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Cloud121 - Feb 5, 2005
  Cloud121 Feb 5, 2005
Hey guys, I'm having some trouble finding gamesstores in Europe that will ship to the United States.

I plan on buying this...

Thanks!

 it290 Feb 5, 2005
You really want a PAL Gamecube?

 Cloud121 Feb 5, 2005
Afterwards, I'm going to mod it so I can play all my USA games.

 it290 Feb 5, 2005
Yeah, but aren't you going to need a stepdown converter as well? Not to mention whatever problems you might have with video modes.

 Cloud121 Feb 5, 2005
I already checked, and it will output in 60hz no problem.

As for the stepdown part..

Hm.. Didn't think of that...

 Pearl Jammzz Feb 5, 2005
eh, not worth it to get the fancy controller/plate but could be cool. I am not sure how easy/hard the plate is to take off but maybe switch it from the PAL Cube' onto your US one?

 Dud Feb 5, 2005
I wouldn't bother with that, it seems like more work than it's worth. Don't they have a Japanese Biohazard 4 Gamecube? Who ever heard of Europe getting special consoles anyway, I'd be suprised if the game was released by April of next year on the other side of the pond.

EDIT: Wow, sooner than I thought. Resident Evil 4 comes out Mar. 18 in Europe.

 mal Feb 5, 2005
If (or when) the bundle comes out in Oz I could probably pick one up if you still want it.

As far as the PSU is concerned, just use one from a US GC. They just output 12v...

 it290 Feb 5, 2005

  
	
	

		
		

			I already checked, and it will output in 60hz no problem.


Just pissing in the wind here, but won't the color encoding be different? Unless you can specificially set it to operate in NTSC (vs. 60hz PAL), that is.

 Cloud121 Feb 5, 2005

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by mal@Sat, 2005-02-05 @ 11:06 AM



As far as the PSU is concerned, just use one from a US GC. They just output 12v...




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How exactly would I do that? Remember, I can't solder at all, nor do I plan on learning anytime soon.

 Pearl Jammzz Feb 5, 2005
well you'll need to fabricate some sort of a 50/60hz chip so you'll need to be able to solder to do that. Aside from that, wont regular US GCN hookups work?

 Cloud121 Feb 5, 2005

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by Pearl Jammzz@Sat, 2005-02-05 @ 02:44 PM



well you'll need to fabricate some sort of a 50/60hz chip so you'll need to be able to solder to do that. Aside from that, wont regular US GCN hookups work?




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Yeah, that's what I wanted to know. I plan on using my own USA power cord and A/V cables.

 Pyrite Feb 6, 2005
Why not exchange just the shells? Try looking in gloogle.co.uk for stores that carry that unit.

 mal Feb 6, 2005

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by RolfWrenWalsh@Sun, 2005-02-06 @ 06:31 AM



How exactly would I do that? Remember, I can't solder at all, nor do I plan on learning anytime soon.




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You say power cord, I say PSU.

In this case it's effectively the same thing.