March 17, 2003, 04:13:13 PM »

I remember some company announcing it was making some adapter for the GBA to play online, wireless though. Using the blue tooth technology. Don't know if it's been canned.

GBA online can be done but don't limit it to just using the Gamecube Broadband adapter. Make a separate network adapter so you can connect to a PC. I doubt lag would be a problem since the games are pretty small and simple.

aoi tsuki · « **Reply #3 on:** March 17, 2003, 04:18:58 PM »

i had thought about someone doing this, but a major bottleneck would be the communications port. i think the transfer speed is somewhere around 2k/sec.

Nephilim · « **Reply #4 on:** March 18, 2003, 04:06:25 AM »

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Originally posted by: aoi tsuki
i had thought about someone doing this, but a major bottleneck would be the communications port. i think the transfer speed is somewhere around 2k/sec.

I wouldnt think so, Mario cart and other games played on 2 GBA's have no lag
the Link cable most produce over the speed of 6k/sec
because iv you have ever played mario cart or anyother games online using something like zsnes (emulated) u know u still get lag even at 4k/sec

manunited4eva22 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 18, 2003, 09:34:51 AM »

There is also a major difference in how the zsnes online games and the gba online games worked. On the gba games only where you are and what you interacted with are sent between players. With the zsnes the entire information for that player was sent between the two computers in order to simulate one system interacting with itself.

mouse_clicker · « **Reply #6 on:** March 18, 2003, 09:36:16 AM »

You wouldn't need the GB Player necessarily. I think Nintendo could work out some way for the GCN-GBA link up cables to work to the modem adaptors.

Bloodworth · « **Reply #7 on:** March 18, 2003, 10:03:09 AM »

Not sure that it's possible or likely, but I wouldn't mind it one bit. An online connection would be great for trading Pokemon with Ty since I don't know any other 20-somethings in my area that plan on getting the game.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #8 on:** March 18, 2003, 10:11:58 AM »

"An online connection would be great for trading Pokemon with Ty since I don't know any other 20-somethings in my area that plan on getting the game."

Let's hope that the Gamecube Pokemon handles that problem.

In theory online GBA games could be possible using the GB Player and broadband adapter but GBA games have to support it and considering it so far sounds like just a neat mod job at best it's not going to happen. Hell the Gamecube has online playability and virually no one supports it. The GBA technically doesn't which makes it very unlikely that anyone would support it just to please a few hardcore fans.

Isn't the GBA online in Japan? I heard something when it was released about Mario Kart being online using cell phones.

Rancid Planet · « **Reply #9 on:** March 18, 2003, 10:44:20 AM »

Nintendo should really consider online Gameboy play. It would be truly innovative. And at this stage of the game being innovative is one of Mother N's biggest and only strengths.

Gamefreak · « **Reply #10 on:** March 18, 2003, 11:02:23 AM »

I thought everyone knew about LAN through gameboy players by now?...
Anyway, there are two ways to play multiplayer through the GB Player.

1: you need 1 GCN, 1 GB Player, 1 TV, and players 2 - 4 need their own GCN/GBA link cables, GBA's, and I THINK their own cartridges...(GCN is more than powerful to power it all though...). And why not split screen 4 player...sometimes you gotta wonder what Nintendo's doing..
2: You need multiple gcn's each with GB players, multiple TV's...and that's it.

Go over to IGN Cube and search the mailbag. There's a fairly recent one asking about GBA LAN play. And the answer was gotten from Craig of IGN pocket, so i'm sure it's all true..

Mingesium · « **Reply #11 on:** March 18, 2003, 11:27:03 AM »

it just linking 4 gba together. You don't use the GCN-GBA cable, you use the regular link cable. Also, if you need the cart or not depends on the game. Some games like F Zero have 4 player with one cart. Most games you need a cart.

Like I said, the GBA Player is nothing more than a GBA. it probable won't use the broadband together.

AJL221893 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 18, 2003, 11:36:54 AM »

If you were to go online with the Gameboy advance through the Gamecube, would the online connection be able to go through the cord that connects the GBA to the Gamecube? And if it worked, would the connection speed be lowered because that cord is not designed as an ethernet cable?

Gamefreak · « **Reply #13 on:** March 18, 2003, 12:36:21 PM »

Whoops you are right it's just the reg. link cable.

But you are wrong about LAN. IGN Pocket knows far more than you, I'm sorry to say. They've played with this thing, and you haven't. If they say you can play LAN with it, I believe them. Quit thinking you're right

EL Pollo DIablos · « **Reply #14 on:** March 19, 2003, 04:12:33 AM »

Isnt the GameboyPlayer just the same inside as the GBA?
Then U could go online with your GBA a part with your NGC.
So I don't think so.

EL Pollo Diablos

Mingesium · « **Reply #15 on:** March 19, 2003, 10:42:43 AM »

is this the IGN Cube mailbag?

It just proves my point that gba player functions just like a gba. You treat the GCN/GBAP as a GBA and you can connect them like 4 gbas. If LAN means connecting just like 4 gba then you can have a LAN. I doubt that the GBAP supports the broadband adapter.

Gamefreak · « **Reply #16 on:** March 19, 2003, 01:14:29 PM »

Who said anything about a broadband adapter? Thats for online...

And thanks for providing the link to prove yourself wrong. Look at the picture. It shows two gamecubes connected. Then read this quote:
"You cannot use the GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable to play multiplayer GBA titles -- that needs to happen through the standard link port and cables, be it GBAs or other Game Boy Players with TVs."

See? And this isn't the only place I've heard about this. It was on IGN i think and this site too I think. You can definately connect multiples gamecubes each with their own game boy players...

AJL221893 · « **Reply #17 on:** December 16, 2003, 11:25:40 AM »

Just looking through old posts...
Thought I'd bring this back, it's an idea i've always wished would happen, and might if Nintendo would work with gamespy or xlink or warppipe or just did it themselves, through the lan tricking itself to play online method.

Don'tHate742 · « **Reply #18 on:** December 27, 2003, 12:37:53 PM »

I'm looking forward to the wireless connections......it should be alot easier getting away with play four swords in class.

I think online gba would be retarded though, maybe if you could walk around and play, but sitting there at your cube.......why not play a cube online game. The reason I love playing gba multiplayer becuase.... a) you can play practically anywhere and b) its fun to see your friends reaction when they get tricked in four swords, or innahilated in advance wars.

MysticalMatt517 · « **Reply #19 on:** December 30, 2003, 11:06:02 PM »

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Originally posted by: Nintega
I remember some company announcing it was making some adapter for the GBA to play online, wireless though. Using the blue tooth technology. Don't know if it's been canned.

Bluetooth only has a range of six feet - that's definately not going to work for online play. This is an old post, but I believe that this was ultimately referring to the announcement by Motorola to make a wireless device to replace the link cable for the GBA. This came about around the time of the N-Gage release. The one and ONLY feature of the N-Gage that scores it points over the GBA is it's wireless multiplayer options. The big N obviously saw this and jumped quickly to fix it. Go big N! As long as it doesn't turn out to be vaporware we'll be in good shape.

One thought: I have a friend with a powerbook and a bluetooth enabled cell phone. (I beleive that all Apple Powerbooks have bluetooth built in, but I'm not sure). Anyway, he wrote a script to connect to his phone through his laptop, then use the phone to connect to the internet. While transfer speeds aren't great, it works for checking e-mail. Perhaps this could be done with the GBA somehow? I mean, it's the GBA for crying out loud! How much bandwidth could it need?

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