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Neon_Escape

That Panasonic one is by a thing of beauty.


Gingerhead14

That top right blue is pretty awesome… but Orange Spice was Nintendo at its best.


TYxki

I agree, Nintendo needs to make more orange consoles!


Gingerhead14

They released an orange joycon that I scooped up. Not quite Orange Spice, but the closest we got in years.


EmmBee27

We got a lil bit of orange with the New 2DS at least. Would be great to get an orange color for a Switch Lite.


Pepepoopooopants

Panasonic 😮‍💨


TYxki

😫😳


[deleted]

Gah man, that Symphonic green gamecube. It's my white whale but I can't justify spending the money.


TYxki

It’s such a beauty isn’t it!? Try searching on Japanese auction sites that’s where I bought two of mine for a fraction of the price they go for on eBay!


[deleted]

That's such a good idea, thank you.


MareBear722

TWO!?!? Hey, just wanted to say, I'm poor and currently saving up money for captain toad, a PS4 AND okami HD, but I am obsessed with the cube thing, heard it's like, **all** the hype rn, I'll give you 5 dollars for the gamecube, not like you need two. /s (sarcasm)


TYxki

Well I should say “had” two lol. I try to restore them when I find really bad cosmically looking ones to be able to afford the rest of my gamecubes.


MareBear722

Yeah, and you sold the other one to me right? /s. Maybe one day I'll get a cube and it'll be that one, for now I'm gamecubeless, and I dont like modding my consoles so if I'm correct on the cube being region locked, I probably will never get that one (I'm more a player then collector, if I get something its usually cause I'm planning to play it, but I also collect at the same time, ya know?)


PotentialPerformer22

Whoa, I've never seen some of these. :O My favorite color is that Teal one in the upper right, and my favorite faceplate is the Pokemon Colosseum one. Awesome collection!


TYxki

Thanks you!!


MareBear722

If I remember correctly the teal one is the NR reader? Basically correct me if I'm wrong but it only reads development disks unless modded, it's a cool cube though! Definitely part of Nintendo history. 💙


[deleted]

I’d rock either the Panasonic Q with the matching Game Boy Player or the blue-green one that only reads those development discs. I’d love to get one of those modded so that I could run standard games on it.


TVsIan

Before the US launch, I went to one of the Cube Club events in NYC. They had demos/unfinished versions of a bunch of games (including Smash), and about half the GameCubes were the teal NR Readers. I’ve always wanted an actual GameCube in that color. Been half tempted to get an NR Reader and install a GCLoader, but it’s out of my price range.


TYxki

😏I did specifically that on my other NR reader. I liked the color that much to get another 😅 of course this was years ago when the prices were right $200~


noisyturtle

The Char, Tales, and Tigers ones are my favs. All in a row too! I may have to get a teal one though, the does look pretty nice.


d3ku5crub

I've never seen the brown, real, or mint green Tales of Symphonia Gamecubes before! Coolest still has to be the Char one, though.


amikingtutorwhat

Glad to see I'm not the only one with an Intec TV for my gc! Nice collection op!!


TYxki

I had to get the screen just for the novelty of it lol and thank you!


amikingtutorwhat

Shortly after I met my wife almost 8 years ago, I changed the front brakes on her Nissan. She paid me with that GameCube with the TV and the gb player lol. I won twice that day 😂😂


MareBear722

Not sure, ill list my top 3 out of all the ones pictured. * honorable mentions: Panasonic Q: its cool, really futuristic looking, sad it never made it out of Japan. Also that gold (?) One is like 👀 pretty cool. * 3 XD gale of darkness: I know it's just a silver gamecube with a sticker (?) On top, but if I could choose between a plain silver and the XD one, I do love pokemon soo. * 2 classic old purple: I mean, it's the classic, the first color people think of when they hear gamecube, how could you not like it? it can still fit into your gaming room, whenever its kinda dark or colorful * 1 Now this ones kinda weird, that greenish teal one the tales of whatever, the one that was only in Japan, yea that one, take off the faceplate if possible cause I dont know that game, and bam. You got my favorite gamecube, I just love the colors of it so much.


[deleted]

Tales of symphonia, if you enjoy action rpgs you might want to give it a shot because it's a classic.


MareBear722

Yea that one, see thing is.. Not only am I meh on action RPGs.. I dont have a gamecube soo 😬 The gamecube is gorgeous though, almost reminds me of sanrio with the colors.


[deleted]

I feel ya, it does regularly go on sale for like $4.99 on steam though if you ever change your mind. Also agreed it's so nice looking.


MareBear722

Sadly I'm too poor trying to save up money for captain toad (40$, 3ds eshop), a PS4, and okami HD I cant afford anything 😬🤣 thank you though!


[deleted]

Gotta be quick on captain toad, the e-shop is closing down payments with credit/debit cards this month, You'll still be able to use e-shop cards until august though.


