Who Is That Guy With A Game Boy Camera?

Back in 1998, my parents bought me a Game Boy Camera, which I played with for a bit. Back then, it just seemed like the best thing to have if you had a Game Boy. For a while, it was the smallest and most readily available Digital Camera at the time. It was pretty fascinating to put your face in video games. I took photos of myself and played its mini games, then moved on to other video games as usual.

Some time in 2014, I found my Red-colored Game Boy Camera and then I made some phone calls to some video game stores in the area in order to find a working Game Boy Printer. The one I bought from a seller on Amazon was broken and I didn't start being a Game Boy Camera Photographer earlier (not to mention my personal life). Later that year in September, I took my Game Boy setup to Wasteland Weekend where I just went around offering to take people's photos and then print them on the spot. Since then, I kept going to places and kept taking and printing photos.

In October 2018, I attended the Adult Swim Festival with the Game Boy setup and someone suggested I get on Instagram. My work and family life kept me busy for a while, so I didn't bother with having more Social Media. Personally, I wanted to avoid some habits "Social Media types" are known for and yet, I found the concept of being someone who unloads Game Boy Photos on the Internet pretty cool. After the Adult Swim Festival, I created an Instagram account, followed by Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr.

In the years I've been taking photos with a Game Boy Camera, I would usually take a photo of either the screen or the print from the Printer with my Smart Phone. Making a copy of the print, then having it scanned was also an option. All the photos I've taken eventually made their way onto my Social Media platforms. Rather than take photos of the Game Boy Screen or the Print, I use a device made for digitally transferring images.

In April 2019, I was interviewed by the LATimes.com about my experience for a story on Game Boy's at 30 years old. I was then inspired to conduct a Panel for conventions called "Retro Gaming Today," in which I cover Retro Gaming Relevance. For Comic-Con International, I participated in a panel called "Bringing Video Games Into Reality". For Comic-Con 2023, I helped organize a Panel for "Comics, Music, and Games." At some other conventions, I do live demonstrations of 3D Modeling with TinkerCAD.

I have also been inspired by the Fallout games to place sets of Vault Boy Bobbleheads in different cities. Cities so far: San Diego, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Francisco, Wasteland Weekend (2017), Washington D.C., Boston, West Virginia, Oregon, and Seattle.

Las-New: A Fallout Snow Globe Road Trip (Documentary)

I've been a fan of the Fallout franchise for years. In late 2017, I made the snow globes that can be found in Fallout: New Vegas just for fun. In the Summer of 2019, I placed the snow globes in Las Vegas. Read about that story by clicking here. In the Fall of 2020, I went back to Las Vegas with another round of snow globes and recorded my trip for a Documentary. Click Here to view the details of my 2nd Snow Globe Road Trip. The Documentary is available to watch for FREE. There will be a sequel.

Game Boy Printer-Enabled Catalog

Game Boy games that have items that can be Printed with the Game Boy Printer. Some Printer-Enabled items have been posted on Social Media. Games like Pokémon Pinball only have High Scores to Print. The Wikipedia page may not list every Game Boy Printer Enabled game. Do contact me if there are any games to look out for when it comes to Printer Enabled Game Boy games. One common question I get is where I get the paper for the Game Boy Printer. It's 38 millimeter wide Receipt Paper that I purchase

Game Boy Camera Secret B Album on Game Boy Printer.

Game Boy Camera Secret Photos

Photos in the Game Boy Camera's B Album. Click Here to view. Click Here to purchase a photo.

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe

102 photos can be Printed. Click Here to view. Click Here to purchase a photo.

Pokémon Yellow: Pikachu Edition

All 151 Pokémon can be Printed when caught. Other items include a Diploma for catching all Pokémon. High Scores from Pikachu's Surf game, and individual Pokémon Stats. Click Here to purchase a Pokédex Profile.

Pokemon Gold Silver Crystal Game Boy Color Printer

Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal

All 251 Pokémon can be Printed when caught. Also printable is a Diploma for catching all Pokémon, Unown's 26 forms and individual Pokémon Stats. Click Here to purchase a Pokédex Profile.

Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening DX Print Photo from Album with Game Boy Printer.

