I've heard that GCN memory cards with high capacity have a higher chance of corruption. Can these memory cards corrupt?
#Can these third party Gamecube memory cards corrupt save files?
sacred sage
They were known to fail earlier than first party
Are you using a Wii to play the GameCube games or a real GameCube?
sacred sage
im using a wii
Nintendont supports memory card emulation
So u don't need a memory card
thorn agate
Nintendont supports memory card emulation
i don't want to use memory card emulation
i like seeing the funny icons
sacred sage
I would buy an OEM memory card then
thorn agate
I would buy an OEM memory card then
do you mean the original memory cards for the gamecube?
sacred sage
Yes, a first party made by Nintendo memory card
sacred sage
Dang, yeah normally they're like $15-$20 USD
sacred sage
It'll probably work fine
backup save files to an SD or a computer semi regularly just in case
thorn agate
backup save files to an SD or a computer semi regularly just in case
how do i do that?
sacred sage
how do i do that?
Export game save from Memcard with the homebrew app, GCMM, as .gci file.
https://oscwii.org/library/app/gcmm
thorn agate
Export game save from Memcard with the homebrew app, GCMM, as .gci file.
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ah
well
which memory card do i get? 128mb or 32mb?
sacred sage
which memory card do i get? 128mb or 32mb?
I would get the 32mb, I heard the larger ones are less stable.
thorn agate
I would get the 32mb, I heard the larger ones are less stable.
aight
i also heard that sa2b on the gamecube has trouble with memory cards over 999 blocks
also
what do i do when the memory card corrupts?
is there a way to fix it or do i throw it in the trash?
sacred sage
what do i do when the memory card corrupts?
I think it'll act as an unused memory card
But it's possible it'll happen again
sacred sage
does it work *every* time?
No idea. I've been using memory card emulation since like 2015