Play Gamecube Games from SD Card on GAMECUBE NOT WII

[ts142001]

Is there a way to play Gamecube games from an SD card on a GAMECUBE, NOT A WII? I've only been able to find ways to do it on a Wii, but is it possible on an actual gamecube?

[deadlegion]

Yes, you can.
Last time I looked not all games are compatible though

You need the SD Media Launcher adapter (I think Datel made one, maybe there are some Chinese clones idk).
Up to 2GB non-SDHC cards work iirc.


Edit:
Quickly googled for a game compatibility list...
Download Links:
Links are hidden from guests. Please register to be able to view these links. Ok, looks like SD Gecko would work too.

[Zorlon]

instead of launching games from SD you can use that as an exploit to run games from DVD-R/+R (you can buy mini DVD's (DVD-R's the same size as gamecube discs, mostly used for Video Camera's back in the day))

Compat is better that way, though some games will still lag but very few do.

And wow that compat list is some what messed up, do note though that some results are from the Wii and some are from the GameCube.

GC game discs are up to 1.4GB so a 2GB SD card will only fit 1 full sized GameCube disc on at a time, though there are a number of games that are on 2 discs and a number that do not get even close to filling a full disc so you will be able to have a few games on the SD if those are small enough after trimming.

[47iscool]

Of course, use emu_kidid's swiss for GameCube, you'll need an SD Gecko or SD media launcher card> (Datel's SD Gecko). Check out gc-forever while your at it.

[MaslowK]

If you're going to be limited to 2gb SD cards and buying separate discs to burn, you might really consider saving up for an original wii (they're maybe $60 used, look around). The convenience of being able to run games off much larger cards (as well as hard disks), not to mention the plethora of great emulators available on it, isn't to be underestimated :p