Topic: Gamecube won't read disc.

I have been trying to play a copy of Pokemon XD Gale of Darkness that I have owned for a couple years. Since we got it, we haven't been able to play it for this reason. When I start the Gamecube, it reads the disk fine, goes through the gamecube theme and health warning screens, then when it is about to load the game, it says that it can't read the disc. I have tried cleaning the lens and the disc, bu these haven't worked. Is there another solution I haven't tried?

@lunisian Does this happen with all your GameCube games? If you happen to have an old Wii, you can try playing it on there. At least you'll know if it's your GameCube or the disc that's causing the problem.

@Octane It's just this one game. I play colosseum on it just fine. like i said, it starts to read it, then it says the gamecube can't read the disc. This is in the game text, to the gamecube text by the way.

@lunisian Any visible scratches?

@lunisian it’s the disc. I had the same problem with one of my games. That message comes when it can’t read it. Put it in the fridge then try cleaning it again.

@1UP_MARIO Out of curiosity, what does putting it in the fridge do?

@Octane Very few. Have gone over it with a disc repair solution before.

@lunisian Disc repair solution? How does that even work?

Anyway, one of the last options is to have it resurfaced, most game stores can do this for you. I'm not a fan of it, but it may save the disc if nothing else works. Getting a used copy of XD these days isn't cheap either.

@lunisian similar to how blowing in the cartridges made made my n64 games work 😉. Putting it in the fridge for half hour is a home remedy. It worked for me in Wario world.

@Octane Essentially, it fills in the holes to stop the disk from skipping. The only game store in my town is Gamestop, and I don't think they do that.

@lunisian toothpaste works great too

I can't play the sims 2

I read the booklet did not work watched videos did not work and I had not played it a lot