Memory Card - Gamecube

The Nintendo GameCube Memory Card is an essential accessory used to save game progress, settings, and other data for GameCube games. Since the GameCube did not have internal storage, all game saves were stored on memory cards inserted into one of the two available memory slots on the console.

Specifications & Storage Sizes

GameCube memory cards come in various capacities, measured in blocks:

• Official Nintendo Memory Cards:

  • Memory Card 59 → 4MB (59 blocks)

  • Memory Card 251 → 16MB (251 blocks)

  • Memory Card 1019 → 64MB (1,019 blocks)

• Third-Party Memory Cards:

  • Often available in 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, and even 512MB.

  • Block counts vary but can range up to 8,192 blocks.

  • Some third-party cards use compression, which may lead to reliability issues.

Usage

• Insert the memory card into Slot A or Slot B on the GameCube console.

• Save game data from GameCube games directly to the card.

• Access and manage saved data via the Memory Card Manager in the system settings.

Reliability

• Official Nintendo memory cards are highly reliable and fully compatible.

• Third-party memory cards (e.g., Mad Catz, Nyko) may have more storage but can sometimes experience data corruption or loss.

• Frequent formatting or excessive rewriting may shorten the lifespan of the card.