GameCube Memory Cards

[Ansar]

So my current Memory Card is not doing very well - it doesn't have enough memory. I went online and found various Memory Cards for sale. My question is:

What is the difference between the ones that say:
- Memory Card has X amount of Blocks
- Memory Card has X amount of MB

Which one has more Memory?

 

[Chukchi Husky]

It's about 16 blocks for every 1 Mb. The ones listed in it's block amount may seem a bit less than ones listed in it's Mb amount, but 5 blocks from every memory card is used for system data and that's not included in the block listing..

 

[Ansar]

Well, should I get a 251 Block Memory Card or a 12 MB Memory Card?

 

[Chukchi Husky]

16 Mb is 251 blocks.

 

[Maniacal]

How many blocks does the average save take up?

 

[Chris85]

Some games I have only take up 2 blocks. The largest on mine is NCAA Football 2004 which takes up about 230. Most games are about 4-10 although it varies from game to game depending on how much information needs to be saved.

 

[Swein Forkbeard]

Is there any way to manage a GCN memory card from a Wii?

 

[Chukchi Husky]

There's an option under settings that lets you look at the contents of a GameCube memory card.

 

[Ansar]

Is there any way to manage a GCN memory card from a Wii?

Yes, there is.

When you turn on the Wii, go to the lower left corner and click on the circle that says Wii. Then, I believe there is a giant square that says Data Management. Then click on the option that shows a Memory Card.

And there you go!

 

[Ansar]

16 Mb is 251 blocks.

Thanks, Chukchi!

*gives Chukchi a treat*

I'm going to get the 12 MB one since I don't have a truckload of games with me. Also, it's MUCH cheaper.