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Aad · Apr 26, 2012

I know many of my friends missed out on the Gamecube but own a Wii and I guess the same could be said for many GAFfers. I tried to keep it to exclusive GC games, I might add superior third party games like Soul Calibur II if I get the time. Hope I haven't missed anything major. Enjoy.

Step 1:

daviyoung said:
If you're thinking of starting GCBC then I recommend investing in one of these:

Step 2:

Melee

Super Smash Bros. Melee
Developer: HAL Laboratory
Publisher: Nintendo

Action/Adventure

Amazing Island
Developers: Hitmaker, Ancient
Publisher: Sega

Bomberman Generation
Developer: Game Arts
Publishers: Hudson Soft, Majesco Games, Vivendi Universal

Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest
Developers: Saru Brunei, Intelligent Systems
Publishers: Nintendo, Atlus Co.

Custom Robo
Developers: Noise, Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Developer: Silicon Knights
Publisher: Nintendo

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Developer: The Game Designers Studio
Publisher: Nintendo

Giftpia (Japan only)
Developer: Skip Ltd.
Publisher: Nintendo

Killer7
Developer: Grasshopper Manufacture
Publisher: Capcom

Luigi's Mansion
Developer: Nintendo EAD
Publisher: Nintendo

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Developers: Silicon Knights, Konami
Publisher: Konami

Resident Evil
Developer: Capcom Production Studio 4
Publisher: Capcom

Resident Evil 0
Developer: Capcom Production Studio 3
Publisher: Capcom

Resident Evil 4 (also released on Wii)
Developer: Capcom Production Studio 4
Publisher: Capcom

Star Fox Adventures
Developer: Rare Ltd.
Publisher: Nintendo

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Developer: Nintendo EAD
Publisher: Nintendo

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Also released on Wii)
Developer: Nintendo EAD
Publisher: Nintendo

Viewtiful Joe
Developer: Clover Studio
Publisher: Capcom

Strategy/Simulation

Animal Crossing
Developer: Nintendo EAD
Publisher: Nintendo

Battalion Wars
Developer: Kuju Entertainment
Publisher: Nintendo

Doshin The Giant (PAL only)
Developers: Param, Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo

Harvest Moon: Magical Melody (Also released on Wii)
Developer: Marvelous Interactive
Publishers: Marvelous Interactive, Natsume, Rising Star Games, Nintendo Australia

Odama
Developer: Vivarium
Publisher: Nintendo

Pikmin/2 (Released as NPC title on Wii)
Developer: Nintendo EAD Tokyo
Publisher: Nintendo

Role Playing

Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
Developer: tri-Crescendo, Monolith Soft
Publishers: Namco, Nintendo Australia

Baten Kaitos Origins
Developer: tri-Crescendo, Monolith Soft
Publisher: Nintendo

Evolution Worlds
Developer: Sting Entertainment
Publishers: Ubisoft, Entertainment Software Publishing

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Publisher: Nintendo

Homeland (Japan only)
Developer: Chunsoft
Publisher: Chunsoft

Lost Kingdoms
Developer: From Software
Publisher: Activision

Lost Kingdoms II
Developer: From Software
Publisher: Activision

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Publisher: Nintendo

Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution
Developer: Sonic Team
Publisher: Sega

Skies of Arcadia Legends
Developer: Overworks
Publisher: Sega

Tales of Symphonia
Developer: Namco Tales Studio
Publishers: Namco, Nintendo Australia

Pokemon Colosseum
Developer: Genius Sonority
Publisher: Nintendo

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Developer: Genius Sonority
Publisher: Nintendo

Platform

Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
Developer: Sonic Team
Publisher: Sega

Chibi-Robo!
Developers: Skip Ltd., Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Released as NPC title on Wii)
Developer: Nintendo EAD Tokyo
Publisher: Nintendo

Super Mario Sunshine
Developer: Nintendo EAD
Publisher: Nintendo

Wario World
Developer: Treasure
Publisher: Nintendo

Party

Donkey Konga/2/3
Developer: Namco
Publisher: Nintendo

Mario Party 4/5/6/7
Developers: Hudson Soft, Nintendo SPD Group No.4
Publisher: Nintendo

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!
Developer: Nintendo R&D1, Intelligent Systems
Publisher: Nintendo

Racing

F-Zero GX
Developer: Amusement Vision
Publisher: Nintendo

Kirby Air Ride
Developers: HAL Laboratory, Grand Brilliance Games
Publisher: Nintendo

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Developer: Nintendo EAD
Publisher: Nintendo

