How Nintendo Killed the GameCube

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  • @panicatthedisconnect
    @panicatthedisconnect 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3719

    Meowth has influenced me more than anything in my childhood. He showed me that with practice anybody could do anything. A pokemon could speak English and all he had to do was practice. Not find some unrealistic relic that doesn't exist, just practice and struggle. Being a self taught well developer is something like meowth learning to speak.

    • @diecarro79
      @diecarro79 4 ปีที่แล้ว +127

      @@Ceruleancast My Master's Thesis was shorter and had far less thought put into it.

    • @Ceruleancast
      @Ceruleancast 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@diecarro79 priorities

    • @mtheg7220
      @mtheg7220 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I never looked at it that way, thank you

    • @PACKERMAN2077
      @PACKERMAN2077 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      The fact that he accomplished so much in the name of a Love That never reciprocated was also inspirational...

    • @Simon-xi7lb
      @Simon-xi7lb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@Ceruleancast what the _fuck_

  • @milliondollarmistake
    @milliondollarmistake 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2988

    "At the time Nintendo didn't care about online"
    They still don't :(

    • @Justagamerhere1
      @Justagamerhere1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +182

      Hey the one unpaid intern whp wrote netcode for Smash Bros online is doing their best!
      Anyways, i would like to know what Nintendo's challenges with online latency actually are. I think it has to do with the cheap wifi hardware they keep using.

    • @GorFrag
      @GorFrag 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      Its shocking at how clueless Nintendo still is at the outside world. At least they have one of the best ways to voice chat with other gamers on line, Discord.

    • @NiekNooijens
      @NiekNooijens 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      Nintendo targets loners like me who hate online stuff and play Japanese arcade games instead....

    • @LegionMizzy1
      @LegionMizzy1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@GorFrag Wait, is Discord available on the Switch?

    • @GorFrag
      @GorFrag 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @@LegionMizzy1 not that i know of. but people are useing that one their phones instead of Nintendo's stupidly bad talk system.

  • @chrisalan5610
    @chrisalan5610 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2288

    I used to leave my gamecube on the floor, so sometimes I'd accidentally kick it. I never did any damage to that adamantine box but it made my foot bleed a couple times. R.I.P., the only console that could beat me in fight, you were too good for this world

    • @reloup8969
      @reloup8969 4 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      It literally rained on my GameCube and it's still working, the thing's indestructible

    • @doodoobuttah
      @doodoobuttah 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      @@reloup8969 my gamecube fell down the steps and still worked perfectly... And it got swung and slammed like a damn ball and chain (I know it sounds wild) by one of my family members during an argument. It wouldn't turn on afterwards so we ended up selling the games we had. Then a few months later out of curiosity me and my brother plugged it in again and it turned on completely fine lol. It's really indestructible. Totally regret selling all of those games so quickly though, feels like a big part of my childhood I can't revisit lol

    • @iiiivvvv9986
      @iiiivvvv9986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@doodoobuttah same as my ds. The battery seemed broken so I stopped playing, five years later I turned it on again and lo and behold it worked like a charm

    • @dstinnettmusic
      @dstinnettmusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The G4 show X-Play did a test of the then current consoles, XBox, PS2 and GameCube to see which was most durable.
      GameCube won by a long shot

    • @Amandth89
      @Amandth89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Stellvia Hoenheim It really is indestructible. Tie it to a chain on the back of your car and i bet it'd still work. My ex smashed it on the ground several times. No issues. Great system.

  • @phinnyouchoobs
    @phinnyouchoobs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +638

    It's nice to see someone else who feels betrayed that well probably never get a Meowth-inspired rhythm game.

    • @OrdinaryThings
      @OrdinaryThings  4 ปีที่แล้ว +135

      Really, the lack of meowth-orientated content is Nintendo’s greatest failing

    • @mook6343
      @mook6343 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The Meowth rock n roll part is in Pokemon Channel

    • @HoundXXII
      @HoundXXII 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Meowth but dressed as parapa the rappa

    • @nothappeningmate9402
      @nothappeningmate9402 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We need a switch release

    • @MitsubishiGTO
      @MitsubishiGTO 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@OrdinaryThings
      You like meowth and meowth, don’t you?

  • @manuelsalgadopalacios6729
    @manuelsalgadopalacios6729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +370

    The N64 belonged to my sister, so the GameCube was my first console, and my mom worked so hard to give me one and it introduced me to the gaming world, I still have an unconditional love to my old console.

    • @raul0ca
      @raul0ca 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      What about unconditional love for your mom?

    • @KaladinVegapunk
      @KaladinVegapunk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Honestly i loved my N64 and PS1, then went the Dreamcast route so i only played gamecube at my friend's house, then got PS2 and never looked back..but then years later we'd drink and have Melee tournaments with our friends and band mates through high school and college, and i eventually played all the RE makes on an emulator
      It's definitely a beloved console, just didn't have a huge library, especially not compared to PS2 which has like 100 of the greatest games of all time

    • @Tential1
      @Tential1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KaladinVegapunk If you're a hardcore gamer, sure. But for people who don't get through many games, the gc library is amazing. And it has a lot of multi-player gems. So ps2 would be fun if I was an only child, but with siblings close to my age, GameCube just got played all the time. Ps2 was too much of a single player experience. That's why I always spent most my time on Nintendo consoles. Multi-player, until we got internet based gaming being mainstream, and then Xbox because better infrastructure.

    • @phrolaye8161
      @phrolaye8161 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly same experience

    • @himwhoisnottobenamed5427
      @himwhoisnottobenamed5427 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@raul0caWho? Oh. Yeah, sure. Her too I game.

  • @hammerspaceworkshop4745
    @hammerspaceworkshop4745 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    You forgot to mention the DVD playing capability of the PS2. That was a HUGE selling point back when DVD players were still quite expensive. With the PS2 you got a gaming console AND a DVD player in the same machine. Half the price for twice the home entertainment options.

  • @Dr.W1zard
    @Dr.W1zard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +625

    "A certain moustachioed pipe-pounder was missing" - Yeah I was also really disappointed that not a single title for the gamecube featured Ron Jeremy

    • @unstoppableExodia
      @unstoppableExodia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Agreed. When the GameCube launched I was really looking forward to seeing Ron Jeremy work Peach’s pipes over

    • @ScreentimeNOR
      @ScreentimeNOR 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ah, I see you're a man of culture

    • @D3w10n
      @D3w10n 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Ron Jeremy is exactly how I imagined Mario would look in real life.

