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'''Mobile System GB''' was an online gameplay, networking (such as email) service for [[Game Boy Color]] and [[Game Boy Advance]] operated via mobile phone. The service was established by [[Nintendo]] and [[Mobile21]] and a starter cartridge known as the [[Mobile Trainer]], with the [[Mobile GB Adapter]] is intended to set up the service. The Mobile Trainer also included a mailing system, and a dedicated browser featuring the [[Mobile Home Page]].
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'''Mobile System GB''' was an online gameplay, networking (such as email) service for [[Game Boy Color]] and [[Game Boy Advance]] operated via mobile phone. The service was established by [[Nintendo]] and [[Mobile21]] and a starter cartridge known as the [[Mobile Trainer]], with the [[Mobile Game Boy Adapter|Mobile GB Adapter]] is intended to set up the service. The Mobile Trainer also included a mailing system, and a dedicated browser featuring the [[Mobile Home Page]].
  
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For a price, supported mobile phones could use this service to play games/software online or to download content. The service needed the Mobile GB Adapter to operate, and one of three cables (blue, yellow or red) used to connect to different mobile phones.
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The service operated from a former Nintendo data-center at gameboy.datacenter.ne.jp.
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For a price, supported mobile phones could use this service to play games/software online or to download content. The service needed the Mobile GB Adapter to operate, and one of three Mobile GB Adapter cables (blue, yellow or red) used to connect to different mobile phones.
  
 
The service is most known for its support of the Japanese release of [[Pokémon Crystal Version]], in which players could download news, battle and trade online, mail, or the "GS Ball" item; unlocking the Mythical Pokémon Celebi.
 
The service is most known for its support of the Japanese release of [[Pokémon Crystal Version]], in which players could download news, battle and trade online, mail, or the "GS Ball" item; unlocking the Mythical Pokémon Celebi.
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| [[Pokémon Crystal Version]] (ポケットモンスター クリスタルバージョン, ''Pocket Monsters: Crystal Version'') (additionally with [[Pokémon Stadium 2]] support) || Game Boy Color || Game Freak
 
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| Hello Kitty: Happy House (ハローキティのハッピーハウス) || Game Boy Color || MTO
 
| Hello Kitty: Happy House (ハローキティのハッピーハウス) || Game Boy Color || MTO
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| beatmaniaGB Net Jam (beatmaniaGBネットジャム) || Game Boy Color || Konami
 
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| [[Horse Racing Creating Derby]] (馬穴大作戦) || Game Boy Advance || Nintendo
 
 
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*beatmaniaGB Net Jam (beatmaniaGBネットジャム) - This [[Game Boy Color]] game was never released, but beatmaniaGB GachaMIX 2 appeared in its place without the Mobile System GB features.<ref>[https://twitter.com/GameHistoryOrg/status/1497066272919412736 Tweet by It's Fantastic! - Arcade scans and translations with beatmaniaGB Net Jam artwork]</ref> 
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*[[Golden Sun (game)|Golden Sun]]<ref>[[Nintendo Space World]] 2000 Guidebook page 31 based on a mobile icon (thanks EchelonPrime and 64DD.net)</ref>
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*[[Horse Racing Creating Derby]] (馬穴大作戦): This [[Game Boy Advance]] game was never released.
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*[[Kuru Kuru Kururin]]<ref>[[Nintendo Space World]] 2000 Guidebook page 32 based on a mobile icon (thanks EchelonPrime and 64DD.net)</ref>
 
*Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 5 Expert 1 (Game Boy Advance) (Japanese: 遊ゆう☆戯ぎ☆王おうデュエルモンスターズ５ファイブ エキスパート１): The data center URL is hidden in the ROM.
 
*Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 5 Expert 1 (Game Boy Advance) (Japanese: 遊ゆう☆戯ぎ☆王おうデュエルモンスターズ５ファイブ エキスパート１): The data center URL is hidden in the ROM.
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*[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons]] (three-game predecessors); or at least "cellphone adapter technology"<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070829022516/http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/873/873036.html IGN: The Legend of Zelda The Third Oracle (unofficial title) (archived)]</ref>
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*[[Animal Crossing (game)|Animal Crossing]] ([[Nintendo GameCube]]): A consideration that didn't come to fruition, as it was difficult due to the amount of data involved.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20031213062244/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0112/pickup/interv/page02.html Nintendo Online Magazine Issue No. 41 (2001 Christmas) 「江口　キューブ版を作るという話がきたときに、'''モバイルアダプタＧＢ'''を使って、村のお出かけをモバイルでできないかと考えたんです。だけど、データ量の関係などで難しかったんですね。でも、アドバンスとキューブは連動させたかったので、そこで出てきたのが、“島”と“仕立て屋さん”のアイデアなんです。。 」 (thanks Ryuzac)]</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 02:14, 9 August 2023

Mobile System GB
Mobile System GB logo.png
Official logo
Provider: Nintendo Network Service Development, Mobile21, MissingLink
Launched: January 27, 2001
End of service: December 14, 2002
Service provided: Email exchange, limited web browser, online gameplay/competition/ranking, paid downloadable content
Accessible by: Game Boy Color or Game Boy Advance console, connected to a mobile phone using the Mobile Game Boy Adapter, for Japan only.
Website:
Nintendo Online Magazine Jan. 2001, Nintendo Online Magazine Jul. 2001, Archived Mobile21 website


Mobile System GB was an online gameplay, networking (such as email) service for Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance operated via mobile phone. The service was established by Nintendo and Mobile21 and a starter cartridge known as the Mobile Trainer, with the Mobile GB Adapter is intended to set up the service. The Mobile Trainer also included a mailing system, and a dedicated browser featuring the Mobile Home Page.

