This New GameCube Mod Is A Game Changer

The GameCube continues to get some impressive support from the modding community with the newest piece of hardware being a real game changer for controllers on the system.
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[@PK_SNESS]

A GameCube controller port mod that lets you use any bluetooth controllers? Now THAT'S a game change.

[@EugenioAugustoBrito]

Or maybe a… controller changer 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jacklancaster6927]

Init still rather use gamecube controllers 🤣🤣

[@brosplit]

Problem ; Not all BT controllers are up to standards. Some have Xinput, other DirectInput. Also can you make the GC OS reads different interfaces?

[@DissTrackTed]

@@jacklancaster6927 you dizzy blud? GameCube controllers are mad peak init?! You tryna get man vexed or what?

[@SupremeODMG]

There's been adaptors for this forever, able to use xbox one , ps4,ps5 control , even an nes control if wanted.

[@obscenic]

The developer of this mod is an actual genius.

[@itssimplyjeff1]

bro this is a WILD mod. thank you so much for covering it. i've wanted to LED mod a cube for ages but just never wanted to mess with the soldering or even buy the tools for it. this does that and gives you wayyy more functionality. definitely just pre-ordered it!

[@nesterpowers8814]

The wii remote actually might work well to play GBA games I want to mod my gamecube so bad!

[@michaeldemers2716]

The NES Online controller has just the right amount of buttons. I use the Raphnet Classic controller adapter and the 8bitdo Classic controller Dongle.

[@timelymirror7826]

For sure

[@pokiblue5870]

Tbh i prefer using original gamecube controller or yea id love to use a n64 controller with bluethoot mod but id never use a ps4 or ps5 controller on a modded gamecube. I use my modded 3ds to play snes, nes, gbc games, i use modded ps2 and modded ps3, modded wii , modded wii u.

[@michaeldemers2716]

@@pokiblue5870 The 8bitdo N30 Bluetooth controller has just the right amount of buttons and turbo. The NES Online controller has just the right amount of buttons too but doesn't have turbo. If you are doing GBA. Just saying.

[@wargex]

I use to do that with an emulator on my phone. Works well. Also you can use any controller modding a Wii U without buying extra hardware. And that can do GameCube games off hardware.

[@lowstryder1022]

Great review John! Just pre-ordered one of these. Recently did a GameCube mod a few months ago. Ordered a modded controller board off of eBay with a hot swap battery and custom LED. This is SOOOOOOO much better! Wireless, remote reset/power on/off, LEDs in the ports… I had to order one immediately. This is such a HUGE upgrade. Can’t wait to get it

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[@lambiepie6436]

I just finished doing the Picoboot mod you made a vid about a few weeks ago. Loving it so far and always looking for ways to soup up the cube

[@GAW_spawnwave]

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[@konman10000]

Dude! I'm so jelly! 😩 When I saw Macho N cover this I knew it was A. Gonna be sick. And B. Absolutely amazing with regards to functionality. Who'd have thought there would be a GameCube renaissance in 2022? Love it.

[@kyles8524]

yesh but it looks crappy, the user interface is pretty bad compared to front ends you can use on a pc

[@johnnyreiling5633]

@@kyles8524 I agree the UI is a little dated look, but nothing beats playing on the original systems. I just appreciate how much more faster the games load using GC Loader with digital copies of the games.

[@kyles8524]

@@johnnyreiling5633 I mean I have a GC and I would rather play the same games in 4k then like 480p

[@johnnyreiling5633]

@@kyles8524 all a matter of preference my man.

[@wargex]

You could always get a Wii U and software mod it. It has Bluetooth support, and can run GameCube and Wii games off of hardware. No hardware mod necessary.

[@HKT-4300]

I love how adptable this idea is, it could work on any console with a seperate controller board, so PlayStation 1, PlayStation 2 and Dreamcast could have something exactly like this too, Seeing it on Dreamcast would be amazing, and for PS1 and 2 there is already an official high quality controller like their originals, aka the PS3 controller, it could even support the analog buttons on PS2!

