Bruh -_- like seriously.? I have 10 of those for sale 😑 you wana show off something rare? I got a Lamborghini Countach 88 V12. Now that's rare af. 😄 and game wise i got allot of rare PS3 games. 😄 anyways have a gud one. zwz
@@Base_Bass_Forte even if you had a countach. Theres like 2.5k of them. Theres way more rare cars. Hell you can get a saab 9-4x 1 of ~750, for like 10k.
I've never heard this. Only thing I ever heard/ read was before XBox they were actually talking about buying Sony as their entry into the games market. I believe Sony the parent company was in a bad place financially in the late 90s.
@@vincentthekeeper2163 Quite the opposite, late 90s/early 00s was when they were omnipresent in countless different tech markets from audio to TVs to cameras, and iirc they even had an entire chemical division around that time. It was the 10s when they (and tbh virtually everyone else as well, but I doubt I needed to tell you that) fell on hard financial times.
That brown dev unit is a TDEV. It was used for game development courses in universities. It's similar to the NR Reader, except it can also connect to a computer for debugging and rapid development.
Gamecubes are mad cool. The fact you could get different colors or faceplates was really neat, now your system comes with its colors and your stuck with them.
@@Simon-xi7lb By 'decals' I don't just mean one's that are put onto the standard console after purchase. The Xbox Series X has a "Halo Limited Edition," with a unique design printed on, for example
Can't tell if you're a collector or not ,but from a non collector standpoint and using console variations this is a really solid list that's definitely pretty accurate. I do a lot of importing so I've encountered some of these I'd definitely like to grab a Panasonic Q and a Char GameCube at some point.
That Panasonic Q GC is sexy af! Have you ever seen the Japanese PS2 with an integrated dvr called the PSX? That thing is on my bucket list of consoles to own....
I bought one 7 years ago complete in box for $200 because gamecube has always been my favorite console. Little did I know I was purchasing a rare peice.
@@Jose-oj7vt shit, might be the time to sell it idk. SSBM is definitely something that still to this day can create buzz that will spike the prices of special cubes and controllers but aside from Mangos bday win for us older generation that had the game as kids idk what might cause it to shoot higher. Kinda wondering if Nintendo released a new edition with fully integrated online play and got the big titles that made sense to do so to add in support to the titles if it would sell enough to validate the cost. Doesn't sound like Nintendo tho, they are a nostalgia driven company that seems to hate nostalgia and anyone playing its older games.
@@pottyputter05 Well there’s also people like me (‘01) who grew up just after the GameCube but still have nostalgia for it from older cousins and the like. I’ve had one for a while but a few of my friends have recently decided to buy one. I’m sure if you give it another few years it’ll get another nostalgia boom again, Nintendo consoles always stay relevant long after they’ve stopped being sold.
@@SaddisticSpeller I think it might be the case now beacause their prices have exploded, i have seen some of them loose for sale on ebay for 50 euros and their controllers are getting hard to find locally.
Fun fact: Despite its seemingly clear-cut moniker, the GameCube is really a "Cube" in name only. Though its width and length do manage to get close at 5.9 inches and 6.3 inches respectively, its height is over an inch smaller at 4.3. Technically speaking, this would make it really more akin to a "Game rectangle," though this name doesn't exactly roll off the tongue...
Ah but you forget that rectangle was not always a concept, rectangles used to be only long squares thus long cubes thus why a 3d "rectangle" is actually cuboid. Rect = right Angle= angle Because both squares and "long squares" have right angles.
This was cool and I appreciate the effort to go further than what other click baity outlets do, because I mean sure if you encase pretty much anything in gold and jewels it becomes valuable and rare.
If anyone wants to know the plush that was at 1:37, it was made by a custom plush maker by Anubis Studios. She has it for sale on her website! Please check her out if you want to buy one!
I bought the platinum back when it was limited edition because it matched with my platinum gameboy advance they released a year back for some anniversary or something. At least it was nice that the original platinum had the composite cable option compared to its later very mass produced brethren that got rid of it. Both are beat to hell now, but at least the disc drive still works a decade later.
