Japanese GC = American GC?

Asz · November 23rd, 2001

My friend was talking about GC and said that it had both BIOS's on it and that all you needed to do is sauder a wire to two points and your Japanese GC would be American. Is this true?! If so, it just shows how lazy Nintendo is with it's country "lock-out" features.

**Shiori** · November 23rd, 2001

oops, i thought it was the GBA.

anyway, it's true that you only need to solder two points to get past it. But it needs l337 soldering skillz.

**Ryos** · November 23rd, 2001

Cube conversation belongs in misc console discussion, moving.

Asz · November 23rd, 2001

GBAs aren't country specific.

**Shiori** · November 23rd, 2001

yeah, i know.

i thought you were talking about the GBA.

November 23rd, 2001

Quote:

Originally posted by Shiori
oops, i thought it was the GBA. anyway, it's true that you only need to solder two points to get past it. But it needs l337 soldering skillz.

:o
I tried fixing a broken MSX's soundchip once...I almost damaged the diskdrive cable with the soldier iron. Anyways, I ended up using tape :o ...I'm very bad at soldering.

Asz · November 23rd, 2001

Quote:

Originally posted by Shiori
But it needs l337 soldering skillz.

Yeah, I can solder a mod-chip into a PSX no problem, but woah, a GC I dunno man....

(what soldering job doesn't need |_337 5|<|||_z?

November 23rd, 2001

I envy people with l33t soldering skillz...
I dont have them

FireGL · November 23rd, 2001

me too

everytime i tried to solder a wire i always got burned fingers and lots of soldering rod is being wasted not to mention that sometimes i even burned the thing i'm working w/

November 23rd, 2001

exactly. Me is just as clumsy.

**Ryos** · November 23rd, 2001

Worse than that would be if you caused some damage to your Cube and then had to bring it in to get it fixed. I suspect they wouldn't be very pleased to do so.

CD · November 23rd, 2001

The Japan GC's mainboard is exactly like the dev one, which had a region switch. A small solder job, and an end-user could have one too

The US one is supposed to be similiar, but the job has to be done in reverse or somesuch.

**Bgnome** · November 23rd, 2001

the GC mod is extremely simple. if you had a jap gc and just wanted to play US games, all you would need to do is drop a glob of solder and be done with it.

Reznor007 · November 24th, 2001

Heh...console modding is simple compared to stuff I do at work

FireGL · November 24th, 2001

but the warranty is questionable!! :eyes:

ToM_E · December 7th, 2001

Yeah its really simple, after you make your own pc.

Even if it took me about 2 months to find out what the f*** was wrong with my system and what to do.

**Betamax** · December 7th, 2001

Kinda reminds me of my first pc game. I got it for christmas and it took me 6 months before I could play it. 2 Months to track down the problem another 4 months to trck down a driver (no net connection for me in those days

)

**Dark Watcher** · December 7th, 2001

Normal Watcher.....solder master....Watcher after drinking coffee....suicide solderer...

Indeed the Japanese GC can be modified..but one must ask themselves... For the cost paid to import the GC..do you really want to void warrenty and take a chance of ruining the device? If you did screw up you would be forced to by another one anyway....

We admit modifying our old PSX...but we did so knowing that if we made a mistake..a replacement would cost us less then $100....

CD · December 7th, 2001

The point to solder on the GC is nothing compared to modding a PSX, which is easy compared to most soldering work.

**Xeven** · December 7th, 2001

Quote:

Originally posted by FireGL
me too everytime i tried to solder a wire i always got burned fingers and lots of soldering rod is being wasted not to mention that sometimes i even burned the thing i'm working w/

I don't have any problems soldering.. hehe..

November 23rd, 2001	#1 (permalink)
Asz EATS BREAKFAST WITH FACE Join Date: May 2001 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 1,611	Japanese GC = American GC? My friend was talking about GC and said that it had both BIOS's on it and that all you needed to do is sauder a wire to two points and your Japanese GC would be American. Is this true?! If so, it just shows how lazy Nintendo is with it's country "lock-out" features.

