The X consolevariations account has published a photo of what we can consider the rarest version of the GameCube that exists: the Nintendo Dolphin, which also gives its name to the famous emulator of the platform. This is a great find for fans of video game archaeology, as well as a curiosity that is worth satisfying.
“We have detailed photos of one of the first physical GameCubes ever made,” consolevariations began in their post, before explaining, “It was called the ‘Nintendo Dolphin,’ and this GameCube is so rare that we haven’t had permission to upload it to the internet until now… until now, more photos are on the way.”
The Nintendo GameCube is not one of Nintendo’s most successful consoles, but many are still fond of it because of its unique shape, as well as a truly impressive library of games. “Dolphin” was the code name for the console in the works (also known as N2000 and Project Dolphin) and the prototype you can see is very rare indeed. There are similarities to the final version of the console, but there are also many differences, starting with the logo on the central part of the case.
In short, it is certainly a curiosity that will make Nintendo fans and the most avid retro gamers happy.
The only existing photo of the Dolphin to date
For comparison, we added the only existing Dolphin photo so far. As you can see, it is not quite as detailed as the new ones.
