Gamecube Disc Lid Easteregg

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Cybertronic
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Gamecube Disc Lid Easteregg

Post by Cybertronic » Thu Apr 25, 2013 4:06 am

I have not seen it mentioned anywhere on the net, so I figured I'd mention it here. Everyone and their cousin know about the Gamecube menu being a slowed down version of the Famicom Disk System Boot Jingle, but I found something interesting while playing around with disc drive lid. The logo is removable by pressing the clips inside the lid (nothing special there), and underneath it I noticed that it was keyed, and so was the Logo... Now where have I seen this before.....

Thats right... the FDS Disks were keyed in the same fashion!

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The pattern is a little different, but I believe it pays homage to the FDS Disks.


I thought it was worth mentioning, has anyone noticed it before?
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Re: Gamecube Disc Lid Easteregg

Post by wii_HD » Thu Apr 25, 2013 8:54 am

And why does the other side have so much care taken in its make up.

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Image upside down to match jewel logo indentations.



Reading right to left (ie the correct way when viewing) of above image in morse coding.

dot dot dash dot - break = F

dash dot dot - break = D

Unfortuatly the last characrer does not quite work out should be

dot dot dot = S
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Re: Gamecube Disc Lid Easteregg

Post by MockyLock » Thu Apr 25, 2013 9:48 am

Could it be some kind of Wabun code ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabun_code
But i can't figure out the meaning.
And i can't read the same as you on the picture. i'm OK for the first word (reading right to left)
.|..
but after i can't read the same as you. Well, i can't read anything clear although...
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Re: Gamecube Disc Lid Easteregg

Post by Cybertronic » Thu Apr 25, 2013 1:13 pm

Thx for adding the lid pic, it was late at night and I didn't have my camera on hand. That's pretty awesome, I didn't even think to look for Morse code!
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