I will constantly say it: the Gamecube is the most underrated console of all time. The library has so much diversity and uniqueness all of which executed perfectly. The best entries of so many game series were on that wonderful little (indigo) cube. It deserved higher sales numbers.
I wouldn't say it is underrated because the Cube is being mentioned as one of the greatest consoles from Nintendo by nearly everyone. For me clearly the Dreamcast is the most underrated console ever. Runner up would be the PSP.
Not even close in my eyes. The Sega Dreamcast has a library of almost no sleepers, every title is near perfection if not perfect in everything it needed to be. From Sonic Adventure to the obscurer titles like Blue Stinger or AeroWings, it was all great yet the console was massively overshadowed by the GameCube, Xbox & PS2. Even though it innovated so much, being the first console with built-in internet capabilities, having a memory card that also acted as it's own console, & having other accessories like the DreamEye that went on to inspire other companies like Sony's PlayStation EyeToy, it was still left in the dust. Funniest part is that it could guaranteed compete, with game like SoulCalibur & Resident Evil - Code: Veronica being extremely graphically intensive & considered to play best on Dreamcast out of every 6th gen console, meaning it stood a chance but it wasn't given that opportunity by fans.
@@everygamersdream72 I think Wii U was underrated for its time, but not anymore. The thing is, you can pretty much play every single great title for it on one convenient console that also has a bunch of other games, the Switch. Wii U walked so the Switch could run.
@@mrgamegod I'd say the Cube is more underrated than the Dreamcast. The Gamecube in recent years has finally begun to get its flowers whereas the DC has generally regarded in high praise from its release date. Maybe the console is somewhat overlooked but thoae who remember it, whether hardcore or casual fans, don't really have anything bad to say about it.
I adored Eternal Darkness. It needs a re-release for preservation's sake. Lovecraftian horror, existential dread, and self doubt are so hot right now. The kids would love it!
It just wouldn't be the same since a lot of the sanity effects were based on old TV's/hardware. Seeing your memory card getting wiped just would be weird if it was on switch.
@@TheChefBoo Yeah that would be awesome! What i was trying to say is that a standard re-release wouldn't do the game justice and would be straight up weird and confusing sometimes. The sanity system needs an overhaul to keep up with modern times, but what I would really love is a complete remake :D
Maybe nightdive should do a remaster, they seem to put a lot of care into their titles so they'd probably pay attention to stuff like that@@roynijssen7813 Dunno why I thought this, but what if the Devs of ddlc did a visual novel remake of it.
Growing up, our friends had an Xbox and Halo. Me and my brother were SO bummed when we got a gamecube for christmas. But looking back, I'm glad that was the case. We had so many more party games and I loved all the single player experiences like metroid prime, zelda, and mario.
Halo was great and an incredible game for multiplayer, but I can't remember any other games I played on Xbox from the time besides Fuzion Frenzy, which was a meh mario party "clone".
I dont care what anyone says but the game cube to this day has the absolute best library of first party games of any Nintendo console ever. I'm super lucky I grew up in this era and was able to play and experience these games and this gem of a console
@@TheConuresrule Except it's true. Switch has better versions of basically every first-party franchise minus F-Zero, not to mention that it also has a better version of the Gamecube's best game with Metroid Prime Remastered, plus it has the single best video game ever ever made in Tears of the Kingdom.
Even though the GameCube isn't my favorite nor the best Nintendo console ever ( personally I think the SNES & Switch are far better Nintendo systems than this ) they do have some wacky first party games that anyone has. Not all of them are amazing. But games like Metroid Prime 1 & 2, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Pikmin 1 & 2 and Eternal Darkness are some of the best first party games on the system by far and one of the best games in general.
Yeah I can’t recall a time before or since the GameCube that they were firing on all cylinders for their first party outings. I think maybe the Switch would be the closest thing to that height.
Even though I didn’t grow up with a GameCube, seeing the types of games that were being pumped out for it were amazing. Now, I can see why thousands, hell, even millions of people loved that little purple block of goodness.
Dude, I wish I was a grown up so I could have bought all the games I wanted. Unfortunately I was a kid and only got the few I could but nonetheless it was a great time to be a gamer. Especially playing Pokemon colosseum, would play it till next day in the morning.
@@Detective_Lwell, I mean it’s starting to gain some traction, with the likes of Metroid Prime Remastered, Baten Kaitos 1 and 2 remastered, Pikmin 1 and 2 getting rereleased, and even the upcoming remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door.
