I agree with you guys, collecting for GameCube is crazy right now. But to play devils advocate, to buy a ps5 is $500, and games are $60-$70 each (which will not hold their value). So I suppose it’s about perspective. GameCube is way more expensive to collect for than ps2, but still cheaper (and arguable more fun) than playing current gen!
Just a little food for though here but I would like to add that as more new gamers buy digital I really believe that PS4 & PS5 games will end up holding some good value. I have a few games on PS4 that are worth $100
I know you’re playing devil’s advocate but those really are apples to oranges. Yeah, if you buy PS5 games on launch, they are expensive. But if you wait just a few months, you can often either get them for half the price or they’ll show up on Game Pass.
The black GameCube came out on launch day, as well in the US. I got mine on launch day. As a side note, I also got a spice orange controller on launch day.🙂
Paying 60-70,- for a game, new or old, it's worth it imo. Especially as how games have changed now. I prefer the 6th gen Era type of games. Especially Ps2 and Dreamcast
I rather pay $60 for an old game to be honest...last game I bought full price was GOW 2018...dropped to $20 b4 I even beat it...lol...so now I just wait...actually got Cyberpunk as a gift, another wasted $60 imo...
I bought a used Wii off of Amazon for $80 in 2014. It had 2 controllers, the motion plus accessory, wii sports, 2, and a nunchuck. I didn’t even think much about why it came with a gamecube controller and memory cards until I finally realized it was the backwards compatible model! I just recently picked up Star Wars Rouge Squadron and it’s a blast!
I feel dumb about this. I probably bought my Wii in 2007 and never realized it was backward compatible with GameCube. It has that panel that folds down to reveal the ports for the GameCube controller! Never knew it was there!
@@GamingintoEternity Your experience is so hilarious but what it is important is that you have that first edition wii, so enjoy all its features specially the retro compatibility!
Man, I used to have a GameCube but I don't know where it went I was in either Kinder or First grade at the time I also had the first version of the Wii but my house got robbed so it was gone :(
The GameCube was noticably more powerful than PS2, it's the small storage media that held it back. Just look at the downgrade that was needed to port Resident Evil 4 to PS2 as an example.
Something to consider: The GameCube is more valuable than others because it appealed to a younger demographic - more so than the PS2 and Xbox. Therefore, many people playing/collecting GameCube were much younger, whereas college students/adults were more the market for Xbox and PS2 back in the day. As such, the adults moved on, but the kids from then are wanting to buy back their memories now. The age in which you played the games directly correlates to their value today. Fun episode guys, keep up the content!
It's b/c it was the better console. It had the controller the cube design, four player option, I think many games on it sucked personally, but they had a certain quality about them. The game cases were cooler also than PS2 and Xbox, (especially in Europe). I said at the time people will realise in the future the GC is better.
People are seeing that the all digital future is just around the corner and are desperate to actually own their favorite games and that is why the retro market is out of control.
Really regret giving my game cube away years ago. I had a bunch of the rare games that go for triple figures now too. Too expensive to jump back into it. If only I knew back then!
I was the GameCube guy, I never had a PS2 or OG Xbox until a few years back, I have a fair GameCube collection but I haven't got anything for it lately with prices getting so high now
The Game Cube market is insane right now. We've considered parting with some of our collection since it's so hot. We'll see if we can get ourselves to pull the trigger on that. Cheers!
Seems like all retro games have been going up or at least for the systems I'm trying to get games on. What kills me the most is finding the games I want only to see they aren't CIB, like how do you not have the box for a disc based game or a genesis game!?!?
I completely agree that it is just stupid to try and start to collect for the Gamecube right now. For us average gamers that just want to play the games, it's irritating that there is people out there that just buy games to place on a shelf and stare at them. I know you guys don't do that because you routinely go through what you play or don't play. A couple things to note though. Spice orange controller was available in US. It's not rare if someone tries to tell you that. Most accessories are dirt cheap through Japan. Currently, the Gamecube player can be purchased for cheap without the disk. There is a memory card you can purchase to boot from a select amount of games to be able to play the Gameboy games. Which is awesome. For the Gamecube prices overall, they seemed to have gone up when the more recent HDMI adapters came out. If I tried to play through composite to any HD TV, the Gamecube looks like straight garbage. I personally have the EON Mk II and the Retrotink. I prefer to play using the S-Video through the Retrotink though. It just looks better to me. It's just great that there is actual options for everyone but with a price.
Really good episode on GameCube. I agree with everything said but I would add that the Wii’s backward compatibility with GameCube makes lots of people who never had a GameCube want GameCube games. A CRT with a Wii and a PS2 covers a LOT of past systems
Over the summer of 2020 I upped my gamecube collection,it cost me a bit and I was doubting my stoned ebay purchases but you guys helped me feel like it was worth it. Funny enough the reason I thought it could be worth collecting was because of the small disks and because I already had the gameboy player :D
It’s always been shocking to me that the GameCube was underrated as much as it is. I grew up with the Indigo system when it was released. I had Sunshine, Luigi’s Mansion, Gale of Darkness, Spider-Man, Hulk, etc. They were always so fun to play. Sucks that after I moved out of my parents like 5 years back to live with my gf I ended up forgetting about it and they ended up moving and left it there. So I ended up buying the XD: Gale of Darkness version since Pokémon is my favorite franchise. Love the GameCube and glad it’s getting some popularity now.
I play a lot of Gamecube games, but I play them on my Wii even though I do have an actual Gamecube. The reasons are: 1) The Wii has inexpensive HDMI adapters available so the picture looks better than composite or component. 2) The Wii can be modded to play games from a USB drive with no need to actually put a disc in to play a game. 3) The Wii is a more powerful system than the GC was.
I was an early adopter of the GameCube. I was torn between all 3 consoles at the time. My favorite game at the time was Resident Evil on the PS1, so when I saw the remaster and it was a GameCube exclusive, I had to buy it first. I was seen as the weirdo out of all my friends and I remember being ridiculed for being a GameCube fan in the old GamePro forums lol. People would call it the "kidcube" "crapcube" and other ridiculous stuff. I eventually bought all 3, but the GameCube definitely has a special place in my game room. Great videos guys!
I bought all 3 systems when they came out. Had a blast playing on all 3 but the GameCube is the one I always kept going back to and to this day it's still a system I keep gping back to play. The games that got made for the system just hold up so well.
I was an Xbox dude. It's for grown ups, right? Then I saw Wind Waker. Holy crap! That stuck with me. Years later I got a Wii. But I hated the controls. So I started getting into GC, right when games were in the $5-15 range. I used to have an awesome collection. Then... I got divorced. Somehow I hung on to a few good ones and managed to rebuy stuff like Wave Race or F-Zero on the cheap. What I would recommend is buying a used compatible Wii, focus on say 5 games you want. I think with Switch Nintendo is going to start getting out GC titles. That should make the originals drop. And, look at alternatives. New Play Control Pikmin 1-2 and the DK Bongo game run pretty reasonable I think as well as say Smash Brawl instead of Melee. RPGs probably won't see a drop unfortunately. The big games like Paper Mario will eventually be released again. That's got to be your thinking. Good luck!
Yeah alot of good points! I also thought gamecube was the kiddy system! I was lucky to have a younger brother with a gamecube and i realized it was a great system!
