Nintendrew, the hero we need, but not the one we deserve! I was actually thinking of getting the WiitoHDMI literally the other day! Good to see that the Hyperkin would give me better results!
My sister gave me back the one I have gave her and the old man. I gave them the system with the gameboyplayer and disk, RE4, a couple of controllers, and the component cable. Had gotten most of that back minus the Gameboy player disk plus games that I did not even give them.
Drew, I have watched a lot of these HDMI adapter videos on RUclips. This was the best one. You are the first one I have seen to compare different options. I have the EON adapter and love it. You put in that extra effort that others haven't. Great job!
Every video I've watched about this topic trys to over explain what each upscaler does. Your video was perfect because you showed us the results instead of just talking about it for 5 minutes before showing us. Excellent job on the video and this is the best gamecube video I've seen about this topic. Thank you.
Drew I gotta say...this was one of the most helpful and easy to digest videos on Gamecube upscaling. Thank you so much for this! My biggest question comes from input lag. As someone that is a casual speedrunner, was there any noticeable input lag from these converters?
As far as I can tell, none whatsoever - but I'm not the best authority on that haha. If there's some sort of tool I could use to test input latency, I'd love to include that sort of test in future videos.
The HDMI adapters for the Gamecube typically introduce less lag than even the stock composite cables. This is due to the adapters having direct access to the Gamecube's digital signal. The Wii HDMI converters all introduce at least a small amount of lag on top of the system's internal digital to analog conversion.
same here man so glad I grew up with the cube me and my two closest friends had the console and we were the only people who had it we knew but the bonds we made because of it are memories I appreciate more each year. It's been a long time but I still hold out hope that nintendo will make another console like the cube someday.
It's great to see new life breathed into the Game Cube! While it's true that just playing the games on the Wii makes it easier to get it into HD, I can definitely see the appeal of getting your old Game Cube to do it, instead. Native hardware FTW! :) Great video, as always, Nintendrew!
The Wii still runs GameCube games natively, mainly because the Wii is effectively an upgraded GameCube. In fact, even the Wii U would be able to natively run GC games, Nintendo just didn't bother supporting it.
A great option is to output a 480p VGA signal from the Wii to a CRT PC monitor. It's cheap and arguably superior to any current HDMI solution (no input lag, no quality loss due to bad upscaling, no motion blur/ghosting). A $20 GBS8200 or discontinued Extron CVC 200 or 300 + some cheap BNC adapter pieces will do the job.
The GameCube's Digital AV Out gives you raw, uncompressed 480p. The Wii's output is analog only, so it converts the digital image from the disc and hardware into analog through the component cables. So with the Hyperkin HD cable, you go from digital to analog and back to digital. This not only hurts image quality, but can also increase input lag. With the GameCube HDMI, you not only get an uncompressed image, but also greatly reduced input lag that feels like it's almost not there.
I bought the hyperlink HDMI cable you suggested for the Wii and I got to say I’m glad I grabbed it. Seriously, it’s night and day when I play games from av to hdmi. Love how good the games look on my tv. Makes titles like sunshine, tales of symphonia, and metal gear twin snakes look great. Thanks for the help my dude.
Even years after the release of the video, this is the most comprehensive and easily laid out video on the topic I've seen on the internet. Congrats Drew
This is the exact comparison video I’ve been waiting for. You saved me $150. I’ll continue to use my Wii with component cables and I’ll buy that Hyperkin adapter if I ever need to hook it up to an HD TV without the component ports.
For the older Wii2HDMI converter, there is a fix for the 16:9 stretch. You can use a homebrew application called Nintendont which is used to load games from USB but also has the ability to boot from an original Gamecube disc. The reason I bring it up is because Nintendont also allows you to force true 16:9 widescreen without stretching, and even force Progressive Scan mode, even on games that don't natively support it. A couple of games have issues with this (Sonic Heroes: misplaced HUD elements, Zelda Ocarina of Time/Master Quest and Zelda Collectors Edition: N64 games refuse to boot with forced widescreen), but for the most part, it's probably the best you're going to get out of original hardware.
Ive been using wii component cables for years now to play gamecube games. I much prefer to use original hardware, but I'm just not willing to pay ~$300 for gamecube component cables. This video did however show me some products that I may keep my eye on now, so thank you Nintendrew!
