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Region Switch

2018-07-31T13:09:28Z

Marcus: Removed capitals from "HOW IT WORKS"

A Region Switch is a hardware modification for the Gamecube to bypass regional lockout protection and change native language support on Gamecube hardware versions NTSC-U (USA) and NTSC-J (JAPAN).

The IPL [[WikiScene:GameCube#GameCube_Original_BIOS_.28IPL.29_Version_Information|(Gamecube "BIOS"]]) of these two Gamecube versions offer support for both English and Japanese languages, but not at the same time. A Region Switch can be enabled or disabled to allow support for [[Playing_Imports|playing import]] USA or Japanese original Gamecube titles, respectively.

Note: Backup discs require use of a [[:Category:Modchips|modchip]] or by [[Playing_Backups|other means]].

== Memory Card Compatibility ==
The Gamecube's Memory Card data format is determined by the console region. While NTSC-U and PAL save data can typically be stored on the same memory card, memory cards used with NTSC-J consoles must be reformatted to Japanese settings or data corruption can occur. A separate memory card should be used for each region to avoid data corruption and/or loss of save data.

== NTSC-J Hardware ==
[[File:Region NTSC-J.png|thumb|225px|alt=NTSC-J|'''NTSC-J''' motherboard shown with '''no resistor at R6''']]
To allow an NTSC-J(Japanese) Gamecube compatibility for use with NTSC-U (USA) original titles, a modification to resistor location "R6" is required. 

At location R6, two solder points can be seen where the resistor was not installed during production. By closing the circuit's path (shorting the two points), the Gamecube region will be changed. 

These two points can be soldered together for a permanent region change or an on/off switch can be installed to allow region interchangeability. If using a switch, the switch should be set to the desired regional position prior to system power up. 

== NTSC-U Hardware ==
[[File:Region NTSC-U.png|thumb|225px|alt=NTSC-U|'''NTSC-U''' motherboard shown with '''no resistor at R5''']]
Same steps for hardware modification as described above. 
To allow an NTSC-U (USA) Gamecube compatibility for use with NTSC-J(Japanese) original titles, a modification to resistor location "R5" is required. 

== How it works ==
[[File:REGION_MOD_FLIPPER.png|thumb|600px|alt=Alternate|''Sense, 3v3 and GND shown from Top and Bottom view of Mainboard'']]
The trace shown in blue is for Region Sense. When 3v3 is detected on Sense then GameCube is set for NTSC-J region. When 0v is detected on Sense then GameCube is set for NTSC-U. 

*To convert an NTSC-J GameCube to NTSC-U, Sense is simply shorted to GND along R6.
*To convert an NTSC-U Gamecube to NTSC-J, Sense is simply provided 3v3 along R5. 
NOTE: 3v3 shown for illustration only and can be provided from any 3v3 location to Sense

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User:Marcus

2018-07-29T16:11:46Z

Marcus:

Marcus is a GCForever Wiki user with helping talent!

== User Creation ==
On July 28th, 2018, a user by the name of Marcus was created. Marcus' first few editing to pages are the Main Page, WikiScene:Gamecube, and made a page called Nintendo. He had helped the wiki.

== Gamecube ==
On May 15th, 2018, Marcus has bought a Platinum Silver Gamecube on eBay for as cheap as 38 dollars. When it came, it didn't come with no AV cable, and no Controller. So Marcus bought a Gamecube pack on Amazon which includes a Memory card, Controller, AV Cable, and the connector! But, he had no games.

== First game ==
Marcus bought his first game, which was Mario Kart Double Dash. It had come with the case, an manual, and of course, the game.

User:Marcus

2018-07-29T16:10:10Z

Marcus: Updated

Marcus is a GCForever Wiki user with helping talent!

== User Creation ==
On July 28th, 2018, a user by the name of Marcus was created. Marcus' first few editing to pages are the [Main Page], [WikiScene:Gamecube], and made a page called [Nintendo]. He had helped the wiki.

== Gamecube ==
On May 15th, 2018, Marcus has bought a Platinum Silver Gamecube on eBay for as cheap as 38 dollars. When it came, it didn't come with no AV cable, and no Controller. So Marcus bought a Gamecube pack on Amazon which includes a Memory card, Controller, AV Cable, and the connector! But, he had no games.

