Modding a Gamecube in 2020
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Building my ultimate GameCube with a few relatively simple mods!
Installing a Xen8 modchip and a SD2SP2 SD drive, and exploring options for using the Game Boy Player in the absence of a loading disc.
Xen8 modchip and SD2SP2 both bought on eBay
Used SanDisk micro SD card formatted to FAT32
Swiss:
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Game Boy Interface:
www.gc-forever.com/wiki/index...
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Considering the insane markup on Gamecube games now, this is more important than ever
I think piracy and cracking it's one of the Best things if it's done in a console old enough so it doesnt harm the business sells. I'm talking also about homebrew programs that can make your console go far beyond the original limitations
Exactly, my philosophy is that if downloading ROMs or ISOs doesn’t mean the developer is losing out on money, it’s okay, especially for preservation’s sake. Doubly so for Nintendo, which is horrible at preservation and porting old games to new hardware.
@@cr4shmycar118 I can't agree more
I only hack dead systems and support new games buy buying new things.👍
@@michaeldemers2716 You know the deal. Great job
@@cr4shmycar118 my philosophy is free stuff is free stuff
Looking good Joe! I’ve only got my first GC recently and was looking at doing this , already had it apart to refurb!
Brilliant, good luck! It's not too hard. If you decide to go the wired route I made an Instagram post about that recently too.
I appreciate how you make it very clear throughout all of the steps. Top Notch
Thanks for saying!
I just ordered everything on eBay. I actually got the system with the gameboy player and start up disk and two controllers for under $200 on eBay which is a steal . I've seen just the Gameboy player and startup disks for that price alone. Also, I saved this video in my watch later section on TH-cam so that I can do the installation along with you in your video. I'll definitely be giving you an update soon. Thank you for your help.
Thanks and good luck!
Great video and explanation. Now I buyed all I need and will it do soon! :)
Thank you for such an amazing video♡
These mods are so cool to see. I have a Xeno chip in one of my Gamecubes but i just bought it that way as i'm not even gonna try to solder something, heck knows i'd mess it up so fast
Haha! I can see how these things would be intimidating. Start small and learn the techniques before you go opening up your pride and joy!
@@JoeBleeps oh i open them up sometimes to switch out disc drives. That's pretty easy to install by itself
You have great videos, I just found your channel today
Thank you!
Enjoyed that mate, you certainly do have an ultimate GC there.
Super crisp lines when playing GBA games on the tele.
Tempted to do this mod.
Thank you for watching! Good luck if you're trying it out for yourself
Excellent thing about these consoles from late 90s early 2000s is that all parts are modular (late Sega Saturn, Dreamcast and GameCube)
Definitely agree!
Great video joe, I plan to do this as soon as time permits. One question, could you tell me step by step how to run gbi with this mod?
"are you still with me"
my dumbass is trying mate lol
😂😂😂
Great! I have the same setup with the xenogc/sd2sp2 combo and a Gameboy player. The Gameboy player and console I have is ntsc but the disc I have is a japanese disc I picked up locally and the xenogc makes it work fine plus paired with Everdrives it's even more amazing!
That's awesome! What a great setup 👌
Oh, for the modchip, I did different. I soldered with cables on mother board, and the cables to the modchip. This way, I positioned the mod chip on the side of the console, with the venting grade. This way, you can see the lights of the modchip, indicating if it's working or not. When not, they blink all the time. When working, it blinks only at certain times when loading the disc.
Did I mention all my stuff on mine with the Action Replay is Region Free. I suggest the Hudson Select series Bonk and Adventure Island.
Loving the sd2sp2 at the moment - such a good device with xeno or swiss and action replay.
Such an elegantly simple solution and it runs so well compared to the memory card adapters
@@JoeBleeps so glad I bought a GameCube this year - so many easy mods now available.
