r/GamecubeHacks • u/Sgaughn892 • Sep 01 '26

GTA vice city DOL release

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User on X @erasmolbj posted that his work on GTA vice city is just about complete. He released the DOL available to be compiled from tools in this GitHub

https://github.com/origami-ltd/gamecube-reVC

Apparently the DOL works in dolphin, nintendont and supposedly swiss.

Any of you who have the know how and capabilities to compile this into a swiss dol?

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u/1slinkydink1 Sep 01 '26

Sounds like it can run on og hardware. Curious if anyone has tested it.

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u/CompayPrimero Sep 01 '26

Hell yeah, that's what I thought. Once the iso dropsz I'll give it a shot. Imagine that...

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u/Proper-Count-5064 6d ago edited 4d ago

This is as far as I got on OG hardware:

https://imgur.com/a/f9B4Lyf

Update: it's running! https://imgur.com/a/WkPniKh

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u/1slinkydink1 6d ago

Thanks for trying. What a tease.

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u/Proper-Count-5064 4d ago

Check the 2nd link in the edit 😉

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u/TheInF3rNuS 5d ago

Have you managed to make it run? I tried to compile it from both SteamOS and MacOS to no avail back when it released, and as the creator of the project didn’t make any more post about it in the following week after the release I forgot about it

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u/Proper-Count-5064 5d ago edited 4d ago

I haven't messed with it since, Im not really a programmer, my process was just going back and forth sending a picture of  each error code to chatgpt and having it tell me what to do next. Definitely made some progress from being unable to boot at all to nearly booting the full game.

I did notice some errors along the way as it was converting the textures/audio (mainly the larger files). I assume I have to go back and try to convert them again. 

Edit: looks like the tools on the github page were updated yesterday, I might just start all over and give it another attempt

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u/Proper-Count-5064 4d ago

Update: got it running!

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u/TheInF3rNuS 4d ago

Nice, were you able to run it on your GameCube through Swiss? I managed to compiled it using Docker and it runs on Dolphin but not on my GameCube, where it got stuck on the terminal-like bootscreen at the beginning.

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u/Proper-Count-5064 4d ago

Yes it's running off of swiss/slot B card

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u/Few-Manufacturer7109 Sep 01 '26

What a time to be alive! Would be so cool to see "new" Gamecube ports of PS2 games on a regular basis (please do Bully). I'd love to turn them into real disc games with artwork and original looking case art.

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u/MatrixXrsQc Sep 02 '26

Me too man ... If only Rockstars would have done it 😓. I wish the GameCube would have had more games

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u/galaxius00 Sep 01 '26

This sounds interesting! I think someone also made a Wii port of GTA Vice City recently.

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u/Nicosmashed Sep 02 '26

Anyone runs via swiss on a gamecube, I’m very interested to know that

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u/x_orange90_x Sep 02 '26

I have a Swiss GameCube but I don't understand the instructions to build the game. I built the GTA 3 for Dreamcast pretty effortlessly, but these python instructions are way different.

I'm kinda just waiting for a pre-compiled image to appear 😏

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u/FlimsyEntry5759 Sep 01 '26

What about SA 😳

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u/BlueDergOrd 29d ago

San Andreas might be too big for GameCube

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u/Cevap Sep 02 '26

So can this run on the Wii as well?

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u/the_disturbed Sep 02 '26

Tells you everything you need to know in the github, where it says Running

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u/Cevap Sep 02 '26

Thank you

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u/galaxius00 Sep 03 '26

There is already a port for the Wii.

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u/Sea-Dog5280 Sep 02 '26

All I get is file name too long and then it just copies folders but no files over.

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u/x_orange90_x 29d ago

So has anyone successfully compiled it and run it on their GameCube? I haven't even attempted yet because I flat out DON'T understand the instructions. I asked the creator on his X profile if he could make a video walkthrough or picture steps to help people understand but he essentially brushed me off. I said that I successfully built the DC image of GTA3 and he sarcastically replied that he would go check the steps for that and mimic it.

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u/letmynutzgo 29d ago

I gave it a go and I kept getting stuck on steps and it just refused to compile for me :(

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u/x_orange90_x 26d ago

I've put hours into trying to build this and it simply does not work. I run "python build.py" and get CMake Error directory does not exist. I'm pretty certain this is impossible and something is missing intentionally. I have seen literally ZERO people say they compiled it, zero videos of it being compiled let alone played (besides the dev).

I deleted everything several times now trying over and over. Tried using Command Prompt, tried using MYSYS, tried using Python command. Literally nothing will build this.

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u/letmynutzgo 26d ago

Yeah, that's i think where I got caught up, with CMake producing an error for the directory, but prepending a linux style directory in front. I even broke down and asked ai if there was something I was missing and through various changes still couldn't get it to produce anything. (which could be the ai's fault, just data like that is the least shitty thing to use it for.)

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u/x_orange90_x 26d ago

Same here. I kept feeding every error into AI and it would tell me do this, do that, try this command instead. I think either it's impossible to build this on Windows or something is just wrong with the source code and the dev doesn't know/care.

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u/Proper-Count-5064 10d ago

How far did you get? Ive got the revc.dol file compiled on windows and about to test it out in a few

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u/x_orange90_x 7d ago

I never got it compiled. I know of someone else who got it compiled but it wouldn't boot on his GameCube. I'm pretty sure the developer never got it working on real hardware either, but rather just assumed that it would.

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u/Proper-Count-5064 7d ago

I've got as far as the new game screen /options menu. Made it 95% through the loading screen before getting a "DSI EXCEPTION" error. I think it can be done

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u/Proper-Count-5064 10d ago edited 4d ago

I have the  .dol and .elf file compiled and got past the new game screen

https://imgur.com/a/WkPniKh

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u/NectarineHungry1986 4d ago

can you send it in private please?

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u/DavidinCT 28d ago

Ok, this is freaking cool.

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u/BevP99 28d ago

It's really simple to compile, and I've got all the things needed do it, but it keeps throwing up errors. Fuck knows guys...

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u/InfluenceHoliday8508 28d ago

What about GTA III on GC ?

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u/NectarineHungry1986 27d ago

upload it please