Its a great system...I bought mine original the day when Soul Blade 2 was released, plus I was looking forward to playing Star Wars rogue leader and rebel strike. Also it came along with Zelda wind waker and OOT master quest. Never cared much to play the Nintendo IP's on that system, though.... Nowadays pop it up to play retro games using a flash device in one of the memcard slots...its great for playing retro cause the Gamecube controller is 2nd best controller for my hands next to the Sega Saturn controllers 😉
@@GamingOffTheGrid Your welcome! Im glad I discovered this Channel Im a big fan of retro consoles so this is certainly the place to be! Nintendo are always very innotive and different with their designs, one of the reasons why I like them! :)
There was no final fantasy on GameCube I think your thinking about phantasy star online also it’s to sad how expensive GameCube is :( I know PlayStation 2 there are some expensive games ecpecially survival horror but a lot of the PlayStation 2 games are still 10 to 30 dollars some ps2 games are 5 dollars I got a backwards compatible wii but I’m still don’t have a lot of the main GameCube games I just got metal arms, cars the game, a 007 game, naruto clash of the ninja and Mario sunshine a lot of the Nintendo exclusives are expensive and I still want Mario strikers, Mario kart, f zero smash Mele wich I got brawl but I want Meele ultimate is to much for me I don’t know why they have like every single video game character in it I like when it’s just Nintendo characters plus I don’t have switch just wii and 3ds for Nintendo consoles but ye even tho I got more nostalgia for PlayStation 2 and play it the most out of any of my consoles I have some nice memories with GameCube I used to go to this gym and back when I was a little one they had a kids room and they had a GameCube with Mario sunshine and I had a PlayStation 2 at the time so I do have some nostalgia for GameCube
I could be wrong but I swear there's a Final Fantasy Chrystal Chronicles game that uses the GBA link cable w/ the Game Cube. Thanks a ton for watching and cheers to Gen 6. Epic console generation!
@@GamingOffTheGrid your right actually I never even heard of Crystal chronicles there’s so much final fantasy spin offs the main series is already large 😂 I’m not big on final fantasy but I want to get into it my brother had ffx and never beat he still never beat it to this day rpgs are just so intimidating cause there very large games anyway I love 6 generation definitely want to get all 4 of them the Dreamcast looks really cool I know there isn’t much games but the few that are there like sonic adventure, power stone 1 and 2, shenmu look cool to bad the prices or so high I want to get Xbox and GameCube too even tho I got backwards compatible wii it’d be nice to have that purple lunch box 😂 but for know I’m more than happy with my PlayStation 2 so many games on it that are great and a lot of underrated games it’s crazy how much underrated games there are but once I get older earn more money I’d like to get some of the other old consoles too also a ps1 even tho ps2 and ps3 you can play ps1 I like to have the ps1 physical console
It was entirely different just 3 yrs ago...1st party titles always had value, but now 3rd party games have followed...also the Covid pandemic alone probably led to a 15% hike in prices
I bought mine the day it released not when it’s very old and doesn’t get new releases there is no reason for anyone to stop making new releases for it really it can play every game that Wii Wii U and Switch can play cause Nintendo didn’t change anything at all but expect you get HD and internet you don’t need to play super Mario Odyssey until Nintendo understands about upgrades there will be no next gen Nintendo console
I always wanted one! I think I'm more interested in the games than the system, tho. I have a 1st gen Wii so I can play GC games, BUT... I just don't make enough money to support a GameCube habbit... LOL
You're not alone on not making enough money to support a GC habit (I make decent money, but that shit is getting stupid expensive now, glad I got my stuff pre-Covid, I just can't really justify paying current prices for many games).
I was going to make a comment like "all you need is these games and you'll be set". Then I started looking up pricing and now my comment is "all you need is an og Xbox"
Og xbox is getting a lot of love these days with all these videos, I even went out and brought a couple, Batman Begins, James Bond Everything or Nothing, and Tony Hawk 2x. Everybody is going blowing the dust off that Microsoft Muscle and load up some games.
@@segaspice4062 you are definitely right, I need to check to see if I got it, I may have accidentally traded it, but if I did, l will make sure I will get it back, those Sega Exclusives are getting rare and valuable.
That is so interesting to me, I wonder if the gamecube had certain demographics. Back around 2002-2004 in Tampa, FL, almost everyone I knew had a gamecube and that was a LOT of people. I hung out mostly with nerds and goths (still do). They typically had the Gamecube in Indigo and outside of Super Smash Bros. the Mario games weren't very popular with them. They mostly played the Resident Evil series, Time Splitters series, Eternal Darkness, Zelda series, Soul Calibur, Viewtiful Joe and a lot of the cross-platform stuff. It's just funny because I always hear that hardly anyone knew someone with a Gamecube but my circle back then could have easily expanded out to probably 60-70 lowballed people because Tampa was just like that back then and lots of them had Gamecubes.
I was really lucky how I got mine. It's a silver one and my brother just didn't have the space or time and he gave me his. But he already had two Metroid prime games, resident evil, rogue squadron 2 and 3 as well as nightfire and agent under fire for it. So I got some good games and the console with two memory cards for free. Since then I've gotten hitman 2 for it because it's the only hitman they released on it and twin snakes which I lucked out and got a copy for like 30 bucks and last time I was at my local game store they were selling it for like 70 so I definitely got a good deal. I want to continue to collect for it but they are right the prices for it have just gone so far up.
I appreciate the fan base of GameCube as a PlayStation 2 fan I feel most people just owned PlayStation 2 and played gta games on it and then they just play ps4 and make a big deal about ps4 exclusives but never cared much for ps2 exclusives I mean think about it GameCube and Xbox there highest selling games were exclusives and PlayStation 2 was gta sanadress wich is just a multi platform game it’s a shame the PlayStation 2 had 453 exclusives and GameCube had 80 and Xbox had 94 PlayStation 2 was filled with exclusives i here some people even saying ps2 had barely any exclusives and said ps4 is the first one to actually have a lot wich is just absurd plus ps2 was a DVD player people bought it just for that but I see why GameCube is just as popular as PlayStation 2 nowadays with nostalgia and stuff even tho I see some toxic Nintendo fanboys I appreciate the Nintendo fans a lot of them actually care for classics more than Sony fans or Xbox fans also I love me some gta but I feel gta games overshadowed a lot of the amazing games ps2 had to offer I mean shadow of the colossus the ps2 port sold worse then shrek 2 and incredibles I mean I know shrek was big at the time but a movie game 😂and shadow of the colossus is more popular now but there are still a a lot of super underrated games on PlayStation 2
great video. I'm looking at this video after bidding on an ebay auction had a gamecube and PS2 bundle. Something tells me that I'm going to win it. I can't wait to enjoy the console. Subbed!
No one needs to buy those expensive ass component cables any more. You can get HD Retrovision cables (the Wii cables work with GC too) or one of the HDMI plug-and-play solutions now. Much better.
We still play everything Gen 6 and prior on CRT's so HD solutions don't work for us. But to your point, we'd never pay the going rate for the Component cables. We have our Game Cube through S-Video on a Sony Trinitron and it looks great. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid Word! I feel you brother. HD does nothing if you for ya if you're on that 'tube! Also S-Video looks wonderful. Bless that CRT forever my man! Keep up the great work!
Eh, My original GC that I got brand new was a silver that came bundled with Metroid Prime, though I got it in Canada. Also have the BBA & the GBA adapter for it. I spent a LOT of time playing PSO online back in the day. Another game I really enjoyed was the Wind Waker/OoT bundle that I still have. Wavebirds are sick but I don't own any, my friend has at least 6 that we used to use at his place while playing like Mario Kart or Smash on his parent's massive projector screen. Bonus: My GC has been thrown down a flight of stairs and shot with a bb gun, no issues.
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One of the oddest things to me is how Mario Golf is so affordable on the GC, even though all the other sports games are expensive. I actually like that game more than any of the other sports games. It works both on playing solo and with friends.