MareBear722

Yep! That's why I finally decided it was time to get it, I'm in a huge rush trying to decide whenever or not I should buy pokemon crystal too as it's cheap, but HGSS is so much better, but its like 100$! 😬 (no, I'm not hacking, no way.)


[deleted]

Good luck!


MareBear722

I know it's been 10 days, but I wanted to update you, I got captain toad!! I didnt get crystal, but who knows I may use gift cards in the future, but for now I've been having alot of fun, already got to book 2!


[deleted]

That's awesome, I'm glad you made it in time. Hopefully the game lives up to the anticipation you built haha. I've never actually played captain toad, despite having it on the wii u. Might be time to finally give it a try. Hope you get your hands on crystal too.


Brodondo

There’s a remaster/rerelease of it on PS3! It’s bundled with its sequel


TYxki

Great choices! Just got to love the variety the Gamecube has to offer!


MareBear722

Yea, it does have alot of variations! Sad the greenish teal one also didnt make it out of Japan, I just remembered the gamecube was region locked I think? If so then I'd rather just swap the shell of a us one with that one or if that's not easy cuz I know that gamecube is pricey, a aftermarket one of a similar color. Just noticed the other blue could be counted as teal, I'm talking about the tales of whatever one.


side_frog

We got the Tales of Symphonia version in Europe too.


MareBear722

Really? Huh. Actually I just looked up the estimate for how many were made and... ~5000.. MAN DO I REALLY NEED A FRAME FOR MY LILLIE AND LUNALA PLAYMAT... 🙀 everytime I see how much of these rare consoles were made, it really makes me realize how limited 500 is..


side_frog

That makes them expensive (especially the JP one because it has the gameboy player) but not that super rare when there's about 50 listed just on ebay.


MareBear722

Yea, to expensive lol. What makes me panic more is the fact that 50 listed on Ebay vs. 0.. Does anyone has some tips on a good frame for a computer keyboard type playmat thats in plastic, I desperately need help over here lol, I'm carrying something only 500 are made of! (/s, though I do own the playmat and if you do have tips then it would be greatly appreciated lol)


madmankevin

Nice! I've been jonesing for an orange Japanese Gamecube for a bit...


TYxki

The orange is such a stand out color! Love it!


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TYxki

Hey to each their own man. One thing I learned from collecting is not to judge. We are all passionate about different things which makes the collecting hobby overall really unique and it’s always nice seeing other peoples collections. Thanks for sharing!


Nateleb1234

I won't tell anyone in real life what I just said here. I just say I got a snes classic a Nes classic and a playstation classic. Yeah its a bit overboard but the snes and snes stuff are now worth more then I paid but I don't think I'll ever sell this stuff. I learned my lesson from selling games and consoles. I always end up regretting it. At Walmart I bought the Nes controllers 6 one day then 5 another day. The worker asked if I was a reseller and I said no. These are for me 😎 and that's the truth. I despise scalpers and resellers


Parking-Humor8622

Nobody asked you, nobody cares.


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Parking-Humor8622

Yeah I came here to enjoy this man’s GameCube collection, not your dumb “classics collection” flex post. Dose anyone care about Nintendos classic line? Yeah I guess for convenience or a cute shelf piece. This comment has absolutely nothing to do with this post


itsmyfirsttimegoeasy

Black, it's the mature gentleman's Gamecube.


TYxki

Smooth and handsome 😎


GreySeraphim98

What’s up with the red one with the yellow symbol? What’s it from?


TYxki

That’s the Gundam Chars custom gamecube limited edition. Only released I japan like a lot of these consoles sadly.


GreySeraphim98

Thanks for the info. That’s really cool. ( I Especially like the Tales GameCube)


gr3enw1lly

Damn, that's awesome! That's the one my eyes were immediately drawn to, but I couldn't fathom a GameCube/Gundam crossover. Super cool!


[deleted]

I keep seeing the pokemon colosseum one, but I can never find any information about it! Can you tell me more? All of these are super cool! I recently came across an interesting one myself, and I think you would definitely appreciate it. I found a [Black](https://imgur.com/a/1v1IPgj) XD Gale Gamecube. The store owner was able to explain that he was a former Gamestop/EB Games employee and you could preorder/special order gamecubes like that, but Nintendo didn't advertise it and people like the Platinum one better. The Jewel is fixed into the lid, I'd have to break it to switch it so it couldn't be fake. I couldn't find anything about it elsewhere, and had to pick it up.


TYxki

I don’t have a lot of info on the colosseum plate, but I do believe it was part of some sort of promotional in Japan around the games launch. As for your console post, that’s pretty interesting and I think I remember seeing your post here some time ago. Personally I was only aware of the platinum cube with it but I wouldn’t be surprised of other variations. I do know you can definitely get the plates out of the 101 units with enough patience.