I do the same. I think using the component cables are a great upgrade for wii and GC games as well, once i tried the HDMI adapter for Wii and i do prefer the componenr cable
@@SoleilPhoenix I 100% agree with you, but I just wish that more people would use component cables instead of composite. I actually got tired of always having to use the Wiimote to navigate the Wii menu when I just want to play a GameCube game, so I've since folded and bought the ridiculously expensive component cables for GameCube. I do not regret this decision one bit.
BLOODY__FATALITY A company called Pound Technology is making an N64 HDMI cable, as well as one for GameCube. So there will be cheaper alternatives coming out soon.
The other commenters are correct. The way the information was organized and presented was some of your best work. Thank for short video explaining a few of your best option for playing GameCube games on modern televisions / monitors. Keep up the great work!
Just letting everyone know, apparently Hyperkin is releasing a new HD cable for the GameCube that also covers the N64 and SNES and goes into the AV slot, so this is pretty great both for cost and if your Gamecube doesn't have both slots.
I do find Hyperkin hit-or-miss with their products. But when they do good, they do real good, and their cable sounds like a winner. Definitely something to think about.
Another great video, Drew! You already got 3k subs in a week! Not surprised, because you’re a great and talented RUclipsr! Keep up the great work and I hope you keep getting more subs!
GameCube was the console that got me back into Nintendo. I got on the Sony train in 95 and only picked up 3 games on the 64 when that released. The RE remake and Luigi’Mansion solidified me getting a GameCube.
Why not just squish the 16:9 back to 4:3? I’m no expert, so I might be wrong, but I expect most TVs have this functionality. I’ve never seen a TV without it yet, and even my TV, a 25-year old Sony KV-21X5U Trinitron CRT, has that functionality.
I already ordered the Wii2HDMI before watching this or else I would've gotten the hyperkin. Ah well, thank you for the video, love the editing style. Very clean and professional. Keep it up! :)
The best bet is to just buy a Framemeister or an OSSC. they are both fairly expensive but you can use them for all of your consoles so you only have to break the bank once. I am so impressed with my OSSC, seriously recommend picking one up!
I wish there were more reviews on the Hyperkin HD Cable for Wii. You're the only one who's done a decent job over covering it. I'd love to see something more in-depth to review lag input and the like.
I really appreciate the tips, Drew! I actually just dug out my old consoles from storage and was looking for the best way to play them on a 4K TV. I'll likely opt for the Hyperkin cable for Wii right now. I wonder why there is no simple aftermarket cable for GameCube. If Hyperkin was able to do it for Wii, why not GameCube?
Oh, and there’s the Carby HDMI adapter for the GameCube, and eBay’s GCPlug. They not only support the DOL-001 models, but also the Panasonic Q (hybrid DVD Player/GameCube System).
My only way of playing Gamecube games are on the Wii and I didn't know I needed to see the comparison between the Hyperkin cable and the Wii2HDMI adapter. Thanks!
Have you heard about pluto boards? They are about $70 but you have to solder them into the gamecube yourself. I've had mine for about 8 months now and I love it!
Thanks for the video. I am building a Retro Gaming Trunk on my channel with about 12 systems inside and don’t want to spend to much money. Thanks for the options and saving me money 💴
Just play them on a Wii with 480p component cables. They are cheap for the Wii and looks great. I don't see a need for HDMI cords for Gamecube games because they weren't made to be played with them.
Most modern TV's don't have component. Plus digital signals are clearer than analog with less interference. Setup is also a lot easier since you don't have to reach around back the TV to plug in 5 cords if you're moving the Wii around the house. Pretty sure hyperkin beats component.
DevilzFan A company called Pound Technology is making a GameCube HDMI cable, so you’ve just gained another option when it comes to high-quality Gameboy Player output!
I recently found my GameCube in the loft but sadly none of the cables. Researching what cables to buy was really eye opening, I had no idea there were so many different variations (including the now insanely rare composite route). I was so close to picking up standard S-Video cables until I read those were only for NTSC consoles, so I went with a standard RGB scart cable instead. I need to look into getting a Wii again, got rid of mine years ago, but it's nice to see there's a cheap way to make GameCube games look good on them too.
i personaly modded my wii to dump games, and plugged my pc on my tv. I play in 4k, but i can understand that some players would preffer playing on the original hardware : it's up to everyone to think of their prefered method !
