I Bought an $800 GameCube... the Panasonic Q!

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The Panasonic Q! I've been wanting to get my hands on one of these consoles for a long time, and here we are! It's one of the coolest consoles I've ever seen.
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@jrob0021 Год назад

Might be one of the coolest consoles I’ve ever seen. What do you think?

@MarioMadness1 Год назад

It's sad you JUST found one.. they sit in pawn shops all the time... people think its a expensive dvd player

@JaretGrinds Год назад

@@MarioMadness1 im gonna have to keep an eye out now oh my lord

@oOignignoktOo1 Год назад

I remember wanting one of these back in the day. The design of it is the perfect / tasteful mesh of 2000's electronics with the mirror finishing and the blue leds. Atleast now with the advent of 3d printers people are able to make parts for the DVD trays which are notorious / prone to breaking. Sadly one of the biggest flaws of the system It's a cool collectors piece for the average person it doesn't seem worth it in 2023 with the current mods out there for the regular cube.

@CecilTheDarkKnight234 Год назад

still want one myself but phew those prices are just insane. Speaking of cool consoles have you ever seen or played a sharp twin famicom "famicom/famicom disc all in one?" I picked one up a few years ago and that thing is sleek..

@robert1975031 Год назад

Holy grail of gamecubes indeed! man it's cool to see one of these fully working.

@Sevenigma777 Год назад

That console was def loved by the original owner. You are lucky to have that console in such good condition because of that.

@dragonfistX200 Год назад

Honestly, well worth the $800 you spent. It's in excellent condition, has a 3d printed replacement for something that often breaks, and a switch to change to NTSC region. Really great buy

@mattleisey2068 Год назад

That's what im saying but of course there's gonna be that 1 guy that says "ItS not OrIgInAl"

@DubberRucks Год назад

Yeah, at first I wondered what the hell he'd spend that much on but it seems like a cool hybrid to have. Playing movies and gaming in one device? That's all we could have asked for back in the day!

@mysticaxolotl8215 Год назад

@@DubberRucks PS2: /j

@eternalgamers10 Год назад

@@DubberRucks The PS2, and Xbox would like a word with you.

@maxxdahl6062 9 месяцев назад

@@eternalgamers10 And the laseractive, which is unironically something I'd pay $800 for before this Panasonic Q.

@retrobear9367 Год назад

With the normal Gamecube. You can tell that Panasonic had a hand in making it. The disc release button was used in Panasonics portable cd players back in the 90s. I had one and loved that feature.

@brianjl7477 Год назад

Yes, Panasonic provided the drives for the Gamecube, hence the partnership. I was always a big fan of Panasonic electronics, but I never had one of these bad boys!

@Final_Starman Год назад

“Everything is chrome in the future!”😂

@DubberRucks Год назад

That got me. 💀😁

@Bendilin Год назад

@4:34 I had no idea this thing even had the capability to use a GBA Player, let alone that it actually had its own specific one. @4:50 I didn't know about the controller either, I just assumed it only used normal or Wavebird GameCube controllers. I thought I knew about all of the officially released Nintendo hardware but you taught me of two new ones today!

@sleekflash16 Год назад

I was always curious about this console. Thank you for showing it in action!

@josejohns7025 Год назад

Love your videos, love the older gaming tech, keep it up💯💯

@bryanobrien2726 Год назад

I've bought some consoles from Japan that were trashed and broken to refurb them . I think that Japanese sellers just tend to put consoles up for sale that are in good to great condition and then people make the assumption that all Japanese consoles are well taken care of . Logically the majority of Panasonic Qs were adult owned because of the MSRP of 39,800 yen . It cost more in 2001 than either the Gamecube at 25,000 yen or PS2 at 29,000 yen .

@markrung8051 Год назад

I always wanted one of these when they annouced them back in the day. So cool and honestly im tempted to buy one instead of upgrading my phone.

@499y60iogbuy Год назад

you should buy it before i do

@Mr.Water3 Год назад

@@499y60iogbuyI think I had my eye on the same one u were

@Aeduo Год назад

I think I do recall seeing one in a magazine back then. I've heard about it plenty since, but more in recent times than back then for sure. I think I was more excited for the PS2 though.

@Viper-jr4sp Год назад

you don't need a transformer for the power as long as you have a japanese power brick for that specific thing it'll only take the neccesary power i do it with my famicom and super famicom

@dvandal674 Год назад

I remember being able to buy this back in the day for $1000 with import costs. I love how this still holds its value after all this time for such a niche product.