    • @OneStarRating
      @OneStarRating 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@D3w10n You misspelled Captain Lou Albano.

    • @richardg5301
      @richardg5301 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@D3w10n He did play him in Super Hornio Brothers, so there's that.

  • @OneTopic
    @OneTopic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2171

    It’s interesting to watch a video on an under appreciated console by an under appreciated content creator. A very fun watch.

    • @BossManSays
      @BossManSays 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's a paradox

    • @ashleycorp349
      @ashleycorp349 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@BossManSays I don't think you know what paradox means

    • @ashleycorp349
      @ashleycorp349 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@braye00 still not a paradox

    • @soskeponyo7206
      @soskeponyo7206 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      makes me happy cuz gamecube fr holds a special place in my life

    • @doomsneakers1877
      @doomsneakers1877 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'm gonna go out on a limb here though... I don't think 100k+ subscribers is under appreciated lol. I mean yes mad respect for the awesome video but damn if I could even have 10-20k subs I'd feel appreciated... 100k! Geez but I mean you're getting to 300 so your standards of course are different

  • @SomePurpleSkittles
    @SomePurpleSkittles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +295

    "GameCube controller was a work of art"
    *proceeds to show 3rd party monstrosity

    • @artfulstrafer3436
      @artfulstrafer3436 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      talks about N64 seeming old fashioned in connection with the controller. Which was actually groundbreaking and kickstarted the entire stick revolution. As if the PS pad, wasn't just a SNES controller with an extra button.

    • @420malbania4
      @420malbania4 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@artfulstrafer3436 Do you know what the Dualshock is?
      It came out for the PS1 with 2 parallel analog sticks.

    • @artfulstrafer3436
      @artfulstrafer3436 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@420malbania4
      Sure. It came out long after the N64 began the entire stick revolution. It was a direct response to the N64 making the PlayStation seem outdated. Especially in the approach to 3D games.
      Sony's early design ethos was just:
      NINTENDO+
      PS1 controller is SNES controller + two extra buttons.
      SONY dual-shock is N64 + an extra analogue-stick.
      The first original game to feature vibration feedback was STARFOX 64. Which plugged a rumble pak, into the N64's original controller slot for memory cards.
      The first game with the origins of modern FPS controls is N64's Turok: Dinosaur Hunter. Which features the now discarded *look-spring method of analogue controller FPS. As default.
      In the middle of 1996, Goldeneye soon featured controller FPS without the lookspring. Even with its bumbling "legacy" options, a proper modern look arrangement was available.
      In fact Goldeneye even features the mode where you could play with two N64 controllers, for true Dual "stick" input. And with a rumble pak in one or each, it makes Goldeneye the first true modern dual-shock FPS control.
      Sony wouldn't release the dual-shock controller until the end of that same year. 2 years after the release of the PlayStation. And over a year after the N64.

    • @filetofish7688
      @filetofish7688 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@artfulstrafer3436 I’m pretty sure the Sega Saturn 3D controller was the first one with an analog stick

    • @artfulstrafer3436
      @artfulstrafer3436 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@filetofish7688 neither in creation nor release.
      The N64 was delayed a while, during which time Sega had time to prep a counter to the since revealed N64 controller.
      Even with the N64's delay, the N64 stick preceded the Saturn stick by a third of a year. Which had the pack in title of NIGHTS INTO DREAMS to work with it.
      And it was the N64 step that prompted its happening.
      Anyone trying to deny the definitive importance and influence of the N64 controller is exercising a grudge.

  • @DeviousWizard
    @DeviousWizard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    The script and execution of it, are both so fantastic. The delivery of ouns and jokes makes me genuinely laugh out loud, while I also learn stuff. Great content man

  • @rezwarrior615
    @rezwarrior615 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1233

    The amount of parents who decided not to buy the game cube because it didnt have DVD capabilities

    • @diegofrgc
      @diegofrgc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +125

      The amount of gamers not buying it due to lack of games and online capabilities. Coming from a hardcore N64 fanboy.

    • @MrAsuka1706
      @MrAsuka1706 3 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      Yep, PS2 was a great deal simply as a DVD player, just like PS3 was a great bluray player.

    • @chainingten3819
      @chainingten3819 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @TSnintendogamer true, but had far less competition. The GC faced against the greatest selling console of all time, as well as Microsoft's online innovative Xbox. Back when the n64's competition was just the Panasonic 3do, atari jaguar, and sega Saturn, Nintendo could afford to mess up and stay different(cartridges, 80$ games etc. ) 6th gen showed them they needed to change

    • @gordonpittman5593
      @gordonpittman5593 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Why do people keep talking like online gaming was a big deal back then? Lol

    • @gordonpittman5593
      @gordonpittman5593 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @TSnintendogamer The Dreamcast failed bro. Xbox was the one that made it popular.
      I didn't even know anyone that played online back then. 360/Ps3 era is where online actually was big.

  • @MitchellWiggs
    @MitchellWiggs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +791

    5:10 “Luigi’s Mansion, where you ran around a dilapidated building sucking off ghosts” lol sounds like when I’d spend summers at my uncles house growing up

    • @Glitter_H_Hoof
      @Glitter_H_Hoof 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Yum.

    • @strykah92
      @strykah92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Hol up

    • @marsh346
      @marsh346 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      every day we stray further from god

    • @k1llmoore580
      @k1llmoore580 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wait WHAT!?

    • @OVXX666
      @OVXX666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      :( this actually made me sad lol please stop

  • @james2529
    @james2529 4 ปีที่แล้ว +365

    The blue man was actually James Cameron. That day a fetish was born in his loins that would only be satisfied with the release of the stunningly average 'Avatar', or, as Cameron insisted on calling it: 'My Personal Wank Bank'.

  • @vetar3372
    @vetar3372 3 ปีที่แล้ว +353

    Can everyone please take a moment to appreciate how he actually filled the serial port with cereal?

    • @alexandernyberg8668
      @alexandernyberg8668 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      I feel like the fact that he filled the high speed port with speed is slightly more important

    • @thejason755
      @thejason755 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@alexandernyberg8668 it certainly raises further questions.

    • @joshuapatrick682
      @joshuapatrick682 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      But beans in the disk area?! What the fuck are beans even? Must be a cultural thing because I’ve never heard of them.

