Gamecube: The Recommended Titles Thread

[aubergine]

So go for it, I'll compile things up here I guess.

Best of Cube

RPG/Fantasy

Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
Fire Emblem Path of Radiance
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Tales of Symphonia
Skies of Arcadia Legends
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Lost Kingdom
Lost Kingdom II

WTF

Animal Crossing
Donkey Konga
Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life

Racer

F-Zero GX

Action/Adventure

Resident Evil 4
Killer7
Battalion Wars
Resident Evil ("REmake")
Resident Evil Zero
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Beyond Good and Evil
Super Smash Bros Melee
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron II
Soul Calibur II
Spiderman 2
PNO3: Product Number 3
Viewtiful Joe
Viewtiful Joe 2
XIII

SHMUP

Ikaruga
Sports

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4
Fight Night Round 2

Platform/Puzzle

Super Mario Sunshine
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger
Super Monkey Ball
Super Monkey Ball 2
Pikmin
Pikmin 2
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (uses Bongos)
Luigi's Mansion


Best of Cube Imports (NTSC - Requires freeloader or imported GCN)

Baten Kaitos Origins (NTSC only)
Naruto 4
Pac Man Vs
Donkey Konga 2 (Pal Import)
Chibi Robo (Pal Import)

Worthy/Mixed Feelings

James Bond 007: Nightfire
Mario Power Tennis
Mario Kart Double Dash
Mario Golf

[BRJC]

add to the "best"

"James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing"

add to the "worst"

"Die Hard Vendetta"

"Enter the Matrix"

[Nic Xtreme]

I'll post my list later but Everything or Nothing was teh suxors! Maybe we should have a little point system going so that one can see how many people nominated a title for "Best of..."?

[Natrak]

Obvious ones:

Super Mario Sunshine (even if you don't feel it's as good as 64, it's still a fine title)
Metroid Prime 1&2
The Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess
Super Smash Bros Melee

Arguable:
Baten Kaitos
Mario Power Tennis
Mario Kart Double Dash
Tales of Symphonia (I hate it, but there's no doubt it'll make the list)

[Queenie]

Resident evil 4
Tales Symphonia
MGS Twin Snakes
Rogue Leader
Soul Calibur II
Eternal Darkness

err... should we go only with exclusives on this one? (disregarding Re4 and killer7...and ToS)





EDIT: and Soul Calibur II.

[Starscream]

I'd recommend:

Naruto 4 - the last and the best. 4 player too.

It's an import unfortunately. Pick up a freeloader.

Pac Man Vs. - So simple and addictive. My only advice for this game is three wavebirds!

Bomberman - Same as Pac Man Vs.

[Blue]

This should be in 'Retro', right? >_>

[Jickle]

I'll say Spiderman 2, not because it's the best game on the console, but because copies tend to be very cheap and its really fun.

Can anyone sell me on The Twin Snakes? I keep considering buying it on DVDCrave but I need to hear some more positive feedback first.

[Queenie]

it retains everything really good about the original and adds sweet graphics. meryl in undies=hawt

[Natrak]

It's MGS1 with MGS2 gameplay. If you were a fan of the PS1 original you probably won't like it as much, because the rest of the game is designed around the limitations MGS1's original gameplay had, but otherwise it's pretty tops.

[Jickle]

I've never actually played a Metal Gear game before (except MGS on the Game Boy Color, which was amazing). I keep getting to the checkout on DVDCrave and thinking "nah, I have too many games already". I'll probably end up stumbling home drunk one night and then finding a confirmation e-mail in my inbox the next morning that its been shipped.

Back to reccommending GC games:
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4 was the last really awesome Tony Hawk game. Fight Night Round 2 is still worth grabbing if you find it cheap- even if you have the slightly superior Round 3, the included 'Super Punch Out!' is what got me into the series in the first place. Super Monkey Ball was at its best on the Gamecube, too.

[nintendo]

LoZ:WW
SSB:M
Metroid Prime

[Blue]

It's the best Metal Gear game on the GameCube by far.

[Knuckle Children]

From my collection I'd add the following to what's already been mentioned:

Mario Golf
Mario Kart: DD
Pikmin 2
DK: Jungle Beat (w/bongos)
Luigi's Mansion

I'm not sure what the consensus is on some of these games, but each one has provided me with some cracking gaming moments.

[Nic Xtreme]

From my own recollection...