@@brianellerker9038 easy and cheap too! The Dreamcast is in a similar situation and sparking a revival for another beloved console but those parts are much more expensive (but worth every penny all the same haha!)
I Wonder if you can make dlc to a GameCube game to make the game awesome or unique using sd2sp2
I Wonder if you can make dlc to a GameCube game to make the game awesome or unique using sd2sp2
I liked u alot, very detailed an d objective, different from tutorials from my country, thanks alot, when i get my game boy player (that has very are and expensive here) i will do like u did.
Thank you! Good luck!
Hey Joe, great video! Got me interested into the gamecube again! I have a question though: what kind of dvd-R are you using? Is it the dvd-r from sony that are sold as minidisc? And with what program are you burning it to the disc and at what speed? The reason I ask is because I don't see you adjusting the laser senstivity whilst a lot of people on youtube are doing that. Thanks a a lot for your time and effort in putting this out here!
Thank you! I've used Piodata and Traxdata media, 1.46gb DVD-R media. It's the smaller size media like the original GameCube discs. You can burn it natively in Windows 10 by right clicking the disc image, I also have software called imgburn that gives more options. I got lucky with this model but if you watch my other video with the orange cube you'll see some details on adjusting the laser calibration 😊
Fantastical!
For the Xeno mod chip, the original install guides would recommend soldering in posts (ie bits of solid core wire or leftover capacitor legs) and bending them into place to solder in the chip.
I need to get me one of those SD adapters and a copy of Swiss to play around with my IcedCube Xeno modded Cube. It would probably save a lot of wear and tear on the DVD mechanism vs playing backups.
That's a fantastic tip!
Great video! Makes me want to mod my Gamecube as well. I think this is the best solution when you still want to be able to use discs. There seem to be a lot of Chinese counterfeits of the Xen8 modchip and SD2SP2. Are these as bad as people say? If so, how do I know it is a counterfeit? Greetings from Europe :)
Is there limitations on the size of the sd card? Great video and great easy walk through guide
I think so long as you format it to fat32 you'll be okay. I've got 128gb in mine
Yes mr Heaton
just got the gl loader fantastic
The sd2sp2 does it let you load games from the slot-2 to play games or does it read it from the sd card holder that it has to load from there ?
Just asking im gonna get a gamecube & im doing research before i buy any unnecessary parts
great tutorial im going to have a go at this just ordered one off ebay with a sd2sp2. just wondering what sd to order whats the biggest you can have and do you recommend any thanks. keep the videos coming
Thanks! I'm using mine with a 128gb SanDisk Ultra card I think. I formatted it to FAT32 using guiformat.exe first and it's worked fine.
Paulie G From what I read it’s supports up to 2TB of storage
quick question @Joe Bleeps , after this mod is finished. how would i go about downloading the games onto the SD card?
I've found this video, but i'm not sure if it's the same process. watch?v=P4FCdGVQrRs&t=1s
thank you for uploading and appreciate your work
The only thing that could make this better is an HDMI chip like the Pluto-IIx. Really fantastic gamecube there! I like how the SD2SP2 preserves the disk drive so technically you can run the whole thing vanilla still no problem.
Thank you! And yes this is definitely a plus to still have the disc drive. Personally I like having the hdmi adapter because I have a few different gamecubes and I can swap it between them
Would have loved you to show a demonstration but this may be what I need to breathe life into the unit. Now if only I can get my hands on those chips 😅
Hi and thanks! It's hard to pick and choose what to keep in a video without it ending up overlong. What sort of demonstration?
@@JoeBleeps I was just thinking of something like a quick demonstration of how well the games run on the newly modded Gamecube. Although, in theory, I guess that would be pointless since you're using the original hardware anyway, just removing restrictions 😅
No, you make a good point, as I've tried running games from the memory card sd adapter and it was almost unplayable. With the SD2SP2 connected to the serial port it runs really smoothly, so yes, just like the original discs I guess!
