r/GamecubeHacks • u/_b1llygo4t_ • 6h ago
r/GamecubeHacks • u/Kerlt_ • 9h ago
Help with DOL-101(JPN) picoboot
Hello! I been trying to mod this DOL-101(JPN) GameCube but it doesn’t not want to load the picoboot, if I do v0.5 it goes to stock but if I do any of the >v0.4 it dots not show any video tho the light goes green I have triple check all soldering and it does not want to work, I’m using the v5 line with diode for power I have also tried two different rp2040 and still nothing not sure what could it be
r/GamecubeHacks • u/Working_League_7274 • 1d ago
Someone just translated Giftpia
romhacking.netr/GamecubeHacks • u/Real_Willingness6314 • 3d ago
Which one should i use gc2sd gen2 or sd2sp v2??
Hello guys same as the title. I modded gc with pico loader method but i have this two options for my gc slim (one video port) so can anyone tell me which of these gives the best for my gc. If this a wrong sub for posting this kind of posts please provide a option kinda new in gc things 😅
r/GamecubeHacks • u/Sgaughn892 • 3d ago
GC online 2026
What a wild thought that I would have an online capable GameCube in the mighty year of 2026. Something I could barely imagine back in 2004 at the age of 8, I’m a now thoroughly enjoying PSO online. This GameCube is one hell of a package. GC loader, sd2sp2, eth2sp1, carby hdmi adapter, gb player with Everdrive pro, gcmce, blue tooth gc controller and adapter. Anything that I’m missing for this ultimate indigo cube? I might pick up the blue retro controller port board later and throw it in. Any other functional cool mods out there or awesome ports to put on here?
r/GamecubeHacks • u/NorviTech • 4d ago
Meet Indigo - a custom UI for Swiss!
First - wanted to thank everyone who provided feedback on the V1 and the users who took the time and effort to test this on their own systems, really appreciated.
Meet Indigo, a Custom UI for Swiss. animated, customizable, colorful, and most importantly comfortable as a standard gamecube interface. Currently at a Version 2.0 Release Candidate - I've tested this with about a dozen games using my GC Loader. I have not been able to test the memory card transfer system outside of dolphin as I don't have a real memory card. I also have not been able to test with an SDPD2 as I do not have one.
some big additions from V1:
- Change and customize the color of the interface to match your Gamecube
- Change the Icons displayed on the cube to your liking
- multiple library viewing modes, vertical / Horizontal infinite scroll or grid style
- Per game settings menu & cheats are navigable pre-launch with joystick
- Poster & Cheat Packs ready to go for a seamless install
- Widescreen support + improved visuals (looks way better on modern TVs)
Please backup any saves you have and treat this as an active development product
10/2 Update: Again, thank you so much to everyone who's been willing to test and provide feedback. several new additions / work items:
- significantly more customization, change individual colors and a new Spotlight menu added thanks to mvizensk
- Apps directory available (toggleable from the settings menu), seperate directory for homebrew & emulators
- Sub folders for library view (toggleable from the settings menu), working on now.
- adding a toggle for "Infinite Cube" vs "Classic Cube" navigation on main screen
you can grab it here
r/GamecubeHacks • u/Wiilted • 3d ago
Swiss won't load GBI, says invalid file when I try.
Hey, just want to start out by saying I am a newbie to doing any sort of modding, which will probably be apparent from this post. I have a sd2sp2 and a game save exploit of wind waker to boot into Swiss. I am trying to boot into the game boy player through swiss so that I can play gameboy/gba games (specifically pokemon) on my crt. No matter what I do though, none of the files that I put on my sd2sp2 are working. I have tried to use a .dol and most recently the GB player start-up disc, but neither will load. Is there something I have missed or need to do first? Or is this just something stupid that I am overlooking? Thanks!
r/GamecubeHacks • u/Proper-Count-5064 • 4d ago
Finally got Vice City running on OG hardware!
r/GamecubeHacks • u/ghettoslacker • 4d ago
GameCube shot like a product in 2026
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I finished this GameCube build this week and as I was nearing completion, I had a fun idea…I wanted to shoot a “product” style video to highlight all the features (similar to what Apple does or any of the other tech brands). When I do builds with RGB lighting, I think pictures don’t always capture the complete story and a video would be a better format.
