Wesley Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 So yeah. How gay is that? It has trouble reading discs. When I first pop a disc in over half the time it won't read it. Also during games sometimes it won't read it and says disc error. This happens pretty much when ever I open a door in Metroid. It didn't used to be so bad but now it's over half the time and happens during games. I normally have to open the lid and close it again; but after doing this 10 times it then just says (something along the lines) "Error with disc; please restart Gamecube". It's very annoying. But I did buy it on the day it came out... so it has lasted quite a bit. I dunno what to do. Nintendo won't fix it for free... I can't be bothered spending money on a new Gamecube, preowned or not. So I guess it's a wait for the Rev... (sorry, Wii!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellyn Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 They're 20 quid in GAME, get one preowned in there. Just trade in some games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EchoDesiato Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 I still have my launch day Cube and it still works perfectly. I remember it freezing about 5 times in total: about 3 times on Majora's Mask on the CE (but it's known for freezing), Soul Calibur 2, and Metroid Prime. But the fact that it froze on Metroid was my own fault, I was messing around with secret worlds. But yeah, have some patience, in a few months you'll be able to play your Cube games on the Wii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonmike04 Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Or you can get a brand spanking new one in toy's r us for £30. I hate having to buy preowned consoles so i'd thought i'd recommend this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Leave it and wait out for the Wii like you originally said. I don't think it's worth it now going and spending £25 or so at Game or Toy's R Us (although that could depend on how much you play on your cube). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Since you're not going to buy another cube, and your warranty is over, I'm gonna recomend you do what me and Blue_Ninja0 said here. http://www.revo-europe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8618 Just remember no one is responsible if you do any damage to your gamecube, but so far this worked for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCK Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 You might've killed the lens some time when you ejected a disc some time. It sucks but Cubes are dirt cheap nowadays and the Wii is only a handful of weeks away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurtle Squad Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 BrokEN; BrokeN!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcj metroid Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 aw i mine occasionaly knowcks off by itself.Doesnt seem to do it as much these days.just wait till wii:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMad Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 This happens pretty much when ever I open a door in Metroid. Metroid is a very unfriendly game when the Gamecube is loading, it is the only game to ever freeze on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Posted August 26, 2006 Author Share Posted August 26, 2006 BrokEN; BrokeN!! Ah bugger. I don't usually do stuff like that. Anyway, I'll try what you said, Shino. If it does break my 'cube then no worries, really. Cheers guys (and gals maybe; I can't be bothered to check). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 If you have trouble opening it (they have weird headed screws), use a bic pen, take the ink out, burn one of the sides (so it gets like melting), and while it's soft shove it, hopefully it will take the screw's head form and you'll be able to use it as a screwdriver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punchcard progamer Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 You can probably fix this by adjusting something called the pot. search for an article called "adjusting the pot gamecube" or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fex Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 (edited) not good news, but its only a few months and the Wii's out. So alls good! ________ Vaporizer affiliate programs Edited April 28, 2011 by fex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 You can probably fix this by adjusting something called the pot.search for an article called "adjusting the pot gamecube" or something. Learn to read Previous posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roostophe Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 My GC is badly scratching up my game disks. Many of the games I bought about 4 years ago no longer work. And it takes a while for it to read games that I only bought 3 years-4 months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekunando Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 My GC is badly scratching up my game disks. Many of the games I bought about 4 years ago no longer work. And it takes a while for it to read games that I only bought 3 years-4 months ago. ..which was nice.. ..my GC works absolutely fine but some games force my Gamecube to make this 'chugging' sound like it's almost struggling to handle the game or something.. (presumably the ones that require the Gamecube to work harder) ..it can be pretty annoying when you're playing late at night with your parents trying to sleep in the next room and you have to have the volume down low.. the chugging means you cant really hear what's happening on screen very well.. *chuggs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The3rdChildren Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 My GameCube has been idle so long I don't even know if it still works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubechris Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 What's a Gamecube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh64 Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 lol, my GC's also worn out. It only plays Donkey Konga now, and super monkey ball when it feels like it. Metroid, no chance, actually the only game that still works properly is SSBM, and that was my first game. Its not my games though, they work fine on my friends, its just my cube, it can only read games that have NO scratches at all. The lazy bitch. xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Ninja0 Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Since you're not going to buy another cube, and your warranty is over, I'm gonna recomend you do what me and Blue_Ninja0 said here. http://www.revo-europe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8618 Just remember no one is responsible if you do any damage to your gamecube, but so far this worked for me. Here, try this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 My Cube works fine, plays all my games and i've had it about 3 years now. It is my second Cube, someone thought it would be funny to take my first Cube and fill it with polyfiller for an April Fools Joke. As i didn't have a screwdriver that fits the Cube screws, i couldn't clean it out. Funny thing is, it still played my games until it blew up because it got overheated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Got my Cube on release day, and it has out lasted all 3 of my previous PS2's. Works perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurtle Squad Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 It depends how much you play it as well as the length of time people Mine's been played LOADS!!! Multiplayer ALL the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emasher Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 when i first got my game cube it fell a meter and landed on a concrete floor (stupid wired controlers and sisters) and works perfectly nintendo consoles need to be durable at one point most of there audience was little kids. now my tv has these funny red patches in the menue of smash bros and somtimes when i go to tournament mod the screen goes blank. but that makes sence because my tv is made by s**y. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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