"this is perfect for collectors who have a big collection and just want to have everything in their GameCube" Yeah....for those.

@DrIEviL

4 жыл бұрын

LoL 🤣🔥

@Cohac

4 жыл бұрын

Backup collectors are collectors too! Just of the digital kind.

@Hansengineering

3 жыл бұрын

I can't even be mad about any of this. GC discs are fucking fragile as hell, and can fail to play with light scratching. ALSO, original hardware is wearing out. Fuck it, fly the flag.

@nomdplume1606

3 жыл бұрын

The Wii makes a much easier and better GameCube backup player, it's not even emulated and provides a means for cheap progressive scan. This is cool however, you have to physically alter a GameCube (something they're not making anymore) to make it.

@stardustman420

3 жыл бұрын

@@nomdplume1606 Yeah the Wii is pretty dope, except for arcade stuff, it makes a great emulation device following the original xbox.

Is it just me, or does the gamecube still look like a pretty damn cool and modern system?

@happygames9757

3 жыл бұрын

just you lol

@TheDeathmail

3 жыл бұрын

To my grandma, her old black and white tube tv also looks modern...

@Wings_Of_Nightfall

3 жыл бұрын

I have this exact GameCube model sitting on the desk on the opposite side of my room, and it's perfectly functional. You'd think that a console that's older than KZread would have experienced some kind of malfunction, but my baby's still functioning how it did when I first got it.

@jondonnelly4831

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it does, Look up Microsoft Series S! Then paint it purple

@thecommenter578

3 жыл бұрын

The new Xbox is literally an elongated GameCube

“I only use backups of the games I own” Oldest lie in the book.

@joeshmoe7546

3 жыл бұрын

People lying instead of being honest is why Nintendo hasnt backed the hell off of people emulating old games that are too pricy or hard to find or dont have the system required to play their new shit. Nintendo has killed many a project that wouldve looked epic like Zelda OOT2D or Chrono Trigger on N64. Yet not Conkers High Rule Tail thank goodness. Pisses me off because people need to make Nintendo fear new and old customers and modders. Without retro game lovers they wouldnt be able to resell old shit of which they dont or cant put out half their games so were gonna play it somewhere. If Nintendo was boycotted for it or even attacked like youtube HQ was then they may just back the fuck off from people who have the skills to improve upon nintendos old IPs but Nintendo has gotten stupid unlike Sega who hired and glorified Sega game modders.

@JohnDoe-xh5wp

3 жыл бұрын

@@joeshmoe7546 Nintendo didn't kill Chrono Trigger on the N64. That was Square Enix.

@joeshmoe7546

3 жыл бұрын

@@JohnDoe-xh5wp Tomayto Tomawto Either one wouldve ban hammered it as theyre not as smart as Sega was when people started modding Sonic and they hired them instead of stifling creativity. Much as I love video games by those companies Id be glad to see someone give em a threat they had to take seriously so they back off of modders and old games theyll never remake or remaster. If they changed the clause that says basically "if someone uses their IP and they do nothing then they lose the IP" then maybe theyd be less afraid but shit the things they pull are ridiculous.

@musik-gaming9494

3 жыл бұрын

Do not cite the dark magic witch i was there when it was written

@qwertyuioppoiuytrewq1199

3 жыл бұрын

Where can i download final fantasy 7 pc /steam rom _iso thanks

GameCube All Digital Edition

@Mast3rLand3r

4 жыл бұрын

just hombrew your wii or wiiu that's it

@rivalmindss

4 жыл бұрын

GameCube SAD

@ByeWorld

4 жыл бұрын

@@cdnron75 and its basically free

@badreality2

4 жыл бұрын

@@cdnron75 Except, no HDMI-out. ...oh, and forget GBA games.

@ahuman2791

4 жыл бұрын

@Brandon Y So it’s the GADE?

I’m a simple man. I see purple lunchbox, I click

@djcrimsonsunbird3607

4 жыл бұрын

It's Platinum

@ambiguousgender7616

4 жыл бұрын

@@djcrimsonsunbird3607 No, it's orange.

