The Wacky World of Rare GameCubes

[@NamelessGamer29]

In an alternate universe where Microsoft bought Nintendo there would've been a Halo themed Gamecube.

[@vincentthekeeper2163]

I've never heard this. Only thing I ever heard/ read was before XBox they were actually talking about buying Sony as their entry into the games market. I believe Sony the parent company was in a bad place financially in the late 90s.

[@SaddisticSpeller]

@@vincentthekeeper2163 Quite the opposite, late 90s/early 00s was when they were omnipresent in countless different tech markets from audio to TVs to cameras, and iirc they even had an entire chemical division around that time. It was the 10s when they (and tbh virtually everyone else as well, but I doubt I needed to tell you that) fell on hard financial times.

[@leonardusl5141]

That brown dev unit is a TDEV. It was used for game development courses in universities. It's similar to the NR Reader, except it can also connect to a computer for debugging and rapid development.

[@LoganJamesPenn]

Gamecubes are mad cool. The fact you could get different colors or faceplates was really neat, now your system comes with its colors and your stuck with them.

[@burnstjamp]

There are a bunch of different color variations/decals on modern consoles

[@MichaelLago1988]

tell tht 2 ps5

[@Simon-xi7lb]

@@burnstjamp oh yay, a cheap sticker I can put on my $300+ console! hurray!

[@burnstjamp]

@@Simon-xi7lb By 'decals' I don't just mean one's that are put onto the standard console after purchase. The Xbox Series X has a "Halo Limited Edition," with a unique design printed on, for example

[@LegoDork]

My Animal Crossing: New Horizons edition Switch is a fraud? (It was one of four available at the time after searching for months for any Switch.)

[@brocklegomaster]

Can't tell if you're a collector or not ,but from a non collector standpoint and using console variations this is a really solid list that's definitely pretty accurate. I do a lot of importing so I've encountered some of these I'd definitely like to grab a Panasonic Q and a Char GameCube at some point.

[@Clos93]

That Panasonic Q GC is sexy af! Have you ever seen the Japanese PS2 with an integrated dvr called the PSX? That thing is on my bucket list of consoles to own....

[@Jose-oj7vt]

I bought one 7 years ago complete in box for $200 because gamecube has always been my favorite console. Little did I know I was purchasing a rare peice.

[@pottyputter05]

@@Jose-oj7vt shit, might be the time to sell it idk. SSBM is definitely something that still to this day can create buzz that will spike the prices of special cubes and controllers but aside from Mangos bday win for us older generation that had the game as kids idk what might cause it to shoot higher. Kinda wondering if Nintendo released a new edition with fully integrated online play and got the big titles that made sense to do so to add in support to the titles if it would sell enough to validate the cost. Doesn't sound like Nintendo tho, they are a nostalgia driven company that seems to hate nostalgia and anyone playing its older games.

[@SaddisticSpeller]

@@pottyputter05 Well there’s also people like me (‘01) who grew up just after the GameCube but still have nostalgia for it from older cousins and the like. I’ve had one for a while but a few of my friends have recently decided to buy one. I’m sure if you give it another few years it’ll get another nostalgia boom again, Nintendo consoles always stay relevant long after they’ve stopped being sold.

[@Plaston_]

@@SaddisticSpeller I think it might be the case now beacause their prices have exploded, i have seen some of them loose for sale on ebay for 50 euros and their controllers are getting hard to find locally.

[@goroakechi6126]

The purple GameCube on my desk right now is staring at me…menacingly.

[@Base_Bass_Forte]

Bruh -_- like seriously.? I have 10 of those for sale 😑 you wana show off something rare? I got a Lamborghini Countach 88 V12. Now that's rare af. 😄 and game wise i got allot of rare PS3 games. 😄 anyways have a gud one. zwz

[@whofuckingcares420]

@@Base_Bass_Forte what is your full legal name

[@chloedegurechaff1941]

@@Base_Bass_Forte even if you had a countach. Theres like 2.5k of them. Theres way more rare cars. Hell you can get a saab 9-4x 1 of ~750, for like 10k.