@BobBobOnYouTube Год назад

I worked in the warehouse of a large electronic retailer when this was released. Apparently it was never released in my country but I swear I remember seeing it in that warehouse.

@daniel070487 Год назад

i had one of these for modchip modding a few years back and i was the only one to lay my hands on it. i was very proud to work on one of these. And Versus was a cool movie :D !

@scottishmau5 2 месяца назад

I think at this moment in time we can now appreciate how absolutely stunning that piece of kit is, i remember my mate had one thought it was cool

@iBNKSY Год назад

It's like a Hi-Fi with a built in gamecube

@TimePostTV Год назад

Honestly it's not worth $800 but it's absolutely amazing and beautiful from the early 2000s

@CoolaidMix Год назад

Great video! Where did you get that transformer? I’ve been in the market for one for a while now

@DubberRucks Год назад

Hey Jacob, reviewing your footage, it looks like the DVD function is actually a region 2 player. That's a hybrid I never expected to see. 😁

@d4rksonic474 Год назад

Why? The console was a Japanese exclusive and Japan runs the region 2 code. NTSC codes for games are a different story.

@gabriellejacquiet9925 Год назад

Looks pretty cool!

@Innocuils Год назад

Man, always wanted one of these. How awesome.

@carlrygwelski586 Год назад

I love quirky things like this. I'd love to have one but I'm happy with my Gamecube with Gameboy Player and Everdrive cartridges!

@tronicsrevival Год назад

Amazing! Didn't even know anything like this existed!

@DubberRucks Год назад

Neither did I. What a cool concept realised.

@JoseMedina-hs9st Год назад

It reminds me of the PSX. That was a console that came out. Before the playstation 3 it was only a Japan exclusive. And it was similar to the Panasonic nintendo game cube. But the PSX could even Be connected to a television and watch TV out of it.

@retrolizardscustomarcades Год назад

Any link for the transformer you used?

@Jusu Год назад

Imagine the wall adapter not working and the gamecube frying itself instantly

@sakurLOL Год назад

I wonder if you can mod it, to play ntsc, pal and ntsc-j games and dvds?

@jstorm001 3 месяца назад

I have two Japanese PS3’s one PS4 , GameCube and N64 systems zero issues with power had for sometime now plugged directly into my outlet no converters .

@robertkennedy8503 Год назад

That's one of the holy grails of gaming right there, congrats!!

@Drayton226 Год назад

Isn't that one really rare

@animusfollus5941 Год назад

It is

@OCDsaster Год назад

Not like he says it 20 times in the video.

@L4ftyOne Год назад

Also, 100k units isnt rare lol

@kronos_tech Год назад

@@L4ftyOne it is, the normal GameCube sold nearly 30m units

@spacefoetus1435 Год назад

Not rare but desirable

@celticmist8790 Год назад

did you get the Panasonic controller and the remote control?

@kbhasi Год назад

(3:52) You can probably look up insteuctions for unlocking the region lock on a Panasonic DVD player of the time and try those instructions, though they will likely require the remote control.

@JK18. Год назад

That's one nice Console I've never seen this before

@DrKoneko Год назад

The panasonic Q is my favorite console ever made, it's so cool.

@FinalStage4L Год назад

That is a nice looking console nice find

@LittleGreenAlien 9 месяцев назад

I actually happen to import DVDs from the U.K. often, and how I do it is change my location to U.K. and then shop there. After I find one to buy, I switch back to U.S.A. and then buy it. I buy them all on eBay.

@Bladez1992 Год назад

You need to look for NTSC-J DVDs for future reference lol

@paulchambers2379 Год назад

Hopefully one day I'll be buying one of those. I am a massive gamecube and dreamcast fan.

@johnhammond3482 Год назад

can you not change the region code on the DVD player i know some dvd players allow you to change the regone codes 4 times

@b.o.4492 Год назад

Where did you get the transformer?

@GavinColbourne Год назад

reminds me of the old 'Shuttle PC's' X Game Cube

@stretchyacorn28 Год назад

I didn't even know that existed really cool I need it

@plan7a Год назад

:D - a dream item, for sure; for a collectors item. There are cheaper and more expensive versions - there also seems to be a few different model numbers (not sure what the differences are though; if any). Regarding Region 2 DVDs: these are mostly for Europe AND Japan, therefore those would be the region coded DVDs that should work okay. If you have any from most parts of Europe or Japan then they should play okay. Cinema mode might only be for picture, as Dialogue Enhancer is for sound. Just some thoughts on this one.

