Further GameCube Tunneling Software Announced

Posted by simoniker on Sunday November 2, 2003 @03:32AM from the online-karting-cha-cha-cha dept.

Thanks to Planet GameCube for their news story revealing that a GameCube version of the Xbox-specific Xlink Messenger tunneling software is in progress. According to the site, "The XLink team says initial testing with the GameCube and their... [Windows] software ran 'nice and smooth'." This free utility, due out before the end of the year, is an alternative to the Warp Pipe GC tunneling software previously mentioned on Slashdot Games - the products allow you to play LAN-only GameCube games over the Internet using "a PC... a broadband connection, and a router or a second ethernet card to connect the GC to your PC", in the absence of significant Nintendo support for much-desired online play.

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Warp Pipe's position by calebtucker · 2003-11-02 06:36 · Score: 4, Interesting

http://www.warppipe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=398

Looks like the warp pipe guys think the xlink guys stole their alpha source code. I personally think Chad with warp pipe is being a bit paranoid.

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Re:Online? What for? by JFMulder · 2003-11-02 07:38 · Score: 2, Interesting

You are totally right. But games are so pricey now that people don't always want to pay extra for being able to play online. XLive is a bit like Evercrack, except at least you get to play all the games you want.

But you're right about the WANTING part. I'd like to play online with my xbox, but I can't afford it. Or more exactly, I don't think it's worth 10$ a month.