[@lolcat]

PS2 has a bluetooth adapter already that does support ps3

[@HKT-4300]

@@lolcat yeah true, but this is way more elegant to me

[@sporemaster97]

The PS3 controller is one of the worst controllers ever lol

[@alexandermccalla5098]

I’d appreciate this in the ps2. Hate the feeling of going back to play DBZ Infinite World and having to hold this seemingly tiny controller.

[@kevin_lee_music]

@@alexandermccalla5098 there are BlueRetro adapters for about $20. It's not as clean as this but if you just need a wireless controller solution, you're probably better off going for that

[@allthingstolearn6212]

A Great Improvement! I wonder how much more the community will do!

[@kingd8210]

The Wii u pro controller would be the perfect replacement for the wavebird controller with this mod

[@MonadoBoyFlameRock]

CAP The Switch Pro Controller is the perfect fit atleast it's right & left sticks are in the same position as the gamecube controller idk wtf the wii u pro controller is trying to do with it's sticks at the very top also the battery life is better on the Switch pro.

[@Sin_Doog]

@@MonadoBoyFlameRock Reverse CAP. Wii U pro controller’s duel vertical sticks are mad comfortable and it has a built in SNES button d-pad layout thats perfect for the gameboy player

[@KevinIsSoAwsome]

How are you gonna do anything that uses the GameCubes analog triggers. The Wii U and switch pro controllers don’t have analog triggers.

[@Neo_X90X]

Any gamecube content is the best content. Love it.

[@michaellopez3342]

Love that you put out new content. thumbs up on a daily! Keep up the good work guys

[@MasterFallenHero]

Just saw this at retroworld expo this weekend. It looked super clean and was almost lag free

[@RustyCoyoteA]

This is exactly what I’ve been looking for. Thank you!

[@Blueyzachary]

This is perfect for the GameCube I installed into my mom’s minivan for road trips.

[@DJIronChef]

Looks like the Wavebird. I had so much swag with that back then

[@JS-fm3xg]

Who would win in a battle....Glasses Spawnwave or Non Glasses Spawnwave?!?!?!?!

[@tboatrig]

Would be awesome if a future revision of this board would have mounting previsions for the pi pico.

[@austins.2495]

I always appreciate the weekend content 💪

[@Kwincy5]

Awesome video, lot's more hardware modding/repair vidoes please!

[@TyWashdaddy]

I pre-ordered mine two weeks ago. I can't wait for it to drop. Modding my Orange Spice Gamecude with this and the Pico. So excited.

[@gamertoon8230]

A good use case for this mod would be using the Switch Snes controller to play GBA games via the gameboy player.

[@misfitchrisrules5725]

This is a great mod love it looking forward to picking me up one of these wireless is so convenient man the compatibility of this board is great this is long overdue great video

[@stonywilliams]

This is super dope! Downright incredible!!!! Awesome video 🔥🔥🔥

[@alexcalo363]

Thanks for the work man👍

[@Dad_Shoes]

10:56 I know the perfect game to play using the Wii Remote, and that's Kirby Air Ride.

[@jipillow1]

Between you and Macho Nacho, i have been inspired to buy a gamecube. Its the only system i regretted selling.

[@HackModNerd]

Connecting a Wii Remote and Nunchuk to a Gamecube is crazy.

[@donnydudzinski2019]

great video Jon, I might have to try this mod

[@TheAceWolfe01]

Now I hope 8bitdo makes a controller with the same layout as the gamecube.. With a couple of macro buttons on the top for reset and power

[@AaronH9111]

Hopefully they do this for other systems as well

[@justinleo5593]

Yo I just went back to your 1st videos, you look great man good work!! 👏 🙌 👍 👌

[@kevin1337ninja]

Glad to see you get to review this too. Don't forget to upgrade swiss. 👍

[@michaeldemers2716]

I was already doing this with the Raphnet Classic controller adapter and an 8bitdo Classic Controller Dongle. This is way less cluttered though.

[@nealstacy4393]

I’ve been using the same setup on occasion, but this new device should have less lag if implemented well. The Raphnet-8bitdo configuration is fine for slower paced games, but it’s rather noticeable for me when timing matters.