I'm going to have to do this with mine. I've had mine since 2005, and it's....well, it's like Wilson from _Cast Away,_ which is a problem because the optical drive failed. If I can do anything to breathe new life into it, I'll do it.
good stuff
Did you paint your kaico purple? I'd like one in black
Hello,
i plan to get a NGC but i'm confused about the mods out there.
I want to play games from my original discs but also some games modded (i also could need tools for speedrunning but thats another part). For this case i need the SD2SP2, right? To make use of it, i need the Swiss software? And to get it to work i need the Xenon soldered to the NGC? And it doesn't matter which NGC i get. I'm living in EU (PAL) but because of the Xenon it will unlock the region anyway?
Playing original games with disc and to play the game modded i need to dump my game and apply the mod and play the game from the SD card wich is in the SD2SP2?
btw. i loved your orange gamecube "restoration" and joining the retro/ retro modding scene, i think your channel will help me alot :D
Thank you so much! It sounds like you have a good understanding of how your mods would work
Hi Joe, this comment’s a little late, but here’s hoping you reply! I recently just got a Japanese game cube with a gba player. I wanted to mod it to run roms like this. But do I need to install a switch, like you did, to run us physical games? Or will the mod chip take care of it regardless what region the disc I place is from?
If you have a modchip there's no need for the switch 😊
Another great tutorial but when I install this chip in a GC I prefer to use cables to be able to desolder it if necessary.
I know just what you mean, I did the same on the last cube I did. Much easier to verify the connections too. But I wanted to try and do it the "proper" way for this video 😅
@@JoeBleeps Good answer. I have once installed it directly on the PCB but as you say it is difficult to test and I also like to leave the chip next to the ventilation grill so that the LEDs of the chip are visible. Soon you will reach a thousand sub. Cheer up and see you in your next video.
Isn't modding the region selector switch with a XenoGC redundant? I have a japanese gamecube, I did the region mod, swapped the region to USA, and by having a XenoGC installed, my Gamecube loads Japanese and American discs without a problem, always on USA region selected (didn't installed a switch, just linked the points in the board to change to USA region).
Can you run the disc's also if you wanted to? Or are the games solely from the SD? If you can use discs, would memory cards still work? Ordered the parts and was just curious. Awesome video btw 😃
Yes it can run the discs too. That's part of the reason I wanted to try out sd2sp2 instead of GC Loader, which replaces the disc drive altogether. That said, it still looks like an awesome piece of kit! And yes, whether playing from optical disc or sd card, memory cards work fine
Man I can't wait til mine gets in and I appreciate the speedy response!
@@zeroxx131 no problem! Have fun with it!
great video mate, looking forward to getting this setup myself. I had no idea the unofficial gameboy software existed, i think that'll be the first thing I try out.
Yeah I never knew about that either!
So do you need the mod chip you soldered onto the Mobo to be able to use the SD2 chip that went in the serial Port?
You can do it with an sd memory card adapter and an action replay but the chip makes it easier.
Whats the best hdmi adapter now (2022) for the GameCube N64, SNES?
It is a cube after all! oO )
I know right!
Just curious is this something you could buy as a unit or for a beginner do you think it would be best to diy?
That's something you'd need to judge for yourself based on the video really. Basic soldering skills should make it possible
Thicker Flux may help draw down the solder onto the motherboard.
I think you're right there
Does the sd card u put on the serial port has all the games included already??
No you have to set up your own SD card, it's not too difficult though
Can you tell me what mod chip is the best for this project there seems to be a bunch of different ones
The xeno chip is the most popular but there are many cheap clones of it such as the xen8 chip I used in this project. Any of those should be fine to use.
QUESTION:
Can you just use the SD adaptor in the bottom or does it require the Xen8 chip?
Thanks.
You can use it with a combination of one of the memory card sd readers and an action replay but the chip is easier and neater once it's installed
@Joe Bleeps - Great video, nice and easy to follow. Recently getting back into retro gaming consoles after re-purchasing all of the ones i sold when i was a kid!
