This $10 GameCube Mod Is Insane!

This $10 GameCube Mod Is Insane! | PicoBoot Tutorial

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Жыл бұрын

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@mikeycarpenter2869 Жыл бұрын

Big thanks to Jake for modding my GameCube. This mod is awesome and I have already put hours into Lego starwars and Mario kart double dash. For anyone thinking about modding theirs, I highly recommend. Also I had no idea there was an eject button to get the games out...... Thank you Jake! You're the best

@JakeSimmons Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. Please dust a little more often

@svenwald9199 Жыл бұрын

👌

@TigerFont5 Жыл бұрын

Have you cleaned it since having it back?

@houstonluxuryevents Жыл бұрын

What game was that yall played

@JakeSimmons Жыл бұрын

@@houstonluxuryevents super Mario strikers

@Hadzz95 7 ай бұрын

Its called heat shrink tubing, you gotta heat it!

@TripleHalt Жыл бұрын

Just bought the pico kit, definitely going to be doing this ASAP!

@chadisnotachad 6 ай бұрын

"don't be a dirty pirate" while you're showing me how to mod my GameCube to play pirated games.

@sandman4897 11 ай бұрын

I've actually been holding off on this till I saw your video and saw Ali has a full kit! Literally just ordered it!

@JakeSimmons 11 ай бұрын

That full kit is so nice

@VintageCR 9 ай бұрын

I'm about to do this mod myself because been wanting to do a GC mod for more then a decade, just never got around doing it. i could do the Xeno mod but i know there is a "M.2 loader" mod in the works and this works in conjunction with the picoboot mod, basically plug n play once picoboot is installed and working.

@jigzyonline2 3 ай бұрын

Look forward to doing mine. Appreciate the vid. Been researching a lot.

@NanceLvr Жыл бұрын

Working on it! Excited to play the gamecube again.

@ryker86 11 ай бұрын

Good video, I have a couple questions for you. When you screw back on the top assembly do the wires get pinched, specifically where you have the heat shrink tubing? And secondly, have you tried updating the preloaded Pico boot firmware?

@makedaevilmage 11 ай бұрын

just stumbled on the listing on Ali. Can't believe how cheap it is! Also got a 256gb sd card lyring around ... I might just try this mod. Thanks for the tutorial!

@Larv6464 Жыл бұрын

Yay Jake is FINALLY using the LTT store Screwdriver! My picoboot did not come with all the cables so I had to do it separately but still a great mod as always!

@JakeSimmons Жыл бұрын

I’m sad that I scratched it so soon but it’s so nice

@jjee3210 Жыл бұрын

This mod was my 3rd console mod ever and i love it

@watchingdanny Жыл бұрын

Plastic razor blades will clean thermal paste nicely without causing any scratches at all in the aluminum.

@catgirlfeetlicker Жыл бұрын

very cool, just got my first gamecube today 😁

@bobphillips5980 Жыл бұрын

Ty jake my 1st modded gamecube

@mattwilliams1002 Жыл бұрын

Jake, do you prefer this version over using the fancy flex ribbon option that they have? Curious if you happen to know if one way is better or easier to install than another?

@bronson9854 11 ай бұрын

a flex cable is just these wires glued together, you could get any old ribbon cable (like one from an old computer "ide flex ribbon") and use it instead of the wires. the bennifit to the ribbon cable is it keeps your wires organized and flat so they fit better when you close the case

@monchopr3511 Жыл бұрын

@Jake Simmons, following your channel recently. Interesting way your videos you show us real issues we could find while doing the mods and how to deal with those. Also, I always have issues soldering to chips legs. I have some nerves problems and trembling is inevitable. Any advise to help with that? Another thing, can you do a video replacing the Gamecube disc drive capacitors? Thank you. Blessings.

@daniellagos1938 8 ай бұрын

Come un caramelo

@louisa.5903 8 күн бұрын

@monchopr3511 I know this is late but for the trembling make sure you have stable ground for your arms/elbows. Basically your elbows firmly on the table and maybe put smth soft under them so they don't start hurting.

