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Testing PS2 & GAMECUBE on latest ANBERNIC handheld.

Review of the ANBERNIC RG406V playing PS2, Gamecube, Wii and Dreamcast games.

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The sixth generation of gaming consoles, ah! The early 2000s—a glorious era when tech was just powerful enough to bring our gaming dreams to life, yet clunky enough to make us yell at our TV screens. Picture this:

  1. PlayStation 2 – Sony decided to make a console that doubled as a DVD player. No one cared much for DVDs until the PS2 arrived, and then suddenly, everyone’s mom had a reason to let this console into the living room. It had a library of games longer than the Lord of the Rings series, and you could never resist buying more, even if the backlog was a mile deep. But let’s be honest; we all spent more time replaying Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and running over NPCs.
  2. Xbox – Microsoft’s first foray into the console world, and it showed. This thing was about as subtle as a bulldozer, weighing in heavier than a small child and looking like an oversized VCR on steroids. But it came with Halo, which made it the coolest kid on the block. Multiplayer mayhem on Halo turned living rooms into battlegrounds, and “frag” and “teabag” became part of our vocabularies for the next decade.
  3. Nintendo GameCube – The adorable purple lunchbox that could. Nintendo went for a square design as if they were trolling the competition. Everyone laughed until Super Smash Bros. Melee dropped, and then suddenly no one was laughing because they were all too busy smashing controllers and friendships. It even had a handle, so you could bring it over to a friend’s house—a good thing since you’d need it for Mario Kart Double Dash parties.
  4. Sega Dreamcast – Sega’s final hurrah in the console wars, the Dreamcast was the hip, misunderstood sibling of the generation. It introduced online gaming before any of the others, even though most of us had dial-up Internet slower than a sleepy snail. The Dreamcast had games with more originality than half the consoles since, but its fate was doomed by Sega’s previous console misadventures. It’s like that artist friend you wish had made it big but ended up selling pottery on Etsy.

This generation brought us memory cards, clunky graphics that we thought were “realistic,” and the timeless habit of yelling at your sibling for screen-peeking. If gaming consoles were people, the sixth-gen would be that quirky friend who’s super talented but hasn’t quite figured out how not to make a mess.

Five GameCube Games That Will NEVER Leave the System!

Sadly, Nintendo’s purple little cube just couldn’t compete against Sony’s juggernaut of the generation. That doesn’t mean there weren’t great games on the system, that will forever be stuck on the system!

The Nintendo GameCube is like the lovable underdog of the console world, resembling a colorful lunchbox with a handle that screams, “Take me to your friend’s house, and let’s party!” It’s as if Nintendo decided to give gaming a fun-sized makeover, creating a compact, cube-shaped delight that could survive a tumble down the stairs and still boot up “Super Smash Bros. Melee” without missing a beat.

Playing on the GameCube feels like rediscovering your favorite childhood snack—it’s nostalgic, satisfying, and always leaves you with a smile. The controllers, with their quirky button layout and trigger buttons that feel like you’re squishing marshmallows, are a perfect match for the system’s quirky charm. Whether you’re navigating the spooky halls of “Luigi’s Mansion” or racing at breakneck speeds in “Mario Kart: Double Dash!!”, the GameCube’s library of games is a treasure trove of fun that proves good things really do come in small, cube-shaped packages.

Dreamcast vs. PS2 vs. GameCube vs. Xbox – Retro Bird

We’ve got ourselves a battle of what many refer to as the “6th generation” game consoles. Sega’s Dreamcast, Sony’s PlayStation 2, Nintendo’s GameCube and Microsoft’s Xbox duke it out. Dreamcast vs. PS2 vs. GameCube vs. Xbox – Retro Bird / Best 6th Generation Video Game Console / System / Sega / Sony / Nintendo / Microsoft

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Was Generation 6 The APEX Of Video Games? | PlayStation 5 VS Dreamcast…?

On today’s episode of Gaming Off The Grid, we discuss generation 6 of video games and compare them to the newest generation. The PlayStation 5 is now officially older then the Sega Dreamcast and it really got us thinking… Do you agree Generation 6 was the APEX of video games? Gaming Off The Grid

The GameCube games I STILL play all the time!

These 8 GameCube games are still great after all these years! Which ones do you still go back and play on the GameCube all these years later? Which ones did I miss?

GAMES SHOWN:

Geist

F-Zero GX

Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean

Metroid Prime

Eternal Darkness

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 2 – Rogue Leader

Gotcha Force

Kirby Air Ride

Pimping out my GAMECUBE in 2022 (upscaling 1080p, anti-aliasing, SD card & accessories!)

My Japanese spice GameCube is getting a bunch of upgrades for 2022 including the GC Loader SD card reader, adding the mClassic upscaler to the video chain, GBI Game Boy Player software and accessories!

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I Modded My GameCube with the GC Loader!

Square Pegs – I picked up the GC Loader a few months back, and I’ve been sitting on it for awhile – every time I thought I’d pull the trigger on modding the GameCube, I talked myself out of it. But one my my patrons, Blair, talked me into biting the bullet – so here, warts and all, is my modification of my GameCube with the GC Loader plug and play, an SD Card port extension, and a mounting plate to easily access the SD card port.