Twin snakes was and still is one of my favorite game cube games and twighlight princess was great to. The gamecube is very underated for sure. Most game cube games are now over 50 bucks now to its nuts lol. Im glad I still have my gamecube Im glad I never got rid of it. Im going to get rid of my nintendo wii soon though cause I never played it that much and wasn't a huge fan of the wii. Another good video @Gaming Off The Grid.
Not sure if anyone said this already, but the Sonic Adventure games used it for the Chao Gardens and Mini Chao Gardens. You could transport your chaos between the GameCube and Gameboy Advanced versions. Bring back the Chaos!
We are definitely with you on the Wii U. We think that console will see stupid numbers in the not so distant future. I don't even really think the porting of it's games is going to hinder the collecting market for it much. It will be fun to see what happens. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
As much as I love the GameCube I can't afford it right now and especially if I want Melee I would have many issues. That's why I would stick with Switch.
I already own a GameCube Nintendo, but for those that do not, the system and many of it’s games have aged pretty well except for the fact that you’ll mostly be playing in 4:3 screen aspect ratio (unfortunately). I’ll add that if it weren’t for me picking up a GCN around the time it launched, NO ONE in my household would be playing it. My cousins/friends moved on to XBOX for Halo multiplayer online and PlayStation 2 for Capcom releases and Grand Theft Auto series. It’s funny how back then, just about everyone thought it wasn’t cool to own/play Nintendo games, but nowadays, between the Sega Dreamcast, PS2, XBOX, and GCN, the GCN is the one system whose game prices are rising quickly and has the most overall interest.
The Game Cube still looks fantastic for sure. Epic console and generation for that matter. And the power of Nintendo's nostalgia never ceases to amaze :). Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
Not to promote piracy but, a GameCube with a GC loader is the best chance to play the best without blowing your brains out... I have some of the most expensive games but, I got blessed...😎
I believe the Gamecube did come in multiple colors on launch, actually. I went to KB Toys to buy mine at the time and ended up with a black one. I still think it's worth collecting for these days. Most of the games are still not too bad in terms of price. Yeah, the super coveted games are pricey, but like there are plenty of games below $30 that are a lot of fun on the system. Soul Calibur II comes to mind.
I don't see the big deal the gamecube seems post modern to me. Old systems in my mind are the Fairchild channel f, Intellivision, Atari, Sears pong system 1975.
I have a GameCube, GameBoy Player (Incredible piece of kit) Pokemon Colloseum, prestine Pokemon Emerald etc etc, but am banned from eBay so stuck with around about £1000+ of Pokemon/Nintendo hardware and games. It's brutal.
@@GamingOffTheGrid My ex was using my PayPal and never shipped and expensive watch, the dude who brought it went ballistic saying she was scamming etc, and because the account wasn’t linked to her they permanently ban me for life. So yeah, sucks but that’s life😂 Great content btw, love the set up!👾
I owned a PS2 like everyone else. But when i went off to college, I ended up with some credit cards… and the first thing I bought was a used Gamecube. Bought it specifically for Mario Sunshine. And then I dived into the rest of the exclusive library.
I must say gamecube prices are similar in the UK. Just bought twin snakes cost me 55.00 pound box and manual and disc in good condition mario sunshine was really cheap 20.00 pound disc box and manual and last year lugi mansion 28.00 zelda fourswords 65.00 pound or more and pokemon stadium 2 over 100 pound
i bought the cube at target at 99.99 on re4's launch day. and the component cable from nintendo 😁. still got it. now pissed that i sold off the wavebird soon after i bought it as it was missing rumble 🤦
Gameboy player, that's super nice! I really feel like the GBA has one of the best libraries for the type of single player games you guys seem to enjoy. Aria of Sorrow and Metroid Zero Mission are some of the best metroidvanias out there, and the games are short and sweet too. Goddamnit I love that GBA.
I bought my Gamecube last year, and it's a great console, but very expensive to collect for. I only have 9 games for it, and I'm not getting more these days :p The component cable can be bought for 125 US dollars here in Europe... It's expensive. I don't own a CTR TV anymore, so I'm playing with an AV to HDMI converter and the picture does like a bit grainy, but nothing I can't live with at all. Maybe I'll just splurge for the component cables soon. Component cables did help the graphics on my PS2 a ton.
The GameCube is just nuts for collecting right now. I think at this point I'm only going to get maybe Smash Bros Melee for it but that'll be it for now.
I must have been the freak exception. I grew up with NES and had all the major consoles growing up. I remembering owning a N64 and wanting to play FF7 so badly that I meet this guy too buy his PSX in a super shady deal while I was still in middle school. I did get caught by the same bug to get a PS2 like everyone else once I even HEARD about GTA3 (I had actually played GTA2 but this transition to 3D sound nuts). Through it all, though, I have always kept my love for Nintendo. So my first credit card purchase I ever made during my freshmen year was to buy a Gamecube. It was the strange little system that I wasn’t quite sure what the big N’s plan was with it but I sure had all the big releases. So I have had around 20-30 Gamecube games traveling around with me for years. In fact, it wasn’t until Nintendo released the Wii U that I stopped buying every home console by Nintendo (though now I own two Wii U’s but that’s a whole other story).
The Nintendo GameCube is very sentimental to me. I purchased in Christmas of 2001. My first Christmas while serving in the Air Force, and my first Christmas away from my family. Just me, the GameCube, and Star Wars Rogue Squadron ll.
The RetroWolf intro was perfect for this video. Also, Lady Laci loves the GC for the handle and the tiny discs. I've hard the smaller discs were supposed to help shut down piracy a bit more, maybe so, maybe no. It was weird though, for sure, not having any sort of DVD functionality. The online bit, I get that a little more--it was still pretty fresh to be getting online with consoles, but still, weird bit of timing. Woooo! Yeah, show off that Spice Orange GC boo-yeah!!! The Wavebird is such an incredible controller--we always keep an eye out for them, so we'll have you boys in mind. GameBoy Player is the bomb! Nintendo needs to do something like this for DS & 3DS games now! One of our favorite things about GC now--is having a Zelda game to look forward to working on with you guys next time we're together! Twin Snakes is soooo good! I loved what they did with it and still enjoy it and the original MGS. Ha ha--you used a clip from The Jerk! Nice! Agree that GC pricing has gotten sooo out of control...I think part of it is the age range of those who grew up with it--they're recapturing that childhood--BUT it's also the "oddball" out of that generation. I think this will work in the favor of making PS2 and Xbox more collectible as focus shifts to those systems because the GC is too niche and too pricey.
We respect your opinion! We get exactly what you mean! Some people like to play games om there original hardware! Everyone has to read there own mail! Cheers!
I love the GameCube, I got it on launch day, but it was the console that made me finally venture away from Nintendo. The GTA games, Jak Series, Tekken, and WWE Smackdown games made me get a PS2. I still played the GameCube a ton. Mario Sunshine, Mario Strikers, Wind Waker, Melee, Pikmin games, Paper Mario, Luigi's Mansion, I loved all of them and got most of them for $20 after they were released for a while (I didn't even care about player's choice, I got the games for cheap and I loved it).
Same reason I drifted from Nintendo as well. It was just the he I was at but it seemed like PS2 was more “edgy” idk. I was a badass time to be a gamer. Cheers!
LOL! Totally but trolls will always exist. I think I told that guy that we aren't smart enough to make our point in 30 minutes :). 99% of the folks that hang out in our comments are badass people though. Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
Got my GameCube back in the day (Zelda pack-in) and have huge nostalgia for it. It’s an amazing console but I 100% agree that it’s not worth it, especially because of the amazing deal elsewhere. As you say, if you want Nintendo, collect for the Wii U. If you want 6th gen, collect for the OG Xbox and PS2. Incredible deals to be had on all three systems (though OGX is seeing price creep and may take off soon). But if you do collect, Rebel Strike is the absolute must buy. You get the base game (great flying levels mixed with crappy on foot levels) you get almost all of Tough Leader to play in couch co-op, you get the three arcade games s unlockables AND you get the single greatest corporate splash screen in gaming history.
