An innovative modder has broken the record for creating the world’s smallest GameCube console, constructing a replica of the popular console that’s 16% smaller than the previous record holder. This engineering marvel doesn’t rely on emulation but instead uses actual Nintendo hardware to create this fully functional GameCube.
The modding community continues to get more innovative and creative over the years, taking parts from old video game consoles and creating something new with them, such as the modder who made a bizarre retro console out of a GBA and a DS. In the world of console modding, a popular choice is the GameCube, due to nostalgia and the more advanced technology inside the system compared to a PS2 or an N64. One of the biggest challenges in the GameCube modding community is creating the smallest version of the console possible. An inventive modder has now set this record with a YouTube video breaking down the process.
Modding enthusiast CrazyGadget has created the GC Nano, a fully functional GameCube replica capable of playing all the greatest GameCube games ever made while being 90% smaller than an actual GameCube. The system is so small that it can fit in the palm of an average person’s hand, and as the YouTube video shows, this GameCube reproduction can even fit on top of a Game Boy cartridge.
The games themselves are run on software designed for portable consoles called RVLoader, so actual GameCube disks can not be used with this small system. When it comes to controllers, on the other hand, the GC Nano has four built-in headphone jacks in the front of the console, enabling up to four gamers to use special adapters to play with actual GameCube gamepads, one of the best Nintendo controllers ever made. The heart of the GC Nano is actually a Nintendo Wii board, which is backwards compatible with GameCube games and is small enough to fit inside such a small shell. Because of this, the GC Nano may technically be considered the smallest Nintendo Wii as well.
Unfortunately, with how small this console is, most of the best Nintendo GameCube accessories will have a hard time working with the system. But if one thing is for sure, if a single modder can create such an impressively small GameCube system, then Nintendo is out of excuses for not releasing its own mini version of the console, much like the NES Mini or the SNES Mini from a few years back. With the popularity of this old-school system, a pocket-sized GameCube would fly off the shelves.