I've currently got a Spice Orange GC on the way to me from Japan. Can i ask is there anyway of changing the language in NTSC-J games to English? Is there a menu for it? If not, there is a mod which allows you to change the GC language from Japanese to English by bridging 2 connections on the circuit board. Have you done this and if so does it change the game language aswell?
Sorry for all the questions.
Questions always welcome! I share your excitement! My spice orange cube arrived from Japan yesterday! As for changing the language I'm not sure if that's possible without a rom hack, I've seen some for Dreamcast like Space Channel 5 maybe? One thing I would definitely say is to use different memory cards for Japanese games. Back in the day I accidentally wiped all my PAL saves, near complete Mario Sunshine, Wind Waker etc when I loaded up a Japanese game!
@@JoeBleeps thanks Joe. Did you order yours from Amazon or get it from yahoo auctions? Ok thank you, will try and look a bit more into it then. I had planned on buying one memory card for NTSC games and one for PAL games. Do I need to remove it prior to putting a game in then if it's a different region?
@@SpongerFaith A friend got it for me. Got stung with a £50 import duty charge though! Hadn't even thought of trying Amazon. Yes I'd advise a different card for different region saves. It wipes the other saves when it creates a new save file so no immediate panic if you boot up with the wrong one in. Not sure if UK/USA save files cause the same conflict.
@@JoeBleeps I paid £70 for the console (used but boxed) delivered to the UK with smash Bros game. That also includes customs/import charges and delivery👍
@@SpongerFaith I'll live and learn! Where did you order? Amazon?
I just got my gamecube, gameboy player, gecko and gameboy player style sd2sp2 and a Action Replay. I formatted a 2GB SD to FAT and renamed the latest version of Swiss to autoexec.dol and also put on my Emulators on it and the gameboy player disc iOS. I then put my gamecube games on a 32 GB SD in the Sd2sp2. When I turn my system on it goes straight to my games on the sd2sp2 but I can push B and switch memory to the Gecko and load Emulators or my gameboy player disc iso. No modded system at all just a Rad2X cord.
Oh wow that's good to know!
I got a DVD-R with Swiss burned on, a Xen8 chip and a SD2SP2, but how do i load games?? Do I have to put them in the SD card (32 GB formatted in FAT32)? If that's so, which type should i put in, like cia files or something i dunno about?
I can't remember if it's iso files or GC files but you just put them in the as card and you should be able to use swiss to navigate to the folder with the games
@@JoeBleeps ok so i just have to check inside the SD and load the game(?). Btw, how do game saves work, i mean, where are they put in?
Its necessary install the xenon chip or with sd2sp2 is enough? Thanks friend
It's much easier with the chip. But I believe you can use action replay to get it working and run Swiss from the memory card sd adapter
@@JoeBleeps ok thanks
ive got a gamecube coming and im looking to buy a SD2SP2. I can see 2 different ones - the one you have SD2SP2 2.0a. And the other one I can see online is the SD2SP2 1.2a - citrus3000.
any ideas about these 2 should I play it safe and get the 2.0a?
I'm not sure on the difference but that's what I did, 2.0 hasn't given me any problems
Hey Joe, love the video, I am having a hard time getting this working, I have loaded the xeno chip and setup the SD card but I am having issues, I have an orange GC, please help.
Have you got Swiss on a DVD-R?
Joe Bleeps ok that’s what I am missing here. Thank you. And just to clarify, it’s a DVD and not a CD correct?
@@JaimeHernandez-nh7sd yes that's right, DVD-R, you can find Swiss easily online to burn to disc
I've tried to burn Swiss r994 on a disc and my gamecube won't read it. What brand mini dvd did you use to burn your disc?
That means you can play GBA games from your sd card?
