Gamecube - What Will You Do With Yours?

Jim

So the Wii is coming out and soon the Gamecube will be become a high tech door stop for most. I was just wondering what people plan to do with their GC after they get their Wii? I know alot of people just put it away somewhere, disgusted at the thought of throwing any console out.

I've been toying with the idea of gutting the machine and modding it somehow, perhaps into a fancy beer cooler? (Although its a bit small for that). Anyone have any suggestions?

AceCard Jones

I'm just going to pack it away back into it's box like I have with every other console I have owned.There isn't really much modding you can do that leaves the machine working afterwards so I won't be bothering with anything like that.
After all it has spent it's time since being opened being the most reliable console it can be.lol why get rid of it?It's usually the sentimental factor that makes me keep my old consoles.Just like I'll keep my PS2 when I get my PS3.

Smellyirishman

Yeah, I guess I will be hanging onto it for the time being anyway.

Attol

Mine will stay where it is with my PS2 and N64. I have a small room so the Wii will be in the living room where we can all jump around flailing our arms wildly to our hearts content without crashing into things. That way I can still play my Qoob games in my room.

flogen

I'll probably pass it onto my girlfriend's little brother or a young relative... pass the torch if you will
That said, I can be sure that in 10 years time I'll re-purchase one on eBay for the memories, even though the Wii is a Gamecube in every way it needs to be (plays the original discs, uses the original controllers etc.)... I mean, even if every NES and N64 game became available on the Wii I wouldn't get rid of those two babies... although that's partly because of the original controller issue.

qwertplaywert

i sdont havwe one,,,,,,,,but shall be gettign some cheap preowed games for it for wii from gamestop!

1huge1

well ive loads of gc games i can play on the wii so i guess ill just leave the gc in my room and the wii downstairs and use the gc when i couldnt be bothered going downstairs

Retr0gamer

More than likely Freeloader won't work with the Wii so if I want to play my Import games that I still haven't played or bought yet I'll need the Gamecube.

mayordenis

im giving mine to a charity shop convinced some friends to do the same think its the way to go, plus a few games and a controller.

smokingman

Mine is going back into it's box and put up onto the shelf with my seven other older Ninty consoles...to be brought out again once I finish building my house and have a Nintendo room!

thebman

Retr0gamer wrote:

More than likely Freeloader won't work with the Wii so if I want to play my Import games that I still haven't played or bought yet I'll need the Gamecube.

I'm pretty sure Freeloader has been confirmed to work with Wii.

cedomination

smokingman wrote:

Mine is going back into it's box and put up onto the shelf with my seven other older Ninty consoles...to be brought out again once I finish building my house and have a Nintendo room!

i love that idea:D

darkskol

Will pack it away in its box, always regret selling my snes and the 30+ games I had for it

dimerocks

we are makinga display in my shopafter christmas of old computer game consoles and stuff in the window. Should be pretty cool, i'll be contributing the GC and an N64, after that who knows!

Retr0gamer

Retr0gamer wrote:

More than likely Freeloader won't work with the Wii so if I want to play my Import games that I still haven't played or bought yet I'll need the Gamecube.

Ditto

Goodshape

I'll probably give it away to someone. Friend or family if they want it, charity shop otherwise.

Although I'll be hanging onto most of my games and controllers, so not the most amazing give away really. The fact that the Wii plays GC games makes hanging onto the 'Cube a bit pointless.

AceCard Jones

In that case hanging onto any of the cartridge playing consoles is also pointless when you take Emulators into account.Just by a PC controller as I have and it's the exact same experience.But I still kept my Sega and SNES etc.

Goodshape

It's a lot easier and nicer to put in a disc / cartridge and play with the intended controller than it is to get an emulator working, find the roms, and find a PC controller that doesn't suck.

Not that I've hung onto my older consoles either (although the N64 might be about somewhere), but the Wii plays GC games just as the GC did - so really, no point unless you're 'collecting' them. Which I'm not.

