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 now transfer my photos digitally through a device available through Etsy.
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 am apart of a panel called "Bringing Video Games Into Reality".
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), and Washington D.C.
Bringing Video Games to Reality Panel, Comic-Con: Special Edition 2021
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
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.
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.
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.
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
Secret photos can be obtained and viewed. Click Here to see them. Click Here to purchase.
60 photos of Holidays, Fish, Bugs, and Plants can be printed. Click Here to see view. Click Here to purchase.
Photos can be unlocked by having Donkey Kong slap the ground near Green Bananas. Click Here to see them. Click Here to purchase.
228 Trading Cards can be Printed. Click Here to see them. Click Here to purchase Printable Cards.
Photos of Tony Hawk doing Skateboard moves. Click Here to view. Click Here to purchase.
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.
A total of 12 photos of characters and scenes can be printed. Click Here to view. Click Here to purchase.
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.
Perfect Dark
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: 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.
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.
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.
This Japanese game based on the Anime has Printable Banners that feature characters faces. Click Here to view.
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.
This hide-and-seek fighting RPG has an area where you can Print stats of the Monster's you defeated. Click Here for instructions .
A game about Trading Cards. 4 Masters and 110 Monster & Magic Cards can be printed. Gamehiker.com has a list of Cards.
Printable images of Hamsters. 4 have been found. Credit to a user in the Discord Group.
Printable images of Hamsters. 4 have been found. Credit to a user in the Discord Group.
Printable images of animals that can be bred. Includes Snakes, Foxes, Koalas, Elephants, Eagles, and Dolphins. Credit to a user in the Discord Group.
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.
A Strategy Game with Fish. Features "Printable" Fish. Credit to a user in the Discord Group for finding these.
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.
A game series about finding monsters. View prints here. Credit to a user in the Discord Group for finding these.
Described as a Miscellaneous Game. Can print a page of information. Credit to a user in the Discord Group for finding these.
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.
Find the option to print in the Options. 4 Kawaii girls. Credit to a user in the Discord Group. Click Here to view more.
A game about trains with 100 prints of trains. Credit to a user in the Discord Group. Click Here to view more.
It has Dinosaurs. Prints out Creatures and Characters. Credit to the Discord Group.
Printable images that can be unlocked throughout the game. Total of 40. View all images here.
A quiz game with a Printable Certificate of Completion. Credit to "BOICHOT" in Discord.
A competitive RPG Maker with printable characters. Click Here to view more. Credit to "BOICHOT" in Discord.
A game based on Hello Kitty with printable Fortunes, among others. Click Here to view more. Credit to "BOICHOT" in Discord.
Golf game with a Printable score sheet. Credit to "BOICHOT" in Discord.
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.
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.