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The “Nintendo GameCube Advance” is a strange piece of internet gaming history: a fanciful render of a portable version of the GameCube that has made the rounds online since 2005. But while the render has long been dismissed as a fan-made fake, YouTuber GingerOfOz has taken matters into his own hands and built a real, functional version of the concept, as spotted by Eurogamer.

Ginger didn’t just build his own real GameCube Advance, though: he also tracked down the original artist behind the 2005 mockup and got the scoop on how and why they made it in the first place.

The nearly 20-minute video details Ginger’s quest to re-create the console (based on just a 2005-era render of a single angle of the device) and the trials and tribulations along the way. Some aspects of the original render simply weren’t viable in real life, like the hinge (which Ginger instead built to function similar to a Nintendo DS for a more comfortable display angle) or the joysticks (which had to be replaced with 3DS-style sliders so the screen can actually close).

Ginger also technically didn’t build a portable GameCube.Instead, he used a Wii motherboard, which uses less power, is physically smaller, more easily modded, and is more affordable to get a hold of. Despite that, Ginger did go out of his way to add some of the GameCube’s unique software (including the iconic boot logo).

The final build is impressively functional: it looks like the original render and plays GameCube games, although it gets about an hour and a half of battery life.

In terms of units sold, it’s no secret that the GameCube was one of Nintendo’s poorest performing home consoles. You could argue increased competition meant sales of the quirky little machine were destined to fall short of the system’s legendary predecessors, but that didn’t keep the Wii from outselling it by a factor of five a few years later. Still, enough incredible games were released for the GameCube that the system still enjoys a considerable fanbase.

Now, with the release of PicoBoot by [webhdx], we suspect the GameCube is about to gain a whole new generation of fans. With just a Raspberry Pi Pico, some jumper wires, and a widely available third-party SD card adapter, this open source project bypasses the console’s original BIOS so it can boot directly into whatever homebrew application the user selects. With how cheap and easy to perform this modification is, we wouldn’t be surprised if it kicked off something of a renaissance for GameCube homebrew development.

Alright, maybe it’s not so easy. To solder on the five wires that will eventually snake their way to the GPIO pins of the Pi Pico, you’ll need to strip the console all the way down to the main board. That wouldn’t be too bad itself, but unfortunately to reach two of the connections you’ll need to remove the system’s massive heatsink — which means you’ll need to clean up the old sticky thermal pads and apply new ones if you don’t want your GameCube to turn into a GameCrisp. It’s nothing that would scare off the average Hackaday reader, but it might give pause to those less handy with an iron.

It’s incredibly hard for me to make a list of the 10 best GameCube accessories because I’m a massive fan of them all! As a self-confessed Nintendo nerd, I bought the GameCube on the very first day that it came out. I saved up my hard-earned cash after having read about the new console in Nintendo Magazine for months and couldn’t wait to try out Luigi’s Mansion and Smash Bros!

I already had a lot of the best N64 games, but my collection of the best GameCube games was something to be marvelled at. Rows upon rows of plastic cases stacked high in my attic games room, everything from Double Dash to Pikmin, F-Zero X to Twilight Princess.

The GameCube got multiplayer right, with so many incredible titles such as Mario Smash Football, Smash Bros., 1080 Avalanche, Quidditch World Cup – the list goes on and on. It was the perfect console for kicking back and relaxing with mates, although there were often fights to be in control of items number 2 and 5 on the list below!

I said earlier that it was hard to make a list of just 10 of the best GameCube accessories, and that’s because compared to the best NES accessories, of which there were around 100 wild and wacky ones to choose from, the GameCube had far less but much more useful gadgets that you could use to pimp up your favourite console.

Right, enough word count filler – let us get into the heart of the article, the belly of the beast, the best GameCube accessories of all time! (That’s another twenty-eight words right there…thirty two now…)

The Gamecube was already already a pretty portable machine (it had a carry handle on the back for crying out loud), but there were always bound to be times where you wanted to carry on playing Super Mario Sunshine while your parents wanted to watch the news or some boring programme on antiques. Nintendo might have first officially brought about the idea of switching from ‘on-screen’ to ‘portable mode’ with the Wii-U, but this Joytech TFT snap-on screen was the first example of a Nintendo home-console being made 100% self sufficient – providing you had an electricity supply of course!

