


With just a Raspberry Pi Pico, some jumper wires, and a widely available third-party SD card adapter, this open source project bypasses the console’s original BIOS so it can boot directly into whatever homebrew application the user selects. Now, with the release of PicoBoot by, we suspect the GameCube is about to gain a whole new generation of fans.

Still, enough incredible games were released for the GameCube that the system still enjoys a considerable fanbase. You could argue increased competition meant sales of the quirky little machine were destined to fall short of the system’s legendary predecessors, but that didn’t keep the Wii from outselling it by a factor of five a few years later. In terms of units sold, it’s no secret that the GameCube was one of Nintendo’s poorest performing home consoles.
