Ultimate GameCube in 2022 (upscaling 1080p, anti-aliasing, SD card & accessories!)

[@MetalJesusRocks]

When you look at that GameCube controller today it does look a little goofy...but man...it has to be one of the most comfortable controllers ever made! What do you think of the GameCube controller?

[@skewby_dew]

Love it!

[@blabo6427]

I love It. Also I cant wait for the new retro figthers wireless GC controller with rumble.

[@rednoggy]

I've used the same Japanese white pad( with 3 metre cable) through four different consoles. That's so unique and I love it.

[@krisakers8568]

I love my Wavebird! feels great.

[@stucazzo2000]

Weird button placement. But yeah, it's the most comfortable controller imo.

[@Progressive.G]

Long live the GameCube! Thanks for keeping us up to date with how you're playing your retro consoles in 2022 and beyond...keep em coming!

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Thanks! Will do!

[@DenverGamer]

Some great matching accessories are the Hori orange memory cards, the orange "beART" LCD screen, and the orange GBA.

[@RockerGaming]

Man I love seeing Gamecube Videos 🙌🙌🙌 thank you so much for featuring this console with the custom jewel I made for it! If you ever want an incredible gamecube controller, please let me know I'd be happy to make you one 🤜🤛

[@c.jarmstrong3111]

It’s amazing how great a lot of games look on the GameCube and even in its original resolution

[@Nordlicht05]

Yes ther are some astonish good looking games. I only play them since two years ago on a compatible wii. I play over component cable. Looks pretty good. I think it's comparable to rgb

[@majorgear1021]

How do you turn upscaling off on your TV?

[@BlackCanvasAudio]

I LOVE seeing these older games upscaled and given new life! Some of these games look absolutely amazing!!! It's like a brand new experience for some of these titles. WOW!

[@princesspeach5308]

The timing of when this vid came out! I am also currently updating my Spice Orange GC. I added a new jewel with a Paper Mario logo and doing an hdmi mod. Great to see you are still giving the GC some attention. Great video!

[@tonyolsson4376]

Greetings from Sweden. Got a regionfreemodded GC found at a recyclingyard some years ago. It was apparently used in a prison (taped all around it with markings from the holding facility, glued/cemented memory card so no in-mate could take it away. Were some games along but it had both the Free Loader disc and the Game Boy Player disc.

[@GuestZer0]

I noticed you playing the GBA “Revenge of the Sith” game at the end. That game is an absolute thrill!

[@MetalJesusRocks]

I know, right?! Way better than you would expect.

[@bdillmore40]

That is a great game! Very fun!

[@jponz85]

Time stamp?

[@ramrodbldm9876]

@@jponz85 you don't need a time stamp watch the video kid. It's no ones job to watch the video and find it for you. If you wanna see it you watch the video from beginning to end. You're excused get

[@dogmd7]

@@jponz85 9:19

[@kevindunn2099]

The fact that the HDMI adapter is $200 is absolutely insane

[@CamelJam]

I'm so upset that GCLoader is out of stock. I really wanted one after watching several videos on this topic. MetalJesus, I love your video btw. I hope BlackDogTech makes these again soon.

[@majorgear1021]

get a picoboot instead!

[@jakethesnake4040]

Laser bear makes 3D printed adapters that basically inserts into the GC loader inside the case. And has a port on it, it’ll fill in the space where the optical drive was and makes it look more finished and complete. Would be worth getting as it’s very simple to add on.

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

Damn I never thought that orange would look so good

[@dan_evilrobot]

I love Nintendo GameCube growing up even nowadays, about a year ago I basically upgrade my system with HDMI adapter and the mclassic adapter as well, it looks absolutely amazing on my 4K flat screen television. Great video man.😉👍

[@misterpk92]

Finally, someone who sticks up for the mclassic. Surprising how many ppl talk badly about it

[@mattf9096]

With all the new real estate inside the machine from removing the CD drive you might be able to get someone to wire the adapters internally so it's just an HDMI port on the back.

