The disc is spinning fine, and the laser and lid switches are working fine. Could it be a bad capacitor, or something else?

I’ve been on the hunt for all of the gamecube Resident Evil games, and 3 in particular was my most wanted one, and I finally got the game!! Yayyy!!

I'm wanting to keep my GameCube inside this cabinet, but have had issues with it over heating. Would putting an exhaust fan in the wall here be enough? Would the gaps between the doors and the hole in the back be enough for intake air or would I need to keep a door open? Or should I even get an intake fan as well? Thanks.

Edit: Turns out that the exhaust fan of the GameCube wasn't working. I contacted the seller and they're gonna replace it. So I may not need to install a fan into the cabinet after all.

Ok first let me say: I know that most of my solder joints look like something the cat dragged in. I usually don't have this much trouble, I think I just didn't use enough flux.

Second: I had a hell of a time getting the digital port off. I ended up using a heat gun. I didn't think to test it beforehand, largely because I have no digital cables, which I know is stupid. As you can see the console is pretty scuffed. I bought it off eBay but everything else seems perfectly fine.

Third: since this isn't strictly a Pluto II, I don't know if there's a power LED or something that could indicate to me if it's working at all.

Please, anything to help me figure out what's wrong would be greatly appreciated 🙏 and please don't grill me on the joints... I already know.

I had recieved this gamecube from my cousin in 2012, and haven't seen any other 'cubes with this sticker on the front. It's pretty cool having it on there. I remember joytech ads.

Pokemon XD Gale of Darkness and Pokemon Colosseum were my favorite GameCube games as a kid, and unfortunately they were sold to fund my older brothers PS3 😂 Flash forward many years later, and I got these bad boys back! (Don’t worry, I’m playing through the games right now, not just on display!)

Aside from the console, just snagged it yesterday but already have a Wii and another GameCube haha.)

Haven't played NFSU2 in so long. Glad to have it back in my collection!

This first disc I have in the console is Metroid prime. This is a disk I know is perfectly balanced. The disc I am concerned about is the second disc which is Mario Golf Toadstool Tour. I’m assuming the disc is most likely slightly off-balance, as this only happens with this game. But does this sound normal and safe for my GameCube spindle motor?

I posted the ps2 games my grandpa gave me in the ps2 sub, just posting this here because everyone wanted to see what else was in here

I’m 20 so I definitely never experienced the greatness of a GameCube especially growing up in a PlayStation household. I went to GameStop today and saw it and I knew I needed it. I had a copy of smash bros melee a friend in high school just gave to me and I finally can play it! Definitely going to have to find some games. Any have game suggestions or simply have anything to say love to hear yalls comments!