The goodest and bestest ^___________^

~ Animal Crossing
~ Baten Kaitos
~ Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
~ Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
~ F-Zero GX
~ Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
~ Gotcha Force
~ Killer7
~ Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
~ Metroid Prime 1 & 2
~ P.N.03
~ Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
~ Pikmin 2
~ Resident Evil 4
~ Skies of Arcadia Legends
~ Sonic Adventure DX & Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
~ Soul Calibur II
~ Super Mario Sunshine
~ Super Smash Bros. Melee
~ Tales of Symphonia
~ The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
~ The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

Tier 2, we shall call it

~ Battalion Wars
~ Beach Spikers
~ Donkey Konga (best in multiplayer)
~ Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (yes, I loved it in single player)
~ Geist
~ Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life
~ Lost Kingdoms I & II
~ Luigi's Mansion
~ Mario Kart: Double Dash
~ Megaman Network Transmission
~ Phantasy Star Online: Eps 1, 2 & 3
~ Sonic Mega Collection
~ Star Wars Rogue Leader + Rebel Strike
~ Starfox Adventures
~ Starfox Assault
~ Super Monkey Ball 1 & 2
~ Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (indeed, most definitely my favourite in the series and truly the last great TH game -- I agree with Jickle completely!)
~ Viewtiful Joe 1 & 2

The Next-best-thing!
~ Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
~ Kirby Air Ride
~ Mario Party games (in multiplayer)
~ Mario Power Tennis
~ Mario Smash Football
~ Pokemon Colosseum
~ Resident Evil, RE0
~ Sonic Gems Collection
~ Sonic Heroes
~ Warioware, Inc
~ Wario World
~ XIII

Everything I DIDN'T enjoy ~o~
~ Bloody Roar: Primal Fury (I mean, I had some fun with it, but really, it's a shallow, lame fighter...)
~ Enter the Matrix
~ James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire
~ James Bond 007: Nightfire
~ NBA Courtside 2002
~ Need for Speed: Underground series (all of them sucked)

...prolly forgot stuff, but hey...

[Gio]

I'll say Spiderman 2, not because it's the best game on the console, but because copies tend to be very cheap and its really fun.

Can anyone sell me on The Twin Snakes? I keep considering buying it on DVDCrave but I need to hear some more positive feedback first.
After I finished it I went out and bought a PS2 and PSP so I could play the sequels, if that says anything. It has cool characters, satisfying gameplay. Perhaps less so than MGS2 and 3, but it has cool easter eggs with reactions from guards, and lends itself well to replayability. Probably one of the best stories told in video games, in my opinion.

The only problem you could have with it is if you just plain don't like stealth games, or are low on patience. A lot of people also hate the control scheme, but once you get used to them it makes sense to me.

Everybody's pretty much covered all the GCN games I have and enjoy already, but here's my list anyway:

YAY!
Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix
Donkey Konga
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (I actually prefer the GCN controls)
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Pikmin 2
Resident Evil 4
Soulcalibur II
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
Super Smash Bros. Melee

NAY!
Animal Crossing. That is if you have a DS, which has the superior, portable version.
Starfox Adventures. "What if Fox fought dinosaurs?" I know Rare couldn't help it but that's a really bad premise. The combat was really terrible from what I remember.
Pikmin. Not a bad game by any stretch of the imagination but Pikmin 2 did everything it did better and more.

[Nic Xtreme]

I'd say the combat from SFA was ubisoft-bad, IIRC.

[MacGuyver]

+1 for Mario Golf. I also didn't mind the Cube version of the first Splinter Cell, I got to use the 'funky' GBA link up options. I liked Wave Race Blue Storm also, had some good times.

Ghost Recon on the Cube was a pretty average port, but it did introduce a few basic features that should have been in the Xbox version like adjustable zoom on your weapons (not just 2 levels!) and the ability to cycle backwards through the weapon set up list instead of having to go through them all again if you missed the weapon you wanted (WOOOOAH!).

[etnlIcarus]

I liked Wave Race Blue Storm also, had some good times. Frustratingly good times, to be sure. The waves had about as much control over your jetski as you.

Also, I know I asked for this thread but it's really sad that there's nothing mentioned so far that I haven't heard of. The Cube certainly had a better selection of games (and good ones, at that) than the N64 but, in retrospect, it's still rather limited.

The must owns:
Ikaruga
BG&E
Super Mario Sunshine (kicks SM64's arse)
Rogue Squadron 2: Rogue Leader
Zelda: The Wind Waker


I'll fill-out the rest later.

