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Wii for GC? Any downside?

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  • djwood84
     
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    Nov 16, 2012 7:29 am GMT

    Hey there Big N community - just a simple question. I've been really wanting to play through some GameCube classics, but I know you can play GC games on the Wii. Is there any downside to playing them on your Wii? (compatibility problems? visual issues?) I don't really see myself playing ANYTHING on Wii, except SMGalaxy 1/2 and NSMBros.

    Hey there Big N community - just a simple question. I've been really wanting to play through some GameCube classics, but I know you can play GC games on the Wii. Is there any downside to playing them on your Wii? (compatibility problems? visual issues?) I don't really see myself playing ANYTHING on Wii, except SMGalaxy 1/2 and NSMBros.

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  • WreckEm711
     
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    Nov 16, 2012 8:34 am GMT

    djwood84 wrote:

    Hey there Big N community - just a simple question. I've been really wanting to play through some GameCube classics, but I know you can play GC games on the Wii. Is there any downside to playing them on your Wii? (compatibility problems? visual issues?) I don't really see myself playing ANYTHING on Wii, except SMGalaxy 1/2 and NSMBros.

    It runs exactly like it did on the GC, you just have to make sure you get one of the older Wiis that are backwards compatible, newer Wiis can't play gamecube games!

    [QUOTE="djwood84"]

    Hey there Big N community - just a simple question. I've been really wanting to play through some GameCube classics, but I know you can play GC games on the Wii. Is there any downside to playing them on your Wii? (compatibility problems? visual issues?) I don't really see myself playing ANYTHING on Wii, except SMGalaxy 1/2 and NSMBros.

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    It runs exactly like it did on the GC, you just have to make sure you get one of the older Wiis that are backwards compatible, newer Wiis can't play gamecube games!

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    Nov 16, 2012 4:31 pm GMT
    WreckEm711 wrote:

    djwood84 wrote:

    Hey there Big N community - just a simple question. I've been really wanting to play through some GameCube classics, but I know you can play GC games on the Wii. Is there any downside to playing them on your Wii? (compatibility problems? visual issues?) I don't really see myself playing ANYTHING on Wii, except SMGalaxy 1/2 and NSMBros.

    It runs exactly like it did on the GC, you just have to make sure you get one of the older Wiis that are backwards compatible, newer Wiis can't play gamecube games!



    Yep.

    Also don't forget to get a Gamecube memory card because GC saves can't be saved to the system memory.
    [QUOTE="WreckEm711"]

    [QUOTE="djwood84"]

    Hey there Big N community - just a simple question. I've been really wanting to play through some GameCube classics, but I know you can play GC games on the Wii. Is there any downside to playing them on your Wii? (compatibility problems? visual issues?) I don't really see myself playing ANYTHING on Wii, except SMGalaxy 1/2 and NSMBros.

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    It runs exactly like it did on the GC, you just have to make sure you get one of the older Wiis that are backwards compatible, newer Wiis can't play gamecube games!

    [/QUOTE] Yep. Also don't forget to get a Gamecube memory card because GC saves can't be saved to the system memory.
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  • JuanGrande386
     
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    Nov 16, 2012 7:04 pm GMT

    Its actually better if you have a component cable for the Wii because most Gamecube games will run in Progressive Scan which helps a good deal on an HDTV. Component cables for a Gamecube are expensive as hell!

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    Its actually better if you have a component cable for the Wii because most Gamecube games will run in Progressive Scan which helps a good deal on an HDTV. Component cables for a Gamecube are expensive as hell!

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    Nov 16, 2012 7:31 pm GMT

    JuanGrande386 wrote:

    Its actually better if you have a component cable for the Wii because most Gamecube games will run in Progressive Scan which helps a good deal on an HDTV. Component cables for a Gamecube are expensive as hell!

    Exactly right

    It's cheaper to buy a Wii then it is to get component cables for the Gamecube

    [QUOTE="JuanGrande386"]

    Its actually better if you have a component cable for the Wii because most Gamecube games will run in Progressive Scan which helps a good deal on an HDTV. Component cables for a Gamecube are expensive as hell!

    [/QUOTE]

    Exactly right

    It's cheaper to buy a Wii then it is to get component cables for the Gamecube

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    Nope, only upside. You have to make sure you get a backwards compatible one though.

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    Nope, only upside. You have to make sure you get a backwards compatible one though.
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    Nov 16, 2012 8:13 pm GMT
    Only downside is you can't get the Gameboy Player.
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    Only downside is you can't get the Gameboy Player.
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    Nov 16, 2012 8:13 pm GMT
    Only downside is you can't get the Gameboy Player.
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    Only downside is you can't get the Gameboy Player.
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  • thetravman
     
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    Nov 16, 2012 9:40 pm GMT

    Exactly the same. One downside is that you can't play with the GC logo screen. I found it oddly pleasing.

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    Exactly the same. One downside is that you can't play with the GC logo screen. I found it oddly pleasing.

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    Nov 16, 2012 10:41 pm GMT

    Jaysonguy wrote:

    JuanGrande386 wrote:

    Its actually better if you have a component cable for the Wii because most Gamecube games will run in Progressive Scan which helps a good deal on an HDTV. Component cables for a Gamecube are expensive as hell!

    Exactly right

    It's cheaper to buy a Wii then it is to get component cables for the Gamecube

    Holy hell!

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    [QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

    [QUOTE="JuanGrande386"]

    Its actually better if you have a component cable for the Wii because most Gamecube games will run in Progressive Scan which helps a good deal on an HDTV. Component cables for a Gamecube are expensive as hell!

    [/QUOTE]

    Exactly right

    It's cheaper to buy a Wii then it is to get component cables for the Gamecube

    [/QUOTE]

    Holy hell!

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