@ibapreppie Год назад

If you see the toggle switch on the back of this gamecube it has a region switch to make it North American.

@AidanMacgregor-Personal Год назад

@@ibapreppieOnly for GC mode, DVD region lock is separate :)

@dodgydruid Год назад

I modded my GC when it was still pretty new, bought a Lik-Sang full size disc clear purple case which I tied in some LED's, also had a mod chip which I could play "jolly roger discount" discs on and it could play DVD's too if I did a disc swap thingy but never did either, keep meaning to do the Pico mod and put in some new decent LED's. I even did the two controllers with Lik-Sang clear purple shells but no LED's on either them, still works surprisingly as daughter fires up daily to feed and breed her Chao on Sonic Adventure 2. I got kinda dispirited with it when after spending a lot of money on Skies of Arcadia the bloody game is bugged and months of gameplay out the window a la Xbox Pirates of the Caribbean (yeah Bethesda cheers for that one) Lucky for me I can play SoA on Dreamcast but that is buggy as hell too :(

@rc5414 Год назад

man this makes me want to bust out my Q now to. I should go and test it out along with my super red fat ps2

@Retro_Care Год назад

Think you did alright on the price vs condition, totally worth it imo. its more worth it then spending that amount on 2 or 3 consoles from DKo :p so yeah, i approve.

@DubberRucks Год назад

I think even dumpster diving might prove more beneficial than DK at this rate lol

@terrymcdonald7610 Год назад

I would love to have one of these I have a soft spot for gamecube consoles It was my first console I got into gaming

@TheRhiohki Год назад

I remember when these things were $200-$300 to import brand new in box.

@hqgirl567 Год назад

My dream console to get. This looks beautiful

@noagendasevenseven1231 Год назад

So basically most of the extra space is to house the DVD drive. Interesting

@darthmalins4950 9 месяцев назад

I Never Had This Cube DVD Player, But The Only Game I Usually Play Is Mario Kart Double Dash

@denjeez Год назад

Honestly wish I had a new video game console, I love video games. :( Since I was a kid

@O_Kir_Soulios 6 месяцев назад

Something about the DVD Player: The DVD you ordered is NTSC Region 1, but in Japan they use Region 2. So, it can't play! I suppose that if you put a UK DVD (UK also is Reg. 2 but PAL), it would work. (My Reg. 2 PAL DVD player reads normally NTSC discs! Also, why didn't you play a music CD on the Panasonic Q?

@ghostly5866 Год назад

Dude, nice!

@brianbidner5701 Год назад

Can you put a switch for English and Japanese dvds

@dork5499 Год назад

This is one of the best Y2K artifacts ever made.

@TravelChimp Год назад

if Nintendo released this instead of the standard gamecube they probs would of had a much better chance at winning that generation console war

@girlsdrinkfeck 8 месяцев назад

@IceBlueLugia 7 месяцев назад

No, not really. This thing failed because it was $400 while a standard Gamecube was $200, so it was cheaper to just buy a GameCube and DVD Player separately. Or just buy a PS2, which was $200 and could play DVDs out of the box. Not to mention it wasn’t very well made, there’s a reason half the ones you see on eBay can’t even play DVDs anymore, even though it’s the main selling point; the tray is very fragile

@girlsdrinkfeck 7 месяцев назад

@@IceBlueLugia gamecube was only £130 in UK ! got to love the old exchange rates

@TravelChimp 7 месяцев назад

@@IceBlueLugia i mean if it was comparable price wise like say $250. defo wouldnt work at $400

@tambias Год назад

When these first shipped all you had to do was hold down the power button and it would boot up in English,its on the lid of my original box.obviously ntsc so didn’t matter if it was japanese games or usa games. Get yourself a cheap wavebird controller for this as that works well.I use it primarily for games so dvd movies never bothered me.

@corneliussmiff2773 Год назад

I remember seeing this in a local nerdy indy game store when it was first released. For years people I said I had made this up. "There's a Panasonic version of the GC that plays DVDs as well", which was met with "Bullshit!" most of the time.

@girlsdrinkfeck 8 месяцев назад

why not google it to prove to them ?