@TheRealTedNeal

4 жыл бұрын

Ambiguous Gender it was black at one time

@bnashtay2278

4 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t matter it’s sexy

@DiskyToy

4 жыл бұрын

My lunchbox besides me is black.

A solderless version is coming soon, which plugs into the disc drive connector, so modifying the RF shield is no longer needed. Probably worth waiting for for those that are looking at buying one.

@TheMightyWumbo

4 жыл бұрын

really? where?

@scuffed2597

4 жыл бұрын

Would like to hear an update on this. My GC disc drive is dead and I need my games back haha.

@Jdbye

4 жыл бұрын

I suppose that got delayed when the whole pandemic thing happened.

@qwertyuioppoiuytrewq1199

3 жыл бұрын

Where can i download final fantasy 7 pc /steam rom _iso thanks

@qwertyuioppoiuytrewq1199

3 жыл бұрын

Where can i download final fantasy 7 pc /steam rom _iso thanks

SW: "...so I can play backups on my Gamecube." Nintendo: 🧐

@RealRedRabbit

3 жыл бұрын

His wording here avoiding the words "rom" or "emulation" to ensure legality is immaculate.

@PinkBunnyCorporation

3 жыл бұрын

Well he does plan to collect the entire library. So this mod is honestly not a bad idea.

8:30 love the Golden Sun music, just finished playing through the first two games again this past month.

@TheRealFutureMillionaire

4 жыл бұрын

Dammit you bear me to it.....🤦‍♂️

@StormsparkPegasus

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it took me a second. I was like where the hell have I heard that before. OH, Golden Sun.

@Videogamelover58

4 жыл бұрын

Love those games so much :D

@CrystalLaser

4 жыл бұрын

Evil Chronic Very nice. It seems even the God of War director wants a new Golden Sun game these days. Imo GS3 wasn’t very good by GS1 and 2 were amazing games. I’d love to go through them again soon.

@KaiserShyvin

4 жыл бұрын

As soon as the music started playing, I was like "Yup, that's definitely Golden Sun."

Gamecube was my prime for video games. Timesplitters, Metal Arms: Glitch in the system, Smash Bros Melee and Resident Evil Remake and 4. So underrated as a console

@Giowilldestroyyou

4 жыл бұрын

So no Pokémon gale of darkness?

@penxlty1220

4 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one who absolutely loved Metal Arms. Glad to see there is someone else out there!

@mandisc

4 жыл бұрын

@@Giowilldestroyyou I played Colosseum but I think I missed out on Gale of Darkness

@mandisc

4 жыл бұрын

@@penxlty1220 Same, no one else knew about it! I love that game and it deserves a remake/remaster. It was a good looking game too, with excellent combat

@fcm101284

4 жыл бұрын

Metal arms was awesome!

2082 wow it felt like was 2020 yesterday

@poiXquared

4 жыл бұрын

Confirmed. Jon is from the future.

@gatobravo6990

4 жыл бұрын

it really do be like datt

@amuntvalencia7827

4 жыл бұрын

That means I'm 100 years old.

@DragonProtector

4 жыл бұрын

I thought it was 2164? Hmmm.

@thekiddshow

3 жыл бұрын

it was

Glad you're mentioning proper soldering tips. I bet people would enjoy a video about proper soldering techniques and tips, as well as what soldering tools and stuff you use/recommend.

GameCube, the last time Nintendo competed on specs and power.

@theelitedragon2x317

4 жыл бұрын

While Sega & PlayStation were weaker

@hubzcaps

4 жыл бұрын

legendary ATI radeon 9700 gpu

@quisqueyanguy120

3 жыл бұрын

So fucking worth it.

@cameron9643

3 жыл бұрын

This is true. The fact it was more powerful than ps2 and ps2 dominated is the reason switched strategy’s and we got the Wii.

@Brbos06

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe, but Nintendo has been finicky about that since the SNES. The N64 was technically superior to PS1, but used inferior cartridges compared to PS1's CDs. The GC was good on internal tech, terrible again on software because of mini discs 🤦. Wii was vastly underpowered, and Wii U provided no 3rd party support and was vastly underpowered compared to PS4/XB1.

