Nintendo GameCube Modifications

The GameCube is a nice and small unit with a relatively powerful 486 MHz IBM PowerPC processor and 40 MB memory. Optionally a network adaptor can be attached to the bottom of the unit to provide a 10/100 ethernet connection.

By modifying the GameCube you can unleash the potensial power of the system, i.e

• Diskless thin client over network
• Tiny diskless server
• Media player
• Development environment

To run applications on the GameCube you can either use the "PSO" method which requires the "Phantasy Star Online" game and the "Broadband Adaptor", or you can install a modchip. The first modchip available for the GameCube was the ViperGC chip, released in December 2004.

Guides:

• Disassembling (Not available)
• Viper GC Installation (Not available)

References

Game Cube Innards Revealed [gamesx.com]
Panasonic Q review [ntsc-uk.com]
Backup-Source [backup-source.com]
MaxConsole [maxconsole.com]
GCDemos [gcdemos.com]
GameCube Development [gcdev.com]
GameCube-Linux [gc-linux.org]
Cubehacker [cubehacker.com]
GameCube Component Cable [lik-sang.com]
The definitive Pro-Scan thread [gpforums.co.nz]
How to make a NGC RGB (VGA) Cable [geocities.co.jp]