    • @urbanprojectz
      @urbanprojectz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@joshuapatrick682 you’ve never heard of beans, they are in every single cuisine. It’s like saying you have never heard of rice nor pasta.

    • @soap6939
      @soap6939 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@urbanprojectz wtf is pasta

  • @gunbladelad7772
    @gunbladelad7772 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Meowth's Party actually DID see release - as the CGI section of the anime feature in Pokemon Channel

    • @marcelldavis4809
      @marcelldavis4809 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I saw your profile pic and my mind read "GDI section"

    • @gunbladelad7772
      @gunbladelad7772 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@marcelldavis4809 From God, to Kane, to me - I am his right hand... :D

  • @Skippy19812
    @Skippy19812 4 ปีที่แล้ว +549

    Cartridges weren't unreliable. In fact they were far more reliable than the scratch prone CDs of the era. The reason they sucked was because they were expensive, difficult to produce/code for and couldn't store nearly as much data as CDs.
    CDs were superior in all ways *except* reliability, although the main reason Nintendo chose cartridges over CDs was because it made piracy more difficult.
    Also, Perfect Dark is superior to Goldeneye. Come at me.

    • @ozzyp97
      @ozzyp97 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      This. Cartridges had plenty of drawbacks, but reliability certainly isn't one of them. They were also way faster than CDs, leading to practically non-existent loading times.

    • @jacobskarda
      @jacobskarda 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Man, even all the way back in 1990s, nintendo were copyright nazis

    • @redcomn
      @redcomn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Spot on. I wanna dive into game cube but the expensive price of it really held it back then.

    • @blakestone75
      @blakestone75 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@jacobskarda I mean, it's Nintendo. All they have to survive is their IP. No other gaming company has as iconic of characters as Mario or Zelda games.
      Also yes. Perfect Dark is a "perfection " of Golden Eye. It is therefore better.

    • @dracvich
      @dracvich 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      damn i guess nintendo's war against piracy is still as strong (and sometimes annoying) as ever
      also related to Perfect Dark, now IT'S BACK BABY WOOOOO

  • @nicholaslogan6840
    @nicholaslogan6840 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    that handle was extremely useful for me, I brought my gamecube with me between my mom's and my dad's house like eight times a month

  • @Dogman_35
    @Dogman_35 4 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    The GameCube had one of their strongest line-ups of games ever. It was the golden age of Metroid. It was the second most powerful console of a generation that had _four_ major consoles. It had one of the best controller designs to date. And... they still managed to fuck it up.
    The GameCube is just a sad situation.

    • @snc237
      @snc237 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Why they didn’t include a shoulder button on the left side of the controller and only on the right was beyond me and made some games much more complicated then the other systems.
      It’s also a shame they decided not to use DVDs as that what really hindered the GameCube

    • @Dogman_35
      @Dogman_35 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@snc237 Also missing the select button that they literally invented, so rip.

    • @coolcool5181
      @coolcool5181 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      It was also sadly the last time they did any Gameboy player type stuff. I would have gladly bought a Wii U if it would have let me play my 3ds games on the TV.

    • @cashnelson2306
      @cashnelson2306 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      prime is a great series but in no way is it the golden age of metroid lol

    • @Dogman_35
      @Dogman_35 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@cashnelson2306 It was the golden age of Metroid because we got _four_ games in one generation, and they were all more or less the best selling games in the series.

  • @Oceloteater
    @Oceloteater 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    RE1 Remake and RE Zero were actually amazing for the GameCube, some of my best memories! They're definitely worth a mention

    • @derpstick5467
      @derpstick5467 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just like with RE4, he probably didn’t play them so he doesn’t care to mention them. lol kinda insulting to RE4 to be that dismissive of it but idk what games he’s into so maybe survival horror isn’t his thing.

    • @Victorcolongarcia
      @Victorcolongarcia 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Zero is bad. Remake is the best in my opinion. The only reason left to own a gamecube 😅

  • @PlaskiJakDeska
    @PlaskiJakDeska 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Still extremely mad that Eternal Darkness was never released on any other systems. Such a great and overlooked game.

  • @Smilephile
    @Smilephile 4 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    I dont know how I feel about reffering to Mario as a "pipe-pounder"

    • @glacierwolf2155
      @glacierwolf2155 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It feels so wrong...but at the same time...it feels so right.

    • @haruhisuzumiya6650
      @haruhisuzumiya6650 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      insert plumbing sex joke like CDI plumbers dont wear ties

    • @unstoppableExodia
      @unstoppableExodia 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh I’m sure peach can confirm he was pounding pipe like his life depended on it.

    • @strange4107
      @strange4107 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@unstoppableExodia seeing how canonically peach is a malicious Demi-god who gets captured on purchase who gets captured on purpose because she likes seeing Mario kick bowsers butt, I believe it.

    • @unstoppableExodia
      @unstoppableExodia 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@strange4107 yeah she freaky like that

  • @ScruFaceJeanOfficial
    @ScruFaceJeanOfficial 4 ปีที่แล้ว +360

    Was that trap Lore Ross?

    • @spamandeggs6529
      @spamandeggs6529 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I was thinking the same thing 😂

    • @alecgibb2708
      @alecgibb2708 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I think so, I've seen him wear that shirt before

    • @mainlinemitch
      @mainlinemitch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      YES at 7:12 very rare

    • @MrWashesp
      @MrWashesp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow I didn't even catch that lmao

    • @slyonerz
      @slyonerz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah he get he's rollie on

  • @prico3358
    @prico3358 4 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    I loved the GameCube .. it was my entire childhood. And teen. I loved it.

    • @gabrieleugeniomenegazzo9243
      @gabrieleugeniomenegazzo9243 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh yeah that mechanic of data. It was simply perfect to play some games that work with it like animal crossing

    • @prico3358
      @prico3358 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @StoneBoiii420 no, im proud of the countless memories of playing and laughing with my siblings and cousins. Proud of countless sleepovers with friends from school. Proud of the countless times my parents placed the top game on my Christmas list under the tree, knowing that I would be surprised and spend a happy Christmas that day. Proud of being a kid and everything that surrounds it.
      You didn't stare at a screen in those days like today. It's not the same as kids with a tablet all day. It was different. Video games in that era were a very social activity, games were designed to spend time together with family and friends.
      There was no grinding, level up mega evolution BS. There was no numb pointless clickity angry birds bs.
      There was a lot of jumping, laughter, fighting screaming, happy quality time.
      Now this is the part were you feel stupid for being a comment troll.