I had a modded GameCube with both videoout ports and a matching Game Boy Player when these were all new and I lost _everything_ to circumstance. I don’t collect, but I trust my instincts so I’m triple dipping on my Switch and doubling and tripling down on Digital Games (the Bethesda Shooters primarily) so that I have some form of _hard copy_ of the games that I love. It’s not for collecting purposes, it’s for future proofing. This was fun. Nice energy! Great Stuff!
It’s good to see someone spreading the love for the GC... it would be easy to say that the current nonsense is behind the price increases but there is far more to it than that. Kudos to you two 👍
I kept much from back in the day, and as for the microphone, Odama was the best game. A pinball RTS game with voice commands, really unique. GBA link, I'd say Pacman VS, and a 3d map in Splinter Cell Chaos Theory I believe, were my favourite uses, after of course Four Swords Adventures. The bongo's were also used in this incredible, very unique sidescroller, DK Jungle Beat. Since I've collected for it throughout almost two decades, from scraping my last money to buy my first secondhand tv console, to spendingbway too much on game collecting, to now having stopped my collecting nearly entirely, I've almost built up a complete 16 player Double Dash setup (just missing the extra tv's)... that sits in my old room back at my moms house while I live in a cabin in the forest with just my Switch.
Just wanna let you guys know that through a new homebrew method using a Raspberry Pi Pico, you can now boot right into homebrew. So you no longer need to use a modchip, save game exploit, or hilariously priced disc to use the Game Boy Player.
Probably. The original wii might be a better option. Metal Jesus has made several videos on the Cube. It sounds stupid, but I feel like I missed out. I was playing Xbox. Which is fine. The Suffering is great. But I outgrew my teenage angst. I didn't care for the Zelda games for awhile. Heresy. But I went to pick up a girl for a date and her roommate was playing Wind Waker. I was floored. The snes game and N64 didn't impress me. This was different. It's messed up I think about the game more than the chick, but sometimes that's how it goes. I was lucky enough to pick up GC games on the cheap, but my ex wife "lost" them. But man, that controller. It made me fall in love with Nintendo again. Chibi Robo, Pikmin 1-2, stuff like that drew me back in. I'm mostly a Sega dude. And they made the best F--Zero. That's hilarious. They schooled Nintendo, who hasn't made a F Zero since. They got dogged. I wish I had got on with GC sooner. But it was onion rings when people wanted french fries.
Same boat man but we were playing the PS2. Glad we came around to the Game Cube. Great console. Just wish the games weren't so damn expensive right now. Cheers to the good ol' Game Cube!
In the UK I bought a gamecube for £60 from CEX, it was in good condition but when I started playing it, the screen was really white and difficult to see. I thought it was the TV but turned out that the lead I was using was a US lead. Had to buy a pal one and it worked just fine! Little tip for any buyers out there.
I agree with you guys, collecting for GameCube is crazy right now. But to play devils advocate, to buy a ps5 is $500, and games are $60-$70 each (which will not hold their value). So I suppose it’s about perspective. GameCube is way more expensive to collect for than ps2, but still cheaper (and arguable more fun) than playing current gen!
That's a very good point. I would also agree that it's more fun. Well said man. Cheers!
Yooooo you plucked heartstrings with this one! So true
Just a little food for though here but I would like to add that as more new gamers buy digital I really believe that PS4 & PS5 games will end up holding some good value. I have a few games on PS4 that are worth $100
You can find a ps5 for 500 bucks?
I know you’re playing devil’s advocate but those really are apples to oranges. Yeah, if you buy PS5 games on launch, they are expensive. But if you wait just a few months, you can often either get them for half the price or they’ll show up on Game Pass.
The "drunken eBay purchases" is too damn relatable.
lol, this is how I got We Dare for Wii, but in an absinthe bar with gamer friends looking at Amazon. 🤣🤣🤣
Lol!!! I try so damn hard to avoid eBay on nights when I’ve been drinking. Never a good idea:). Cheers!
We have all been there
No. The prices are all ready astronomically high for anything gamecube.
@Lassi Kinnunen 81 GCLoader is a great reason to get an original GameCube.
@Lassi Kinnunen 81 Also the Gameboy Player.
Well fuck I just spent 75 bucks on a platinum one.
@Lassi Kinnunen 81 Are you a millennial? GameCube's A/V output is so much better than wii's one and you get the whole experience.
@Lassi Kinnunen 81 why can’t you use the expensive cable with the game cube?
I’m really enjoying the GameCube now more than ever, enjoyed the video. Glad we were able to make a trade😁
The black GameCube came out on launch day, as well in the US. I got mine on launch day. As a side note, I also got a spice orange controller on launch day.🙂
Same here, I bought an orange controller day 1 and a indigo/clear too
Paying 60-70,- for a game, new or old, it's worth it imo. Especially as how games have changed now. I prefer the 6th gen Era type of games. Especially Ps2 and Dreamcast
Same. I also use emulators.
I rather pay $60 for an old game to be honest...last game I bought full price was GOW 2018...dropped to $20 b4 I even beat it...lol...so now I just wait...actually got Cyberpunk as a gift, another wasted $60 imo...
@@TheIrkenEmpire420 i recently got a kishi and have been using emulators...I own luigis mansion but play it on emulator on my phone for covenience☺
@@jimmyjay689 What are the Mario Bros views on Piracy?
Mario:
Piracy is no party.
Luigi:
Why buy something you can get for free?
Do you like the meme I made?
I bought a used Wii off of Amazon for $80 in 2014. It had 2 controllers, the motion plus accessory, wii sports, 2, and a nunchuck. I didn’t even think much about why it came with a gamecube controller and memory cards until I finally realized it was the backwards compatible model! I just recently picked up Star Wars Rouge Squadron and it’s a blast!
I feel dumb about this. I probably bought my Wii in 2007 and never realized it was backward compatible with GameCube. It has that panel that folds down to reveal the ports for the GameCube controller! Never knew it was there!
@@GamingintoEternity Your experience is so hilarious but what it is important is that you have that first edition wii, so enjoy all its features specially the retro compatibility!
Man, I used to have a GameCube but I don't know where it went
I was in either Kinder or First grade at the time
I also had the first version of the Wii but my house got robbed so it was gone :(
I'm planning to buy myself a Gamecube, but I'm so tempted on getting a Wii instead...
@@zerothehero3426 Wii is better it is pretty much 2 consoles in 1 Wii and GameCube
Just scored a GameCube with all cords, 2 controllers, memory card, and 7 games for 90 bucks on OfferUp lol!
Bam!!! Great score! Well done. Enjoy. Cheers!
Good deal man
The GameCube was noticably more powerful than PS2, it's the small storage media that held it back. Just look at the downgrade that was needed to port Resident Evil 4 to PS2 as an example.
So nintendo made the same mistake as the n64 😂
Something to consider: The GameCube is more valuable than others because it appealed to a younger demographic - more so than the PS2 and Xbox. Therefore, many people playing/collecting GameCube were much younger, whereas college students/adults were more the market for Xbox and PS2 back in the day.
As such, the adults moved on, but the kids from then are wanting to buy back their memories now. The age in which you played the games directly correlates to their value today.
Fun episode guys, keep up the content!
It's b/c it was the better console. It had the controller the cube design, four player option, I think many games on it sucked personally, but they had a certain quality about them. The game cases were cooler also than PS2 and Xbox, (especially in Europe). I said at the time people will realise in the future the GC is better.
People are seeing that the all digital future is just around the corner and are desperate to actually own their favorite games and that is why the retro market is out of control.