I use my Wii with the Wii2HDMi adapter, and I don't have any issues with scalation in resolution, because my Wii is modded, so I can configure the Nintendont launcher (The app to launch GameCube games). Interesting video, congrats for the 100K
Leave it to Hyperkin to make yet another great product for us retro enthusiasts. Hyperkin and Retro Fighters make great stuff to use with our classic games, then we have awesome RUclipsrs like you to get info and reviews out to us before we commit with our wallets. You're the only person I've seen thus far who's gone in depth with the Hyperkin HDMI Wii cable and I'm very grateful you did because I've been planning on getting a Wii to play GC and Wii titles. This review plus the Wii cable pretty much sealed the deal so thanks for your awesome review. As for Gameboy games, I'll leave that to my Retron 5 since it tends to look leagues better on that system than the Gameboy Player, but that of course is all personal preference.
THERE IS A BUTTON that you hold to make the games go into a higher resolution when you start them, it's supported on most first party Nintendo games. It even has a separate screen! I can't remember the button combo for the life of me tho
Hey man, nice video, but I have a question for you. I already have a component cable for my Wii, but I was wondering if it would actually be worth it to go from that to the Hyperkin? Is it an actual HD upgrade?
If you have a Wii U and you can rip your GameCube disks, you can do a bit of modding to run them on Wii U with the smash adaptor through HDMI. If you don't want to buy an adaptor this is a free way to do it with a bit of homebrew.
Wow what a video. Entertaining yet concise and super informative. I’ve got a Wii hooked up to the HDTV now but was specifically hoping for a practical way to get the Gamecube to work so I could use the Gameboy Player. It would’ve been very easy to miss that detail and get something that wouldn’t have worked, but thankfully I watched your video. $150+ is just too much…I may have to consider other means.
So glad to see another adapter (Kyperkin)! I have had terrible luck with A/V to HDMI adapters and the Wii2HDMI looks just like those and the GCHD MKII is out of my budget. I'm totally going to pick up 1 or 2 of these for my roommates' and I's GameCube and Wii.
This is by far the most comprehensive, concise, and useful video I've ever found on this subject. Shame you couldn't try the GC Video Plug'n'Play 3.0 too, but I know those are hard to come by. I assume it would be comparable to the Eon as well.
You've forgotten one thing. If you live in PAL regions virtually NO GC GAMES support the progressive scan output. Making the use of an composite to HDMI adapter compulsory to have GameCube games in better quality
Might be nice to point out that the Gamecube's digital port provides exactly that, a true digital signal out of the system. While Hyperkin's solution is nice, the Wii still puts out an analogue signal. Sticking with EON gets you a true digital signal out of the cube. It looks nice, id say even better than the original Xbox's analogue signal.
I love all your videos! You have inspired me to start collecting retro video games. I know you already reviewed the GB Boy Colour in your Bootleg Game Systems video, but do you think you could do a more in depth video?
Will the picture behave differently if the upscaled 16:9 would be scaled down to 4:3 manually ? Some TVs has got the option to change the screen resolution for the 4:3 for the older movies
There is one small issue with the wii. You better have that remote. My GameCube games generally go with me to get together and a few times I forgot the wii remote. I have the hdmi converter for the wii, but honestly the eon adaptor is truly the best picture you can get out the GameCube.
Hi Nintendrew, how about the other Gamecube HDMI adapter? The GC Video Plug n Play. It's in version 3.0 now and is cheaper at $99. Ever since MetalJesus broke version 1.0 it's had revisions and is now much better. I'd love to see that adapter v.s. the EON one. It even has the advantage of not taking up the standard A/V port, so you're free to use that AV cable to rout the audio somewhere other than your TV HDMI input. I'd even argue that it's the safest one since it's been tested against thrashing the console around (which no adapter should even be expected to withstand; it's only because MJ's channel gave it so much exposure that people have suddenly felt the need to test what happens if you move your console around while it's turned on, but nobody should be doing that anyway!)
Drew I actually have the Eon and the Hyperkin, I got the EON cause I had some GC games that would work on my GC but many times would not work on my wii, or I had some rare GC games that had Rental store labels on them that could get them stuck in or damaged if they were in the Wii. But are hard to get otherwise. So the top loading aspect of a GC is also a factor in why i spent the extra cash on the EON. Also I have a GBP as well that was a big factor.