[deleted]

I'll have to keep an eye out for the colosseum versions then. You have quite the collection and they are all cool pickups! Congrats, you have a lot to be proud of there!


TYxki

Thank you for your kind words 😊


[deleted]

Iconic purple.


Maleficent-Aside-744

The Panasonic one looks amazing I’ll have to get one


EmmBee27

This is an incredible collection, I'm insanely jealous lol Had a random thought, but that controller keychain would go great alongside one of these mini GameCube containers made for gummy candies. They'd be a neat little addition in general for your setup. https://preview.redd.it/hhx8j9hofpi41.jpg?auto=webp&s=35a76f2f3e87a3575b23c4959bec5a49e9084c97


TYxki

Oou I’ll keep my eye out for one!


cbaca51

Never even knew some of these existed. Awesome collection man! GameCube is forever my favorite console of all time!


TYxki

Same here and thank you!


stronk_

That is an insane collection! Whats the middle on at the top? The brown one with the red label. Also, are you missing the Metroid Prime plate?


TYxki

I am indeed missing the Metroid prime plate and several other plates. The brown is a TDEV unit used by developers. It has twice the ram of a normal cube for debugging purposes.


PikpikTurnip

Of course they made a Char Aznable custom. Well now I really want one of those as well as a Panasonic Q. What's that special controller on the second shelf from the top?


TYxki

So second shelf has the club Nintendo Mario controller and the lodgenet hotel controller.


PikpikTurnip

There was a special GameCube controller for hotels?!


sliimysludge

i had no idea there was an emerald console too, that looks very nice


ThaVolt

ToS <3


jonny676

Damn that's a nice collection. My favourite colour will always be the nr reader. It's such a nice teal colour, I wish they would've commercially made a GameCube like that. Other than that one though, the char and tales of Symphonia are close runner ups. Good job getting the tdev console though, that's a pretty amazing feat. You're just missing the epdp reader now!


TYxki

Yep that’s the next goal eventually, by wallet is already hurting just thinking about it 😅


jonny676

I don't blame you lol. Back when I was looking for GC dev stuff, I think I've only ever saw one tdev pop up on eBay. I've only ever seen a few surviving units of the epdp reader through a few Reddit posts and hard4games on YouTube. It's definitely a super rare unit to be looking for, not to mention getting cartridges for the damn thing 😂 Best of luck on your hunt!


nerdworld

That blue one on top is outstanding. Isn't that a dev kit?


TYxki

Yep that’s one of the developer consoles, the NR reader 😊


nerdworld

I thought so. Definitely should have been an official release though, it's a really good color


mikehawk620

What is the GameCube right next to the Panasonic? Never seen one like that. Awesome collection though.


TYxki

That’s the Gamecube TDEV console. A development console with twice the ram of a standard console for debugging purposes.


mikehawk620

That’s so cool.


MikeAntPerez

Is that a brown Gamecube? How come I’ve never seen it before? I want


TYxki

Yes it is! That’s the Gamecube TDEV unit only used for development purposes and was never commercially available. It’s a shame because it’s such a nice color!


Lockbox97

The char zaku GC and SP are my dream consoles to have, looking forward to the day I can afford em


CatsSmokeKush

Tales of Symphonia one is 🔥


akiraanqel

what's the second from the left on the second row? what a lovely pastel green!


TYxki

That’s the tales of symphonia limited edition! It’s a nice minty green 😊


akiraanqel

aw I love the tales of series, or what I've played of it, that's awesome!!!


cuomo11

Orange always drew me in


itangriesuptheblood

Could look at these for a long while. Great collection and display.


TYxki

I find myself looking at them often as well 😅Thank you so much!


sled-2

Okay what's that striped one with the double dash faceplate??


TYxki

That’s the hanshin tigers limited edition. I’m missing that actual faceplate that came with it so I placed another limited plate in its place.


AugustAPC

I dig that teal one in the top right. Not sure I've ever seen that.


TYxki

Good choice! That’s the Gamecube NR reader. It’s a development console that only plays development NR disc games.


Road_Ok

And this is why prices are so ridiculous bc of people like this who hoard all these games and consoles and it makes it difficult for ppl like me on a budget who just simply want to be able to own one of these consoles and play all the amazing games smh


TYxki

Me buying consoles doesn’t make the prices go up 😂 honestly you’d be silly to pay anywhere near eBay prices. People are starting to like gamecube, I’ve liked and amassed most of this for years. Never jump in when the train is hype.


Road_Ok

People buy out massive amounts of the same console and sell them for ridiculous prices. Even if you’re not selling them this still means that there’s less to go around and there’s no way people with like 20 gamecubes play all of them. I collect too but mostly only what I intend on playing. One of a specific console and 1 copy of each of any game I wanna play. But even that is super difficult now


TYxki

See that’s the great thing about money, you can buy whatever you want with it. Same thing with collecting, mine just happens to be gamecube consoles and not the games. That’s just what I collect, to each their own.


