My experience with Super Game Boy

First off, Super Game Boy is a compatibility device that allows Game Boy games to be played on a SNES. The device is shaped like a Super Nintendo game cartridge, so you just plug it into the SNES as usual. However, the Super Game Boy device contains a slot for docking Game Boy games. Switching on the SNES console yields a special splash screen, and then boots the Game Boy game as if you were playing on a portable Game Boy.

This platform is legitimate. I haven’t found a game incompatible with the Super Game Boy. I even tried the Game Boy Camera, which is about as funky as Game Boy games get. A comprehensive list of Super Game Boy games can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Super_Game_Boy_games.

The device and the Super Nintendo itself are a bit touchy. You’ve got to slide the baby Game Boy game into the Super Game Boy so there is a snug fit. Then, you slide the big cartridge into your Super Nintendo, also ensuring a snug fit. If everything is wired up correctly, you should be ready to rock and roll.

It really feels awesome to be playing these vintage games on a big screen. It makes video games social, and I think that video games are the most fun when they are social. That’s why Rock Band and Guitar Hero are tons of fun, or at least why I enjoy them. Well, I restarted a game of Pokemon Blue, so I’m a little hooked. Grab some coffee, maybe a bagel, and plop down in front of Kevin’s 720p video projector. Heck yes.