The service operated from a former Nintendo data-center at gameboy.datacenter.ne.jp.

For a price, supported mobile phones could use this service to play games/software online or to download content. The service needed the Mobile GB Adapter to operate, and one of three Mobile GB Adapter cables (blue, yellow or red) used to connect to different mobile phones.

The service is most known for its support of the Japanese release of Pokémon Crystal Version, in which players could download news, battle and trade online, mail, or the "GS Ball" item; unlocking the Mythical Pokémon Celebi.

Supported titles

Attribution: Bulbapedia

Title Console Developer
Pokémon Crystal Version (ポケットモンスター クリスタルバージョン, Pocket Monsters: Crystal Version) (additionally with Pokémon Stadium 2 support) Game Boy Color Game Freak
Mobile Trainer (モバイルトレーナー) Game Boy Color MissingLink
Monster Guardians (モンスターガーディアンズ) Game Boy Advance Mobile21
Napoleon (ナポレオン) Game Boy Advance Genki
Play Novel: Silent Hill (プレイノベル サイレントヒル) Game Boy Advance Konami
Top Gear GT Championship (全日本ＧＴ選手権 All-Japan GT Championship) Game Boy Advance Vision Works
Doraemon: Midori no Wakusei Doki Doki Daikyūshūtsu! (ドラえもん 緑の惑星ドキドキ大脱出！) Game Boy Advance Mobile21
Mobile Golf (モバイルゴルフ) Game Boy Color Camelot
Morita Shōgi Advance (森田将棋あどばんす) Game Boy Advance Yuki Enterprise
Net de Get Minigames @100 (ネットでゲットミニゲーム@１００) Game Boy Color Mobile21
EX Monopoly (ＥＸモノポリー) Game Boy Advance Mobile21
Mario Kart: Super Circuit (マリオカートアドバンス Mario Kart Advance) Game Boy Advance Intelligent Systems
JGTO Licensed: Golfmaster Mobile (JGTO公認 GOLFMASTERモバイル) Game Boy Advance Konami
Kinniku Banzuke ~Kongō-kun no Daibōken!~ (筋肉番付～金剛くんの大冒険！～) Game Boy Advance KCE Studios
Mobile Pro Baseball: Control Baton (モバイルプロ野球 監督の采配) Game Boy Advance Mobile21
Stacomi: Star Communicator (スタコミ STAR★COMMUNICATOR) Game Boy Advance Konami
Zero-Tours (ゼロ・ツアーズ) Game Boy Advance Amedio
Game Boy Wars 3 (ゲームボーイウォーズ３) Game Boy Color Hudson Soft
ESPN Great Outdoor Games Bass 2002 (エキサイティングバス Exciting Bass) Game Boy Advance Konami
Daisenryaku For Game Boy Advance (大戦略 For ゲームボーイアドバンス) Game Boy Advance SystemSoft Alpha
Mail de Cute (メールでキュート) Game Boy Advance Mobile21
Hello Kitty: Happy House (ハローキティのハッピーハウス) Game Boy Color MTO

Cancelled support

References

  1. ↑ Tweet by It's Fantastic! - Arcade scans and translations with beatmaniaGB Net Jam artwork
  2. ↑ Nintendo Space World 2000 Guidebook page 31 based on a mobile icon (thanks EchelonPrime and 64DD.net)
  3. ↑ Nintendo Space World 2000 Guidebook page 32 based on a mobile icon (thanks EchelonPrime and 64DD.net)
  4. ↑ IGN: The Legend of Zelda The Third Oracle (unofficial title) (archived)
  5. ↑ Nintendo Online Magazine Issue No. 41 (2001 Christmas) 「江口　キューブ版を作るという話がきたときに、モバイルアダプタＧＢを使って、村のお出かけをモバイルでできないかと考えたんです。だけど、データ量の関係などで難しかったんですね。でも、アドバンスとキューブは連動させたかったので、そこで出てきたのが、“島”と“仕立て屋さん”のアイデアなんです。。 」 (thanks Ryuzac)
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Nintendo online services
 • Famicom Network System (Famicom, 1988)
 • Satellaview (Super Famicom, 1995) (scheduled satellite broadcast/download, but not Internet)
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 • Mobile System GB (Game Boy Color/Game Boy Advance w/Mobile GB Adapter and mobile phone, 2001)  • Online Nintendo GameCube gameplay (Nintendo GameCube, w/GameCube Broadband Adapter/Modem Adapter, 2002)
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Hardware

Game Boy • Game Boy Pocket • Game Boy Light • Game Boy Color • Game Boy Advance (hardware family)

Components / other

Media: Game Pak (GB • GBC)

Game Boy

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Game Boy Pocket

Game Link Cable • Game Link Cable (Pocket) • Universal Game Link Adapter • Game Link Cable Adapter • Universal Game Link Cable • Four Player Adapter • Battery Pack • Game Boy Pocket Charger • AC Adapter

Game Boy Color

Game Link Cable (Color) • Mobile GB Adapter

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