The Nintendo GameCube Appreciation and Collecting Thread.
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sixteen-bit
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Only other language, it's 100% safe to have UK PAL and US game saves on the same memory card.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAjPledcg2w
While seemingly way off topic, skip to 54:20 and listen to what this guy Joe Macri has to say
While seemingly way off topic, skip to 54:20 and listen to what this guy Joe Macri has to say
UncleLeo!?
Banned
Don't know, not bothered, will probably just buy one of the new Smash controllers or a white Japanese one.
sixteen-bit
Member
I love how there will be a new official Gamecube controller out in 2014.
Yeah PS2 fans thought they had the last laugh, but Gamecube was truly the one that lasted longest. =P
meitantei_conan
Member
Going to get my D-terminal cable in a few hours so excited! Can't wait to try the widescreen hack thing. lol
Edit:
SO HAPPY!
Edit:
SO HAPPY!
Nice! Are you running it to something that has the D-Terminal? Or are you making Component?
Cuban Legend
Member
So I found THE MOTHER OF ALL CRTS locally, (i know they made 36/40 inch versions but I'm not so picky) it's still 200lbs tho...
Sony FD Trinitron WEGA KV-34XBR800 34"
Worth the 75$ for local pickup?
Sony FD Trinitron WEGA KV-34XBR800 34"
Worth the 75$ for local pickup?
A buddy of mine had one of these, and I helped him move it once. It is HEAVY. They say 200lbs, it may as well be 2000 lbs. There's no good way to move the damned thing.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
I'd probably go with one of these unless stairs are involved.
Would probably bite on the TV too if you can try it out and make sure everything is good.
Cuban Legend
Member
I've got buddies who are both built and we have those dollies/handtrucks whatever you call them that you posted a pic of. I'll certainly take your advice guys!
So I'm legit going to bring my wii/component cables and 2 GC controllers and play 1 Project M match before I hand this guy the money. jajaja
So I'm legit going to bring my wii/component cables and 2 GC controllers and play 1 Project M match before I hand this guy the money. jajaja
meitantei_conan
Member
Bought a Dterminal to component cable adapter off of solaris, works like a charm. Games look so good with it. Tried the widescreen hack,games don't look stretched any more.
...I'll keep that in mind if I do get a dterminal cable.Bought a Dterminal to component cable adapter off of solaris, works like a charm. Games look so good with it. Tried the widescreen hack,games don't look stretched any more.
...I'll keep that in mind if I do get a dterminal cable.
Alternatively, you can re-terminate the D-Terminal. If you've got vague soldering / splicing skill and have some extra cables lying around, I mean. I did, and it works very well.
I have neither.=O
I'd probably go with one of these unless stairs are involved.
Would probably bite on the TV too if you can try it out and make sure everything is good.
I live in NYC. Stairs are always involved. Pure hell.
Found these at a yard sale. 10 games total. Girl wanted $30 for all, I got them for $20.
All in good condition (Punchout! for Wii is brand new and sealed). Most have instruction books. I will ditch the Sims ones at some point but the rest are keepers for me!
That is a great haul! Hope you have some GBAs and link cables!
meitantei_conan
Member
...I'll keep that in mind if I do get a dterminal cable.
looks like this. It's pretty nice not having to buy a converter box that would ruin the picture quality.
Now I just need the time and money for this!looks like this. It's pretty nice not having to buy a converter box that would ruin the picture quality.
comedy bomb
Banned
Weird, I stand mine up the other way
You stack PAL games upside down? Or you own NTSC games which have the GC logo on the spine printed at the bottom instead?
Bluemercury
Member
Whats a D terminal cable?
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
A component cable with all of the video signals on 1 plug instead of 3.
Cheapest alternative to get 480p on an actual Gamecube.
Just playing my new NTSC platinum cube on the plasma, after using CRTs for so long I forgot how good it actually looks via component cables on modern TV!
Also, Chibi Robo, my god. I'm in love!
Also, Chibi Robo, my god. I'm in love!
Chibi Robo is flawed but has a lot of charm. If you hate it you have a bad heart.