I like how you emphasize “Backups” so much

@Luminousplayer

4 жыл бұрын

*wink

@keeanstevenson7581

3 жыл бұрын

We all know what's up

19:54 Riders on the storm... 🎵

One Wii, one copy of Four Swords Adventures, four GameCubes, four Gameboy Advance to GameCube cables, for Gameboy players, four GameCube controllers, one Wiimote, and four Gameboy player discs. This is my setup for playing Four Swords Adventures with full size screens. For how much I've already spent on it, this is convincing me to get them rigged up with HDMI output and SD capabilities to save wear on those expensive discs. Thank you, Mr. Wave.

@hexywesky

4 жыл бұрын

I don’t understand how this works but I want it

@leviwarren6222

4 жыл бұрын

@@hexywesky Four Swords Adventures requires four Gameboy Advances with four link cables to play four player multiplayer but with a Gameboy Player on the bottom of a GameCube, it basically turns the GameCube into a Gameboy Advance. Thus, I run Four Swords Adventures from a Wii and connect the Gameboy-to-GameCube cables to the top of the Wii (running FSA for better output) and each one of the game GameCubes to its own individual screen. When you go into a house or a cave, you won't be staring at a tiny screen on your lap, you'll be looking to the left or right of the main screen toward your own individual TV. It really is a fantastic set-up with no noticeable latency compared to a Gameboy Advance.

Aaaaah, glorious Golden Sun music.

Definitely a must if you already have an extra Gamecube just sitting around for looks. Great video!

Spawn wave has some of the coolest content. Also he seems like a great person.

I just wanna say that the soldering is so friggin clean.

@silenthill4

4 жыл бұрын

That's not clean at all. Watch some Voltaur

@MV60

4 жыл бұрын

@@silenthill4 Makes me feel better about my soldering skills. :)

My GCN stopped reading discs like 15 years ago but I actually kept the thing for all these years...This might be just the thing I need.

Golden Sun? We see you’re a man of culture.

@willm5032

4 жыл бұрын

One of the best games I ever played on GBA, Had to get a 'backup' copy on my RG300

@Nwem111

3 жыл бұрын

This is why I’m in the comments thank you!

Jon this is my favorite type of content hands-down, you're the best ever and these videos are timeless... have you ever considered compiling all of your tech waves on USB's and selling those? I'd buy one for educational purposes...!

"Bob Burnquist of course, is the correct answer" HELL YES.

Great choice in music using the golden sun battle music.

I love how Spawn is so casual about modding a GameCube. I could never do this with mine, I’d be terrified of something going wrong and here he is, just Bob Ross with consoles.

@Mast3rLand3r

4 жыл бұрын

just hombrew your wii or wiiu pffts

@dualscreen8789

4 жыл бұрын

Join us we have cookies

@ic_trab

4 жыл бұрын

"Mix a bit of flux here, and a nice little happy blob of solder will flow."

@djd-cepticon7215

4 жыл бұрын

Mast3rLand3r Best decision anyone with a wii can make, back then and even now.

Good video. Keep up the hard work. Very informative and enjoyable every time.

My indigo was eventually replaced with a silver GC because it stopped reading discs but I had grown attached to it so I kept it all these years. For someone who's currently having GC fever, this. changes. everything. Amazing stuff, thanks for this!

I love this channel. No bs and the host is so friendly and has plenty knowledge. Greetings from Norway.

I love how you stop and smell the roses with Tony Hawk...

killing it my dude! keep it up!

since the video was published, they have come with a new version that is just plug and play that connects directly to the drive connector instead of soldering

@ItzYinzburgh

3 жыл бұрын

Where can I find this?

I love that song you used while soldering. Golden sun is great.

As a physical collector I love this kind of technology. I love collecting and popping in my original games on the original console. However, I like the idea of prolonging the systems life by removing aging optical drives and discs. As much as I love my OG collection the discs and the disc reader will eventually fail. Options like these will keep original games moving forward.

I think I just found what my first ever soldering project is going to be.

An easy soldering job, contingent on having a decent iron. I remember a garbage iron that I got in a tool set once...the first time I plugged it in and tried to use it, it passed mains voltage THROUGH the tip of the iron into the board I was working on.