[@rafaelmendoza1103]

with the ODE, CARBY and this controller port the Gamecube is current like again

[@professorxgaming2070]

Man this is really cool upgrading a old system seems awesome

[@GenericPast]

How does this handle there not being the extra click when you push the shoulder triggers all the way down?

[@jigzyonline]

I'm getting this. The battery holder is a brilliant addition.

[@walkerpierce5446]

Now hear's the biggest question/test, what kind of input latency does this have?

[@deraile]

That would be my biggest concern as well. I have the mayflash dongle to use any 3rd party controller with the Switch, and the input delay sadly makes it not so interesting. An internal bluetooth antenna like this _should_ give better results if it's well implemented though.

[@Inv8erZlM]

PS4 and PS5 controllers have ~5ms. Which is nothing basically since one frame is ~16ms. Other controllers have more. There’s a chart floating around.

[@deraile]

@@Inv8erZlM A chart from LaserBear for this product? Or for those controllers in general? The concern here is how responsive LB's solution is on its own. And yeah like mentioned in my comment, I'd expect it to be on par with current gen consoles' internal antenna.

[@Inv8erZlM]

@@deraile A chart for controllers. MachNacho has a video about this same product and he mentions the latency.

[@DisgruntledPigumon]

Here’s

[@NecromancerAdr]

I would pair it with one of those GC style Switch controllers. A wireless controller with the same form factor

[@zkateyguy]

Exactly. I kind of expected him to do this in the video. Kind of disappointing he didn't even mention it

[@isitafox]

Picked up an old GC from my mum's house a few weeks ago that the laser had burned out on so I could use it to get into modding. Already got a Pico ready to drop in but looks like things are gonna be getting expensive in the near future with SD loaders and bluetooth adapters!

[@PreKGam3r]

Impressive mod. I'd look into getting one at some point

[@adkenc]

Right before the pandemic, I picked up a gba cart that lets me use my gameboy micro as a controller. For whatever reason I figured I'd get most use in wii virtual console instead of gc. These days I am thinking of reviving and updating my launch model. I'm curious if I could use the dongle with the gb player .

[@VEN0M415]

I hope it can get rumble later on, also I wonder how the wii classic controller plugged into the wii remote would do.

[@justincurcio6710]

I was wondering if the nunchuk would work as well

[@GlitchyKnoppix]

Bought one day one at like 10am was really excited for this and it looks amazing it’s awesome!!!!

[@ayellowbeard]

The morning they went on sale and after watching Macho I preordered. Can wait to get it installed!

[@VAGGY8TH]

I pre-ordered this as soon as I saw it. I'm so excited!

[@claudioaverna]

Wow that's amazing, btw what's your set up for the graphics? I never understood all those filter and numbers that they mentioned in the graphics configuration 😅

[@MathiasWolfbrok]

I need to get one of those to fix the ports of my GC ^^ Maybe I should also install an ODE while I'm at it since I can read the original discs with the Wii anyways...

[@keepwatchingthat]

I love the gamecube and I've done a few mods to my gamecube but it's just too easy and sometimes better to just use my pc

[@kenb6870]

I have a GameCube and this does look interesting to try

[@DrakenDemax]

Don't know if it was suggested but maybe the wii-mote might be slightly more functional if you plug in the nunchuck with it

[@Kapono5150]

He was more excited about the colored lights than anything else

[@FoBro91]

This is amazing, definitely gonna pick this up eventually. Now someone just needs to make a proper bluetooth gamecube controller. There are some that mimic the gamecube design, but they usually don't have analog triggers. And when they do, they don't feel dead-on to how a gamecube controller should feel.

[@xxKrazyKxx]

Just get the 8bitdo wireless adapter for GameCube controllers. It works great on my PC.

[@OMEGA521]

Bro same thats why i was so damn sad when the Panda controller kickstarter got cancelled :(

[@wargex]

Could always go with a Wii U they play GameCube games off hardware and you can use any controller using just a software mod.

[@MaxPrehl]

@@wargex playng GC games on Wii U is on hardware, not emulated?