[SOX]

Can anyone sell me on The Twin Snakes? I keep considering buying it on DVDCrave but I need to hear some more positive feedback first.

I have it but I much prefer the original PSone version as they stupidly changed most of the cutscenes for the worse. Plus the GCN controller doesn't exactly feel right.

[borgster101]

Just off the top of my head

Resident Evil 4
Killer7
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
Baten Kaitos Origins (NTSC only)
Battalion Wars
Fire Emblem Path of Radiance
Resident Evil
Resident Evil Zero
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Super Mario Sunshine
Eternal Darkness
Beyond Good and Evil
Super Smash Bros Melee
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Tales of Symphonia

[aubergine]

Right, I've made a start turning it all into a list. Check it out on the first page. For future posts please try and list titles that aren't already listed first then maybe have a "seconded" list, as in:

I can't believe you forgot: Burnout, Burnout 2

I second: Mario Golf, Tales of Simpletons etc

Also I'm going to ditch the "worst" of category because it just seems to be creating confusion. I have a thing for the geniunely worst of things in design, of which probably Univeral Theme Park Tour surely stands out on it's own, but most of what people are submitting are sometime well designed games that they simply didn't like, so I'm going to drop the category.

[Nic Xtreme]

Pac Man Vs was released here locally, just to let peeps know ~ so it can be removed from the imports list!

[Gio]

It was!?

[Nic Xtreme]

I've seen it twice -- once when R Racing came out -- the sticker was on the game advertising Pac Man Vs! I wasn't paying $100 for it.

Next, I saw R Racing preowned at EB -- same sticker. I asked if Pac Man Vs was included, they said they asked the person who traded it in, and he said he kept it, so boo hiss!

:(

[aubergine]

Never ever saw it here, it may have been a pal import?

There's a distinction there for NTSC and PAL (Europe) imports. The list will bear some evolution over time, anyway.

[borgster101]

I can confirm Pacman VS got a local release in Australia, it was packed in some Namco racing game.

[AnTrAxX]

Soul Calibur 2 isnt action/adventure! (FAIIITAAAAAAAAA)
P.NO.3 can be argued that it's a shump, i guess.

You forgot Burnout and/or Burnout 2. They were up there with F-Zero thank you.

[Nic Xtreme]

Nah man, those Burnout games sucked! The GCN doesn't have the best Burnout game of last gen that I actually played, which is #3!

[kord1]

Hey guys, I never owned a cube or played any of the games but I have a wii, a rental shop near by me is clearing out most of their old cube games for real cheap, they have pikmin, 007 bond, luigis mansion, mortal kombat, star wars rogue squadron, medal of honour are any of these games worth paying the $10 for?
thanks alot

[buckstwits]

does anyone know if the bongos work with the Wii?

[etnlIcarus]

Hey guys, I never owned a cube or played any of the games but I have a wii, a rental shop near by me is clearing out most of their old cube games for real cheap, they have pikmin, 007 bond, luigis mansion, mortal kombat, star wars rogue squadron, medal of honour are any of these games worth paying the $10 for?
thanks alot
Not a big fan of Pikmin or MoH but for $10, I'd say they're worth it. Luigi's Mansion and SW: Rogue Squadron 2 are win, though.

[Dr Skinnybones]

does anyone know if the bongos work with the Wii?
yeah ,of course. just plug it into the gamecube port.
no wii games support, mind.

[Javer]

Hey guys, I never owned a cube or played any of the games but I have a wii, a rental shop near by me is clearing out most of their old cube games for real cheap, they have pikmin, 007 bond, luigis mansion, mortal kombat, star wars rogue squadron, medal of honour are any of these games worth paying the $10 for?
thanks alot
buy pikmin and i'll buy it off you + generous tip

i don't know that i'd ever play it again but i've always regretted the day i traded it in.

[Jay]

@ kord1

If the Bond game is Everything or Nothing then it is actually quite good - third person shooter, though, so be warned. But quite an underrated game. Though the vehicle sections are mostly crap.

[Nintendork]

If I buy a wavebird from the U.S. it will work on my Australian cube/wii...wont it?

[Nic Xtreme]

If I buy a wavebird from the U.S. it will work on my Australian cube/wii...wont it?

It sure will!

[Nintendork]

It sure will!

Awesome those things are impossible to find over here.

[VanAce]

I remember seeing a bunch of them around the same time the wii cam out but I guess they all got bought.

[PrinceCaspian]

Pac Man Vs.