I agree. Thus all digital push has got me out buying more retro games while I can and just holding off on lots of PS4 games that are new.
Really regret giving my game cube away years ago. I had a bunch of the rare games that go for triple figures now too. Too expensive to jump back into it. If only I knew back then!
That happens to me too
I was the GameCube guy, I never had a PS2 or OG Xbox until a few years back, I have a fair GameCube collection but I haven't got anything for it lately with prices getting so high now
same, but i wish i did have a ps2 now.
Only a month later and most of those game prices have already increased by $10-$20.
The Game Cube market is insane right now. We've considered parting with some of our collection since it's so hot. We'll see if we can get ourselves to pull the trigger on that. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid I sold my collection and regret it. Hold into it
I want to keep buying gamecube games to but man they are not cheap these days lol. Yep retro gaming keeps on getting more popular now for sure.
Seems like all retro games have been going up or at least for the systems I'm trying to get games on. What kills me the most is finding the games I want only to see they aren't CIB, like how do you not have the box for a disc based game or a genesis game!?!?
I completely agree that it is just stupid to try and start to collect for the Gamecube right now. For us average gamers that just want to play the games, it's irritating that there is people out there that just buy games to place on a shelf and stare at them. I know you guys don't do that because you routinely go through what you play or don't play. A couple things to note though. Spice orange controller was available in US. It's not rare if someone tries to tell you that. Most accessories are dirt cheap through Japan. Currently, the Gamecube player can be purchased for cheap without the disk. There is a memory card you can purchase to boot from a select amount of games to be able to play the Gameboy games. Which is awesome. For the Gamecube prices overall, they seemed to have gone up when the more recent HDMI adapters came out. If I tried to play through composite to any HD TV, the Gamecube looks like straight garbage. I personally have the EON Mk II and the Retrotink. I prefer to play using the S-Video through the Retrotink though. It just looks better to me. It's just great that there is actual options for everyone but with a price.
I've been tryna find that gameboy player for like 7 years it's so hard to find one with the disc
Really good episode on GameCube. I agree with everything said but I would add that the Wii’s backward compatibility with GameCube makes lots of people who never had a GameCube want GameCube games. A CRT with a Wii and a PS2 covers a LOT of past systems
Me😂
mentions drunken ebay purchases, Me: "BROOOO you are not lying!"
LMFAO! We've all been there man :). eBay's sells spike on late weekend night I guarantee it. Cheers!
Over the summer of 2020 I upped my gamecube collection,it cost me a bit and I was doubting my stoned ebay purchases but you guys helped me feel like it was worth it. Funny enough the reason I thought it could be worth collecting was because of the small disks and because I already had the gameboy player :D
Love us some Game Cube but damn it's gotten expensive quick. Epic console though. Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
It’s always been shocking to me that the GameCube was underrated as much as it is. I grew up with the Indigo system when it was released. I had Sunshine, Luigi’s Mansion, Gale of Darkness, Spider-Man, Hulk, etc. They were always so fun to play. Sucks that after I moved out of my parents like 5 years back to live with my gf I ended up forgetting about it and they ended up moving and left it there. So I ended up buying the XD: Gale of Darkness version since Pokémon is my favorite franchise. Love the GameCube and glad it’s getting some popularity now.
Yeah we were two of the people that underrated it back then now we absolutely love it! Cheers!
My sister got one last week for 65 dollars at a flea market...I've had mine since I was in 5th grade....its always been my favorite console
wow this is fucking crazy, i literally just got one haha
Very nice! Great console. The prices of games have gotten insane though. Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
I play a lot of Gamecube games, but I play them on my Wii even though I do have an actual Gamecube. The reasons are: 1) The Wii has inexpensive HDMI adapters available so the picture looks better than composite or component. 2) The Wii can be modded to play games from a USB drive with no need to actually put a disc in to play a game. 3) The Wii is a more powerful system than the GC was.
At a convention i got a gameboy player with the disc wavebird silver pokemon edition gamecube and a couple memory cards for around $100 amazing deal
Hell of a deal man! For real. The Game Cube has gotten insane lately as far as collecting goes. Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
Dude having the same pfp as you made me trip a lot, especially because I just got a game boy advanced
I was an early adopter of the GameCube. I was torn between all 3 consoles at the time. My favorite game at the time was Resident Evil on the PS1, so when I saw the remaster and it was a GameCube exclusive, I had to buy it first. I was seen as the weirdo out of all my friends and I remember being ridiculed for being a GameCube fan in the old GamePro forums lol. People would call it the "kidcube" "crapcube" and other ridiculous stuff. I eventually bought all 3, but the GameCube definitely has a special place in my game room. Great videos guys!
I did the same. Dad gave the Cube to me so I could Resident Evil all the decade long.
I bought all 3 systems when they came out. Had a blast playing on all 3 but the GameCube is the one I always kept going back to and to this day it's still a system I keep gping back to play. The games that got made for the system just hold up so well.
I'm trying to get one but the thing is pricey, I don't care though. I want it for prime 1 and 2 lol
I was an Xbox dude. It's for grown ups, right? Then I saw Wind Waker. Holy crap! That stuck with me. Years later I got a Wii. But I hated the controls. So I started getting into GC, right when games were in the $5-15 range. I used to have an awesome collection. Then... I got divorced. Somehow I hung on to a few good ones and managed to rebuy stuff like Wave Race or F-Zero on the cheap. What I would recommend is buying a used compatible Wii, focus on say 5 games you want. I think with Switch Nintendo is going to start getting out GC titles. That should make the originals drop.
And, look at alternatives. New Play Control Pikmin 1-2 and the DK Bongo game run pretty reasonable I think as well as say Smash Brawl instead of Melee. RPGs probably won't see a drop unfortunately. The big games like Paper Mario will eventually be released again. That's got to be your thinking. Good luck!
Yeah alot of good points! I also thought gamecube was the kiddy system! I was lucky to have a younger brother with a gamecube and i realized it was a great system!
It would be cheaper just to buy a pc and use Dolphin to emulate these.
Its a great system...I bought mine original the day when Soul Blade 2 was released, plus I was looking forward to playing Star Wars rogue leader and rebel strike. Also it came along with Zelda wind waker and OOT master quest.
Never cared much to play the Nintendo IP's on that system, though....
Nowadays pop it up to play retro games using a flash device in one of the memcard slots...its great for playing retro cause the Gamecube controller is 2nd best controller for my hands next to the Sega Saturn controllers 😉
Definitely one of all time favorite controllers also! Cheers!
Incase anyone wanted to know, Nintendo shrunk the discs due to fear over Piracy, I really love this video! Keep up the good work! :D
Makes sense. The mini discs are a nice look. Good ol' Nintendo is always marching to the beat of their own drum :). Thanks for watching. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid Your welcome! Im glad I discovered this Channel Im a big fan of retro consoles so this is certainly the place to be! Nintendo are always very innotive and different with their designs, one of the reasons why I like them! :)
There was no final fantasy on GameCube I think your thinking about phantasy star online also it’s to sad how expensive GameCube is :( I know PlayStation 2 there are some expensive games ecpecially survival horror but a lot of the PlayStation 2 games are still 10 to 30 dollars some ps2 games are 5 dollars I got a backwards compatible wii but I’m still don’t have a lot of the main GameCube games I just got metal arms, cars the game, a 007 game, naruto clash of the ninja and Mario sunshine a lot of the Nintendo exclusives are expensive and I still want Mario strikers, Mario kart, f zero smash Mele wich I got brawl but I want Meele ultimate is to much for me I don’t know why they have like every single video game character in it I like when it’s just Nintendo characters plus I don’t have switch just wii and 3ds for Nintendo consoles but ye even tho I got more nostalgia for PlayStation 2 and play it the most out of any of my consoles I have some nice memories with GameCube I used to go to this gym and back when I was a little one they had a kids room and they had a GameCube with Mario sunshine and I had a PlayStation 2 at the time so I do have some nostalgia for GameCube
I could be wrong but I swear there's a Final Fantasy Chrystal Chronicles game that uses the GBA link cable w/ the Game Cube. Thanks a ton for watching and cheers to Gen 6. Epic console generation!
