[VIDEO] DF Retro: GameCube HDMI - The Best Video Quality Possible From Nintendo - General

https://youtu.be/4oCtBe0nZew

Wish they did more talk about the build quality - I know that was an issue with some of the first GC HDMI adapters, I saw one literally described as a fire hazard. I'm really excited for better Gamecube video signals. I still have my fifteen-year-old first-model Gamecube plugged in, and I've always wanted the digital output. I could never convince myself to spend $300 on some fucking cables, but $60 for a good HDMI signal is much more bearable.

I think I've seen a video of someone ragging around the thing while it was inserted inside of a gamecube and it was perfectly fine.

is there a reason to get a gamecube in 2018 over a Wii? Never owned one but wanted to get into retro collecting, and I feel like the Wii is a better purchase since it can play both.

Why do this when you can buy component cables for the Wii for 10 dillars

While it's pretty much the next best thing, the wii's component signal isn't actually as good as the gamecubes, not a huge difference, but it does exist.

There's a couple. Pretty niche cases but they exist. 1) The Game Boy Player is probably the easiest way to play Game Boy/Color/Advance games on a big screen or with video capture. It doesn't work with the Wii - literally missing the port for it. 2) There's a handful of Gamecube games with online support via the Broadband Adapter, which the Wii doesn't emulate. So you can't have an eight-person, two-screen game of Double Dash on Wii. 3) I think you get better video output quality for Wii games with a Wii U? At the very least, you get HDMI output which the Wii didn't have. So if you want top-tier visuals on both consoles, a Wii U + Gamecube can do better than a Wii. Plus you can play like the seven Wii U games worth playing. If you just want to play the classics, yeah, a Wii is the smart choice. There's reasons but they aren't very good reasons to spend 10x as much. Though be aware, a lot of the Gamecube canon is really hard to get hold of these days. Smash Bros Melee will run you near triple digits alone, Sunshine and Twin Snakes will be $60 or higher, and I was pretty lucky to snag a copy of Pikmin 2 for only $40 a few months back. Additional FYI: if you ignore my advice and get a Gamecube, be aware that only the first hardware revision will be compatible with these sorts of video mods. The digital video port (name is misleading, it's also used for component cables) was removed on the second hardware revision. I haven't looked but I suspect the DOL-001 models are more expensive secondhand.

I see first party GameCube games all the time go for $45 Max most of the time. Never seen Melee go for triple digits before in all years collecting

If you're a purist tho have fun finding a reasonably priced start-up disk in good condition for that thing. That said, it's much better to not use the official disk anyway if you want actually decent video quality so I guess it's not that big a deal.

Definitely recommend checking out My Life in Gaming’s RGB series of videos if you enjoyed this.

Yeah, pretty much the gold standard for figuring out how to get the absolute best video quality out of a console. I did... My rational was that the longer I waited the more expensive and rare they would get. I saw this first hand when I first checked for them on ebay years ago when they were only ~$150 and I was like "Wow that's way too expensive!". Of course, I got them before all these other options existed and my Wii's disk drive broke so I couldn't use it as an alternative.

Oh? I just still have my GB Player and disc from like 12 years ago. I didn't expect the disk to be the rare part. I mean, who would have one and not keep it with the actual player? If I ever get my Gamecube modded I'll try the custom load disc, but looking at comparisons I don't really see a difference between the official one in progressive mode.

Holy shit. I've not used my gamecube in years since our old dog (who is 19 now) chewed up the TV cables for it. Shit!

You'd be surprised. Just about anything that comes in two separate parts is difficult for a lot of people to keep together for some reason. The Wavebird controller and the Wii U itself are two more examples of this. Wavebirds are actually really cheap and easy to obtain....but the adapter for it isn't, and often sells for way more than the controller. The Wii U console is also very, very cheap. You can seriously get one for like $40~$50. It's the GamePad that's the expensive part, sometimes going for $100 on its own. People just don't take care of these necessary add-on parts.

I'm pretty sure I only have the Wavebird adapter still lying around.

This is precisely why my Wavebird adapter is never unplugged from the console. The difference between the official GB Player disk and the Gameboy Player Interface homebrew software is night and day. https://youtu.be/BjtD1mOZlPc?t=1776