flavors of bba and pso

[Bushwick2002]

1...will any old gc bba work w/ my console? Yes

2...is there actually a us version of pso, or if i find an alternate version(jap,pal,euro), can i use the gamecube region free hack? Yes and yes

3...is it expected that there will soon be methods to make home-made backups of our precious games? There already is, not sure if i'm allow to post it here.