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People are discussing two developments tied to GameCube use on modern systems: a newly public Gecko emulator for GameCube/Wii and improved PC ripping options. Separately, some modern Blu-ray drives can be flashed with third-party OmniDrive firmware to rip GameCube, Wii, and Xbox 360 games on select players.

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Key Takeaway A public Gecko GameCube/Wii emulator and OmniDrive Blu-ray firmware updates are expanding GameCube access on PC—especially via disc ripping on supported hardware.
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A public Gecko GameCube/Wii emulator and OmniDrive Blu-ray firmware updates are expanding GameCube access on PC—especially via disc ripping on supported hardware.

People are discussing two developments tied to GameCube use on modern systems: a newly public Gecko emulator for GameCube/Wii and improved PC ripping options. Separately, some modern Blu-ray drives can be flashed with third-party OmniDrive firmware to rip GameCube, Wii, and Xbox 360 games on select players.

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Top 1 signals · A public Gecko GameCube/Wii emulator and OmniDrive Blu-ray
Tom's Hardware · 2d ago
Modern Blu-ray drives can now rip GameCube, Wii, and Xbox 360 games to PC — third-party OmniDrive firmware unlocks game rips from physical media on select players

Briefing Findings · A public Gecko GameCube/Wii emulator and OmniDrive Blu-ray

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Emulator status Gecko GameCube/Wii emulator is now public
Ripping method OmniDrive firmware unlocks disc rips on select players

What to Watch

  • Follow r/emulation for updates, compatibility reports, and release notes for Gecko’s public build. r/emulation
  • Check Tom's Hardware’s OmniDrive coverage for which specific Blu-ray players are supported for ripping. Tom's Hardware

What Changed

  • Modern Blu-ray drives can now rip GameCube, Wii, and Xbox 360 games to PC — third-party OmniDrive firmware unlocks game rips from physical media on select players Tom's Hardware
  • Gecko, a new GameCube and Wii emulator, is now public! r/emulation
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You can now legally rip your Wii, GameCube, and Xbox games using a Blu-ray drive

This is great news for video game preservation.

3d ago Patrick O'Rourke
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