I was blown away when I heard people didn't like Sunshine! I never got to play it and always wanted to, I picked it up asap on the Switch, then grabbed a GameCube controller and was addicted
I grew up with the Wii but i always wanted to experience the GameCube games bc my Wii was backwards compatible but now i can see why this console had so muchlove in the community woth their unique games 💜
I remember I was in 7th grade and I reserved a copy of twilight princess at GameStop I remember catching the bus by myself after school to my local GameStop being soooo excited to play it. Still my favorite Zelda game ever
I was in high school when the Gamecube released, and I only knew a couple of other people who had one at the time besides me. I bought that thing the day it released. And I loved it. I just had no one to talk about the games with because everyone I knew owned a PS2 or XBox. Luckily there were forums where I met a lot of other Gamecube players. Some of them I talk to still today.
It's truly impressive how much sheer entertainment Scott gives, especially when I have such differing tastes (rpg fan, never really had friends over so party games and local multiplayer focused games not often an interest)
I loved my GameCube. Wind Waker (which I grew to love as one of my top Zelda games and more for the music) Sunshine and Smash were all I needed as a 13/14 year old !
@jacobkomnath7961 Not really an fact. Just an different opinion. And although I don't agree Sunshine is better than Galaxy; like not at all, I respect your opinion.
I still have MP 4-7 from each year they came out. 5 is my absolute favorite, and 6 doesn’t read anymore while 7 has seen better days, but i love them all so much.
There were even non-nintendo games that slapped. I absolutely LOVED star wars rogue squadron and rebel strike. They both are honestly two of the best star wars games to come out. Then there's Zoids Battle Legends. A great battle sim with Mecha animals. And then there was Sonic Air Riders. I played the crap out of that one. GameCube had games that slapped, but this generation clearly showed that families everywhere wanted a console that can do more than one thing.
Although I didn't grow up in this era of Nintendo, I have to admit the first party lineup was impressive. Every Nintendo franchise got their time to shine on the GameCube as well as some newer franchises that just started seeing the light of day. Off the top of my head I can't imagine another era of Nintendo where all of their main franchises got a game. Someone can correct me on that.
If I had a nickel for every time a Zelda game released simultaneously at the end of a "failed" console's life and as a launch title for the next console that would become a smash hit around the globe and revolutionize gaming, I'd have 2 nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice
I'm still blown away by the twist at the end of SM: Sunshine. You know, the one where Peach has inter-species sex with Bowser to have Bowser, Jr. That old chestnut. Lol 🤣
I love how people are giving Bowser flak for loving Peach as an elephant, when bro, he’s a turtle-dragon thing that’s been in love with a human pretty much his entire existence.
I like how he says "people clamored for a traditional Pokemon game on home consoles for decades" while Pokemon had only been 8 years old when Colosseum came out
My parents got the Mario party 7/ GameCube bundle back in like 2005. Me and my siblings still play the hell out of it. I wanna get Mario party 6 too without killing my wallet
It was a easy choice for me getting one when it came bundled with the game boy player, with me already owning a ton of game boy and GBA games, ( I always was more of a hand held guy before it ). I got a wave bird with it right from the start. I still use it regularly both for playing GameCube and GBA games., Best little console ever, stellar games too.
Oh I love the gamecube. Lots of fond memories on it, from the time in animal crossing where me and my room mate designed a black mage and a punk band logo shirt as well as trying to get mathilda to move out with hateful letters(she also broke my axe!), to our smash brothers brawl outs, to me and some friends playing Tales of Symphona together and making party decisions on choices, and even getting the system to play a Japanese title game(was Naruto). Those were some awesome times. I still have all that stuff in a gamecube file and I do look at those memories from time to time... However, my town is covered in weeds and mathilda is still not leaving! She thinks the.. colorful language in the letters means we love her.
GameCube was alive during the Rhythm-era. Thank God that is over. As a Dreamcast fan, we had the arena combat-era; and I loved it. There may be a niche market of Rhythm and Party-style game aficionados who see the Cube as the pinnacle of the genre
N64 has the dirt worst controller ever designed by humans. Microsoft and Sony get praise for their adaptive controllers but Nintendo gets no hate for their regressive controller that required players to evolve additional appendages to operate it. Plus the planning of building in a port where they knew you’d need to put more RAM is a diabolical scheme to fuck over their most loyal fans. Four controller ports standard was a nice feature.
@@Mister_Phafanapolis What games are you having trouble using the N64 controller? It doesn't compare favorably to Switch Pro or DualShock Pro controllers, but it's perfectly usable and not uncomfortable to play games with. It's a bit awkward I'll agree, but it's not bad.
Shaking My Head theres like 4 titles here (battalion wars, eternal darkness, geist and star fox adventures) that have widescreen that scott didnt turn on!!!
I think that the same could be said about the WiiU although most of their library has been ported to the Switch there are still a few exclusives on WiiU. I'm thinking NES Remix, Windwaker and Twilight Princess remaster, and Mario Maker 1 (I know we got 2 on switch)... And I'm sure there are more... I think the WiiU doesn't get much credit like the gamecube does. Sometimes I think that whenever NIntendo systems don't sell well, they have a very passionate following for those who did purchase their systems (N64, GCN, WiiU).