[@jodyneal4969]

Gamecube will always be my favorite

[@CanadianFuzzy]

You’re missing the 3D printed mount for the SD Loader from Laser Bear Industries. It even comes in orange

[@The_RadicalOne]

Loosing that Gameboy player Start up disc is the worse I bought a backup when they were cheap years ago just in case, I lost mine. Also, If you really want to pimp out your GameCube collection, The Panasonic Q has its own Gameboy player. I'm only seen it in person once, and it said to be rarer than the system itself.

[@bmac2814]

I love the GameCube set up. I currently have the spice gamecube, Gameboy player, wavebird, and memory card lol its a modded gamecube that's region free and has colorful LED lights in the power and controller light sockets. So I'm feeling this video! 😎

[@JeremyRiedel]

Has anyone heard of hacks or modifications to the MClassic to disable the contrast and sharpening enhancements? Generally speaking, these blow-out the image. Only having the latency-free scaling and (perhaps) the AA would be a treat.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

That would be a nice feature because in some games the AA is a bit much... in others, it's great. To have the option would be best.

[@aaronpatterson4944]

The contrast was super apparent. DK in Smash Bros was super dark.

[@scrub_jay]

@@aaronpatterson4944 That's exactly what caught my eye as well.

[@nickwallette6201]

There’s way too much white crush on SM Sunshine. Look at the cobblestone(?). For me, that alone negates any advantage it might otherwise have. I’ll take the jaggies.

[@nicholasbullock1709]

@@nickwallette6201 yeah. Color correctness is more important than higher resolution.

[@Milamber97005]

The SD card reader looks much better with the 3d printed mount you can buy online

[@ff10fire666]

The Gamecube will always be my favourite system. I really need something like this as i want to play it on my 55 inch tv. I wish the Gamecube discs worked with a PC's DVD drive, so i could play them on Dolphin.

[@ff10fire666]

@thecouchtripper I don't really but finding a lot of the files lately has become a pain because Nintendo keep taking down Rom sites. At least if I use the disc, i can play when ever I want.

[@c.jarmstrong3111]

You can just get the ROM and play them on Dolphin….

[@dude-zr8gi]

If you get an action replay and a memory card with an sd card slot, you can use your Gamecube to rip the discs. I believe BC Wiis can also rip them.

[@josephfranzen5626]

Hey just found your channel today, I’m South Korean and was born in Seoul but have lived here since I was 5. I’ve brought home numerous Japanese/Korean market consoles and accessories on my visits to SK during the summer and it’s really cool to see a hot rodded GameCube like yours! Great channel man! One way I’ve found to upscale is using my Emotiva 16 channel Dolby Atmos processor to upscale any 480-1080p sources to 4K without adding any latency. I’ve been doing it for a couple years now with no issues. In all reality depending on native resolution, viewing distance and display device a 720p/1080p native image upscaled to 4K may not be that great. I’ve tested it both with an 85” Samsung QN95 QLED as well as an LG G1 OLED and my 4K short throw laser projector and all in all it certainly makes it cleaner and more presentable.

[@JohnSmith-fe3di]

The only thing I think you are missing is the laserbear mod for the sd card. It’s definitely worth it. I just use the official component cable that outputs great 480p for my cube.

[@arcanescroll]

There are 3D printed inserts to make the GCLoader easier to access and look nicer. I got mine from Laser Bear, the orange version matches the spice orange GameCube almost perfectly. Also, in Swiss, if you mark a file in Windows on the SDCard as "Hidden", it will not show up in the listing in Swiss, so you can hide stuff like Swiss itself. Do you have the spice orange Gameboy Advance yet? It matches the spice orange GameCube perfectly and is a perfect combo IMO.

