how can i rip a gamecube game a into .gcm file?

[sickfool]

hello. i have a legally bought gamecube game. can someone give me a method for ripping it into a .gcm file?

[Lefteris_D]

The instructions are quite long. Just hit the "Show" button to see it.

Full Gamecube backup/load tutorial v1.0

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Phase 1: Initialize the memory card
Tools Needed: PSUL v1.1
Phantasy Star Online Game Disc
Memory Card
Gamecube Broadband Adapter

Note: If you actually play Phantasy Star Online, you may want to use another memory card for this. Also, you only have to initialize your memory card once, not before each rip or game load.

Step 1: Boot Phantasy Star Online Game Disc
Pretty self explanitory.

Step 2: Setup Network Profile

When prompted for the TCP/IP settings, choose manual, do not auto-disconnect, and enter an IP address of 192.168.1.32 with a subnet mask 255.255.255.0 and a default gateway of 192.168.1.100. For the Primary DNS server,

enter 192.168.1.100. Start the PSUL utility on the PC side with the following DOS prompt command: "psul -s". This

make your PC into a sort of Phantasy Star Online game server. Now start an online game using the character you chose and the DOL file will upload to your memory card allowing you to transfer game data to and from your PC.

Step 3: Configure TCP/IP on your PC

Access the TCPI/IP properties for the network card on your PC and change the IP address to 192.168.1.100

with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. No default gateway is required for this to work.

Step 4: Create a Character for Online Play

Next, create a character. It really doesn't how or which character you choose. When prompted for your hunter's license, enter anything you wish. It also might be handy to select the save password to memory card as well so you don't have to enter it each time.

Step 5: Start it all up

On your PC, run "psul -s" at a DOS prompt. It should then say waiting for connection or someting to that effect. Next, start an online game of Phantasy Star using the character profile you chose. It will then try to connect to your PC. If successful, your PC will display the messages "Saving user info on memory card..." and

"Done..."

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Phase 2: Extract ISO Image from Game Disc

Tools Needed: Gamecube ISO Ripping Server 1.0.0.29
Download Here: No link currently known
Initialized Memory Card (See Phase 1)
Phantasy Star Online Game Disc
Gamecube Broadband Adapter


Step1: Boot Phantasy Star Online Game Disc
Pretty self explanatory.

Step 2: Start Gamecube ISO Ripping Server Run the Gamecube ISO Ripping Server tool on your PC you configured above. Select the destination folder and name for the Gamecube game image file to be created then start the utility. You should get a message stating that it is waiting for a connection.

Step 3: Start Phantasy Star Online game in online mode
Start Phantasy Star Online in online mode. It will connect to the server running on the PC and start downloading the ripper code from it. When this is complete, a red screen will appear on the Gamecube and shortly thereafter, you will be prompted to insert the disc you want to rip within 10 seconds. Do this, and once the 10 seconds has passed, your PC will start downloading the image from the disc. When complete, you should have a game disc image on your PC approximately 1.4GB in size. Approximate download time is about an hour or so.

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Phase 3: Stream Game Disc Image to Gamecube

Tools Needed: Paradox GC Disc Server
Download Here: http://www.maxconsole.com/?mode=downloads&filter=gc&categoryid=45
Initialized Memory Card (See Phase 1)
Phantasy Star Online Game Disc
Gamecube Broadband Adapter

Step 1: Start Paradox GC Disc Server

Start the Paradox GC Disc server on your PC. Select the correct IP address for the Gamecube and the Gamecube disc image file you wish to load. Click start then start an online game in Phantasy Star Online. It should connect to your PC and start executing the game you uploaded.

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Known Issues:

Remeber you are streaming game data to the Gamecube at 10 Megabits/sec. The broadband adapter is capable of transferring data at 100 Megabits/sec., however, since the good folks at Sega assumed nobody has Internet faster than 10 Megabits, they decided to lock the transfer speed down to that rate. There is currently as of this writing no known fix for this but I hear something is in the works and may be released before Christmas. Games with lots of FMV may run choppy due to peformance issues with the network speed and in-game music is usually affected as well.