    • @prico3358
      @prico3358 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @StoneBoiii420 are you proud to spend the most important years of your life, alone laughing by your self because you left trolly comment.
      At least for me it was in my childhood. And playing with a GameCube as a kid still was more active and had more life to it than your dumb ass right now responding to my comment.
      Think about it.

    • @nickh7777
      @nickh7777 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@prico3358 I grew up with Atari as my first console in the 80s, and through the years ive come to see that, although different than tablets and TH-cam based stuff, it's all really the same thing, just getting better imo. Getting better how? These technologies are all getting better at making the wildest fantasies come true, and making reality fade away. Virtual reality will take over, like in the movie Ready Player one, and than if the world makes it far enough, where we walk, talk and eat on the streets will make it an absolute NECESSITY to live with on our heads, and will totally blind us. They are taking what makes rich people's lives the best (convenience), and making it seem like we have something, when really we dont have squat. Seriously I can see the Matrix becoming a real thing. I mean millions of homeless people and impoverished had smartphones when they came out, b4 I did! Wth? And it was acceptable!? No freaking way. Huh? What rich people have that we dont is the ability to purchase life longevity and safety (while it lasts). We're being weeded out, whether on accident or on purpose.

  • @Meekmillan
    @Meekmillan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    7:08 Trap Lore Ross has successfully infiltrated another culture and niche market

    • @el_lanread7490
      @el_lanread7490 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah i was like wtf is that tlr what a crossover

  • @teratoma.
    @teratoma. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    14:28 dude I very rarely get shocked out of nowhere by a video, but this moment literally woke me up from my half asleep state LMAO

  • @alexmott507
    @alexmott507 4 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    Honestly it's the same thing that killed the N64. They used proprietary media (which held far less data) for the games instead of standard discs because they were TERRIFIED of piracy. That's why the N64 got blown out of the water and lost franchises like Final Fantasy, and it is so hard to understand why they didn't learn their lesson with the GameCube.
    Great video as usual!

    • @soapghostroach
      @soapghostroach 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      "we are scared to lose money by being pirated" -proceeds to lose money like a boss (twice)

    • @Hewhowantstoknow
      @Hewhowantstoknow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Wait I thought the N64 using cartridges was because of Nintendo holding stakes in a company that supplied the materials to make cartridges, or is that one of those rumors that got debunked?

    • @FergusML
      @FergusML 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      But wait there is more! Nintendo is taking down sites with old ROMs BUT they haven't come up with an idea to sell the ROMs themselves. This is so stupid. Nintendo is so scared of Piracy but not scared of shooting themselves in the leg, dick and head.

    • @user-qp5yu1zq1m
      @user-qp5yu1zq1m 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@FergusML Nah they can sell it. They just need to find a way to sell it at full price.

    • @MontySlython
      @MontySlython 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@user-qp5yu1zq1m forreal though

  • @caatko1388
    @caatko1388 4 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    "Pipe pounder", I'm putting that on my tinder profile

    • @solomonpale
      @solomonpale 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I'm putting "three inch wonder" on mine.

    • @UnsafeForAdults
      @UnsafeForAdults 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      *grindr

    • @DMTInfinity
      @DMTInfinity 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *#lolz*

    • @vwertix1662
      @vwertix1662 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@UnsafeForAdults owo

  • @HotDogSlayer
    @HotDogSlayer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Kirby Air Ride and Mario Kart: Double Dash were at least 50% of my home life growing up. The Gamecube was and still is my favorite console.

    • @paulymolly9380
      @paulymolly9380 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yooo i was trying to remember what that kirby game was thank you

    • @Te3time
      @Te3time 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mario Kart double dash is the most superior Mario Kart

    • @mkdons22
      @mkdons22 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I still play Mario kart double dash now, absolute classic

    • @youngmaraschino
      @youngmaraschino 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sameeeeeee Kirby goes too hard

  • @coastaku1954
    @coastaku1954 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The Gamecube will always have a soft place in my heart, I got mine in 2006 after playing the Simpson's Hit and Run at a babysitter's house, this is also the same place where I played Grand Theft Auto III at age 5 that same year but that's besides the point. When I got home after being completely obsessed with the cute graphics, fun controller and gameplay of GTA meets Homer Simpson, I pleaded to my mother to get me one, and after a trip to an EB Games, she came back with a new GameCube console, controller, some games including Donkey Kong Jungle beat and it's Bongos, MarioParty 4, 5, 6, 7, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Old Door, Sonic Mega Collection (The game that made me into a Sonic Fan along with Sonic The Hedgehog Genesis on the GBA), and The Simpson's Hit and Run... I was so happy. I since got other games for it like Sonic Adventure DX, Crazy Taxi, and Mario Kart Double Dash. We got our Wii in 2007 and the party continued, just add in Wii sports.

  • @conorodonnell7212
    @conorodonnell7212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Slight correction: the adaptor that let you use a physical GBA as a secondary controller/screen plugged into a controller port. The high speed port at the bottom was for a different addon that let you play GBA games on your TV through the Gamecube.

  • @MrIrrelevantComments
    @MrIrrelevantComments 4 ปีที่แล้ว +275

    “And the less good perfect dark” it’s ok to be OBJECTIVELY WRONG. I won’t judge

    • @ethanreaper
      @ethanreaper 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      My body's fight or also fight response was activated when he said that.

    • @uhnnguhng9216
      @uhnnguhng9216 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      yeah its multiplayer is way better

    • @sjoep92
      @sjoep92 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thank you for your comment. Perfect Dark had a lot of innovation for first person shooter games.

    • @Gureiseion
      @Gureiseion 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I recognize that it was less popular, but as someone who spent half a summer with a friend and the game, it was vastly superior... to me.

    • @ty1298
      @ty1298 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maybe it had better multiplayer but I was usually playing alone. I think Goldeneye wins for its mission design.

  • @irishjet2687
    @irishjet2687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    TIL Tobias Funke, renowned analrapist, won a GameCube when he blue himself in front of an audience.

