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Memory Card 59
The memory card is small! As you can see by the pic above it's about the sized of a GBA cart that's been squeased into a square. It holds 59 blocks of game saves which is pretty small when you compare it to the Dreamcast's which can hold 200 blocks for roughly the same price. Luckily the Games don't need much space - Luigi and Monkey Ball need 3 blocks and Waverace needs 12 because of all the lap data and records in needs to save.

Modem/Broadband Adapter
Hopefully online gaming will be mainstream in Nintendo's Gamecube games as the Dreamcast really made great use of online gaming and features. Unlike other next-gen consoles the GC can have normal 56k Modems and Broadband modems plugged into the bottom of it, so you wont have to spend a fortune getting an ADSL line fitted into your home. It's a shame you can't put the plastic covers back on after the modem is fitted though.

GCN - GBA Link Cable
The best way to get people who have a Gamecube to get a GBA is to Link them together and Nintendo knows this. The GBA can be used as a controller, an aditional screen with stats and info on or just a way to carry on your game away from home. The cable fits into the GBA's Link-cable port.

Wavebird
Another first by Nintendo - a cordless controller that works. Unlike all the other dodgy third party cordless pads the "Wavebird" sends info to the Gamecube through RF signals and can be used upto ten metres away from the Gamecube. The reciever that is plugged into the controller port has a choice of four different signals so that 4 players can all use a Wavebird at the same time.

SD Adaptor
This is Nintendo's answer to a hard drive, the SD Adapter allows you to use SD cards that are used with digital cameras and other media devices as a memory card for the Gamecube. They can hold amounts over 64MB and can turn the Gamecube into a 64DD in the aspect that games will be able to have massive re-writability.

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