Wave Race: Blue Storm
Developer: NST
Publisher: Nintendo

Shooter

Geist
Developer: n-Space, Inc.
Publisher: Nintendo

Ikaruga
Developer(s) Treasure
Publisher(s) Atari

Metroid Prime & Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Released on the Wii in the Trilogy)
Developers: Retro Studios, Nintendo
Publisher Nintendo

P.N.03
Developer: Capcom Production Studio 4
Publisher: Capcom

Star Fox: Assault
Developer: Namco
Publisher: Nintendo

Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
Developers: Factor 5, LucasArts
Publishers: LucasArts, Activision

Puzzle

Kururin Squash (Japan only)
Developer: 8ing
Publisher: Nintendo

Mr. Driller: Drill Land (Japan only)
Developer: Namco
Publisher: Namco

Nintendo Puzzle Collection (Japan only)
Developers: Nintendo R&D1, Nintendo Software Technology Corporation, Intelligent Systems
Publisher(s) Nintendo

Super Monkey Ball/2
Developer(s) Amusement Vision
Publisher(s) Sega

Sports

1080: Avalanche
Developer: NST
Publisher: Nintendo

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Developer: Camelot Software Planning
Publisher: Nintendo

Mario Power Tennis (Released as NPC title on Wii)
Developer: Camelot
Publisher: Nintendo

Mario Superstar Baseball
Developer: Namco, NOW Production
Publisher: Nintendo

Super Mario Strikers
Developer: Next Level Games
Publisher: Nintendo

Magnus · Apr 26, 2012

I love the enthusiasm and all, but aren't there a number of GC Library appreciation/genre overview threads?

mocolostrocolos · Apr 26, 2012

GC is my favourite platform of the last generation.

So many awesome first party games.

daviyoung · Apr 26, 2012

If you're thinking of starting GCBC then I recommend investing in one of these:

SuicidalSteve · Apr 26, 2012

Didn't Nintendo stop GC BC in their latest Wii consoles?

Cheesemeister · Apr 26, 2012

Stratery? Is that anything like Strategery?

stalker · Apr 26, 2012

I have played most of those games, I love the Gamecube. Never heard of Homeland before ... is that a mystery dungeon style game? classic RPG? simulation? looks interesting.

abasm · Apr 26, 2012

stalker said:
I have played most of those games, I love the Gamecube. Never heard of Homeland before ... is that a mystery dungeon style game? classic RPG? simulation? looks interesting.

It was one of the very, very few games to use the broadband adapter for internet play. Not much is known about it, but since games are hosted locally, you could probably still play it without assistance. (Unlike PSO, which you can only play on private servers)

Elixist · Apr 26, 2012

I've played alot of these a good list. Whats Wario Land about I never heard of it, is it like SM64?

Luigiv · Apr 26, 2012

SuicidalSteve said:
Didn't Nintendo stop GC BC in their latest Wii consoles?

yeah but there are 90+ million Wii consoles out there already that do still have it so it's not like anyone would have any trouble tracking down a BC Wii.

panama chief · Apr 26, 2012

i played a little of windwaker while at work yesterday. plan on cracking through the thousand year door through the weekend.

Jackano · Apr 26, 2012

Great thread, thanks OP.

Ah, Cubivore, always wanted to play it, but, it wasn't released in PAL land!
Any advice to how getting it? Only piece on ebay is >150EUR. Frak!

Also, I will be buying FFCC soon enought, now I have a shitton of hardware to play it.

ToxicAdam · Apr 26, 2012

I still haven't played Thousand Year Door yet. I need to rectify that.

A lot of those games on there I wouldn't recommend (Battalion Wars, Geist, Pokemon Coll.)

Alexios · Apr 26, 2012

A lot of these are on Wii/have sequels on Wii, or just aren't very good. You might as well ask people to play their older Wii games now that little else is releasing too, it's not like it has less worthy stuff than the Cube. Especially since you include imports. Anyway, just saying, you can make GC appreciation threads without depreciating the Wii.

RPGCrazied · Apr 26, 2012

I'm still on the lookout for Baten Kaitos games.

Para bailar La Bomba · Apr 26, 2012

daviyoung said:
If you're thinking of starting GCBC then I recommend investing in one of these:

199 US DOLLARS!

Shiggy · Apr 26, 2012

The initial trailer made me hope for so much more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFQEjoPK6lc

Bumhead · Apr 26, 2012

What's Super Mario Strikers like? Rebuilding a Gamecube collection at the moment and not sure if its worth picking up.