For me, the Switch is the only Nintendo home console that is now close if not on par with the Gamecube in terms of first party game's quality and quantity (couple with the fact that they share many games now with so many remasters)
Nintendo really shot themselves in the foot by using cartridges on the N64 and small disks with the GameCube. Both the N64 and GameCube probably would have sold way more if they had traditional disks leading to actually having good third party support
The GameCube was the EVOLUTION for me... the dream console that was ahead of everything... and I never got it because I was broke but I enjoyed my N64 SO MUCH! I really want to buy a GameCube now
I loved my GameCube but it just didn't have much 3rd party support in the way that Sony and Microsoft did. The main games you mentioned were absolute bangers but I do remember there being multiple times where there just wasn't anything to play for several months, so I'd switch to PS2 and Xbox for those periods. The GTA games alone and Halo were enough to keep people glued to those systems for long periods of time. Still, GameCube always has a special place in my heart. Windwaker, RE4, Pikmin, Mario Sunshine, and Smash Bros Melee are some of my fondest gaming memories.
Being late from the game cubes prime time although im born in 2002 its such a honor to have memories of melee, air ride, sadx and adventure 2 battle and sonic heroes, mgs twin snakes, sunshine ugggghhh i cant get enough of this system and i cant forget how many 3rd party controllers we went through
My brother and I just finished a weeks-long list compiling every game we’ve ever played by console and making top-10 lists per console. The GameCube was far and away the best console out of all Nintendo and Xbox consoles to date.
The only reason I wanted the GameCube is because of Metroid Prime. Finally getting it's first 3D game and from just how gorgeous the game looks, I didn't regret it. Prime 1 & Prime 2 are equally at my top 3 favorite GameCube games; along with Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door and Eternal Darkness, and some of my favorite games of all time.
I remember having to buy a GameCube in college a few years after it came out just to finally play the Metroid Prime games, and MGS Twin Snakes, and the RE Remakes which weren’t on PC yet. And Twin Snakes isn’t in the new Master Collection, thanks Konami! /S. The GameCube is still a beast I wish I had super monkey ball back then but at least you can emulate it now and with the OG GameCube controller I bought this year for $35 (still expensive thanks to Smash players), I can plug it into my Pc and play Super Monkey Ball or any GameCube games the way they were meant to be played.
The GameCube was my first console, and looking back at its library, it really is impressive how much of it still holds up today. I think the sixth generation was when gaming really started solidifying itself with how far limits could be pushed.
When it comes to why the gamecube didn't do too well I think it comes to the design and when it came out. The Sixth Generation of consoles had a level off coolness and edge to them. The ps2 and xbox had both from how console looked, the box art, their start up/browser, it's marketing as well. Everything those consoles did screamed cool. The dreamcast was well, the dreamcast. Then we get to the gamecube where it just sorta looks like a toy. I had a gamecube along with the ps2 growing up and I definitely had more ps2 games purely because the ps2 had that cool factor with it's games.
I had the purple gamecube bundle that came with the ocarina of time collectors edition. Back in highschool i managed to get both a copy of the bonus disk, and the collectors edition for only $40. Man I thought that was so much back then. now they are worth so much more its pretty crazy.
Fun Fact: Donkey Konga is rated E but includes the song “Impression That I Get” by Mighty Mighty Bosstones, which is a song about AIDS. Also Donkey Konga 2 is rated T and includes songs from Hoobastank, Incubus, Trapt and more. The Donkey Konga 2 song list is a damn fever dream compared to the first.
Battalion Wars is different because it was not concepted and developed in the West - it’s by Kuju London, not Intelligent Systems mentioned in the video, who do have a long standing relationship with NOJ they are basically a sister company at this point, they make a lot of the development and debugger kits etc.
5:26 ok but if I had this game as a kid, it would have been a chance to get my 3 older brothers to join in on a game with me. Last one we had played together before that was super circuit shared from one GBA (but the Wii helped the whole family connect) My friend had the collectors edition disk and it was how I played Majora's mask for the first time. I wish had chibi robo as a kid so much more, I feel like my kid self would have absolutely adored it. If I could tell my childhood self something, it'd be a small list of games.
i remember having lots of fun breaking controllers playing n64 mario party... you had to spin the stick quite fast... gamecube mini games on the other hand seems quite casual/easy, but i havent played much
Loved the cube, wind waker Metroid twin snakes fzero smash Time Splitters. Had a ton of fun. Did bought a ps2 slim for cheap just before ps3 to play kingdom hearts and ffx.
@@Chaos89P besides the poison river and pachinko. Funny story about pachinko on 3D all stars I got all the coins and I was at the top right green and managed to slide out so fast I fell out the back into the void which I didn’t even know was possible
@@Thebigwisebird Those were the exceptions. I somehow forgot about the pachinko level. I had saved a video on my Switch of Shadow Mario somehow clipping me into the infinite void in Noki Bay. I wouldn't have done so, if Mario didn't say "The horror."