Bitch the game don't work on the Wii :(

[Rambo]

I can't believe I sold R:Racing and the pac man disc with it too!

I didn't realise how rare it was :( I only payed $25 at EB for it. I think I sold it for even less then that on the HAH!

I'm going to cry now.

[PrinceCaspian]

I still have it <_<

Of course I can't play it at more, on account of not having a Gamecube :(

[Rambo]

I have 2.

EDIT: Was it you that bought it off me Artemis?

[Blue]

Retroactive, please.

[Kev]

My mate's brother just gave me a stack of Gamecube games he took from his job at Blockbuster (These were the ones left over after their GC clearance).

For $0 I got:
Resident Evil
Super Smash Bros Melee
Soul Calibur 2
Pikmin 2
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Luigi's Mansion
1080 Avalnache
F Zero GX
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
Finding Nemo
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3
Dave Mirra BMX 2
Star Fox Adventures
and last and certainly least....Universal Studios Theme Park Adventure

Not bad 15 games for nothing. None have boxes or manuals though. I have played LM and SFA and already have FZero but the rest are basically new to me. I have so many unfinished games already (and some I haven't even started) so this just adds to the pile...a good problem to have I guess.

[stephz0r]

far out, they aren't even bad games. some of the best on the system. i tell you what, if you ever get bored of mario golf or pikmin 2 i'll gladly buy them off you.

[Kev]

Cool. I was really surprised that they were generally good games.

I'm not sure if I'll sell any of them - but there's a chance since a) I won't have the time to actually play most of them and b) some games don't really ineterest me (Dave Mirra, Tony Hawk, Universal Studios...) but I'll probably play around with them anyway. FZero is the only one I'd sell immediately since I already have that.

I'll post a note here if I change my mind.

[Watchers]

Cool. I was really surprised that they were generally good games.

I'm not sure if I'll sell any of them - but there's a chance since a) I won't have the time to actually play most of them and b) some games don't really ineterest me (Dave Mirra, Tony Hawk, Universal Studios...) but I'll probably play around with them anyway. FZero is the only one I'd sell immediately since I already have that.

I'll post a note here if I change my mind.

I'd take FZero off your hands if you're willing to sell it for a bargain. Assuming it still works and isn't scratched to buggery like a lot of ex-rentals are.

[aubergine]

Pac Man Vs.:(

YOu know I was only yesterday thing about the dear john letter I might write to Nintendo after I sell my Wii, listing among my disapointments the fact that they finally had a feasible hardware set up and delivery system for their "connectivity" games and totally dropped it. How goddamn difficult would it have been to have made pac man vs available for download to Wii and work with DS's? By which I suggest it would not have been difficult at all. Nintendo should have had a team purely working on porting GCN games as far as I'm concerned, they should have realised that the only reason those quality games didn't sell was because their hardware sucked farts. Now they have the hardware which sells and their software sucks farts instead. are they accursed...

[Starscream]

..... How goddamn difficult would it have been to have made pac man vs available for download to Wii and work with DS's?....

This actually available on the Namco collection on DS.

[Larry]

Star Fox AdventuresStill one of my favourite games on the cube. i know the puzzles were basic, shit story etc, but it still sucked me in. great graphics.

[Strider]

No Chibi-Robo love?

[Nic Xtreme]

No Chibi-Robo love?

For the two of us that own it :( (FTR, that doesn't include me. I'll have to nab the Wiimake)

[VanAce]

A game that me and a mate plan on playing during the uni holidays is Tales of Symphonia. A good co-op RPG

[ireadtabloids]

Mario Kart: Double Dash is one equal favorite for me alongside the DS version. But I played Double Dash way more. Sure it's slightly polarizing, but it's still my favorite for MK multiplayer. So bump it up to best of racing etc.
It's definitely more than worthy.

I'm also a sucker for TimeSplitters 2. Heck! My friends and I still play it.

[bulkerking]

Mario Kart: Double Dash is one equal favorite for me alongside the DS version. But I played Double Dash way more. Sure it's slightly polarizing, but it's still my favorite for MK multiplayer. So bump it up to best of racing etc.
It's definitely more than worthy.

I'm also a sucker for TimeSplitters 2. Heck! My friends and I still play it.



