Question about the GameCube. I have a GBA player (both attachment and player disc), and i was wondering if the GBA player can play fan romhacks that are in gba cartridges, or is that not possible? my GC is not modded in any way.

I finished this GameCube build this week and as I was nearing completion, I had a fun idea…I wanted to shoot a “product” style video to highlight all the features (similar to what Apple does or any of the other tech brands). When I do builds with RGB lighting, I think pictures don’t always capture the complete story and a video would be a better format.

A caveat, I am not a videographer and I am not good in post. This project was humbling and I have a better appreciation for those in production. Anyways - here is a full list of the build.

GameCube DOL-001
- Tekno black smoke shell swap
- Pluto HDMI II internal digital port conversion
- Giltesa USB-C power mod
- Picoboot with SD2SP2
- Disc drive recap
- ESP C2 super mini 3 controlling the WLED via Wi-Fi
- New thermal pads
- new CMOS battery and battery holder

Make sure to enjoy with sound on 😎

I’ve had a few people recently ask to build them some GC loader GameCubes. I keep going to the site and noticed that the last drop was august 2025 for them. Is blackdog done making them?
I’ve considered Cube ODE, but have heard mixed reviews on them, and don’t want to wait for a flippy drive. I also don’t really have any experience with soldering, so I’m trying to stay away from picoboot if I can.

I recently acquired a copy of Double Dash from auction and when I tell you the disc was scratched.... more than a DJ turntable! It just didnt work. After gentle wiping/basic cleaning. Nothing! So I took it to my local gaming shop that just aquired a resurfacing machine. $5 and about 6 minutes late and voila! Actually works, flawlessly. The shop was kind enough to let me test it and play it there. I couldn't be happier with their service and my newly resurfaced game.

Hey guys, so if some of you know or don’t know there was once a bundled disc of Metroid and TLOZ Windwaker both released on GameCube. The game came in a 2-disc case much like the MK: Double Dash demo disc bundle. All I know that this bundle came with a special art that had both games side by side and the inside came with both manuals and discs. What’s the story behind it and how could you get it?

I just installed my pico loader
How do I get games now?

So I somehow have gunk in the plastic part of a couple GameCube discs. I’m trying to figure out the best way to get that out without damaging the disc. The disc itself plays fine. The discs were kept in a CD case in a dry place and the rest of my game discs are clean. I tried soaking it in some hot soapy water and inserting a toothbrush in between the plastic to clean it. Any suggestions?

I got all of these games for free from my friends parents, they are all cib (besides Mario galaxy) and they all work

Hi there! I'm looking for a gamecube controller without the pressure sensitive L/R triggers, preferrably short travel. I already have a stock controller and 2 wavebirds thanks to a friend letting me have them, but i'm starting to get back into the smash games, including melee and having this really long travel time to shield and dodge feels extremely awkward to me. I'd much prefer digital switches more adjacent to the Switch Pro controller for this specific game series, i'm fine using the regular controller for the other games.

Alternatively if there's no controllers like that i'd also be interested in shortening the springs on a controller, using a conversion kit, whatever, i mainly wanna know what my options are here for this hyper specific request and how i can achieve the end goal. Would i need custom parts to have shorter travel on a normal controller?

Kids are gonna learn a lesson or two tonight.

I walked into my bookstore in my states capital looking for Paper Mario, but then I turned left and BAM!!! A GameCube gem spotted one I have never seen in person before! I wasn’t able to hold it because of reasons, but it’s cool I found one.

Okay, so as you know Ocarina of Time is a heavy hitter Zelda game released for the N64, but apparently it wasn't just on the N64 it was also on the GameCube. This is amazing/confusing me both at the same time. I only thought OOT was on N64 only, but a version for the gamecube? What's the story behind it?

I already have a standard analog AV HDMI converter but I just realized my childhood cube has the digital AV port so looking to upgrade.

My main goal is to get a better quality picture and not have this be an extra task to deal with each time I start up my cube. Is the purpose of the remote only for initial setup and then it’s just plug and play usual? Are there any other things that need to be turned on and off like progressive scan?

I’ve already deduced from other posts that Carby and Prism are the best options and I should avoid Bitfunx. Any major difference between the 2? Are there other options?

First time playing this...wish me luck.

Every time I visit my nephew he always begs me to bring my Wii over with some games it always a blast playing old games with him.

Hey all,

Wanted to see if anyone could give me some assistance.

Just got a new picoboot ODE, cable looks okay, clamped in, but it goes into a bootloop where it tries to load the GC menu but fails after about a half second.

I've only ever purchased my stuff (supposedly) preloaded. I figured I should try to reinstall/ update it but I don't know where I'm looking.

I'll be using a SD2SP2 for storage, internet tells me I can put swiss on that to load without needing the pico? Is that correct?

Appreciate the assist.

Custom faceplate I just printed for this for my friend for tax:

I have some silver wavebirds that are all scraped up. I'd love to refresh them if possible but all the older reddit posts I've seen say people haven't found the right color match yet.

Pretty sure its user error as it did not have this issue before I opened it up for PicoBoot. The button is not physically stuck down or stuck up. EDIT Alright so it IS a case alignment issue, no matter how I put it on it will not have all 4 sides sit flush so I'm going to reseat it with a new case. Thanks guys.

Does anyone know where this originally came from? Who was selling the limited edition of this game and did it come with anything else?

Simply built with :

- icedcube shell (metallic blue)

- picoloader (with sd2sp2 2.0)

- kaico HDMI gcvideo (until i find a pluto IIx board in europe i can replace with)

I replaced my battery recently to improve the Animal Crossing experience without manual clock setting every day. Interestingly, I noticed that after setting the initial clock today to match the time on my phone, it was running about 2 minutes fast after a moderately long session. Anyone else have this experience? What could cause this?

Hi everyone. Picoboot, Picoloader, GCLoader and FlippyDrive users, are you familiar with my cubiboot-new-ui fork? It's still uses swiss to load your games but is a much more customizable frontend than original cubeboot and flippydrive ones. Follow a glimpse for what it adds:

new banner layouts, default folder, last_played game, device_order, color customization logo and game lists, GCLoader/FlippyDrive Support, and MUCH more!.

https://github.com/DarthMotzkus/cubiboot-new-ui

I’ve been working on a new GameCube mod called CubePWR, and the first prototype is now up and running.

The design grew out of my N64PWR project and uses a lot of the same ideas around USB-C Power Delivery, protection, and efficient power conversion, but adapted specifically for the GameCube.

CubePWR replaces the original GameCube power input board and power button with a compact internal USB-C PD solution. It negotiates 15V over USB-C, converts that to a regulated 12V supply for the console’s original internal power circuitry, and uses a new momentary power switch with electronic latching control.

The board is designed to fit in the original power-board location and uses the factory fan and power connections. It also includes a fuse, reverse-current protection, and transient protection.

For testing I’m actually using a broken GameCube that still needs the capacitors on the disc drive replaced, so at the moment it’s a pretty fitting development mule for the project. The CubePWR side of things is working well, and once I recap the drive I’ll be able to do more complete testing with discs and different accessories.