wraggster
May 26th, 2012, 23:33
http://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/adding-gc-support-back-to-wii1.jpgOne of the really cool things about the Nintendo Wii when it was first introduced was the ability to play GameCube games on it. This made it a no-brainer for a lot of folks to upgrade. But as the heyday of legacy systems fades into history, Nintendo decided this was no longer a selling point and stopped populating those components. The good new is, if you don’t mind a lot of PCB soldering you can add your GameCube bits to a modern Wii motherboard (http://deadlyfoez.zzl.org/raffle-wii/).
[Deadlyfoez] launched a raffle to raise enough money to buy a new version of the hardware (we guess the raffle prize is the modded console). He then proceeded to solder on four GameCube controller ports and a memory card reader. There are also a number of passive surface mount components that need to be added. But as the video after the break shows, once in place the functionality reappears on the software side.
http://hackaday.com/2012/05/24/grab-your-iron-and-add-gamecube-back-to-the-wii/
[Deadlyfoez] launched a raffle to raise enough money to buy a new version of the hardware (we guess the raffle prize is the modded console). He then proceeded to solder on four GameCube controller ports and a memory card reader. There are also a number of passive surface mount components that need to be added. But as the video after the break shows, once in place the functionality reappears on the software side.
http://hackaday.com/2012/05/24/grab-your-iron-and-add-gamecube-back-to-the-wii/