I've been watching all of your recent videos and they're great! i love retro restoration. I wanna take this up as a hobby so bad, but its expensive

Tony Hawk 3 was the best by far! The Revert made sick lines possible, the levels were great, the missions were the most fun!

Wow seems interesting, suckers would pay a lot for a mod like this, I honestly suck at soldering I would prefer the easy way and use the bottom port to load the games, but great job man very technical stuff right here I love it.

Thank you for literally teaching how to solder and what to look for.

I loved seeing SpawnWave talk about some of the old games he played all the time, was a very interesting look back into history.

Spawn: Ultimate Game Cube Me: Dolphin in 4k 60+ fps ? Spawn: No.. the true Ultimate NGC

@Flpstrike

4 жыл бұрын

60+ FPS? bullshit

@Hpalhazred

4 жыл бұрын

Emulation will never be better than an actual gamecube, every game have small issues.

@corsegerspwnd

4 жыл бұрын

@@Flpstrike possible? Yes Playable? No

@kamikazilucas

4 жыл бұрын

@@Hpalhazred dolphin is pretty much perfect tbh, id rather playing games at 4k with better frame rates than some very minor issues

@ijustsawthat

4 жыл бұрын

@@Flpstrike search for "dolphin 4k" on KZread. You will find a lot of games (Mario, Metroid, Zelda, Xenoblade...) - and you can emulate that as well

Gamecube holds a very special place in me heart

As someone who has built PCs for a company and for friends, just seeing that soldering was so awesome dude! The GameCube era is such a nostalgic time of gaming with titles that were just FUN.

Golden Sun music? I see you're a man of taste. Subscribed!

"The Ultimate Nintendo GameCube" It can't read game discs

@ahnn15

4 жыл бұрын

Pirated games *coff coff* [Comunque ué bella fox]

@alessandrobaio1520

3 жыл бұрын

Bella Bicchiere Glass

@mattpurvis927

3 жыл бұрын

@@ahnn15 - Arrr

@Hansengineering

3 жыл бұрын

That's OK. Original GCs can't really read GC discs anymore either.

@soulsilvergamer5225

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hansengineering mine does

I always thought mods like these were weird for the original gamecube when alternatives like the Wii(U) exist. They're infinitely easier to mod and also support SD/USB out of the box. About the only reason I could think of for modding a gamecube would be game boy player support, but that's just me.

@TacticalPower88

4 жыл бұрын

Yea its pretty obsolete unless you are one of those overly fanatic pixel junkies with an original GC component cable. I'd stick to using a Wii/WiiU personally tho.

@flamestoyershadowkill6400

4 жыл бұрын

-)I think I will mod a wii U to have gamecube ports, a ethernet port, and the gameboy player(+

@josiahferrell5022

4 жыл бұрын

@@TacticalPower88 I'd say there is more to it than that. The GC is just a cool form factor. A cube (ish) with a top-ejecting disc cover. Some people may consider it ugly or something, but it is cool.

@TacticalPower88

4 жыл бұрын

@@josiahferrell5022 I loved the gamecube too. Especially during its generation where it was my go to. Just making points from a functional standpoint. I still have mines prouldly on display in my living room.

@ryneprince7113

4 жыл бұрын

@@TacticalPower88 mine*

Thanks , I really love tech installs.

Gamecube probably had the best titles to sit down with your friends/family to play. Such a nostalgic console, waiting for an updated modern version.

The gamecube by default is already a console in its ultimate form

14:31 You might have to look at your calendar, that update was so new that you jump into the future to 2082. XD

I love that you used GoldenSun battle music!

Wow, that gamecube is beautiful. Silver. I need one of these!

On a side note: we honestly need a revival of the Golden Sun series! 😁

@valmontdraconus

4 жыл бұрын

I only managed to finish the first one but own them both, and i happen to agree with you. Switch would make a great platform for Golden Sun.

@billy-waynejeffcoat4828

4 жыл бұрын

@@valmontdraconus there are three golden sun games fyi

18:05 🎵 So here I'm... Doing everything I can... 🎵

This is pretty awesome, there is an alternative, it's called the SD2SP2, it lets you install a micro SD card in the service port 2 on the bottom of the GC, you then use an action replay disc and an SD to memory card adapter with Swiss loaded on it, works the same, just used a different storage location.

