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=== Active Products === | === Active Products === | ||
* [[FlippyDrive]] drive replacement | * [[FlippyDrive]] solderless drive replacement | ||
* [[GCLoader]] or CUBEODE drive replacement | * [[GCLoader]] or CUBEODE solderless drive replacement | ||
:Very quick to boot backups and homebrew with [[Swiss]] as initial ISO. | :Very quick to boot backups and homebrew with [[Swiss]] as initial ISO. | ||
* [https://github.com/KunaiGC/KunaiGC KunaiGC] [[IPL Replacement|IPL replacement]] | * [https://github.com/KunaiGC/KunaiGC KunaiGC] soldered [[IPL Replacement|IPL replacement]] | ||
:Very quick to boot backups and homebrew with [[Swiss]] on flash. | :Very quick to boot backups and homebrew with [[Swiss]] on flash. | ||
* [https://github.com/webhdx/PicoBoot PicoBoot] [[IPL Replacement|IPL replacement]] | * [https://github.com/webhdx/PicoBoot PicoBoot] soldered [[IPL Replacement|IPL replacement]] | ||
* [https://github.com/makeo/PicoLoader PicoLoader] drive replacement | * [https://github.com/makeo/PicoLoader PicoLoader] soldered / solderless drive replacement | ||
* [[XenoGC]] or [[DuoQ]] [[drivechip]] | * [[XenoGC]] or [[DuoQ]] soldered [[drivechip]] | ||
:Quick for booting backups and homebrew with a [[Create a bootable homebrew disc|bootable disk]] of [[SDLoad]] or [[Swiss]]. | :Quick for booting backups and homebrew with a [[Create a bootable homebrew disc|bootable disk]] of [[SDLoad]] or [[Swiss]]. | ||
=== End-of-Life Products === | === End-of-Life Products === | ||
* [[Viper GC]] [[IPL Replacement|IPL replacement]] | * [[Viper GC]] soldered [[IPL Replacement|IPL replacement]] | ||
:Quick to boot backups and homebrew with [[SDLoad]] installed as plugin. | :Quick to boot backups and homebrew with [[SDLoad]] installed as plugin. | ||
* [[Viper GC#Extreme_version|Viper GC Extreme]] [[IPL Replacement|IPL replacement]] | * [[Viper GC#Extreme_version|Viper GC Extreme]] soldered [[IPL Replacement|IPL replacement]] | ||
:Very quick to boot backups and homebrew with [[Swiss]] on flash. | :Very quick to boot backups and homebrew with [[Swiss]] on flash. | ||
* [[Qoob#SX_version|Qoob SX]] / [[Qoob#Pro_version|Qoob Pro]] [[IPL Replacement|IPL replacement]] | * [[Qoob#SX_version|Qoob SX]] / [[Qoob#Pro_version|Qoob Pro]] soldered [[IPL Replacement|IPL replacement]] | ||
:Very quick to boot backups and homebrew with [[SDLoad]] / [[Swiss]] on flash. | :Very quick to boot backups and homebrew with [[SDLoad]] / [[Swiss]] on flash. | ||
* [[Wiikey Fusion]] / [[WASP Fusion]] / [[WODE]] [[Using a Wii drive replacement on a GameCube|drive replacement]] | * [[Wiikey Fusion]] / [[WASP Fusion]] / [[WODE]] soldered [[Using a Wii drive replacement on a GameCube|drive replacement]] | ||
:Quick to boot backups and homebrew with [[Swiss|Swiss.iso]] and [[SDGecko]]. | :Quick to boot backups and homebrew with [[Swiss|Swiss.iso]] and [[SDGecko]]. | ||
:Very quick to boot backups and homebrew with [[Swiss]] as[[Swiss/Usage#Installing_Swiss_to_the_Wiikey_Fusion_Flash | initial ISO for WiiKey Fusion]] / [[WASP Fusion]] or [[Swiss on WODE | initial ISO for WODE]]. | :Very quick to boot backups and homebrew with [[Swiss]] as[[Swiss/Usage#Installing_Swiss_to_the_Wiikey_Fusion_Flash | initial ISO for WiiKey Fusion]] / [[WASP Fusion]] or [[Swiss on WODE | initial ISO for WODE]]. | ||
Revision as of 17:12, 3 August 2025
There are several methods available to successfully boot homebrew on unmodified and modified Gamecubes. These methods include using a special bootdisc and memory card device, a loophole within an official Gamecube game title, a traditional modchip or a drive replacement modchip.
Unmodified Gamecube
Game Save Exploits
These require a memory card to place the hacked save game and a boot.dol converted to .gci format. Swiss is distributed as a bootable GCI. Need the help of an already homebrew able Gamecube, or a Wii (while RVL-001 is the easiest, RVL-101 and RVL-201 can have their GameCube ports soldered back in[1]), modded or unmodded to first put such files on memcard.
- Animal Crossing
- BMX XXX
- FIFA 06
- FIFA 07
- FIFA 2002
- FIFA 2004
- FIFA 2005
- FIFA World Cup Germany 2006
- F-Zero GX
- Frogger Beyond
- James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- Pokémon Colosseum
- Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Robotech: Battlecry
- Super Mario Sunshine (PAL only)
- Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (NTSC-U only)
- Tony Hawk's Underground (NTSC-U only)
- True Crime: Streets of LA
Active Products
End-of-Life Products
- Requires Action Replay 1.14b or below and an SD-Card adapter.
- Tedious to set up and can get oftentimes annoying when loading homebrew, requires to be transferred onto the memory card (preferably using the PSOload method) alongside an injection of GCOS after putting in a cheat through an older revision of the Action Replay disc. Since then, it’s better advised to use the custom loader that comes with the latest package of Swiss which utilizes the same SD-Card adapter combo as the SD load method.
- Uses a region free bootdisc to load hombrew from included memory card device.
- Offers out of the box homebrew support - always need the disc to boot it up. Comes with a flimsy SDGecko!
- Requires an original copy of Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II and a Broadband Adapter.
Modified Gamecube
Active Products
- FlippyDrive solderless drive replacement
- GCLoader or CUBEODE solderless drive replacement
- Very quick to boot backups and homebrew with Swiss as initial ISO.
- KunaiGC soldered IPL replacement
- Very quick to boot backups and homebrew with Swiss on flash.
- PicoBoot soldered IPL replacement
- PicoLoader soldered / solderless drive replacement
- Quick for booting backups and homebrew with a bootable disk of SDLoad or Swiss.
End-of-Life Products
- Viper GC soldered IPL replacement
- Quick to boot backups and homebrew with SDLoad installed as plugin.
- Viper GC Extreme soldered IPL replacement
- Very quick to boot backups and homebrew with Swiss on flash.
- Qoob SX / Qoob Pro soldered IPL replacement
- Wiikey Fusion / WASP Fusion / WODE soldered drive replacement
- Quick to boot backups and homebrew with Swiss.iso and SDGecko.
- Very quick to boot backups and homebrew with Swiss as initial ISO for WiiKey Fusion / WASP Fusion or initial ISO for WODE.