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4750657 No.4750657 [Reply] [Original]

What's the best way to access the Gamecube's GB player without a retail boot disc?

I've got the player like 4 months ago, but still haven't touched due to how expensive a fucking boot disc is. And I don't live in the US, which means there's no chance i can stumble upon one of these for 10 bucks in a thrift shop.

I'm aware of the Xeno modchip, but seems pretty silly to do that, since I don't plan on playing any pirated games, plus I can't solder for shit. Any suggestions, /vr/?

>> No.4750661

you can get an sd card + action replay kit and load gba interface through that ez

>> No.4750663

>>4750661

Does that require any sort of setup or jailbreak at all?

>> No.4750664

If you have a Wii, you can easily copy gba interface to a memory card

>> No.4750667

>>4750664
then how do you boot from the memory card?

>> No.4750669

>>4750663
not really. you just drag and drop folders
wii method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdvY1vx5vMo&t

>> No.4750673

>>4750664

I have a wii u, would that work for copying it?

>> No.4750676

>>4750667
Idk, never used it myself.

>>4750673
Yes

>> No.4751115

>>4750673
>>4750676
The Wii U doesn't have GC memory card slots.

>> No.4751121

Get someone to install a xeno and boot from a burned disc

>> No.4751128
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>>4750657
CD-R and gameshark

>> No.4751151 [DELETED] 

6th gen should be added to the allowed topics :)

>> No.4751281

>>4750657
Datel's SD Media Launcher or Action Replay Disk along with the the pair SD->Memory Card adapter will get you started. It should be said that the adapter that comes with it is poor quality, and maybe need a couple attempts/reseating to get it to read properly. On top of this, they will only work with non-HC/XC SD cards, so 2GB or less.

There are a couple save exploit methods that you can use to load the software, but I am unsure as to whether they work in (presumably PAL region?) and you need a softmodded Wii to actually get the files onto a regular memory card.

The software itself would be available here: https://www.gc-forever.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=2782

>>4751121
Considering GBI and it's various versions get updated somewhat frequently, it wouldn't make a lot of sense to burn a disc just for GBI; Something like Swiss which doesn't see much work to use as a middle man to load it off an SD would be smarter in that situation.

>> No.4751295 [DELETED] 

>>4751151
Glad we agree

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>>4751128
>Full-size disc in a GameCube

>> No.4751373

>>4750657
Be on the lookout on ebay, sometimes people who don't know how rare the discs are getting put up the set up for cheap.

>> No.4751575 [DELETED] 

>>4751151
Based

>> No.4751649 [DELETED] 

>>4751151
This, especially if the Dreamcast is already ok

>> No.4751713 [DELETED] 

>>4751649
I see your point. Thusly, Dreamcast should be booted off /vr/.

>> No.4751791 [DELETED] 

>>4751713
We really do need that /v2k/ board.

>> No.4751813

>>4750657
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdvY1vx5vMo

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>>4751307
It's a shell replacement

>> No.4752919 [DELETED] 

I gave up and just play gb/gba roms on my my wii.

srsly v2k when?

>> No.4753039 [DELETED] 

>>4751128
>not burning both discs on one dvdr