Everytime I watch sodder videos reminds me of when I was brazing diamond segments to core bits

You need to give us a tour of your game collection

Austin Evans: *Hold my Ultimate GameCube with my intec portable gaming screen with a game boy player and a wave bird controller and a portable battery to power everything*

@Megaflare47

3 жыл бұрын

I see you've watched Austin's video. Another man of culture. Time to find more

@jessthebenjamin758

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Guys, This is a really pointless, but cool console

Thank you for name dropping Gotcha Force. Great game.

Golden Sun was my favorite RPG on my Gameboy SP in red. Miss playing it.

Great vid

Would have liked to have seen some Eternal Darkness. *Antorbok - Pargon - Redgormor - Pargon - Pargon - Mantorok - Pargon* /terrifying Magick incantation completes

The recognition for Golden Sun, not only the music, but even having a copy of it, makes me so happy. It's my favorite rpg.

I have all the cube games on my modded wii and wiiu so it’s probably not something I would do, but it’s really cool I love stuff like this.

👀 Yeah "backups" 👀 Sure SPAWN WAVE

@SpawnWave

4 жыл бұрын

Of course 👀 I have a GameCube collection update coming soon anyway with some awesome pickups for those backups.

@MrAndresm900

4 жыл бұрын

@@SpawnWave YES!!! I'm noticed!! I love your channel!! It is the 1st channel I look up everyday. "Paul Cantu" the "Thrift God" is my 2nd go to channel. Oh and happy belated birthday in case you didn't see my comment on the first video posted after your birthday.

@redwidow1358

4 жыл бұрын

@@SpawnWave I hope to see Custom Robo in one of these GameCube update videos sooner or later

14:50 We're living in 2020 meanwhile John is in 2082

@Rian911s

4 жыл бұрын

he is from the future :o

Love your videos they mean alot to me

I haven't seen NFSU2 gameplay since I played it 17 years ago. The nostalgia hit me like crazy.

I always thought your logo said swim.

I hope other systems get the same treatment, specially the Sega Saturn and other console which games can get pricey

@deciosantangelo586

4 жыл бұрын

It already exists for the Saturn, its called the Reah.

@notheotheralex6213

4 жыл бұрын

@@deciosantangelo586 There's another version called the Phoebe, I believe. (It's basically the same thing, just for a different revision of the Saturn.)

@valmontdraconus

4 жыл бұрын

Saturn was just cracked not long ago too. One of the only systems i never got..

Love the Golden Sun battle music at 8:15.

oooh, can't wait to make similar mods to the Gamecube as I did to my Dreamcast (GDEMU, DCHDMI, Noctua fan, 3d printed loader)

Going for a full GC collection is awesome! Have you seen RetroWolfs collection?

@YutaponCube

4 жыл бұрын

Stephenplays also has the entire gamecube library and is getting close to completing the wii library

@jrapocalypse

4 жыл бұрын

Chronik Spartan Games my gc collection is complete for ntsc-u and ntsc-j lol

@ChronikSpartan

4 жыл бұрын

@@YutaponCube that's pretty badass! The Wii collection has a lot of great games despite the huge amount of filler!

@ChronikSpartan

4 жыл бұрын

@@jrapocalypse nice work bro 🤘

Ahhh sheet, I see a sd card and a gamecube.

Was actually planning on pulling my old GameCube tomorrow, what a coincidence!

love love love the gamecube content! keep it coming please.

When you was sodering I'm certain that was the music from Golden Sun Gba. There needs to be a re release it. Or redo them or sequel. Was one of my favorites!

If you recognize the music playing while he works on the motherboard your a real OG!!!!!! 😭😭😭

@triryche3

4 жыл бұрын

Recognized & infinitely sad there hasn't been a new one or a remastered collection!

@fcm101284

4 жыл бұрын

Still waiting for those remasters 😔

And best of all you picked the clearly correct color choice for doing this.

God bless you for using the Golden Sun music :)

I'm a bit confused, why couldn't this be made to plug into the port where the DVD drive used to plug in? Wouldn't that be simpler?