[@DigitalSubset]

@@Base_Bass_Forte Why come on here just to lie? Your vernacular doesn’t match your claim 🤣🤣

[@ooshgooch7671]

@@Base_Bass_Fortewho asked tho😂

[@burnstjamp]

100% need more of these. Semi-comprehensive dives into all variations on a specific product are super satisfying to watch

[@nirgunawish]

what did birds do to you, anime boy?

[@Nickersons-Theme]

Yeah, why don't you like birds?

[@keenban]

I'm gonna be making some :) probably on PS3 first

[@rtroisback]

Couldn't agree more.

[@ComicalRealm]

Fun fact: Despite its seemingly clear-cut moniker, the GameCube is really a "Cube" in name only. Though its width and length do manage to get close at 5.9 inches and 6.3 inches respectively, its height is over an inch smaller at 4.3. Technically speaking, this would make it really more akin to a "Game rectangle," though this name doesn't exactly roll off the tongue...

[@toastyyybeats]

But it’s in 3D so it would be “game rectangular prism”

[@murl7524]

its cubeular!!!

[@joser.4494]

Gamer rectangle

[@EnigPartyhaus]

Just attach a Game Boy Player, which was intentionally designed to raise its dimensions to within range of a proper cube

[@darken2417]

Ah but you forget that rectangle was not always a concept, rectangles used to be only long squares thus long cubes thus why a 3d "rectangle" is actually cuboid. Rect = right Angle= angle Because both squares and "long squares" have right angles.

[@arkmasterable]

Loved the video, and also the minimalistic version of "girl from Ipanema" that sounds at the beginning and the end

[@SnapGorgon]

Love this kind of stuff, especially any dev/unreleased units. The orange Halo CE Xbox always stood out as a favorite. Hope to see more of these!

[@protocetid]

as a PC gamer I really miss special edition consoles

[@willb5658]

Hope to see more of these. Looking forward to the dense amount of PS2 versions

[@Power11112]

The Dreamcast had a bunch of variants as well

[@hubnetwork585]

@@Power11112 don't forget the xbox

[@Power11112]

@@hubnetwork585 you’re right there Xbox had a ton as well

[@Power11112]

Sixth gen was just a really creative era for console variants

[@dendostar5436]

I'm 30 seconds in and: 1. I am interested in this topic and your presentation. 2. I DIG THE WHIMSU CAT.

[@ncrvako]

will the cat be shown in the other channels.

[@Blankult]

I thought it was a jigglypuff

[@lessermoon8060]

@@Blankult I'd wager that the design came from both a cat and jiggs, and I also love the addition.

[@JmKrokY]

Yes

[@PijiPlays]

This was cool and I appreciate the effort to go further than what other click baity outlets do, because I mean sure if you encase pretty much anything in gold and jewels it becomes valuable and rare.

[@narobii9815]

Like pizza

[@ROBIEM97]

I always beat myself up because when I went to buy a PSP, I wasn't convinced to spend like 40 euros more for a version which is now rare. I really need to learn from this.

[@LansHamilton]

I bought the platinum back when it was limited edition because it matched with my platinum gameboy advance they released a year back for some anniversary or something. At least it was nice that the original platinum had the composite cable option compared to its later very mass produced brethren that got rid of it. Both are beat to hell now, but at least the disc drive still works a decade later.

[@nirgunawish]

ha you got cucked

[@thomasolinger2930]

I remember when I was a kid that they had those Panasonic GameCubes at hotels as the complimentary DVD player in the room. I just had a nostalgic flashback when I saw that you mentioned it.

[@erik3371]

Which hotels had this? Some chain I'm Japan?

[@ericmoses8281]

I love console variants, would love to see more in this vein.

[@bezeir]

You didn’t get the fortnite switch?

[@Wikwil]

Nice idea! It would be nice to see more videos about this topic :P

[@pileofboxes]

If anyone wants to know the plush that was at 1:37, it was made by a custom plush maker by Anubis Studios. She has it for sale on her website! Please check her out if you want to buy one!

[@mahatmarandy5977]

"Golden wee" is way funnier than it should have been.