Criminal Upper · Apr 26, 2012

Some of those choices man....I dunno.

Like,

"Hey everyone, stop playing Xenoblade and play Geist instead!"

PK Gaming · Apr 26, 2012

TheWednesday said:
What's Super Mario Strikers like? Rebuilding a Gamecube collection at the moment and not sure if its worth picking up.

Kind of a shallow game tbh. Characters had stats, but they weren't any "differences" (I think Donkey Kong's banana's were better) and the super strikes back then were pretty lame. I'd pass on it unless you have a sibling or a close friend and you both enjoy soccer.

IceDoesntHelp · Apr 26, 2012

Get Lost Kingdoms, so From Software will make a third!

):

Spieler Eins · Apr 26, 2012

Just lately I was thinking which Gamecube games I could still get. Doesn't look like there's anything that I'd still need, got most of the quality stuff in there. (Wanted Ikaruga, but thats quite expensive right now.) Hoping for more recommendations in here.

How's PN03...?

Typographenia · Apr 26, 2012

It's threads like this that make me remember why I loved the gamecube so much. People said it had no good games... bah!

I still regret never having played Skies of Arcadia. Well, that and Eternal Darkness and P.N.0.3.
I've got PN03 and ED on my amazon wishlist for just in case one day...

edit:

ToxicAdam said:
I still haven't played Thousand Year Door yet. I need to rectify that.

You really, really need to. It's one of the most enjoyably written and playing games of all time.

Alrus · Apr 26, 2012

RPGCrazied said:
I'm still on the lookout for Baten Kaitos games.

They're not that hard to find, Origins might get a little expensive but nothing outrageous. And it's totally worth it. (The first Baten Kaitos is a bit heh but still an enjoyable game)

I wish I still had my Gamecube games (they were all stolen), so many memories. Glad to see Bomberman Generations getting mentioned, I really loved that game.

Visualante2 · Apr 26, 2012

I just use my GameCube, it doesn't take so long to start up.

zroid · Apr 26, 2012

Some day, I will track down a copy of Kirby's Air Ride and find out what all the fuss over a 61 Metascore game is about.

Otacon · Apr 26, 2012

PK Gaming said:
I'd pass on it unless you have a sibling or a close friend and you both enjoy soccer.

Even then I'd say SEGA Soccer Slam is clearly the better choice.

SykoTech · Apr 26, 2012

Pretty much the only thing I use my Wii for these days. Went through Prime 1 last month, so good. May be time for another playthrough of The Thousand Year Door as well.

Seeing Melee at the bottom of the list makes me bitter though, even if it was organized by genre. /whine

Yoshi · Apr 26, 2012

Sonic Adventure 2 Battle also is sort of exclusive to GCN (Of course, Dreamcast has the main game too, but SA2b has some additions).

tapedeck · Apr 26, 2012

Def Jam: Fight For NY and F-Zero GX keep my Wii dust free.

jmdajr · Apr 26, 2012

The Cube/Wii turned out to be the least played consoles I have ever owned. That's just the way it turned out. Do I regret getting them? Nope. Thinking back the sheer enjoyment I got from playing RE4 was astronomical. I loved that fucking game. Viewtiful Joe was very fun too. I enjoyed GC it more than Wii. I think the last game I really liked on Wii was Madworld. As you can tell Nintendo games sort of fell of my flavor. I did enjoy playing Galaxy and the last Paper Mario game.... But I could never get into Sunshine and I stopped playing both Windraker and Twlight. That's just me though. There is no doubt I might have missed more games that I would have enjoyed.

daviyoung · Apr 26, 2012

TheWednesday said:
What's Super Mario Strikers like? Rebuilding a Gamecube collection at the moment and not sure if its worth picking up.

It's nothing like soccer, more like ice hockey without sticks. The Wii version is much better though, so get that instead.

Spieler Eins · Apr 26, 2012

Killer7 also really was a game made for Gamecube. PS2 port was subpar.

jmdajr · Apr 26, 2012

Spieler Eins said:
Killer7 also really was a game made for Gamecube. PS2 port was subpar.

Hmm forgot about that one. GREAT GAME.

Gianni Merryman · Apr 26, 2012

Besides Killer 7, Super smash bros melee isn't in the list as well.

sixteen-bit · Apr 26, 2012

Visualante2 said:
I just use my GameCube, it doesn't take so long to start up.

Yep. Also, I prefer playing my Gamecube games on my actual Gamecube due to superior 480p output quality.

Thank you based component cables.