@@Chaos89P i forget about pachinko all the time and it was the bottom left purple not the top right green that’s my bad I also have a video of pinna park where a homing bullet just spun in a circle in on place before just blowing up while I walked away from it
The Pachinko & Poison River are the not the only obnoxious missions you know. There's the Blooper Surfing, the Sand Bird, Red Coin Coral Reef, the Ferris Wheel, the entire hotel missions in Sirena Beach, the entirety of Noki Bay, Chuckster one, goodies Inferno mission in Pianta Village & the secret ones without Fludd that are ridiculously frustrating to finish. They may not be impossible to beat. But they were very exhausting & annoying to deal with. I died alot in this game and it's not because of my skill issue. That's just how it is. The physics & collision around the platforming felt off at times that you'll be slipping or fall off on purpose; which is another thing why the secret levels without Fludd are so annoying to do.
I remember buying Metroid prime 2 echoes as a kid, the disk got scratched up so fast that I only played like the first 30 mins of the game before it stopped working lol.
Prime 2 in the EU had 60Hz display as a requirement. For ref, mains power in Europe runs at 50Hz unlike the US, so having a TV that would do 60Hz refresh rate was relatively unusual. I love that game but it certainly had an afterthought vibe.
Metroid and Halo being compared to each other even back in the day I was like "well one is an adventure game and the other is a friend game." I always hated the comparisons.
I will constantly say it: the Gamecube is the most underrated console of all time. The library has so much diversity and uniqueness all of which executed perfectly. The best entries of so many game series were on that wonderful little (indigo) cube. It deserved higher sales numbers.
I wouldn't say it is underrated because the Cube is being mentioned as one of the greatest consoles from Nintendo by nearly everyone. For me clearly the Dreamcast is the most underrated console ever. Runner up would be the PSP.
Wii U
Not even close in my eyes. The Sega Dreamcast has a library of almost no sleepers, every title is near perfection if not perfect in everything it needed to be. From Sonic Adventure to the obscurer titles like Blue Stinger or AeroWings, it was all great yet the console was massively overshadowed by the GameCube, Xbox & PS2. Even though it innovated so much, being the first console with built-in internet capabilities, having a memory card that also acted as it's own console, & having other accessories like the DreamEye that went on to inspire other companies like Sony's PlayStation EyeToy, it was still left in the dust. Funniest part is that it could guaranteed compete, with game like SoulCalibur & Resident Evil - Code: Veronica being extremely graphically intensive & considered to play best on Dreamcast out of every 6th gen console, meaning it stood a chance but it wasn't given that opportunity by fans.
@@everygamersdream72 I think Wii U was underrated for its time, but not anymore. The thing is, you can pretty much play every single great title for it on one convenient console that also has a bunch of other games, the Switch. Wii U walked so the Switch could run.
@@mrgamegod I'd say the Cube is more underrated than the Dreamcast.
The Gamecube in recent years has finally begun to get its flowers whereas the DC has generally regarded in high praise from its release date. Maybe the console is somewhat overlooked but thoae who remember it, whether hardcore or casual fans, don't really have anything bad to say about it.
I adored Eternal Darkness. It needs a re-release for preservation's sake. Lovecraftian horror, existential dread, and self doubt are so hot right now. The kids would love it!
It just wouldn't be the same since a lot of the sanity effects were based on old TV's/hardware. Seeing your memory card getting wiped just would be weird if it was on switch.
@@roynijssen7813or switching to that *dreaded* green channel 3 💀💀💀
@@roynijssen7813A way they could make it work (unlikely) would be fake opening your switch ui and hitting format system memory
@@TheChefBoo Yeah that would be awesome! What i was trying to say is that a standard re-release wouldn't do the game justice and would be straight up weird and confusing sometimes.
The sanity system needs an overhaul to keep up with modern times, but what I would really love is a complete remake :D
Maybe nightdive should do a remaster, they seem to put a lot of care into their titles so they'd probably pay attention to stuff like that@@roynijssen7813
Dunno why I thought this, but what if the Devs of ddlc did a visual novel remake of it.
Growing up, our friends had an Xbox and Halo. Me and my brother were SO bummed when we got a gamecube for christmas. But looking back, I'm glad that was the case. We had so many more party games and I loved all the single player experiences like metroid prime, zelda, and mario.
Halo was great and an incredible game for multiplayer, but I can't remember any other games I played on Xbox from the time besides Fuzion Frenzy, which was a meh mario party "clone".
@@icecreamman2687hey man fusion frenzy ain’t half bad although my Mario party game growing up was 9 so take that as you will
24:07 is the best summary of F-Zero GX I've ever heard.
