GameCube ISOs Released?

Mister.de writes "An online piracy group called "StarCube" has made ISO's of games like The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker available for download on the net. They are not publicly available to everyone, but are said to be hosted on private warez FTP sites. As of yet (6/14/2003) there is no way to actually play the games after burning to a mini-disc, but reliable sources say that there will be a hack for the GameCube released soon so that these illegal copies can be played. Also rumors do have it that the copied games can be played on the Panasonic GameCube, but that is unconfirmed. " The story came from Console-Gods originally.

it's a good thing it was posted....

[hatrisc]

on slashdot, because the feds will see it and immediatedly shut it down. way to ruin our fun /.!

Where are the links???

[jkrise]

Atleast you could've included some rumored links? Or sites rumored to contain links rumored to contain the warez? After all, this is Slashdot!!

News?

[richie2000]

So, there's an unconfirmed story that there may be illegal ISOs floating around that may or may not actually be playable at some time in the future. Or possibly already is, on some hardware. Maybe. Riiight.

Cmdr Taco, the NY Times has hacked your site!

Re:News?

[bigjnsa500]

Sounds like vapor warez to me

Now I need to buy a GameCube

[rickthewizkid]

...I only buy a system when I can get Zelda for it for less than retail. For some reason, the Funco's near where I live don't have any used copies yet.

Of course, I can see it now;

......UCF Presentz.......
...A Gamecube Release....
...Zelda: Wind Walker....
....For [ ]PC [ ] MAC....
....[ ]PS2 [ ]X [X]GC....

but then, I haven't been on the warez boards for a long, long time. Do they still use the FILE_ID.DIZ?

...Just my can't-logon-unless-you-have-a-14.4-modem's worth
RickTheWizKid

Re:it's a good thing it was posted....

[Trespass]

Don't worry, the color scheme will blind them. We can escape in the confusion.

Talk about productivity-based content!

[messiuh]

I didn't know Slashdot was getting into the warez scene! Finally, S/ashd0t 1s l33t!

6/15/2004: AIDs has been cured with new mega-computer cluster kept cold in Bill Gates' refrigerator.

6/16/2004: New Lemmings ISO released by raz0r. Check it 0ut at is0z.slashdot.org!

Re:Hmmm...

[the uNF cola]

So... where's the news? Where's the stuff? Or is this some sorta vaporware news? :)

Is this like venture capital?

Shocking News, This Just In!!

[wfberg]

Proprietary Copy Protection System Announced "Broken" By Nefarious Hackers!

Film At 11.

Re:emulator?

[tuffy]

Has anyone heard of even plans for a GC emulator?

Here's [francois.free.fr] a very preliminary one. Of course, any current console requires *much* faster PC hardware than is currently available in order to emulate it properly. Even the existing N64 emulators use lots of "accuracy optional" HLE hacks in order to achieve decent speed. I'm sure by the time Gamecube emulation becomes viable, acquiring hacked ISOs of the mini discs won't be necessary - and Nintendo won't care quite so much since most everyone will have moved on to far better consoles than are now available.

Must be a slow typist...

[peterprior]

"As of yet (6/14/2003) there is no way to.."

I wonder why that post was written 2 days ago... hmmm

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Re:Talk about productivity-based content!

[kurosawdust]

6/16/2004: New Lemmings ISO released by raz0r. Check it 0ut at is0z.slashdot.org!

I actually want to see that topic site come about. Not for want of pirated software, you understand, but rather I want to see if they can top this ungodly color scheme.

Re:Hard to do

[hrieke]

But even if this thing cost £200, you'd still be saving money after your 5th game.

That is, until you get busted for wazes and have to pay a £20,000 fine.

Re:Blanks?

[cybermace5]

Maybe another approach: clamp a stack of regular DVD blanks together on a length of all-thread, place in an engine lathe, and spin down to mini-DVD size.

Of course I don't know if any special configuration of the media is required on the outer edge of the disc.

Not copied, liberated!

[TrollBridge]

Because information wants to be free!

Re:Now I need to buy a GameCube

[Enrico Pulatzo]

Well, it's free with the gamecube right now, which gives us two possibilities: 1.) you're waiting to be paid to play zelda or 2.) you didn't know about this offer--go get a gamecube.

The gamecube zelda is among the best of the series.

Slashdot...

[Anonymous Coward]

News For Nerds. 0-day wareZ.

Re:Hard to do

[Carbonite]

That is, until you get busted for wazes and have to pay a £20,000 fine.

Yes, but you'd still be saving money after your 500th game!

useful

[poot_rootbeer]

ISO images of Gamecube games that can't be played or used in any way, huh? Wow, that's MEGA USEFUL!

Here, I have something that's just as useful:

$ dd -if /dev/urandom -of /dev/cdrw

Enjoy!

Honestly...

[Xaroth]

3l11t.nz writes "Some hackers somewhere said that they could run PS2 dvd's on their Commodore 64's by simply writing on the discs with crayon. No one has confirmed this, and the pictures are only available to a select few people right now. My brother said he heard of it, but that is unconfirmed."

The "real" reason...

[ndogg]

The real reason this was done was to get Linux on the GameCube, right?

Re:Hard to do

[Registered Coward v2]

Getting an ISO wouldn't be impossible - the real problem is that you have to rig your 'Cube to read it, as GCN discs spin *backwards*.

Only in the southern hemisphere...