TimeSplitters 2 great game that had heaps of fun with the level maker alone if only they pushed it further even to a full game of just that I buy it for full price easy :).... That and able to switch head like in Perfect Dark 64 omg :) :) :)
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[Fenrir]

Still one of my favourite games on the cube. i know the puzzles were basic, shit story etc, but it still sucked me in. great graphics.
I really don't think SFA is the type of game that's meant to have a "non-shit" story - I mean, would you say Mario or Banjo had good stories?
To me, the game's greatest failing was obvious: it was incomplete, and stubbed off all over the place. There was only one real, in-depth dungeon - obviously the development team had pressure on them to get their last Nintendo game out fast when Microsoft bought Rare out, so a lot of content was chopped.

Then ofcourse there are other problems, the suffocating linearity, some of the puzzles and challenges were just a tad too frustrating, etc.

Anyway, my list goes something along the lines of:
Metroid Prime
Zelda: Twilight Princess
Zelda: Wind Waker
Rogue Leader
Pikmin
Sonic Mega Collection
Sonic Adventure 2 (for longevity, and proving to me that Sonic can definitely work in 3D...the other characters were a bit dry, but not as bad as critics made out)
Aggressive Inline (and those who mentioned TH games should hang their heads in shame)

Since I really need more gaming in my life, I'm thinking about getting more Cube games soon, just to tide me over 'til I can afford an X360. I'll keep this thread in mind.

[Saxby]

I foolishly traded in -

Red card soccer
Sega Soccer Slam
Soul Calibur 2
Skies of Arcadia

Pretty much all my top favourite games. Don't know what the hell I was thinking. I was so young and foolish. Although, I've learnt my lesson now! I never offload ANYTHING! Unless I completely hate it.

[Super Sleuth]

For the two of us that own it :( (FTR, that doesn't include me. I'll have to nab the Wiimake)

I have it:) I got it for $14 plus $6 postage from an American eBayer back when our dollar was awesome. It's a wonderfully charming game.

The following games are games I played on the Cube and loved. I have a hell of a lot of GC games still (85 games) and I haven't played a LOT of them (such as Zelda [Twighlight Princess, Windwaker and Four Swords], Tales of Syphonia, Paper Mario, Killer 7, Mario Sunshine, Viewtiful Joe [1 and 2] and Battalion Wars etc) So, one day, this list will probably be longer. But for now, here it is.

Beyond Good & Evil
Burnout 2
Eternal Darkness
Gun
Metroid Prime 1 & 2
Prince of Persia SOT
Resident Evil 4
Timesplitters 2
XIII

[Twisted Conspiracy]

Wish I'd found this thread earlier, my mate recently got a Wii, and was wondering what games to get for it... GC games are a good start to any collection (coz' you can pick 'em up fairly cheap off eBay).

[ireadtabloids]

I should also throw in Kirby's Air Ride. It got panned by a lot of daft critics in the West compared to Japan, but I love it. I probably spent just as much time playing it as MK: Double Dash and now that I remember I have it, I'll go out and unlock a few more things.

Kirby's Air Ride was billed as a one button racing game which automatically accelerated, but it was cleverer than that. You'd hold down A to inhale
Or hit the floor to hit a boost panel (with a flying machine)
Or just cleverly power slide and boost around corners.

Basically it had three different modes:
Air Ride- Traditional racing
City Ride- Build up your machine over a time limit by collecting stat upgrades or an improved machine and then compete in an event (random or chosen)
Top Ride- Essentially Micro Machines with 8 second laps.

And of course you could replay all the events.

There was a massive range of truly unique vehicles to pilot and lap times to smash, half of which were truly hardcore for such a supposed 'casual' game.

There was also a massive amount of things to unlock (it was the first rough appearance of the Smash Bros unlock system).

Great 4 player blast and fun solo. I love it and it only cost $20 at Target because the case was stolen!

[Rambo]

Ahh dam. I sold this on HAH and now I wish I didn't.

I had so much fun with that game :(

[Nic Xtreme]

Yeah, Kirby's Air Ride is brilliant - definitely not deserving of the shit it was given.

City Ride was the best!

[drzaius]

I actually enjoyed the split screen multi on nightfire...

[aubergine]

I enjoyed Bond Nightfire altogether, was sad they went to third person after that. The multi was okay but the maps left something to be desired compared to Goldeneye.

[TimmyJ]

I actually enjoyed the split screen multi on nightfire...


Same.

[laudern]

Without a doubt the best multiplayer game IMO is Beach Spikers. Simple yet deep gameplay. Was a beautiful game that never got the appreciation that it deserves

[Nic Xtreme]

Without a doubt the best multiplayer game IMO is Beach Spikers. Simple yet deep gameplay. Was a beautiful game that never got the appreciation that it deserves

Such an awesome game! Love the "SEGA in the 90s" style of it all; the commentator, the blue skies, the music! Classic!

