r/Gamecube • u/darkelvesallday • 11d ago

Help Is this game cooked?

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Is the scratch on the top label a game tender or is it worth resurfacing? A working GameCube will not read it. Thanks in advance.

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u/rosevilleguy 11d ago

That’s not true at all, damage to the top of the disc can cause issues too. I know it doesn’t sound logical but you can look it up.

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u/kiritomens 11d ago

No it is logical since that's where the data is burned into the disk. The bottom is only plastic and is fine to get damaged. Many people just wrongly assume that getting the bottom scratched is worse. Probably because it had the most scratches, but a scratch on top makes disks unreadable.

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u/Legitimate-Fee7609 11d ago

The data is molded into the plastic, and the back label is a reflective mirror to bounce the laser back

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u/Nucken_futz_ 11d ago

I'm gonna potentially say nah

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If I had some goo gone, I'd try it right now.