Hi Joe hoping you can help me. Can you use a UK power supply with a Japanese console? I keep reading mixed reports. I'm currently using a step down converter but have a UK GameCube power supply that I would prefer to use with my Japanese import console.
I've used a UK power supply with an american and a japanese console with no problems. the input on all of them is the same, the brick on the power supply converts the input to a suitable output as far as I'm aware. Not to say it's definitely safe, I just always assumed it would be fine and I've not had any issues.
@@JoeBleeps Thanks for taking the time to reply. Yes it works and seems to be fine which is great no more noisey stepdown converter.
Any links to where you purchased your mod chip?
Amazon has it
DO I HAVE TO HAVE THE MODCHIP SO THE SD2SP2 SD drive TO WORK OR CAN I JUST THE THE SD2SP2 SD drive .
Yeah either the modchip or am action replay if you have one of those, it's easier with the chip though. The sd2sp2 isn't the problem, it's getting Swiss to run (so you can access the contents of the sd card) that's the issue
Did you use a disc to boot Swiss?
I did, I burned it onto a DVD-R; the system will run it thanks to the modchip
Hi, I wanted to ask if this would also work with a qoob chip?
And aslo what was the biggest SD size suported by the SD2SP2 SD drive?
Yes it should! In fact I have a gamecube with a qoob Pro installed, I'll give it a try
I've used 128gb but I think so long as it's fat32 formatted any size should do
@@JoeBleeps Thanks a lot for your quick reply! I don't have the pro version, it is the Qoob SX, but since it reads backups it should work. Lastly, do you think there is any problem with buying a Chinese version of these, quality wise? Now I just have to see if they can ship it to me, not sure if my country is allowing stuff to get in right now. And once more, I really appreciate you take time to answer my question, thanks a lot!
@@Kudluck no problem I don't think. That's what I did, and I'm sure UK or US sellers are largely importing these from China anyway.
You made this more complicated than it what it had to be!
How do you mean?
very nice :)
Thanks!
I have a boring old black Gamecube. Is it difficult to re-house/re-case it into a indigo Gamecube case?.
If you have a case to use, it's pretty straightforward with a little patience.
Hi.
I bought a spice orange GameCube.
It does not have a switch on it.
It plays USA games but the menu is still in Japanese.
When a memory card is inserted, it asks to initialize format the card.
Also sometimes the error code will pop up "An error has occurred Turn the power off and refer to the Nintendo Gamecube instruction booklet for further instructions".
I want the system to play USA games, keep an English language menu and want that error to stop showing up here n there.
Can you tell me what might be going on and how to fix it please ?
Do you think it's a half way done mod gone wrong ?
Thank you.
Anybody knowledgeable please reply soon.
i would like to know the best way to upgrade my picture quality , should i buy this on ebay GCHD Mk-II GameCube HD HDMI Adapter , or is there a better way ( i have a chipped gamecube but thats all that has been done to it ) or should i try solder a hdmi board into it ? any advice i would be greatful for
For me, the risk free nature of an adapter is appealing especially when it gives a great picture. I don't think I'd be keen to solder an hdmi board into it.
@@JoeBleeps cheers for the quick reply - i think i will take that advice and buy the ebay one
I got a PAL indigo gamecube and plan to get an indigo GB player from Japan. Is there any way to use Swiss without modding the console?
Yes there is, you can run it from a memory card adapter if you have the action replay disc but those are quite rare
@@JoeBleeps what’s the difference between the Action replay and the SD Media launcher? It’s from the same company
@@MagisterHamid action replay is the disc that goes in the console and the as card adapter allows stuff to be launched from there. I'm not familiar with it as I don't have one, which is why I use the modchips
I have a Gamecube with a dead drive. I've fitted Xeno GC and loaded Swiss onto sd2sp2 with a Sandisk card but I just get to the standard menu screen. Should this work as is or do I still need to boot from a DVD-R with Swiss on or alternative ?, I am hoping to bypass the drive completely. Thanks
You may have some luck with action replay and a sd memory card adapter I believe.
