List of games that support IR
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This is a manual list of games believed to support infrared technology.
Contents
Emulation[edit]
GameBoy Color Emulation[edit]
Game | State | Notes |
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Animal Breeder 3 | ✓ | Matchmaking between animals raised by the player. |
Animal Breeder 4 | ✓ | Exchange animals or have them marry. |
Austin Powers: Oh Behave! | ✓ | Trade items and messages. |
Austin Powers: Welcome to My Underground Lair! | ✓ | Trade items and messages. |
Bakuten Shoot Beyblade | ✓ | Engage in 1-on-1 battles. |
Beyblade: Fighting Tournament | ✓ | Native support. |
Boku no Camp-jou | ✓ | Exchange money earned from hunting and fishing. |
Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden V: Final Mega Tune | ✓ | Obtain different armor from TV remote signals. |
Bomberman Max Blue Champion | ✓ | Used to unlock secret levels with television remotes, trade version-exclusive levels and battle or fuse Charabombs with Red Version. |
Bomberman Max Red Champion | ✓ | Used to unlock secret levels with television remotes, trade version-exclusive levels and battle or fuse Charabombs with Blue Version. |
Carl Lewis Alhletics 2000 | ✓ | Ubi Key -> Unlocks Decathalon mode. |
Catz | ✓ | Trade Petz and Toyz. |
Chee Chai Alien | ✓ | Used to catch Chaliens when pointed at a light source. Came with a clip-on light funnel labelled a "spectrum communicator". |
Dancing Furby | ✓ | Interact with 1990s Furby after winning a level. |
Data Navi Pro Yakyuu | ✓ | Send/Receive baseball team data. |
Data Navi Pro Yakyuu 2 | ✓ | Send/Receive baseball team data. |
Dogz | ✓ | Trade Petz and Toyz. |
Doki Doki Densetsu: Mahoujin Guru Guru | ✓ | Fight card battles using magic circles from the game. |
Donkey Kong Country | ✓ | Used to transfer printable images over Gameboys. |
Dr. Rin Ni Kiitemite! | ✓ | Do fortune-telling with a friend and exchange stickers. |
Dungeon Savior | ✓ | Transfer a Guardian from one game to another. |
Flipper & Lopaka | ✓ | Ubi Key -> Unlocks a bonus "Ubi Key Level". |
Game Boy Wars 3 | ✓ | Wireless multiplayer. |
GB Harobots | ✓ | Create new Robo Data via infrared signals. |
Gold and Glory: The Road to El Dorado | ✓ | Used "Ubi Key" feature across a number of Ubisoft games to unlock content, mainly bonus levels or minigames. |
Gran Duel: Shinki Dungeon no Hihou | ✓ | Native support. |
Gyouten Ningen Batseelor: Dakutoru Gai no Yabo | ✓ | Exchange collectible stickers. |
Hamster Paradise 3 (Churi) | ✓ | Exchange e-mail. |
Hamster Paradise 4 | ✓ | Exchange hamsters. |
Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite! | ✓ | Trade Hamtaro's clothes. |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | ✓ | Trade "Famous Witches and Wizards" cards. |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | ✓ | Used to trade Famous Witch and Wizard Cards over Gameboys. |
Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone | ✓ | Trade "Famous Witches and Wizards" cards. |
Herohero-kun | ✓ | Exchange personal profiles. |
Hunter x Hunter: Hunter no Keifu | ✓ | Use "D-Trans" from Yu-Gi-Oh to meet Card Hunter Augu and unlock a hidden "Muuou" scenario. |
Hype: The Time Quest | ✓ | Ubi Key -> Unlocks a bonus level. |
Inspector Gadget: Operation Madkactus | ✓ | Ubi Key -> Unlocks a bonus level. |
Jisedai Begoma Battle Beyblade | ✓ | Trade Beyblades. |
Kaijin Zona | ✓ | Receive randomized puzzles via IR signals. |
Kakurenbo Battle Monster Tactics | ✓ | Send/Receive Montaku. Wager Montaku via "takupon" game against another player. |
Konchuu Hakase 2 | ✓ | Exchange collectible insects. |
Lego Island 2 | ✓ | Swap trading cards. |
Lemmings VS | ✓ | View Win/Loss records with other players. |
Les Visiteurs | ✓ | Ubi Key. |
Lode Runner: Dom Dom no Yabou | ✓ | Exchange custom-made levels. |
Looney Tunes Collector: Alert! | ✓ | Wireless multiplayer for 3 minigames. |
Looney Tunes: Marvin Strikes Back! | ✓ | Wireless multiplayer for 3 minigames. |
Love Hina Pocket | ✓ | Native support. |
Mary-Kate and Ashley Pocket Planner | ✓ | Send and receive "G-mail" messages. |
Mickey's Racing Adventure | ✓ | Send and receive messages. Unlocks a secret race track in Mickey's Speedway USA. |
Mickey's Speedway USA | ✓ | Used to transfer data from Mickey's Racing Adventure to unlock a secret race track. |
Mission: Impossible | ✓ | Used in the personal organizer for remote controlling real-world devices and sending/receiving text messages. |
NHL Blades of Steel | ✓ | Trade individual hockey players. |
NHL Blades of Steel 2000 | ✓ | Trade individual hockey players. |
Papyrus | ✓ | Ubi Key -> Unlocks a bonus level. |
Perfect Dark | ✓ | Trade multiplayer maps and other unlockables. |
