One thing that technically-minded gamers occasionally indulge in is creating unique versions of their favourite consoles. Thankfully for us these creations are often shared with the world on YouTube, and courtesy of CKmods we can take a look at a portable GameCube.
The original GameCube console, famously, had its own carry handle for conveniently picking it up and taking it elsewhere, but this creation, called 'CKCube Slim', takes the issue of portability more seriously. It may not be portable in a realistic sense, in addition to the fact it's missing some of the controller buttons and leaves the disc itself exposed on the back, but it's still a functioning GameCube. We wouldn't advise its creator to take this beast on the bus, but it's a gizmo that shows some ingenuity and a love for the famous old 'Cube.
There are some ideas around what has been used as the casing for this device: the video is below, and we'd love to hear your theories.
[source youtube.com]
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That is the coolest thing I've ever seen
hahaha. amazing !
the disc behind it seems a bit risky,. its fun to see that the whole gamecube interior is crammed into a spagetti pasta tupperware.
im intrigued at the screen, what is it, where did he get it ?
Actually it does appear to have shoulder buttons. Look above the Start button on the center of the controller. There's two extra buttons there, and I'm positive those aren't on any normal Gamecube controller. Even though you'd still be missing Z, you'd have all the buttons you need to at least navigate menus.
They could be turbo buttons though...
Amazing. Make a safe, portable Wii now that has all the buttons and doesn't expose the discs. I'll buy that.
Although, with the motion control, that could prove hard...
No Left, Right, and Z Button?
Even if he somehow remapped the shoulder buttons to face buttons, you wouldn't be able to play some of the true Gamecube greats (like Sunshine or Luigi's Mansion) without having those unique analogue triggers.
mod is cool to a degree, but not having the shoulder buttons makes this mod basicly useless But hey, it's works...
you are aware that we already got a mobile wii: the 3ds.
that thing is ugly... but impressive nonetheless
@Myx The 3DS isn't a portable Wii. They're very different.
Unless you meant that as a joke.
I like this one better (it looks like Wii U's controller): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yesH8XIsDm4&feature=related
Errm, there are FAR better portable GC mods around. For example:
http://www.hardwaresphere.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/portable-gamecube-console-mod.jpg
The one in this video is terrible.
EDIT: Apparently that site doesn't like direct linking. Anyone, take a look at the above link.
cool, I actually like the homemade spirit of this over the more slick ones. For personal use that's really neat and more a "to see if I can do it" thing, I think. For that kind of portable gaming I'd actually just get a 3DS or stay at home, but I love the ingenuity of this.
@late
that one is a nice design but if you watch closely you can see that it's not truly a portable gamecube. It's a casing for a screen, controller and something that runs gamecube roms. He switches games without ever switching discs and quickly clicks past a "non-gamecube" menu between games. You can also see the input screen from the monitor so the monitor isn't truly integrated. It's a nice look but very much the work of someone looking to play large games on the go, not truly make a portable gamecube.
@Ren: Well, he has few different versions. Do you like this one better?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng2dwpfdtI8&feature=channel&list=UL
That one at least uses discs
@AceSpadeS I have that controller, those actually are turbo buttons. So there aren't L/R/Z buttons.
The one Late showed definitely looks better as it isn't lacking the shoulder buttons, the buttons on it look easier to access and the disc isn't on the outside but this is still impressive.
wow, that's pretty neat. I wonder if they have a battery, seems like his are always plugged into something, which kind of defeats the purpose.
I looked on youtube, and they have a WHOLE bunch of people that made portable gamecubes lol! http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=portable+gamecube&oq=Portable+Game&aq=0&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_nf=1&gs_l=youtube-psuggest.3.0.0l10.119.5402.0.7538.19.18.1.2.2.0.181.1517.9j6.15.0. check it out
NOW MAKE A PORTABLE PS1
Is that a tupperware case?
..Aaaand his Mom just put spaghetti in it.
@Myx So you can play Wii games on the 3DS? How, exactly?
LOL gamecube in a tupperware box
i want one. I WANT ONE. FORGET THE PORTABLE SNES, I WANT THIS SO MUCH MORE.
Anybody know anyone I could send my GameCube to to have a similar service done? I doubt there's any place out there, but if there is, and if it's reputable, please tell me.
Cool! But he forgot one very important thing: You can't hit the shoulder-buttons! Uh oh, a problem there!
Impressive. Add a cupholder attachment to it and I'm sold.
@mieu-fire the psp?
I always like seeing these kinds of things.
=.=; The best housing he could find was a tall Tupperware container. You better hope your mother doesn't find out what happen to her storage container.
Finally, you can play SSB anywhere
@Wheels2050 This is a lot neater design then the one I saw before this.
@mieu-fire I believe the PSP and PS Vita can play the PS1 games if you rebuy them on PSN
@Knuckles Yes. They have a retro area to buy all them. In fact, I think they call it classic games. I dunno...
I still seriously want one.
Now you can really have a SSB portable!
Whats next, Portable PS2? lol
nice job,now you can play luigis mansion 1 on this and 2 on the 3DS haha
it would be sick to play soul caliber 2 on this thing
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