What can I do with this disc?

[nocturnal YL]

Now I'm experiencing something... strange.

Previously, I claimed that I lost my Gamecubd disc (StarFox Adventures). However, just a few minutes ago, it was found... under a cupboard. My mum cleaned it using a piece of dry cloth and gave it to me.

Now, the problem: What should I do now? If I put it into my GC now, will it be damaged for reading dirty discs? It doesn't have any significant streches (I think it's OK to read streched discs as only the protective layer is streched) and it looks clead. What should I do to prove/disprove that it is readable?

(If It can be read, then I'll probably sell it or exchange with some other games. Horray!)

[Fryguy64]

It shouldn't damage your Gamecube if it looks okay.

When I worked in a game shop, there were two kinds of damage we had to look out for with second hand games. On the one hand there were the HUGE obvious gouges that people usually look for, then there were scratchy rings around the circumference of the disc - this last one was a sign that a game had been scratched by the actual console, and so probably wouldn't play for much longer.

If your game doesn't have either of these, then you're probably just fine

[nocturnal YL]

I've tried it after doing multiple typed and times of cleaning myself.

The result:
Thanks to the protective layer, the game LOADS. It can be played as normal. Hooray!

[Yamato.EXE V2]

You need GameDr. in order clean up scratches.

[Xeno82]

What's GameDr?

[Fryguy64]

Game Doctor... it basically repairs scratches on the surface of disks. They're really only any good for removing soft surface scratches. The really deep scratches are usually irrepairable... but they are usually caused by gross misconduct, so that's YOUR fault. Hahaha!