== First game ==
Marcus bought his first game, which was Mario Kart Double Dash. It had come with the case, an manual, and of course, the game.

WikiScene:GameCube

2018-07-29T15:57:56Z

Marcus: Removed the link to the wikipage "console"

==What is a Gamecube?==
The GameCube is a video game console made by [[Nintendo]]. It’s marketed audience is children, yet many adults who grew up with the big N have come to enjoy it.

Nintendo’s Official GameCube Page - http://www.nintendo.com/systemsgcn

==Hardware==
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* IBM '''PowerPC''', '''486''' MHz
* '''ATI''' graphics
* '''24+16 MB''' of RAM
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* 8 cm '''optical drive'''
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==Versions==
Currently there are four main retail versions of the GameCube. The “DOL-001”, “DOL-002”, “DOL-101” and the “Panasonic Q”. Please see the [[Gamecube BIOS]] Chart to see which [[BIOS]] work on your system (only the [[Cobra]] and/or [[Qoob]] BIOS will work on your Panasonic Q)

[[Image:DOL-001.jpg]]

This is a picture of the infamous Panasonic Q. It’s a combined DVD player with a GameCube in a really cool custom case.

Buy one for $250 on http://prodb.matsushita.co.jp/product/info.do?pg=04&hb=SL-GC10

There is no BIOS support in older BIOS and/or [[Anaconda]] for the DOL-002, DOL-101 and/or Panasonic Q. Make sure the unit you have is DOL-001 if you wish to use an older BIOS. DOL-001 has two AV ports on the back (one analog and one digital).

[[Image:Dol002.jpg]]

NOTE: The DOL-002 version of the GCN is an exclusive version to Brazil. It was manufactured by a Brazilian company, [[Gradiente]], due to a now dead partnership between Gradiente Nintendo.

==GameCube Original BIOS (IPL) Version Information==

===IPL Version 0.0===
The very first IPL Version that was used in early NTSC DOL-001 devices it's pretty rare to find this version in a GameCube

===IPL Version 1.0===
This IPL is the only one PAL Version IPL and can only be found in PAL
GameCubes that are all DOL-001 REV A GameCubes

===IPL Version 2.0===
There are two version of this IPL, they are all for [[NTSC]] units. One is for DOL-001 and the other is for DOL-101 both versions do have the same version number but not the same release date and are not compatible each others, thats one of the reason of the numerous bugs from Cobra v0.2, v0.3 and v0.4 with DOL-101 units. This IPL can be found on DOL-101 and DOL-001 REV A, B and C GameCubes.

===IPL Version 3.0===
There are two version of this IPL; they are all for NTSC units. One is for DOL-001 and the other is for DOL-101 both versions do have the same version number but not the same release date and are not compatible each others, thats one of the reason of the numerous bugs from Cobra v0.2, v0.3 and v0.4 with DOL-101 units. This IPL can be found on DOL-101 and DOL-001 REV A, B and C GameCubes. SAME AS IPL v2.0

===IPL Version 4.0===
This IPL Version can only be found in NTSC DOL-101 REV C GameCubes and is mostly supplied with v8 GameCube drives and it's the latest IPL Release except for Brazil.

===IPL Version 5.0===
This IPL is very special, it can only be found in DOL-002 GameCubes that are only being sold in Brazil (along with DOL-001) it's a special GameCube co-produced by both Nintendo Corporation and Gradiente Corporation (A Brazilian Company) the main differences are that the GameCube menus are in Portuguese (Official Language in Brasil) and that the display is in PAL M signals. beside that the GameCube is the same but this very particular IPL makes it incompatible with Cobra that do patch the GC IPL to work however it still works with anaconda and of course GCOS.

===REV A: DOL-001===
GameCubes with both Digital AV output on and Serial Port 2 inside ::Status:: Still being sold in Europe and Korea (NTSC J), Sold out in Japan and both North and South America.

===REV B: DOL-001===
GameCubes with both Digital AV output on, but where the serial Port 2 had been removed ::Status:: Sold out worldwide but you can still get one in the usa if you exchange your DOL-101 (unmodded) GameCube to a DOL-001 version with Nintendo (for free).

