Game Boy Game Doesn't Fit
Nintendo DS
The information in this article can help you when you are unable to insert a Game Boy or Game Boy Color game pak into the system.
What to do
While the Nintendo DS is compatible with Game Boy Advance games, it is not able to play Game Boy Color or original Game Boy games. There are two main reasons for this:
- The Nintendo DS is designed for wireless play and lacks a link cable port. Because older games aren't designed to use the wireless features, they can't communicate for multiplayer games.
- The Nintendo DS lacks the special processor that is required to play these games. Because of the age of the processor, and the difficulty in adding that processor to an already highly complicated architecture, the processor was not included in the final design of the DS.
