The disc drive isn’t functional, but the rest of the console is.
GameCube Advance, though: he also tracked down the original artist behind the 2005 mockup and got the scoop on how and why they made it in the first place.that somehow managed to shrink an entire Wii into the size and form factor of a Game Boy Color.The nearly 20-minute video details Ginger’s quest to re-create the console and the trials and tribulations along the way. Some aspects of the original render simply weren’t viable in real life, like the hinge or the joysticks .
The biggest sacrifice, though, is the lack of a functional disc drive. The parts were simply too big for the modded console, although Ginger does leave in a slot to allow for a disc to be inserted to match the render’s aesthetics.Instead, he used a Wii motherboard, which uses less power, is physically smaller, more easily modded, and is more affordable to get a hold of. Despite that, Ginger did go out of his way to add some of the GameCube’s unique software .
The final build is impressively functional: it looks like the original render and plays GameCube games, although it gets about an hour and a half of battery life. As for the original render, it was created by an artist who goes by the name Demond. They said they created the original image for fun as a way to practice product rendering in Autodesk 3D Studio Max. Demond went on to create other futuristic renders — like a
that made its way around the internet a few years later — and has gone on to do work for actual video game companies like Ubisoft and Epic Games.Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week.Please confirm your subscription to Verge Deals via the verification email we just sent you.
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