I remember when I was a kid that they had those Panasonic GameCubes at hotels as the complimentary DVD player in the room. I just had a nostalgic flashback when I saw that you mentioned it.
I always beat myself up because when I went to buy a PSP, I wasn't convinced to spend like 40 euros more for a version which is now rare. I really need to learn from this.
I bought 3 Panasonic GameCubes. 2 of them had bad disc trays. I bought a 3rd one with the remote and a controller. It is my go to DVD player because it is the only DVD player that fixes the sound balancing in the Matrix movies. I did repair 1 of the broken GameCubes. The other one is having some issues. Great machine for DVDs.
My favorite variant is the Pikmin 2 Bundle, not for really having a special GameCube, but what it came with. It had a nicely colored GameCube controller, Pikmin 2, and a Purple Pikmin Plush to top things off.
I kinda regret not getting that 100 dollar late into the generation game cubes . It was before the wii came out . And it had all a poster with all colored GameCubes and I remember the orange being at the the front and it said ONLY 99$.
It's interesting that Panasonic had one that could play DVDs. Cause technically the regular GameCube can too. Nintendo just wanted to use their small discs to avoid paying fees for using DVDs.
Fun subject. I'd be interested in a N64 version. They made a lot of retail versions of that one. My daughters favorite was the Pokémon release. I always thought they should have done more versions of the GameCube. I guess it just didn't sell like the N64 did.
very cool vid! the green and red ones are really sick, kinda hope they end up doing some like that for like the ps5 or something. I really hope you do another video like this, maybe for the ps2? the best selling console must have some super cool variants.
Another one to look into- the university of Washington communications major building has a plaque inside commemorating a time capsule given to the school in 2001 by Nintendo of America that was to be opened 50 years later. Could be nothing or a rare one off GameCube of some kind. Also I have probably 10,000 hours of RUclips watched in my life this is the first time I’ve ever commented. Felt like this little nugget of knowledge was worth sharing.
The golden GameCubes were available in the US. I won one at the Nintendo mall tour by playing in a 1080 Avalanche competition. I no longer have it but it does exist.
Absolutely great video, never knew this many variations existed for the gamecube. The original xbox had quite the rabbit hole of really niche unusual variants as well but those were the only Ones I'd ever dug deeper into.
I still have my platinum from launch. It’s crazy I remember getting the purple one but the disc reader was broken so we had to exchange it the next day and the “limited edition” platinum was the only one left!
"Flipper" was the name of a classic television show here in the USA. The main character was an actual real live dolphin. Yes, the development name of the NGC was "Dolphin," but the chip was named "Flipper" after the TV show.
I just feel like they don´t put any real effort into those limited editions anymore. Remember the Pikachu N64... THAT is something worth being a limited edition!
As someone who collects Gameboy Colors, I've always looked at those one-off contest/raffle releases as not being genuine releases, same goes with consoles that were made with the intention of specifically being given to companies for internal/commercial use. Theres quite a bit in the gameboy world and they fetch a pretty penny, I cant justify spending thousands of dollars for a regular retail release console that a company/event organizers just paint/plaster a logo on.
My personal experience was that Jet Black and Silver were the most common GameCube variants. Purple was the media version but I didn’t know anyone who actually had that one.
I swear that Platinum one is a thousand times more common than the Purple one around here. I've only seen a Purple one in person once. I've seen dozens of the Platinum one.
I personally have a white gamecube that I swapped a us board into. I love it. It stands out well in the sea of white, black and greys of other consoles. Its a really nice pearl color.
The Orange was commercially available in NA. I saw the Orange Version in 2 different stores back in 2003 Ohio. That said I wish the Pink Cube actually happened like the other 4 Common Colors (Purple, Black, Orange, & Platinum) & that more official colors were released. Could you imagine how cool a Turquoise GameCube would have been? It was fun seeing your video on rare special edition GameCubes, a console I have much nostalgia for.