    • @A.Green55
      @A.Green55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      What a rare arrested development reference👌🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

    • @SwedePotato314
      @SwedePotato314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Top tier

    • @ellieboi
      @ellieboi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      it's 3:46 am and I'm crying

    • @eduardosaavedra5220
      @eduardosaavedra5220 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SwedePotato314

    • @darkslayer1161
      @darkslayer1161 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      "I'm gonna pull off what most people would call, a pro gamer move"

  • @Twinrehz
    @Twinrehz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    "The way the announcer guy said 'Game!'"
    I fondly remember how *ROY* and *MARTH* were announced when you selected them in character select 😁

    • @TomDeWeerdt1
      @TomDeWeerdt1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/0AyN5_LBwnw/w-d-xo.html

    • @Twinrehz
      @Twinrehz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TomDeWeerdt1 Ahahahah!

    • @viscountrainbows6452
      @viscountrainbows6452 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *"Royeee"*
      "marth"

    • @chromso
      @chromso 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i used to be obsessed with how the announcer said "fox" because it sounded like the funny haha swear word

    • @viscountrainbows6452
      @viscountrainbows6452 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ICE CLIMBERRRRS!!!!
      Ness!
      FALco...
      Lo0oeegee!
      JiGgLyPUFF

  • @MadamFoogie
    @MadamFoogie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I got a used GameCube about ten years ago just so I could play Eternal Darkness.
    Now I'm the girl who brings the console to parties, along with a mini Sansui CRT, so we can play Smash.

  • @chrisgenovese8188
    @chrisgenovese8188 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I bought a GameCube twice, but when it was older. Both times, I bought it for Super Monkey Ball...and only to play the target game. Man, I love that game.

  • @Dingudongo
    @Dingudongo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Playing animal crossing on GameCube was an important part of my childhood

    • @BadMarriageKawagoe
      @BadMarriageKawagoe ปีที่แล้ว

      Playing Animal crossing on GameCube was an important part of my 2020 lockdown

  • @Snipereye64
    @Snipereye64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +230

    "pound" is actually jiggly puffs side special move, what you were referring to was actually kirby's down special, called "rock." and Meowth IS in melee, he just is a pokeball item! Get me a stick of deodorant

    • @MontySlython
      @MontySlython 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Lmao, you both need it and deserve it

    • @Isaax
      @Isaax 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You don't need to apologize for being passionate about something and showing it

    • @Snipereye64
      @Snipereye64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Isaax I’m playing mother 3 for the first time! Just finished my second run of earthbound yesterday :) Main ness in smash

    • @Isaax
      @Isaax 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Snipereye64 MY MAN!

    • @Jdudec367
      @Jdudec367 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Snipereye64 I've been playing it off and on for months! It's such a amazing game really and probably my favorite nintendo rpg.

  • @orenalbertmeisel3127
    @orenalbertmeisel3127 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    3:05 A big reason why Playstation sold as much as it in Japan did were due to it being a cheaper alternative to DVD players. So not only were gamers interested in it, but also non-gamers.
    Or maybe this only relevant for PS2 sales?

    • @calebmarshall5739
      @calebmarshall5739 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ps2 was DVD ps1 was cd

    • @marcellachine5718
      @marcellachine5718 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      When the ps1 was released in late 1994. It would be a full 2 years until dvd became a consumer product. With its 1000 dollar players and 100 dollar movies. Most would not have a DVD player until the launch of the ps2 in 2000. This is what helped sell the ps2.

    • @awittyusernamepleaselaugh7481
      @awittyusernamepleaselaugh7481 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The DVD function was a massive seller in the west too

    • @Xxsnipedawg72xX
      @Xxsnipedawg72xX 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Snes was blueray

  • @sebastianahrens2385
    @sebastianahrens2385 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I had a GameCube back then, my buddy had one as well. We played Melee for days, and it was glorious. I had some of the best game experiences ever on that console. Metroid Prime and F-Zero GX are, and will forever be, some of the greatest games ever made.
    In fact, more than ten years later I decided to finally finish the story mode in GX (never got past the fourth chapter on normal difficulty as a kid) and played it on an emulator. It felt just as great, maybe even better. Once you finish the story mode on very hard, you'll have memories of victory that stick with you for a long time.
    Thanks, Gamecube. We had an awesome time.

  • @NewGuy2534
    @NewGuy2534 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This was the first console my brother and I had, and it was ingenious on my parents part. We got it for Christmas, but didn’t get it until after we got back from celebrating with family throughout the day, so when we got back we found it and some games wrapped under the tree… in newspaper. Very classy, Dad.

  • @OrdinaryThings
    @OrdinaryThings  4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Thanks for watching. Comment with your favourite GameCube Games so we can all get nostalgic. Also follow me on twitter: twitter.com/ordinarytings

    • @alexmott507
      @alexmott507 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Anybody else play Ōdama? Pinball with a feudal Japanese RTS and voice commands??

    • @russetwolf13
      @russetwolf13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Resident Evil 4,Twin Snakes, Twilight Princess and maybe Wind Waker (god the sailing got boring)... Also HOW DARE YOU CALL PERFECT DARK LESS GOOD! DO A VIDEO ON THAT SHIT GOLDENEYE IS OBJECTIVE TRASH NEXT TO PERFECT DARK!

    • @Mahanaus
      @Mahanaus 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Loved me some Double Dash.

    • @ChuckChuckles86
      @ChuckChuckles86 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@russetwolf13 Gotta agree with you there, I spent many, MANY hours playing Perfect Dark with my sister, throwing ALL the N-bombs/grenades, annoying the shit out of her. Best game ever.

    • @Jackroachv
      @Jackroachv 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did anyone else play Gheist

  • @Ailurophile1984
    @Ailurophile1984 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I have to wonder what a difference just the simple strategy of advertising the silver (what they called “platinum”) console as the default color instead of the indigo one (which people thought was purple) would have made. The silver console simply looked so much more futuristic and “general appeal” to me than the purple one.
    Also, how did this video COMPLETELY neglect to mention REmake, RE0 and Killer 7 as prime examples of “adult” games.....???

    • @Te3time
      @Te3time 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have the silver one and I think the blue one looks better

  • @collin1240
    @collin1240 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    I'm pleased you talked about Eternal Darkness. That's one of the few games I've owned that I played to death; going through all three color options, and the fourth that opens up after you complete the main three. I admit I fell for the crashing screen the first time it happened. I wish Silicon Knights hadn't imploded so that there could have been a reboot/remake/remaster at some point on a newer system. Ah well.

