[quote name='Arkay Firestar']a) Yes, it was released in just a game case without the cable, though perhaps not so much stateside.
b) The item number for the one I have on order is the exact same as the one with the free cable. When it popped back at 49.99, even when it dropped again to 14.99, it still said "comes with a free cable," so I am 99 percent sure it comes with a free cable.
If it doesn't, I will argue that the game page said plainly that it did and milk one out of them.[/QUOTE]
The one I ordered on Tues. just arrived!
They used UPS shipping because it's the big box with the GBA cable.
The game inside is sealed (clearly factory seal).
The single player game is very good (GBAs not needed to play).
A student lent me the game and I played a little. It is very much like the SNES Link to the Past . . . which means sad graphics by GC standards.
At the time, I looked it up on the EB site and it was $30 . . . he thought that was a great deal and I should get one . . . I laughed to myself and thought "oh, Padwan . . . you have much to learn." Even $15 is high but getting the cable with it is sweet.
I have a players guide for it as well (gotten by CAG trade just for this day).