I dont care what anyone says but the game cube to this day has the absolute best library of first party games of any Nintendo console ever. I'm super lucky I grew up in this era and was able to play and experience these games and this gem of a console
Yeah true I think switch comes in second for best Nintendo first party games and the Wii comes in third
switch beats it
@@barkley8285You're on some good drugs if you think that.
@@TheConuresrule Except it's true. Switch has better versions of basically every first-party franchise minus F-Zero, not to mention that it also has a better version of the Gamecube's best game with Metroid Prime Remastered, plus it has the single best video game ever ever made in Tears of the Kingdom.
Even though the GameCube isn't my favorite nor the best Nintendo console ever ( personally I think the SNES & Switch are far better Nintendo systems than this ) they do have some wacky first party games that anyone has. Not all of them are amazing. But games like Metroid Prime 1 & 2, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Pikmin 1 & 2 and Eternal Darkness are some of the best first party games on the system by far and one of the best games in general.
Yeah I can’t recall a time before or since the GameCube that they were firing on all cylinders for their first party outings. I think maybe the Switch would be the closest thing to that height.
They were firing on all cylinders with a cube?
@@AdondeBoy I mean an engine is basically two cubes at a 45° angle
@@alexandercatterson223two cubes? You mean a Wii?
I firmly agree!
Eh, Sunshine isn’t on par with most other mainline Mario games. I’d say the SNES was a stronger showing from front to back.
Even though I didn’t grow up with a GameCube, seeing the types of games that were being pumped out for it were amazing. Now, I can see why thousands, hell, even millions of people loved that little purple block of goodness.
Dude, I wish I was a grown up so I could have bought all the games I wanted. Unfortunately I was a kid and only got the few I could but nonetheless it was a great time to be a gamer. Especially playing Pokemon colosseum, would play it till next day in the morning.
And people have been begging for these games to be on the Switch for years and hardly any have made the jump
Millions
@@Detective_Lwell, I mean it’s starting to gain some traction, with the likes of Metroid Prime Remastered, Baten Kaitos 1 and 2 remastered, Pikmin 1 and 2 getting rereleased, and even the upcoming remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door.
@@DS9TREKthousands is a crazy understatement
I was blown away when I heard people didn't like Sunshine! I never got to play it and always wanted to, I picked it up asap on the Switch, then grabbed a GameCube controller and was addicted
Mario Sunshine is great! People who don't like it just wanna pretend we don't exist I guess.
I absolutely love the scenery of that game, but the mission assignments can feel rather convoluted in the steps you’re supposed to perform
Forget what people say... its one of my favourites too
I grew up with the Wii but i always wanted to experience the GameCube games bc my Wii was backwards compatible but now i can see why this console had so muchlove in the community woth their unique games 💜
I remember I was in 7th grade and I reserved a copy of twilight princess at GameStop I remember catching the bus by myself after school to my local GameStop being soooo excited to play it. Still my favorite Zelda game ever
I was in high school when the Gamecube released, and I only knew a couple of other people who had one at the time besides me. I bought that thing the day it released. And I loved it. I just had no one to talk about the games with because everyone I knew owned a PS2 or XBox. Luckily there were forums where I met a lot of other Gamecube players. Some of them I talk to still today.
It's truly impressive how much sheer entertainment Scott gives, especially when I have such differing tastes (rpg fan, never really had friends over so party games and local multiplayer focused games not often an interest)
Rpg fans are always diff than most other gamers.
Some reason Rpg gamers are usually only about them rpg’s.
I loved my GameCube. Wind Waker (which I grew to love as one of my top Zelda games and more for the music) Sunshine and Smash were all I needed as a 13/14 year old !
12:44 Still gets me hyped for next year babaay! Seriously, as someone who didn't have a GameCube growing up, I'm very excited for this one.
7:42 Scott turned into Toad for a second
Super Mario Sunshine is one of the best Mario games ever imo. I like it more than the Galaxy titles.
Facts
@jacobkomnath7961 Not really an fact. Just an different opinion. And although I don't agree Sunshine is better than Galaxy; like not at all, I respect your opinion.
@@jaretco6423 well i only speak facts so
@@jacobkomnath7961 Whatever u say. Your still wrong. But u believe whatever u think it's fact to you.
@@jaretco6423 Placing the turd Sunshine above Galaxy is not an opinion, it's just wrong.
Aka, some of the more rare Nintendo titles to find nowadays .
I still have MP 4-7 from each year they came out. 5 is my absolute favorite, and 6 doesn’t read anymore while 7 has seen better days, but i love them all so much.
I loved Metroid Prime 6
There were even non-nintendo games that slapped. I absolutely LOVED star wars rogue squadron and rebel strike. They both are honestly two of the best star wars games to come out. Then there's Zoids Battle Legends. A great battle sim with Mecha animals. And then there was Sonic Air Riders. I played the crap out of that one. GameCube had games that slapped, but this generation clearly showed that families everywhere wanted a console that can do more than one thing.
