I agree with you guys, collecting for GameCube is crazy right now. But to play devils advocate, to buy a ps5 is $500, and games are $60-$70 each (which will not hold their value). So I suppose it’s about perspective. GameCube is way more expensive to collect for than ps2, but still cheaper (and arguable more fun) than playing current gen!
Just a little food for though here but I would like to add that as more new gamers buy digital I really believe that PS4 & PS5 games will end up holding some good value. I have a few games on PS4 that are worth $100
I know you’re playing devil’s advocate but those really are apples to oranges. Yeah, if you buy PS5 games on launch, they are expensive. But if you wait just a few months, you can often either get them for half the price or they’ll show up on Game Pass.
I bought a used Wii off of Amazon for $80 in 2014. It had 2 controllers, the motion plus accessory, wii sports, 2, and a nunchuck. I didn’t even think much about why it came with a gamecube controller and memory cards until I finally realized it was the backwards compatible model! I just recently picked up Star Wars Rouge Squadron and it’s a blast!
I feel dumb about this. I probably bought my Wii in 2007 and never realized it was backward compatible with GameCube. It has that panel that folds down to reveal the ports for the GameCube controller! Never knew it was there!
@@GamingintoEternity Your experience is so hilarious but what it is important is that you have that first edition wii, so enjoy all its features specially the retro compatibility!
Man, I used to have a GameCube but I don't know where it went I was in either Kinder or First grade at the time I also had the first version of the Wii but my house got robbed so it was gone :(
Something to consider: The GameCube is more valuable than others because it appealed to a younger demographic - more so than the PS2 and Xbox. Therefore, many people playing/collecting GameCube were much younger, whereas college students/adults were more the market for Xbox and PS2 back in the day. As such, the adults moved on, but the kids from then are wanting to buy back their memories now. The age in which you played the games directly correlates to their value today. Fun episode guys, keep up the content!
It's b/c it was the better console. It had the controller the cube design, four player option, I think many games on it sucked personally, but they had a certain quality about them. The game cases were cooler also than PS2 and Xbox, (especially in Europe). I said at the time people will realise in the future the GC is better.
The black GameCube came out on launch day, as well in the US. I got mine on launch day. As a side note, I also got a spice orange controller on launch day.🙂
Paying 60-70,- for a game, new or old, it's worth it imo. Especially as how games have changed now. I prefer the 6th gen Era type of games. Especially Ps2 and Dreamcast
I rather pay $60 for an old game to be honest...last game I bought full price was GOW 2018...dropped to $20 b4 I even beat it...lol...so now I just wait...actually got Cyberpunk as a gift, another wasted $60 imo...
It’s always been shocking to me that the GameCube was underrated as much as it is. I grew up with the Indigo system when it was released. I had Sunshine, Luigi’s Mansion, Gale of Darkness, Spider-Man, Hulk, etc. They were always so fun to play. Sucks that after I moved out of my parents like 5 years back to live with my gf I ended up forgetting about it and they ended up moving and left it there. So I ended up buying the XD: Gale of Darkness version since Pokémon is my favorite franchise. Love the GameCube and glad it’s getting some popularity now.
Really regret giving my game cube away years ago. I had a bunch of the rare games that go for triple figures now too. Too expensive to jump back into it. If only I knew back then!
I was an early adopter of the GameCube. I was torn between all 3 consoles at the time. My favorite game at the time was Resident Evil on the PS1, so when I saw the remaster and it was a GameCube exclusive, I had to buy it first. I was seen as the weirdo out of all my friends and I remember being ridiculed for being a GameCube fan in the old GamePro forums lol. People would call it the "kidcube" "crapcube" and other ridiculous stuff. I eventually bought all 3, but the GameCube definitely has a special place in my game room. Great videos guys!
I bought all 3 systems when they came out. Had a blast playing on all 3 but the GameCube is the one I always kept going back to and to this day it's still a system I keep gping back to play. The games that got made for the system just hold up so well.
