Crowdfund Fundraiser! "GameCube Aging Test For Production Disc" GOAL MET! DOWNLOAD NOW!

First off, proof:

Proof of it running:


Disc: Aging Test For Production. try59
System: Nintendo GameCube
Date: 2001 September (in DOL)

Crowd Fund amount: $200 / $200 USD - Funded - Download link
Crowd Funding deadline: 15th July 2016

I have a previously unreleased dump of a pre-production GameCube Service Disc known as the "Aging Test for Production-try59" that I'd like to release. From what I gather this disc eventually became the "Service Disc" that service centers used. This version is from a time where it was still known as the "Aging Test" instead of "Service Disc" even though it shares some of the same functionality but does have a much cruder interface.

I intend to release a dump of it for the masses to poke through, however I'm trying to raise some funds to make back what the disc owes me. Once the goal is reached, the ISO will be released with some brief instructions.
It can be run on a GameCube console if burned onto DVD-R, I've tried it on my PAL console and it works fine.

 

20% already raised!

I think it will be fine but feel free to do so as the deadline approaches.

 

I wonder if this disk will run on the later GCs that lack the digital port. The commonly available "Service Disk" won't run on those later GCs, right?

 

When you say it works on a dvdr, I'm assuming that's on a modded console?

 

Yes, that's correct. The disc likes to reset the drive quite a bit when it tests the drive as part of the suite of tests so you'll need a XenoGC modded GameCube if you wish to run that part so that it can re-auth the DVD-R disc after it. The tests can be cancelled before you reach that point or you could just run it on Dolphin.

 

Congrats c:

 

Just 2 days to go, doesn't look like this will make it at this pace

 

1 donator just made the goal happen, thanks very much!

I will prepare for release tonight

 

Yeah...I really wanted this out there. xD

Not only is it a nice piece of history, it's useful for console repair. It would *awesome* if this ran on DOL-101 consoles that won't boot the circulating Service disc. Only one way to know...!

 

Until I get the full version uploaded to somewhere reliable, here's the ISO scrubbed (without padding garbage data): Download

I would really appreciate it if someone could mirror it

 

Mirrored - https://repo.mariocube.com/Stuff/Ga...sc/Aging Test For Production. try59-shrunk.7z

If you need the full unscrubbed version uploaded or if you have anything else you'd like me to host just let me know.

 

I tried making an ultra 7z file and it ended up being the same size as the other one - so I guess it was already ultra zipped haha.

 

hmmm seems interesting.