Although I didn't grow up in this era of Nintendo, I have to admit the first party lineup was impressive. Every Nintendo franchise got their time to shine on the GameCube as well as some newer franchises that just started seeing the light of day. Off the top of my head I can't imagine another era of Nintendo where all of their main franchises got a game. Someone can correct me on that.
If I had a nickel for every time a Zelda game released simultaneously at the end of a "failed" console's life and as a launch title for the next console that would become a smash hit around the globe and revolutionize gaming, I'd have 2 nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice
I'm still blown away by the twist at the end of SM: Sunshine. You know, the one where Peach has inter-species sex with Bowser to have Bowser, Jr. That old chestnut. Lol 🤣
I love how people are giving Bowser flak for loving Peach as an elephant, when bro, he’s a turtle-dragon thing that’s been in love with a human pretty much his entire existence.
The GameCube,Xbox and PS2 era were the best era in gaming.
"I like Yoshi because DAMN!" will never fail to get a chuckle outta me
Thank you for validating my unconditional love for the Gamecube scott.
I like how he says "people clamored for a traditional Pokemon game on home consoles for decades" while Pokemon had only been 8 years old when Colosseum came out
he's talking about nowadays and pointed out that it happened back then with colosseum
My parents got the Mario party 7/ GameCube bundle back in like 2005. Me and my siblings still play the hell out of it. I wanna get Mario party 6 too without killing my wallet
It was a easy choice for me getting one when it came bundled with the game boy player, with me already owning a ton of game boy and GBA games, ( I always was more of a hand held guy before it ). I got a wave bird with it right from the start. I still use it regularly both for playing GameCube and GBA games., Best little console ever, stellar games too.
Oh I love the gamecube. Lots of fond memories on it, from the time in animal crossing where me and my room mate designed a black mage and a punk band logo shirt as well as trying to get mathilda to move out with hateful letters(she also broke my axe!), to our smash brothers brawl outs, to me and some friends playing Tales of Symphona together and making party decisions on choices, and even getting the system to play a Japanese title game(was Naruto). Those were some awesome times. I still have all that stuff in a gamecube file and I do look at those memories from time to time...
However, my town is covered in weeds and mathilda is still not leaving! She thinks the.. colorful language in the letters means we love her.
This video oozes nostalgia for me. Great vid, Scott.
Justice for the Game Cube. Truly hasn't gotten its flowers.
the tingle tuner was so fucking good lol
I had to go back and rewatch this entire video because I couldn’t believe Melee wasn’t discussed!!
Melee wasn't first party, HAL laboratory developed it
Plus, Smash Brothers is not that good of a game. Physically fight me.
@@MetricPolygon And StarFox Assault was made by Namco. What's ur point?
GameCube was alive during the Rhythm-era. Thank God that is over. As a Dreamcast fan, we had the arena combat-era; and I loved it.
There may be a niche market of Rhythm and Party-style game aficionados who see the Cube as the pinnacle of the genre
You saying the game cube is your favorite, yet understand why some people wouldn’t like it nowadays, is exactly how I feel about the N64
N64 has the dirt worst controller ever designed by humans. Microsoft and Sony get praise for their adaptive controllers but Nintendo gets no hate for their regressive controller that required players to evolve additional appendages to operate it. Plus the planning of building in a port where they knew you’d need to put more RAM is a diabolical scheme to fuck over their most loyal fans.
Four controller ports standard was a nice feature.
@@Mister_Phafanapolis What games are you having trouble using the N64 controller? It doesn't compare favorably to Switch Pro or DualShock Pro controllers, but it's perfectly usable and not uncomfortable to play games with. It's a bit awkward I'll agree, but it's not bad.
@@Mister_Phafanapolisnah man I’ve seen everyone complain about the N64 controller
Shaking My Head theres like 4 titles here (battalion wars, eternal darkness, geist and star fox adventures) that have widescreen that scott didnt turn on!!!
I mean, he already has a template.
@@LambdaMiscellaneous huh?
Won't say best but most unique yes
I think that the same could be said about the WiiU although most of their library has been ported to the Switch there are still a few exclusives on WiiU. I'm thinking NES Remix, Windwaker and Twilight Princess remaster, and Mario Maker 1 (I know we got 2 on switch)... And I'm sure there are more... I think the WiiU doesn't get much credit like the gamecube does. Sometimes I think that whenever NIntendo systems don't sell well, they have a very passionate following for those who did purchase their systems (N64, GCN, WiiU).
Something that is interesting; The Gamecube was the second most powerful home console of its Generation.
And that is an accomplishment.