===REV C: DOL-101===
GameCubes without Digital AV output and serial Port 2. ::Status: It's the current Retail version for worldwide except for PAL GameCube systems (EU + Australia) and Brazil.

I know it can help or interest some people to have that IPL Version guide and know more about those, however only Retail IPL Versions are mentioned here, don't look for details on the TDEV or NPDP GBOX IPLs while looking at that post.

===Panasonic Q===
[[Image:PanasonicQ.jpg]]

There is also a modified GameCube that reads DVD videos that is called the Panasonic Q and that is only being sold in Japan, however I don't know what IPL Version it can have, I heard someone has a V2 IPL in his Panasonic Q, however the Panasonic Q is just composed of a Panasonic DVD player mainboard, a GameCube mainboard (a Japanese DOL-001 Retail version) and a (VERY) modified v8 Drive (that only has v8 in the drive version but that is totally different from standard v8 drives). It also uses two different drive controller chips, one for DVD and the other for GameCube and the GameCube controller will never allow to read more than 8cm medias (no full DVD reading on the GameCube mode as it's hardware limited by the controller chip), however the Q can be much less picky with media then standard GameCubes.

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Main Page

2018-07-28T15:43:58Z

Marcus: Just changed the beginning, nothing else.

Welcome to the [//www.gc-forever.com/ GC-Forever] Wiki!

This wiki is about the console released in 2001, the GameCube! In this wiki, we help you share your knowledge on the GameCube. Hope you learn something :)

== How To ==
* [[Backing Up Discs|Backup Original Media]]
* [[Booting Homebrew|Boot Homebrew (Unsigned Code)]]
* [[Create_a_bootable_homebrew_disc|Create bootable homebrew disc]]
* Play [[Playing Backups|Backups]]
* Play [[Playing Imports|Imports]]
* Install NTSC-U or NTSC-J [[Region Switch]]
* Make Swiss the [[Swiss/Usage#Installing_Swiss_to_the_Wiikey_Fusion_Flash | initial ISO for WiiKey Fusion]]
* Make Swiss the [[Swiss on WODE | initial ISO for WODE]]
* [[Using a Wii drive replacement on a GameCube | Use a Wii drive replacement on a Gamecube]]

== Software ==
* [[Game_Boy_Interface|Game Boy Interface]]
* [[GC-Linux with rootFS on SD|GC-Linux with rootFS on SD Card]]
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== Hardware ==
* [[:Category:MiscHardware|List of Miscellaneous Hardware]]
* [[:Category:Modchips|List of Modchips]]
* [[:Category:Hardware_Hacks|List of Hardware Hacks]]
* [[GameCube versions|GameCube versions]]

== Documents ==
* [[DICommands|GC/Wii DVD Commands explained]]
* [//www.gc-forever.com/yagcd/ '''Y'''et '''A'''nother '''G'''ame'''C'''ube '''D'''ocumentation]

== Games ==
* [[List_of_GameCube_games|List of all Nintendo licensed GameCube games]]
* [[Homebrew_Games|List of all Homebrew games for the GameCube]]

== The WikiScene Archives ==
* [[WikiScene:GameCube]]
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Nintendo

2018-07-28T15:38:20Z

Marcus: made article

Nintendo is a company founded in 1889. In 1983 they released their first real console called the Famicom (known as NES), and then they made another one. And another one! And came the '''Gamecube''', the console that everybody loves.

== First ever console Nintendo made ==
In 1977, Nintendo released the Color TV-Game in Japan only. This console includes Pong Minigames, such as
Tennis
Hockey
and Volleyball.
But in 1980, Nintendo had to lock out Color TV-Game from their doors. It has been classified obsolete.

== Nintendo Entertainment System ==
In 1983, Nintendo released the NES, the awesome game console that people have a smile on!

'''''CLASSIC HIT HAS BEEN RELEASED!!'''''

Super Mario Bros.
This classic hit randomly came on shelves.
''EVERYONE TOOK IT''

User:Marcus

2018-07-28T15:06:01Z

Marcus: hi ti is i marcus i made my profile

marcus big boi

== about ==
owns a silver gamecube with one game. yeah, '''one.''' he's poor to buy all them gamecube games

== how he get gaycube? ==
ebay

== what game. ==
mario kart double dash

== is marcus gay? ==
yes