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GekigangerV

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"Best ways to play import games on Gamecube?" , posted Fri 1 Aug 23:00

I am interested in picking up Naruto on the GC, butI have not too sure what methods are best. I have heard of a disc called freeloader, my local import shop sells a disc at $30, and I have also heard of switchs that are easy enough for some people to install themselves. Does anyone here have some helpful advice?

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Grave

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"Re(1):Best ways to play import games on Gamec" , posted Fri 1 Aug 23:07

quote:
I am interested in picking up Naruto on the GC, butI have not too sure what methods are best. I have heard of a disc called freeloader, my local import shop sells a disc at $30, and I have also heard of switchs that are easy enough for some people to install themselves. Does anyone here have some helpful advice?

Freeloader is a good way to play most games, Naruto included, but apparently it causes problems for F-Zero, and possibly other new games... problems a switch won't cause. I can't say how easy a switch is to install, as I've never done it myself, but I do know that it involves fully disassembling the hardware, most likely a good bit of soldering, and perhaps removing some of the case... I doubt I'd do it myself, but maybe a store like NCS could do it for you if you're not into the idea. If just playing Naruto is all you want, though, the Freeloader will do it... the switch seems like a better solution in the long run, though.

exodus

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"Re(2):Best ways to play import games on Gamec" , posted Fri 1 Aug 23:29

It's easier than your mom, seriously.

It's simply a question of soldering one wire from one point to another point. Yeah you have to take the system apart, but that's how modding works.

I didn't do mine, it came with it. But it's supposeldy the easiest region mod aside from taking pliers to your SNES.

Grave

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"Re(3):Best ways to play import games on Gamec" , posted Fri 1 Aug 23:32

quote:
It's easier than your mom, seriously.

It's simply a question of soldering one wire from one point to another point. Yeah you have to take the system apart, but that's how modding works.

I didn't do mine, it came with it. But it's supposeldy the easiest region mod aside from taking pliers to your SNES.

One wire? Damn... that sounds too good to be true. Where does the room for the switch come in, though? That's what I'm not sure about... otherwise, it seems pretty damn simple. I saw instructions on how to disassemble a GC that bothered me once, though... the stuff in there is layered pretty thick. But at least the soldering wouldn't be relatively hard, and the rest would be just merely annoying... I ought to think about doing this myself.

pointystick

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"Re(4):Best ways to play import games on Gamec" , posted Fri 1 Aug 23:44

I dunno, I failed multiple times trying to make a switch mod, I ended up saying screw it and soldered it into JP mode. I thought it would be easy after modding my PSX and DC, but it turned out to be way harder, the solder points are so damn close together. I use a Freeloader on the rare occasion that I want to play US games.

exodus

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"Re(4):Best ways to play import games on Gamec" , posted Fri 1 Aug 23:47

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One wire? Damn... that sounds too good to be true. Where does the room for the switch come in, though?

Ah, sorry. The flippable part of the switch pokes through the air vent second from the right in the back. I dunno how it's affixed exactly, I assume the switch body is just screwed to the soft plastic though. But there's no modification of the case at all.

Grave

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"Re(5):Best ways to play import games on Gamec" , posted Fri 1 Aug 23:55

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Ah, sorry. The flippable part of the switch pokes through the air vent second from the right in the back. I dunno how it's affixed exactly, I assume the switch body is just screwed to the soft plastic though. But there's no modification of the case at all.

Excellent! Thanks for clearing that up. I shall look into this further in the morning... when my vision isn't so fuzzy. For now, sleep... then modding plans.

Shin ATproof

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"Re(6):Best ways to play import games on Gamec" , posted Sat 2 Aug 04:52

My friend started to have compatability issues with his switch mod for his GC.

Freeloader is the best way to go anyway...you can't beat an fully external mod...bootdiscs are the shiznit.

Naruto, Zoids VS, Viewtiful Joe? It's all good...but yeah...I heard about the problems with F-Zero. Could very well be that Nintendo is cracking down on any sort of mods but it is probably with their flagship titles only. I figure 3rd party stuff(which is what most people end up having to import instead of the 1st and 2nd party stuff) there won't be too many problems in the future...so yeah...get a Freeloader.

