Current Events > God damn I can't find GameCube component cables anywhere for less than $250!

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And that's the best price. Some of these people want near or over $300 for them.

I had some and ended up selling them for like $120 or something like that.

Why can't they just make the freaking cables again?!

Arent they the same as Wii
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Just buy gamecubes. They're 30 most places, and come with the cables.
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TheGoldenEel posted...

Arent they the same as Wii

No they're proprietary just like most Nintendo things

I'd just get a Wii TC, component cables for those are extra cheap
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use a wii. i won't hear any of the BS about how the GC signal is 0.00000001% better or whatever
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AvantgardeAClue posted...

TheGoldenEel posted...

Arent they the same as Wii

No they're proprietary just like most Nintendo things

I'd just get a Wii TC, component cables for those are extra cheap

That's an interesting thought. Do GameCube games look good when played on Wii?

Cocytus posted...

AvantgardeAClue posted...

TheGoldenEel posted...

Arent they the same as Wii

No they're proprietary just like most Nintendo things

I'd just get a Wii TC, component cables for those are extra cheap

That's an interesting thought. Do GameCube games look good when played on Wii?

Pretty sure there's no difference
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Cocytus posted...

AvantgardeAClue posted...

TheGoldenEel posted...

Arent they the same as Wii

No they're proprietary just like most Nintendo things

I'd just get a Wii TC, component cables for those are extra cheap

That's an interesting thought. Do GameCube games look good when played on Wii?

They're fine.

Make sure you get the kind of Wii that still has gamecube support though
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Huh? I bought one on amazon for like 10 dollars like a year ago.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dvideogames&field-keywords=gamecube+cable

bruh
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Get a "A/V to HDMI" adapter. I know it will not increase the graphics. But it still looks a whole lot better on a HD TV.

pieisthebest posted...

Huh? I bought one on amazon for like 10 dollars like a year ago.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dvideogames&field-keywords=gamecube+cable

bruh

Those are all composite my friend.

ill sell you mine for 150?
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Nikra posted...

Get a "A/V to HDMI" adapter. I know it will not increase the graphics. But it still looks a whole lot better on a HD TV.

Thought about that too, but I'm more interested in the component signal for the upgrade in graphics.

I blame Melee.
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MrK3V posted...

ill sell you mine for 150?

Dang, that's pretty cool. Let me think about it and I'll get back with ya. Thanks!

Cocytus posted...

pieisthebest posted...

Huh? I bought one on amazon for like 10 dollars like a year ago.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dvideogames&field-keywords=gamecube+cable

bruh

Those are all composite my friend.

Whats the difference?
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i got some way back and i was looking for mine recently and i couldnt find them
hearing about them being so expensive now makes me sad :(
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Bloodychess posted...

Cocytus posted...

pieisthebest posted...

Huh? I bought one on amazon for like 10 dollars like a year ago.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dvideogames&field-keywords=gamecube+cable

bruh

Those are all composite my friend.

Whats the difference?

analogue vs. digital

Guerrilla Soldier posted...

i got some way back and i was looking for mine recently and i couldnt find them
hearing about them being so expensive now makes me sad :(

Yeah me too.

TheGoldenEel posted...

Arent they the same as Wii

Nah, Super Nintendo/Nintendo 64/Gamecube all had the same sort of connector (at least for composite cables) but I think it changed when Wii came out.
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Back in like 2006 or 2007 I sold all my old video game collection except the stuff that was both mine and my brothers (NES, SNES and the games we were given).

I had like 3 pairs of the component cables, they sold for like $60 a piece. I made like $8k total for my sale, figure it would be worth like $20k today.
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I swear N64 had some of the same cables, but IDK if those'd be any easier to get.
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HitTheGroundWal posted...

I swear N64 had some of the same cables, but IDK if those'd be any easier to get.

It did. So did the snes. Ive used one interchangeably for all three for years
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Its the same as n64, I usedto swap them all the time

Cocytus posted...

AvantgardeAClue posted...

TheGoldenEel posted...

Arent they the same as Wii

No they're proprietary just like most Nintendo things

I'd just get a Wii TC, component cables for those are extra cheap

That's an interesting thought. Do GameCube games look good when played on Wii?

It's not emulation, they're running natively on the actual hardware - get a Wii!

HitTheGroundWal posted...

I swear N64 had some of the same cables, but IDK if those'd be any easier to get.

I don't think N64 ever had component cables.

In fact, looking into it the component cables for Gamecube had to use a separate connection than where the composite cables would go.
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Gamecube component used a digital output port that was exclusive to the Gamecube(and was even dropped on later GC models IIRC) and provided better picture quality than analog output

there are component cables that fit into the analog output on the Gamecube(and SNES/N64/Wii) but its not what TC is looking for
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halomonkey1_3_5 posted...

there are component cables that fit into the analog output on the Gamecube(and SNES/N64/Wii) but its not what TC is looking for

Yeah you can get hardware mods for them to enable RGB or even hdmi out but they weren't originally compatible with them.

what kind of display are you playing on TC?
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