@talon12020

4 жыл бұрын

I'd like an answer to this question as well. It certainly would be a lot simpler to just plug it into that port rather than soldering a ribbon cable to its pins on the back of the board.

@billy-waynejeffcoat4828

4 жыл бұрын

@@talon12020 it probably bypasses the built in security but I'm no expert

@solidstatenasty

4 жыл бұрын

there's a new version that is pnp for pre-order

You should post a list of all the games that don't work !!! 👨‍🍳👨‍🍳👨‍🍳👨‍🍳

I love the golden sun music good choice

Great video Jon! I'm actually awaiting my own GCLoader Plug n Play (PnP) to get here. It's still in Indiana and that's pissing me off lmao. I also ordered an SD2SP2 for storing Swiss settings until that's sorted out in a future Swiss software update. I only have an oversized mSD card I can dedicate to it, but w/e. Now, to those of you saying "Why is this better than soft modding a Wii?": This mod isn't for everyone. It's for people that want to play their GCN games on OG/native hardware, whilst preserving their discs and preventing them from getting damaged. If you want to deal with the clonkyness of the Wii OS just to play some GameCube games, then so be it and you do you. To those of you comparing this to the Dolphin Emulator, also remember that you need a somewhat beefy PC to run games at playable frame rates, and even then not all games are compatible with it. The GCLoader is literally a 1:1 replacement for the DVD drive, and there's no emulation going on whatsoever, making compatibility basically 99.9999999%. I'm sure there's an oddball game out there that won't load up from anything but its original disc, but that's why you should also have a stock console if you want to play games like that. I'm personally going to be gifting this console to my brother with Super Smash Bros Melee (I own the actual disc and he was and somewhat still is super good at the game; tournament level at one point) and a handful of other games I physically own for Christmas. He won't know what's coming and I sort of owe it to him since he's done so much for me over the past few years. It's time to give back. Anyway once again, great video Jon! I hope I get my GCL PnP sooner than what my USPS tracking is telling me (ETA Friday of this week my ass)... since both my SD2SP2 and GCL PnP are coming from similar regions (IL and IN respectively).

I fart a lot while watching Spawn Wave.

@Limerain

4 жыл бұрын

Omg same

@doomfatlikesbluesphere9984

4 жыл бұрын

radical rupture

Best console ever.

Sweet video i really enjoyed it, it reminds me of my psp mod days.

One of my favorite gaming channels

15:52 $UICIDEBOY$ if you know you know!

@looeegee

4 жыл бұрын

I don't get it.

@MrAndresm900

4 жыл бұрын

@@looeegee FTP

15:46 There is an option "SD/IDE Speed" maybe that is to improve load times.

@superduperman7202

4 жыл бұрын

Some games crash if the speed is wrong. They Cube expects some games to load at a certain rate and sd/ide drives load too quick. I believe that's the cash....I believe it's the same when using Ninendont on a hacked Wii.

I love the Golden Sun music, The Golden Sun games are some of my favorites. I just wish they'd make the fourth one already

Golden Sun battle theme! You sir have earned this like!

"Tony hawk 2 was the GOAT right?" *laughs in Tony Hawk Underground*

@RoosterSauce69

4 жыл бұрын

Thug2

“Backups of games I already own” sure is a funny way of saying pirated rips

@DisgruntledPigumon

3 жыл бұрын

You can rip them yourself from the discs you already own, so not pirated, because not an asshole.

Hey spawn wave great soldering iron tutorial for those who not sure how to

love the golden sun theme music!

Yeeeeesssssss

The loadtimes where faster because of the way the data was written and that the disc was always spinning

Skies of Arcadia is one of my favorite games! Glad to hear you say it 🤪 it's quite expensive. I'm going to get a mod soon!

@riccccccardo

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I bought recently near to £50 on eBay not played it yet though. Plus bought metal gear and ikaruga.

@SaikoSoda

4 жыл бұрын

@@riccccccardo such a great RPG. Very unique elements and memorable characters! Lmk what you think!

@riccccccardo

4 жыл бұрын

Jordan R just bought a snes mini it’s got loads of RPGs on it to secret mana seems interesting

Thank you for the golden sun battle music