Sklathill
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"Re(7):Best ways to play import games on Gamec" , posted Sat 2 Aug 08:52

There's also the Gameshark as an option, if you really just don't want your system messed with. Although it had problems loading up F-Zero in the beginning as well, a few days later they released a few codes that allow it to play fine...

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thebigword
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"Re(8):Best ways to play import games on Gamec" , posted Sat 2 Aug 09:07

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There's also the Gameshark as an option, if you really just don't want your system messed with. Although it had problems loading up F-Zero in the beginning as well, a few days later they released a few codes that allow it to play fine...

I'd go with the Action Replay, that's what I've got. It has Freeloader, built-in to it. Yes, I've heard about the problems with F-ZERO, but with Action Replay, you can continously update with codes to fix any of those problems, unlike Freeloader by itself.

GekigangerV

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"Price?" , posted Sat 2 Aug 09:54

Thanks for the help guys. It looks like the action replay with freeloader seems nice. What kind of price does freeloader go for? Or is it a thing you can download and burn to a CD?

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exodus

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"Re(9):Best ways to play import games on Gamec" , posted Sat 2 Aug 09:55

I hate disc swapping. So...I never do that, cept with the dreamcast...though mine's dead now.

Anyway - I've not had problems with my mod. Then...I don't have that many GC games.

thebigword
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"Re(10):Best ways to play import games on Game" , posted Sat 2 Aug 14:17:

The Freeloader is about $20 US dollars. There are two versions of the Action Replay: one with a 16X memory card for $49, and one without for $39.

I highly recommend the Action Replay, I have the $39 version. Disc swapping is not really a big deal for me. Plus, I don't have to risk opening up my Gamecube and destroying it, and voiding the warranty. I'm just real weary of opening up a console and messing around with it. The people I know who've done that or had it done for them have always had to buy more than one console.

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[this message was edited by thebigword on Sat 2 Aug 14:40]

Porcellino

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"Re(1):Best ways to play import games on Gamec" , posted Sat 2 Aug 17:38

Gekiganger, hope you're not from any country with PAL system...If so just forget about playing imported GC games decently...FL converts the signal to sh**ty 50Hz...
(I think no one mentioned it before...if so...sorry :P)

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"Re(2):Re(10):Best ways to play import games o" , posted Sat 2 Aug 22:38

quote:
The Freeloader is about $20 US dollars. There are two versions of the Action Replay: one with a 16X memory card for $49, and one without for $39.

I highly recommend the Action Replay, I have the $39 version. Disc swapping is not really a big deal for me. Plus, I don't have to risk opening up my Gamecube and destroying it, and voiding the warranty. I'm just real weary of opening up a console and messing around with it. The people I know who've done that or had it done for them have always had to buy more than one console.

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freeloader here is 10 dollars.

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thebigword
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"Re(3):Re(10):Best ways to play import games o" , posted Sun 3 Aug 07:58

quote:
The Freeloader is about $20 US dollars. There are two versions of the Action Replay: one with a 16X memory card for $49, and one without for $39.

I highly recommend the Action Replay, I have the $39 version. Disc swapping is not really a big deal for me. Plus, I don't have to risk opening up my Gamecube and destroying it, and voiding the warranty. I'm just real weary of opening up a console and messing around with it. The people I know who've done that or had it done for them have always had to buy more than one console.

go to:

www.codejunkies.com

freeloader here is 10 dollars.

I'm just going on what I see on codejunkies.com, wolf

Hungrywolf

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"Re(4):Re(10):Best ways to play import games o" , posted Sun 3 Aug 22:49

quote:
The Freeloader is about $20 US dollars. There are two versions of the Action Replay: one with a 16X memory card for $49, and one without for $39.

I highly recommend the Action Replay, I have the $39 version. Disc swapping is not really a big deal for me. Plus, I don't have to risk opening up my Gamecube and destroying it, and voiding the warranty. I'm just real weary of opening up a console and messing around with it. The people I know who've done that or had it done for them have always had to buy more than one console.

go to:

www.codejunkies.com

freeloader here is 10 dollars.

I'm just going on what I see on codejunkies.com, wolf

k, i was just giving the price i have.

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