[Blue]

I enjoyed Bond Nightfire altogether, was sad they went to third person after that. The multi was okay but the maps left something to be desired compared to Goldeneye.We played a fair bit of Nightfire back in the PS2 days, but we usually stuck to the Chalet level with the ski lift. It was the only decent map in the whole game. Well, except for the castle map, which also had snow and a ski lift, but for whatever reason you couldn't play with bots on it. I once had a pretty tight two-man snipe out on it, but that was it.

The rest of the maps were dull crap.

[Blob]

Skies of Arcadia.
If you can get it then do it. Supurb game sure it has flaws by i failed to miss them in the first 70 hours it took for me to complete the game.

[Starscream]

Without a doubt the best multiplayer game IMO is Beach Spikers. Simple yet deep gameplay. Was a beautiful game that never got the appreciation that it deserves

Such an awesome game! Love the "SEGA in the 90s" style of it all; the commentator, the blue skies, the music! Classic!

Pac-Man Vs is king (in comparison to Beach Spikers).

You move the controller to get Pac-Man (or avoid the ghosts if you're Pac Man).

Pick up and play multi-player off the bat is what makes multi-player games so good.

[Nic Xtreme]

Skies of Arcadia is the best!

Pick up and play multi-player off the bat is what makes multi-player games so good.

That's right!

...and it doesn't apply to Pac-Man Vs.

But still, you can now play Pac-Man Vs. on the DS via some collection thing, helluva lot easier than its original user-friendly way.

[Starscream]

But still, you can now play Pac-Man Vs. on the DS via some collection thing, helluva lot easier than its original user-friendly way.

True. Via Namco Collection DS (title?).

But when everyone has Wavebirds and it's on a TV screen, only one person has to suffer looking at the GBA. ;)

[laudern]

Pick up and play multi-player off the bat is what makes multi-player games so good.


Yep thats what I was getting at too! Simple controls with deep gameplay..cant be beat for mplayer!

[Koroshiya_Keefu]

NBA Street V3 for the Cube.

Streetball with Mario and Pals. Realistic basketball simulation for the win.

[ireadtabloids]

Without a doubt the best multiplayer game IMO is Beach Spikers. Simple yet deep gameplay. Was a beautiful game that never got the appreciation that it deserves

I borrowed it from my sister for a while. The single player was ok for such a quickly released game, but multiplayer definitely had the most potential. My sister and I both remembered playing the multiplayer demo just before the Gamecube was released. So we bought it on the strength of those memories.
I actually can't remember playing much multi player when I had it, but it wasn't bad.
Still if you played it for too long, you noticed the same animations over and over. It drove me crazy!

[Kotche]

Has anyone found any gamecube games that don't work on the wii?

I want to sell my gamecube and can't be bothered playing 30 games to see if they all work

[punkgorilla]

They should all work as long as they are the same region.

[super_deformed]

Yeah. The Wii has a GCN in it. It's not emulation.

[JONO RANDOM H3RO]

Yeah. The Wii is a GCN. It's not emulation.

Corrected. :)

[super_deformed]

two GCNs and some sticky tape if we're getting technical. Oh and a hamster.

[9warbane]

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Should have read the whole thread...missed a few games and I can't be bothered fixing it, maybe later.

link to photo shop format for editing LINK (64 MB) (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=J04M2T0R)

[VanAce]

There is a typo in it of "puzzel" unless it is intentional

[ScToTeE]

There's some rather fine games included in that list. I have great memories playing the beloved purple cube. If I had to choose one game to recommend above all others though, it'd be The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. It simply oozes endearing charm.

[ThePhotoshop]

I really wish I could get into Wind Waker. It feels like a Zelda game, but the crucial element that I loved in Ocarina and Mask - the sprawling open world to explore - has been replaced with a big, boring body of water :(

[ScToTeE]

I really wish I could get into Wind Waker. It feels like a Zelda game, but the crucial element that I loved in Ocarina and Mask - the sprawling open world to explore - has been replaced with a big, boring body of water :(

That would be my only criticism of the game. Even then, the slight blandness of the ocean travelling didn't come close to compromising the game's appeal for me. The geeky photograph side-quest catering towards to Nintendo fanboys (a la me ... then) is another part of the game that I loved. Just had to pain-stakingly go back-and-forth between islands taking photos of obscure characters to get every statue possible! :D

[Fenrir]

Hmm, I'm slightly surprised to see Starfox Adventures make the cut - I did get some quality gameplay out of it, but it got lazy after about the first quarter of the game.

