>He has a game cube system and the system is not spinning the disc anymore.
Call Nintendo (800.255.3700). Anyone will tell you that Nintendo has the absolute best customer service ever - if it's under warranty, they'll fix it. If it's not, they might fix it anyway!
>i just bought him a cable link and tried to hook up his gameboy advance to it and i can't get it to work.
Just want to make sure of this, so don't get offended if you already knew this, but the GameBoy Advance Link Cable doesn't let you play GameBoy Advance games on the GameCube\TV - at all. The cable simply lets you transfer data from some GameCube games to the GameBoy Advance and the other way around. Obviously, this won't work if your GameCube isn't reading GameCube Games (since there's nothing for the GameBoy Advance to talk to). If you want something that lets you play GameBoy Advance games on the TV using your GameCube, you want the "Nintendo GameBoy Player"... however, if your GameCube isn't working right, this device won't work right either. Call Nintendo and see about getting your 'Cube fixed first.
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Originally posted by: Arbok
Had this same problem myself, and not even a year into the launch one I had. I took the underhanded approach and just bought a new one from a store, replaced the system inside with my old one, and then returned it and spent the store credit on games.
Now-a-days, most stores scan the barcode s/n of the unit and print it on the receipt. Receipt is a funny word.