On every 1080p TV I've used it still lets you set the AR to 4:3 and squashes up the 16:9 1080p picture. So you could just do that with the cheap adaptor on the Wii. Also a note for PAL users. Wii outputs in 480p. Gamecubes here however only output in 576i. Making it not work with most of these adaptors which require a progressive scan signal from the console. In such a case your best bet is a Wii, set to 480p, or an import or modded Gamecube.
Most HDTVs can correct that stretched 1080p signal coming from the Wii2HDMI so it is not that big of an issue but can be inconvenient if you use that input for other devices and would need to switch between settings.
I have an ENO upscaler with composite hooked to my Wii and it's great! I hope it does not stretch GCN games! have not tried that yet! If it does im buying the Hyperkin. Thanks!
I use a Toshiba DVD Recorder to hook up my classic consoles to my HDTV. It's really nice since it gives my the option of up scaling if I want to. It also eliminates all of the weird issues you sometimes see with classic consoles on HDTV. It also gives you the option to record your game play in an easy to transfer to computer format. Though looking them up now it looks like they have had a big jump in price. I got mine for around $70 it looks like they are going for $150 now.
I was almost gonna break my bank and buy both a DOL-001 GameCube and GCHD but thanks to you kind sir, I will instead go with Hyperkin cables and the original Wii... A much cheaper alternative.
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Nintendrew, the hero we need, but not the one we deserve! I was actually thinking of getting the WiitoHDMI literally the other day! Good to see that the Hyperkin would give me better results!
Now I want one.
is the hyperkin cable for the gamecube?
I got those the other day...melee kinda feels laggy to me though
MrPoopyButtHole It is for wii. I think it is also compatible with the gamecube
The cable is NOT compatible with the gamecube, unfortunately. That's why he recommended it as a separate option.
Excellent video Drew! I never actually thought about getting adapters like that, but now I'm actually pretty sold on the Hyperkin HD.
Nicobbq it has 7 reviews and 3 stars, thats not exactly sold yet
Lol
Nico is my daddy
@@gbonjubola6123 thats disgusting
Now that I have one, I'm looking to add to my GameCube collection.
Awesome! Have fun! :)
Me too! I just got one todag!
My sister gave me back the one I have gave her and the old man. I gave them the system with the gameboyplayer and disk, RE4, a couple of controllers, and the component cable. Had gotten most of that back minus the Gameboy player disk plus games that I did not even give them.
Drew, I have watched a lot of these HDMI adapter videos on RUclips. This was the best one. You are the first one I have seen to compare different options. I have the EON adapter and love it. You put in that extra effort that others haven't. Great job!
Every video I've watched about this topic trys to over explain what each upscaler does. Your video was perfect because you showed us the results instead of just talking about it for 5 minutes before showing us. Excellent job on the video and this is the best gamecube video I've seen about this topic. Thank you.
Glad to hear it!
Agreed, made it easy for us.
Drew I gotta say...this was one of the most helpful and easy to digest videos on Gamecube upscaling. Thank you so much for this! My biggest question comes from input lag. As someone that is a casual speedrunner, was there any noticeable input lag from these converters?
As far as I can tell, none whatsoever - but I'm not the best authority on that haha. If there's some sort of tool I could use to test input latency, I'd love to include that sort of test in future videos.
Quality looks great
DGR you should join minus world and
Your videos are amazing
HH Gamer he already is
The HDMI adapters for the Gamecube typically introduce less lag than even the stock composite cables. This is due to the adapters having direct access to the Gamecube's digital signal.
The Wii HDMI converters all introduce at least a small amount of lag on top of the system's internal digital to analog conversion.
Gamecube is the incorrect name to me. To me it's called "childhood"
same here man so glad I grew up with the cube me and my two closest friends had the console and we were the only people who had it we knew but the bonds we made because of it are memories I appreciate more each year. It's been a long time but I still hold out hope that nintendo will make another console like the cube someday.
LOL And to me it's called "college".
Shut up dude. The Gamecube was my favorite childhood console but I'm not gonna say some dumb shit like that
Phil Matic relax dude It’s just a console dude
Got a GameCube last year and I've been Liking it ever since!
