Nintendo Game Boy Pocket / Color Link Cable Port

Proprietary 6-pin link cable port on the Game Boy Pocket (1996), Game Boy Light, and Game Boy Color (1998). Physically slimmer than the original DMG link port. Universal link cables of the era have a DMG end and a Pocket/Color end on the same wire.

Specifications

Connector Type Other
Gender Female (Socket)
Signal Type Digital Data (USB/Thunderbolt)
Max Resolution N/A
Max Bandwidth 512 kbit/s (max)
Pin Count 6
Dimensions 8 mm wide × 3 mm tall
Connector Family proprietary

Capabilities

Data

Supported Protocols

  • game-boy-serial

Devices with This Connector

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