Oh, I just thought of something. What if you have two discs that both have scratches? If you could get as much data as you could from both discs, you could combine the data to get the full image, assuming the scratches weren't all in exactly the same places.

Dang. No, it's just a shame that something like half of the gamecube discs I try to rip are not ripable, and then I have to handle trying to return things that others "test" by turning it on and seeing it shows the menu. It's a big mess.

I'll try some soap. The surface looks fine except for a few scratches. Most seem superficial, but one or two seem a little deeper. I hesitate to use one of those disc polishing machines as they often destroy gamecube discs. Any comment on the software side? Is it a limitation of the drives themselve...

I am already ripping with a Wii, using CleanRip. I don't have any computer drives that can read GC discs. I tried the disc stock, then cleaned it and tried again. Then tried again. Then cleaned it more aggressively and tried again. Then tried again. Then tried USBLoaderGX's load game feature twice. ...

I've used CleanRip to rip my entire GameCube and Wii collection over the last few years. Thanks so much for that software btw, @emu_kidid. I really appreciate the ability to rip my own games (and stay above board), yet also gain the advantages of emulation features. As I seek to fill out my collecti...