I can't get enough of your videos since I started collecting! Keep it up man, it's awesome.
Thanks so much for this!! I've been wanting to get one of these adapters for a long time, but I never really felt like $150 was worth it
It's great to see new life breathed into the Game Cube! While it's true that just playing the games on the Wii makes it easier to get it into HD, I can definitely see the appeal of getting your old Game Cube to do it, instead. Native hardware FTW! :) Great video, as always, Nintendrew!
He made it very easy for us.
The Wii still runs GameCube games natively, mainly because the Wii is effectively an upgraded GameCube. In fact, even the Wii U would be able to natively run GC games, Nintendo just didn't bother supporting it.
A great option is to output a 480p VGA signal from the Wii to a CRT PC monitor. It's cheap and arguably superior to any current HDMI solution (no input lag, no quality loss due to bad upscaling, no motion blur/ghosting). A $20 GBS8200 or discontinued Extron CVC 200 or 300 + some cheap BNC adapter pieces will do the job.
The GameCube's Digital AV Out gives you raw, uncompressed 480p. The Wii's output is analog only, so it converts the digital image from the disc and hardware into analog through the component cables. So with the Hyperkin HD cable, you go from digital to analog and back to digital. This not only hurts image quality, but can also increase input lag. With the GameCube HDMI, you not only get an uncompressed image, but also greatly reduced input lag that feels like it's almost not there.
I bought the hyperlink HDMI cable you suggested for the Wii and I got to say I’m glad I grabbed it. Seriously, it’s night and day when I play games from av to hdmi. Love how good the games look on my tv. Makes titles like sunshine, tales of symphonia, and metal gear twin snakes look great. Thanks for the help my dude.
Even years after the release of the video, this is the most comprehensive and easily laid out video on the topic I've seen on the internet. Congrats Drew
A better and more detailed product video than what Metal Jesus does and you do your research well Drew, thank you for showing this.
This is the exact comparison video I’ve been waiting for. You saved me $150. I’ll continue to use my Wii with component cables and I’ll buy that Hyperkin adapter if I ever need to hook it up to an HD TV without the component ports.
Wow $150 is a lot.
Finally! A comparison! This is exactly what I was asking for!
Glad to hear it :)
This was SUPER helpful. I’ve been playing a lot of GameCube lately for the channel. So thanks! I’ll def be picking up that hyperkin converter
Did you and did you enjoy it?
I have the Wii2Hdmi, and the best work around i could think of for the stretched image is to manually set my TV to 4:3
For the older Wii2HDMI converter, there is a fix for the 16:9 stretch. You can use a homebrew application called Nintendont which is used to load games from USB but also has the ability to boot from an original Gamecube disc. The reason I bring it up is because Nintendont also allows you to force true 16:9 widescreen without stretching, and even force Progressive Scan mode, even on games that don't natively support it. A couple of games have issues with this (Sonic Heroes: misplaced HUD elements, Zelda Ocarina of Time/Master Quest and Zelda Collectors Edition: N64 games refuse to boot with forced widescreen), but for the most part, it's probably the best you're going to get out of original hardware.
Ive been using wii component cables for years now to play gamecube games. I much prefer to use original hardware, but I'm just not willing to pay ~$300 for gamecube component cables. This video did however show me some products that I may keep my eye on now, so thank you Nintendrew!
I do the same. I think using the component cables are a great upgrade for wii and GC games as well, once i tried the HDMI adapter for Wii and i do prefer the componenr cable
@@SoleilPhoenix I 100% agree with you, but I just wish that more people would use component cables instead of composite. I actually got tired of always having to use the Wiimote to navigate the Wii menu when I just want to play a GameCube game, so I've since folded and bought the ridiculously expensive component cables for GameCube. I do not regret this decision one bit.
Great video. Love Game Cube!
Same but I'll wait till the Switch starts releasing the games.
Me too
Really great video man! The level of explanation is perfect and has me looking at the Hyperkin Cables now for a project. Keep it up!
N64 please? Besides UltraHDMI because that is really expensive.
There is the RGB mod plus SNES retrovision component cables and an OSSC for upscaling.
BLOODY__FATALITY A company called Pound Technology is making an N64 HDMI cable, as well as one for GameCube. So there will be cheaper alternatives coming out soon.