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX

Secret photos can be obtained and viewed. Click Here to see them. Click Here to purchase.

Harvest Moon 2

60 photos of Holidays, Fish, Bugs, and Plants can be printed. Click Here to see view. Click Here to purchase.

Donkey Kong Country

Photos can be unlocked by having Donkey Kong slap the ground near Green Bananas. Click Here to see them. Click Here to purchase.

Pokemon Trading Card Game Gameboy Color Printer

Pokémon Trading Card Game

228 Trading Cards can be Printed. Click Here to see them. Click Here to purchase Printable Cards.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

Photos of Tony Hawk doing Skateboard moves. Click Here to view. Click Here to purchase.

Little Mermaid 2 Pinball Frenzy Game Boy Printer photos.

The Little Mermaid 2: Pinball Frenzy

A total of 48 photos of characters and scenes can be printed, as well as High Scores. Click Here to view. Click Here to purchase.

Mickey's Racing Adventure

A total of 12 photos of characters and scenes can be printed. Click Here to view. Click Here to purchase.

Mickey's Speedway USA

A total of 28 photos of characters, locations, and a Driving School Pass can be printed. Click Here to view. Click Here to purchase.

Disney's Tarzan

Create a combination of Scenes with backgrounds, items, and characters.

Click Here to see short film made with the Print feature.

Disney's Alice in Wonderland

Create a combination of Scenes with backgrounds, items, and characters.

Click Here to see short film made with the Print feature.

Asteroids

An Award Of Merit is available to Print upon completing the game.

Click Here to purchase one.

Disney's Dinosaur

Photos of Characters. Click Here to view character portraits.

Perfect Dark

12 photos of characters that can be unlocked. Click Here to view.

Click Here to purchase a set.

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Digital Companion Game boy Printer

E.T. Digital Companion

There are 19 photos to unlock through mini-games and notes/schedules to print. Click Here to view.

Click here to purchase.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Game Boy printer.

Mary-Kate and Ashley: Pocket Planner

There are 16 photos to unlock by playing mini games. Click Here to view. Schedules can be made to Print. Click Here to purchase.

Quest for Camelot

Quest for Camelot has images that can be Printed as cutscenes play. Click Here to view. Click Here to purchase.

NFL Blitz

Team Stats for 30 teams. Click Here to view.

Fisher-Price: Rescue Heroes

Complete missions on 4 difficulties to be able to print a badge.. Click Here to view.

Little Nicky

There is a mini-game where you can design The Devil's face and Print the result.

KLAX

Features combining the Game Developer's faces with cartoon bodies. Click Here to view.

Mission: Impossible

This game's Printer feature is only printing text.

1942

Scores and Passwords can be Printed. Print by R. BOICHOT

Roadsters

When you finish a race, you can Print a Password for saving your Progress.

Pokémon Pinball

Both Pinball games have Printable Score Boards. (image from Bulbapedia)

Logical

This Marble Puzzle Game has Progress that can be Printed after every level. Goes up to 99 levels.

Puzzled

This Puzzle Game can Print your current level and Password to resume playing that level. Goes up to 150 levels.

Magical Drop

This Puzzle Game plays like Tetris and Puyo Puyo. High Scores can be Printed.

Austin Powers: Oh Behave & Welcome To My Underground Lair

Rockstar Games/Tarantula Studios made 2 Austin Powers Games. The only things to Print are text from the "Pad" Programs, E-Mails, and Calculator. Missed opportunity here.

Cardcaptor Sakura: Itsumo Sakura-chan to Issho! Game Boy Color Printer

Cardcaptor Sakura: Itsumo Sakura-chan to Issho! (Japan)

This Japanese game based on the Anime has Printable Banners that feature characters faces. Click Here to view.

Cardcaptor Sakura: Tomoeda Shougakkou Daiundoukai (JP)

Also has Printable Banners that feature characters faces. The game itself is about sports. Click Here to view.

Tales of Phantasia: Narkiri's Dungeon (JP)

Tales of Phantasia has Printable Characters classes of the 2 characters (66 x 2) and Monsters. Credit to BOICHOT for this print. Click Here to view more.

Kakurenbo Battle Monster Tactics Game Boy Color Printer.

