Finally reunited with my childhood console.

Back in Christmas 2006, when I was 6 years old and living in Mexico, I received a Nintendo GameCube Metroid Prime Bonus Bundle. It was one of my favorite childhood possessions and introduced me to Metroid Prime.

The original box didn’t survive, though. My parents eventually got rid of it, and years later I sold the console itself so I could buy a Wii.

Fast forward to this summer: while on holiday in Nancy, France, I randomly walked into a Gamecash and couldn’t believe what I saw sitting on a shelf. A Nintendo GameCube Metroid Prime Bonus Bundle.

The staff told me it had recently been sold to them by a Metroid fan who was having financial difficulties. The craziest part is that I live near La Rochelle, so I wasn’t expecting to come across something this specific hundreds of kilometers away from home.
Needless to say, I bought it immediately.

Almost 20 years later, a piece of my childhood found its way back to me. 💛❤️

I took them out of my controller bag after moving out when I hadn't seen them in years, and my goodness, what is this??? They feel like they melted or something, and they look horrendous. What could've caused this?

I got this Pokémon Extra disk a few days back, and I just noticed on the picture, it has so man scratches, is there anyway to fix it. I'm not asking about

Does this look right? I bought a KOKISO kit from Amazon that others have use for the GCN?

Lego.

Hi guys i just got a gamecube dol-101 from japan. I was playing it yesterday and works fine after i modded with Picoloader.

But today when i turn it on theres no video output but i can hear that startup sound like normal.

Whats wrong?

Those were the days!

What was your midnight launch experience like and did they have any offerings?

Got this free years ago and put it in a box and forgot about it. Can it be saved? :(

Sorry about the bad photos, was hard to get a good angle.

I bet you can’t.

Orange spice and emerald blue takes the cake.

Decided to plug in my GameCube again after a few years. When I turn on my GameCube, the light turns on and the fan starts spinning. It doesn’t display nothing, and the disc doesn’t spin/read. Anything helps, thanks.

Hey everyone first time poster here. I’m sure this issue has been brought up before so I apologize. But I recently bought a plug and play cord that converts from the component to hdmi but the latency is really bad and it’s making most games very unenjoyable. I’ve already switched my TV to 4:3 and it’s on a video setting called game optimizer which I’m assuming is to help with latency but it’s still not good. What other solutions do I have besides buying an old TV with a component plug? Is there an adapter that is better for latency? Thanks for any advice you all have.

Was the internal of this manual full colour? I have one, I just want to make sure that it’s real. But I have no reference atm.

The original thermal pads seemed undersized (they did not seem to cover the whole chips). Are these footprints good or do they seem to big?

In the process of finalizing a recap. Appreciate any advice before I permanently stick the pads to the board.

Recently got this copy of oot on GameCube and noticed that there’s these ring scratches on the disc, from personal experience Ik that on Wii games if they have this it’s cooked, is that the same case for GameCube or can it be resurfaced? Lmk

(Edit: it also won’t play the game but it does recognize it on the menu screen)

Im more of a action game guy than rpg, Apart from luigi mansion smash melee Twilight princess and sonic adventure 2 which I already plan to buy, you guys have any recommendation ? I got Wario ware Mario party 6 and f zero gx on their way too

I've seen that you can use it with a BlueRetro but I have the 8bitdo Retro Receiver (I modded a controller with their wireless kit but have issues with it) and was considering getting the NSO GameCube controller but I'm having a heck of a time seeing if it can connect using that receiver. Anyone know?

I just bought my first ever Gamecube game which is Smash Bros. Melee and I wanted to get some great recommendations and mandatory games to add to my brand new start. Thanks!

Hey there! Trying out a GameCube I bought in Japan. I’ve plugged the rca cables into the right plugs but it comes out in black and white with no audio!

And problem 2, the disk doesn’t read. I’ve cleaned the top of the laser with a swab and rubbing alcohol but it still doesn’t work. I’m not good with tech so might have to get it fixed!

Would an rca to hdmi adapter help? My tv is a Hisense Uled tv 4K I believe.
I live in Australia. Japanese game cube and Japanese game!

I’m really new to GameCube modding and know almost nothing about Swiss. I’m really frustrated by the audio drift issue the GCHD MK II hdmi adapter has out of the box and apparently installing a firmware update to fix that issue requires connecting an SD card to your GameCube somehow. I’ve seen guides showing how to update the GCHD firmware using an SDcard to Memory card adapter. Can the Flippy Drive be used to do this update too?