@ji9347 5 ай бұрын

I know this is late but I just did this, put it back together and the pico is glowing so I think it’s working and GameCube powers on but I’m now getting no signal from the GameCube to my monitor, could you help out with this?

@DustyCPU 2 ай бұрын

Just came across this tutorial and want to mod mine now, but aliexpress is showing 7 options for picoboot kits. Will any of them work, or are there variations like is mentioned in the video?

@user-kf5py8qr4q Жыл бұрын

I have 10 game cubes at home, but only one picoboot was a successful battle. Other than that, if you temporarily drive when you put on Raspberry Pi, only a black screen will appear. If there is any solution, please teach me.

@Giradel Жыл бұрын

This mod is really finickily imo. I have done the mod and have a black screen eventually I was able to get it to work by cutting the length of the wires. The wires need to be very short or else you get a black screen when booting. I think the reasoning is the wires need to be short so that the Pico board can be activated before the CPU board activates, at least thats the reasoning.

@GarbageAndy Жыл бұрын

yo Jake great tutorial! do you happen to know the gauge of wire the kit includes? I tried this with 26AWG stranded wire and it was difficult. Is this solid wire and would you recommend it?

@JakeSimmons Жыл бұрын

I don’t know what gauge the wire is but it worked fine for me. I usually use this 30awg wire for most all of my projects amzn.to/3KWjCll

@GarbageAndy Жыл бұрын

@@JakeSimmons hell yeah thanks for the reply! I heard 26AWG is recommended for Picoboot but they’re big. I’m curious if 30 will work well

@jeffdewe 10 ай бұрын

Hey's your best friend and you didn't upgrade his Battery, Fan, Capacitors??

@xx_3happypig3_xx26 10 ай бұрын

Wheres the flux on the pico board? 😭

@DJMcMahon6740 8 ай бұрын

Can I use any ground point on my pico? The mount i have for it cuts off the GND at the bottom

@JakeSimmons 8 ай бұрын

you can use the one in between all the spots you solder to on the left

@ashtraysamuai2714 6 ай бұрын

Great Video

@thore_ Жыл бұрын

does the pico u linked in the desc come with the picoboot Software already installed onto it?

@JakeSimmons Жыл бұрын

I don’t know for sure because idk how to check that but it’s incredibly easy to load

@messatsu1981 11 ай бұрын

Its the same model of Pico i have, i wanted to know if the green light when u turn on the console Is bright or After u Power on the console It turn low bright....because i have a problem, its blinking 2-3 times and stay low but dont load swiss :( , Just normal GameCube....dunno what It the problem...May be the soldering? Or something software wise?

@JakeSimmons 11 ай бұрын

Try loosening the screws around where the wires come out. I’ve done it a few times since this video and had problems where the wires were just pinched. Loosening the screws should help!

@azpero2764 Жыл бұрын

do you have to format your micro sd card? i know with most mods ive done you need to format it

@JakeSimmons Жыл бұрын

You don’t need to unless you’re backing up your games via cleanrip. But I pretty much always just format to fat32 just in case

@The_Bearded_Warrior 7 ай бұрын

Definitely need to purchase a modded gamecube, hopefully sooner then later.

@looselycollected7505 Жыл бұрын

My GC is bone stock. I run it on old TV's so I've not really worried about modding it. However it is in the Indigo color. My least favorite color. So I have been considering doing a custom paint job on it. But maybe I should consider some other mods to make it a more useful console to play from. What would you suggest on hardware mods?

@JakeSimmons Жыл бұрын

… the stuff in this video?

@looselycollected7505 Жыл бұрын

You mentioned another chip mod. And I'm sure there are other mods. So I was curious if you'd recommend this mod in particular over others.

