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The Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable is used to connect the Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance. The Fusion Suit and Metroid can be unlocked in Metroid Prime by connecting to Metroid Fusion with this link, and having either (or both) games beaten. Samus's Varia Suit can also be downloaded from an e-Reader card to Animal Crossing with this cable.
Super Metroid was originally the game unlocked in Prime through connecting. David Kirsch had built the classic SNES title into Prime, but Nintendo ordered its removal because he had used a third-party emulator to implement the game.[1]
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and Metroid: Zero Mission were originally intended to be able to connect to one another, as with their predecessors, but both time constraints and the fact that their release dates were far apart prevented this feature's implementation. Zero Mission, however, is able to connect to Fusion via the Game Boy Advance Game Link cable.[1] Another factor was the low number of players who possessed connecting cables.[2]
The connectivity feature in Prime was programmed by Hideaki Shimizu and Tomohiro Kawase.
Metroid Prime 2: Dark Echoes Q&A[]
QUESTION: Will Metroid Prime 2 also have Game Boy connectivity or something similar?
ANSWER: Unfortunately it will not.[2]
External links[]
References[]
- ^ Lee, Justin (02). Metroid Creator Talks Zero Mission (Interview). GameSpy. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved on 2022-06-18. “There is no connectivity with the GameCube Metroids. We wanted to try to make Metroid Prime II connectivity, but the two release dates are fairly far apart. Timing prevented implementation of connectivity features. Metroid Fusion, on the other hand, will connect to Zero Mission.”
- ^ (2022, January 26). Episode 21 – Jack Mathews (Ex Retro Studios) [Podcast]. Shinesparkers. Shinesparkers. Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. (starts at 32:20)
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Game Control | NES Controller • Wii Remote (Nunchuk/Wired Fight Pad) • PlayChoice-10 • Circle Pad Pro • Joy-Con |
| Adapter | Super Game Boy • Game Boy Player |
| Enhancement | Game Boy Advance Game Link cable • Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable Nintendo DS Rumble Pak • amiibo |