If your drive is dead this solution is not for you. What you need is the gc loader which is a ode. Optical drive emulator. Is a substitute for your drive with an sd card instead of an optical laser.
@@marcianoacuerda you're absolutely right there, I had only heard about using an action replay at the time, not realising it was an optical disc 🤦♂️ GC Loader is perfect for this situation.
Hi I was wondering if you can advise me on the sd card. I've installed both the Xeno and the sd2 card but i havent got a clue what to do now. Do I install data onto the sd card by putting it in my pc sd card slot?. Also can we run games (pal) in 480p with this mod ( I have component cables).
Have you got a Swiss disc?
@@JoeBleeps Yes but Im so thick I havent put an SD card in the holder? I thought it had one built in! Don't ask Im stupid! I take any micro SD card will work ? TY !
@@adamlw7181 haha! Sounds like something I would do 😂 yes any micro sd card, fat32 formatted
@@JoeBleeps Cheers mate!
@@adamlw7181 no worries! Sorry for the delay in replying, Doctor Who finale haha
Great video mate. Learned a lot and very interested but right now I only have a RE4 Game Cube and don't want to mod it for obvious reasons. I'll seek out a generic model at a later date for modding purposes.
Always a wise move! I have an orange cube on the way and have done this on two other cubes even before I did it on my treasured purple one here! If you're new to any mods it's always best to avoid going steaming in with a soldering iron or a dremel your pride and joy 🙈
@@JoeBleeps It's just a knowledge thing in terms of what's available, I used to do old skool soldering like in your video and surface mount technology later on in the 90's once it hit PCB's etc. I only have the old style soldering kit at home though. Thanks.
GC Loader is the best imo.
The laser will eventually die, and it will die much sooner than an SD card reader.
Yeah hopefully they will be easier to get hold of once the lasers all start to die out
I put my games in a folder called games and put folders inside that for each game named accordingly with the game inside named game and disk 2 named disk2 they pop right up when I turn my system on with the Action Replay in no modded system needed. Just name your latest version of Swiss to autoexec.dol and put it in your Gecko in memory card 2 slot.
That is awesome. If I had an Action Replay I'd have done this but the chips are easier to come by and cheaper. Sounds like you've got a cool setup!
I appreciate the speed screwing...... The ladies maybe not so much!!!
Ha!
How to burn the DVDs? I can't get Swiss to boot I made like 5 coasters, laser is set to 200ohm and chip is soldered proper.
Maybe it's the media you're using? I just set it to a slow speed and it worked. I set the pot to about 370 ohms
@@JoeBleeps im using acucore Sony mini DVD and tried burning at 1x 2x and my pot I tried from 350 to 130 in increments of 25 ohm at a time, I'm thinking is my burner, any way to force omg burn or other program to burn at 4x ?
@@nemesisnine3297 I can't remember what software I used to burn it, I think I was just in Windows 10 and right clicked them chose burn image to disc. So frustrating when these things don't work.
@@nemesisnine3297 Dont burn at 4x just use 1x and nothing more, use the ISO file in the Swiss zip file and try to calibrate the Laser, also maybe your xeno chip could be bad or just a bad solder.
Hi, can you play in 1080p or 720p like a Dolphin 5.0 on PC ?
Thanks a lot.
Vince14 000 the Gamecube is 480i, unless you have a model 1 with an hdmi adapter made by a few computer for the model 1's digital port then you can get 480p, there's also very expensive component cables by Nintendo and a set made by a 3rd party but they are discontinued now
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I've been using a SD Media launcher to boot swiss which then goes to my SD2SP2 (because swapping from the 2GB SD card was just annoying).. is there any advantage to using a mod chip instead? All my games still load from the SD2SP2 and not the memory card slot. Plus if I do want to use an actual disk import I can make swiss load it still. Or try freeloader which is also on the media launcher as it's also an action replay disk.