Rhyme

Retr0gamer wrote:

More than likely Freeloader won't work with the Wii so if I want to play my Import games that I still haven't played or bought yet I'll need the Gamecube.

Freeloader and Action Replay work with the Wii... 1up confirmed in one of their newer videos ('breaking the Wii' is think).

evad_lhorg

Retr0gamer wrote:

More than likely Freeloader won't work with the Wii so if I want to play my Import games that I still haven't played or bought yet I'll need the Gamecube.

The free loader does work with the wii actually

http://www.wiiblog.net/freeloader-works-with-wii-323/

super_furry

I'll keep mine and get Zelda for it. Might get a Wii if anything good comes out for it.

Timans

mayordenis wrote:

im giving mine to a charity shop convinced some friends to do the same think its the way to go, plus a few games and a controller.

I'll take it!

What charity shop? I live near Waterford.

rainbow kirby

Keeping mine, it's less risky than bringing a Wii to college when I'm running Nintendo nights for Gamesoc.

Rhyme

rainbow kirby wrote:

Keeping mine, it's less risky than bringing a Wii to college when I'm running Nintendo nights for Gamesoc.

God bless that handle at the back eh?

AceCard Jones

I'm keeping all my old consoles as a collection.
I mean it would be kinda cool to show your kids what consoles were like back in all the generations we have played through.

Shred

Mines going back into it's box and into the attic.

mayordenis

Timans wrote:

I'll take it!

What charity shop? I live near Waterford.

i'll take your copy of oblivion for it

Kintarō Hattori

I'll be keeping mine for the moment, not sure whether I'll get a Wii or not. Supposed to be saving for a house with the missus, so no unnecessary expenditure and all.

Kurtosis

I really would like to say I'm doing something self-less like giving it to charity, but I'm afraid I'm too selfish

I'm going to hold onto it for now, but a few years down the road I may give it to a cousin of mine (once he becomes old enough for a console).

koneko

Keeping it, I couldn't part with my purple little cube-with-a-handle

Kurtosis

koneko wrote:

my purple little cube-with-a-handle

Your purple little lunchbox with a handle!

Actually, that's a great use for the GC now! Haha, all those stupid Sony fanboys who slagged it when it came out are really gonna be jealous of our lunchboxes now

Setun

LadyLotts wrote:

Mine will stay where it is with my PS2 and N64. I have a small room so the Wii will be in the living room where we can all jump around flailing our arms wildly to our hearts content without crashing into things. That way I can still play my Qoob games in my room.

Same. N64 and PS2 (aka dvd player) and GC will be in my room. Sure I still play the GC, we had a Mario Kart tourny yesterday that resulted in an overtaking on THE FINISH LINE! The madness!

We're having a ninty gamesfest on friday night aswell, gettin out all the nintendo mplayer consoles. Tis gonna be great.

Vyse

I'll be keeping min where it is. Just got Fire Emblem (thanks Retro) and will be getting Zelda on the GC. If a killer app comes out for the Wii then I will happily invest in it (@€;249 it's not that much).

FranknFurter

mayordenis wrote:

im giving mine to a charity shop convinced some friends to do the same think its the way to go, plus a few games and a controller.

Good onya!
And I can tell you, there are MANY hospitals etc containing children who will be spending xmas in hospital who would also appreciate such donations.

B

scrapland

I have a limited edition Panasonic Q (the cube & dvd player), which cost me close to €600 at the time. I'll be keeping hold of it seeing as though its the only cube that can play dvd's too (well until Wii 2007 is released anyway)

Timans

mayordenis wrote:

i'll take your copy of oblivion for it

I haven't got it anymore.

Which Charity Shop?

coley

Mine will probably go the way of my N64, off to a charity/orphanage with some of the less played games and two controllers!

-Coley.

the corpo

have given it to my little sister, who is an obsessive monkeyball fan.

went over at lunch and set it up in her room, quite neatly hidden away, so hopefully she'll see it later and go 'wtf!'