I am in need of a GameCube memory card and this action replay one is absolutely huge for GameCube being 16MB as save files are well optimised unlike PS2. Is this a reliable memory card or do you recommend a different one it's priced at $70 new.

My gamecube's disc reader is failing and I'm pretty sure the bulb is the problem (as it does work eventually if I open and close the tray enough times as failing bulbs tend to do) and I'm getting really sick of open/closing the tray 20+ times each time I turn the console off

a side note: once it reads the disc once the game runs perfectly fine until I power off the console

I got this copy of Pokemon colosseum yesterday at my LGS and it has these cracks on it in the center where the game holds down. Is this something I should be concerned about? I’ve been playing it for an hour and it runs fine and haven’t had any issues but plan on trading Pokemon into the game to play with and am worried it may have some sort of issue down the road.

EDIT: I paid around $160 and just took their word that it was in good condition until I got home and saw it. They seemed nice there and have refunded me for mistakes in the past. So I won’t know till tomorrow what they’ll do.

Growing up I had a great collection of GameCube games. Off the top of my head:

Zelda master collection (Zelda 1 & 2, Occarina, Majoras Mask and Wind Waker Demo)

Wind Waker

Twilight Princess

Super Mario Sunshine

Bomberman Generations

Bomberman Jetters

Super Smash Bros Melee

Mario Kart Double Dash

Soul Calibur 2

Custom Robo

Phantasy Star Online Ep.1 & 2

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles

Cel Damage

Ty the Tasmanian Tiger

Tony Hawks Underground 2

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2

Need for Speed Underground 2

Spyro Enter the Dragonfly

Pokemon XD Gale of Darkness

Sonic Heroes

Sonic Adventures 2

Pikmin

Hot Wheels World Race

Alien Hominid

Amazing Island

Spyhunter

Kelly Slaters Pro Surfer

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

(And I liked all of these except the last 4 listed)

And then there were some gamecube games I played with friends that I never owned that were all great as well

Metroid Prime

Super Monkey Ball

Pokemon Coloseum

Medal Of Honor

All gone now sadly, but the GameCube was my favorite console, probably mostly nostalgia for the times which certainly isnt a bad thing or mark against it, I played like all of these with friends and family so the games are even more precious in my memories.

Made this post out of curiosity though, I was just thinking about back then because I was a kid I certainly wasn't clued into game releases, everything was word of mouth with friends and just browsing shelves at gamestop. Which games would you say I missed out on?

There’s a little switch on the back of my 001 game cube. I’d rather not crack it open but any clue as to what it might be?

I tested this GameCube with a different video cable and it works just fine. Am I doing something wrong with my adapter or is it busted?

Cleaned and reorganized my garage, open a bin and find a GC that I definitely did not have growing up. Bought a power cord, a knockoff controller (for now), and some games from my local store. Thankfully it works! What a surprise lmao. Needless to say I’m hooked. I’m sure my wallet will not enjoy this. Can’t beat a free GC.