Game Boy Printer
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The Game Boy Printer (Pocket Printer in Japan) by Nintendo is a thermal printer designed for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color systems and was released in 1998. It prints images from compatible games (listed below). The thermal paper it prints on is called Game Boy Printer Paper. It runs on six AA batteries. It primarily functions with the Game Boy Camera, although some late-generation Game Boy and Game Boy Color games also work in conjunction with it. Nintendo ceased manufacture in 2003.[1]
In Japan, a bright yellow Pokémon version of the Game Boy Printer with a PokéBall feed button was released.
Amazon also sold a CD-ROM with a parallel port cable for printing GB pictures using a PC and regular printer. This cable has now been discontinued, however, hobbyists can make their own cable for uploading images to their computer.
The Game Boy Printer used a special thermal paper. One package had three rolls, which contains one roll of white paper, one roll of pale yellow paper, and one roll of pale blue paper. It has adhesive backing and is 3.8 cm wide.
The system will also print a message reading "Hello!" if it is turned on while the feed button is held. According to the manual, this is used to test if the printer works properly.
[edit] Games with Game Boy Printer support
[edit] External links
- Game Boy Printer Emulator - a program to transfer images from the Game Boy Camera to PC
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