This would be the generation when polygonal graphics were no longer blocky and primitive. Gone were the days of the pixelated wobble and warp effect that you got on the PlayStation 1, and gone were the days of the blurred graphics of the Nintendo 64. That generation was perfect.
I remember a long time ago i got a gamecube for $30 since my original one was gone. Turned out to be a limited edition zelda gamecube that goes for $200+
I was an english teacher in Japan back in 2002 & I had a flight at the Central Japan International Airlines which I booked a flight to visit my parents for their 20th anniversary & while waiting for my flight I had saw 2 Nintendo Eployees install a Gamecube Kiosk next to me & the Gamecube at 9:37 matches the Gamecube I saw them install back then.
i’ve seen the hansin tigers and types of symphony gamecubes at a retro game store before and they both look insanely nice. the sea foam green was just *chefs kiss* it looked so good
There is a limited GameCube that you forgot :) The black model Metroid Prime made by Nintendo for an old French magazine. it was for a contest for the readers. Only 1 of 1 was made
Wow I didn't even know about these man. I thought you would talk about wacky GameCube games and not the GameCube itself that's pretty dope though still man!!
i'd LOVE to see one of these on the rarer original nintendo 3DS colours. i have one of the north american midnight purples, and it's probably my favourite handheld i've owned, just because the colour is so pretty
You forgot to mention the fact that it has the flipper die on the faceplate for the ATI Flipper ones. That is amazing. Easily 5/5 as you said. Sad the IBM one didn't include the die of the CPU on the faceplate.
It should be noted that the NPDP reader is more interesting than this video lets on, and the reason lies in that port on top. Rather than using optical discs like a consumer GameCube, the NPDP reader, as its name suggests, uses NPDPs, which are essentially 6 GB hard drives in the form of a cartridge, allowing for up to four GameCube games to be stored on one cartridge. If you're wondering, NPDP stands for Nintendo Portable Drive Pak from what I could gather. There's an earlier prototype model called the NPDP-GDEV which uses these things as well. As for NR, it seems like that means Not Retail, since NR discs can't be read on a consumer GameCube.
nice vid. I'm rocking just the jet black Gamecube with the Gameboy Player. I'd not heard of a lot of these other variants like the MTV Gamecube or the Gold Variants... Still get quite a bit of enjoyment out of mine with the Gameboy Player...
New viewer, first video I've seen. Love the gamecube, would love to see any and all gamecubd related content. I knew about 90% of these but a few surprised me so you've done better than the articles!
So glad you mentioned the prototypes at the end, very interesting stuff! There is also a Pokemon Gamecube that came with custom stickers, changing the design of the thing in incredible ways! Anyways, thanks for the video and all the research you did, I enjoyed it :)
The purple GameCube on my desk right now is staring at me…menacingly.
Bruh -_- like seriously.? I have 10 of those for sale 😑 you wana show off something rare? I got a Lamborghini Countach 88 V12. Now that's rare af. 😄 and game wise i got allot of rare PS3 games. 😄 anyways have a gud one. zwz
@@Base_Bass_Forte what is your full legal name
@@Base_Bass_Forte even if you had a countach. Theres like 2.5k of them. Theres way more rare cars. Hell you can get a saab 9-4x 1 of ~750, for like 10k.
@@Base_Bass_Forte Why come on here just to lie? Your vernacular doesn’t match your claim 🤣🤣
@@Base_Bass_Fortewho asked tho😂
In an alternate universe where Microsoft bought Nintendo there would've been a Halo themed Gamecube.
I've never heard this. Only thing I ever heard/ read was before XBox they were actually talking about buying Sony as their entry into the games market. I believe Sony the parent company was in a bad place financially in the late 90s.
@@vincentthekeeper2163 Quite the opposite, late 90s/early 00s was when they were omnipresent in countless different tech markets from audio to TVs to cameras, and iirc they even had an entire chemical division around that time. It was the 10s when they (and tbh virtually everyone else as well, but I doubt I needed to tell you that) fell on hard financial times.