[@endingiphone]

I agree with the 3d printed insert, looks incomplete without it. Thanks for the info on hiding files in Swiss. What a great tip! Combined with a SD2SP2, my GC has all the functionality I could ever want. Would be nice to have a genuine GDEmu but I’ve never had a problem with my clone unit. I also prefer using the GameBoy Interface software over the included software for the GB player. Highly recommend.

[@godevils1982]

The indigo one is a horrible match. I wish I just got the black one

[@arcanescroll]

@@godevils1982 That's too bad. I haven't tried the indigo one yet since my sons GameCube is half way across the country in storage. Once I get it, I might give painting the insert a try for that one and see how it looks.

[@unboundmisfits1715]

If i bought a GC loader do i need to remove anything from my actuel gamecube? Im trying to do what jason is doing with one of my cubes

[@arcanescroll]

@@unboundmisfits1715 you would be unplugging the CD assembly and plugging in the GC Loader. It is all plug n play so it can be returned to stock at any time.

[@Evercade_Effect]

I didn't know you could use this to play real GBA carts! Going to look into this option and thanks for sharing!

[@Reltdeats]

Forcing 480p with Swiss (not using the disc native 480p) will actually output a sharper image. The problem with this is dithering, when games abuse alpha dithering you dont want to use this option. Thats why some games with native 480p use a blur filter.

[@simmonslucas]

Even if you don't like the polygons being smoothed with mclassic, you can't deny the boon of having more clear and easy to read HUD and menus.

[@jcnba28]

I found the cheap Wii2HDMI adaptor to perform better on Wii than the mclassic on a gamecube.

[@marcholler4047]

The GameCube is my favorite console of all time. I'm running it on my Vizio 4k with the Retro Bit Prism. I may have to get the M classic too after watching this video. Great collection you got there. I have 105 of them. To me it's the perfect console

[@masterbspace]

Man of culture ! I loved the GameCube and really got back into it about 2 years ago. More than doubled my collection. I just have the GCHD adapter but that alone is amazing. It’s connected to my pc via elgato capture card so I can stream or record footage

[@thecollectingconnoisseur6345]

I fully support you on this. Physical media is great to have and consoles you need a couple of each really. I gotta say having a modern custom is the way to go. Upscale it? Awesome dude! I like playing older games in HD it kinda makes it fresh again too. Some games may be visually unappealing without upscaling being used to HD everything nowadays. It's rough going back on some of them. Anyways great GameCube man. 👍

[@IRWPD]

One of my friends has a mClassic. Seeing it work in person is impressive.

[@merman1974]

So glad I kept my Game Boy Player disc! The upscaling looks pretty good, and the extra options with the Swiss interface are excellent.

[@lapis591]

I enjoyed this video so much, I was surprised and disappointed by its short length! I thought for sure it'd be at least 15 minutes long, maybe 20. I would've liked to see more of your games upscaled, including Game Boy Advance games, and also comparisons with conventional output options and such. That Spice color-coordinated GameCube setup is sweet! It's great we got to see it (I didn't know about the Spice GBA Player). I always enjoy seeing your collection and especially your personal favorites and as always your enthusiasm for all sorts of titles.

[@itsdeonlol]

This is so BADASS!!! The GameCube is still awesome sir!

[@therenegade8882]

That orange Gamecube is fire!

[@MetalJesusRocks]

🔥

[@MiguelPaulettePerez-bj8ml]

As soon as I found out about the GC Loader.. it had already been sold out for a year.... story of my life.

[@MrLivewire1970]

I have a modded GameCube and Dreamcast, love both of them. Great way to play both systems.

[@jakoah7142]

Are they hard to mod?

[@MrLivewire1970]

@@jakoah7142 The Dreamcast is harder to mod than the Gamecube because some soldering is involved. I found both of mine on ebay already modded. The cost was reasonable enough that I went in that direction. There are a lot of videos here on youtube that go over all that's involved.