One fix that helps in some cases is to remove your memory card when you get the group intro press start screen prior to the actual game executing. To save your progress, insert your memory card when you need to save and remove it when save completes.

[tdude51]

does phantasy star online 3 work with this?

[someidiot]

Will this work with other games?

[yugiohmaster]

can somebody explain to me how to just hook up your gamecube to your pc and use your emulator to play the game off the gamecube

[hagbard]

@tdude51: no

@someidiot: yes, but it's not the only method.

@yugiohmaster: Using the GC's BBA (Broad Band Adapter) plugin with network cable to your PC / Router, but with no "emulator", just some apps

[wsounitepirate895]

Found this, step by step guide hope it helps you.
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/61273

[Reinhart]

In other words, it's fairly similar to how you would copy a Dreamcast game.

Although the disc formatting is proprietary for both the Dreamcast and the Gamecube, being able to access a device in the system, namely the disc drive, can be achieved in a fashion very similar to hacking into a PC's hard disk through a network connection.

However, making functional copies that can actually work in a real Gamecube is a different story. Nintendo took making a proprietary optical format for their system a few steps further than Sega did with the Dreamcast. You would have to fabricate discs with the same physical formatting found on a real Gamecube disc, which would be writing the TOC at the outer edge on RSDL media with the linear track working in the opposite direction of a regular optical disc. I don't know of any DVD recorder, save those leased from Nintendo to their third parites (most likely made by Matsushita Electric, parent of Panasonic), that can do this.

But, that doesn't mean you can't play copies at all. Of couse, it's possible to play backups with emulation. But you sure do need a powerful and screaming fast computer to do it (and one hell of an emulator as well). - Reinhart

[hagbard]

real Gamecube disc, which would be writing the TOC at the outer edge on RSDL media with the linear track working in the opposite direction of a regular optical disc.

Well, that's mostly right, but do you mean are OTP-like pressed (built)? That's only for some special DVD9, for the PS2 for example, on the layer 1 (the secod layer)

[Reinhart]

Well, that's mostly right, but do you mean are OTP-like pressed (built)? That's only for some special DVD9, for the PS2 for example, on the layer 1 (the secod layer)

For the GameCube, if memory serves me, the track is written backwards, or in a similar direction as a phonograph record. The GC is based on DVD, implementing a 650 nm laser for reading just like DVD, but that's where the similarities end.

Some discs are RSDL (I think) while others are single layer. I should've mentioned that I'm not too clear about whether or not some GC discs were dual layer or not, so I apologize if there is any error. I recall that my brother has numerous GC games, including a few I seem to remember were RSDL, but that has been a while ago.

I have only three GC discs and they are all single layer (a way to see if a disc is single or dual layer is to look at the mint codes. if there's two seperate codes sometimes followed by two seperate barcodes, then it's likely a dual layer).

And, of course, all GC discs are replicated by Matsushita Electric for Nintendo. More precisely, Panasonic Disc Services Corporation. - Reinhart

[hagbard]

Good info, but are you sure the GC media are written backwards? Can you point a link or good faq? That would be good to read as I'm not pretty sure about it.

I don't think GC dual layer mini DVDs are released btw.

[dokskeme]

i thought gc discs being written backwrds is perdy common knoledge.






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Originally posted by KazaaBoy@7 March 2004 - 08:20
Let me put this so everyone can understand why you can't burn GameCube games.

The GameCube CD's are 1.5 GB in size and are like a mini-disc. All CD/DVD readers/writers read and burn CD's from inside going outwards. The GameCube does it the other way around, so only the GameCube can understand them. Even if you burn a mini-CD the GameCube will not read them and there is no such thing as a chip.