[Spazzallo]

Hmm, I'm slightly surprised to see Starfox Adventures make the cut - I did get some quality gameplay out of it, but it got lazy after about the first quarter of the game.

The ending to the game was absolutely shit house.

Note to developers: Do not build up a bad guy to the end to just replace him in the final minutes with a guy who yells 'HAHA IT WAS ME ALL ALONG!'

[borgster101]

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Should have read the whole thread...missed a few games and I can't be bothered fixing it, maybe later.

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Nice categories .. LOL @ "WTF" and "GC exclusive but MEH" :p

[9warbane]

There is a typo in it of "puzzel" unless it is intentional

oops...fixing.

Hmm, I'm slightly surprised to see Starfox Adventures make the cut - I did get some quality gameplay out of it, but it got lazy after about the first quarter of the game.

It's good but not great, it feels to good to go to "gc exclusive but meh" and it was Rare's last game on a Nintendo console.

Nice categories .. LOL @ "WTF" and "GC exclusive but MEH" :p

WTF was from aubergine's first post.

Might get rid of burnout, luigis mansion and bloody roar.

[Ryan Hayward]

Which Metroid Prime game is everyone's favourite?
I kinda prefer Echoes, the bosses are devilishly created. You really feel accomplishment when you nail the bastards.

[Nic Xtreme]

Which Metroid Prime game is everyone's favourite?
I kinda prefer Echoes, the bosses are devilishly created. You really feel accomplishment when you nail the bastards.

The first Metroid Prime for me. It's got the most organic, natural levels - a must, for me. The enemies aren't a pain in the arse, and when you are right at the end, or searching for secrets at the end, you are the true embodiment of how you should be at the end of a Metroid game - completely overpowered and able to obliterate any enemy with ease (so as to ensure ease of exploration and secret finding).

The second was fantastic, and incredibly satisfying, but I simply did not enjoy the environments (and enemies) as much. The third was also great but definitely the weakest - Samus was not pumped up and overpowered at the end - those stupid ball things kick your arse - many enemies were stupidly designed and took far too many shots to kill, and the levels didn't feel like a cohesive whole, but rather a linear path through it all.

That was a messy outburst of opinion.

Metroid Prime > Echoes > Corruption.

[AranchineD]

They're all vastly overrated imo

[Nic Xtreme]

They're all vastly overrated imo


Do you even like Metroid?!?111

[AranchineD]

Yes, and they're alright Metroid games anyway, but I just hate the gameplay.

[Nic Xtreme]

Yes, and they're alright Metroid games anyway, but I just hate the gameplay.

Anything I possibly could have said in response to this has been made completely and utterly irrelevant as I have just realised your avatar is a mega-cute ARCANINE!!!!! I have seen that so many times and never worked it out XD

[AranchineD]

It's not Arcanine IT'S A GROWLITHE WHO GREW HIS BEARD OUT

[BB2K]

Sure it is, ArcanineD, sure it is.

The original Metroid Prime is my second favourite game ever, but the other two are also up there.

[9warbane]

Which Metroid Prime game is everyone's favourite?
I kinda prefer Echoes, the bosses are devilishly created. You really feel accomplishment when you nail the bastards.

The first one. First 3D Metroid game, it was amazing. You really needed to play it when it came first out though. Final boss was better and it didn't have that awful morph ball boss. Great ending seeing Samus with her helmet off at the end as well.

[Blob]

Might get rid of burnout, luigis mansion and bloody roar.

Luigis mansion was awesome so underated. There is no reason it should be removed.

[Ryan Hayward]

Currently playing Super Mario Sunshine. Took me awhile to master the controls as I kept falling off platforms and having to do the bloody thing all over again. But loving it now that I can actually play it with ease. I absolutely love the environments of this game, you really feel like you're on holiday here and the graphics are fantastic, even by today's standards.
And some of those tunes are just bliss.....
Seriously massively under-rated.

[BB2K]

Seriously massively under-rated.

This X100.

[McChimp]

I've got Doshin the Giant sitting in front of the TV, waiting to be played. From what I've heard it's not too bad, apparently. Have to make an effort to give it a spin.

[Super Sleuth]

I've got Doshin the Giant sitting in front of the TV, waiting to be played.