[@jakoah7142]

@@MrLivewire1970 how much u pay if u don't mind if I ask just because I am interested

[@Megatron9000]

I can tell the M Classic is putting in a lot of work! It's not a perfect solution but it works! Textures and edges look better. Downside: there's some weird artifacting going on around some edges and some of the anti-aliasing looks more like out of focus XBR filtering or something. It can't be a 1:1 1080p solution ofc. Upscaling down stream is guaranteed to produce at least a little wonkiness. IDK enough about GC/Wii mods and FPGA stuff (if it exists) to know if there's a better way to get true 1080p GC games without side effects (video idea?). I'm so excited to finally catch one of your vids early MJR! I'm new to the channel and always watch stuff... what, 5 or 6 years late? As a die hard PSP fan I really enjoyed going through (literally) every single one of your PSP videos!

[@ZombieTechPad]

Yeah mClassic introduces a halo effect on polygon objects which is one of its negatives, another being contrast it introduces to colours. Overall I like the device though and this orange spice GC is an awesome setup.

[@blabo6427]

I use SWISS from an SD card to force the highest resolution posible + Carby HDMI adapter to the Franemeister and at last an Mclassic. It's almost like native 1440p emulation visual quality. BTW: I LOVE your videos.

[@agntdrake]

My setup is kinda similar. I use an Action Replay disc to boot off of an SD card in the first memory slot and use a Carby for HDMI out. It looks a little janky, but works really well.

[@GameCubeGalaxy]

Nice! This is exactly the same setup I use for capturing GameCube games on my channel, and it’s been amazing! 👍

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Oh nice!

[@masterbspace]

Heyyy GameCube galaxy!! Love your vids

[@GameCubeGalaxy]

@@masterbspace Hey man, thank you! Glad you enjoy the content on the channel!

[@carnavs]

Man I wish I had friends like MetalJesus does, these friends really come through with the cool stuff.

[@oscar.wahlstrom]

I Love the spice orange gamecube! Have one too with the box and everything. Also have the GC-loader installed with a black SD mount installed. Also a wind waker jewel from rockergaming! GameCube must be the most underrated console ever. So I'm glad people have started to appreciate it more!

[@matthewcg7]

Dude, I’ve been so nostalgic for the GameCube days lately, plus old school pc games oh man the memories 😀

[@laura9x64]

I LOVE the mclassic. never play my gamecube without it! Also Swiss lets you use cheats, so if you check the dolphin wiki most games have a real widescreen codes! widescreen makes games look fantastic !! really great way to replay games like sunshine or metroid prime :) also totally underrated feature for cleaning up the aliasing: using the "force anisotropic filter" in the options menu. can rly help in some games!

[@kuremalone78]

That Spice GameCube is so slick. I have had a Spice Controller since the beginning (it's my favourite controller)

[@hellofriend_]

MJR IT'S HORIZON RELEASE DAY !!!! I'm hoping we're going to be in similar situations throughout the weekend :) Have a blessed start to your weekend.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Gonna pick it up at lunch!

[@rudolfrainer]

Just recently I stumbled upon your channel since I got back into retro gaming and I‘ve really been enjoying your content so far, especially the videos of your trip to Japan. Greetings from Austria!

[@Mushtaco]

Gamecube for life. I remember I was in 6th grade. Someone picked me to go on vacation with them literally because I had the Gamecube with the gba loader and the top screen attachment so it was like a portable super cube. I play all my gamecube stuff on my modded wii now but something about the system and it's snug fitting accessories is infinitely cool.

[@timetravelingoldman6839]

Everytime you make these videos you bring up the value of the games.

[@ians_parks]

By advertising an optical drive emulator he had installed? Which eliminates the need for those expensive discs.

[@jimcornish242]

you need the Laser Bear GCLoader SD mount in orange to complete your GC

[@jakesteel2423]

I have the same setup. I wish I bougut the gc mk-ii HDMI adapter when it was available. People ask thousands now... The only thing I would suggest would be the 3d printed bracket from laserbear with a sd card expansion. It makes getting the sd card in and out easier and covers up the big hole.