For me, the Switch is the only Nintendo home console that is now close if not on par with the Gamecube in terms of first party game's quality and quantity (couple with the fact that they share many games now with so many remasters)
21:57 it looks see through
Also when you said "this is warioworld bitch, I died"
Sunshine kept me hooked for a long time. Not going to lie and say I got 100% but it always felt like an impressive evolved Mario game to me.
Nintendo really shot themselves in the foot by using cartridges on the N64 and small disks with the GameCube. Both the N64 and GameCube probably would have sold way more if they had traditional disks leading to actually having good third party support
The GameCube was the EVOLUTION for me... the dream console that was ahead of everything... and I never got it because I was broke but I enjoyed my N64 SO MUCH! I really want to buy a GameCube now
Fellow Gamecube kid here, and damn proud of it.
I loved my GameCube but it just didn't have much 3rd party support in the way that Sony and Microsoft did. The main games you mentioned were absolute bangers but I do remember there being multiple times where there just wasn't anything to play for several months, so I'd switch to PS2 and Xbox for those periods. The GTA games alone and Halo were enough to keep people glued to those systems for long periods of time.
Still, GameCube always has a special place in my heart. Windwaker, RE4, Pikmin, Mario Sunshine, and Smash Bros Melee are some of my fondest gaming memories.
Thank you for always carrying the torch for Wings
Being late from the game cubes prime time although im born in 2002 its such a honor to have memories of melee, air ride, sadx and adventure 2 battle and sonic heroes, mgs twin snakes, sunshine ugggghhh i cant get enough of this system and i cant forget how many 3rd party controllers we went through
Scott you gotta play City Trial in Kirby Air Ride more man, I still play that shit 24/7
My brother and I just finished a weeks-long list compiling every game we’ve ever played by console and making top-10 lists per console. The GameCube was far and away the best console out of all Nintendo and Xbox consoles to date.
The only reason I wanted the GameCube is because of Metroid Prime. Finally getting it's first 3D game and from just how gorgeous the game looks, I didn't regret it. Prime 1 & Prime 2 are equally at my top 3 favorite GameCube games; along with Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door and Eternal Darkness, and some of my favorite games of all time.
Eternal Darkness was amazing. The GameCube was severely underrated.
Metroid, Zelda, Animal Crossing, Pikmin, Mario. The GameCube is responsible for shaping an entire generation all within 4-6 years.
I loved the Bongos! Jungle Beat and Konga were beside of Melee my most played Cube Games :)
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I would go to my friend's house just to play Mario Party 5, specifically the tank battle mode lol
I remember having to buy a GameCube in college a few years after it came out just to finally play the Metroid Prime games, and MGS Twin Snakes, and the RE Remakes which weren’t on PC yet. And Twin Snakes isn’t in the new Master Collection, thanks Konami! /S.
The GameCube is still a beast I wish I had super monkey ball back then but at least you can emulate it now and with the OG GameCube controller I bought this year for $35 (still expensive thanks to Smash players), I can plug it into my Pc and play Super Monkey Ball or any GameCube games the way they were meant to be played.
The GameCube was my first console, and looking back at its library, it really is impressive how much of it still holds up today. I think the sixth generation was when gaming really started solidifying itself with how far limits could be pushed.
Agreed, so many GCN games still hold up and even excel today.
wait are you the guy who Hates super monke ball also i agree with you
I played the hell out of ddr mario mix. So fun
When it comes to why the gamecube didn't do too well I think it comes to the design and when it came out. The Sixth Generation of consoles had a level off coolness and edge to them. The ps2 and xbox had both from how console looked, the box art, their start up/browser, it's marketing as well. Everything those consoles did screamed cool. The dreamcast was well, the dreamcast. Then we get to the gamecube where it just sorta looks like a toy. I had a gamecube along with the ps2 growing up and I definitely had more ps2 games purely because the ps2 had that cool factor with it's games.
I wish GameCube games weren’t so damn expensive now
I had the purple gamecube bundle that came with the ocarina of time collectors edition. Back in highschool i managed to get both a copy of the bonus disk, and the collectors edition for only $40. Man I thought that was so much back then. now they are worth so much more its pretty crazy.
The Christmas I got a GameCube was a good Christmas:)
the gamecube was the most underrated console of its time, and its legacy has aged like wine
24:40 Wipeout (w/ Fury expansion) on PS3....
That Metroid Prime cover art is just 🤌🏼
25:26 lol that punchline
This is just insane. I hope you can get a job working full-time on this! That would be amazing!
Look at the views, he can easily live off of YT alone.
I bought mine because of Smash Melee.
*A year before the Wii launched.
I only got a Wii because it plays GC while allowing me to access a bit more. Lol
7 is the best mario part, just saying 😂
Fun Fact: Donkey Konga is rated E but includes the song “Impression That I Get” by Mighty Mighty Bosstones, which is a song about AIDS. Also Donkey Konga 2 is rated T and includes songs from Hoobastank, Incubus, Trapt and more. The Donkey Konga 2 song list is a damn fever dream compared to the first.
