Retro-bit have just announced their own GCVideo-based plug-and-play adapter for the Gamecube, named Prism HD. Just like most of the other current external GCVideo solutions out there, the Prism HD plugs right into the digital port of the DOL-001 Gamecube and outputs native 480p (and/or line doubles 240p and 480i) through a full sized HDMI […]
I recently pimped out a GameCube with the GC Loader and Greg Collins excellent GC Loader 3D printable mount. While I was in the Cube, I decided to replace the fan as well. The stock fan is a 50mm Nidec unit with a non standard mounting frame. This pretty much means you are either hacking […]
If you’re at all interested in exploring unofficial software on the GameCube, you probably already know about Swiss, a home-brew utility that can allow the GameCube to do things like bypass software region restrictions, sharpen its video output, or even load software from SD card adapters. Now, as of version r963, Swiss also supports saving game […]
GCLoader, a GameCube ODE made by Daniel Kraak and Dan Kunz, received a new firmware update today that improves audio streaming performance. Attentive readers may have seen that audio streaming was also addressed in a previous firmware update, v1.1.1, but that update was pulled because it functionally bricked certain revisions of GCLoaders by causing Disc Read […]
The team behind the GCLOADER (Daniel Kraak and Dan Kunz), just released a small firmware update that doesn’t add any new functionalities to the ODE but instead addresses some stability issues. The first version of the GCLOADER, that launched in late 2019 and required the user to solder in a flex cable, has been later […]
My Life in Gaming creators Coury Carlson and Marc Duddleson have released a new video that discusses first-party controller designs from the fifth and sixth generation of home consoles (1993-2006). My Life in Gaming is a YouTube channel known for producing high-quality content that explores topics ranging from maximizing the fidelity of your retro gaming experience, to […]
Extrems just released a new version of the Game Boy Interface (GBi) software for the Gamecube, that mainly takes advantage of the latest GCVideo-Dvi firmware update v 3.0. For those who updated their GCVideo devices, Extrems added four new optimized video configurations to try out. Custom-tailored presets (found in the “presets” folder from the downloaded […]
For the past couple of months, the team behind Swiss, the brilliant Gamecube essential toolkit, has been hard at work custom tailoring their firmware to provide a smooth experience for the console’s power users, especially adopters of SD-card based solutions. They also added a ton of new features, fixed bugs and improved compatibility even further […]
Gamebox Systems just released a custom SD card lid designed specifically for Citrus3000Psi‘s SD2SP2. The lid will cover the serial port’s space in its entirety leaving a tiny opening for accessing the micro-SD card. The lid, which comes in different colors, is offered as a kit, including the SD2SP2 itself and is priced at ~17$. […]
The Swiss team of Extrems and emukidid just released a significant update for the now-indispensable Gamecube tool. This time around Extrems focused on fixing games that showed to be troublesome on previous versions of Swiss, especially when running off an SD card (New adopters of Citrus 3000psi‘s SD2SP2 should hugely benefit from this update) . […]
