How Do I Load Movies Into a Game Boy Micro?
The Game Boy Micro is a small, sleek redesign of Nintendo's Game Boy Advance hand-held video gaming system. The system allows players to choose from a large library of Game Boy Advance (GBA) games, as well as the entire back catalog of Game Boy and Game Boy Color games. A third-party device known as the GBA Movie Player extends the functions of the Game Boy Micro, turning it into a media browser and movie player as well. Loading this device with media is a simple process.
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Things You'll Need
- GBA Movie Player software CD
- Digital video file
- MicroSD card
- MicroSD card reader
- Windows PC
- GBA Movie Player device
Instructions
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Insert the GBA Movie Player software CD into your computer and follow the onscreen prompts to install the necessary software.
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Start the "Conversion Wizard" software. Specify the movie file you wish to convert to GBA format. Movie files should be in "MOV" or "AVI" format for maximum compatibility.
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Check "Standard" to convert your movie in normal quality. If you're not happy with the quality of this setting, you can experiment with higher quality conversion settings later.
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Specify the directory for your movie to be output to and click "Convert."
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Insert your MicroSD card into the reader and connect it to your computer via USB.
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Use Windows Explorer to copy your converted movies onto your MicroSD card, then eject and remove the card.
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Insert your MicroSD card into the MicroSD slot of your GBA Movie Player device. Insert this device into the cartridge slot of your Game Boy Micro.
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Turn on your Game Boy Micro and select "Movies." Use the D-pad to select the video file you wish to watch and start playback with the "A" button.
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References
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