Copy Prevention
GBA Video Paks are viewable only on Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Advance SP, Game Boy Micro, Nintendo DS and Nintendo DS Lite, as the owners of copyright in the television shows have requested that Majesco prevent people from using the GameCube's Game Boy Player accessory to play them to prevent recording the shows onto VHS or DVD but might not have been a problem, because with their low resolution and mono sound they would look and sound terrible on a TV. (Unlike Sony's PlayStation 2 and Microsoft's Xbox video game console, the GameCube cannot output Macrovision gain-control copy distortion signals). The Paks check for the Game Boy Player, using the same logo authentication method used by GBA games that support controller rumble, and freeze with the message "Not designed for Game Boy Player" if they detect the Game Boy Player.
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