Okay, so I bought a used GameCube and got $10 insurance on it for a full year.
First: They forgot the power and a/v cables. I had to walk BACK to the store (a 30 minute trip I'd already made twice that day). Then: The GameCube had troubles loading and saving from memory cards. So, went back to the store (different day) and replaced the Cube. Next: Got Resident Evil 4, which was the first game to show that the C-stick didn't work correctly. Went back again to replace the controller. At this point, I no longer had anything of the original system that I bought.
Now: Disc Read Errors. WTF??? I've never heard of that happening on anything other than a PS2. I don't get "disc read error" on the screen, persay, but it fails to recognize the disc is in there. I tried four discs, all unsuccessful. Then I tried Resident Evil 4 again, and it worked. So, now, I'm going to have to go BACK to the store AGAIN to exchange this machine.
Does this sound familiar to any of you? Has this happened to you guys? I've NEVER in my life had problems with this store before, but now I can't seem to get a working system.
i got the disc read error years ago, within 1 year of purchase (and pretty much it's release). Had to send it in for repairs. Haven't had problems since. Might wanna go back to the store and ask them to fully test the system before giving you another.
My friend had the same problem with the disc read error, but I came over to his house to play a game and actually fixed his GameCube. ( I'm 13 ) He called me God and now whenever he has GameCube problems he invites me over and he said it's good because it's free repair.
I agree with the first post, you should make them show you that it works before leaving the store with it. Also, GameCubes have gotten quite cheap at $99.99, you might be better off buying a new one; that would certainly be my preference. I bought my GameCube a while back when they bundled it with Zelda and really never noticed any problems.
I was talking to Bob Sagat the other day, and he said he was having a similar problem. My solution...Eat some ice cream and turn that frown upside down! :~)
i have had some problems with my cube too when im playin FIFA 07 in carrer and im playin a game the error thing comes up or it freezes but it doesnt as much now i think i gotta clean the cube or the game..
Make sure that the vents and fans on either side of the system have room to breath and are clean from dust and any other garbarge that might be stuck in it. I would suggest you get a can of CO2 from a computer store and give the system a once over. The dust inside systems can get rediculous if you never clean them. My PS2 used to screw up alot because of disc read errors and the such, so i would just clean it out with the CO2 and it would work like new until a new layer of dust built up. I've only had my GC for a little while and have had no problems (I bought mine off ebay) clean it out and see what happens.
that's bizarre... guess the previous owners couldn't take care of a game system...
my cube has never had a disc read error or problems loading and saving...
although, there was a time where i got absorbed into PSO and had 318 hours into one of my characters, but i was stupid enough to save those files onto a 3rd part mario sunshine bundle pack memory card that was pretty old cause my regular card was full... and you can't move PSO files... the card got corrupted eventually and i lost prolly around 800 hours worth of time playing that rediculous game lol... same thing happened to a couple of my friends... and then we came up with the saying..
I was talking to Bob Sagat the other day, and he said he was having a similar problem. My solution...Eat some ice cream and turn that frown upside down! :~)
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Does that really work, let me try...oh yes! But anyway, you should ask them to turn it on to show you that it works.
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