[@wargex]

@@MaxPrehl exactly that. The architecture is really similar to the Wii's. So it has a better chip in it. Since a Wii U kinda has a Wii in it, and the Wii could play GameCube games, there's just no way to load disks, that's where Nintendont comes in, it's a program used to launch those game, you can either play them off of a list, or you can install them with Nintendont wrapped around it and have it launched like a regular Wii U game, a little similar to virtual console injection games. With another app called bloopair allows you to use Bluetooth controllers for it, and if you want to use wired GC controllers they have adapters for that too. Rest of this comment is copy pasted from reddit. "When playing Wii games, the Wii U still renders those at 480P but upscales them to 720P or 1080P depending on your settings on the Wii U. When in Wii mode, the Wii U basically turns into a Wii and the extra hardware isn't used. The three core processor turns off two cores to become like the single core processor on the Wii allowing for perfect compatibility."

[@_Banjo_]

the synced wiiremote for your gamecube games, would it work if you had the nunchuk or classic controlelr attached

[@mynameisbryanok]

I feel pretty lucky to have 3 wave birds from my youth

[@thedesucomplex4365]

Getting this and putting it in a Gamecube so i can use one of the GC-style Switch controllers with it

[@BFKAnthony817]

they announced recently that they are making one for the Dreamcast! Man, the future is now! Between that and the all new upgraded/uppdated Dreamcast VMU called VM2 the future looks hell bright for the Dreamcast!

[@leothefallen3018]

Audiable GASP was just thinking the next thing after the pico boot would be a BT contorler mod holy pie! Hoping to see this get really good and then enable led installs

[@papertiger982]

You should definitely update your Swiss, makes audio playback better.

[@nightprize]

Have you tried the classic controller attachment for the wii-mote?

[@CaptainPlus1]

Imagine people of different consoles gathering to play melee and you see a GameCube guy, Xbox one controller, PlayStation 5, and that one guy with the Wii U pro controller.

[@robertw31968]

This looks really good. In my opinion it's a game changer. Right now the only system I have is the GameCube. I need to get that mod and the GC loader.

[@WillBallForSoup]

Who makes the digital to HDMI adapter? Is it affordable?

[@Vmurph]

*What is the CR2032 battery on the **_original_** board for?* I never even knew there was a battery there. *What does it power??* I’m sure mine must be dead by now, so I need to know whether it’s for something important enough that I need to replace.

[@dustyshoopman845]

How do you change the button layout? When I connect a Switch Pro controller to this the buttons are wrong. The B button acts like the A button the Y button acts like the A button. It is Nintendo to Nintendo I want the buttons to match.

[@ultimablackmage]

I like the fact it's an easy mod that has a low barrier of entry... but I have 5 wavebird controllers, so I'm good.

[@fernandosepulveda7297]

Dam bro sell me one

[@nickwpearce]

Hey John how would these go inside a Panasonic Q? Great video mate!

[@dustyshoopman845]

OMG!!! I didn't even finish watching the video. I jumped straight to the link in discription and placed my pre-order. Can't wait till it ships out. I have been looking for an adapter that will let me use a USB/Bluetooth controller on GameCube for forever now. This is awesome

[@t1g9t9g7]

Hi, the RetroRosetta unit is shipping right now if you're just looking for the official BlueRetro controller functionality

[@reygamingchannel1505]

This has been the year of the gamecube! Picoboot mod and this Bluetooth mods make the best console of all time even better! You can play NES SNES N64 GC SeGa games on the gamecube! Very happy with all these mods!

[@jakesteel2423]

Can you turn the console on via controller port 4 and then use a wavebird on 1?

[@jamesfreeman2758]

Any idea if this will work with the GameCube ports on a Wii?

[@LaserBearIndustries]

Unfortunately not, the Wii would need a soldered in solution

[@wargex]

Soft mod a Wii U, the bloopair homebrew app will let you use your Bluetooth controllers. Plus it runs Wii and GC games and has HDMI. No hardware modifications needed.

[@dallas7129]

That wireless reset would come in handy when playing fire emblem

[@phailynrowan7976]

I like it, but not enough for the price tag. I already have lights in my controller ports and 2 Wavebirds plus a bunch of corded controllers.