The screen itself looks a little like a giant GameBoy Advance SP, as noted by our illustrious leader Brandon in the video above. The device has been colour matched to the console’s signature indigo theme, and the 5.6 inch screen is bright, has a good colour output, and is big enough to see all of your favourite games without having to sit with your face pressed up against it. It’s powered from the GameCube’s power supply and connects into the AV out port. If you live with a partner who likes to binge watch bad TV or just want to be able to play your favourite console in bed, then this is a cracking bit of kit!

‘Bagsy the WaveBird!’ is a phrase that will forever be followed by memories of ‘Falcoooon Kick’ and ‘Why have you thrown another blue shell at me you (insert swearword)’. I loved this thing so much and can remember walking around the house with it to see how far away from the TV screen I could play. I had two of these back in the day and recently sold one for quite a lot of money on eBay! It was the first wireless play experience that I had ever had, and being able to sit away from the confines of a wire felt liberating (maybe liberating isn’t the right word, but it still felt great!).

The WaveBird used AA batteries for its power and sent signals to a BT receiver that plugged into the GameCube controller port. Each receiver had a frequency that you could use to tune into your individual controller so that more than one device could be used, but my mates used to change the setting whenever I was winning (choose your mates wisely, guys). Despite being a little bulkier, the controller fit perfectly in the hands and was a great accessory. I think it actually made me say ‘wow’ out loud when I first opened it – yes, I’m surprised I managed to get a girlfriend too.

From one controller that revolutionised multiplayer gaming to another that brings the feel of the arcade straight into your living room. The next gadget on our list of the best GameCube accessories is one of the beefiest controllers I’ve ever seen; it’s wider than the GC itself! If you prefer button mashing on coin-operated machines, then this is the accessory for you.

The Combat Arcade Pad has all of the GameCube controller buttons laid out in two rows, making frantic tapping an absolute breeze. This device has A,B,X,Y buttons as well as two Z buttons and two ‘top trigger’ pads, the massive anaolg stick, and the usual Start and Select options. It feels a little cheap, but this thing is the ULTIMATE way to play Super Smash Bros. The only problem you’ll have is convincing your mates that they’re not allowed to have a go because they are inferior to you. If you can manage it without causing a riot, then get one of these arcade pads and experience a brawl to remember.

Things are starting to get a little silly now, but this controller DID exist and deserves a mention as one of the best GameCube accessories ever made, if not one of the oddest. ‘Why the hell would a GameCube need a keyboard controller?’, I hear you ask. Who would make such a thing? Well, this device was made in Japan and was produced specifically for the Phantasy Star Online series (also one of the best Dreamcast games ever made).

As you can see, this thing is HUGE!It’s so old-school too, with all of the function keys on the top row, a mini space bar, and tonnes of other buttons that I even I don’t recognise. To say that it’s just a GameCube controller that has been stretched out like a piece of dough, this thing looks pretty nice. It has all of the usual GameCube buttons for normal gameplay, but you might be better off resting it on a table while working through your favourite titles, otherwise your arms might drop off!

Why doesn’t every console have a pair of plug-in bongos? The next item on our list of the best GameCube accessories was a blast! Donkey Konga was a bit of a novelty game and the first example of playing along with popular songs on a home console. Smashing out jungle beats with friends was incredibly fun, and the controller itself felt very sturdy and nice to the touch. Those bongo pads had just the right amount of grip and give and were uber responsive (something I tried to tell my mate Andy who always used to smack the crap out of them).

I learnt to play the drums from a young age, but that didn’t really help me when it came to Donkey Konga! Playing along with Queen and my favourite Nintendo soundtracks was great, and I remember eating dinner with sore hands after trying to beat my high score. The bongos themselves could also be used to select options and move through title screens, a little bit like the NES Zapper. If you missed Donkey Konga, then click below to acquaint yourself with a classic.

Before the world of emulators and the Retron JR from retro gaming specialists Hyperkin, the GameBoy player was the best bit of kit for getting your best GameBoy gamesup on the big screen (or a portable screen as we’ve already discussed!). Playing handheld titles is all well and good, but seeing Pokemon Emerald or Grunty’s Revenge up on your TV just feels incredible, especially because you could use your existing GameCube controller with it too.

Of course, if you wanted to have the ultimate GameBoy transfer experience, then there was always the HORI GameBoy pad. This is one of the only items on out list of the best GameCube accessories that seems to take design inspiration from past products rather than looking to the future. When you hold this in your hands, it feels exactly like a SNES remote!