@JakeSimmons Жыл бұрын

@@looselycollected7505 I recommend this mod, especially if you’re new to soldering. If you want to be able to use Game discs from other regions and use an sd card full of games, I recommend the Xenochip mod

@CommanderOfTheDickheads Жыл бұрын

OKAY, FIRST THINGS FIRST, SHOOT YOUR GAMECUBE WITH A SHOTGUN, SECOND, COME TO MY HOUSE I GOT A LAPTOP YOU CAN HAVE FOR FREE, THIRD, DOWNLOAD EMULATORS AND GAMECUBE GAMES FOR FREE AND DO EXACTLY WHAY THIS GENTLEMAN SAID NOT TO DO AND BE A PIRAYE, YAAARRRGH 🤣 I'm jk

@Gawlakman Жыл бұрын

@@JakeSimmonsxenochip mod allows you to run any game discs region free on the console as well as have a sd card full of downloaded games?

@sandman4897 10 ай бұрын

Cant boot into swiss 😢 i double checked my sd card im using the sd card to memory card adapter and i checked my pico pi but for some reason the picoboot file always disappears why is that ?

@JakeSimmons 10 ай бұрын

I don’t know how to explain it properly but essentially it is on there but you won’t see it in the file system when you plug it back in. Once you load it and it ejects itself, leave it alone, it’s on there. Your problem is probably the wires. Try new wires and make sure you don’t tighten the screws too tight around where they stick out

@TidySage Жыл бұрын

If you every decide to mod these to sell on your website, I'd definitely pick one up 🤩

@JakeSimmons Жыл бұрын

It’s been a thought

@ryanrab13 Жыл бұрын

I was super excited to give this a go but then I realized my GameCube doesn't have a serial port 2. Is there a work around for a dol-101? I didn't hear it mentioned in the video. Love your vids and appreciate the information they spread

@JakeSimmons Жыл бұрын

The pico wiring is slightly different for dol 101 (linked in description and shown in the video) and I believe you can use a disc drive replacement to run games off of an sd card. But that might be an entirely different mod

@joshmahone3068 Жыл бұрын

Sdgecko or wii sd. Goes in your memory card slot

@davidmacias1270 Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to get my GC out of storage!!!!

@critical.mass.gaming Жыл бұрын

What kind of mat is that? I need one of those

@JakeSimmons Жыл бұрын

amzn.to/3iMVSCt

@Romess1 Жыл бұрын

Risk asssessment on this mod was insufficient in this video. I bricked my NGC by shorting the IPL due to a sub-IC bridge.

@ceebee4564 Жыл бұрын

People just ripped their discs out of their Gamecubes?! Didn't that release button even have something like "Press" on it?

@JakeSimmons Жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure it says press haha

@woundedpanda4008 10 күн бұрын

Great tutorial. If you do everything correctly and don't get sound or anything on the tv. Try to shorten the wires! I about went crazy thinking I broke my xbox! Reddit told me to shorten my wires less than 5 inches and boom. Worked for me!!

@makedaevilmage 10 ай бұрын

I just tried the pico boot mod ... I'm not getting a signal output anyone. Funny enough, while pressed in the boot sel button and turning on the GC boots into the default way. anyone know that I might be doing wrong here? Already flashed the Pico and the pico led is green ... also used a multimeter to confirm my soldering and they all beep just fine.

@JakeSimmons 10 ай бұрын

Try loosening the screws around where the wires come out. They might be too pinched

@makedaevilmage 10 ай бұрын

@@JakeSimmons I found a post online that the wires may be too long. And sure enough, after shortening them it works!! Thanks again for the great tutorial

@javierjvr8608 5 ай бұрын

Damn I think now I’m gonna have to mod my gamecube

@Stinky0368 Жыл бұрын

4:47 I knew this before I even knew about the game cube how stupid are people I’m pretty sure it says PRESS HERE 💀💀💀 BRO

@nyquilforthekill1620 Жыл бұрын

Xeno GC is a heck of a lot cheaper to buy than the pico boot and requires less intensive soldering. The only downside is calibrating the disk reader Pot and burning a mini dvd-r disc but they sells swiss discs premade too.

@JakeSimmons Жыл бұрын

I feel like you can’t say a heck of a lot cheaper when it’s only about a $5 difference. I also think the pico install is a lot easier, plus you can replace your thermal pads at the same time. I still think there’s a benefit to having the Xenochip mod, but I think picoboot is better for most people. Just my opinion though

@maciejkobus Жыл бұрын

Pico MSRP is $4, it may be more expensive now because of supply chain issues tho. There are no benefits to Xeno over PicoBoot. Running region free games and burned discs is also possible with PicoBoot and as easy as selecting the DVD device in Swiss.

