Description
With Nintendo's Transfer Pak, you can share information between
Nintendo 64 and Game Boy titles that are specifically designed to take
advantage of this feature, such as Mario Golf for the Nintendo 64 and Mario Golf
for the Game Boy Color. Simply slide the Game Boy cartridge into a slot
on top of the Transfer Pak, then plug the Transfer Pak into a
controller slot of your Nintendo 64. Also, the Transfer Pak allows you
to play certain Game Boy games on your Nintendo 64, so you can take
advantage of the console's comfortable controllers and the big, bright
picture of your home TV. The color and design of the Transfer Pak
perfectly matches the original Nintendo 64 console.
The Transfer Pak plugs into the back of your controller and allows for
downloading of certain Game Boy game data into compatible N64 games.
Look for the Transfer Pak icon on Nintendo 64 games that use this
accessory.
The Transfer Pak is a device
for the Nintendo 64 that allows the transfer of data between the system
and a Game Boy or Game Boy Color cartridge. The Transfer Pak has a Game
Boy Color slot and a part that fits onto the expansion port of the N64
controller. It is considered the predecessor of the GameCube-Game Boy
Advance cable.
The Transfer Pak was included with the game Pokémon Stadium, as the game's main feature was importing Pokémon teams from Game Boy titles. Pokémon Stadium
also included a "GB Tower" mode for playing Pokémon Red, Blue, and
Yellow on the N64 via a built-in Game Boy emulator (which included
unlockable "Doduo" and "Dodrio" modes which would speed up the game's
processor by 2 and 3, respectively).
It was originally planned that Perfect Dark was going to be able to link up with the Game Boy Camera
and map faces shot from the camera to characters in Perfect Dark. This
feature was scrapped, due to technical issues. Instead, when the Game Boy version of Perfect Dark
is linked to the N64 version via the Transfer Pak, you'll unlock a
Cloaking Device for use at anytime, an R-Tracker to hunt down any
hidden weapons in a level, Hurricane Fists that allow for superpowered
punching, and the ever popular All Guns cheat, giving you access to all
guns in the game, and even doubles of one handed guns and all classic
weapons.
Normally it is not possible to actually play Game Boy games on the N64 with the Transfer Pak, as was possible with the Super Game Boy on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. However, Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2 allowed the compatible Pokémon titles to be played in the Game Boy Tower.
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