[@Crazy_Gamer_OG]

The one problem I'd have with this is the way some games use A+Y (Metroid Prime) when trying that on any modern controller is nearly impossible.

[@tyguy3876]

Very true. Been emulating some GC games on my steam deck and my brain can't compute lol. I still prefer to hook up my GC to the crt to play games I own. Also going between my switch and steam deck got me mixing up buttons sometimes 😂

[@legros731]

The best controllers for GameCube is the original this is kind of dumb maybe when they will be all broken and unobtainable this will make sense

[@wargex]

Claw grip would help if you can get use to it.

[@DankerTVTimeCapsule]

it's impressive indeed, Also does the wii need some kind of version produced for the GameCube portion or can you do that via homebrew?

[@MonadoBoyFlameRock]

I wonder if it works with the switch pro controller would've been cool to see

[@snintendog]

Man all thats left to modernize the GC is a true bluetooth Wave Bird.

[@ployth9000]

how did you get all the gamecube games on the sd card what mod is this and how do I buy the sd card with all the games on it like this ?

[@crusherbad64]

I wonder how the controls handle the L and R triggers as it has the click buttons at the end of the triggers on the GameCube.

[@LaserBearIndustries]

There is controller config for above 95% pull on the trigger pulls the final click

[@jimmneedle]

I might do this for GameCube in a secondary room where I don't want to bring my wave birds up

[@RAMBOLOGY]

This is beautiful stuff right here

[@caleb7475]

I agree it does in fact change games

[@Zakronyx]

Now imagine if it could utilise the adaptive triggers of the dualsense to simulate the click at the end of a regular gamecube trigger

[@Tree3D]

Are you able to turn off and start up the console by using a Wavebird? Because I personally use Wavebirds for all 4 of my controllers, but being able to turn on the console without having to get up sounds awesome

[@willpenn1480]

This would be absolutely nuts with the Power A wavebird style controllers

[@dequan916]

We definitely need something like this for the og xbox that is plug and play.

[@REMEDY-REPAIRS]

That’s a really cool mod nice 💯👍🏾

[@hudsonball4702]

I really need to find a GC for cheap so I can start modding it. I'd like to keep my original Silver GC stock.

[@tboatrig]

I have a Power A GameCube controller for Switch that I love. That would be my pick for this.

[@damascus6480]

Man I wish I was smart enough to do all this to a console, man I wish I had a GameCube 😂😭

[@asswaterstudios]

Get a wii and hack it.

[@damascus6480]

@@asswaterstudios true, I’ll probably bring myself to do it at some point.

[@wargex]

Idk if this will double post or not, but if you modify a Wii U you can run GameCube and Wii games off the hardware. And with bloopair you'll get Bluetooth controller support no hardware mod needed

[@benjaminwilson3216]

Should've tried the nunchuk with strikers

[@74Vidgamer]

It’s great as an option but nothing beats the GC controller for GC games, the button layout is spot on!

[@AltimusPrimeG1]

If only 8bit do would have a kit for GameCube controllers like they do for the n64 ones. That kit is great.

[@DragonfireRC]

You could sync up a Switch Wireless GameCube controller to this.

[@nintendogametuber]

Does it have rumble support?

[@HungryHungryDude]

It was a bit of a transition, but I am now completely acclimated to John without glasses.

[@justinchin0]

Wow that's pretty cool!

[@matthew55555]

Will this work in a wii with gamecube controller ports?

[@eynorey]

And I JUST bought the ASCII keyboard since I still play PSO online on OG hardware with the broadband adapter :D Can confirm PSO is the only game that supports this. Even the Action Replay software where you can enter custom codes sadly won't recognize it, Datel published a dedicated keyboard for this...

[@thevgmlover]

Can you macro the Wii Remote's D-Pad into a control stick, with this device? That's what I wanna know.

[@taycrens8601]

tbh I'm just getting into emus/emuing and I'm still blown away at playing old GCN games in HD. Like i've never seen Metroid Prime look so good. I'm not even tempted to do anything more bc like... I'm good lol