The Cube has the most expensive games (an artificial inflation) on the market nowadays because it’s massively popular. It’s an awesome system.
7 is the best one
Battalion Wars is different because it was not concepted and developed in the West - it’s by Kuju London, not Intelligent Systems mentioned in the video, who do have a long standing relationship with NOJ they are basically a sister company at this point, they make a lot of the development and debugger kits etc.
Nice GameCube segment!
The library that Gamecube had gave my friends and I many found childhood memories, and we mained PC
5:26 ok but if I had this game as a kid, it would have been a chance to get my 3 older brothers to join in on a game with me. Last one we had played together before that was super circuit shared from one GBA (but the Wii helped the whole family connect)
My friend had the collectors edition disk and it was how I played Majora's mask for the first time.
I wish had chibi robo as a kid so much more, I feel like my kid self would have absolutely adored it. If I could tell my childhood self something, it'd be a small list of games.
I SPENT YEARS ON THAT TRIFORCE QUEST (on and off ofc) AND I STILL HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO BEAT WIND WAKER, THE FRUSTRATION
Watching this makes me feel like my GameCube library is lacking, even though I got plenty of what's been mentioned.
5:37 sounds like the amiibo gimick
22:52 but like, that’s even more buttons than Mario kart 😅
i remember having lots of fun breaking controllers playing n64 mario party...
you had to spin the stick quite fast...
gamecube mini games on the other hand seems quite casual/easy, but i havent played much
Loved the cube, wind waker Metroid twin snakes fzero smash Time Splitters. Had a ton of fun. Did bought a ps2 slim for cheap just before ps3 to play kingdom hearts and ffx.
I like that Scott actually likes sunshine even though I agree with the flaws it’s still an amazing game and the one I grew up with
There's usually something charming about its jank. *Usually.*
@@Chaos89P besides the poison river and pachinko. Funny story about pachinko on 3D all stars I got all the coins and I was at the top right green and managed to slide out so fast I fell out the back into the void which I didn’t even know was possible
@@Thebigwisebird Those were the exceptions. I somehow forgot about the pachinko level. I had saved a video on my Switch of Shadow Mario somehow clipping me into the infinite void in Noki Bay. I wouldn't have done so, if Mario didn't say "The horror."
@@Chaos89P i forget about pachinko all the time and it was the bottom left purple not the top right green that’s my bad I also have a video of pinna park where a homing bullet just spun in a circle in on place before just blowing up while I walked away from it
The Pachinko & Poison River are the not the only obnoxious missions you know. There's the Blooper Surfing, the Sand Bird, Red Coin Coral Reef, the Ferris Wheel, the entire hotel missions in Sirena Beach, the entirety of Noki Bay, Chuckster one, goodies Inferno mission in Pianta Village & the secret ones without Fludd that are ridiculously frustrating to finish. They may not be impossible to beat. But they were very exhausting & annoying to deal with. I died alot in this game and it's not because of my skill issue. That's just how it is. The physics & collision around the platforming felt off at times that you'll be slipping or fall off on purpose; which is another thing why the secret levels without Fludd are so annoying to do.
Glad to see custom robo made the list. Love the series, shame we haven’t seen many US releases.
I remember buying Metroid prime 2 echoes as a kid, the disk got scratched up so fast that I only played like the first 30 mins of the game before it stopped working lol.
In europe the collectors edition was bundled with the DOuble dash GC as well means you've gotten 2 great titles to your GC
I love how Half to scott is closer to a quarter than a half
Prime 2 in the EU had 60Hz display as a requirement. For ref, mains power in Europe runs at 50Hz unlike the US, so having a TV that would do 60Hz refresh rate was relatively unusual.
I love that game but it certainly had an afterthought vibe.
I put a Gamecube logo sticker on my small form factor PC and think of it as an "adult Gamecube"
Windeaker is my favorite Zelda game
I'm just suprised someone actually brought up Geist in the modern day, even if it was for 10 seconds
This and Luigi’s mansion were literally the first games I picked up around 4 -5 and it took a year to beat them without TH-cam
To me these are absolutely some of the coolest most original Mario games
I’m talking about sunshine
Scott, they gave that Madden a 9.5 bc it's one of the best sports games ever made. 😁
Kirby Air Ride doesn't get enough love
There are so many amazing games on the Nintendo GameCube. No matter what genre your into the Nintendo GameCube covered them all. Cool video. ^_^
can we get a sequal to pokemon XD called pokemon xdd and make the xdd rat one of the starters
StarFox Adventure I’ll never forget the time I wasted on you
Metroid and Halo being compared to each other even back in the day I was like "well one is an adventure game and the other is a friend game." I always hated the comparisons.
If only they made a Starfox Wings collaboration. Also since Frasier came back, Wings should too!