GCN Introducing the Sh*t Cube

[Tom]

Yeah I'd buy a gamecube soon if I were you, Your going to need the security bit to open the case (just a special screwdriver bit) . If you plan on using batteries you may want a rev a or rev b mobo If you have a choice, those you can power with 5v , I have a rev c which has less wiring but I have to use 12v batteries. The rev c has the power converter built in , while A and B have a seperate PCB for the converter, which makes it less portable. So all in all , If you dont feel like alittle extra soldering try for a a or b , get a c If you don't want to solder much and keep it portable. If your going to use a Disc drive , Ill post some pictures of what I figured out, I got the drive down to about 1-1 1/2 inches. Do you know what screen you are going to use?

 

[Tom]

Heres a pic of the bracket I designed, Its going to be mounted on the case (thats what the hole is for) I'm gonna design a 5mm peg that gets mounted on the screens case . The peg will slide into the bracket So the case will be removable.

 

[jonthedit]

I'm buying a refurbished GameCube from GameStop...
Not sure what revision it is.

http://www.gamestop.com/gc/consoles/gamecube-system-gamestop-refurbished/36647

 

[Tom]

I'm buying a refurbished GameCube from GameStop...
Not sure what revision it is.

http://www.gamestop....furbished/36647

Theres no way to tell then , just wait til you get it , the way to tell its the rev c's have 2 pcbs, one for the controller and the main one, rev a+b have three, controller , main and power regulator. Rev c's are the last revisions made.

 

[JulietStMoon]

I'm buying a refurbished GameCube from GameStop...
Not sure what revision it is.

http://www.gamestop....furbished/36647

Whenever you get it, one of the stickers on the bottom will say which version it is. DOL-001 is the original version, if I remember correctly, and DOL-101 is the 2nd version.

 

[jonthedit]

Thanks for the info, but as it turns out my friend has an old GameCube lying around he was planning on selling... So I'll be getting it soon.
I hope it's an earlier revision!

 

[Tom]

Nice if he had it awhile then theres a good chance its an a or b

 

[Tom]

WOrking on the controller, I mounted and wired the joystick and D-pad but when I run the game it acts as if I'm holding the joystick down, Idk what's going on . Any Ideas?

 

[Tom]

Got some dimensions, Looks like It's gonna be just under 9in long, 6 wide and just under 3in tall. I'm considering that a major improvement from the 12 x 8 x 6 cube

 

[Tom]

Been WOrking all day on this thing, friday-monday I will be away so thats the main reason. Almost done with the case just need to put 3 more hols in it. Battery did not like getting ripped off of the hot glue, broke the pcb in the process, so i had to fix that. Did not order the wiikey yet , looks like its gonna be another $20 for the wiikey breakout board and then I still need a wiikey. So I am gonna wait until I sell some GC games. (Talking to shadowsoilder about some)http://gbatemp.net/topic/331397-wts-gamecube-games/ Collesuem is still availible and I have Kirby airride for sale too(didn't post it on the thread). Currently soldering some wires from the disc drive port for the breakout board . Also did some sanding on the case and put it together. One last thing I did was find a work around for the joystick problem . Guess I'll Have more pics after I finish soldering.

 

[Tom]

The ribbon cable on the controller board is shot so only one controller.

 

[Devin]

Can't wait for those new pictures.

 

[Tom]

lol sry got off track with the daughter board cable being shot. lemme take em now

 

[Tom]

I lied a little on my progress , removed a mem card slot and the disk drive port . Cut a slot in the heat sink for the power port and ran the wires. anyway Here ya go :

 

[Tom]

Got up early today (10AM!) started wiring the daughter board setup. I lost the orange LED in the process so i stole a red one from a ps2 controller, I am so glad I did It looks way better. Aparently I wired the battery wrong so instead of charging all night...... it was shorting out all night. So I fixed that and added a LED to show when its charging.

 

[jalaneme]

yeah that cube looks like sh*t aright, it looks like a abomination, still if the thing works and it runs your games then that is all that matters.

 

[Tom]

... it doesn't even do that right now still waiting on a wii key and my dd is shot so it only boots then gets an error from having no disk drive

 

[Devin]

I have like 2 Gamecubes I don't use/have the cables for. One is taken apart, the other has a damaged casing but still works. If I ever get that printer I need in, and you're willing to pay shipping I can send them both to you for free. I'd like to see the finished product.

 

[Tom]

Thanks I might need one , need to get some money for the break out board for a wiikey first . Definitely interested though.

 

[Tom]

Wow trying to find wiikey in the us ... not looking good. I can get one from Canada but that'll take forever and is a last resort,