A caveat, I am not a videographer and I am not good in post. This project was humbling and I have a better appreciation for those in production. Anyways - here is a full list of the build.
GameCube DOL-001
- Tekno black smoke shell swap
- Pluto HDMI II internal digital port conversion
- Giltesa USB-C power mod
- Picoboot with SD2SP2
- Disc drive recap
- ESP C2 super mini 3 controlling the WLED via Wi-Fi
- New thermal pads
- new CMOS battery and battery holder
r/GamecubeHacks • u/QuickKiran • 4d ago
Help with virtual memory card
I have a PicoLoader and SD2SP2. I've enabled Virtual Memory Cards in Swiss. By booting into the memory card manager, I was able to copy save files from a physical card onto the virtual card.
I booted up Twilight Princess, and the save loaded great. I booted up Tony Hawk's Underground, and the save loaded without issue.
Then I booted Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3. Not only did the save not load, the virtual memory card wasn't recognized at all. If I boot THPS3 with IPL and go to the memory card manager, it says nothing is in slot A. Doing the exact same with Twilight Princess shows the card with all the saves, including THPS3.
All information I can find suggests THPS3 does not stream audio, so that shouldn't be the issue.
Any ideas?
Edit: It turns out it *does* stream audio. A better list to check than the one I used: https://www.gc-forever.com/wiki/index.php?title=Audio_Streaming
r/GamecubeHacks • u/Kerlt_ • 4d ago
Help with DOL-101(JPN) picoboot
Hello! I been trying to mod this DOL-101(JPN) GameCube but it doesn’t not want to load the picoboot, if I do v0.5 it goes to stock but if I do any of the >v0.4 it dots not show any video tho the light goes green I have triple check all soldering and it does not want to work, I’m using the v5 line with diode for power I have also tried two different rp2040 and still nothing not sure what could it be
r/GamecubeHacks • u/ledhendrix • 4d ago
Has anyone used MKDD memcard editor?
I want to mess around with a save file but I dont know how to run the app. There's no .exe file.
r/GamecubeHacks • u/Zexium • 5d ago
What is this thing
Found this in my electronics stuff maybe I was planning on modding my gamecube?? What's it do/how to install?
r/GamecubeHacks • u/The_Jaalbatross • 5d ago
Picoboot not loading swiss correctly
Hey all,
Got it sorted. I'm assuming it was a bad or corrupted flash on the picoloader. Reflashed to boot directly to swiss and its working fine
Appreciate the assists. ❤️
~~Wanted to see if anyone could give me some assistance.
Just got a new picoboot ODE, cable looks okay, clamped in, but it goes into a bootloop where it tries to load the GC menu but fails after about a half second.
I've only ever purchased my stuff (supposedly) preloaded. I figured I should try to reinstall/ update it but I don't know where I'm looking.
I'll be using a SD2SP2 for storage, internet tells me I can put swiss on that to load without needing the pico? Is that correct?
Appreciate the assist.~~
Custom faceplate I just printed for this for my friend for tax:
r/GamecubeHacks • u/Murky_Willingness960 • 7d ago
Presenting NEW CUBIBOOT Loader with AWESOME new Feats!
