What is the best way to play Mario Kart Double Dash with 8-16 people?

I would like to play with 8-16 of my friends on Mario Kart Double Dash. I am currently trying to calculate the best way to accomplish this. I currently have 2 GameCubes and 6 original controllers, I also have two PC controllers and several computers. So far there seems to be three choices:

• Buy 2 more GameCubes, 10 more controllers, and 2-4 LAN adapters at $40 each.
• Buy several Wiis which have cheaper LAN adapters ($20?) and controllers.
• Buy lots of PC controllers and use some kind of emulator and the existing towers I already have (not sure if this is even an option).

Using the GameCubes I think I would have the most stable environment since that is the initial platform. However, using PC's I could use the same setup for multiple games which would justify the cost more.

Has anyone ever done this? Are their any DIY guides to handle some parts of the setup?

Solution 1:

I think the easiest and cheapest way to do it would be with the GameCubes. You can buy them and controllers on eBay and yard sales for cheaper and cheaper every day, whereas the Wii is newer and will continue to stay at a higher cost for a while.

Either way, if you're comparing cost-wise, I would just look up both on eBay, Amazon, and simply to Google to find the cheapest of each you can get and then just to compare prices and just buy the cheaper.

The PC option wouldn't really be worth it because the experience is a lot different since you'd be emulating it somehow. The GameCube would still apply to other games too since you can always just buy another game for it...