[@theinfamousop2691]

Who else remembers those game cubes in McDonald's accessible to the general public

[@Maxxieuguu]

Me: Mom, I want the Final Fantasy Chrystal Chronicles white Nintendo Gamecube. Mom: *buys a regular white Nintendo gamecube*

[@largestliar8621]

very cool vid! the green and red ones are really sick, kinda hope they end up doing some like that for like the ps5 or something. I really hope you do another video like this, maybe for the ps2? the best selling console must have some super cool variants.

[@biggp6298]

I broke my tailbone on the corner of a GameCube

[@PrinzessinRamode]

I bought 3 Panasonic GameCubes. 2 of them had bad disc trays. I bought a 3rd one with the remote and a controller. It is my go to DVD player because it is the only DVD player that fixes the sound balancing in the Matrix movies. I did repair 1 of the broken GameCubes. The other one is having some issues. Great machine for DVDs.

[@user-i3pqb2lw54]

11:17 It's a shame the release consoles didn't have a window so you could see the disc spin. It would've looked pretty cool.

[@joeybuddy96]

I like the outro music a lot! Great video production, it's obvious a lot of work went into it.

[@nathansstuff1547]

It's interesting that Panasonic had one that could play DVDs. Cause technically the regular GameCube can too. Nintendo just wanted to use their small discs to avoid paying fees for using DVDs.

[@nathanchandler185]

Please more, always a sucker for random “rare variants” of stuff, just fascinating

[@yahboyx]

I kinda regret not getting that 100 dollar late into the generation game cubes . It was before the wii came out . And it had all a poster with all colored GameCubes and I remember the orange being at the the front and it said ONLY 99$.

[@Girrrrrrrr]

You've got a really good voice and personality for KZbin. Really enjoyed this, keep it up!!!

[@YDL666]

I could listen to you talk about anything my dude. Keep em coming

[@Clump3r]

good job hitting my algo man im happy to sere you here each time

[@pressplaytoresume]

The golden GameCubes were available in the US. I won one at the Nintendo mall tour by playing in a 1080 Avalanche competition. I no longer have it but it does exist.

[@LolaliciousSmiley]

I had no idea there were different faceplates, or that you could even swap out the faceplate at all. I love this stuff.

[@Espein]

Pokemon xd and dol-101 have a sticker as faceplate, not Jewel

[@aortaplatinum]

The Char Aznable GameCube is perfect for competitive Melee players

[@Daftanemone]

Was Chad Aznable a groomer?

[@ThatGuy-cn2qv]

Fun subject. I'd be interested in a N64 version. They made a lot of retail versions of that one. My daughters favorite was the Pokémon release. I always thought they should have done more versions of the GameCube. I guess it just didn't sell like the N64 did.

[@xxx_markthespot_xxx127]

When he used the word "normie" I knew to just click off the video

[@Ericman100]

My favorite variant is the Pikmin 2 Bundle, not for really having a special GameCube, but what it came with. It had a nicely colored GameCube controller, Pikmin 2, and a Purple Pikmin Plush to top things off.

[@WaltherPPK007]

Starting with a Frasier clip is an instant sub from me

[@SaytMcspots]

Absolutely great video, never knew this many variations existed for the gamecube. The original xbox had quite the rabbit hole of really niche unusual variants as well but those were the only Ones I'd ever dug deeper into.

[@lanturnvideos]

Another one to look into- the university of Washington communications major building has a plaque inside commemorating a time capsule given to the school in 2001 by Nintendo of America that was to be opened 50 years later. Could be nothing or a rare one off GameCube of some kind. Also I have probably 10,000 hours of KZbin watched in my life this is the first time I’ve ever commented. Felt like this little nugget of knowledge was worth sharing.

[@RVIU11]

I just feel like they don´t put any real effort into those limited editions anymore. Remember the Pikachu N64... THAT is something worth being a limited edition!

[@gremlynmusic]

Would LOVE to see more videos like this.

[@MiamiMarkYT]

My brothers and I got a Gale of Darkness special edition one and I love it

[@thewarzoneformerlyknownass4498]

The best thing about the GameCube is that it never fucking broke. I have a European release GameCube and it Is still going strong.

[@thewarzoneformerlyknownass4498]

Not for sale i love my cube.

