HOW TO CONNECT GAME BOY®
ADVANCE GAME LINK® CABLES
What You Will Need
o Two or more Game Boy® Advance systems (one for each player)
o Two or more DOOM II® Game Paks (one for each player)
o One to three Game Boy® Advance Game Link® cables
Two-player game: One Game Link® cable
Three-player game: Two Game Link® cables
Four-player game: Three Game Link® cables
Connecting Cables
1. Check that the POWER switch on each Game Boy® Advance system is set to
the OFF position. Insert a Game Pak into each Game Boy® Advance system.
2. Connect the Game Link® cables to each other, making sure that the host has
the smaller, purple end of the Game Link® cables plugged into their Game
Boy® Advance system.
3. Plug the Game Link® cables into the External Extension connector of the
Game Boy® Advance systems, making sure that the small purple plug is
connected to the Player 1 Game Boy® Advance system.
4. Turn the POWER switch on all Game Boy® Advance systems to the
ON position.
5. See pages 10 through 12 for further instructions.
Note: Do not connect more Game Boy® Advance systems than necessary if you
are only playing a two-player or three-player game.
Please refer to the diagram for correct linking configuration.
Note: The small purple plug goes into the host Game Boy® Advance system.
Important Warning
You may experience communication failures and other problems if any of the
following occur:
o Use of a cable other than the Game Boy® Advance Game Link® cable.
o Failure to securely plug the Game Link® cable into the Game Boy® Advance
systems.
o Unplugging Game Link® cables from one or more Game Boy® Advance systems
before the communication process is complete.
o Unplugging Game Link® cables during game play.
o Failure to connect the Game Link® cables to the Game Boy® Advance systems
as shown in the diagram below.
o Any connected Game Boy® Advance system does not have the required
cartridge.
o More than four Game Boy® Advance systems are connected at once.
Note: The Multiplayer Menu will refresh every few seconds. A multiplayer
game must not be started until all players have the Multiplayer Menu showing.
Proper Connections Scheme
Note: All Game Boy Advance systems must have a DOOM II® Game Pak to play.
.-------. .-------.
| P 1 | a------#------A | P 2 |
`-------' `-------'
b
a = narrow end |
A = wide end |
| .-------.
b = narrow end # c------#------C | P 4 |
B = wide end | `-------'
|
c = narrow end |
C = wide end B
.-------.
| P 3 |
`-------'
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Game manual excerpts Copyright (C) 2001 Nintendo; Linking diagram by Ledmeister
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