@shanez1215 Жыл бұрын

@@maciejkobus Pico is only like 7 dollars on Amazon Prime

@Mceeillsense 3 ай бұрын

I just never got we download games ?

@ben_sisko2149 Жыл бұрын

I don't think Nintendo cares if you pirate a game or you buy it from a scalp... I mean, from some random person, which are the two only options right now. Either way, Nintendo (or whatever developer) gets exacly the same amount of money: 0.

@c_hibbs54 Жыл бұрын

Awesome vid. At this point in time, pirating GameCube games isn’t hurting anyone, but I understand trying to get a better message for Nintendo across.

@PopPunkNerd Жыл бұрын

I need to find someone can mod my GameCube

@bronson9854 11 ай бұрын

you should put an affiliate link for that HDMI adaptor, I need to buy one and i could have given you a kickback (i dont want to pay that crazy price for the name brand one)

@JakeSimmons 11 ай бұрын

I’m actually selling them now! retroremastered.com/collections/gamecube/products/kaico-hdmi-upscaler

@scottrobinson7912 Жыл бұрын

Dear Jake Simmons can you modify my gameboy advance with a brighter screen so I can play it at night

@Gawlakman Жыл бұрын

You can install an IPS screen on those which is much brighter and better quality than stock. Just have to find someone who knows how to do it

@Cigarrette_AD Жыл бұрын

Wait people didn’t realize the GameCube had an eject button lmfaooo

@JakeSimmons Жыл бұрын

Apparently🤷🏼‍♂️

@scpnoobers 10 ай бұрын

Are the wires all the same or do they have differences (I’m a beginner with soldering)

@CrIsPe3 9 ай бұрын

they are all the same the colors are just to help you recognizing them

@scpnoobers 9 ай бұрын

2 weeks too late I already done the mod and it is amazing. Thank you anyways.

@CrIsPe3 9 ай бұрын

@@scpnoobers glad to know that hehe enjoy it ! I am waiting for some picoboot to mod two consoles hehehe

@scpnoobers 9 ай бұрын

Thanks

@daniellagos1938 8 ай бұрын

Puedes usar los cables de un teclado , mouse o cable USB q no uses

@LukeZalvino 19 күн бұрын

thanks for saying click this and click that and doing all that in 1 second so i have to keep replaying the video to see which file your talking about.

@xxsilentfighterx8726 5 ай бұрын

Broke off an ic chips pin during modding :p (got a new motherboard)

@RedFaceeee 11 ай бұрын

My disc drive died. Would this mod still work?

@EthanPHX 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@pearleycunningham 9 ай бұрын

Why join the Navy when you can be a pirate?

@JakeSimmons 9 ай бұрын

Not the navy!

@hrvstmn31 3 күн бұрын

Powder coating shouldn't scratch that easily, it is literally plastic. Great vid Cant wait for my pico and sd card adapter to come in.

@felipewanderson2301 Жыл бұрын

this mod works for japanese gamecube?

@JakeSimmons Жыл бұрын

Works for all GameCubes!

@MansakeLabsOfficial Жыл бұрын

10:45 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@slottygw2wvw842 2 күн бұрын

how not to solder 101..........

@bensmith2206 10 ай бұрын

anyone else rip their fingertips apart taking the heat sink off?

@CommanderOfTheDickheads Жыл бұрын

So wait how do you down load games? And how is it not piracy?

@JakeSimmons Жыл бұрын

You can back up your games with a modded GameCube or Wii and I think a few other ways

@musicenjoyer4203 Жыл бұрын

Was the “don’t be a dirty pirate” thing sincere? Oh dear whatever will the multi billion dollar souless corporate entity do if you download iso files of the games they have made intentionally inaccessible to purchase and play like 15 years after they sold the last gamecube

@JakeSimmons Жыл бұрын

It’s up to the audience to decide if it’s sincere or not