The Steam Deck can play modern AAA games on the go, but it’s also a good idea to crack some of last year’s classics from time to time. It’s nice to see that there’s now a way to play old Game Boy Advance cartridges on Valve’s handheld, and they actually make the game look pretty cool at launch. No, this is not Valve watching them Switch emulator mistake. Wave goodbye to the GB moderator.
GB Operator is an adapter for GBA cartridges that allows you to run them on your PC. The creators of the device, Epilogue, tested to see if it would work with the recent Steam Deck. Epilogue tweeted that they have tested GB Operator and its Operator app on handheld PCs and that it is “fully compatible”. To prove it, they shared a photo of Mario Kart: Super Circuit – my second favorite Mario Kart – running on a Deck.
It’s not a fully portable experience due to the wire from the GB Operator, but if you’re feeling bored for some Advance War, Golden Sun or, I don’t know, Street Fighter Alpha 3: Upper, then seems like a convenient enough option. You can even use the Game Boy camera, as it also works with Game Boy and Game Boy Color games. The epilogue says they hope to make versions of the adapter for other control panel Future. You can read more about how to connect GB Operator to Steam Deck here.
More information about GB Operator is available on Epilogue’s website here. The adapter will set you back around £44 / $50 / €51.
