Unfortunately this device was not available at your local Toy R Us store in 1996. Nintendo had strict policies and only offered this to a software licensee. The Wideboy had a asking price of $1400. You could have purchased x2 Neo Geo consoles for that price!
Two major versions of Wide-Boy64 were released.
WideBoy CGB: Game Boy and Game Boy Color games
Wideboy AGB: (as shown here) Has additional Game Boy Advance support.
The IDE connector allows a direct connection via a modified GBA handheld. Games could be controlled via the GBA handheld or a N64 controller.
The WideBoy64 was used during the Pokémon League Summer Training Tour in 1999. Also the Canadian children's game show "Video & Arcade Top 10" used the Wide-Boy64 so contestants could play Game Boy titles.
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How did we obtain this super rare item?
This device came in for a tuneup/repair job. It needed a full capacitor replacement and general checkup. Several of the caps had drifted out of spec and one was leaking! I wanted to document the inner workings of this device before it shipped back..
Here's a look Inside the WideBoy Unit. You can see the CPU AGB Arm processor chip at the top left.
2016 auction prices are $600-$1000 depending on the condition and if the handheld controller is included.