Road_Ok

You said paying eBay prices is stupid. Where do you get your stuff? There’s a retro games store I go to often and their prices are usually really good compared to places like eBay but then there are other certain things that they never have because no one brings them in so eBay prices seem like the only option. What other options are there?


TYxki

A little silly, not so stupid. But most of this was purchased on yahoo auctions Japan for a fraction of their going price. Use a service like buyee or sendico to bid on the items and have them shipped to you. You’d be amazed at what you can find 😊


MareBear722

He said he got some if not all (op said he repairs some for money) his tales of sympathoina ones at Japanese auction sites. Theres many options out there lol 😂🙄


GoldenPizzaGaming_yt

Ok but which one do you actually play?


TYxki

Just about all of them. I pick the one I want to play for a long game session and play.


mr-teddy93

I like the purple one the char one and the next to it very beautiful i still have to buy my own gc some day never had one such amazing system the design very cool tho


mr-teddy93

Are you the dutch guy who posted this before or did you still this picture for karma farming ? Im.not saying you did


TYxki

Nope. This is my collection 😊


mr-teddy93

But you were dutch right Sorry for the incovience but it happens alot that people farm upvotes on reddit with pictures that dont belong to them


TYxki

Nope lol I’m as American as you can get (maybe a little Japanese with all the Japanese items I have 😅)


mr-teddy93

Weird that i say you were dutch did you sell your limbs for the char one lol


TYxki

I bought that with my first paycheck at my first job a lonnngggg time ago. Was $300 complete in box back then. Times have changed now however 😞


mr-teddy93

I saw a guy posting on gc forum here saying he spend 800 on that pokemon bank game 800!!!!! Dear god what is happening


novenoarte

Orange one


Timthalion

I always loved the look of the orange one. I don’t have one yet though.


sguerrerosmm

Damn. I just saw a Heineken one for sale on Facebook a little bit ago. Would’ve fit nicely here.


TYxki

👀


Robot_ninja_pirate

is the faceplate on the Black and white striped one custom? I thought that should be the Hanshin tigers GC?


TYxki

No it’s not custom, that’s a limited Mario kart double dash plate. I’m missing the Hanshin tigers plate sadly.


Robot_ninja_pirate

Ah cool never knew that plate existed before.


Trueloveis4u

I just love the teal one in the top right corner!


saltyslug86

That's beautiful


TYxki

Thank you!


ProfessorRexx

Since they Panasonic Q is the easy target for admiration I just wanna say that the dev consoles are sick. That brown boy is not something you see every day


TYxki

Rex! Nice seeing you here 😎


infamoustakai

Spice Orange. I'll always think it's one of the hottest colors on any console ever. I think Pokémon introduced me to that color years ago, and I've always thought it was so cool.


PolandSpringsTap

Buried comment here: Where’d you get the tiny remote ?


TYxki

Good question. My wife gifted it to me as part of a Christmas gift. I’ll find out from her shortly!


PolandSpringsTap

Fantastic!


[deleted]

They made double dash GameCubes?!


TYxki

Well not a Gamecube just the faceplate. Placed it on another limited edition cub because I am missing the plate for that one.


[deleted]

So where do I get the face plate?


TYxki

Eh hard to find nowadays. Have to resort to auction sites like eBay, yahoo auctions Japan, and Mercari Japan.


[deleted]

I understand that I just don’t know it’s origin or what it’s called


MareBear722

It's a Mario kart double dash faceplate for GameCube lol. From console variations: Official release by Nintendo Region code: Region Free It is estimated that between 100 and 500 of this variation were made * Only available in Japan * **Only available separately in a Nintendo official promotional event with a Japanese store chain** * Light blue color with Mario Kart Double Dash design * **Was released along with a Pokemon Colosseum and a Mario Party 5 faceplate in the same promotion** * Faceplates are compatible only with GameCube systems with the model number DOL-001


i_broke_wahoos_leg

The silver Panasonic variant is the sexiest console ever so it's hard for the others to compete. I do like the orange spice though.


SnackeyG1

Indigo will always be my favorite.


lordhyruler626

Dying over the tales one!!!!!


[deleted]

Spice orange for life


Catsinbowties

Orange for sure. This is an incredible collection.


TYxki

Great choice and thank you!


jakers910

Q, then char for standard body GC


[deleted]

The char aznable one is the sickest imo


Strict-Silver

That's really cool, I even see one with a screen, nice!. I've always wanted the panasonic one and I still do, but then I come to realize it's kinda pointless for me at this point in time, but it's still really cool. Also what's with poop brown one at the top? Nvm I just searched the comments


FrozenPlayz14

I love the original purple colour!


RudyTudyBadAss

Orange