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Warp Pipe Project - GameCube Online

Posted by simoniker on from the console-hack-du-jour dept.

chadlnx writes "The Warp Pipe Project, an open source project to bring LAN-based GameCube games online, recently released a specification detailing how GameCubes communicate over a network. The Warp Pipe Project is aggressively seeking out developers who would be interested in this project through its SourceForge project page."

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  1. Increased interest... by Endareth · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Along with dropping prices, this sort of info can really incline people to getting a GameCube! /me digs around in his pocket for some spare change :-)

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    Disclaimer: The above comment was made while under the influence of too much coding and not enough sleep.
    1. Re:Increased interest... by Troed · · Score: 3, Insightful

      I love the Gamecube. It has _fun_ games that focus on playability more than cool graphics or "cool looking characters" or something teenagers like to talk about.

      Metroid Prime. Zelda : Wind Waker. Resident Evil:remake and Zero.

      You're really missing out on something if you're not playing those games.

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      it's in my head
  2. Re:God bless you dorms by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    dorms are not for video games, they are for drinking like hobos and fucking like rabbits.. now, get to it

  3. Nintendo haxors getting in on it. by Valar · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's good to see the Gamecube haxors getting in on the fun. I was thinking about which one I would rather buy, a GameCube or XBox the other day, and the main thing that makes me lean towards the Xbox is the better network support. Now, maybe, I'll wait out a see what these guys can do.

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  4. Re:crap by duffhuff · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They may go after these guys, but I doubt it. Remember that Gamespy mod for Halo which allowed internet play (albiet slowly)?. Microsoft didn't touch those guys (to my knowledge). While what these guys are doing isn't quite as simple as a firewall hack, I don't see how Nintendo can do anything about it. Unless, that is, they use some "magic" encryption on their connection...

  5. Re:Gamespy doing this too by chadlnx · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Valid points, and I mentioned the possible GameSpy deal with Nintendo in the project's mission statement. However, color me a skeptic, I'll beleive it when I see it. Even if GameSpy does come up with something, I doubt that it will be free forever. This is just one of the things that makes open source great. As long as we are focused, we can pull out a great solution which will benefit us all in the long term.