📰 New article from RetroRGB
Solderless PicoLoader – Now Open Source
https://retrorgb.com/solderless-picoloader-now-open-source.html
You don’t need a soldering iron to turn your GameCube into a homebrew powerhouse—thank goodness.
Makeo and Silversteel just dropped the open-source plans for their solderless PicoLoader, a plug-and-play modchip that lets you boot Swiss or CubiBoot straight from an SD card. No more tiny solder joints, no shaky hands, no “why is this wire glowing?!” moments. Just pop it in, slap on an SD card with your favorite homebrew, and boom—GameCube 2.0.
This is the dream for anyone who’s ever stared at a GameCube motherboard like it was a mystery box from 2003. The original PicoLoader was already genius; this? It’s genius with training wheels and zero burn marks.
You can grab the hardware via Makstech or LaserBear, or snag a Memory Card SD adapter if you’re feeling extra. And yes—Tito from Macho Nacho Production already has a killer video on the original version. Just watch that, then imagine it without the soldering iron drama.
TL;DR: GameCube modding just got way less intimidating. Go forth and run Dolphin… on actual hardware. 🎮✨