Game Link Cable

The Nintendo Game Link Cable (Japanese: ゲームボーイ専用通信ケーブル, romanized: Gēmubōi sen'yō tsūshin kēburu, lit.

Games can be linked for head-to-head competition, cooperative play, trading items, unlocking hidden features, etc.

Although the pin assignment and basic port shape remained the same, its much smaller size necessitated the release of new Game Link Cables.

[citation needed] The MGB-008 features the smaller second generation connectors on both ends, allowing two Game Boy Pockets to link.

This link cable was included with the Game Boy Printer in the US and Europe but does not appear to have been available to buy separately.

The adapter can be used in conjunction with either the MGB-008 or the CGB-003 and features a thin plastic harness allowing it to be clipped on to either cable.

The order in which the cables are connected to one another determines which player is which; the first player always connects through the purple end of a game link cable, and all of the others through the grey ends, due to the design of the plugs and receptacles.

[3] The adapter allows up to five players to link for multiplayer gaming,[4] although it is capable of linking up to thirty-nine copies of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen in a virtual in-game lobby called the "Union Room".

[6] A Game Link Cable was planned for the Virtual Boy (model VUE-004), though it never came to market.