After a few false starts and a couple of mistakes, I managed to follow the instructions and bulit my own GMC/GBM cable... Works like a dream...
If a white-collar desk-jockey like me can do it, anyone can. Pretty basic stuff once someone's told you how to do it.
Troz, thanks for doing the...
Troz,
finally bought my cables and am trying my hand at soldering... got the wires hooked up to the gamecube adapter... but wondering about the microlink cable... am I ok to cut one side of the wire off??
and then which side do I need to solder the new wires onto? same side as the micro-plug...
5 per person?? wow... that's whacked....
If we get a dramatic shift in the exchange rate we may be in a better position. I'll hunt around a little to see if there's any at a "discount retailer" but that'll probably only save about a buck... I guess the official items are pretty well price fixed.
From one of the main electronics chains over here (Yodobashi) the micro link cable will cost you 1,260 yen which at todays rates is 10.94USD. They don't seem to have a huge stock in store, but their website is pretty good. Order enough of them (over 100 bucks worth) and shipping to my place...
Right.... so wasted 730 yen on the cable... messed up my GBA/GC cable by splicing it... remind me never to do my own home electical work... geeeez.
I looked about and I can get the official Nintendo cable from electronics stores over here as well as the offical GBA/GC cable... looks like I'm...
Hey,
First... thanks to TROZ for pioneering this whole get-up so I can play with Tingle...
Second... curses to TROZ for making me relive the hell that was shop class, and cementing my position in this world as a white-collar worker...
After recently getting my hands on a Micro, I was...