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updated = "2024-08-03"
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tbh just play gamecube games on the [wii](../wii). it's easier to softmod and cheaper overall (have you seen the price of 480p component cables for the gamecube vs for the wii??????). nintendont + usb loader gx is a great experience too

the only reason i can think of to invest in gamecube as a platform is if you want to use the game boy player? which... it would probably be better to use a gba consoleizer instead

i guess the gamecube produces a (imo negligibly) better image (subjectively / to some people) but really it isn't anywhere near the difference between a wii and wii u (where the wii u produces a noticeably darker and muddier image for wii/vc games) -- and also the issue pretty much entirely stems from the filtering that the wii does + the aspect ratio it's rendering at. just disable deflicker + enable framebuffer rendering in usb loader gx to close any gaps between the two systems (and hardmodding the wii for hdmi output should be even less of a difference)

so yeah unless you wanna use a gameboy player specifically then skip the gc and go straight for a wii