Why not use a modded Wii with HDMI out, and play the games as Virtual Console games?
@@livinlicious cause the virtual console shop has been shut down and you can't download games anymore
Wow! This video quickly answered a huge question I was having setting up my old systems! Thanks for posting this!
Good video man, you got straight to the point and made it easy for us.
Nintendrew is slowly becoming My Life In Gaming
The other commenters are correct. The way the information was organized and presented was some of your best work.
Thank for short video explaining a few of your best option for playing GameCube games on modern televisions / monitors.
Keep up the great work!
Just letting everyone know, apparently Hyperkin is releasing a new HD cable for the GameCube that also covers the N64 and SNES and goes into the AV slot, so this is pretty great both for cost and if your Gamecube doesn't have both slots.
One of the most helpful videos on GameCube HDMI....thanks
I just love how you make sure to cover all possibilities when considering these comparisons.
I do find Hyperkin hit-or-miss with their products. But when they do good, they do real good, and their cable sounds like a winner. Definitely something to think about.
I just ordered the Hyperkin, hopefully it works out well :)
Did it work?
Another great video, Drew! You already got 3k subs in a week! Not surprised, because you’re a great and talented RUclipsr! Keep up the great work and I hope you keep getting more subs!
GameCube was the console that got me back into Nintendo. I got on the Sony train in 95 and only picked up 3 games on the 64 when that released. The RE remake and Luigi’Mansion solidified me getting a GameCube.
Thought this was going to be another one of those paid “review” videos like RGT did, but you actually put in effort with this. Thanks Drew!
Why not just squish the 16:9 back to 4:3? I’m no expert, so I might be wrong, but I expect most TVs have this functionality. I’ve never seen a TV without it yet, and even my TV, a 25-year old Sony KV-21X5U Trinitron CRT, has that functionality.
Nintendrew:” here are some HDMI adapters you can get that won’t break the bank”
*shows eon*
Me: bro that’s a $200 adapter. Like wtf.
Thank you this literally took me hours to find the simple answer. This is everything I need. Thank you sir.
Many hdtvs allow you to change their aspect ratio to 4:3, so the wii hdmi adapter is still a valid option for many people.
I already ordered the Wii2HDMI before watching this or else I would've gotten the hyperkin. Ah well, thank you for the video, love the editing style. Very clean and professional. Keep it up! :)
The best bet is to just buy a Framemeister or an OSSC. they are both fairly expensive but you can use them for all of your consoles so you only have to break the bank once. I am so impressed with my OSSC, seriously recommend picking one up!
The video I’ve been looking for, definitely subscribed!!!
I don't even own a GameCube, you're just entertaining as hell.
I wish there were more reviews on the Hyperkin HD Cable for Wii. You're the only one who's done a decent job over covering it. I'd love to see something more in-depth to review lag input and the like.
I really appreciate the tips, Drew! I actually just dug out my old consoles from storage and was looking for the best way to play them on a 4K TV. I'll likely opt for the Hyperkin cable for Wii right now.
I wonder why there is no simple aftermarket cable for GameCube. If Hyperkin was able to do it for Wii, why not GameCube?
Really helpful for identifying the official Nintendo GameCube cable component I needed.
Oh, and there’s the Carby HDMI adapter for the GameCube, and eBay’s GCPlug. They not only support the DOL-001 models, but also the Panasonic Q (hybrid DVD Player/GameCube System).
My only way of playing Gamecube games are on the Wii and I didn't know I needed to see the comparison between the Hyperkin cable and the Wii2HDMI adapter. Thanks!
"Without breaking the bank"
Shows the most expensive one in the first line up.
Have you heard about pluto boards? They are about $70 but you have to solder them into the gamecube yourself. I've had mine for about 8 months now and I love it!
Holy shitballs, i really fucking need this! Great video Drew, and props for not making all your vids 10+ minutes long. 👌
Thanks for the video. I am building a Retro Gaming Trunk on my channel with about 12 systems inside and don’t want to spend to much money. Thanks for the options and saving me money 💴
Congrats on 100K!
Just play them on a Wii with 480p component cables. They are cheap for the Wii and looks great. I don't see a need for HDMI cords for Gamecube games because they weren't made to be played with them.
Most modern TV's don't have component.