    • @chrisbutler1668
      @chrisbutler1668 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That "crashing screen" was a complete ripoff of Metal Gear Solid 2, which was released nearly a half-year before that, when a character in the game literally told you that "You've been playing for a long time. Don't you have anything better to do with your time?" It's so blatant I can't believe no one got sued over it.
      They even pulled the same trick on Metal Gear Solid for the original Playstation...3 years earlier...Eternal Darkness, have you no shame ripping off Hideo Kojima?

    • @elseabe6561
      @elseabe6561 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great game

  • @PokeBallerLuke
    @PokeBallerLuke 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I absolutely love the new long & serious format of videos but some smaller more simple ones here and there, like this one, would still be awesome to see

  • @Random-Draw-Time
    @Random-Draw-Time 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    excuse me I'm here to correct something apparently that Tech demo called "Meowth's Dance party" didn't actually go away it became a feature in later a game on the GameCube called "Pokemon Channel"
    You don't get to control meowth but at the end of the game's story you unlock a plot point where Meowth has opened a giant dance party for Pokemon and you get to watch it on your Pokemon TV and every time you do they have some different variations.

  • @kaininc
    @kaininc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    When I think about the gamecube I have memories of me playing with my family or friends, always having a good time. When I think about the ps2 and ps3 I have memories of playing in a room alone.

  • @CBass-mn5dy
    @CBass-mn5dy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    "I...I filled the disc drive with beans" lololol.... subscribed!

  • @goon_369
    @goon_369 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    All your videos are so well written and preformed. When its not funny its informative and most of the time its both. Im subbing.

  • @kylepickus5712
    @kylepickus5712 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My issue with the small GameCube disks were how fragile they were. Since it’s so crammed with data, one tiny scratch ruins the whole game.

    • @quietman208
      @quietman208 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Fr tho. It made the system kinda unplayable for me because so many of my games just stopped working.

  • @riciunderwood4835
    @riciunderwood4835 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Regardless of the Dreamcast's commercial failure, it still was the greatest, and most innovative console of it's era.
    To this day, homebrew games are being developed for it.
    Sega had the bollocks, Nintendo wish it had.
    Sega still dominates the arcades.

  • @retrogamerockstar4334
    @retrogamerockstar4334 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Rogue leader was huge . I was working at electronics boutique when it launched . It was easily the best launch title available on the gc.

    • @piercegalactic
      @piercegalactic 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It was huge, plus it had the classic vector line original Star Wars disc with it

  • @joeytansey8466
    @joeytansey8466 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I still remember when I walked into best buy looking for gamecube games, asked the guy where they where, and he said "next gen has kind of killed it, we don't carry them anymore" behind a large array of PS2 games still carried and I knew god was dead

    • @Heli-draws
      @Heli-draws 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's too bad,the Gamecube had some really good games despite the fact that it wasn't successful
      And I'm saying that as someone who never owned one

    • @krombopulos_michael
      @krombopulos_michael 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah I remember as a kid when Gamecube games started disappearing from shelves too. There was literally one game shop in the middle of the city that still stocked them and on the few times I year my parents went in there it felt like a pilgrimage to Mecca to be able to visit it.

  • @andrewthole4585
    @andrewthole4585 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The frequency of uploads is making me happier with every new video

  • @kr0pp
    @kr0pp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I had one back in the day. I actually only bought it because it was cheap, but the 12 year old me came to love games like Metroid Prime, Eternal Darkness, Super Smash Bros, Die Hard Vendetta and even that jetski game. Those were fun times and I do miss that old thing. Too bad Nintendo couldn't capitalize on the strengths of Gamecube.

  • @Cosmic-Turtle
    @Cosmic-Turtle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The thing that sets your videos apart from other channels is how your head is always tilted to the side.
    It offers something different to the table from other channels that talk about video games.
    Keep it up!

  • @jjmitchell7094
    @jjmitchell7094 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Monkey ball will forever hold a special place in my memory, right up there with minecraft

  • @secretjazz93
    @secretjazz93 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    quick question I'm always asking myself when watching these gaming videos:
    Is your bean-filled gamecube still working, or did you use a broken one for that shot?
    I'm genuinely curious about that and would love to know.

  • @arturkarpinski164
    @arturkarpinski164 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    The Cube has aged very well compared to it's competition!! I got over a hundred titles!!!!

    • @k.morningstar7983
      @k.morningstar7983 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      also the only game system that would likely endorsed by Gene Ray. possibly.

    • @jasonhull2163
      @jasonhull2163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@k.morningstar7983 The TimeCube days.

    • @somethingsomething9008
      @somethingsomething9008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Come on even me a Nintendo fan can admit the ps2 had more games

    • @arturkarpinski164
      @arturkarpinski164 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@somethingsomething9008 that's a fact it doesn't need admitting. The ps2 has the most games of any console. Over 3 thousand!!!

    • @NameAvailable
      @NameAvailable 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think it’s only aged so well because Nintendo is stubborn about remakes, rereleases and backwards compatibility. Emulation has made the thing practically extinct.

  • @ianharris3502
    @ianharris3502 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I found you like 4 days ago and at this point I'm on a trajectory to watch all your content

  • @Rachnazzer45
    @Rachnazzer45 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Love your videos man. You choose super interesting topics and do so much research. Been following you a long time. I will continue to watch you career with great interest! Much love

  • @Francois_Dupont
    @Francois_Dupont 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Dreamcast is THE console. even after 20years i still cry.

    • @Francois_Dupont
      @Francois_Dupont 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Mr. Clean hahaha what a joke. thank you i laughed alot.
      "There are *624 games* on this list, which includes titles exclusive to North America, exclusive to Europe, and exclusive to Japan."
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dreamcast_games

    • @Francois_Dupont
      @Francois_Dupont 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Mr. Clean nice trolling.

  • @Coastfog
    @Coastfog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    "I filled the disk drive with beans..."
    Duh!?

    • @MagicPlants
      @MagicPlants 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Considering all those drives are long dead, it's a good use I think.

  • @addiemarieruhome
    @addiemarieruhome 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Some of my fondest memories to this day are of playing Smash, Gauntlet, and Soul Calibur 2 with my childhood pals

  • @daizbid
    @daizbid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "the forgettable Wave Race: Blue Storm"
    You take that back. That game is forever engrained in my psyche.

  • @ulfurk
    @ulfurk 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have watched a few of your videos, all good stuff. But it was the "I've put cereal in the serial compartment" gag that got you my subscription.