November 23rd, 2001	#2 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	oops, i thought it was the GBA. anyway, it's true that you only need to solder two points to get past it. But it needs l337 soldering skillz. __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..." Last edited by Shiori; November 23rd, 2001 at 07:56.

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Ryos Revenger of Vengeance Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nowhere Posts: 11,250	Cube conversation belongs in misc console discussion, moving. __________________ Sanity is overrated.

November 23rd, 2001	#5 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	yeah, i know. i thought you were talking about the GBA. __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

November 23rd, 2001	#9 (permalink)
FireGL I'm? Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: ======> Posts: 1,842	me too everytime i tried to solder a wire i always got burned fingers and lots of soldering rod is being wasted not to mention that sometimes i even burned the thing i'm working w/ __________________ Open your eyes and look within... Are you satisfied with the life your livin'?

November 23rd, 2001	#4 (permalink)
Asz EATS BREAKFAST WITH FACE Join Date: May 2001 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 1,611	GBAs aren't country specific.

November 23rd, 2001	#8 (permalink)
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	I envy people with l33t soldering skillz... I dont have them

November 23rd, 2001	#10 (permalink)
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	exactly. Me is just as clumsy.

November 23rd, 2001	#11 (permalink)
Ryos Revenger of Vengeance Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nowhere Posts: 11,250	Worse than that would be if you caused some damage to your Cube and then had to bring it in to get it fixed. I suspect they wouldn't be very pleased to do so. __________________ Sanity is overrated.

November 23rd, 2001	#12 (permalink)
CD Gunslinger Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Mid-World Posts: 964	The Japan GC's mainboard is exactly like the dev one, which had a region switch. A small solder job, and an end-user could have one too The US one is supposed to be similiar, but the job has to be done in reverse or somesuch. __________________ The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed...

November 23rd, 2001	#13 (permalink)
Bgnome Who Da Gnome? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: At Home Posts: 2,441	the GC mod is extremely simple. if you had a jap gc and just wanted to play US games, all you would need to do is drop a glob of solder and be done with it. __________________ May the Gnome™ be With You

November 24th, 2001	#14 (permalink)
Reznor007 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Norman, OK, USA Posts: 14	Heh...console modding is simple compared to stuff I do at work __________________ Nothing can stop me now.

November 24th, 2001	#15 (permalink)
FireGL I'm? Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: ======> Posts: 1,842	but the warranty is questionable!! :eyes: __________________ Open your eyes and look within... Are you satisfied with the life your livin'?

December 7th, 2001	#16 (permalink)
ToM_E Do the Monkey Dance /w me Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Doing the Monkey Dance! Posts: 2,755	Yeah its really simple, after you make your own pc. Even if it took me about 2 months to find out what the f*** was wrong with my system and what to do. __________________ CPUPentium 4 3.00 Ghz Ram2GB DDR2 PC4200 Video CardRadeon X1600 Pro

December 7th, 2001	#17 (permalink)
Betamax Resident Movie Critic Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 9,480	Kinda reminds me of my first pc game. I got it for christmas and it took me 6 months before I could play it. 2 Months to track down the problem another 4 months to trck down a driver (no net connection for me in those days ) __________________ Superior marketing of an inferior product will always win over inferior marketing of a superior product.

December 7th, 2001	#18 (permalink)
Dark Watcher Coffee Demon Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Darkness, Unknown Posts: 2,896	hmmm Normal Watcher.....solder master....Watcher after drinking coffee....suicide solderer... Indeed the Japanese GC can be modified..but one must ask themselves... For the cost paid to import the GC..do you really want to void warrenty and take a chance of ruining the device? If you did screw up you would be forced to by another one anyway.... We admit modifying our old PSX...but we did so knowing that if we made a mistake..a replacement would cost us less then $100.... __________________

December 7th, 2001	#19 (permalink)
CD Gunslinger Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Mid-World Posts: 964	The point to solder on the GC is nothing compared to modding a PSX, which is easy compared to most soldering work. __________________ The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed...

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