This has since changed though, as Mini-DVD disks are now widely accessible both online and in stores, and many programs are released which even eliminate the requirement to use Mini-DVD disks entirely when attempting to backup Gamecube games.

Firstly, lets begin with the hardware and software you'll have to make copies. While for most consoles, just about any DVD drive will work to make decent copies, this is not the case with the Nintendo Gamecube (or the Nintendo Wii for that matter). For some reason, the majority of drives have all kinds of difficulty reading the disks of the console. The best DVD drive to pick up if youre serious about creating Gamecube (and Wii) copies is any of a variety of LG drives. This has since changed though, as Mini-DVD disks are now widely accessible both online and in stores, and many programs are released which even eliminate the requirement to use Mini-DVD disks entirely when attempting to backup Gamecube games.

Firstly, lets begin with the hardware and software you'll have to make copies. While for most consoles, just about any DVD drive will work to make decent copies, this is not the case with the Nintendo Gamecube (or the Nintendo Wii for that matter). For some reason, the majority of drives have all kinds of difficulty reading the disks of the console. The best DVD drive to pick up if youre serious about creating Gamecube (and Wii) copies is any of a variety of LG drives. And no, you don't require a special Mini-DVD driveway, a regular DVD drive will read the Gamecubes Mini-DVD discs.

With the driveway out of the way, you need some software to help dump and burn the data. For this we recommend a few game backup software applications, game copy magician, game copy pro, and replicate that match. All three of those programs include their own little bonuses, but most importantly, they are all outstanding for copying games of any console.

Eventually you will need some fantastic Mini-DVD discs to burn the dumped game file into. We advocate either Sony (and not just because using Sony discs with a Nintendo games console is slightly ironic and funny) or even Ritek media, as they provide the most consistent burns. Before burning your game, its important to look at the file size of your dump. Both Gamecube and Wii games have uniform sizes, and when your dump is great, it must conform to these standards, or even you likely have a bad dump. For Gamecube games, your file should be exactly 1.35 GB (1,459,978,240 bytes) when looked at under document properties. Gamepropers And no, you don't require a special Mini-DVD driveway, a regular DVD drive will read the Gamecubes Mini-DVD discs.

With the driveway out of the way, you need some software to help dump and burn the data. For this we recommend a few game backup software applications, game copy magician, game copy pro, and replicate that match. All three of those programs include their own little bonuses, but most importantly, they are all outstanding for copying games of any console.