  • @dhrgkbqxtjr2743
    @dhrgkbqxtjr2743 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    The Spice Girls actually broke up before 1999. They couldn't have been around because 1999 was the year of Britney Spears.

    • @OneStarRating
      @OneStarRating 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah. Spice Girls peaked in 1997.

    • @ossumopossum
      @ossumopossum 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I still get those songs stuck in my head anytime posh or David Beckham are in the news

    • @k.morningstar7983
      @k.morningstar7983 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      only one girl supergroup was allowed at once, prior to the 2000's. Britney had to devour the Spice Girls in order to retain their powers, thus becoming a singular entity comprised of all of the powers of the individual Spice Girls.

  • @Cory.604
    @Cory.604 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    "Reduce privacy"
    Dolphin simulator: allow me to introduce myself

    • @faustinuskaryadi6610
      @faustinuskaryadi6610 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      But because mini DVD, almost no one in South East Asia wanted to buy Gamecube because we literally only bought pirated copies in 6th gen era.

    • @Necrong
      @Necrong 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@faustinuskaryadi6610 same on the south america region

  • @TroyPrater
    @TroyPrater 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "The less good but still good Perfect Dark"
    I didn't realize someone could be so wrong.

  • @indrickboreale5463
    @indrickboreale5463 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Damn man, I remember playing Pitfall: The Lost Expedition for fucking DAYS on end. 100%, marking down cheat codes, exploring every nook and cranny. The Gamecube was the shit back when I was a kid and I loved every moment of it.

  • @chafacorpTV
    @chafacorpTV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "No Meowth? That's bullshit!"
    I've never felt more connected to a youtuber than now.

  • @nelsondisalvatore9812
    @nelsondisalvatore9812 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    18:08 you never play Resident Evil 4???? DUDE YOU ARE MISSING OUT.

    • @Ryan-wr8fx
      @Ryan-wr8fx 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That game is not easy; I need an unlimited ammo cheat.

    • @ArtHazard
      @ArtHazard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@Ryan-wr8fx no you don't

    • @Jacob-xp8tw
      @Jacob-xp8tw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Ryan-wr8fx say what?

    • @corespark7956
      @corespark7956 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ryan-wr8fx I don't know about that, maybe it isn't easy but it's not that hard, especially when you compare it to earlier resident evil games it has a lot more opportunity's for ammo, since it's takes a more action oriented approach instead of the traditional survival horror.

    • @ChoiceSnarf
      @ChoiceSnarf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Um, dude... The video isn't even that long.

  • @joshuarupert5825
    @joshuarupert5825 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    10:05
    Bruh, can we stop pretending that Golden eye is "better" than Perfect Dark?

    • @Luke4409
      @Luke4409 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was thinking the same thing

    • @JDothan
      @JDothan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah holy shit lol, perfect dark is better in every single way

    • @PeruvianPotato
      @PeruvianPotato 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly! Don't get me wrong, I love some Goldeneye but Perfect Dark is just better!

  • @dwighthouse
    @dwighthouse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I always knew Meowth's Party would somehow end up being featured on this channel. Happened sooner than I thought. Very nice.
    I really liked Metroid Prime, Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, Star Fox Adventures, and of course Melee.

  •  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    7:28 “the way the announcer guy said…” ad plays 🤣

  • @KungKras
    @KungKras 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I played Eternal Darkness when it came out. One of the best horror games ever! I was nine at the time though, so it was kind of traumatizing xD

  • @AnonYmous69271
    @AnonYmous69271 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The Gamecube was incredible for local multiplayer. My favorite game - aside from Smash, obviously, was a game called Gauntlet: Dark Legacy, which was also on Ps2 and Xbox but the Gamecube version was the best one. It was a 4 player action RPG with dozens of hours of content. You could grind out a full RPG with your three best friends in the comfort of your own home.
    Or if you were like me and had no friends, you grinded through it yourself, but ah, it was fun anyway.

    • @OrdinaryThings
      @OrdinaryThings  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      damn. Never played this one. Sounds good. Do you reckon it’d hold up today?

    • @AnonYmous69271
      @AnonYmous69271 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@OrdinaryThings I think most modern gamers would hate it, since the combat is super shallow. Basically you just hold down the attack button and you throw an infinite number of projectiles to mow down hordes of enemies. Plus the game looks awful visually, being a remake/remaster of a PS1/N64 game (with literally DOUBLE the content) but with barely upgraded visuals. But where the game really shines is the exploration and puzzle aspect. Each of the levels has stuff like hidden paths, breakable walls, hidden treasure, etc. Plus I mean, even though the combat is shallow and simple, it's also super fun! Would recommend checking it out. I'm sure you can find a gameplay video on TH-cam too.

    • @DUKEzors
      @DUKEzors 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@OrdinaryThings A remastered version of the original Gauntlet was released on Steam a few years ago, and it's great. It was an arcade classic that inspired Diablo.

  • @jackkyle8414
    @jackkyle8414 4 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    Mario Sunshine is one of the best 3d mario games.

    • @ivancerecer5758
      @ivancerecer5758 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I disagree, but i respect your opinion

    • @thegreatmightyd
      @thegreatmightyd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It was still a way better game than Mario Galaxy... I've had Mario 3D All Stars since it came out and I haven't even touched Galaxy yet...just been playing Sunshine and Mario 64.

    • @thegreatmightyd
      @thegreatmightyd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ​@2005 Cool Year Lol so anyone who disagrees with you is a fanboy who bashes your favorite game? Gotcha.
      I didn't say that Mario Galaxy was a bad game, but it's not the best 3D one. At least Sunshine innovated it's gameplay by designing it's mechanic around the game design, instead of the other way around like Galaxy did. I always felt like Galaxy would have been an amazing game if it hadn't been released on the Wii, that way the game would not have had those lame ass tacked on motion controls that didn't add anything to the game, which is why it feels more like a "Mario-lite" because everything is chopped up into smaller levels instead of bigger areas to explore.
      Mario Odyssey is the game that Mario Galaxy should have been, and it would have been an amazing game like that if it hadn't been released on the Wii.
      That is the reason why I haven't bothered with Mario Galaxy again because it was never that good of a game to begin with, and everyone else I know who bought the collection felt the same way, but don't let that stop you from enjoying the "best" 3D Mario game, kid.

