Timeline
I'll get the facts/dates down first and then worry about formatting. Feel free to add in, I haven't bothered adding source information since those websites are mostly gone now except Eurasia for the original news posts.
| GameCube Timeline | |
|---|---|
| 2001 | |
| September 14 | GameCube released in Japan |
| November 18 | GameCube released in North America |
| 2002 | |
| May 3 | GameCube released in Europe |
| May 17 | GameCube released in Australia |
| 2003 | |
| February 5 | Freeloader 1.4 by Datel/codejunkies released. Within days after release, Freeloader 1.4 found to be non-compatible with many GC titles. |
| February 8 | Freeloader 1.6b by Datel/codejunkies released |
| February 18 | Action Replay by Datel/codejunkies released |
| June 17 | PSUL 1.0 - GAMECUBE CODE UPLOADER released by CrazyNation |
| October 10 | Animal Crossing Loader 1.0 released First game backup loading on the console (from BBA) |
| October 13 | PSOLoad v1.1 by Costis |
| October 29 | tmbinc first IPL replacement info released and IPL replacement.dol (injected a small bit of replacement PPC code then used a AR memory card as the next level loader) |
| 2004 | |
| January 20 | GC-Linux "Linuxpreview" released |
| June 3 | MAX Drive Pro from Datel released |
| November 24 | Viper GC announced on Xbox-Scene |
| December 13 | Viper GC goes on sale |
| December 17 | Cobra 0.2 for ViperGC released First DVD-R use on GameCube |
| December 31 | tmbinc IPL (flash based) replacement info and updated IPL replacement.dol released after 21C3 display First piece of homebrew to boot DOL from SD |
| 2005 | |
| January 1 | SD Loader (aka SDLoad) v1.00 by Costis |
| February 21 | Anaconda04 - Viperfree Cobra04 DVD-R boot core recode in pure assembly released by Freefall , Wildlight , ttl and xor37h |
| February 26 | GCoS v1.0 (Combined tmbinc IPL.dol + Anaconda04 code for GUI based disc booting without a modchip) |
| March 4 | RIPPER GC modchip released |
| March 19 | XCM full size DVD cases released by Team Xtender |
| March 21 | NINJAMOD modchip released |
| March 24 | Qoob Pro announced (with Lite available a few weeks after Pro) |
| April 1 | Qoob Pro released First no swap DVD-R |
| June 22 | ICEDCUBE full size DVD cases released by Team Xecuter |
| December 20 | xenoGC modchip released |
| December 27 | Viper GC Extreme released |
| 2007 | |
| March 4 | SD Media Launcher for Wii/Gamecube released by Datel |
| December 7 | SD-Boot 0.1 BETA released First backup from SD card |
| 2010 | |
| March 31 | gc-forever created |
| 2011 | |
| February 1 | Swiss 0.1 r2 released |
September 14, 2001
- GameCube released in Japan
November 18, 2001
- GameCube released in North America
May 3, 2002
- GameCube released in Europe
May 17, 2002
- GameCube released in Australia
June 17, 2003
- PSUL 1.0 - GAMECUBE CODE UPLOADER released by CrazyNation
October 10, 2003
- Animal Crossing Loader 1.0 released
- First game backup loading on the console (from BBA)
Octover 13, 2003
- PSOLoad v1.1 by Costis
October 29, 2003
- tmbinc first IPL replacement info released and IPL replacement.dol (injected a small bit of replacement PPC code then used a AR memory card as the next level loader)
January 20, 2004
- GC-Linux "Linuxpreview" released
November 24, 2004
- Viper GC announced on Xbox-Scene
December 13, 2004
- Viper GC goes on sale
December 17, 2004
- Cobra 0.2 for ViperGC released
- First DVD-R use on GameCube
December 31, 2004
- tmbinc IPL (flash based) replacement info and updated IPL replacement.dol released after 21C3 display
- First piece of homebrew to boot DOL from SD
January 2, 2004
- SD Loader (aka SDLoad) v1.00 by Costis
February 21, 2005
- Anaconda04 - Viperfree Cobra04 DVD-R boot core recode in pure assembly released by Freefall , Wildlight , ttl and xor37h
February 26, 2005
- GCoS v1.0 (Combined tmbinc IPL.dol + Anaconda04 code for GUI based disc booting without a modchip)
March 24, 2005
- Qoob Pro announced (with Lite available a few weeks after Pro)
April 1, 2005
- Qoob Pro released
- First no swap DVD-R
December 27, 2005
- Viper GC Extreme released
December 7, 2007
- SD-Boot 0.1 BETA released
- First backup from SD card
February 1, 2011
- Swiss 0.1 r2 released