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Ive been going back and forth about what console to portabalize. I've gone from GC to PS2 to DC and back to PS2, but I've finally decided that if i can fix my otha GC I will portabalize that. (just so you know, I don't own a dreamcast which is why I obviously couldn't portabalize it.) Any information on a pGC would be great. Thanks!
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Gamelver has two threads that talk about his GCp. One follows his work on it and is over 25 pages is size. The other is s condenced version so that you can get to the useful info without having to dedicate a week to reading the former thread.

That should help you. Also I dont think anyone will link it just look back a page or two in the thread listing of this forum or do a search.

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Post by usbcd36 »

There's a lot of tips in Gamelver's thread, one on how to make the optical drive only 1/2 its original thickness (should be helpful). Another tip to think about is taking the connectors off the 2 boards and connecting them with wires. The guy at http://www.portablesystems.net did the same thing in his DCp, and the innards of a GameCube and Dreamcast are fairly similar.
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yeah the power board is really easy to relocate but you might as well leave the disk drive were it is seeing as it fits over the heatsink perfectly
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Post by Beware of Guard Metroid »

It might not be the best idea to start with pGC, but I figure I have two and one is just sitting there collecting dust. So, I figured I may as well portabilize it. I do have a snes and a nes, but they barely work as it is. I'd rether not wreck them any further. Gamecube is the cheapest of the recent systems anyways. If I succeed with my pGC then I promise a pPS2 and a pDC. Wish me luck.
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Post by Turbo Tax 1.0 »

the GC is actually not very hard its really close to a snes it just takes more power and the controller can be a female of the dog species to work with

but be careful with the power board one of mine just fried randomly i think it was static but nintendo stuff is usually pretty durable
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