How to hook up your Nintendo Gamecube
This page will show you the various ways to get your Nintendo Gamecube up and running!
Nintendo Gamecube
Ports and Connections
NINTENDO Gamecube AC ADAPTER:
This is the power supply port for the Nintendo Gamecube DOL-002 power supply unit.
NINTENDO RCA A/V OUT:
This port is used for the Nintendo Composite RCA AV Cable (red, white & Yellow) and for the S-Video Cable.
NINTENDO Digital A/V OUT:
This port is used for the very rare Nintendo Component AV Cable (red, green & blue).
NOTE: If your Nintendo Gamecube does not have this port then you have the DOL-101 model. The digital port was removed and as such you can not use this method of connection.
The Nintendo GameCube has several different ways to connect to your television.
COMPOSITE RCA: this provides a good picture quality from the Nintendo GameCube and was packed in with the system.
S-VIDEO: this provides very good picture quality from the Nintendo GameCube on most old CRT or Tube TV’s and new Flat Screen TVs.
COMPONENT: This cable was only available by special order from Nintendo and is very hard to come by, and expensive. But, it will provide the best picture you can get on a CRT and Flat-Screen TV.
HDMI: this has only recently become available and is the best option for new Flat-Screen TV’s
RCA Composite Cable
Good Quality
S-Video Cable
Better Quality – CRT TV
HDMI Cable
Best Quality – CRT TV
HDMI Cable
Best Quality – HDMI Flat Screen
METHOD #1 – RCA Connection
What you will need:
Nintendo Gamecube
Any Model
Nintendo Gamecube
RCA AV cable
Nintendo Gamecube AC Power Supply
Model DOL-002
This method will give you good picture quality out of your Nintendo Gamecube. So let’s get started!
STEP #1 
Plug the Nintendo RCA component cable into the Analog AV OUT port.
STEP #2
Attach the other end of the Nintendo RCA component cable to your TV. You could have multiple options available like the diagram. You can place it in any one that is not in use. YELLOW is always the VIDEO and should be plugged into the YELLOW port. RED and WHITE (right and left respectively) are the sound and should be plugged into the proper color for the cable.
STEP #3 
Plug the Nintendo Gamecube Power Supply into the back of the AC OUT port.
STEP #4
Plug the Nintendo Gamecube Power Supply into the wall.
STEP #5
Plug in a game and turn on the Nintendo Gamecube, even if you don’t see it on the TV yet. You should see the power light on the system light up (a good sign) and you should hear the disc spin-up. Doing this first will help in finding the right TV settings, when you’re searching for the right channel or input and you see the game, you got it right!
STEP #6
Turn your TV to the appropriate VIDEO SOURCE. You probably have several INPUTS available from COMPONENT, VIDEO 1 2 & 3 and so on. In the diagram above you would need to change your TV to VIDEO 1. To change to these different video signal options, you usually have an INPUT or SOURCE button on your remote or television.
STEP #7
Now go play some Metroid Prime!
METHOD #2 – S-Video Connection
What you will need:
Nintendo Gamecube
Any Model
Nintendo Gamecube
S-Video cable
Nintendo Gamecube AC Power Supply
Model DOL-002
This method will give you a better picture quality out of your Nintendo Gamecube than the RCA Composite Cable. It is the method you should use whenever possible as the improved image quality over RCA is very noticeable. So let’s get started!
STEP #1
Plug the Nintendo S-Video cable into the Analog AV OUT port.
STEP #2
Attach the other end of the Nintendo S-Video cable to your TV. Many times, if you television has a S-Video connection it will be in-line with the RCA ports (red, white & yellow) like shown on the diagram. So in this case you would still use the red & white audio cables, but not the yellow video port. You will plug the s-video cable into the same AV option as the audio cables.
NOTE: If your cable has both S-Video and a yellow RCA Cable, just use the S-Video cable, let the yellow RCA cable hang loose.
STEP #3
Plug the Nintendo Gamecube Power Supply into the AC OUT port.
STEP #4
Plug the Nintendo Gamecube Power Supply into the wall.
STEP #5
Plug in a game and turn on the Nintendo Gamecube, even if you don’t see it on the TV yet. You should see the power light on the Nintendo Gamecube light up (a good sign) and you should hear the disc spin-up. Doing this first will help in finding the right TV settings, when you’re searching for the right channel or input and you see the game, you got it right!
STEP #6
Turn your TV to the appropriate VIDEO SOURCE. You probably have several INPUTS available from COMPONENT, VIDEO 1 2 & 3 and so on. In the diagram above you would need to change your TV to VIDEO 1. To change to these different video signal options, you usually have an INPUT or SOURCE button on your remote or television.
STEP #7
Now go play some Super Mario Sunshine!
METHOD #3 – Component Connection
What you will need:
Nintendo Gamecube
Model DOL-001 only
Nintendo Gamecube
Component cable
Nintendo Gamecube AC Power Supply
Model DOL-002
This cable will give you the absolute best picture over all other connection methods, and allows the Gamecube to display in progressive scan (no lines on the screen).
NOTE: If your Nintendo Gamecube does not have this port then you have the DOL-101 model. The digital port was removed and as such you can not use this method of connection.
STEP #1 
Plug the Nintendo Component cable into your Digital Out port on game system. your Nintendo Gamecube.
STEP #2
Attach the other end of the Nintendo Component cable to your TV. On most TV’s the Component input options are separate from your standard RCA/S-video inputs. There will be 5 total ports. Red, green and blue are the video ports, each one needs to be plugged in for the video to display properly. Then you have the red and white audio ports. This can be a little confusing having two red ports, one for video and one for sound. But most cables are and TV panels are set up to have these clearly separated.
STEP #3
Plug the Nintendo Gamecube Power Supply into the back of the Nintendo Gamecube.
STEP #4
Plug the Nintendo Gamecube Power Supply into the wall.
STEP #5
Plug in a game and turn on the Nintendo Gamecube, even if you don’t see it on the TV yet. You should see the power light on the Nintendo Gamecube light up (a good sign) and you should hear the disc spin-up. Doing this first will help in finding the right TV settings, when you’re searching for the right channel or input and you see the game, you got it right!
STEP #6
Turn your TV to the appropriate VIDEO SOURCE. You probably have several INPUTS available from COMPONENT, VIDEO 1 2 & 3 and so on. In the diagram above you would need to change your TV to COMPONENT 1. To change to these different video signal options, you usually have an INPUT button on your remote or television.
STEP #7
Now go play some Resident Evil 4!
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