    • @isakjohansson7134
      @isakjohansson7134 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      THE best

    • @cashnelson2306
      @cashnelson2306 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      "one of the best" is weird to say about a group of like, 5

  • @jonferngut
    @jonferngut ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's always amazing how some Americans LOVE Nintendo products. Like, they would have intercorse with the peripherals if they could.

  • @spongebobbatteries
    @spongebobbatteries 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    6:36-7:30 has some of the best writing ive seen in a video. Specially at the end, "with the way the announcer guy says 'game'. 'GAME!!' yeah, like that."

  • @mikem9704
    @mikem9704 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Eternal Darkness was amazing.

    • @TomDeWeerdt1
      @TomDeWeerdt1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      THIS. ISN'T. REALLY. HAPPENING.

    • @viscountrainbows6452
      @viscountrainbows6452 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That game had me SHOOKETH
      The girl in the tub
      *screams internally from trauma*

    • @MezzoForte4
      @MezzoForte4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@viscountrainbows6452 As someone who absolutely hates jump scares, I'm glad that that was the only one in the game. The rest of it was exactly what I want in my horror games: complete mind fuckery. It did not disappoint and I swear I would see my walls bleed after playing the game for so long. I still swear that my walls bled because my eyes was so used to seeing them in the game. That was so fucking good.

  • @jr2037
    @jr2037 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    "despite the fervor of Nintendo's worm eating fans..." got me good

  • @CC-dd6fm
    @CC-dd6fm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    In terms of pure gaming, for a console where each title was near-perfect, The GameCube is the greatest ever made. I’ve never had so much pure fun on any other console.

  • @GrandDab
    @GrandDab 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    7:40
    But it has Meowth though, in the form of a trophy. Not only that, but the trophy references the previously mentioned Meowth's Party tech demo.

  • @Thekendamaqueen
    @Thekendamaqueen ปีที่แล้ว +1

    YO! wave race blue storm is a gem! A tiny gem, I'll admit. But for me a reason to hook up the game cube every now and then. Definitely not forgettable.

  • @shadowfuel
    @shadowfuel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Just want to say I love your videos, and while I hope your channel grows and you get the success you deserve, I also like how you're our own little hidden gem. Keep up the great work.

  • @Bakupa91
    @Bakupa91 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    The real question is:
    Was that real speed?

    • @cattysplat
      @cattysplat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Cracking question Gromit.

    • @unstoppableExodia
      @unstoppableExodia 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m willing to bet it was

  • @bladekick6405
    @bladekick6405 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I had to tape my power button on my GameCube with stack of penny's under tape to keep it on. Ah yes great memories.

    • @OrdinaryThings
      @OrdinaryThings  4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      i had to do this too!

    • @bladekick6405
      @bladekick6405 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@OrdinaryThings wow that's crazy great minds think alike. Hey love your channel you should have way more subs.

    • @dizzyblaze01
      @dizzyblaze01 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I always got to have something on top to keep it closed lol

  • @ManInQuestion98
    @ManInQuestion98 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I felt like I was holding in a sneeze when that GameCube intro didn't finish right away. Great channel btw.

  • @boozywoozy73
    @boozywoozy73 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    GameCube is one of the most underrated consoles of all time to me along with the Dreamcast.

  • @sirfailalotful
    @sirfailalotful 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Oh yeah! That’s how I got my first gaming console, when Nintendo had the gamecube deal for $99 with a controller and the Zelda collection.

  • @BRAMCRACK3R
    @BRAMCRACK3R 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "the less good perfect dark" UM EXCUSE ME?????? You mean the superior game???? in every way????

  • @saricubra2867
    @saricubra2867 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    "less good but still relevant Perfect Dark"
    Dude, 007 aged like milk considering that *it was launched in the same year as Quake II* .

    • @juliusraben3526
      @juliusraben3526 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wuuuuuuuuuuut ?!

    • @cattysplat
      @cattysplat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Considering there was literally no other option for a good console FPS with 4 player multiplayer in the 90s, I think it deserves it's praise.

    • @unstoppableExodia
      @unstoppableExodia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@cattysplat yeah it’s kinda disingenuous to compare quake II to goldeneye just because they are both FPS games released in the same year. One was made to be a cutting edge pc shooting game while the other was an innovative console shooter laid based on a film license property that was originally intended to be a rail shooter for the snes that really laid the groundwork for console shooters since. It set the standard for how console controls in free roaming shooters should work

  • @50hzAva
    @50hzAva 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The setup and pay-off of the serial port/high speed port gag was excellent

    • @50hzAva
      @50hzAva 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also you were excellent as the gentleman pirate (which is I guess how I got here)

  • @SpicyGinge
    @SpicyGinge 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gotta say I’m loving all the trap lore ross cameos as I go back through the OT catalogue

  • @ChampionofVardenfell
    @ChampionofVardenfell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The launch titles for the gamecube were awesome. Mario sunshine is still the best mario game ever made. Metroid Prime was absolutely mind blowing and STILL incredibly fun to play. Perfect dark was objectively less important than goldeneye in terms of ammount of people that played it. But in terms of quality and fun it was on par with or better than goldeneye. Change my mind.

    • @thegreatmightyd
      @thegreatmightyd 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Perfect Dark wasn't on the Gamecube...

    • @bon12121
      @bon12121 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was FAR superior. No competition.

  • @Lungoomba21
    @Lungoomba21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I still remember playing Kirby Air Ride and Symphonia after school, and in summer vacation, good times. Time to dust the ol' cube once more

  • @DanteDeRuwe
    @DanteDeRuwe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    High quality video, interesting as well! U got yourself a new sub.

  • @bigdarth3242
    @bigdarth3242 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Actual insanity you just ignored the PS2 being the cheapest DVD player, and even Xbox having DVD playback... HUGE draws at the time. Simply mentioning how much game data the mediums could hold is barely a footnote compared to multimedia capability the GC lacked.

    • @The_Prizessin_der_Verurteilung
      @The_Prizessin_der_Verurteilung 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It works less for Xbox since Microsoft locked DVD playback behind a paywall because "money".

  • @EnhancedNightmare
    @EnhancedNightmare 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    TBH I was a gamer in this period and the Gamecube comepletely flew by and I didn't even see one in stores.

  • @nicksturman9352
    @nicksturman9352 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    "the blurple lunchbox" 😂 Jesus christ I didn't know I needed that