Camera Link
Accessory by Mad Catz
Reviewed by Superguy3000
superguy3000@juno.com  OR  http://members.fortunecity.com/superguy3000/
Released: 1999?
Length: long enough...I couldn't find a ruler : ) 
Thickness: 1/8"
Connects To: Parallel Port
Use with: Game Boy Camera w/ Game Boy Pocket/Color. 
You cannot use the Camera Link to print stuff from games like Zelda DX or
SMB DX, though.

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Opening Snide Remarks: Camera Link, what's that?  If you don't know, you're
in for a treat, my friend.

The Camera Link allows one to transfer Game Boy Camera images to one's
computer in *.bmp format. Pretty nifty, eh?  But does it work?  Read on...

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Impressions: The actual cable is a very long , atomic purple thing with a
parallel port connection on one end and a Game Boy Pocket/Color connection on
the other.  It comes with a shaddily put together CD that does its job, but
barely.  I've had the most trouble with this thing.  But I finally got all of
it figured out.  Scroll to the bottom to get some help on using the cable.
Now that I know how to use the cable, it's indespensable!  Once, I made a
five-minute-long GIF about a squad of army men trying to stop a Mr. Potato
Head keychain from pumping their comrade for information.  To see that and
more, go to the Films section of my website at 

http://members.fortunecity.com/superguy3000/filmlist.htm

Oh, yeah, this baby is cool! There is no end to what one can do with a tool
such as this.  In fact, there's even a Game Boy Camera webcam out there that
probably uses a modified Game Boy Camera and this cable.  Overall, this
cable is probably the coolest peripheral you can buy for Game Boy.

Liked: Now I can make 150-frame-long Game Boy Camera films and put them on
the Net!  Wahoo!

Hated: The CD that comes with the cable is very badly put together, forcing
one to scroll to the bottom of this review for help.

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Improve: Fix the hardware driver, or at least include a help file telling
users to restart the thing!

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Final Words: If you have a Game Boy Camera and $15.00 to spare, can type in
www.amazon.com, and want to push your camera right through the boundaries set
by traditional thinking, go ahead and buy the thing.  Once you get past
cursing at it, you won't regret your purchase.

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Score: 94% (It would be 100%, but the software is awful to try to figure out
without the help at the bottom of the screen)

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Secrets: To get the thing to actually work, you have to download a file
called clinkrecon.exe from the Mad Catz website at www.madcatz.com.  Once
you've followed all the instructions in the program, restart your computer
WITH BOTH ENDS OF THE CABLE CONNECTED!!!  Now just start printing pictures
from within the Game Boy Camera's interface and save them.  You shouldn't be
bothered, save for the occasional "Could not get all data from Game Boy
restarting" message.  Whatever that means... Oh, and another thing:  You have
to restart the computer every time you want to start a new transfer session.
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