After a lot of troubleshooting I'm sure the problem is when I choose "yes" when the console asks me if I want to use the gamepad; I need to press yes to be able to play the Gamecube game at all obviously. Choosing "no" doesn't make the console turn off. The problem is not the HDD, anything...
I may try the new ram site, and download more RAM to my Switch. Not sure if ddr3 is the right ram
for it tho. Edit- no it uses floppy Ram, just like @AncientBoi