Can't he wait somewhere else? That location is highly inconvenient.

[McChimp]

Tell me about it. Sumb*tch is ALWAYS getting in the way! Not just that, he keeps leaving crumbs from all the sh*t he eats lying all over my TV cabinet!

[Ali G]

Which Metroid Prime game is everyone's favourite?
I kinda prefer Echoes, the bosses are devilishly created. You really feel accomplishment when you nail the bastards.
Definitely the first. The second was good as well, but the whole light world/dark world thing was shit up until you got the suit that stopped you from taking damage in the dark world. And the treasure hunt at the end (which was pretty much just copied from MP1 anyway) was far too hard because the world was much more confusing compared to MP1's.

As for Corruption, I enjoyed it but it almost seemed like the developers had thought "hey, that Halo game's sold well, let's make Metroid more like that". I don't want to take orders from the Galactic Federation or whatever, I want to figure this shit out on my own.

[super_deformed]

Killer 7.

[ireadtabloids]

Tell me about it. Sumb*tch is ALWAYS getting in the way! Not just that, he keeps leaving crumbs from all the sh*t he eats lying all over my TV cabinet!

Don't let him hear you! When he goes red he leaves a different kind of crumbs...

[Blob]

Mario Soccer deserves to be up there. Not so great on your own but add 4 players and lots of beer make for some of the greatest multi ever.

[VanAce]

Currently playing Super Mario Sunshine. Took me awhile to master the controls as I kept falling off platforms and having to do the bloody thing all over again. But loving it now that I can actually play it with ease. I absolutely love the environments of this game, you really feel like you're on holiday here and the graphics are fantastic, even by today's standards.
And some of those tunes are just bliss.....
Seriously massively under-rated.

I have 3 shines left to get in the game. All needing me to find blue coins but I can't find them.

[Neo Sephiroth]

If you want a great old school challenge I recommend Ikaruga, you'll be going back to it again and again just to try and get better. This is all assuming you want to play a game from what is essentially an incredibly niche genre these days, the spaceship shooter.

[VanAce]

A friend and I have been playing LoZ: Four Sword Adventures co-op latly. it isn't too bad but annoying how you need the GBAs to play it. We bought an old GBA off eBay but it is a bit dodgy as it will turn off now and then. We are not sure what is wrong with it but it has no battery cover so we taped the batteries down so they wouldn't move.

[Super Sleuth]

Oh, le sheifra.

My PS3 died (I've since got a new one) so I dug out my GCN copy of Killer 7. I'd never played it.


Anyway, after making my way through the first level with a face like Antoine Rotelli's, I started making sense of it all. I'm really enjoying it. The game is super linear, but the visual approach and amazing sound design (plus the increasingly excellent story) is brilliant.

[Super Sleuth]

I got sick of it after the Desert level.

[ireadtabloids]

I've been thinking a bit about Fire Emblem lately. According to the Nintendo Channel tracking data the Wii version was played on average for 50 hours by each person. That sounds like a fair bit of bang for buck.

Now I'm pretty sure the Wii version was a direct sequel to the Gamecube game. Did anyone finish both versions?
And if so is anyone keen for a sequel?

[Nic Xtreme]

Fire Emblem is... an acquired taste. I love SRPGs but Fire Emblem is definitely not to my liking.

I'm sure Nintendo will keep releasing them because they have quite a fanbase, particularly in Japan.

I wouldn't bat an eyelid if they never released another, though. As long as Marth stays in future Smash Bros. games, I'll be pleased.

Actually, I would buy Dynasty Warriors: Fire Emblem.

[borgster101]

I've been thinking a bit about Fire Emblem lately. According to the Nintendo Channel tracking data the Wii version was played on average for 50 hours by each person. That sounds like a fair bit of bang for buck.

Now I'm pretty sure the Wii version was a direct sequel to the Gamecube game. Did anyone finish both versions?
And if so is anyone keen for a sequel?

Yes played both, yes they are *****ing awesome .. and yes a sequel would be fantastic!

[AranchineD]

Um, how can you not like Fire Embl-oh right, WhyMe

[9warbane]

Fire Emblem is great. Finished the GBA games twice each.

Playing the GC one on emulator a few chapters in, **** yeah save states.

[ireadtabloids]

Haha 9warbane. I knew you'd jump in there sometime.

Interesting to see the different opinions. I played a couple of the GBA games, but couldn't get into it for some weird reason. I'll have to give it another crack.