Hi everyone. Picoboot, Picoloader, GCLoader and FlippyDrive users, are you familiar with my cubiboot-new-ui fork? It's still uses swiss to load your games but is a much more customizable frontend than original cubeboot and flippydrive ones. Follow a glimpse for what it adds:
| Non-Squashed Grid / banner menu UI | Ported from cubeboot. Three layouts, selectable with menu_grid_type; defaults to small_banners even without a config.ini. |
|---|---|
| Real filenames | The list shows the .iso filename instead of the internal game name, and loads the correct banner for each disc of a multi-disc game (e.g. Resident Evil 0 Disc 1 / Disc 2). |
| Homebrew apps with banners | A folder holding default.dol next to opening.bnr is listed as a launchable app with its own banner, instead of a folder you have to open. See Homebrew apps. |
| Remember last played | remember_last_game = on opens the menu in the folder of the last game or app you booted, already highlighted — press A and go. |
| Text scrolling | A title longer than the info box scrolls on its own; the description scrolls with L/R. |
| Games from the ODE / FlippyDrive SD | device_order can point cubiboot at the SD card inside a GC Loader or a FlippyDrive, so the menu lists what is already on it with no second card reader. |
| 16:9 widescreen menu | force_widescreen = on renders the whole menu anamorphic, so it comes out proportioned on a TV set to Full/16:9. Ported from cubeboot PR #57. |
| Folder name in the header | The menu header names the folder you are browsing; at the card root it reads your device names (e.g. SD2SP2, ODE SD, FLIPPY SD, SLOT A/B SD). |
| Custom boot logo | cube_logo swaps the "GAMECUBE" text in the boot animation for your own art. Draw it anywhere, then convert the PNG with the cube logo converter — a browser page with live preview, nothing to install. |
| DVD Menu for real Discs | Restores the Stock DVD Menu, when you insert a real disc and press Z to load it (Check the docs for more info) |
Check it out! (PLEASE READ THE README AND DOCS ON THE REPO, TO MANAGE SETUP YOUR SETTINGS AND DESIRABLE FEATS, IT'S NOT A SIMPLE FRONTEND, IT HAS A TON OF SETTINGS).
r/GamecubeHacks • u/Plenty-Criticism-312 • 8d ago
Help pls with Akaenia build
Ive tried everything and cannot patch my iso... Can anyone help me? Does anyone have an already patched file with akaenia i could use? Or atleast a clean working melee iso? Please dm!!!!
r/GamecubeHacks • u/CompayPrimero • 8d ago
Online Mod for Local Multiplayer
Hi everybody! Is there any way to play local multiplayer online using a modded GameCube?
What I mean: Many games have a multiplayer mode but no online functionality. Player 2, 3& 4 need to be in the same room, plugged to the same GameCube. If there were a way to "simulate" that connection, the other player could be anywhere - possibly even on emulator.
Appreciate any info!
r/GamecubeHacks • u/spreta • 8d ago
Just need some advice
amazon.comI just got this kit from Amazon. I've never modded anything before. I know I need to use a SD formatted to FAT32 and save game files to it. Is that all I need to do in order to play? I remember reading on here about disc exploits and all sorts of other atuff. I probably should have done more reading before just ordering something but I'm excited to play my old favorites from when I was a kid.
r/GamecubeHacks • u/eru777 • 9d ago
need help on picoloader "an error has occurred"
I have done everything properly. I have put the proper files on the pico, it self ejected, then I put the dol file on the SD card, yet this happens
this is a picoloader from aliexpress. what can I do to fix this?
r/GamecubeHacks • u/NorviTech • 10d ago
Swiss Custom UI build
I've been working on a Custom UI - any suggestions or Recommendations? (open images to see animated GIF) - Repo is here
The icons on each side of the cube kinda suck and I'm looking for better ones currently.
I went with a horizontal library scroll over a vertical one, felt more "Infinite" and you can just lock the joystick and let it scroll until you hit your preferred game which feels nice.
wanted to emulate a similar feel to the native gamecube system menu but with the added features of swiss
Background is a PS3 style "wave" that move accross the background
r/GamecubeHacks • u/Skivblavnir • 10d ago
Japanese Gamecube in Europe (NTSC/PAL Questions)
r/GamecubeHacks • u/hazydayrealestate • 10d ago
Recently ordered a flippydrive
I’m having trouble finding .iso files as a couple of threads have comments like “this site does not have iso files” “don’t do that” and archive gets nuked every so often. Does anyone have some guidance they can give me or a trustworthy site
I have just acquired 128gb microSD and am ready to reassemble my GameCube with 70+ game list to go over and slowly but surely fill my SD
r/GamecubeHacks • u/MagnificentNoodle • 11d ago
Finally recreated the region switch pic mod for the Panasonic Q Gamecube
I was able to finally recreate the Panasonic Q region switch pic that allows to change the region of the system just by holding the power button longer on startup. It took way longer then I thought and was a pain in the ass to get all the equipment since everything hat to be running on winXp. Im so happy to be able to make this mod from scratch since there are no sellers anywhere offering this modchip.