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An official GameCube that plays CDs and DVDs (www.engadget.com)
submitted 6 hours ago by to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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The weird, rare Panasonic Q GameCube was a hybrid GameCube and CD/DVD player. Very few were sold due to the PS2's similar capabilities, but that makes the Q worth more now (of course)

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[–] 3 points 1 hour ago (1 child)

Given the Virtual Wii mode, I would argue that the Wii U is the ultimate Game Cube - it has complete support for 3 generations of consoles.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 child)

    Personally I don't find the Wii U's catalog compelling enough for the higher price compared to a Wii, and apparently Wii games can look better on a soft-modded wii compared to running them on a Wii U, but for those who like the Wii U's catalog it probably is the ultimate version.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 hour ago

    I've been through both. Modded a Wii and applied the settings noted in the video. Ultimately I was hooking it up to a 4k TV on composite cables.

    Those same settings can get applied to the modded virtual Wii on the modded Wii U - but connected by HDMI.

    The Wii U didn't have a great catalogue (and much of it was also released on the Switch) but it does have some unique ones, like the only re-releases of the Wind Waker and Twilight Princess. Plus there is a huge arsenal of virtual console games from NES to DS.

    The Wii cost me $50, the Wii U was $100. The extra $50 was well worth it.

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