$38 ‘FlippyDrive’ ODE Lets You Keep Your GameCube’s Optical Drive

The best of both worlds.

Optical drives are often the first thing to fail on retro consoles, which is why so many people choose to swap out their disc drives for an Optical Disc Emulator – effectively, a device which replaces the drive and allows you to load games from solid-state media. We’ve seen the GC Loader in the past, and been very impressed.

However, there’s a growing trend for ODEs which allow users to retain the original drive and have the best of both worlds; the ability to load games from a MicroSD card and use their discs.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

The best of both worlds.

Optical drives are often the first thing to fail on retro consoles, which is why so many people choose to swap out their disc drives for an Optical Disc Emulator – effectively, a device which replaces the drive and allows you to load games from solid-state media. We’ve seen the GC Loader in the past, and been very impressed.

However, there’s a growing trend for ODEs which allow users to retain the original drive and have the best of both worlds; the ability to load games from a MicroSD card and use their discs.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

 

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