Aad · Apr 26, 2012

Gianni Merryman said:
Besides Killer 7, Ikaruga isn't in the list as well.

Yeah I;ll add Killer7, also Ikaruga is there. So is Smash Bros. Melee.

Sammy Samusu · Apr 26, 2012

Amazing Island
Bomberman Generation
Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest
Custom Robo
Doshin The Giant
Evolution Worlds
Lost Kingdoms / II

I'll try to play these games before selling my Wii.

ToxicAdam · Apr 26, 2012

Gamestop is actually a good source for used Gamecube games. They will milk you on the Mario games, but everything else is between 7 and 15 bucks.

Gianni Merryman · Apr 26, 2012

Aad said:
Yeah I;ll add Killer7, also Ikaruga is there.

Yeah, I just didn't spot it, but I can't find anywhere Super smash bros melee and Zelda Four swords adventure.
.
And it has just occurred to me you could also throw in Zelda's games that were released as collectors/bonus discs, such as A link to the past, Zelda II, OoT/Master quest and Majora's mask.

Pretty nice list by the way, although if you don't mind me making a little suggestion, a short description of each game would be useful for those who are not familiar with them - incidentally I know so little about that Japan-only stuff -, you cannot possibly understand what a game's about from a single screenshot.

As far as I'm concerned, on top of my Wii backlog I have still quite a bunch of unfinished GC games, so I approve of this topic's intent.

Aad · Apr 26, 2012

Gianni Merryman said:
Yeah, I just didn't spot it, but I can't find anywhere Super smash bros melee and Zelda Four swords adventure.
.
And it has just occurred to me you could also throw in Zelda's games that were released as collectors/bonus discs, such as A link to the past, Zelda II, OoT/Master quest and Majora's mask.
Pretty nice list by the way, although if you don't mind me making a little suggestion, a short description of each game would be useful for those who are not familiar with them - incidentally I know so little about that Japan-only stuff -, you cannot possibly understand what a game's about from a single screenshot.

As far as I'm concerned, on top of my Wii backlog I have still quite a bunch of unfinished GC games.

If it helps people, I can do that.

BlueMagic · Apr 26, 2012

I love the gamecube.

Persona7 · Apr 26, 2012

I usually just use my gamecube because the wii video output is horrible.

My wii has been relegated to bit.trip.complete duty.

Tenck · Apr 26, 2012

Lol, starting out thread with Amazing Island. Game was so boring. I gave it so many chances!!

vall03 · Apr 26, 2012

when people mention the Gamecube, it keeps on reminding me that I still haven't finished Skies of Arcadia Legends yet even Super Mario Sunshine and Path of Radiance.

Also, forgive me GAF, I really couldn't get into Baten Kaitos Origins...

b3b0p · Apr 26, 2012

Love the Gamecube, but in the OP:

Chibi Robo
Custom Robo

Are these actually considered good? I have them, I played Chibi Robo for a while and... it was pretty, well, boring? Am I the only one?

I only got Custom Robo because it was like $9.99 or something on clearance and it was a mech game on Gamecube and looked cool. Never played it, but whenI was about to give it a go I started reading about it and didn't seem like it was considered that good.

Mario Golf and F-Zero GX are mega addicting though.

Mario Sunshine leaves a stain in my mouth, but it's not terrible. Just terribly annoying. Like Baby Mario Crying.

I liked Wave Race, but didn't see that in the OP. It was a launch title IIRC.

Danny Dudekisser · Apr 26, 2012

I've been meaning to play a lot of Gamecube games that have been sitting on my shelf, sealed for years. Such as Paper Mario, the superior version of Twilight Princess (played it on the Wii first, though), and Fire Emblem. But yeah, the system's got a lot more good games than people seem to give it credit for.

King of the Potato People · Apr 26, 2012

As a Nintendo fan I know that good things come to those who wait. Tales of Symphonia, Paper Mario 2, Metroid Prime, Eternal Darkness, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Resident Evil Remake and 4 are some of the best games ever made, there just a handful of the great list in the opening post.

There's a good balance of mature and colourful games that the Wii didn't quite master. If the Wii U compares, then honestly I'll be happy.

Gianni Merryman · Apr 26, 2012

Aad said:
If it helps people, I can do that.

I reckon even a short description of each game would be useful to give some further insight, although I know that may take you some effort and frankly I am not even sure whether it'd be worth your while, since this topic may be dead in a relatively short time.

Bulzeeb · Apr 26, 2012

I'd love to play more cube games, the problem is that around here its almost impossible to find cube games and importing its really expensive

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