@@GamingOffTheGrid your right actually I never even heard of Crystal chronicles there’s so much final fantasy spin offs the main series is already large 😂 I’m not big on final fantasy but I want to get into it my brother had ffx and never beat he still never beat it to this day rpgs are just so intimidating cause there very large games anyway I love 6 generation definitely want to get all 4 of them the Dreamcast looks really cool I know there isn’t much games but the few that are there like sonic adventure, power stone 1 and 2, shenmu look cool to bad the prices or so high I want to get Xbox and GameCube too even tho I got backwards compatible wii it’d be nice to have that purple lunch box 😂 but for know I’m more than happy with my PlayStation 2 so many games on it that are great and a lot of underrated games it’s crazy how much underrated games there are but once I get older earn more money I’d like to get some of the other old consoles too also a ps1 even tho ps2 and ps3 you can play ps1 I like to have the ps1 physical console
I got into collecting for the GameCube way to late. I can only justify getting a few games that I really want. Great video!
Ya it's an insane market man. Sucks because we love the console. Cheers!
It was entirely different just 3 yrs ago...1st party titles always had value, but now 3rd party games have followed...also the Covid pandemic alone probably led to a 15% hike in prices
I bought mine the day it released not when it’s very old and doesn’t get new releases there is no reason for anyone to stop making new releases for it really it can play every game that Wii Wii U and Switch can play cause Nintendo didn’t change anything at all but expect you get HD and internet you don’t need to play super Mario Odyssey until Nintendo understands about upgrades there will be no next gen Nintendo console
Yeah we fully get your frustration! We dont know why they do it that way either! Cheers!
I got the GameCube nov 18 2001 with Tony hawk 3 what a time
Nice!!! Hell of a game to start with. Love the 1st 3 Tony Hawk's
I always wanted one! I think I'm more interested in the games than the system, tho. I have a 1st gen Wii so I can play GC games, BUT... I just don't make enough money to support a GameCube habbit... LOL
You're not alone on not making enough money to support a GC habit (I make decent money, but that shit is getting stupid expensive now, glad I got my stuff pre-Covid, I just can't really justify paying current prices for many games).
The spike in game prices came with the spike with COVID.
I'm getting the indigo gamecube for this christmas!
I was going to make a comment like "all you need is these games and you'll be set". Then I started looking up pricing and now my comment is "all you need is an og Xbox"
Og xbox is getting a lot of love these days with all these videos, I even went out and brought a couple, Batman Begins, James Bond Everything or Nothing, and Tony Hawk 2x. Everybody is going blowing the dust off that Microsoft Muscle and load up some games.
@@jamess9260 Jet Set Radio Future is an XBOX favorite
@@segaspice4062 you are definitely right, I need to check to see if I got it, I may have accidentally traded it, but if I did, l will make sure I will get it back, those Sega Exclusives are getting rare and valuable.
@@jamess9260 Yeah, I have Billy Hatcher on the Gamecube just because it's such a good game
@@segaspice4062 Dude your talking a lot of Sega, now I want to go buy Nights for the Wii, and definitely buy Sonic gems on Gamecube.
Did i ever told you ? Back in the day i bought the gamecube just for Rogue Squadron
A hundred bucks for a GB player is a no brainer deal!! If you have a decent GB, GBC, GBA collection.
Yeah anymore thats a steal! We are glad we got one! Cheers!
That is so interesting to me, I wonder if the gamecube had certain demographics. Back around 2002-2004 in Tampa, FL, almost everyone I knew had a gamecube and that was a LOT of people. I hung out mostly with nerds and goths (still do). They typically had the Gamecube in Indigo and outside of Super Smash Bros. the Mario games weren't very popular with them. They mostly played the Resident Evil series, Time Splitters series, Eternal Darkness, Zelda series, Soul Calibur, Viewtiful Joe and a lot of the cross-platform stuff. It's just funny because I always hear that hardly anyone knew someone with a Gamecube but my circle back then could have easily expanded out to probably 60-70 lowballed people because Tampa was just like that back then and lots of them had Gamecubes.
I’d kill to get GameCube games on switch online could you imagine playing GameCube games online and in handheld mode that would be a dream come true
yeah that would be pretty amazing. thanks for watching cheers
I was really lucky how I got mine. It's a silver one and my brother just didn't have the space or time and he gave me his. But he already had two Metroid prime games, resident evil, rogue squadron 2 and 3 as well as nightfire and agent under fire for it. So I got some good games and the console with two memory cards for free. Since then I've gotten hitman 2 for it because it's the only hitman they released on it and twin snakes which I lucked out and got a copy for like 30 bucks and last time I was at my local game store they were selling it for like 70 so I definitely got a good deal. I want to continue to collect for it but they are right the prices for it have just gone so far up.
That is a great deal! Great story man! Cheers!
I appreciate the fan base of GameCube as a PlayStation 2 fan I feel most people just owned PlayStation 2 and played gta games on it and then they just play ps4 and make a big deal about ps4 exclusives but never cared much for ps2 exclusives I mean think about it GameCube and Xbox there highest selling games were exclusives and PlayStation 2 was gta sanadress wich is just a multi platform game it’s a shame the PlayStation 2 had 453 exclusives and GameCube had 80 and Xbox had 94 PlayStation 2 was filled with exclusives i here some people even saying ps2 had barely any exclusives and said ps4 is the first one to actually have a lot wich is just absurd plus ps2 was a DVD player people bought it just for that but I see why GameCube is just as popular as PlayStation 2 nowadays with nostalgia and stuff even tho I see some toxic Nintendo fanboys I appreciate the Nintendo fans a lot of them actually care for classics more than Sony fans or Xbox fans also I love me some gta but I feel gta games overshadowed a lot of the amazing games ps2 had to offer I mean shadow of the colossus the ps2 port sold worse then shrek 2 and incredibles I mean I know shrek was big at the time but a movie game 😂and shadow of the colossus is more popular now but there are still a a lot of super underrated games on PlayStation 2
armor wolf 792 this is the best comment I’ve ever seen lol
great video. I'm looking at this video after bidding on an ebay auction had a gamecube and PS2 bundle. Something tells me that I'm going to win it. I can't wait to enjoy the console.
Subbed!
Awesome man good luck! You will enjoy that bundle! Thanks for subbing! Much appreciated! Cheers!
Nintendo 64 and Nintendo GameCube are my favorite consoles. 🍻🍻 Cheers
definitely not, nintendont on the Wii U plays gc games even better than the gamecube itself with higher fps etc. Also it has hdmi output.
Wwe Day of Reckoning 1/2 were great wrestling games for the GameCube
They are good games! We like to return more the No Mercy and Wrestlemania 2000!
No one needs to buy those expensive ass component cables any more. You can get HD Retrovision cables (the Wii cables work with GC too) or one of the HDMI plug-and-play solutions now. Much better.
We still play everything Gen 6 and prior on CRT's so HD solutions don't work for us. But to your point, we'd never pay the going rate for the Component cables. We have our Game Cube through S-Video on a Sony Trinitron and it looks great. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid Word! I feel you brother. HD does nothing if you for ya if you're on that 'tube! Also S-Video looks wonderful. Bless that CRT forever my man! Keep up the great work!
