GameCube accessories
Standard colors include Indigo, Black, Spice (orange), Emerald Blue (green, only available in Japan), Platinum, Indigo-clear, and Pearl White (only available in Europe).
Ultimate for Nintendo Switch, featuring a simpler design of the Super Smash Bros. logo on it and was available only in Black.
As a power-conservation measure, the WaveBird lacks the rumble function of the standard controller.
In Japan two limited edition WaveBird models were released through Club Nintendo: 1,000 Special Edition Gundam "Char's Customized Color" WaveBirds (two-toned red with the Neo-Zeon logo) to coincide with the Japan-only GameCube release of Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Z Gundam,[1] and a "Club Nintendo" WaveBird (white top with light blue bottom and Club Nintendo logo)DK Bongos (Japanese: タルコンガ, Hepburn: Tarukonga) were designed for use with the music games Donkey Konga, Donkey Konga 2, and Donkey Konga 3, and the platformer Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, all of which were packaged with DK Bongos.
A racing game, DK Bongo Blast, was also set to use the peripheral, but the GameCube version was canceled, and the game eventually released on the Wii without Bongo support as Donkey Kong Barrel Blast.
Due to the uniqueness of the peripheral, the bongos were utilized by various games long after their release.
[5] They are commonly used in challenge runs as a non-standard control method, such as being used in 2020 to beat Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
The Beat Pad was made by Mad Catz and officially licensed by Nintendo.
The keyboard requires the use of two controller ports and contains both Latin and Japanese hiragana characters.
Although meant for the Game Boy Player, it can be used with certain 2D GameCube games, such as Alien Hominid, Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO, Mega Man Anniversary Collection, Sonic Mega Collection, Sonic Gems Collection, or a few 3D GameCube games that support D-pad movement, like Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex and Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance.
The system treats the stick like the D-pad on a standard controller, so it is ideal for fighting games and shoot 'em ups.
It is supported by a number of games, including F-Zero GX, R: Racing Evolution, Mario Kart: Double Dash, Burnout 2, and the Need for Speed series, among others.
An optional accessory pack includes foot pedals and a lap attachment.
Certain games, such as Animal Crossing and Pokémon Colosseum, require very large save files and were originally bundled with a Memory Card 59 with game-themed stickers.
Pokémon Box: Ruby and Sapphire was bundled with an exclusive translucent red and blue colored Memory Card 59, with matching stickers.
[8] A pedometer and walking pad controller was bundled with the Japanese pilgrimage simulation game Ohenro-San: Hosshin no Dojo.
[9][10][11][12][13][14][15] Action Replay is a cheat device made by Datel, allowing input of codes that modify the game.
Action Replay MAX is the same but its dongle has more storage, 64 Mb card with 1019 blocks.
Some Freeloaders are compatible with the Wii, allowing out of region GameCube games on it (later blocked by system updates).
The Powerboard is a USB keyboard by Datel with a GameCube adapter for the online Phantasy Star games and for Action Replay codes.
Intec produced a battery pack which can be attached securely to the bottom of a GameCube, offering about two hours on a charge.
In the mid 2010s, Dustin Hoffer of Hit Box designed the SmashBox controller.
Specifically designed for competitive play of Super Smash Bros. Melee, it replaces the GameCube controller's analog stick with a button layout.
It may allow more precise and rapid input, though it has a steeper learning curve than the traditional controller, and puts less stress on the hands.
Many companies have made solutions that use the software to output an HDMI signal that can be used with any modern TVs.
This includes the GCHD Mk-II by EON Gaming[20] and the Carby by Insurrection Industries.
[21] Both do not require modification of a GameCube and can simply be plugged into the Digital AV port.