That brown dev unit is a TDEV. It was used for game development courses in universities. It's similar to the NR Reader, except it can also connect to a computer for debugging and rapid development.
Gamecubes are mad cool. The fact you could get different colors or faceplates was really neat, now your system comes with its colors and your stuck with them.
There are a bunch of different color variations/decals on modern consoles
tell tht 2 ps5
@@burnstjamp oh yay, a cheap sticker I can put on my $300+ console!
hurray!
@@Simon-xi7lb By 'decals' I don't just mean one's that are put onto the standard console after purchase. The Xbox Series X has a "Halo Limited Edition," with a unique design printed on, for example
My Animal Crossing: New Horizons edition Switch is a fraud? (It was one of four available at the time after searching for months for any Switch.)
Can't tell if you're a collector or not ,but from a non collector standpoint and using console variations this is a really solid list that's definitely pretty accurate. I do a lot of importing so I've encountered some of these I'd definitely like to grab a Panasonic Q and a Char GameCube at some point.
That Panasonic Q GC is sexy af! Have you ever seen the Japanese PS2 with an integrated dvr called the PSX? That thing is on my bucket list of consoles to own....
I bought one 7 years ago complete in box for $200 because gamecube has always been my favorite console. Little did I know I was purchasing a rare peice.
@@Jose-oj7vt shit, might be the time to sell it idk. SSBM is definitely something that still to this day can create buzz that will spike the prices of special cubes and controllers but aside from Mangos bday win for us older generation that had the game as kids idk what might cause it to shoot higher. Kinda wondering if Nintendo released a new edition with fully integrated online play and got the big titles that made sense to do so to add in support to the titles if it would sell enough to validate the cost. Doesn't sound like Nintendo tho, they are a nostalgia driven company that seems to hate nostalgia and anyone playing its older games.
@@pottyputter05 Well there’s also people like me (‘01) who grew up just after the GameCube but still have nostalgia for it from older cousins and the like. I’ve had one for a while but a few of my friends have recently decided to buy one. I’m sure if you give it another few years it’ll get another nostalgia boom again, Nintendo consoles always stay relevant long after they’ve stopped being sold.
@@SaddisticSpeller I think it might be the case now beacause their prices have exploded, i have seen some of them loose for sale on ebay for 50 euros and their controllers are getting hard to find locally.
100% need more of these. Semi-comprehensive dives into all variations on a specific product are super satisfying to watch
what did birds do to you, anime boy?
Yeah, why don't you like birds?
I'm gonna be making some :) probably on PS3 first
Couldn't agree more.
Fun fact: Despite its seemingly clear-cut moniker, the GameCube is really a "Cube" in name only. Though its width and length do manage to get close at 5.9 inches and 6.3 inches respectively, its height is over an inch smaller at 4.3. Technically speaking, this would make it really more akin to a "Game rectangle," though this name doesn't exactly roll off the tongue...
But it’s in 3D so it would be “game rectangular prism”
its cubeular!!!
Gamer rectangle
Just attach a Game Boy Player, which was intentionally designed to raise its dimensions to within range of a proper cube
Ah but you forget that rectangle was not always a concept, rectangles used to be only long squares thus long cubes thus why a 3d "rectangle" is actually cuboid.
Rect = right
Angle= angle
Because both squares and "long squares" have right angles.
Hope to see more of these. Looking forward to the dense amount of PS2 versions
The Dreamcast had a bunch of variants as well
@@Power11112 don't forget the xbox
@@hubnetwork585 you’re right there Xbox had a ton as well
Sixth gen was just a really creative era for console variants
Love this kind of stuff, especially any dev/unreleased units. The orange Halo CE Xbox always stood out as a favorite. Hope to see more of these!
as a PC gamer I really miss special edition consoles
I'm 30 seconds in and:
1. I am interested in this topic and your presentation.
2. I DIG THE WHIMSU CAT.
will the cat be shown in the other channels.