@sharingansasuke5 8 месяцев назад

Japanese people really do take wonderful care of their items. It’s why the secondhand market is so large there, and also more friendly

@OkamiSpirit427 Год назад

U were right about the subwoofer port that’s what the text says

@danubioduarte Год назад

My dream is to buy one of those. One day, if God allow me to buy one, I will definitely buy one of those. Nice one Jake.

@ChrisEpp Год назад

Now you need NTSC mod 😎 (If that’s even possible)

@ryazs3292 9 месяцев назад

I just bought a Panasonic for $800, got it imported from japan too

@itsdeonlol Год назад

This is cool!

@terrata1 Год назад

Just get DVD's from the UK they are region 2 if you wanted to play DVD's

@TheTyisawesome Год назад

Light up ports baby! that touch is worth at least $500

@jsb1944 Год назад

Always wanted one of these and a PSX. Doubt I'll ever buy them though.

@kyky121911 Год назад

this and the spice orange are the 2 cubes i want

@Aeduo Год назад

Neat that they made it but a shame the two parts are so separated. The greater computational power of a gamecube versus your average 2001 DVD player would've made a much more responsive player, and maybe some other useful features that could be offloaded to the gamecube's hardware. Kinda like the PS2 was truly a console and DVD player together, where this is a console and DVD player crammed in a box, but completely separate.

@Jaxpet Год назад

That error means its region locked, the only way to bypass it is by using some DVD's.

@Videl_Gaming Год назад

Looks like a mini oven

@ultimatewin-draw-lossrecor8865 Год назад

ppl should mod wii's & wii u's with this case and support dvd playback,gamecube controllers etc

@jcrebel18 Год назад

I had never heard of that before.

@StormsparkPegasus Год назад

Not a bad deal. DK Oldies would try to sell a "refurbished" Gamecube with a non-working drive and a cracked case for $800.

@DubberRucks Год назад

And when challenged will say that they definitely do refurbish them. 😁

@animusfollus5941 Год назад

This is an alien GameCube

@Yngdady Год назад

Man's bought an expensive DVD player that plays GameCube games

@BubbafromSapperton Год назад

Those are the best looking consoles ever! 🤗

@JoseMedina-hs9st Год назад

It's similar to the PSX. A lot of those councils are really hard to find in working condition. A lot of them are broken. And it's really hard to find part for that console. And a lot of people do not know how to repair them. Basically the PSX is just a playstation 2. Mix with a playstation 3. The last time I saw one they were going for a $120. I think now they're going for more money.

@MiKeFish2012 4 месяца назад

There you go now that ones worth it only thing rare bout it is it plays dvds lol

@blackmeme2050 Год назад

up next: foriegn disc in a panasonic q

@gordonjeffrey231076 Год назад

Coolest console in my collection by far. They are notoriously unreliable, but beautiful. You got a decent deal. I got mine with two official Panasonic controllers and the DVD remote. All the peripherals are super expensive.

@mattleisey2068 Год назад

Ughhhhh you lucky sob, id loveeeeee to have ittt

@pikachuclasico2366 Год назад

Jrob reminds me if TJ from Recess in the early 20s show on Disney

@TheThingKing Год назад

The build quality of this unit is so much more premium than the official GameCube console.

@automario9263 9 месяцев назад

i'd like to call this the panasonic toasterqube. bc it looks like one

@d4rksonic474 Год назад

Quick tip, if you have to order another Region 2 disc in your life - Just buy a German DVD. Same region and no NTSC manufacturer has any reason to print German texts on a case. Especially, because German discs run on PAL.

@RandomWasTaken_ Год назад

Yep this console is very rare I think it's a fair price

@joshuaguytheproducer316 Год назад

At least you can play GameCube games and DVD in one system

@plan7a Год назад

Reminded of the Sony all-in-one Tv with built in Playstation 2 (Sony Bravia KDL-22PX300) somewhat too; as this also had both in one. (As opposed to a separate console). (Plus you could add one of the Panasonic Q's and have a Playstation 2 and Gamecube system that would play DVDs! (Or XBox etc). Just a thought!).

@joshuaguytheproducer316 Год назад

@@plan7a Also the NES/ Tv released way back in the 80s

@chadbranston9741 Год назад

You wont be able to play US dvds but you can play ones from UK, Europe and South Africa as they share the same reigon code, unfortunately this is different for gaming