bucko Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 Viper GC is the world's first amateur coding module for NGC. The onboard flash memory allows users to boot Homebrew applications, loaders or BIOS'.A high speed parallel port programmer is provided along with the FFC cable to connect to the Viper GC main module. An intuitive PC application has been authored to facilitate easy transfer of BIOS', loaders or Homebrew applications to the flash memory. Viper Gc is based around the Actel ProAsic Plus FPGA, providing flexibility and security to ensure that the user gets the product they ordered, not a cheap clone. The viper GC's tailored PC application will enable users to transfer code via their PC Parallel port to the module's flash memory. We're sure that the recent Homebrew developments (like GC-Linux) on GC will take advantage of the Viper GC's ability to run code directly from flash memory, instead of the current BroadBand Adaptor/Phantasy Star Online + Loader solution, leading to rapid development of the GC Scene. The Viper GC has just 4 wires to solder and two connectors which could assume control of the lid sensor switch, should the appropriate commands be included in a third party BIOS release. Viper GC is more than a BIOS replacement, it offers the unique possibility through special hardware commands, to run the original BIOS after the user's loader or Homebrew BIOS has been executed. The Viper GC programmer includes a logic I.C. to increase transfer speeds and a DIP switch to enable or disable the module. We're sure that the GC scene will now explode into action with a plethora of new achievements and devlopments certain to make even those who do not have a GC currently, rush out and buy one :) /me wants to get a gamecube :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/248596-first-modchip-for-gamecube-viper-gc/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecaveman Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 why not get an xbox? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/248596-first-modchip-for-gamecube-viper-gc/#findComment-584982795 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucko Posted November 25, 2004 Author Share Posted November 25, 2004 why not get an xbox? 584982795[/snapback] I already got two, a black and crystal :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/248596-first-modchip-for-gamecube-viper-gc/#findComment-584982801 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetman Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 cant they plain and simple jsut say plays backed up games Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/248596-first-modchip-for-gamecube-viper-gc/#findComment-584982842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrKuro Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 i can't wait to get one. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/248596-first-modchip-for-gamecube-viper-gc/#findComment-584982866 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Dorr Veteran Posted November 25, 2004 Veteran Share Posted November 25, 2004 cant they plain and simple jsut say plays backed up games 584982842[/snapback] Well, that can already be done anyways. Just need a copy of Phantasy Star Online and the broadband adapator. Just requires some buffer overflowing and you can essentially crack your way in and run your games over the network (no burning CDs/DVDs required! :o ) Plus, I think it would be neat to have a gamecube router or firewall :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/248596-first-modchip-for-gamecube-viper-gc/#findComment-584982882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spex04 Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 wow, cool find (Y) now we gotta wait and see what the GC can really do :cool: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/248596-first-modchip-for-gamecube-viper-gc/#findComment-584982885 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salluas Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 Field of Dreams suddenly springs to mind.. If you secure it, they will crack it.. But it will be nice to use and understand the full capabilities of a GC.. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/248596-first-modchip-for-gamecube-viper-gc/#findComment-584982935 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Dorr Veteran Posted November 25, 2004 Veteran Share Posted November 25, 2004 Field of Dreams suddenly springs to mind.. If you secure it, they will crack it.. But it will be nice to use and understand the full capabilities of a GC.. 584982935[/snapback] I think we'll discover it's capable of playing games :ninja: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/248596-first-modchip-for-gamecube-viper-gc/#findComment-584982949 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiveMasterT Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 does a normal cd even fit in the GC? how would we burn one of those tiny discs? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/248596-first-modchip-for-gamecube-viper-gc/#findComment-584982961 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNay Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 took them long enough but how do you backup your games? aren't they a special cd or sumthin? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/248596-first-modchip-for-gamecube-viper-gc/#findComment-584982971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spex04 Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 took them long enough but how do you backup your games?? aren't they a special cd or sumthin? 584982971[/snapback] yea i think i read before that the disc are written and read the opposite way to normal drives... :unsure:: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/248596-first-modchip-for-gamecube-viper-gc/#findComment-584982995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vice Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 yer they use the tiny little CD's.. my writer has a small groove in its disc holder to be able to hold them discs in its drive, it can read them. i suppose if we find a company selling blanks we could burn to them too? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/248596-first-modchip-for-gamecube-viper-gc/#findComment-584983004 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spex04 Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 well i have seen places selling mini-DVD's before, dunno if they'd work though..? link: http://www.cdr-by-mail.co.uk/acatalog/CDR_...DVD_RAM_57.html Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/248596-first-modchip-for-gamecube-viper-gc/#findComment-584983010 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan V Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 yea i think i read before that the disc are written and read the opposite way to normal drives... :unsure: 584982995[/snapback] Yup, I've heard of that too. And also to make it even harder, its been rumoured that near the inside of the DVD, there a bunch of "garbage" files there needed there to read and play the games. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/248596-first-modchip-for-gamecube-viper-gc/#findComment-584983192 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystical112 Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 i thought it spun the disc backwards or something in a gamecube thats y its so hard to mod... but thats cool i already got a GC Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/248596-first-modchip-for-gamecube-viper-gc/#findComment-584984347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucko Posted November 25, 2004 Author Share Posted November 25, 2004 Lmao you can't burn a gamecube CD's :p. You need a special burner and the CD/DVD or whatever it is will cost loads and so will the burner. The purpose of this mod chip is to encourage GameCube Linux (which is Legal). You can also backup your games to ISO's I think (but can't burn them, you need that special burner) and then just send them through the network as if it was PSO but in this case it's the mod chip so it's easier. Edit, from http://www.gc-linux.org FAQ Can I just burn a 8 cm CD/DVD and use it in the GameCube?Not on a unmodified GameCube. The GameCube, as shipped, reads no CDs/DVDs. There is no way to produce a GameCube compatible optical media using unmodified CD/DVD burners. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/248596-first-modchip-for-gamecube-viper-gc/#findComment-584984914 Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 Can it play pirated games with this mod? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/248596-first-modchip-for-gamecube-viper-gc/#findComment-584984925 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucko Posted November 25, 2004 Author Share Posted November 25, 2004 Can it play pirated games with this mod? 584984925[/snapback] Maybe sending the ISO's through the network (like PSO) but you can't burn them and we all know piracy is illegal right :rofl: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/248596-first-modchip-for-gamecube-viper-gc/#findComment-584984962 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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