I thought it was a jigglypuff
@@Blankult I'd wager that the design came from both a cat and jiggs, and I also love the addition.
Yes
This was cool and I appreciate the effort to go further than what other click baity outlets do, because I mean sure if you encase pretty much anything in gold and jewels it becomes valuable and rare.
Like pizza
Loved the video, and also the minimalistic version of "girl from Ipanema" that sounds at the beginning and the end
If anyone wants to know the plush that was at 1:37, it was made by a custom plush maker by Anubis Studios. She has it for sale on her website! Please check her out if you want to buy one!
I bought the platinum back when it was limited edition because it matched with my platinum gameboy advance they released a year back for some anniversary or something. At least it was nice that the original platinum had the composite cable option compared to its later very mass produced brethren that got rid of it. Both are beat to hell now, but at least the disc drive still works a decade later.
ha you got cucked
I love console variants, would love to see more in this vein.
You didn’t get the fortnite switch?
I remember when I was a kid that they had those Panasonic GameCubes at hotels as the complimentary DVD player in the room. I just had a nostalgic flashback when I saw that you mentioned it.
Which hotels had this? Some chain I'm Japan?
I always beat myself up because when I went to buy a PSP, I wasn't convinced to spend like 40 euros more for a version which is now rare. I really need to learn from this.
11:17 It's a shame the release consoles didn't have a window so you could see the disc spin. It would've looked pretty cool.
Nice idea! It would be nice to see more videos about this topic :P
"Golden wee" is way funnier than it should have been.
Me: Mom, I want the Final Fantasy Chrystal Chronicles white Nintendo Gamecube.
Mom: *buys a regular white Nintendo gamecube*
I bought 3 Panasonic GameCubes. 2 of them had bad disc trays. I bought a 3rd one with the remote and a controller. It is my go to DVD player because it is the only DVD player that fixes the sound balancing in the Matrix movies. I did repair 1 of the broken GameCubes. The other one is having some issues.
Great machine for DVDs.
My favorite variant is the Pikmin 2 Bundle, not for really having a special GameCube, but what it came with. It had a nicely colored GameCube controller, Pikmin 2, and a Purple Pikmin Plush to top things off.
I kinda regret not getting that 100 dollar late into the generation game cubes . It was before the wii came out . And it had all a poster with all colored GameCubes and I remember the orange being at the the front and it said ONLY 99$.
Please more, always a sucker for random “rare variants” of stuff, just fascinating
The Char Aznable GameCube is perfect for competitive Melee players
Was Chad Aznable a groomer?
It's interesting that Panasonic had one that could play DVDs. Cause technically the regular GameCube can too. Nintendo just wanted to use their small discs to avoid paying fees for using DVDs.
Fun subject. I'd be interested in a N64 version. They made a lot of retail versions of that one. My daughters favorite was the Pokémon release. I always thought they should have done more versions of the GameCube. I guess it just didn't sell like the N64 did.
very cool vid! the green and red ones are really sick, kinda hope they end up doing some like that for like the ps5 or something. I really hope you do another video like this, maybe for the ps2? the best selling console must have some super cool variants.
Another one to look into- the university of Washington communications major building has a plaque inside commemorating a time capsule given to the school in 2001 by Nintendo of America that was to be opened 50 years later. Could be nothing or a rare one off GameCube of some kind.
Also I have probably 10,000 hours of RUclips watched in my life this is the first time I’ve ever commented. Felt like this little nugget of knowledge was worth sharing.
I like the outro music a lot! Great video production, it's obvious a lot of work went into it.
The golden GameCubes were available in the US. I won one at the Nintendo mall tour by playing in a 1080 Avalanche competition. I no longer have it but it does exist.
I could listen to you talk about anything my dude. Keep em coming
You've got a really good voice and personality for RUclips. Really enjoyed this, keep it up!!!
I had no idea there were different faceplates, or that you could even swap out the faceplate at all. I love this stuff.
