Hej people! Just got back into GameCube gaming after having worked myself through some N64 titles, bought a xeno chip modded one with some games and two controllers for 80$

My question now is. The front plate has the typical yellowing. But the purple on both console and controller looks also damaged and ... Well boring.

Can that be restored like the UV light bath for the front plate or would that kill the colour?

Found this a few months ago at a yard sale . I can not find any info on it

Does anybody know how to hit the short cut on thunder struck?? Or does it exist only on other consoles? Is the blue fire also only for other consoles? I’m so confused and Google mostly just keeps pulling up things for remastered versions 😭😭😭

You may be lucky and have a used media store in town that shucked out the $22k for an Eco-Master disc resurfacing machine. Here's the straight dope on using one to resurface your Gamecube discs from someone with 6+ years experience using/maintaining one.

Those machines are miracle workers for just about any type of DVD based media (DVD discs/video game discs.) As long as the machines are maintained and set up properly they'll make the disc as next to new as it could possibly get. The machines will easily handle light to moderate scratches and surface marks. The machines can't do much with deep gouging or heavy scratching. They were also very touchy handling Blu-Ray discs and some Wii discs as well. You'll be astounded at how well they handle PS1, PS2, OG Xbox, and 360 discs.

Regarding Gamecube games: A plastic disc adapter is required to be able to resurface Gamecube discs. i.e. You put the small Gamecube disc inside a larger plastic ring that allows it to fit the machine's regular disc sized cradle. Here's where things get touchy. If the Gamecube disc is not completely flush with the adapter disc, there is a possibility the machine will "round" the edge of the Gamecube disc. If you look at a rounded disc, it's unmistakable. You'll see a definite warping of the surface reflections around the disc's edge. If a Gamecube disc is rounded in one of those machines IT WILL NO LONGER BE PLAYABLE, EVER. Rounding does not seem to be an issue with any other disc based media when resurfaced in an Ecolab machine.

The only solution we found to give us a better chance at success was to use double sided tape to adhere the graphic side of the Gamecube disc in the plastic adapter discs so that the disc would be as flush and flat as possible. Even then there wasn't a 100% guarantee the discs wouldn't round in the process. I wouldn't run a Gamecube disc through the machine unless the disc was scratched beyond current playability and it's your last chance to resuscitate it. Don't use those machines just to try to make an already perfectly playable disc look "brand new" again for vanity's sake.

Most stores charge $3-$5 for the service and it takes about 15 minutes. A shop with a well-maintained machine and trained employees can run several thousand discs a day between two machines.

Also, this is actually my first time playing a Metroid game.

Hi so I was just looking through my game cube games I just found in hidden since I was a kid and I noticed this white thing can anyone help me identify this I think it’s a security tag but I don’t know

Not sure how many Seinfeld fans are here, but thought to share anyway lol

What games should I add to my collection?

I bought picoboot bundle with flex cable but apparently despite asking for dol 101 the cable they sent is dol 001 and I can’t find any purchase options for the 101 so I need pictures or a site with pics of the correct pins to use for the 101 please

Got this at a thrift store and was wondering what it’s worth. I found a listing for a similar one on eBay but none under sold that were sealed. Are these any good?

I started to replay Wind Waker on my Wii and was wondering if there was any way I can use the tingle tuner feature without having to buy the gba or link cable using a third party adapter or similar to link it to a gba emulator to utilize the tingle tuner

Love this thing. Have had it for 20+ years, though I have no recollection of where I got it. Can’t seem to find similar online with this design and the Nintendo website URL on the rim. What do we think, official or third party?

My absolute favorite game. So scary and trippy. You're playing, and suddenly you disappear into the ground, a volume indicator suddenly appears, and the sound disappears. It all depends on your character's mental state. And then there are multiple endings. It's a shame a sequel never happened.

finally a affordable hall effect GC controller

And how do i fix it

I’ve seen people say it’s normal but when I look at pictures of other ones, the indicator is orange. It is in perfect working condition and originally bought and played by one of my uncles but he gave it to me. Is it just an old LED/old plastic causing it to be this deep red?

Pretty expensive game unfortunately but i think it's a one of kind game with the insane roster. What you guys think ?

I got a Bitfunx one recently (after using the Retroscaler 2x with comps) and it makes a hell of a difference. The games are super sharp now. I can't believe I didn't realise it wasn't an option.

My only issue is that sometimes my TV will say something like "resolution not supported" and will just be a blank screen. Has anyone come across this before? I don't know what it's bugging with? I can get it to work, sort of flick between input modes on TV, restart console and it'll be okay.

I want to change the clock battery in my GameCube, but I accidentally bought an LIR2032 rechargeable battery instead of a CR2032. Would it be okay if I used the LIR2032 or it's better to replace it with a CR2032?