Kakurenbo Battle Monster Tactics (JP)

This hide-and-seek fighting RPG has an area where you can Print stats of the Monster's you defeated. Click Here for instructions .

Trade & Battle: Card Hero (JP)

A game about Trading Cards. 4 Masters and 110 Monster & Magic Cards can be printed. Gamehiker.com has a list of Cards.

Hamster Paradise (JP)

Printable images of Hamsters. 4 have been found. Credit to a user in the Discord Group.

Hamster Paradise 2 (JP)

Printable images of Hamsters. 4 have been found. Credit to a user in the Discord Group.

Animal Breeder 3 (JP)

Printable images of animals that can be bred. Includes Snakes, Foxes, Koalas, Elephants, Eagles, and Dolphins. Credit to a user in the Discord Group.

Animal Breeder 4 (JP)

Printable Data Sheet of Animals. Animals include: Dolphin, Elephant Seal, Goose, Gorilla, Horse, Lion, Monkey, Mother Duck, Orca, Otter, Ox, Pelican, Penguin, Phoenix, Polar Bear, Proboscis Monkey, Sea Monkey, Seal, Weasel. Credit to a user in the Discord Group.

Aqualife (JP)

A Strategy Game with Fish. Features "Printable" Fish. Credit to a user in the Discord Group for finding these.

Chee-Chai Alien (JP)

I don't have much to say other than the prints are just weird. View more here. Credit to a user in the Discord Group for finding these.

Cross Hunter Series (JP)

A game series about finding monsters. View prints here. Credit to a user in the Discord Group for finding these.

Daa! Daa! Daa! * Totsuzen Card de Battle de Uranai!? (JP)

Described as a Miscellaneous Game. Can print a page of information. Credit to a user in the Discord Group for finding these.

Daikaijuu Monogatari The Miracle of the Zone II (JP)

Not much information is out there on this. Has Printable cards. Credit to a user in the Discord Group for finding these. Click Here for cards found so far.

Dejiko no Mahjong Party game boy printer

Dejiko no Mahjong Party (JP)

Find the option to print in the Options. 4 Kawaii girls. Credit to a user in the Discord Group. Click Here to view more.

Densha de GO! 2 (JP)

A game about trains with 100 prints of trains. Credit to a user in the Discord Group. Click Here to view more.

Dino Breeder 3 - Gaia Fukkatsu (JP)

It has Dinosaurs. Prints out Creatures and Characters. Credit to the Discord Group.

Doraemon Memories - Nobita no Omoide Daibouken (JP)

Printable images that can be unlocked throughout the game. Total of 40. View all images here.

Doraemon Kart 2 (JP)

Printable racing scores.

Doraemon no Game Boy de Asobouyo Deluxe 10 (JP)

Printable high scores.

Doraemon no Quiz Boy (JP)

A quiz game with a Printable Certificate of Completion. Credit to "BOICHOT" in Discord.

Dungeon Savior (JP)

A competitive RPG Maker with printable characters. Click Here to view more. Credit to "BOICHOT" in Discord.

Fairy Kitty no Kaiun Jiten Yousei no Kuni no Uranai Shugyou (JP)

A game based on Hello Kitty with printable Fortunes, among others. Click Here to view more. Credit to "BOICHOT" in Discord.

Golf Ou - The King of Golf (JP)

Golf game with a Printable score sheet. Credit to "BOICHOT" in Discord.

Hamster Club (JP)

Has printable Hamsters. Credit to "BOICHOT" in Discord. Click Here to view more.

Hello Kitty no Beads Koubou (JP)

Credit to "BOICHOT" in Discord. Click Here to view more.

Hello Kitty no Magical Museum (JP)

Credit to "BOICHOT" in Discord. Click Here to view more.

Jinsei Game Tomodachi takusan Tsukurou Yo (JP)

Players create a character that lives a full-life. Up to 400,000 face patterns. Use the Game Boy Printer to print out “fortunes”. Credit to the Discord group.

Kanji Boy (JP)

A Kanji learning game. Print out scores. Credit to the Discord group.

Pokémon Picross (Unreleased)

This unreleased Pokémon game's file was leaked in September 2020. It has Printer Support. Credit to "BOICHOT" from the Game Boy Camera Club Discord Group.

