I recently was able to get the G4 channel (that 24/7 channel for gamers) and Kadeem Hardison (the guy from "A Different World" and the ghoul from "A Vampire in Brooklyn") was showing off his game set up, but he had a SILVER Gamecube that had a Panasonic logo on it.
I looked it up on the net and found THIS
It's a region free DVD Player/Gamecube that plays American AND Japanese games.
Have any of you heard of this machine?