Tiny optical drive emulator for the GameCube that allows you to play video games from an sd card. A customized pcb that includes a RP2040 chip. One notably intelligent side is the origami-like ribbon cable used for set up.

FlippyDrive is the creation of ChrisPVille and Trevor Rudolph.

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The Gamecube simply acquired an all new Optical Drive Emulator, and it’s known as the Flippy Drive! It’s not like any optical drive emulator we’ve seen earlier than as a result of often an ODE will exchange the optical drive. Within the case of the Flippy Drive, you’ll be able to maintain it! So you’ll be able to play each your bodily library of video games and cargo them off of an SD card. Moreover as an alternative of utilizing Swiss, the crew developed their very own customized software program known as Dice Boot which has a Person Interface with a good looking trying aesthetic, nearly like Nintnedo designed it themselves! Anyway, let’s have a look!

Study extra! You possibly can see extra particulars on Flippy Drive and from Tom’s {Hardware}

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