The GBA Link Cable had a whole host of compatible games, allowing you to use your portable purple powerhouse to unlock new content, turn your handheld into a second screen, use the GBA as a controller, or play your GBA game through the GB player when plugged in. See; it’s the first example of docking a handheld up to the big screen – I knew that Switch comment above was true!

This next item on our list of the best GameCube accessories was crucial if you wanted to get online. I know that sounds so ridiculous in our world of PS4s and XBOX One’s, but this was the mid-2000s don’t forget, and most people still had dial-up internet! The Nintendo GameCube has the ability to connect to the internet but doesn’t come with the necessary tools to do it straight out of the box. The gaming giants didn’t feel that people would want to pay subscription fees to online services back in the day, choosing instead to focus on the now dying art of couch-coop (which will forever be my favourite way to play).

The Broadband Adapter was needed for online and LAN supported games (LAN titles such as 1080 Avalanche and Double Dash, to name a couple). It provided a high-speed internet connection via an ethernet port that could be hooked up to your phone line. It fits flush to the underside of the console too, so there’s no extra bulky parts to add on (not that that’s a problem looking at some of the other best GameCube accessories in our list!).

Not only does this upscaler come in a GameCube shaped box, but it’s also one of the very best on the market. the Mk-II from EON supercharges your signal output to 720p HD, allowing you to make the GameCube’s original 480p output look great on modern HD TVs. It plugs directly into the back of the console, manipulating the signal straight from the source, and has a built-in headphone jack for listening to your favourite gaming soundtrack at night.

As always, it’s impossible for all of the best GameCube accessories to make the cut and gain eternal glory in our world-famous compendiums. Here are some of the worthy contenders that were either too expensive or rare to find, and some that, while important, just didn’t have what it takes to receive their own numbered slot.

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The Nintendo GameCube (also called GameCube, NGC, GCN, or GC for short) is the fourth video game home console made by Nintendo. Nintendo"s previous console was called the Nintendo 64. Nintendo"s next console is called the Nintendo Wii, released in 2006 with models released before November 2011 being backwards compatible with GameCube games. The last game for the console was Nintendo DS), which was released on August 14, 2007. However, first-party development ended six months before that.

The GameCube also had many new features compared to other Nintendo video game consoles, and was the first Nintendo console to officially support Internet play (playing together without wires). It could also connect to the Game Boy Player to allow special features and play Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games.

The console was released on September 14, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia. The GameCube sold 21.74 million units worldwide was discontinued in early 2009 to focus production on the Wii and DS.

The GameCube"s controllers have two analog joysticks. In many games, one of them is used to control a character, while the other is used to control the camera, or some other secondary function. In addition to the analog sticks and the directional pad (D-pad), there are eight buttons: A, B, Y, X, L, R, Z, and Start.

"At Long Last, Nintendo Proclaims: Let the Brawls Begin on Wii!" (Press release). Nintendo. March 10, 2008. Archived from the original on March 13, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2008. The previous installment in the series, Super Smash Bros. Melee, is the best-selling game for Nintendo GameCube with 7.09 million copies sold worldwide.

CRTs can be abundant if you have good places in your local community to look, but they are getting trickier to track down each passing year. And while nothing’s stopping you from using a modern LCD for retro gaming, you may want to track down a square-shaped LCD (mostly 4:3 aspect ratio) so your classic content seems a bit more “at home” — avoiding those black bars.

So whether you’re looking for a cheap 4:3 LCD to use with your MiSTER FPGA setup, have a classic personal computer, or just want something for watching “full screen” video content or a emulation box to run on, I’m hoping this guide is helpful in your shopping.

Granted LCDs, especially older models, aren’t ideal for retro gaming compared to CRTs. LCDs often down’t have as deep of black colors and there is input lag involved among some other issues.

However, LCDs are easier to move around and store and use less electricity. And even though there are many die-hard CRT fans out there, there are also many long-time retro fans that have been using the recommended monitors below for a while and been happy with their performance. I’ve even quoted and handful of enthusiasts to give you a good perspective on these recommendations. And don’t forget, eventually LCDs might be much easier to find and purchase remotely then the CRTs counterparts.

Early LCD monitors may show a lack of technical maturity, however, near some of the later ones that we are focusing on have some decent IPS technology with reasonable color and response times.

In the end, I thought this would be a fun, lighthearted look at some options for those that are interested. If you have any commentary on the matter, please share your thoughts and suggestions in the comments section below. Just be respectful — not looking for CRT vs LCD wars