Plus digital signals are clearer than analog with less interference. Setup is also a lot easier since you don't have to reach around back the TV to plug in 5 cords if you're moving the Wii around the house. Pretty sure hyperkin beats component.
I've been mulling over the Eon because of the Gameboy Player specifically. Thank you for this comparison video.
DevilzFan A company called Pound Technology is making a GameCube HDMI cable, so you’ve just gained another option when it comes to high-quality Gameboy Player output!
I recently found my GameCube in the loft but sadly none of the cables. Researching what cables to buy was really eye opening, I had no idea there were so many different variations (including the now insanely rare composite route). I was so close to picking up standard S-Video cables until I read those were only for NTSC consoles, so I went with a standard RGB scart cable instead.
I need to look into getting a Wii again, got rid of mine years ago, but it's nice to see there's a cheap way to make GameCube games look good on them too.
Eon GCHD works only on GameCube's model DOL-001.
Your videos keep getting better Drew!
i personaly modded my wii to dump games, and plugged my pc on my tv.
I play in 4k, but i can understand that some players would preffer playing on the original hardware : it's up to everyone to think of their prefered method !
I use my Wii with the Wii2HDMi adapter, and I don't have any issues with scalation in resolution, because my Wii is modded, so I can configure the Nintendont launcher (The app to launch GameCube games).
Interesting video, congrats for the 100K
Leave it to Hyperkin to make yet another great product for us retro enthusiasts. Hyperkin and Retro Fighters make great stuff to use with our classic games, then we have awesome RUclipsrs like you to get info and reviews out to us before we commit with our wallets. You're the only person I've seen thus far who's gone in depth with the Hyperkin HDMI Wii cable and I'm very grateful you did because I've been planning on getting a Wii to play GC and Wii titles. This review plus the Wii cable pretty much sealed the deal so thanks for your awesome review. As for Gameboy games, I'll leave that to my Retron 5 since it tends to look leagues better on that system than the Gameboy Player, but that of course is all personal preference.
THERE IS A BUTTON that you hold to make the games go into a higher resolution when you start them, it's supported on most first party Nintendo games. It even has a separate screen! I can't remember the button combo for the life of me tho
Thanks, this was by far the most helpfull video on the topic on youtube among english and spanish videos!
Hey man, nice video, but I have a question for you. I already have a component cable for my Wii, but I was wondering if it would actually be worth it to go from that to the Hyperkin? Is it an actual HD upgrade?
No, the hyperkin cable is essentially 480p component video just fed through an hdmi cable. They should appear identical.
Great video love my GameCube and this helped me to get better quality thanks 😀
Personally, I'd find it more interesting to compare the Wii Component Cables, Wii2HDMI and Hyperkin adapters.
Jan Hasebos exactly. I have component cables for wii. What advantage does hdmi offer?
Pink box with HDMI? My dream came true.
FINALLY SOMEONE SUGGESTS TO PLAY GAMECUBE GAMES ON A WII!!!!
Praise the Mighty Nintendrew!!!
If you have a Wii U and you can rip your GameCube disks, you can do a bit of modding to run them on Wii U with the smash adaptor through HDMI. If you don't want to buy an adaptor this is a free way to do it with a bit of homebrew.
Wow what a video. Entertaining yet concise and super informative. I’ve got a Wii hooked up to the HDTV now but was specifically hoping for a practical way to get the Gamecube to work so I could use the Gameboy Player. It would’ve been very easy to miss that detail and get something that wouldn’t have worked, but thankfully I watched your video. $150+ is just too much…I may have to consider other means.
I ordered my hyperkin hd cable. I can't wait to see how it turns out in person.
does it work with gamecube i bought it and it is a different cable
So glad to see another adapter (Kyperkin)! I have had terrible luck with A/V to HDMI adapters and the Wii2HDMI looks just like those and the GCHD MKII is out of my budget. I'm totally going to pick up 1 or 2 of these for my roommates' and I's GameCube and Wii.
This is by far the most comprehensive, concise, and useful video I've ever found on this subject. Shame you couldn't try the GC Video Plug'n'Play 3.0 too, but I know those are hard to come by. I assume it would be comparable to the Eon as well.
being in nd's room like being in game museum
Very informative video. The Hyperkin for me at the moment. But want my Gamecube alive again, so either EON or PLUTO board..
