Emulation Steps Up with GameCube Classic Edition

We’ve seen a plethora of homemade retro gaming projects, along with the official NES Classic and SNES Classic made by Nintendo itself, but what about more advanced consoles? Gaming hacker extraordinaire Nintendrew decided to take this system two generations into the future (or past depending on your perspective) with his GameCube Classic Edition mini console.

While the original 2001 system is dwarfed in computing power by modern consoles, emulating games designed for it is still out of the question for the Raspberry Pi, leading Nintendrew to search for more power in the form of an UP² single-board computer. This device claims to be the fastest x86 maker board, though it does cost well over $200 depending on the options selected. Still, with this extra power, he was able to play about 2/3 or the games he tested, running Emulation Station under Windows 10.

Along with properly configured hardware, he printed a nice enclosure for it, including a USB hub on top in order to plug in up to four controllers. While it may be a few more years before Nintendo considers an official version of this system, it’s interesting to see that it can be done, albeit at a price right now that would be a barrier to entry for many.

[h/t Comicbook.com]