Gamecube Advanced

[onewingsrider]

Hi everybody, I've been a lurker on this forum for a long time, but I finally decided to join in order to ask advice/start a worklog on making a gamecube portable. I'm planning on adding a gameboy player and having both wiikey fusion and a disc drive. I am going to use a 4.3 inch tft monitor and a vacuum molded case.

http://www.amazon.com/Rearview-Monitor- ... B005CFLMNC
The screen I'm going to use

 

[onewingsrider]

I just found out that something else already had this name(viewtopic.php?f=36&t=9874&view=previous) , should I still name it that?

For the moment, I will.

 

[Shank]

I'd go with another name. Here are some ideas:
GCA
GBAC
GBA^3 (gameboy advance cubed)
Cube boy
cube player/playa
N6 (referencing 6th gen nintendo, having both of their 6th Gen systems in one)
Cubevance

Also, I think that screen will work just fine.

 

[vince]

good luck
sounds like it's going to be almost a GameCube sized gamecube portable
you should think about sd gecko for emulators also
i think you need a megadrive v4 for both wiki and disk drive.
not really meant for portables though i don't think

 

[onewingsrider]

I'd go with another name. Here are some ideas:
GCA
GBAC
GBA^3 (gameboy advance cubed)
Cube boy
cube player/playa
N6 (referencing 6th gen nintendo, having both of their 6th Gen systems in one)
Cubevance

Also, I think that screen will work just fine.

I think I will go with gameboycube/ GBA^3/ cubeboy advanced

edit: or gamecube player

 

[onewingsrider]

good luck
sounds like it's going to be almost a GameCube sized gamecube portable
you should think about sd gecko for emulators also
i think you need a megadrive v4 for both wiki and disk drive.
not really meant for portables though i don't think

Yes, it will definitely be gamecube sized

can you give me a link as to where I can find an sd gecko?

 

[vince]

you can get one on amazon for $30
or you can make your own: http://www.gc-forever.com/wiki/index.php?title=SDGecko

if you want to use an sd slot, there are some on ebay. just search "sd card module"
all you need is the sd slot on the board. the rest is not needed

 

[onewingsrider]

I guess I should explain the reason why I want both disc drive and wiikey
I was originally just going to have a system with a disc drive, but I saw how ridiculously expensive the discs are for gameboy player, and how the physical add on is dirt cheap, so I thought 'why not add both the wiikey and the disc drive'.
so yeah.

Does the sd gecko load isos?

 

[vince]

sd gecko loads roms that are compatible with the emulator you are using, no gc isos
it all goes on the sd card you are using for the sdgecko

'why not add both the wiikey and the disc drive'.

i think you mean wasp fusion and if you use it, there isn't a need for the disk drive really

 

[onewingsrider]

I saw on a worklog (viewtopic.php?f=36&t=13609) this site called badassconsoles, so I decided to check it out. can you tell me if it's trustable? if it is, then I have a much cheaper source of gamecube than where I was planning to get my gamecube.

 

[DuHasst0]

badassconsoles.com is a trust worthy site. The owner is a frequent contributor over at gc-forever.com, he also used to sell items in the market place here and there.

 

[KidBuilder1]

I saw on a worklog (viewtopic.php?f=36&t=13609) this site called badassconsoles, so I decided to check it out. can you tell me if it's trustable? if it is, then I have a much cheaper source of gamecube than where I was planning to get my gamecube.

The site is by Megalomanic is trustable but then again i never ordered there

 

[onewingsrider]

I saw on a worklog (viewtopic.php?f=36&t=13609) this site called badassconsoles, so I decided to check it out. can you tell me if it's trustable? if it is, then I have a much cheaper source of gamecube than where I was planning to get my gamecube.

The site is by Megalomanic is trustable but then again i never ordered there

badassconsoles.com is a trust worthy site. The owner is a frequent contributor over at gc-forever.com, he also used to sell items in the market place here and there.

Thank you.

 

[onewingsrider]

I was thinking, and I kind of wonder if it would just be easier to use swiss and an sd gecko rather than installing a gameboy player. Please tell me what you think I should do.

Also, does anybody have a suggestion as to what battery I should use?

 

[KidBuilder1]

I was thinking, and I kind of wonder if it would just be easier to use swiss and an sd gecko rather than installing a gameboy player. Please tell me what you think I should do.

Also, does anybody have a suggestion as to what battery I should use?

Really you can get a emulator for GBA on the gecko (great idea) but if you want to be unique try to use the gameboy player

And still getting my knowledge up on batteries but i guess use a li-ion because they're lightweight BUT DO NOT FORGET THE CHARGER PROTECTION BOARD IF YOU DO NOT HAVE IT , IT WILL BLOW UP(KA-BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM) ok

 

[onewingsrider]

I've decided that rather than spending roughly $200 on wiikey/wasp fusion and a megadrive, I'll just use a modchip (xenoGC 2.0) to make it so I can play gameboy player and more.

Edit: Wow, that really sounds like an ad for xenogc

 

[megalomaniac]

200$ WTF ???
are you sure you know what parts you are looking at or what parts you even need?

 

[Blargaman91]

Using a GBA emulator won't cut it. For some reason, the GBA emulator on GameCube is so slow that's most games are far from playable.

 

[onewingsrider]

200$ WTF ???
are you sure you know what parts you are looking at or what parts you even need?

|I've decided that rather than spending roughly $200 on wiikey/wasp fusion and a megadrive
No offense meant to you, the megadrive is AWESOME, it's just expensive

 

[chairsgotoschool]

200 seems a bit off. The wasp is $30 and as for connecting it ranges from $10 to $50 or more... Or even 0 if you can solder to the ribbon cable