Definitely. The single player game is perfectly playable, and you miss out on absolutely nothing.
I dunno in what regions they did this (maybe all?), but I got a GBA/GC link cable with the game anyway, although it's useless on its own because you need two.
I dunno in what regions they did this (maybe all?), but I got a GBA/GC link cable with the game anyway, although it's useless on its own because you need two.