[@therealjakecurtis]

That's pretty neat! I wish there was a proper NES -> HDMI plug'n'play solution, that would be really cool.

[@frankmoolah]

I currently own a Xeno chip modded purple GameCube w/ a matching color GB Player and 1x matching color controller. Thanks to MVG's video from 2018 or 2019, I was able to find out what to purchase afterwards such as the memory card adapter that plugs into the player 2 slot so it can read my ROMs (GC games and/or misc) based on the DOL (app) tied to the console it emulates by way of S.W.I.S.S. burnt onto a mini-DVD in the disc tray. During Prime Day last year, I purchased the 'HDMI Adapter/1080p converter' from Retro-Bit on sale for $68. Recently as of last week, I just ordered the Marseille mClassic as well on sale for $80 at GameStop which should be arriving by the end of the month 😊...

[@jarred1k579]

I always wanted a GameCube as a kid even though I had the ps2 and I always thought the cubed design and controller was cool but I was stoked years later when I got the og wii and it was backwards compatible

[@novasZK]

MetalJesus uploading is awesome, but him uploading gamecube videos is even better

[@MVLGAMING]

To be fair, I've been thinking about SD card modification to some of my consoles, because unlike my cartridge games, my disk based media collection seems to degrade more rapidly. Where many of my disk games which were working when I last tried them a few years ago, are not working now. Which I'm not sure if its disk rot, or the optical drive at issue. But ultimately, I'm not wanting to have to continuously rebuy games in my collection, especially when some are way more expensive than when I originally procured them. So an SD card solution is something I'm looking into, even if it seems like a more technical solution, and less plug and play than I'd like.

[@GAMINGWITHTRUE]

Gamecube collecting is hot right now. LONG LIVE PHYSICAL MEDIA! Great Video MJR.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Couldn't agree more!

[@MichaelBurrow]

So cool that you post a GameCube video I just found one at Goodwill for $8!

[@Punisher6791]

ah yes, the Japanese Spice Orange GameCube. i did the same thing with my Black Gamecube, had to pay 80 bucks for my gameboy player, came with the disc too. also got the M classic dongle and the EON HD MKII as well. makes games look so good.

[@MegaManNeo]

Love this, is probably not even too expensive unless one really wants an orange Cube and GB Player.

[@jonathanneel4266]

man the mclassic anti aliasing looks really good, but the contrast and color treatment looks kind of different with it on. I definitely like the AA but the contrast I found myself liking in some of the games better without it, based on these clips.

[@Raw-guitar]

Pimpin ain't easy, but somebody gotta do it.

[@SDRIFTERAbdlmounaim]

watching this video while also eating an orange 🍊 and wearing an orange 🧡 hoodie improves the experience 😂

[@TheMultiGunMan]

Very cool. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@Danzig420]

The kind of videos that made me a huge MJR fan!

[@bakaattack6186]

The upscaler and homebrew interface looks nice!

[@rubyaliza1854]

MetalF***ingJesusChr*st. You have a whole gamecube kioske. You are a legend!

[@cactoidpinata]

Awesome GameCube, I love the orange variant. I wish we'd got that in the US. Thanks for another great video!

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Thanks for watching!

[@deacon5090]

the difference with that m classic is impressive

[@namcoshot_yt4833]

I don't feel satisfied without seeing metal Jesus rock face in his videos

[@rebornshadow3732]

I can't wait to get my hands on the GC loader I've been trying to find one for a year now

[@florider_hd]

i wish i had a gamecube. honestly this orange looks amazing! i got a wii though wich i will definetly mod someday

[@TheHonestFoodTeller]

That video was just amazing... and the mClassic is very, very impressive!

