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Help with recent GameCube purchases

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 9:09 am
by Trains-man
I recently purchased a GameCube with controller and tony hawk pro skater 3,

Now when I turn it on with no disk, it starts up fine, but when I put the disk in, it reads it in the "play game" section of the menu, it says the title and year but as soon as I start it it's just a black screen, nothing more

No strange noises, disk spins, no error code

Is this a disk problem or an optical drive problem, or something else?

Re: Help with recent GameCube purchases

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 9:14 am
by novenary
You should try another game, but considering the disc is unscratched it's most likely your drive that's going wrong. Try cleaning the lens with isopropyl alcohol and a q-tip, and then adjusting the pot if that doesn't help.

Re: Help with recent GameCube purchases

Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 4:57 am
by boredomca
I received one that did the same thing but after 2_3 minutes would say couldn't be read. Had a hair clip stick under the laser. Make sure the rails are clear of debris and laser slides smoothly