You've got a good setup there. For me it's purely aesthetic, I like the look of the original memory cards!
I started to crave some GameCube gameplay after years of mine sitting in the original box after upgrading to the wii. I unfortunately lost many of my games to disc rot and took a look online just to find those games going for 60-80 is dollars! So I downloaded a dolphin emulator on my pc and started playing Mario kart double dash , (My favorite game) and realized that it didn’t feel quite right. As a result I couldn’t enjoy the game with the stutters and lag spikes from terribly optimized emulators. So I did a search online to see if I could still get my hands on a mod chip. I was surprised to see that they were readily available for under 7 US dollars! So I bought two . One for my purple GameCube and one for my silver one. I prefer to run my (Backups) off of a mini dvd-r disk for the feel. So come to find out that the disk I need are now scarce as a result of the pandemic. I eventually found a store in my local area that still had plenty of stock of the Phillips mini dvd-r 50 packs which were still made until the pandemic. So for 49.75 US dollars I purchased a 50 pack. And two more on top of that in case they would never return to production. And now, here I am binge watching people mod their game cubes until my chips get here the 7th of December.
Ahh that's brilliant! Thanks for sharing! I'd definitely recommend the sd2sp2, they are cheap too provided you have the right model GameCube
@@JoeBleeps thanks for reading! And I did check both of my GameCubes after reading your comment and confirmed that my gamecubes both have the serial port 2 connector that the sd2sp2 requires. I just ordered 2 of them for both consoles! I’ll reply to any comments and also give an update once I install and use the xeno chip and sp2sd2.
@@iheartapple-114 that's brilliant! And you'll already have the optical media for the Swiss software too
@@JoeBleepsabsolutely! I have Swiss ready to burn when the disk arrive. I also see people use action replay instead of Swiss. I’m unsure of the difference though.
@@iheartapple-114 Swiss is easier to get hold of but needs a mod chip to run the disc
Rip looks like someone got to wait for 2021 befor making a updated video with pnp GC loader.
As soon as I get my hands on one I'll make another video for sure 😊 until then this is a great solution
Can you upgrade mine ???
are all the gamecube games loaded?
Yeah the iso goes on the sd card and you can load them from the menu
@@JoeBleeps do any games have trouble running?
@@coolhandcruz8728 yes but most run great. Disappointed that ikaruga has issues but I've yet to try different region versions of that to see if it makes a difference
not really ultimate without GC loader and maybe some controller port LED's - thanks
Might try out GC Loader at some point, how is it? Seems to do the same as my current setup but involves removing the disc drive, I like keeping the option to use the original games too. I'm not a fan of controller port leds but I do have a gamecube with two internal wavebird receivers, that's pretty cool.
GC Loader is the same as SD2SP2...
@@JoeBleeps that is pretty cool-
does anyone have the iso for the gba player
It's pretty easy to find online
I just realized that I accidentally sold my cube with the Xen8 chip in it lmao. I got a second Gamecube and sold my old purple one because I liked the black one better. oops. Guess I need to order another one.
😂 Exactly the sort of thing I'd do. I've lost count of the fully loaded R4 carts I've accidentally sent off with custom DS builds 😅
@@JoeBleeps well, at least R4s are pretty cheap these days. Ive found several consoles at my local retro shop that people have forgotten games in. Usually its ps1s, so the games are pretty cheap, bit I just know someone has sent off a gamecube with fire emblem or something else expensive in it, and that horrifies me as a collector
@@celestian1998 especially when it's like a ps2 or xbox when you can't just pop it open to check for a game!
Hi sir
i have got a orange led..any ideas?
Steady light or flashing?
@@JoeBleeps Steady, I founded the solution. it was de pot meter of the lens :D
@@OfficialSJR ahh well done!
Your missing the GC Loader
I believe so! Some day hopefully
how much is this?
