The quirk that allows modders to do this is specific to the Spice Orange version of the GameCube. Thanks to Tumblr user Horhardaho for taking a photo of their modded GamePolyhedron. So far modders have gotten the Wii U version of Breath of the Wild running on it, and it ups the game to a dirty 1080p instantly.
It’s called the GamePolyhedron (a pun of GameCube, the method’s creators told me) and it’s a way to unshackle the limitations of the GameCube. And it doesn’t even require any physical changes to the system. Now, using the techniques and hardware manipulation created through development of the Dolphin and CEMU emulators, fans have found a way to unlock the full potential of already existing hardware. The Windows XP default desktop background. But what if modders took a look at it from another perspective? That’s what some in the scene who have worked on putting together Dolphin and CEMU thought, creating this impressive Wii U Breath of the Wild mod… So too has Wii U emulation accelerated in recent months, with Breath of the Wild’s Wii U version running near perfectly on high end PCs thanks to CEMU. The Dolphin emulator for GameCube and Wii games allows players to reach new graphical heights on some of Nintendo’s flawlessly designed gems many years after release. Thankfully the modding and emulating scene is very hot these days, especially when it comes to Nintendo.