Eh, My original GC that I got brand new was a silver that came bundled with Metroid Prime, though I got it in Canada. Also have the BBA & the GBA adapter for it. I spent a LOT of time playing PSO online back in the day. Another game I really enjoyed was the Wind Waker/OoT bundle that I still have. Wavebirds are sick but I don't own any, my friend has at least 6 that we used to use at his place while playing like Mario Kart or Smash on his parent's massive projector screen.
Bonus: My GC has been thrown down a flight of stairs and shot with a bb gun, no issues.
Currently have 1 NTSC-J Silver Cube amd 2 PAL Silvers. Japanese games I've found are much easier to obtain.
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I can't pour a drink I'm working hahahhaha
😂! Post work drink then! Cheers!
One of the oddest things to me is how Mario Golf is so affordable on the GC, even though all the other sports games are expensive. I actually like that game more than any of the other sports games. It works both on playing solo and with friends.
Game prices are goofy as hell. Love that game. Cheers!
Twin snakes was and still is one of my favorite game cube games and twighlight princess was great to. The gamecube is very underated for sure. Most game cube games are now over 50 bucks now to its nuts lol. Im glad I still have my gamecube Im glad I never got rid of it. Im going to get rid of my nintendo wii soon though cause I never played it that much and wasn't a huge fan of the wii. Another good video @Gaming Off The Grid.
Not sure if anyone said this already, but the Sonic Adventure games used it for the Chao Gardens and Mini Chao Gardens. You could transport your chaos between the GameCube and Gameboy Advanced versions. Bring back the Chaos!
The console reaching 20 years old and stimulus money have driven prices up. In about 5 years prices will drop and Wii U games will go up.
We are definitely with you on the Wii U. We think that console will see stupid numbers in the not so distant future. I don't even really think the porting of it's games is going to hinder the collecting market for it much. It will be fun to see what happens. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
As much as I love the GameCube I can't afford it right now and especially if I want Melee I would have many issues. That's why I would stick with Switch.
I already own a GameCube Nintendo, but for those that do not, the system and many of it’s games have aged pretty well except for the fact that you’ll mostly be playing in 4:3 screen aspect ratio (unfortunately).
I’ll add that if it weren’t for me picking up a GCN around the time it launched, NO ONE in my household would be playing it. My cousins/friends moved on to XBOX for Halo multiplayer online and PlayStation 2 for Capcom releases and Grand Theft Auto series.
It’s funny how back then, just about everyone thought it wasn’t cool to own/play Nintendo games, but nowadays, between the Sega Dreamcast, PS2, XBOX, and GCN, the GCN is the one system whose game prices are rising quickly and has the most overall interest.
The Game Cube still looks fantastic for sure. Epic console and generation for that matter. And the power of Nintendo's nostalgia never ceases to amaze :). Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
Not to promote piracy but, a GameCube with a GC loader is the best chance to play the best without blowing your brains out... I have some of the most expensive games but, I got blessed...😎
I believe the Gamecube did come in multiple colors on launch, actually. I went to KB Toys to buy mine at the time and ended up with a black one. I still think it's worth collecting for these days. Most of the games are still not too bad in terms of price. Yeah, the super coveted games are pricey, but like there are plenty of games below $30 that are a lot of fun on the system. Soul Calibur II comes to mind.
I don't see the big deal the gamecube seems post modern to me. Old systems in my mind are the Fairchild channel f, Intellivision, Atari, Sears pong system 1975.
I have a GameCube, GameBoy Player (Incredible piece of kit) Pokemon Colloseum, prestine Pokemon Emerald etc etc, but am banned from eBay so stuck with around about £1000+ of Pokemon/Nintendo hardware and games. It's brutal.
Dang man that sucks. What happened between you and eBay? Thanks for watching. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid My ex was using my PayPal and never shipped and expensive watch, the dude who brought it went ballistic saying she was scamming etc, and because the account wasn’t linked to her they permanently ban me for life. So yeah, sucks but that’s life😂 Great content btw, love the set up!👾
@@zpakk Damn man. That is freakin brutal. Definitely sounds like a shitty situation. Glad you are enjoying the content. Always good to hear. Cheers!
I hope in 10 years they do a review of the new generation of consuls is it still worth buying a PlayStation 5/Xbox series S in 2031?
It’s totally feasible. Just spend your money wisely (i.e. install a GC Loader and get your games for pennies on the dollar).
Some great games, but prices are and have been peaking. not a good time to buy GCN. However, if you do then you should be very selective.
I owned a PS2 like everyone else. But when i went off to college, I ended up with some credit cards… and the first thing I bought was a used Gamecube. Bought it specifically for Mario Sunshine. And then I dived into the rest of the exclusive library.
Lol!!! That’s good credit card debt. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid I thought so. Probably still paying that shit off.
I must say gamecube prices are similar in the UK.
Just bought twin snakes cost me 55.00 pound box and manual and disc in good condition mario sunshine was really cheap 20.00 pound disc box and manual and last year lugi mansion 28.00 zelda fourswords 65.00 pound or more and pokemon stadium 2 over 100 pound
I played Phantasy Star Online the most on that thing. I still have mine since 6 months after launch. Great as usual guys \m/
Great game from what we've heard. Only ever played the Dreamcast version and loved it. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid I WAS THERE 3'000 YEARS AGO GANDALF!!! ... playing PSO on the Dreamcast.
Just get a gamecube with a GC Loader and you're golden
Got one :). Still love physical media too though when we can. Cheers!
Donkey Konga may have brought the Bongo controller to Gamecube, but it was DK Jungle Beat that brought the party!
I got an original Codename Kids Next Door video game. I recently found out my mom sold my old game cube :(
Just bought a Japanese Silver Game Cube and Donkey Konga complete!
i bought the cube at target at 99.99 on re4's launch day. and the component cable from nintendo 😁. still got it. now pissed that i sold off the wavebird soon after i bought it as it was missing rumble 🤦
Hell ya! Those f'n component cables are like gold :). Well done. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
Gameboy player, that's super nice! I really feel like the GBA has one of the best libraries for the type of single player games you guys seem to enjoy. Aria of Sorrow and Metroid Zero Mission are some of the best metroidvanias out there, and the games are short and sweet too. Goddamnit I love that GBA.
You forgot Resident Evil-games, you can play all mainline games for Zero to 4 on same console.
Mostly for F Zero, I need a GameCube 💫
100% man! I think the Gamecube F Zero is the best in the series! Cheers!
Pandemic has driven Video game prices.
yup its going to drop, best things to buy now are 360, ps3, psp, wii and ds
I bought my Gamecube last year, and it's a great console, but very expensive to collect for.
I only have 9 games for it, and I'm not getting more these days :p
The component cable can be bought for 125 US dollars here in Europe... It's expensive.
I don't own a CTR TV anymore, so I'm playing with an AV to HDMI converter and the picture does like a bit grainy, but nothing I can't live with at all.
Maybe I'll just splurge for the component cables soon. Component cables did help the graphics on my PS2 a ton.
It is pricey to collect for now! Really have to find cheap bangers! Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid I did get Mario Strikers (or Mario Smash Football here in Europe) really cheap.
Such an amazing co op game!
The GameCube is just nuts for collecting right now. I think at this point I'm only going to get maybe Smash Bros Melee for it but that'll be it for now.
Good choice I got NBA street vol. 2 last week for 15 dollars
Black and Indigo were both available on
Launch day. I scooped up a black one.
The NINTENDO GAMECUBE a golden age gaming machine .