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[jv9]

You can burn your gamecube games and play it in the gamecube.
But the gamecube requires a mod chip such as Viper.
But not all of the DVD/Mini DVD-R brands works.
You can also replace the gamecube case with a bigger one so a full size
DVD-r fits.

Most DVD-R works except som cheap no-names


Mini DVD-R: DVD-R Traxdata Mini 1,46GB 4x: should work
SONY DVD-R 1.4GB handycam: doesn't work
TDK DVD-R 1.4GB scratchproof: doesn't work
MAXELL DVD-R 1.4GB: sometime boots, but then loose sync
DATAWRITE DVD-R 1.4GB: on some drives it works 100%

[hagbard]

i thought gc discs being written backwrds is perdy common knoledge.






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Originally posted by KazaaBoy@7 March 2004 - 08:20
Let me put this so everyone can understand why you can't burn GameCube games.

The GameCube CD's are 1.5 GB in size and are like a mini-disc. All CD/DVD readers/writers read and burn CD's from inside going outwards. The GameCube does it the other way around, so only the GameCube can understand them. Even if you burn a mini-CD the GameCube will not read them and there is no such thing as a chip.

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I didn't remember to read that. Obviously wrong btw

[jv9]

I didn't remember to read that. Obviously wrong btw

Yeah pretty much..

[Ario]

Is it not possible in any way to do this without a broadband adapter and PSO, or am I gonna need that?

[Milkrosoft]

I just got PSO and the broadband adapter. Does anybody know where I can get PSUL v1.1, Gamecube ISO Ripping Server 1.0.0.29, and Paradox GC Disc Server?

[4kidstvrox]

Does anyone know where i can download gamecube games??:confused:

[montpics]

That's the second time you ask the same question.

>CLICK HERE!< (http://forums.emulator-zone.com/rules.php)

Note : You have been warned! :cool:

[Ugly_rockeT]

What is the PSUL v1.1 and where do i get it?


THANKS

[hagbard]

Is a command line utility used to upload/stream ISO (GCM, GC game images) and DOL (GC executables) files from PC to GC. Easy to find with a google search, anyway get it here (http://modthatcube.pxn-os.com/main.htm), files section

[Genome]

so i bought a scratchy copy of windwaker from gamestop ( i hate gs:fuckyou: ) anyway i had to clean it with my scratch removal kit to get it to play since it didnt work at first. so anyway im kinda worried about how long it will surive (im a collector and right now i want a the full zelda anthology) so i was wondering if i could get a mini disk and copy the iso of windwaker to it. i guess would a normal minidisk have enough space to hold the game. also can the gamecube read generic disks? (i know the xbox cant)

[hagbard]

I think you mean 8 cm Mini-DVD. Yes, but the GC it's a bit choosy about brands, only a few would work depending on your DVD burner too, and supposing you can to load it via soft or hard mod. Do you want further info? Take a look here (http://modthatcube.pxn-os.com/)

[alcoatjez]

Thanks for the link, hagbard! I just bought myself a Broadband adapter. Now just a crossover UTP cable and PS1&2 and I'm set :)

[Genome]

^what he said. thanx haggy. (that twilight princess beta iso shown in the burning images tut looks tasty)

[hagbard]

Looks to be a joke, anyway I recommend using ImgBurn (http://www.imgburn.com/) for burning GCM (and every DVD) images, it supports the non standard GC disc format and works perfectly.

[animus]

okay now i have a gcm file but its 1.5GB!!
so if i have a gcm file on my cp i can play the game whit the emulator?
or do i have to do something else? because my emulator cant open it no error its just idling.

[alcoatjez]

There are no working GameCube emulators out. You better wait another few years :)

[animus]

are you joking?

[alcoatjez]

are you joking?

Nope, all emulators are still in an early stage. Only very simple games, like Bust-A-Move or Pokemon Puzzle League are playable.

