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Can you play GBA games on GameCube?

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The Game Boy Player allows youtoplay Game Boy or Game Boy Advance games onaTV through the Nintendo GameCube--it attaches to theHighSpeed Port on the bottom of the GameCube and youcanuse the GameCube controller or any Game BoyAdvancesystem as a controller.


Thereof, how do I connect my GameCube to my GBA?

To connect the Nintendo GameCube GameBoyAdvance Link Cable, plug the wider, traingle-shaped endofthe cable into the EXT port on the Game Boy Advancesystem.Insert the smaller end into an available Controller port oftheNintendo GameCube.

Similarly, can GameCube play GameBoy Color games? Game Boy games can be played using thesameselectable color palettes as on the Game BoyColor,Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Advance SP.NintendoGameCube Game Boy Advance cable: By plugging it intoaGameCube controller port, a GBA or GBASPcan be used as a substitute for aGameCubecontroller.

Also question is, can a GBA play GB games?

Game Boy Compatibility Original Game Boy Games will work on GameBoy,Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and GameBoyAdvance SP systems. They will not work on the DS, DSLite,or DSi. Game Boy Color Games will work on Game BoyColor,Game Boy Advance and Game Boy AdvanceSPsystems.

Can Dolphin play GBA games?

This functionality carries over to the GamecubeemulatorDolphin and GBA emulator Visual Boy Advance.Using aversion of VBA designed specifically for this purpose,youcan emulate Gamecube and GBA connectivity onyourcomputer. You can run VBA-M on the same computerasDolphin or another on the same network.

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How do I connect VBA m to Dolphin?

Steps to reproduce the behavior
  1. Select Options> Link > Type > Gamecube.
  2. Select Options > Link > Local.
  3. Select Options > Link > Link at boot.
  4. Select Options > Game Boy Advance > Configure >BootROM and select gba_bios.bin.
  5. Close VBA-M.
  6. Reopen VBA-M.
  7. Load Wind Waker in Dolphin.
  8. Select Controllers > Port 2 > GBA in Dolphin.

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