GB Hunter: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 21:39, 4 October 2015

The GB Hunter is a device for the Nintendo 64. It was developed by Datel, but re-packaged by EMS Production Ltd. It runs Game Boy games on the Nintendo 64, similarily to the Super Game Boy for Super Nintendo. The original device was called Game Booster and developed for PAL consoles, whereas the GB Hunter is developed for NTSC consoles. Game Booster is PAL only.

The outer shell is slightly different from the Game Booster and doesn't fit well in the cartridge slot. The built-in game Rebound Mission is no longer available in the GB Hunter.

A Nintendo 64 game must be insterted into the back of the cartridge. The cartridge must have a 6102 CIC chip. Most games used CIC but a few games such as Diddy Kong Racing, 1080 Snowboarding, NBA Courtside, The Legend of Zelda games, along with other first party and Rareware games can't be used. These games make use of other CIC types of chips.

The GB Hunter has no sound. It's possible the device was rushed into production before sound emulation could be perfected so it was left out. There is a built in jingle that plays with all the games but it is poorly composed and will likely result in people turning off the sound all-together.

Only regular Game Boy games work, no Game Boy Color games will work, and no pirate multi-carts or unliscensed games from Wisdom Tree and Sachen.

The GB Hunter can display Super Gameboy backgrounds and color settings. A color menu is also included where the palette can be altered (but not saved) for the games that work. There is also a trainer feature for finding cheat codes. A cheat menu for GameShark style codes is also included.

Screenshots

Menu
Trainer
Cheats

Hardware

Box
Cartridge with N64 cartridge plugged into the back

External links

NES WORLD GAMEBOY GAMES ON YOUR NINTENDO 64

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-TEXT WRITTEN BY [http://www.nesworld.com/n64-gbhunter.php MARTIN NIELSEN]
+[[File:Gbhunter1.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Cartridge]]
+The '''GB Hunter''' is a device for the [[Nintendo 64]]. It was developed by [[Datel]], but re-packaged by EMS Production Ltd. It runs Game Boy games on the Nintendo 64, similarily to the Super Game Boy for [[Super Nintendo]]. The original device was called [[Game Booster (Nintendo 64)|Game Booster]] and developed for PAL consoles, whereas the GB Hunter is developed for NTSC consoles. Game Booster is PAL only.
-Back in the days Datel of Action Replay fame developed and released a device for the Nintendo 64 called Game Booster, a device which would allow you to run Gameboy games on the Nintendo 64, similar to the official Super Gameboy in for the Super Nintendo.
+The outer shell is slightly different from the Game Booster and doesn't fit well in the cartridge slot. The built-in game Rebound Mission is no longer available in the GB Hunter.
-It seems that EMS in Hong Kong sub-licensed the Game Booster and rebranded it as the GB Hunter. This device is basicly the NTSC variant of the Game Booster as it's only available with NTSC video mode, while the Game Booster is PAL only.
+A Nintendo 64 game must be insterted into the back of the cartridge. The cartridge must have a 6102 CIC chip. Most games used CIC but a few games such as Diddy Kong Racing, 1080 Snowboarding, NBA Courtside, The Legend of Zelda games, along with other first party and Rareware games can't be used. These games make use of other CIC types of chips.
-The outer shell may be slightly different from the Game Booster, the GB Hunter doesn't fit very well in the N64 cartridge slot, but the device works exactly as the Game Booster except that the game built-in to the Gamebooster, Rebound, isn't available. If the GB Hunter is booted without a GB game inserted, you're presented with the following.
+The GB Hunter has no sound. It's possible the device was rushed into production before sound emulation could be perfected so it was left out. There is a built in jingle that plays with all the games but it is poorly composed and will likely result in people turning off the sound all-together.
-To be able to boot the GB Hunter you need to insert an original N64 game into the backside of the GB Hunter. The game has to have a "6102" CIC chip, which the most used CIC. But games such as Diddy Kong Racing, 1080 Snowboarding, NBS Courtside, Zelda and other first party (and Rareware) can't be used, as these games makes use of other CIC types.
+Only regular Game Boy games work, no Game Boy Color games will work, and no pirate multi-carts or unliscensed games from Wisdom Tree and Sachen.
-The most annoying thing about the GB Hunter/Game Booster is that it has no sound. I think I read somewhere that Datel had huge problems emulating the GB sound, and to avoid delaying the project even further, they decided to leave out sound emulation and insert this horrible tune which can be heard in the video below.
+The GB Hunter can display Super Gameboy backgrounds and color settings. A color menu is also included where the palette can be altered (but not saved) for the games that work. There is also a trainer feature for finding cheat codes. A cheat menu for [[GameShark]] style codes is also included.
-The GB Hunter/Game Booster is only capable of playing regular licensed GB games, meaning no Gameboy Color games, no pirate multicarts (that I've tested) or unlicensed carts such as games from Wisdom Tree (Christian Themed games) and Sachen games (of Taiwan).
+==Screenshots==
+<gallery>
+File:GameBoyHunterN64 N64 Menu.jpg|Menu
+File:Gbhunter8b.jpg|Trainer
+File:GameBoyHunterN64 N64 Cheats.jpg|Cheats
+</gallery>
-One very cool feature though is that the GB Hunter/Game Booster is capable of displaying "Super Gameboy" backgrounds and color settings, such as the one shown in the Rockman 5 game shown in the video.
+==Hardware==
+<gallery>
-Also built-in is a color menu, so you can alter the color palette, a trainer feature which I've never tried and a cheat menu for Action Replay codes.
+File:Gbhunter11b.jpg|Box
+File:Gbhunter1.jpg|Cartridge with N64 cartridge plugged into the back
-Final word has to be that the GB Hunter/Game Booster is a horrible piece of junk to be honest, the tune that replaced the actual game sounds is so friggin horrible it'll drive you insane if you do not mute it right away. Also, playing games without the actual music and sounds just isn't the same experience.
+</gallery>
-A fully working Gameboy (and Color) emulator was released for the N64, by Intelligent Systems, but it was sadly only available to developers back in the day and cost a fortune. You should be able to find one today fairly cheap, so good luck oh and stay clear of the GB Hunter!
 ==External links==
 *[http://www.nesworld.com/n64-gbhunter.php NES WORLD] GAMEBOY GAMES ON YOUR NINTENDO 64
+[[Category:Game Enhancer]]