[ahmed salah]

Pardon me if i haven't understood correctly but what i got out of this is that to create a gcm file i have to connect my gamecube to my computer.
well if i had a gamecube i wouldn't be downloading emulators would i ?

My question is: can i emulate originaly bought gamecube games without owning a gamecube

[hagbard]

Yes you can, but have to find the GCM (ISO) images of the games by yourself, it's not allowed here to ask for them. Also you should know GC emulators work very slow on today's PCs

[ahmed salah]

i have (by some means) copied the files from the original dvd to the computer
i only need to rip them into a gc image

[hagbard]

I'm not sure if I have undertood correctly, but I only know how to extract the whole data in the GC Mini DVDs to a PC, and the result should be a GCM/ISO file.

Anyway, if you want to create a GCM image in order tu burn and run it on a real GC, you might try GCIC and GC-Tool. You can get that tools here:

http://modthatcube.pxn-os.com/

[ahmed salah]

Thanx a barrel :D

[Crypt]

EDIT: how bout i jus ask, How can i play Smash Bros on my PC?

thanks


Hey, ive been wondering how to turn my Smash Bros into a rom. I have bought it 3 times and it always gets scratched up.

I really didnt understand the thing with PSO, i dont own any of those programs or stuff to hook my GC up to my computer.

Sorry if i sound stupid.

[mdnpascual]

where can i download super freeeeeeeeeeeeeee roms for gamecube :msn_cry:

[alcoatjez]

@Crypt: Don't try it. SSBM is not emulated by the GC emulators that are out.
@mdnpacual: Don't request ISOs here.

[Ario]

@yugiohmaster: Using the GC's BBA (Broad Band Adapter) plugin with network cable to your PC / Router, but with no "emulator", just some apps

Ooh, you mean an ethernet cable right?
Could someone link me to full instructions on how to do this, I have a wireless router, and 'm sure I ould find a BB adapter through a little begging.

[alcoatjez]

Ooh, you mean an ethernet cable right?

The cable has to be a cross-cable, so not every cable will do.

[hasan99123]

can someone help me i want play the legend of zelda : twilight princess
how get the file rom the legend of zelda : twilight princess plese send info / file rom the legend of zelda : twilight princess

[hasan99123]

here my mail hasan99123@yahoo.com

[alcoatjez]

No ROM/ISO requests here. Read the rules.

[PR_Fynest]

i have a question ummmm if i download a iso or gcm or however its called from the internet(which i have:D )and then i hook the broadband adapter thingy and the Gamecube with the pc can i play that downloaded file???

[alcoatjez]

I think you also need Phantasy Star Online I&II (the original GC disc).

[PR_Fynest]

then that sux:(

[homebrewgamer]

The instructions are quite long. Just hit the "Show" button to see it.


Do anyone know if this actually works?

[barthoogi]

:bow: can any1 send me a link to a place were i can download the rom for either Pokemon collosem or Pokemon XD gale of darkness ?? also will that guid work on rippin colloseum from the game cube disk to a playable file on my computer?:bow:

[montpics]

:bow: can any1 send me a link to a place were i can download the rom for either Pokemon collosem or Pokemon XD gale of darkness ?? also will that guid work on rippin colloseum from the game cube disk to a playable file on my computer?:bow:
Don't ask for ROMS, please! :cool:

[barthoogi]

:excl: is there a way to do this without having to use the GC BBA ??? for instince i am using my Pokemon XD Gale of DaRKNESS cd. :excl:

[mike4]

HELLO!ARE THE EMULATORS (AND THE GAMES) SAFE?
:excl:

[alcoatjez]

Do not ask the same question in several threads, please.

[sandeep87]

hey i have the .gcm game file in my system...its size is around 1.35GB,and i have a dolphin emulator.....how should i do it...?? please help me....

[sandeep87]

if any one have any other emulator which is working perfectly please give me...size is not matter.....it can be of any size......please...and also the system req for playing these games...??