[@francissampson]

Love the color , wish they would have released a Switch lite in the color orange 👍🎮🕹🖥

[@cerudienpendragon4566]

I was re watching this and loved to see P.N 03 get some screen time thanks mjr

[@masterjenkins632]

Kinsey approves of this video, that orange gamecube looks AWESOME

[@bcj842]

Holy moly I just bought an mClassic as soon as you said it. That looks so so much better. I thought my video output for GC was as good as it was gonna get without some ridiculous mod. More importantly, I can use it for all of my consoles!!

[@nathanerbaugh9899]

YEA! The King of Nintendo is back!!

[@bubba842]

I'm glad I got my Gameboy Player and start up disc for about $50, that was 7 years ago. I'm happy I picked it up back then.

[@lucasalcoforado8359]

Love your content, man. Especially the Gamecube ones. You seem like a good man! I’ve been watching the channel for a couples of years now. I myself only collect for the Gamecube, all the Game Boys and all DS (Nintendo rules lol). Congrats on the job! Straight out off Brazil! 🇧🇷

[@WardenOfTerra]

The mClassic is an amazing piece of kit to have for all retro collector's. It makes getting a portable 1080p monitor worth buying too.

[@Phantron]

the mClassic actually upscales to 1440p if your TV supports that. you should be able to check the output resolution with your TV

[@Skysmeller1]

This is awesome, the GameCube is such a powerhouse of a system to collect for.

[@angryducklinginstitution76]

...🎶 "We doin big pimpin' up in N.Y.C. It's just that Jigga Man, Pimp C, and Bun B" 🎶

[@AnimeGameKid-mt4ls]

I'm not sure if you want to do extra, but there's extra GBI benefits if you pair your system to a Retrotink 5x. For the GCHD, it's perfect as it has the Wii slot.

[@stephendallasdraws2929]

HECK yah! My dream is to get one of the "Tales of Symphonia" Mint Green consoles someday.

[@madcat4563]

Your GameCube needs one of those 3d printed inserts. Would really make it look very nice and would be the icing on the cake.

[@davidbales6355]

That Panasonic GC is pure awesomeness.

[@bryancampbell4604]

Dan(citrus3000psi) is one of the creators of the GC Loader and A WHOLE LOT of other mods for consoles. Currently they are working on an Xbox HDMI mod.

[@newfiepacer]

Great video, entertaining as always my good sir! *Tips hat and makes small bow motion*

[@milliondollaboiibsb4927]

Dude yes been on a GameCube kick myself started buying more games for the collections and accessories

[@theretropleb3883]

Yeah just recently got that gamecube itch as well. Just an awesome console!

[@chilloutmusicfungamer2144]

You rock man, The game cube had some cool games

[@Bo_Knows_Tecmo]

With re4 you also have to configure your tv settings like the gamma…etc. it hasn’t aged well on a 4K tv. And it will be stretched out depending on the scaler settings you are using. If your tv is too bright re4 GameCube will look really bad. But if configured properly it will look really good.

[@deadwejght5357]

I play my gamecube on a trinitron 36 inch beast of a tv so I do t have to worry about scaling issues and it looks phenomenal

[@turtle8443]

Metal Jesus, many do it but nobody does it quite like you. Cudo's!!!

[@MayorMori]

That's really cool. But what's the benefit of replacing the optical drive, over booting Swiss from SD2SP2 or memory card SD? Is it just immediate boot rather than having to save exploit every time? If so that's awesome. Great video. Thanks

[@MAXX1up]

THE SPICE MUST FLOW

[@JMLRetroRoom]

I’m glad there’s still someone out there with a massive following speaking good about the mClassic. It gets too much undeserved hate imo. It’s also under advertised that it can upscale 1080p/24fps Blu-ray to 4K. Also it’s surprising that I found you can still get a BNIB GameCube controller for $40 on Amazon. It’s the 2018 Black Smash Controller with Japanese all over the box but it’s identical and original. I mean it’s a genuine Nintendo product.