Playmobil Interactive: Laura | ✓ | Ubi Key -> Unlocks "Catch the Hazelnuts" minigame. |
Pocket Cooking | ✓ | Exchange original dishes. |
Pocket Family GB 2 | ✓ | Transfer characters and data. |
Pocket Soccer | ✓ | Transfer individual soccer players. |
Pokémon Card GB2: Team Great Rocket is Here! | ✓ | Gets a random card through Card Pop!. |
Pokémon Crystal | ✓ | Puts the player's team in the other player's Trainer House through Mystery Gift. Receives special items through Mystery Gift. |
Pokémon Gold and Silver | ✓ | Puts the player's team in the other player's Trainer House through Mystery Gift. Receives special items through Mystery Gift. |
Pokémon Pinball | ✓ | Used to trade high scores over Gameboys. |
Pokémon Trading Card Game | ✓ | Gets a random card through Card Pop!. |
Qui Qui | ✓ | Battle against another opponent. |
Rayman | ✓ | Used "Ubi Key" feature across a number of Ubisoft games to unlock content, mainly bonus levels or minigames. |
Return of the Ninja | ✓ | Trade "Ninja Cards". |
Rugrats: Totally Angelica | ✓ | Send/Receive messages, clothes, hairstyles, and accessories. |
Sakura Taisen GB | ✓ | Send step-based "Points" to GBC from Pocket Sakura, or between two GBCs. |
Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children White | ✓ | Used for "Infrared Fusion" to strengthen some demons, obtain rare ones. |
Soukoban Densetsu: Hikari to Yami no Yuni | ✓ | Send/Receive custom-made levels/puzzles. |
Spirou: The Robot Invasion | ✓ | Ubi Key -> Unlocks a bonus level. |
Super Black Bass: Real Fight | ✓ | Exchange items like lures and tackles. |
Super Doll Licca-chan: Kisekae Daisakusen | ✓ | Send/Receive clothes. |
Super GALS! Juran | ✓ | Exchange "sign cards" with personal information and messages written on them. |
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe | ✓ | Used to view and exchange high scores on levels and game modes. |
Super Mimel GB: Mimel Bear no Happy Town | ✓ | Send e-mails to other players from Mimel Bear and gain extra points. |
Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing | ✓ | Ubi Key -> Unlocks the Extreme Championship mode. |
Sweet Ange | ✓ | Send/Receive mail, commemorative photos, cards, and recipes. |
Taxi 2 | ✓ | Ubi Key. |
The Adventures of the Smurfs | ✓ | Exchange character portraits. |
The Road to El Dorado | ✓ | Ubi Key -> Unlocks a secret level similar to Levels 6 and 7. |
Tonic Trouble | ✓ | Ubi Key -> Unlocks a bonus level/demo. |
Toonsylvania | ✓ | Ubi Key -> Unlocks a bonus level with extra lives and items. |
Tottoko Hamtaro: Tomodachi Daisakusen Dechu | ✓ | Used for a "friend finding" feature, matches other players to different hamsters. |
Tsuri Sensei 2 | ✓ | Trade items with other players. |
V.I.P. | ✓ | Ubi Key -> Unlocks a bonus "Ubi Key Level". |
Warlocked | ✓ | Used to trade wizards across Gameboys. |
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories | ✓ | Connect to other players via "D-Trans" and receive special cards. |
Zok Zok Heroes | ✓ | Transmit "Cosmic Characters" from Full Changer accessory to transform hero. |
📋 List of Game Boy Color games with IR support @ Nintendo Wiki
Nintendo DS Emulation[edit]
Game | State | Notes |
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Pokémon HeartGold | ✓ | The Pokéwalker uses infrared waves to transfer data from the Pokémon HeartGold card or other Pokéwalkers to the device. |
Pokémon SoulSilver | ✓ | The Pokéwalker uses infrared waves to transfer data from the Pokémon SoulSilver card or other Pokéwalkers to the device. |
Nintendo 3DS Emulation[edit]
Game | State | Notes |
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3DSRemote | ~ | Homebrew app. Using the 3DS/N3DS as a remote control. |
Nintendo Switch Emulation[edit]
Game | State | Notes |
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1/2 Switch | ✓ | Native support. Used in a sole minigame. |
Brain Age/Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training | ✓ | Native support. Game asking for proper hand signal as minigame can sense hand motions. |
Game Builder Garage | ✓ | Native support. Used for creations. |
Night Vision | ✓ | Native support. Works as night vision. |
Ninjala | ✓ | Native support. Scans to unlock cosmetics |
Nintendo Labo | ✓ | Native support. Works in Labo creations as an optional tool, and allows it to read bits of the Labo cardboard. |
Resident Evil Revelations | ✓ | Native support. Reloads weapon by covering the sensor. |
Ring Fit Adventure | ✓ | Native support. Checks the heartrate. |
Smile Basic 4 | ✓ | Native support. Utilizes IR optionally. |
Spy Alarm | ✓ | Native support. Works as a detection kit. |
Vitamin Connection | ✓ | Native support. Iinteracts with a maze mechanic via distance calculations. |
📋 List of Nintendo Switch games with Joy-Con IR sensor support @ Destructoid.com