Yeah. Dave played it, said it was awful, and said he was keeping it in his collection anyway.
Bad heart.
A Black Falcon
Member
I did not play Chibi Robo for long, but what little I played of it I did not like, which is why I stopped playing it so soon. Doesn't seem very good at all.
sixteen-bit
Member
Chibi Robo is what the Japanese call kusoge
comedy bomb
Banned
I didn't even notice they were PAL. My bad.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Last time I checked YJA they cost about the same as a component cable.
D.Lo
Member
Stick with it, it's amazing. A true hidden gem, and has a fantastic (unpredictable) plot.
You can get them for under 150 bucks on amazon though unlike component.
IrishNinja
Member
after a friend literally found the case & manual/inserts in the trash a few months back, i can't believe it took some effort to find just a loose copy of Sonic Adventure 2 Battle for less than $20. I am so quietly grateful to be done with the GC scene, it's like part of my pissiness is having supported it from Day 1, watching it bomb/end up a punchline to many, and going back to fill in the gaps 10 years later and seeing the bubble take them to stupid places.
case in point: i defended Luigi's Mansion as a fun (but admittedly short!) launch title for years. BIN's have it at $30 - granted, auctions end at far less, but watch this one shoot up after literally zero fucks were given for over a decade.
i mean...SSMB? you have any idea how many copies of that were printed, even before the reprint?
agreed, hated that bit
how much time did you give it? you & dave might've both short-changed it; considering how forgiving you are of mediocre-at-best N64 titles you should be all over this charming outing
janai
case in point: i defended Luigi's Mansion as a fun (but admittedly short!) launch title for years. BIN's have it at $30 - granted, auctions end at far less, but watch this one shoot up after literally zero fucks were given for over a decade.
i mean...SSMB? you have any idea how many copies of that were printed, even before the reprint?
agreed, hated that bit
how much time did you give it? you & dave might've both short-changed it; considering how forgiving you are of mediocre-at-best N64 titles you should be all over this charming outing
janai
comedy bomb
Banned
My GCN collection thus far. Fun system to collect for, and there are still a bunch I'm interested in.
sixteen-bit
Member
I remember that cute fliptop brochure
comedy bomb
Banned
Yeah it came with neat a preview disc. I couldn't believe that the cardboard sleeve was the actual size of the console top when I saw it in the store. So small!
A Black Falcon
Member
Luigi's Manion was never cheap, and I was never willing to pay what stores wanted for it, so I waited until I found a (complete) copy for $3 back in 2011. It was good that I waited, because I don't like that game very much (I got Rogue Leader at launch, not Luigi's Mansion!)... but yeah, GC prices are not low. Unlike some systems, though, like the NES or SNES, GC prices never WERE low! I guess that in the mid '00s prices did go down, but only for third-party stuff; first-party Nintendo games, and some major third-party titles, have always been expensive. This is why that despite that the GC was the only 6th-gen TV console I owned between 2001 and mid 2007, I have more games for the PS2 and Xbox than I do the GC; those have more games, and have many more cheap games too. GC games just aren't cheap. It's kind of annoying. I wouldn't be surprised if prices are getting higher, now; Gamestop doesn't carry GC anymore, which can't help, and it's Nintendo so there is nostalgia and Nintendo-fan demand.
If a game isn't fun to play, how long should you give it?
IrishNinja
Member
i guess i'd ask if you made it past the tutorial, is all
were GC prices nearly this bad before, though? i mostly picked stuff up at garage sales/etc where most titles were nearly throaway prices (not quite N64 cheap, but still cheap). now even common stuff is spiking, and god forbid you want something like FE Path of Radiance lately.
were GC prices nearly this bad before, though? i mostly picked stuff up at garage sales/etc where most titles were nearly throaway prices (not quite N64 cheap, but still cheap). now even common stuff is spiking, and god forbid you want something like FE Path of Radiance lately.
sixteen-bit
Member
of course not
alf717
Member
This is something Ive had for about 8 years, thought some of you might like to see (been a while since i posted about it I think...)
That is really neat. Did you take that with you to get it signed or did you buy it that way?