GameCube


Nintendo GameCube is Nintendo’s fourth home video game console and is part of the sixth generation console era. It is the successor to the Nintendo 64.

The Nintendo GameCube is the first Nintendo console to use optical discs, replacing the cartidge format it still using in Nintendo 64. GameCube uses miniDVD-based discs instead of full-size DVDs, with capacity of 1,2 GB. It does not have the DVD-Video playback functionality of the Xbox and PlayStation 2, nor the audio CD playback ability of other consoles that use full-size optical discs.

Emulation of GameCube is still far from perfect. It was earlier developed in 64-bit operating environment, which demanded powerful hardware. As technology and dual-core processors are getting cheaper, GameCube emulation now more accessible to everyone.

Specs:

  • Contemporary cube shape
  • 4 controller ports
  • 2 memory card slots
  • Capacity for future modem/broadband connection
  • 485MHz custom CPU with 162MHz custom graphics processor
  • 40MB total memory; 2.6 GB per second memory bandwidth
  • 12M polygons per second; texture read bandwidth 10.4 GB per second
  • 64 audio channels
  • Dimensions 4.5″ x 5.9″ x 6.3″
  • 3-inch Optical Disc Technology (1.5 gigabytes)

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