GameCube Homebrew: SD Card / Memory Card Save Backups

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One thing people like about the Wii is that you can find other peoples' save files online, copy to SD card, and transfer to your console. This simple process has enabled many people to unlock special extras even if they gave up on the game long ago.

Fortunately for GameCube homebrew users, you can do this for 'Cube games too. With a program called MCBackup (Memory Card Backup), you can use .gci format game saves downloaded from GameFAQs or other sites on your console.

I used this awesome method to finally see the secret Green Hill Zone in Sonic Adventure 2 Battle that so very few people have ever seen.

You'll need a homebrew loader like the SD Media Launcher by Datel.

Sorry about the lack of audio...I reformatted my computer and I forgot to turn the volume on the Line In down before recording...it was way too loud to even recognize, so I deleted the sound.

Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: December 2, 2007 at 5:19 am
Author: CalcProgrammer1

Length: 00:09:07
Rating: 4.75
Views: 25922

Tags: Nintendo GameCube Game Cube SD Card Memory MC Backup Save Saves Homebrew Cheat Hack Sonic Adventure Battle Media

Video Comments:
harryland98 (November 14, 2008 at 7:03 pm)
wow thts gd and confusing by the way why cant u just use the wii???
PacatoSaturn (November 14, 2008 at 7:07 am)
Nice!!! I tried today with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus and it worked! thanks for the tutorial!
fdavidgomes (October 24, 2008 at 2:36 am)
Can i use the SD media launcher to put backups of my gc games and open them using sd load software???'
ilb2 (October 23, 2008 at 4:18 am)
Stop saying homebrew since most of the stuff you offer links to are from companies. Not Homebrew :|
TinyTracey (October 18, 2008 at 11:42 am)
A strange thing happend I used a mario kart save with mcbackup to unlock my PAL game which worked,I sold my PAL game and erased the PAL save,then loaded an american version of the game it said the save was corrupt although id deleted it then i restarted the game and it was totally unlocked.
misterx70 (October 7, 2008 at 6:15 am)
excellent vid
seekanddestroy1200 (September 29, 2008 at 3:24 am)
where did u get that sd card thing for gamecube
kingXofXkirby (October 6, 2008 at 6:35 am)
did she tell you cuz i need to know 2
flavamark1 (September 15, 2008 at 4:18 pm)
Can you play files of Japanes/ import games on a US gamecube saved on this SD Media launcher? Or be able to use a gamecube game region patcher?
BrazilskiFarmer (October 5, 2008 at 5:38 am)
yes.