The chip and adapter cost me less than £10 I think; on top of that there's just the cost of the sd card. You'd need to burn Swiss onto a DVD or buy one but again, they can be found cheaply on ebay
Why cant we just replace the memory card slot with an sd card reader
The read speeds from the memory card port are slower, so while you can do what you suggested, the games don't run as well as using the serial port, very choppy.
@@JoeBleeps Is this really the case? I've heard people say that the Memcard and Serial Port are the same exact speed. How are the load times compared to an actual disc drive?
@@wilfredynunez5263 the difference in performance between the serial port and the memory card slot is night and day. The opening animation on Mario kart double dash is unwatchable via the memory card slot but doesn't skip a beat on serial port. Loading times are great.
Ok, but you didnt show how it works. and what happened to the game play.
Sorry, I was conscious of the video being too long. It plays great though, and the loading times are good too
I love your chanal... I wich i can buy mod chip...
Why can't these videos include details like format tjr sd card in fat32 and recommend sd brand and capacities. Please don't assume we know everything you did.
Including every single detail would make for a really long video, and I try to include as much information as I can when I'm making it. Also for most of my videos I'm still learning as I go so my knowledge is usually limited too
For a ultime gc I would not take a xeno gc. I would take a qoob PR with ipl boot or a other chip that can boot without DVD.
And when you install a xeno gc then boot in swiss with a boot disc and then throw the Gameboy Player Disc in the trash.
Use Gameboy Interface! It's worlds better and sharp er then GBP.
Tell me more about how you can boot Swiss without DVD using a Qoob chip?
@@JoeBleeps qoob is a chip that are in Version sx and Pro.
The Pro can be program with a ipl boot file that boot automatic swiss from the micro sd in slot b.
When there is nothing in slot b it boot to the normal bios. All without any DVD in the drive.
The sx can reprogram too but it is hard to do that.
Qoob Chips are rare these days and a bit expensive.
But a equal chip today is the hyperboot www.badassconsoles.com/hyperboot/
@@-Gothicgirl- sorry I should have been a bit clearer in my explanation, I have a Qoob Pro chip in my (heavily modded) launch model GameCube so I was curious to know what I could do with it! That's all really helpful information, thanks so much! I'll have to give it a try 😁
I make it easy. www.dropbox.com/s/juhuauz5618a7e7/iplboot.rar?dl=0
You need a hacked qoob patcher and the ipboot.gcb. I packend it for you in the rar file.
Then you unzip it all and connect the qoob pro to the pc.
After that you launch the update and connect it.
Then you delete everything on the qoob and even the bios.
Then you write the gcb file to the qoob and disconnect the Software and the usb Kabel.
On the micro sd in slot b you copie the current swiss.dol and rename it to ipl.dol
Use the normal dol because the compressed slow down the system.
Now everytime when power on the gc the ipl boot looks in slot a and slot b after the ipl.dol and start it.
When it not be found like the sd card is not insert the system boot the normal c bios.
The ipl.dol must be in slot a or b because that ipl boot doesnt support boot from sd2sp2.
The creater of ipl boot has never released that Version.
But swiss Support the sd2sp2 when it is launched
@@-Gothicgirl- you are awesome! Thank you so much!
You actually didn't show it worked 🤔
You're right that was a bit of an oversight. It was an early video and I've been trying to do better since. I've done another GameCube video since that shows it working th-cam.com/video/Rvo7qnDhdpY/w-d-xo.html
Far from the ultimate. Look into the GCLoader.
Yeah as discussed in the other comments. I'll consider gc loader but I don't see what it offers over the sd2sp2 aside from losing the ability to play disc games?
@@JoeBleeps Audio Streaming
@@Inv8erZlM how do you mean?
@@JoeBleeps GCLoader supports full audio streaming unlike sd2sp2.
@@Inv8erZlM I understand that but what does full audio streaming entail?
Hi sir