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April 24, 2005

Switchable GameCube!

games gamecube dual version close up If you need a Japanese and U.S. version of the GameCube, this might save you a little money:

With the GameCube though, all that's needed is for one jumper to be opened, and another closed, to convert the US unit into a Japanese one. If the opening/closing can be switched on/off, then we can toggle between the two regions at will! No modchip needed. Awesome!

So, after looking thru the simple online guide, and acquiring myself a 2nd-hand GameCube, as well as some tools from Radio Shack (old reliable), I took apart the console, did some cutting and soldering, and ended up with this:

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Posted on April 24, 2005 04:16 AM by gamecu374.
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