AAAAAH! Gamecube Trouble (after only 1 day!)

Mazje · 12-27-03, 12:32 AM

So I got a Gamecube for Christmas, and with some Christmas money bought Super Smash Brother Melee.

Store didn't have any Nintendo memory cards, so I bought a Mad Catz Memory Card. Well, I have two games, Pac Man World 2 and SSBM. I had played Pac Man for a while without a memory card, but then when I got the memory, it locked up the game after 2 levels or so. So I quit, and tried SSBM. Everything plays fine, except on the Pokeman Arena level. Suddenly, everthing gets real jagged, so you can't see what's going on, then the game freezes. Can't reset or anything, have to turn the power off.

I figure it's the cheap memory card. So I return it to Wal-Mart, and come home, cardless (they were completely out of Official Brand). So I play Pac Man for about a half hour, maybe longer, no problems. Then I play SSBM for a bit. Pokemon level comes up again, again, same problem. So I think, well maybe I've just got a bad game. My wife and I try the different levels, no problem, except on the Pokemon level. So I think, bad game.

So I return the game, get a replacement, get it home, and try it out. It plays the Pokemon level fine the first time around, but then later on, same damn thing again.

At this point, I'm forced to conclude that the Cube itself is the one with the problem. So I'm returning it for an exchange tomorrow, unless any intrepid dvdtalkers have any other possible explanations?

Thanks in advance.

darkside · 12-27-03, 12:46 AM

Sounds like a bad Cube. I would just exchange it.

njchris · 12-27-03, 03:16 AM

I'm on the side of it being the cube's fault. You exchanged everything else, why not the gamecube?

zuckuss · 12-27-03, 03:47 PM

That's exactly what happened to my GC. It would play some games for about 10 minutes and then freeze or not even load the game without freezing up. I took it back and I've been happy since.

Draven · 12-27-03, 05:37 PM

Yup, looks like you just got a bad one.

Mazje · 12-28-03, 04:23 PM

Well, after much hassle at Wal-Mart (WITH a receipt, mind you) I got the Gamecube exchanged and now everything is groovy. Thanks for the help!

sniper308 · 12-28-03, 06:37 PM

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Originally posted by darthlurker
Well, after much hassle at Wal-Mart (WITH a receipt, mind you) I got the Gamecube exchanged and now everything is groovy. Thanks for the help!

Cool that the problem's fixed... bummer that you had a bad time. I'd think this would be the easiest time of year to do a return, other than the lines you have to wait in.

12-27-03, 12:32 AM	#1
Mazje DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Formerly known as "darthlurker" Posts: 1,050	AAAAAH! Gamecube Trouble (after only 1 day!) So I got a Gamecube for Christmas, and with some Christmas money bought Super Smash Brother Melee. Store didn't have any Nintendo memory cards, so I bought a Mad Catz Memory Card. Well, I have two games, Pac Man World 2 and SSBM. I had played Pac Man for a while without a memory card, but then when I got the memory, it locked up the game after 2 levels or so. So I quit, and tried SSBM. Everything plays fine, except on the Pokeman Arena level. Suddenly, everthing gets real jagged, so you can't see what's going on, then the game freezes. Can't reset or anything, have to turn the power off. I figure it's the cheap memory card. So I return it to Wal-Mart, and come home, cardless (they were completely out of Official Brand). So I play Pac Man for about a half hour, maybe longer, no problems. Then I play SSBM for a bit. Pokemon level comes up again, again, same problem. So I think, well maybe I've just got a bad game. My wife and I try the different levels, no problem, except on the Pokemon level. So I think, bad game. So I return the game, get a replacement, get it home, and try it out. It plays the Pokemon level fine the first time around, but then later on, same damn thing again. At this point, I'm forced to conclude that the Cube itself is the one with the problem. So I'm returning it for an exchange tomorrow, unless any intrepid dvdtalkers have any other possible explanations? Thanks in advance.

12-27-03, 12:46 AM	#2
darkside DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: San Antonio Posts: 19,827	Sounds like a bad Cube. I would just exchange it. __________________ DVDAF/DVD Profiler/Games Wii Code: 6061 0636 6661 8088 PSN & XBL: aagstn

12-27-03, 03:16 AM	#3
njchris Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 179	I'm on the side of it being the cube's fault. You exchanged everything else, why not the gamecube? __________________ http://card.mygamercard.net/zzaz.jpg

12-27-03, 05:37 PM	#5
Draven DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rosemount, MN Posts: 15,213	Yup, looks like you just got a bad one. __________________ XBL GamerTag: Draven Sinclair PSN: DravenSinclair Game Center: Draven-X

12-27-03, 03:47 PM	#4
zuckuss Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 115	That's exactly what happened to my GC. It would play some games for about 10 minutes and then freeze or not even load the game without freezing up. I took it back and I've been happy since.

12-28-03, 04:23 PM	#6
Mazje DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Formerly known as "darthlurker" Posts: 1,050	Well, after much hassle at Wal-Mart (WITH a receipt, mind you) I got the Gamecube exchanged and now everything is groovy. Thanks for the help!