Pokemon xd and dol-101 have a sticker as faceplate, not Jewel
Absolutely great video, never knew this many variations existed for the gamecube. The original xbox had quite the rabbit hole of really niche unusual variants as well but those were the only Ones I'd ever dug deeper into.
I love that fact that you're now a cat. Like a grumpy wumpy-kins ^_^
Dude I just randomly clicked on this video and then half way through was like " wait a minute, was that my video?" Damn I love that Gundam gamecube..
I still have my platinum from launch. It’s crazy I remember getting the purple one but the disc reader was broken so we had to exchange it the next day and the “limited edition” platinum was the only one left!
Awesome video, love the music choices to. Love to see more!
"Flipper" was the name of a classic television show here in the USA. The main character was an actual real live dolphin. Yes, the development name of the NGC was "Dolphin," but the chip was named "Flipper" after the TV show.
I love your writing, very funny and witty! Subbed
I broke my tailbone on the corner of a GameCube
I take it back, you found some truly unique gamecubes here. I thought I had seen them all!
Cool video. Cool cat. Subscribed.
i’ve bought the hanshin tigers, gundam char, resident evil and gold gamecube controllers and man i kinda want a symphonic green one
New and legit factory sealed makes a HUGE price difference in any variant.
The pre-production units with the window of the jewel so you can see your disc spinning are pretty cool.
Great video, love your music choices! The gamecube was my childhood.
Who else remembers those game cubes in McDonald's accessible to the general public
I just feel like they don´t put any real effort into those limited editions anymore. Remember the Pikachu N64...
THAT is something worth being a limited edition!
As someone who collects Gameboy Colors, I've always looked at those one-off contest/raffle releases as not being genuine releases, same goes with consoles that were made with the intention of specifically being given to companies for internal/commercial use.
Theres quite a bit in the gameboy world and they fetch a pretty penny, I cant justify spending thousands of dollars for a regular retail release console that a company/event organizers just paint/plaster a logo on.
Starting with a Frasier clip is an instant sub from me
The Donkey Kong faceplate for the gamecube costs *MORE* than the gamecube itself?
That's hilarious.
People make custom faceplates that you buy for way less anyway
I used to own the Panasonic Cube.... it was awesome looking, but never got around to changing the DVD region .
I've loved every single video in your new channel Tyler! They are the perfect procrastination buffer before work :P
Love the indifference, this is exactly what I wasn't looking for but still wanted
My personal experience was that Jet Black and Silver were the most common GameCube variants.
Purple was the media version but I didn’t know anyone who actually had that one.
I swear that Platinum one is a thousand times more common than the Purple one around here.
I've only seen a Purple one in person once. I've seen dozens of the Platinum one.
Yes, please continue this awesome series. I will watch all of them.
I personally have a white gamecube that I swapped a us board into. I love it. It stands out well in the sea of white, black and greys of other consoles. Its a really nice pearl color.
The Orange was commercially available in NA. I saw the Orange Version in 2 different stores back in 2003 Ohio. That said I wish the Pink Cube actually happened like the other 4 Common Colors (Purple, Black, Orange, & Platinum) & that more official colors were released. Could you imagine how cool a Turquoise GameCube would have been? It was fun seeing your video on rare special edition GameCubes, a console I have much nostalgia for.
Great and entertaining video the whole way through.
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i would trade the entirety of my internal organs simply to touch the incredibles gamecube
This would be the generation when polygonal graphics were no longer blocky and primitive. Gone were the days of the pixelated wobble and warp effect that you got on the PlayStation 1, and gone were the days of the blurred graphics of the Nintendo 64. That generation was perfect.
1:50 I had no idea the purple console was even rare. I got it when it first came out, I just assumed they were all purple or grey
Fun watch, thanks for uploading!
This was nice.
Really like the requirements to be included in the list. Anything else descends into the junk you referenced early in the video.
it's really weird they never released Spice Orange in north america when they still sold the matching orange controller
Just stumbled upon your channel! Love your style of editing and humor!
