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−'''BC''' (short for Backwards Compatibility) is a bootloader similar to [[boot1]] and [[boot2]] that is responsible for verifying and loading [[MIOS]]. It is run when a GameCube game is launched from the [[Disc Channel]]. It is unknown why this is separate from [[MIOS]].
+'''BC''' (short for Backwards Compatibility) is a bootloader similar to [[boot1]] and [[boot2]] that is responsible for verifying and loading boot2 in a state that will make it load [[MIOS]]. It is run when a GameCube game is launched from the [[Disc Channel]]. It is unknown why Nintendo did not simply place all of the GameCube compatibility code in MIOS.
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