We've covered console modder and YouTuber 'GingerOfOz' here on Nintendo Life on a number of occasions in the past, and now they're back with their latest creation - a transparent "blue crystal" portable GameCube, that's actually running on Wii hardware.
If the design looks familiar, it's because the blueprint was actually shared by a mod known as 'Ashida' and created by another modder known as 'Wesk'. GingerOfOz has now shared an image of their own stunning recreation. They called on Chinese company PCBWay to print out the console's case.
Wesl originally shared this mod last year on the BitBuilt forums last September. It's running on Wii hardware, has a 5-inch 16:9 display and GameCube controls and can last for up to 3.5 hours on a few batteries.
This isn't the first time GingerOfOz has reinvented the GameCube, either:
What do you think of the "blue crystal" GameCube controller? Comment below.
[source twitter.com, via videogameschronicle.com]
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Would have been better as a 4:3 I imagine, but still, some top notch work.
Reminds me of the old Gamecube keyboard for sure.
Just you know, with a screen as opposed to keys.
I would pay for this.... an already built one.
Since this is Wii hardware, is there a way to add the Sensor Bar that's on a Wii U GamePad to make it truly a Wii in the shape of a Gamecube controller?
@HammerGalladeBro Quick answer would be yes, the sensor bar is just two infared LEDs.
@link3710 Awesome! If I had one of these, I'd probably carry it with me more than my 3DS or Switch. The Gamecube's my favorite system.
Cool but I would rather make the screen 4:3 instead of 16:9 that is unless you want to play Wii games on it which some does support 16:9 as well.
@HammerGalladeBro I would say it's possible, but not so easy, because the infrared bar is static and need a controller to point at.
could work, but the. you always need a bar to connect to the decide and recalibrate before each session. I don't think it can really work ..
Switch had the potential to become a portable GameCube or Wii, and would have been if they hadn't cancelled virtual console.
Graphics < Gameplay < Greed
This must be the best mod (of the GameCube) I have ever seen. I want one.
i have a Japanese 2DS that has a similar shell that looks like this, but it's black (i really wish that was released in the west.)
back to main topic though, I like seeing these consoles being modded into handhelds.
@JayJ Some GameCube games do support 16:9, so having it in wide-screen isn't that odd.
But an option to select 4:3 or 16:9 on the device would be the best solution.
I have yearned for a portable GameCube console for years. The easiest method would be for Nintendo to release the games on the eShop, but since Nintendo doesn't want to do that, this would do just fine.
The video was entertaining to be fair.
@RadioShadow Yeah I guess, but I just know how widescreen support was more or less just a tacked on extra at the time that only a few games really supported. Heck they didn't even properly display widescreen most of the time, expecting you to just stretch the image and use an in-game option to narrow everything. It's all a part of how these were essentially the last of the analog era consoles, any "HD" compatibility was done with component cables and it was just your basic 480p. That's why HD was such a big selling point for consoles and games during the following generation.
I would rather just have a 4:3 screen on something like this and call it a day, but seeing how it's got Wii support, I guess you got a legitimate case for games being designed for widescreen. There just isn't a whole lot of them that are meant to be played with a gamecube controller.
I wish I had this but instead of a GameCube or Wii inside, it's a Windows PC.
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