Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 13 minutes ago
The GameCube is over 20 years old, BUT thanks to the Meese Engine, it just received a hyper-performant, Minecraft-like Voxel engine that feels amazingly smooth on this underpowered hardware, to the point where it runs even better than the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Switch ports of Minecraft! Let's check out what this is and how they did it.
► Products Featured in this Video! ◄
- Buy a Nintendo GameCube Console: amazon.com/s?k=nintendo+gamecube+console&linkCode=ll2&tag=coulter0f-20&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
- Buy a GameCube Action Replay Disc: amazon.com/s?k=gamecube+action+replay+disc&linkCode=ll2&tag=coulter0f-20&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
- Buy a GameCube SD Memory Card Adapter: amazon.com/s?k=gamecube+sd+memory+card+adapter&linkCode=ll2&tag=coulter0f-20&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
- Buy a GameCube SD2SP2 Adapter: amazon.com/s?k=gamecube+sd2sp2+adapter&linkCode=ll2&tag=coulter0f-20&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
- Buy a Micro SD Card: amazon.com/s?k=micro+sd+card&linkCode=ll2&tag=coulter0f-20&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
- Buy a GameCube AV to HDMI Converter: amazon.com/s?k=gamecube+av+to+hdmi+converter&linkCode=ll2&tag=coulter0f-20&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
► SUPPORT ME THROUGH PATREON: coulterpeterson.com/patreon
► GET MY MERCH: https://coulter.store
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Links
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- Meese Engine: meese4.github.io
Chapters
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0:00 Intro
0:32 Discovering the Mies Engine
1:13 What Is the Mies Engine?
3:01 The Goal: Recreating Minecraft Beta 1.7.3
3:18 Why It's Not Open Source
3:45 The Technical Deep Dive
5:11 Hardware Setup: No-Solder GameCube
6:25 Installing the Mies Engine
7:21 Booting It Up
7:32 First Impressions: Inside the World
8:43 What's In (and Not In) v0.1
9:26 Final Thoughts: A Promising Tech Demo
10:11 Conclusion
⚠️ Disclaimer: This description may contain affiliate links, which help give a little to support the channel. Also this video is for information purposes only, and we are not liable for anything you do to your own hardware/software.
#meeseengine #minecraft #gamecube
The GameCube is over 20 years old, BUT thanks to the Meese Engine, it just received a hyper-performant, Minecraft-like Voxel engine that feels amazingly smooth on this underpowered hardware, to the point where it runs even better than the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Switch ports of Minecraft! Let's check out what this is and how they did it.
► Products Featured in this Video! ◄
- Buy a Nintendo GameCube Console: amazon.com/s?k=nintendo+gamecube+console&linkCode=ll2&tag=coulter0f-20&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
- Buy a GameCube Action Replay Disc: amazon.com/s?k=gamecube+action+replay+disc&linkCode=ll2&tag=coulter0f-20&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
- Buy a GameCube SD Memory Card Adapter: amazon.com/s?k=gamecube+sd+memory+card+adapter&linkCode=ll2&tag=coulter0f-20&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
- Buy a GameCube SD2SP2 Adapter: amazon.com/s?k=gamecube+sd2sp2+adapter&linkCode=ll2&tag=coulter0f-20&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
- Buy a Micro SD Card: amazon.com/s?k=micro+sd+card&linkCode=ll2&tag=coulter0f-20&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
- Buy a GameCube AV to HDMI Converter: amazon.com/s?k=gamecube+av+to+hdmi+converter&linkCode=ll2&tag=coulter0f-20&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
► SUPPORT ME THROUGH PATREON: coulterpeterson.com/patreon
► GET MY MERCH: https://coulter.store
► JOIN THE DISCORD: coulterpeterson.com/discord
Links
-------------------------------------------------
- Meese Engine: meese4.github.io
Chapters
---------------------------------------------------
0:00 Intro
0:32 Discovering the Mies Engine
1:13 What Is the Mies Engine?
3:01 The Goal: Recreating Minecraft Beta 1.7.3
3:18 Why It's Not Open Source
3:45 The Technical Deep Dive
5:11 Hardware Setup: No-Solder GameCube
6:25 Installing the Mies Engine
7:21 Booting It Up
7:32 First Impressions: Inside the World
8:43 What's In (and Not In) v0.1
9:26 Final Thoughts: A Promising Tech Demo
10:11 Conclusion
⚠️ Disclaimer: This description may contain affiliate links, which help give a little to support the channel. Also this video is for information purposes only, and we are not liable for anything you do to your own hardware/software.
#meeseengine #minecraft #gamecube