[RockY]

if any one have any other emulator which is working perfectly please give me...size is not matter.....it can be of any size......please...and also the system req for playing these games...??

You'll probably get some games to load and run but not perfectly.

System requirements:
GFX: Fastest Video Card you can find... (at least 500MB)
CPU: The Fastest CPU you can find...
RAM: 1GB Strongly Recommended...
Audio: Any Windows/DirectX-compatible soundcard.

Edit.... Chech this list:

http://www.dolphin-emu.com/gameslist.php

[Dangerousd777]

Also from the screenshots a lot of games run less than 30 FPS unless you would have a really really fast system, then it would run ok but the emulator it self needs improvement.

[-shadow-]

i have (by some means) copied the files from the original dvd to the computer
i only need to rip them into a gc image

I think we can assist each other. You see, I too have a legally bought game that I wish to run on my pc and, I too, do not own a gamecube. The difference is that I haven't gotten it on my computer but I read somewhere about how to change it into a gcm. Sounds quite simple actually.

[azoreseuropa]

You need core duo to run in good speed. You need a brand new computer a powerful computer.

[-shadow-]

I have amd Turion dual core

[weasel7711]

Ok what's the point of an emulator if you already have a GC? The whole point I want to rip the cd is so that i wont have to buy the entire system. For some reason the only thing I can find about ripping a GC game is using the GC and PSO. Is that not illogical??

[SheeEttin]

Is it true that Gamecube discs are written backwards, dit for bit?
If so, would making a bit-for-bit copy of the disc and reversing the order of the bits make it accesible?

If not, does anyone know the structure of the disc?

[azoreseuropa]

Is it true that Gamecube discs are written backwards, dit for bit?
If so, would making a bit-for-bit copy of the disc and reversing the order of the bits make it accesible?

If not, does anyone know the structure of the disc?

I do not know if it is a fact but I have heard about it before and only way to know is to contact Nintendo of America for a fact answer. :)

You can burn it with DVDR and run on Wii for a mod and if you dont have wii then you can with Game Cube called Viper. :)

Click first page and Lefteris_D's signature which you should click "Spoiler" and it will tell you how.

[ReeceMix]

Dude!..
I've just spent the last 3 hours trying to connect my GC to my PC as a pretend server and I just read here that...

.... It doesnt work with Phantasy Star Online 3

Why not? , everything the tutorial describes is virtually the same

:( gutted ,
I just spent £10 on Phantasy Star Online 3. GameCube games are getting pretty rare to find on the high street and the barstuards are charging higher prices for them.. i wonder what PhantSO3 goes for on ebay..(checks)

If there is a way (now) to use PhanSO3 , please let me know x

[d00dness]

Good day folks, its been AWHILE since i've been in the Emu scene but I have a question for you in reference to this topic... It seems that being that time again for backing up my games, my son sold our copy of Phantasy Star Online Game which totally *$*#*@!!!!! I've tried googling and even Ebay for a copy of this game but all I come up with are hits for "Phantasy Star Online Ep 1& 2". I guess my question is.... will this version of Phantasy Star still work for backing up my disks as discussed in this tutorial ??? Thanks for your time..

[animefreeks]

Do you really need a broadband adapter AND Phantasy Star Online? i dont really want to buy both items...

[alcoatjez]

You will need a broadband adapter, PSO Ep.I&II and a cross UTP cable. The only other option is using a modchip. The cable, game and bba costed me about 45 Euros together, so that's not too bad. Remember that in this way you can leave your Gamecube unmodded.

[jacfalcon]

Hello everyone. I'm new to this forum but a regular on this site and other Emu/Rom sites.

Anyways, I guess I should describe what I'm trying to do so you know. I have been searching for the soundtrack to the GameCube game Amazing Island. I couldn't find it, so I'm attempting to get the music from the copy of the game I own. I have in_cube and Winamp so I can play them. I just need someone to tell me how to access the files on the disc from my drive so I can copy them to my computer. I would be very greatful for help. (Oh, and I don't want to do the thing with Phantasy Star Online.)