Hello Kitty Game Boy Camera (Unreleased)

The unreleased Hello Kitty Game Boy Camera's file was leaked in September 2020. I'm assuming it has its own set of Photos to Print. Image from "Torchicken" Youtube.

More Game Boy Printer Examples

Karamuchou wa Oosawagi! Okawari! (JP)

All I know it's a Puzzle game. Has printable characters. It's sequel, Porinkiis to Okashina Nakamatachi, has the same prints. Credit to the Discord Group.

Kaseki Sousei Reborn II - Monster Digge (JP)

Looks a like another Pokemon-like RPG with printable monsters. Credit to BOICHOT in Discord.

Kettou Transformers Beast Wars - Beast Senshi Saikyou Ketteisen (JP)

Fighting game based on Transformers Beast Wars. There’s a cheat code to unlock all profiles. View more here.

Kidou Senkan Nadesico - Ruri Ruri Mahjong (Martian Successor)

Features printable girls from the options menu. View more here.

Kisekae Monogatari

A Fashion Adventure about a Witch named Mari. Features 190 designs that can be printed.

Konchu Hakase 2

Bug collecting game with hundreds of bugs to print.

Love Hina Pocket

Based on the Manga/Anime. Unlockable characters and settings. Credit to the Discord Group . View more here.

McDonald's Monogatari Honobono Tenchou Ikusei Game

Take the role of the Cash Register operator and print a receipt. Disappointing since you can print text and not burgers. Credit to the Discord Group.

Monster Race 2

JRPG developed by Koei. Credit to the Discord Group.

Monster Race Okiwari

Printable Monsters. Credit to the Discord Group.

Nakayoshi Cooking Series 1 - Oishii Cake-ya-san

Printable recipes. Credit to the Discord Group.

Nakayoshi Cooking Series 2 - Oishii Panya-san

Printable recipes. Credit to the Discord Group.

Nakayoshi Cooking Series 3 - Tanoshii Obentou

Printable recipes and food. Credit to the Discord Group.

Nakayoshi Cooking Series 4 - Tanoshii Dessert

Printable recipes and food. Credit to the Discord Group.

Nakayoshi Cooking Series 5 - Cake Wo Tsukurou

Printable characters, recipes, and food. Credit to the Discord Group.

Nakayoshi Pet Series 1 Kawaii Hamster.

Credit to the Discord Group. Click here to view more.

Nakayoshi Pet Series 2 Kawaii Usagi

Credit to the Discord Group. Click here to view more.

Nakayoshi Pet Series 3 Kawaii koinugi

Credit to the Discord Group. Click here to view more.

Nintama Rantarou GB Eawase Challenge Puzzle

Credit to the Discord Group. Click here to view more.

Ojarumaru Mitsunegai Jinja no Ennichi de Ojaru

Credit to the Discord Group. Play carnival games and then get printable fortunes from the fortune teller.

Pachinko Data Card (Japan)

Credit to the Discord Group.

Pocket Family GB 2 (JP)

Credit to the Discord Group.

Pocket Kanjirou (JP)

Collect, Study, and Print Kanji. Credit to the Discord Group.

Pocket Puyo Puyo~n (JP)

A Puyo Puyo Puzzle game with printable characters. Find printable photos on Spriter's Resource

Pro Mahjong Tsuwamono GB (JP)

Print certificates and report cards when you win a championship. Credit to BOICHOT and Discord.

Purikura Pocket 3 - Talent Debut Daisakusen (JP)

Very little information on this game other than it's an Adventure Game. Credit to BOICHOT and Discord.

Sanrio Timenet Kako Hen (JP)

Print out various Sanrio characters. Credit to BOICHOT and Discord.

Shinseiki Evangelion Mahjong Hokan Keikaku (JP)

Prints for Rei Ayanami, Asuka Langley (14 year-old in swim wear?), and Kaworu Nagisa.. Credit to BOICHOT and Discord.

SMARTCOM

The SMARTCOM cartridge featured Email, Phone Book, Calendar, Calculator, and VCR Remote. Print out what you put in Notepad. Credit to BOICHOT and Discord.