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Problem: GameCube on Wii
12 years ago
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I can't...believe this.
I've been getting more into Zelda games lately. And having never had a GameCube (but having a Wii), I mail-ordered a GameCube controller, and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. They finally came in the mail.
So I tried to figure out where to plug in the controller. Not remembering where I kept my Wii manual at the moment, I checked online. Basically, I needed to undo a flap on the left side of my Wii console, and it reveals GameCube controller ports. Okay, so I check the side of my Wii, looking for laps. ...and looking. ...and looking. Couldn't find it!
So I kept searching online for help, and then I found something alarming... Some models of Wii (including the one I was given) don't support GameCube at all. I shouted out loud the moment I saw this. Good grief... It's not like Wind Waker for GameCube is cheap when bought used online - I was lucky to get it at ~$60, when many asking prices were three figures. And I can't even play it on my Wii that I thought was GameCube-compatible?!
I gotta admit. I'm feeling...unsettled. I'm stuck with having bought and paid for a GameCube game I really wanted to play (and a controller to go with it). And not only does my Wii model no longer support those games, but my computer is still slow to emulate them. I'm glad I also didn't buy the GameCube version (the better version) of Twilight Princess at the same time. I was so looking forward to playing Wind Waker right now...
Yes, I know Wind Waker HD is being remade for Wii U. No, I don't have a Wii U. No, I hadn't planned on getting a Wii U. I haven't budgeted for that. I don't exactly have the budget to buy new gaming consoles. I wasn't going to buy the Wii at the $250 it was for years - I was given it as a gift when the price came down.
It's not like I never would have liked a GameCube. But in the day, I got PlayStation 2 instead, for the RPGs I was looking forward to. I believed up to this point that my Wii was GameCube-compatible, so I could still play GameCube games if I wanted to. ...this is not my day.
I've been getting more into Zelda games lately. And having never had a GameCube (but having a Wii), I mail-ordered a GameCube controller, and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. They finally came in the mail.
So I tried to figure out where to plug in the controller. Not remembering where I kept my Wii manual at the moment, I checked online. Basically, I needed to undo a flap on the left side of my Wii console, and it reveals GameCube controller ports. Okay, so I check the side of my Wii, looking for laps. ...and looking. ...and looking. Couldn't find it!
So I kept searching online for help, and then I found something alarming... Some models of Wii (including the one I was given) don't support GameCube at all. I shouted out loud the moment I saw this. Good grief... It's not like Wind Waker for GameCube is cheap when bought used online - I was lucky to get it at ~$60, when many asking prices were three figures. And I can't even play it on my Wii that I thought was GameCube-compatible?!
I gotta admit. I'm feeling...unsettled. I'm stuck with having bought and paid for a GameCube game I really wanted to play (and a controller to go with it). And not only does my Wii model no longer support those games, but my computer is still slow to emulate them. I'm glad I also didn't buy the GameCube version (the better version) of Twilight Princess at the same time. I was so looking forward to playing Wind Waker right now...
Yes, I know Wind Waker HD is being remade for Wii U. No, I don't have a Wii U. No, I hadn't planned on getting a Wii U. I haven't budgeted for that. I don't exactly have the budget to buy new gaming consoles. I wasn't going to buy the Wii at the $250 it was for years - I was given it as a gift when the price came down.
It's not like I never would have liked a GameCube. But in the day, I got PlayStation 2 instead, for the RPGs I was looking forward to. I believed up to this point that my Wii was GameCube-compatible, so I could still play GameCube games if I wanted to. ...this is not my day.
Also I know the only major model of Wii's that cannot play Gamecube games is the Wii Mini which is red and a top loader.
If the Wii is shown laying sideways, then its a model that cannot play GC games. If its vertically upward, then it should work
Second best would be to look for a Gamecube since they should be completely available by now.