Thanks a bunch!
Jac Falcon

[praxisdying]

gamecube discs do not run backwards, and this is how you prove it:
1) Tke the disc out of the gamecube and turn it on
2) push the laser to the back of the console
3) close the lid, wait a second and open it up
4) you should notice that the gamecube has moved the laser back to read the disc from the inside out.

hope that clears something up.

[peterjones0021]

Will this work with other games?

[jeruka9-san]

http://www.wiibackupmanager.co.uk/gcit.html
Features

Read and write Full size (scrubbed) or trimmed ISO/GCM, GCReEx and DiscEx formats with direct conversion.
Extract games from GCOS multiboot ISOs to any of the supported formats.
Command line options for batch processing etc.
Save the original file layout to trimmed ISOs, allowing full size ISOs to be rebuilt at a later date with the same file layout as the original.

[AaronFrorp]

Hi. Im trying to buy a Gamecube online, theres no way for the seller to test coz theres no power and av cable. Is there some kind of version, a marking like in SP it has AGS-101 and AGS-100 to know that one of those is the backlit screen? Thank you.

God bless, Rev. 21:4

[galblow]

I dont know guy :( Because i have the same problem like this. Anyone else?

[clubben]

I bought an old tv just to get my Gamecube to work ;)

[denimkaty]

@tdude51: no

@someidiot: yes, but it's not the only method.

@yugiohmaster: Using the GC's BBA (Broad Band Adapter) plugin with network cable to your PC / Router, but with no "emulator", just some apps

can someone give me a method for ripping it into a .gcm file?

[denimkaty]

can someone give me a method for ripping it into a .gcm file?

@yugiohmaster: Using the GC's BBA (Broad Band Adapter) plugin with network cable t xender (https://xender.vip/) discord (https://discord.software/) omegle (https://omegle.onl/) o your PC / Router, but with no "emulator", just some apps

[GASIYAT]

I dont know guy :( Because i have the same problem like this. Anyone else?

o test coz theres no power and av cable. Is there some kind emi calculator (https://emicalculator.org.in/) gst login (https://gstseva.co.in/gst-login/) of version, a marking like in SP it has AGS-101 and AGS-100 to know that one of those is the backlit screen? Thank you.

[pankaj]

Hello everyone. I'm new to this forum but a regular on this site and other Emu/Rom sites.

Anyways, I guess I should describe what I'm trying to do so you know. I have been searching for the soundtrack to the GameCube game Amazing Island. I couldn't find it, so I'm attempting to get the music from the copy of the game I own. I have in_cube and Winamp so I can play them. I just need percent calculator (https://percentagecalculator.io/) someone to tell me how to access the files on the disc from my drive so I can copy them to my computer. I would be very greatful for help. (Oh, and I don't want to do the thing with Phantasy Star Online.)

Thanks a bunch!
Jac Falcon


You can use Shazam to find the song you want probably.

[GASIYAT]

@tdude51: no

@someidiot: yes, but it's not the only method.

@yugiohmaster: Using the GC's BBA (Broad Band Adapter) plugin with network cable to your PC / Router, but with no "emulator", just some apps

can somebody explain to me how to just hook up your gamecube to your pc and use your emulator to play the game off the gamecube

[lukemart]

I have only three GC discs and they are all single layer (a way to see if a disc is single or dual layer is to look at the mint codes. if there's two seperate codes sometimes followed by two seperate barcodes, then it's likely a dual layer).

[lukemart]

Still no reply? Still waiting.

[Lefteris_D]

If the question is to find which games use dual layer disks, the Dolphin wiki has that covered. According to the page there are only 13 dual layer games.

https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Category:Dual_Layer_Disc_games