I must have been the freak exception. I grew up with NES and had all the major consoles growing up. I remembering owning a N64 and wanting to play FF7 so badly that I meet this guy too buy his PSX in a super shady deal while I was still in middle school. I did get caught by the same bug to get a PS2 like everyone else once I even HEARD about GTA3 (I had actually played GTA2 but this transition to 3D sound nuts). Through it all, though, I have always kept my love for Nintendo. So my first credit card purchase I ever made during my freshmen year was to buy a Gamecube. It was the strange little system that I wasn’t quite sure what the big N’s plan was with it but I sure had all the big releases. So I have had around 20-30 Gamecube games traveling around with me for years. In fact, it wasn’t until Nintendo released the Wii U that I stopped buying every home console by Nintendo (though now I own two Wii U’s but that’s a whole other story).
The Nintendo GameCube is very sentimental to me. I purchased in Christmas of 2001. My first Christmas while serving in the Air Force, and my first Christmas away from my family. Just me, the GameCube, and Star Wars Rogue Squadron ll.
Thanks for serving! That would make it very special! Those are things you will always remember! Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid thanks!
yw!
The RetroWolf intro was perfect for this video. Also, Lady Laci loves the GC for the handle and the tiny discs. I've hard the smaller discs were supposed to help shut down piracy a bit more, maybe so, maybe no. It was weird though, for sure, not having any sort of DVD functionality. The online bit, I get that a little more--it was still pretty fresh to be getting online with consoles, but still, weird bit of timing.
Woooo! Yeah, show off that Spice Orange GC boo-yeah!!! The Wavebird is such an incredible controller--we always keep an eye out for them, so we'll have you boys in mind. GameBoy Player is the bomb! Nintendo needs to do something like this for DS & 3DS games now!
One of our favorite things about GC now--is having a Zelda game to look forward to working on with you guys next time we're together!
Twin Snakes is soooo good! I loved what they did with it and still enjoy it and the original MGS.
Ha ha--you used a clip from The Jerk! Nice!
Agree that GC pricing has gotten sooo out of control...I think part of it is the age range of those who grew up with it--they're recapturing that childhood--BUT it's also the "oddball" out of that generation. I think this will work in the favor of making PS2 and Xbox more collectible as focus shifts to those systems because the GC is too niche and too pricey.
I bit the bullet and got the GameCube last week. Had to do it and had some extra cash
watching this after already buying a gamecube and mario kart double dash and super mario strikers
Hell ya! Awesome start with 2 awesome games. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid yes haha they were expensive but should definitely be worth it
respectfully buying a GC is dumb. Buy a backwards comparability Wii and you have 2 consoles in 1
We respect your opinion! We get exactly what you mean! Some people like to play games om there original hardware! Everyone has to read there own mail! Cheers!
the one gamecube game i want to see on switch more then any other is paper mario thousand year door
Get a Wii U and mod it. It has HDMI and will play all GC and Wii games in HD.
Very underrated channel on TH-cam, I am surprised not more people sub. WTF people sub for crying out loud!
Lol thanks man! Appreciate the support! Cheers!
I love the GameCube, I got it on launch day, but it was the console that made me finally venture away from Nintendo. The GTA games, Jak Series, Tekken, and WWE Smackdown games made me get a PS2. I still played the GameCube a ton. Mario Sunshine, Mario Strikers, Wind Waker, Melee, Pikmin games, Paper Mario, Luigi's Mansion, I loved all of them and got most of them for $20 after they were released for a while (I didn't even care about player's choice, I got the games for cheap and I loved it).
Same reason I drifted from Nintendo as well. It was just the he I was at but it seemed like PS2 was more “edgy” idk. I was a badass time to be a gamer. Cheers!
great video but jfc the comments on these kind of videos where people are like "um, DUH! saved you 30 minutes" are annoying af.
LOL! Totally but trolls will always exist. I think I told that guy that we aren't smart enough to make our point in 30 minutes :). 99% of the folks that hang out in our comments are badass people though. Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
It's like saying "The Titanic sinks" could have saved you 2 hours :). Some peoples kids
@@GamingOffTheGrid lol absolutely. Always a pleasure watching, love putting you guys on while I work from home. Keep up the good content!
GOTG for life this video is too sweet you need a bad guy remember no one beats the bad guy if you know what i mean
Razor Ramon baby lol!
Got my GameCube back in the day (Zelda pack-in) and have huge nostalgia for it. It’s an amazing console but I 100% agree that it’s not worth it, especially because of the amazing deal elsewhere. As you say, if you want Nintendo, collect for the Wii U. If you want 6th gen, collect for the OG Xbox and PS2. Incredible deals to be had on all three systems (though OGX is seeing price creep and may take off soon). But if you do collect, Rebel Strike is the absolute must buy. You get the base game (great flying levels mixed with crappy on foot levels) you get almost all of Tough Leader to play in couch co-op, you get the three arcade games s unlockables AND you get the single greatest corporate splash screen in gaming history.
I had a modded GameCube with both videoout ports and a matching Game Boy Player when these were all new and I lost _everything_ to circumstance. I don’t collect, but I trust my instincts so I’m triple dipping on my Switch and doubling and tripling down on Digital Games (the Bethesda Shooters primarily) so that I have some form of _hard copy_ of the games that I love. It’s not for collecting purposes, it’s for future proofing.
This was fun. Nice energy! Great Stuff!
Modded Gamecubes are awesome! We have one! Cheers!
It’s good to see someone spreading the love for the GC... it would be easy to say that the current nonsense is behind the price increases but there is far more to it than that. Kudos to you two 👍
I kept much from back in the day, and as for the microphone, Odama was the best game. A pinball RTS game with voice commands, really unique. GBA link, I'd say Pacman VS, and a 3d map in Splinter Cell Chaos Theory I believe, were my favourite uses, after of course Four Swords Adventures. The bongo's were also used in this incredible, very unique sidescroller, DK Jungle Beat. Since I've collected for it throughout almost two decades, from scraping my last money to buy my first secondhand tv console, to spendingbway too much on game collecting, to now having stopped my collecting nearly entirely, I've almost built up a complete 16 player Double Dash setup (just missing the extra tv's)... that sits in my old room back at my moms house while I live in a cabin in the forest with just my Switch.
And my Tales of Symphonia Gamecube variant, to play Eternal Darkness once a year.
Just wanna let you guys know that through a new homebrew method using a Raspberry Pi Pico, you can now boot right into homebrew.
So you no longer need to use a modchip, save game exploit, or hilariously priced disc to use the Game Boy Player.
Probably. The original wii might be a better option. Metal Jesus has made several videos on the Cube.
It sounds stupid, but I feel like I missed out. I was playing Xbox. Which is fine. The Suffering is great. But I outgrew my teenage angst.
I didn't care for the Zelda games for awhile. Heresy. But I went to pick up a girl for a date and her roommate was playing Wind Waker. I was floored. The snes game and N64 didn't impress me.
This was different. It's messed up I think about the game more than the chick, but sometimes that's how it goes.
I was lucky enough to pick up GC games on the cheap, but my ex wife "lost" them.
But man, that controller. It made me fall in love with Nintendo again. Chibi Robo, Pikmin 1-2, stuff like that drew me back in. I'm mostly a Sega dude. And they made the best F--Zero. That's hilarious. They schooled Nintendo, who hasn't made a F Zero since. They got dogged.
I wish I had got on with GC sooner. But it was onion rings when people wanted french fries.
Same boat man but we were playing the PS2. Glad we came around to the Game Cube. Great console. Just wish the games weren't so damn expensive right now. Cheers to the good ol' Game Cube!
In the UK I bought a gamecube for £60 from CEX, it was in good condition but when I started playing it, the screen was really white and difficult to see. I thought it was the TV but turned out that the lead I was using was a US lead. Had to buy a pal one and it worked just fine! Little tip for any buyers out there.
Glad you got that worked out! Havent heard of this before! Cheers!