I have twelve main units (Indigo, Platinum, Pearl white Mario Smash
Football Pak (CIB), Jet Black (CIB) and Mariokart Double Dash!!
Platinum Pak (CIB), Metroid Pak, Resident Evil 4 Limited Edition Pak
(CIB), Pokemon Colosseum Mega Pak (CIB), the Legend of Zelda:
Collector’s Edition (CIB), Metroid Prime Pak, Nintendo Gamecube
Super Mario Sunshine Pak (CIB) Nintendo Gamecube the Legend of
Zelda the Windwaker Pac (CIB)), many controllers, GameStop controller,
many Nintendo Memory Card 251 (one CIB), Gamecube Gameboy
player, Gamecube Donkey Konga 2 Pak (CIB), Advance Cable (CIB) and
Nintendo Gamecube Dancing Stage MarioMix Pak (CIB).
I have Japan version (CIB).
type game console
country Japan
year 2001 JPN, 2002 EU
os Nintendo
cpu custom IBM Power
PC ”Gekko”
speed 485 MHz
memory 40 MB
media 3″ 1.5GB disk
sound custom Macronix
16-bit DSP
polygon 6-12 million / sec
ports 4 controller, 2 memory, analog av, digital av,
serial (2), parallel
The Nintendo GameCube — Nintendo’s Most Underrated Console
The Nintendo GameCube, launched in September 2001 in Japan and November 2001 in North America, was Nintendo’s entry into the sixth generation console market — competing against Sony’s PlayStation 2 and Microsoft’s Xbox with a compact, distinctive design and a proprietary mini-DVD format. Using an IBM PowerPC ”Gekko” processor at 485 MHz alongside ATI’s ”Flipper” GPU, the GameCube delivered impressive visual performance. Its library included some of Nintendo’s finest work: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Metroid Prime, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Pikmin, and Resident Evil 4 (originally a GameCube exclusive). Commercially it sold approximately 21 million units — modest compared to the PS2’s 155 million — but its software quality is widely celebrated, and GameCube games are highly valued by collectors today.