memory

First off, never buy non-Nintendo licensed equipment for your Gamecube. Most third-party companys don't test their products by Nintendo's standards and most thrid-party equipment will cause problems with your Gamecube or will break very easily (A Interact Memory card corrupted itself every time my friend tried to save games where as my memory card went through the wash and worked perfectly fine). This card is only $more that then mem card 59, and holds 4 times the memory! Most fo the Gamecube games that have been released recently require 5-10 blocks to save (ie: Super Mario Sunshine needs 7 blocks) and you will run through 59 blocks fast. Sports games tend to take all 59 blocks. The Memory Card 251 is an excellent deal, although you may not be able to find it in stores (stores are not allowed to order them from Nintendo, Nintendo just ships the stores Memory cards when they feel like it according to a wal-mart representative). This is a definate must for any Gamecube owner

Most GameCube households have more than one player. The GC 251 memory card contains four times the memory of the standard GC card. Like other reviewers, I prefer official Nintendo products. You pay a little more, but the quality control is excellent. Why buy a larger card? With the release of each new GC game, players will need space for saved games. While you can save a few dollars by deleting old games as necessary, there are times when you may not really want to lose all the hours invested in a near completion. Sports games (particularly in franchise mode) consume entire memory cards. Add a few users and it doesn't take long to use up a stock of standard memory cards. As a hint, it's useful to buy and CLEARLY MARK separate GC 251 cards for each user. Nothing is more frustrating than trying to find a game you saved only to realize another family member deleted it to make room on a game card.

If you have another, sell it and buy this (Unless, of course, you have the 1019). I have the 59, and it fills up way too fast. Third-party companies DO NOT completely understand how memory is stored, so it will get corrupted. Buy this.