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So my buddy Noiseredux goaded me into showing my Gamecube setup. Which is funny since I dont have any pictures of it myself and it is currently living in a plastic container. While it is rarely hooked up it is one of my favorite experiences from last generation. See I am a huge Zelda fan, so when Zelda Four Swords came out, I bought it, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, and another GBA to GC link cable (the only one the store had). Only then did I realize that at that time I did not have anyone else to play it with
A couple weeks later one of my little cousins came over and had his GBA with him. We fired it up and went to town. Playing through the first four stages in short time and had a ball. The game was a lot of what I wanted in a Zelda game. It took away my absolute favorite part (exploration) but was combat heavy and really fun. Throughout the years I beat it a dozen times and obtained a fourth GBA to GC cable and three GBAs but that wasnt enough. It wasnt until one day when I was driving home from work that I had an epiphany. If the Gameboy player is inherently a Gameboy Advance attached to a Gamecube, wouldnt it work with the GBA to GC cable. So I grabbed my second Gamecube and gave it a go with Pacman Vs and two tvs. When Pacman showed up on the side tv, well I was sold. Then I remembered Four Swords and FFCC. Two games that did not get enough love from the gaming population and they are both stellar. So I decided to fix that.
Over the next year I obtained two more Gamecubes, three more Gameboy Players, a Wii, and a bevy of controllers. I borrowed tvs from some friends and setup a brilliant Four Swords setup for conventions and whenever I get other tvs. I know I know a picture is worth a thousand words, well whats video worth:
I have set it up a dozen times and it has never been empty. If I ever can find four 10inch ish screens Ill be buying them and just leaving it setup in my gameroom. It took two games that was honestly middle of road solo, and made them top tier. I honestly spent about $100 on the other (now 3) Gamecubes, Gameboy players, and controllers.
Future goals with this one are:
1. 4 same size/model tvs
2. Arcade controls for each player
3. Ultimately turn it into an arcade cabinet but this will probably not happen.
I will probably going to do the arcade sticks as two sets of two, just to keep the arcade feel to the game. Unless I can get four decent arcade sticks for the Gamecube/PS2 for cheap. Anyone familiar with PS2 arcade sticks have any suggestions? Looking to spend no more than $60 per.
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