[@nobudgetmusic]

I've loved every single video in your new channel Tyler! They are the perfect procrastination buffer before work :P

[@yllib2012]

New and legit factory sealed makes a HUGE price difference in any variant.

[@alrightthen]

Awesome video, love the music choices to. Love to see more!

[@wilsonjaksetic6009]

I love your writing, very funny and witty! Subbed

[@hallucimate]

Great video, love your music choices! The gamecube was my childhood.

[@ZeranZeran]

I take it back, you found some truly unique gamecubes here. I thought I had seen them all! Cool video. Cool cat. Subscribed.

[@VRSMLTD]

As someone who collects Gameboy Colors, I've always looked at those one-off contest/raffle releases as not being genuine releases, same goes with consoles that were made with the intention of specifically being given to companies for internal/commercial use. Theres quite a bit in the gameboy world and they fetch a pretty penny, I cant justify spending thousands of dollars for a regular retail release console that a company/event organizers just paint/plaster a logo on.

[@chivatech]

The pre-production units with the window of the jewel so you can see your disc spinning are pretty cool.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

This was nice.

[@Abel-Alvarez]

The Donkey Kong faceplate for the gamecube costs *MORE* than the gamecube itself? That's hilarious.

[@anthonymolina7416]

People make custom faceplates that you buy for way less anyway

[@heydude4193]

We know it’s you, Tyler/KnowledgeHub

[@remmer9964]

Dude I just randomly clicked on this video and then half way through was like " wait a minute, was that my video?" Damn I love that Gundam gamecube..

[@RandyMayCrazy]

i’ve bought the hanshin tigers, gundam char, resident evil and gold gamecube controllers and man i kinda want a symphonic green one

[@TeeTekTrab]

I love that fact that you're now a cat. Like a grumpy wumpy-kins ^_^

[@TheMGMfan]

It should be noted that the NPDP reader is more interesting than this video lets on, and the reason lies in that port on top. Rather than using optical discs like a consumer GameCube, the NPDP reader, as its name suggests, uses NPDPs, which are essentially 6 GB hard drives in the form of a cartridge, allowing for up to four GameCube games to be stored on one cartridge. If you're wondering, NPDP stands for Nintendo Portable Drive Pak from what I could gather. There's an earlier prototype model called the NPDP-GDEV which uses these things as well. As for NR, it seems like that means Not Retail, since NR discs can't be read on a consumer GameCube.

[@jslgraphics6966]

I still have my platinum from launch. It’s crazy I remember getting the purple one but the disc reader was broken so we had to exchange it the next day and the “limited edition” platinum was the only one left!

[@TheMonkeydela]

Love the indifference, this is exactly what I wasn't looking for but still wanted

[@grimmcreole44]

i would trade the entirety of my internal organs simply to touch the incredibles gamecube

[@kbramlett6877]

"Flipper" was the name of a classic television show here in the USA. The main character was an actual real live dolphin. Yes, the development name of the NGC was "Dolphin," but the chip was named "Flipper" after the TV show.

[@jackdillane1482]

Just stumbled upon your channel! Love your style of editing and humor!

[@SuperDavidBrothers]

Wow I didn't even know about these man. I thought you would talk about wacky GameCube games and not the GameCube itself that's pretty dope though still man!!

[@TheAtomicdust]

I used to own the Panasonic Cube.... it was awesome looking, but never got around to changing the DVD region .

[@chloedegurechaff1941]

I personally have a white gamecube that I swapped a us board into. I love it. It stands out well in the sea of white, black and greys of other consoles. Its a really nice pearl color.

[@joe-pn6vs]

I remember a long time ago i got a gamecube for $30 since my original one was gone. Turned out to be a limited edition zelda gamecube that goes for $200+

[@Wowwhut]

Great video and I also like the cat avatar!

[@OGBhyve]

Really like the requirements to be included in the list. Anything else descends into the junk you referenced early in the video.

[@davidvkimball]

Fun watch, thanks for uploading!

[@interrobangings]

it's really weird they never released Spice Orange in north america when they still sold the matching orange controller

[@SSBMBubbles]

Do more! I can listen to you all day.