I remember a long time ago i got a gamecube for $30 since my original one was gone. Turned out to be a limited edition zelda gamecube that goes for $200+
Great video and I also like the cat avatar!
I was an english teacher in Japan back in 2002 & I had a flight at the Central Japan International Airlines which I booked a flight to visit my parents for their 20th anniversary & while waiting for my flight I had saw 2 Nintendo Eployees install a Gamecube Kiosk next to me & the Gamecube at 9:37 matches the Gamecube I saw them install back then.
I got 3 GameCubes. Throughout the pandemic I've used one as a weight, tied the GameCube handle with rope to a bar to do forearm exercises.
The controller at 11:58 reminds me of those fake "consoles in the future" videos I used to see on youtube back in the day 🤣
Would LOVE to see more videos like this.
i’ve seen the hansin tigers and types of symphony gamecubes at a retro game store before and they both look insanely nice. the sea foam green was just *chefs kiss* it looked so good
Yes yes, please make more of these! I will subscribe.
I have the rarest of them all, the Metroid Prime edition with a custom Metroid Prime faceplate. It is so rare not even this channel could find it.
Love it. Love you. This was awesome
There is a limited GameCube that you forgot :) The black model Metroid Prime made by Nintendo for an old French magazine. it was for a contest for the readers. Only 1 of 1 was made
Wow I didn't even know about these man. I thought you would talk about wacky GameCube games and not the GameCube itself that's pretty dope though still man!!
Thanks for the vid Whimsu.
Aye yo, you forgot to tell everybody that you like Tyler from Knowledge Hub
Actually, you are Tyler
Wish more of this stuff was in a museum.
i'd LOVE to see one of these on the rarer original nintendo 3DS colours. i have one of the north american midnight purples, and it's probably my favourite handheld i've owned, just because the colour is so pretty
7:27 under 150?? that’s actually nuts, definitely a grail
First time viewer but I like the cadence of your delivery and sense of humor.
You forgot to mention the fact that it has the flipper die on the faceplate for the ATI Flipper ones. That is amazing. Easily 5/5 as you said. Sad the IBM one didn't include the die of the CPU on the faceplate.
A minute in, and I already want more. Please, just one crumb of video series
6:01 the dev kits look really cool I wish Nintendo made some with the same colors just for consumers
It should be noted that the NPDP reader is more interesting than this video lets on, and the reason lies in that port on top. Rather than using optical discs like a consumer GameCube, the NPDP reader, as its name suggests, uses NPDPs, which are essentially 6 GB hard drives in the form of a cartridge, allowing for up to four GameCube games to be stored on one cartridge. If you're wondering, NPDP stands for Nintendo Portable Drive Pak from what I could gather. There's an earlier prototype model called the NPDP-GDEV which uses these things as well. As for NR, it seems like that means Not Retail, since NR discs can't be read on a consumer GameCube.
nice vid.
I'm rocking just the jet black Gamecube with the Gameboy Player. I'd not heard of a lot of these other variants like the MTV Gamecube or the Gold Variants...
Still get quite a bit of enjoyment out of mine with the Gameboy Player...
Do more! I can listen to you all day.
We know it’s you, Tyler/KnowledgeHub
New viewer, first video I've seen.
Love the gamecube, would love to see any and all gamecubd related content. I knew about 90% of these but a few surprised me so you've done better than the articles!
These videos are great, keep up the awesome work.
“And that classic toaster appeal” Thank god it wasn’t just me thinking that, lol
1:23 is a mock up prototype that IGN made. It's in an article titled "Dolphin: the answers you want"
You can even see in the second picture it says mock-up underneath and has an IGN watermark on the photo
So glad you mentioned the prototypes at the end, very interesting stuff!
There is also a Pokemon Gamecube that came with custom stickers, changing the design of the thing in incredible ways!
Anyways, thanks for the video and all the research you did, I enjoyed it :)