You've forgotten one thing. If you live in PAL regions virtually NO GC GAMES support the progressive scan output. Making the use of an composite to HDMI adapter compulsory to have GameCube games in better quality
Might be nice to point out that the Gamecube's digital port provides exactly that, a true digital signal out of the system. While Hyperkin's solution is nice, the Wii still puts out an analogue signal. Sticking with EON gets you a true digital signal out of the cube. It looks nice, id say even better than the original Xbox's analogue signal.
I love all your videos! You have inspired me to start collecting retro video games. I know you already reviewed the GB Boy Colour in your Bootleg Game Systems video, but do you think you could do a more in depth video?
NEW INTRO DETECTED. COMPLIMENT NINTENDREW. "I like the new intro!" -John Walsh. COMPLIMENT SENT.
There's definitely some lag with the Hyperkin, but it's a viable option for most people who do not want to spend $150
Will the picture behave differently if the upscaled 16:9 would be scaled down to 4:3 manually ? Some TVs has got the option to change the screen resolution for the 4:3 for the older movies
Someone suggested to me to get an HDMI converter for Wii the other day when I talked about F-Zero GX. Now I know what the best option is!
There is one small issue with the wii. You better have that remote. My GameCube games generally go with me to get together and a few times I forgot the wii remote. I have the hdmi converter for the wii, but honestly the eon adaptor is truly the best picture you can get out the GameCube.
Can’t get enough of that intro!
Great video and I honestly haven't seen one that compared these options before. I do have the GCN component cables but I rarely use them.
Hi Nintendrew, how about the other Gamecube HDMI adapter? The GC Video Plug n Play. It's in version 3.0 now and is cheaper at $99. Ever since MetalJesus broke version 1.0 it's had revisions and is now much better. I'd love to see that adapter v.s. the EON one. It even has the advantage of not taking up the standard A/V port, so you're free to use that AV cable to rout the audio somewhere other than your TV HDMI input.
I'd even argue that it's the safest one since it's been tested against thrashing the console around (which no adapter should even be expected to withstand; it's only because MJ's channel gave it so much exposure that people have suddenly felt the need to test what happens if you move your console around while it's turned on, but nobody should be doing that anyway!)
But that Hyperkin HD Cable is for the Wii or for the Gamecube? Both?
Thanks.
Drew I actually have the Eon and the Hyperkin, I got the EON cause I had some GC games that would work on my GC but many times would not work on my wii, or I had some rare GC games that had Rental store labels on them that could get them stuck in or damaged if they were in the Wii. But are hard to get otherwise. So the top loading aspect of a GC is also a factor in why i spent the extra cash on the EON. Also I have a GBP as well that was a big factor.
On every 1080p TV I've used it still lets you set the AR to 4:3 and squashes up the 16:9 1080p picture. So you could just do that with the cheap adaptor on the Wii.
Also a note for PAL users. Wii outputs in 480p. Gamecubes here however only output in 576i. Making it not work with most of these adaptors which require a progressive scan signal from the console. In such a case your best bet is a Wii, set to 480p, or an import or modded Gamecube.
Most HDTVs can correct that stretched 1080p signal coming from the Wii2HDMI so it is not that big of an issue but can be inconvenient if you use that input for other devices and would need to switch between settings.
If you're using the Ww2HDMU, you could also change the aspect ratio in your TV's settings.
I have an ENO upscaler with composite hooked to my Wii and it's great! I hope it does not stretch GCN games! have not tried that yet! If it does im buying the Hyperkin. Thanks!
Just use a CRT.
That's no Problem coz GC is designed for it.
I use a Toshiba DVD Recorder to hook up my classic consoles to my HDTV. It's really nice since it gives my the option of up scaling if I want to. It also eliminates all of the weird issues you sometimes see with classic consoles on HDTV. It also gives you the option to record your game play in an easy to transfer to computer format.
Though looking them up now it looks like they have had a big jump in price. I got mine for around $70 it looks like they are going for $150 now.
Nice video drew!!
Very helpful, Mr. Drew!
Thank you lots.
That was extremely helpful, without any misinformation.
That hyperkin plug definitely looks like the best deal :o
I was almost gonna break my bank and buy both a DOL-001 GameCube and GCHD but thanks to you kind sir, I will instead go with Hyperkin cables and the original Wii... A much cheaper alternative.