[@ElectroSphereEDM]

New viewer, first video I've seen. Love the gamecube, would love to see any and all gamecubd related content. I knew about 90% of these but a few surprised me so you've done better than the articles!

[@cecillewolters1995]

So glad you mentioned the prototypes at the end, very interesting stuff! There is also a Pokemon Gamecube that came with custom stickers, changing the design of the thing in incredible ways! Anyways, thanks for the video and all the research you did, I enjoyed it :)

[@anonymous_theories]

Yes, please continue this awesome series. I will watch all of them.

[@dstinnettmusic]

My personal experience was that Jet Black and Silver were the most common GameCube variants. Purple was the media version but I didn’t know anyone who actually had that one.

[@WaterKirby1994]

The Orange was commercially available in NA. I saw the Orange Version in 2 different stores back in 2003 Ohio. That said I wish the Pink Cube actually happened like the other 4 Common Colors (Purple, Black, Orange, & Platinum) & that more official colors were released. Could you imagine how cool a Turquoise GameCube would have been? It was fun seeing your video on rare special edition GameCubes, a console I have much nostalgia for.

[@chrislopez1391]

to be fair, your gamecube would still have the official nintendo seal even after shitting on it.

[@ubernugget3925]

I would really love to see your take on the variations of N64 out there. I feel like that would be a crazy video

[@K0msur]

My main GC is the spice orange one (my favourite colour) which I can only assume was region swapped because the guy I bought it off claimed it ran PAL and sure enough, it does. I love it and it's the crown jewel of my collection.

[@kaitlyn__L]

I’ve seen a few in the UK, so I have to imagine they did receive a limited release in Europe… one of them was someone at school who definitely knew zero about modding, but maybe it was just a case swap from a PAL Cube his dad did or something.

[@K0msur]

@@kaitlyn__L Interesting, I've never seen one that plays PAL apart from mine.

[@SakuraAvalon]

I swear that Platinum one is a thousand times more common than the Purple one around here. I've only seen a Purple one in person once. I've seen dozens of the Platinum one.

[@alexandercolefield9523]

The wild thing to me is that the faceplate price of Pokemon Gale of Darkness is about at the same price as the actual game. Its weird no matter how you think about it, if you think the game is over priced, or if you don't care about the faceplate even if its a rare item.

[@jackbootshamangaming4541]

You forgot to mention the fact that it has the flipper die on the faceplate for the ATI Flipper ones. That is amazing. Easily 5/5 as you said. Sad the IBM one didn't include the die of the CPU on the faceplate.

[@DeceitfulRain]

A minute in, and I already want more. Please, just one crumb of video series

[@MrMegaManFan]

First time viewer but I like the cadence of your delivery and sense of humor.

[@Electric0eye]

Little known fact: the Gundam Char edition runs faster than all the other GameCube variants.

[@julesfrancis]

saw the video title. instantly subbed

[@mattszalay8819]

Great and entertaining video the whole way through. GET THIS GUY MORE SUBSCRIBERS

[@atypicalpinetree4212]

Hope I see at least one more of these, super interesting

[@PaulUndead]

You missed the Heineken custom gamecube. Pretty rare Nice video 🔥

[@doctorhino8736]

These videos are great, keep up the awesome work.

[@stopthrm]

nice vid. I'm rocking just the jet black Gamecube with the Gameboy Player. I'd not heard of a lot of these other variants like the MTV Gamecube or the Gold Variants... Still get quite a bit of enjoyment out of mine with the Gameboy Player...

[@DunkyHunky]

I love your animation and style man

[@gxdwack]

im in love with this channel

[@Daftanemone]

The crystal chronicles one coming with the gameboy player is strange given how the multiplayer in that game worked. Would have been cool if it had came with a different color gba cord

[@crazedlunatic43]

This would be the generation when polygonal graphics were no longer blocky and primitive. Gone were the days of the pixelated wobble and warp effect that you got on the PlayStation 1, and gone were the days of the blurred graphics of the Nintendo 64. That generation was perfect.

[@XxMaxwellxX01]

Thought you were knowledge hub for a sec, good video

[@libsteve]

“And that classic toaster appeal” Thank god it wasn’t just me thinking that, lol