Really good episode on GameCube. I agree with everything said but I would add that the Wii’s backward compatibility with GameCube makes lots of people who never had a GameCube want GameCube games. A CRT with a Wii and a PS2 covers a LOT of past systems
I was the GameCube guy, I never had a PS2 or OG Xbox until a few years back, I have a fair GameCube collection but I haven't got anything for it lately with prices getting so high now
I play a lot of Gamecube games, but I play them on my Wii even though I do have an actual Gamecube. The reasons are: 1) The Wii has inexpensive HDMI adapters available so the picture looks better than composite or component. 2) The Wii can be modded to play games from a USB drive with no need to actually put a disc in to play a game. 3) The Wii is a more powerful system than the GC was.
@@GamingOffTheGrid Your welcome! Im glad I discovered this Channel Im a big fan of retro consoles so this is certainly the place to be! Nintendo are always very innotive and different with their designs, one of the reasons why I like them! :)
Over the summer of 2020 I upped my gamecube collection,it cost me a bit and I was doubting my stoned ebay purchases but you guys helped me feel like it was worth it. Funny enough the reason I thought it could be worth collecting was because of the small disks and because I already had the gameboy player :D
It was entirely different just 3 yrs ago...1st party titles always had value, but now 3rd party games have followed...also the Covid pandemic alone probably led to a 15% hike in prices
The GameCube was noticably more powerful than PS2, it's the small storage media that held it back. Just look at the downgrade that was needed to port Resident Evil 4 to PS2 as an example.
It’s good to see someone spreading the love for the GC... it would be easy to say that the current nonsense is behind the price increases but there is far more to it than that. Kudos to you two 👍
I had a modded GameCube with both videoout ports and a matching Game Boy Player when these were all new and I lost _everything_ to circumstance. I don’t collect, but I trust my instincts so I’m triple dipping on my Switch and doubling and tripling down on Digital Games (the Bethesda Shooters primarily) so that I have some form of _hard copy_ of the games that I love. It’s not for collecting purposes, it’s for future proofing. This was fun. Nice energy! Great Stuff!
I was going to make a comment like "all you need is these games and you'll be set". Then I started looking up pricing and now my comment is "all you need is an og Xbox"
Og xbox is getting a lot of love these days with all these videos, I even went out and brought a couple, Batman Begins, James Bond Everything or Nothing, and Tony Hawk 2x. Everybody is going blowing the dust off that Microsoft Muscle and load up some games.
@@segaspice4062 you are definitely right, I need to check to see if I got it, I may have accidentally traded it, but if I did, l will make sure I will get it back, those Sega Exclusives are getting rare and valuable.
People are seeing that the all digital future is just around the corner and are desperate to actually own their favorite games and that is why the retro market is out of control.
great video. I'm looking at this video after bidding on an ebay auction had a gamecube and PS2 bundle. Something tells me that I'm going to win it. I can't wait to enjoy the console. Subbed!
One of the oddest things to me is how Mario Golf is so affordable on the GC, even though all the other sports games are expensive. I actually like that game more than any of the other sports games. It works both on playing solo and with friends.
The Game Cube market is insane right now. We've considered parting with some of our collection since it's so hot. We'll see if we can get ourselves to pull the trigger on that. Cheers!
Seems like all retro games have been going up or at least for the systems I'm trying to get games on. What kills me the most is finding the games I want only to see they aren't CIB, like how do you not have the box for a disc based game or a genesis game!?!?
UA-cam algorithm brought me here. First ever video I watched. Once you started pouring that beer it was an instant subscribe. Great beers and video games is instant love from me. Also, I love the Gamecube. I ended up buying a black one off Facebook Martketplace that had two waverbird controllers included in the lot and zelda WW, Twilight princess, mario sunshine, and lugi's mansion for 50 bucks. This was about three years ago or so when FM was just starting up. Then I think I few months after that I walked into a thrift store and ended up buying a bunch of games for dirt cheap about 3 bucks a piece and these were from someone who took great care of there stuff as the cases and manuals and inserts were mint. Ended up with Fire Emblem, Eternal Darkness, Smash Bros, Twin Snakes, etc.
I owned a PS2 like everyone else. But when i went off to college, I ended up with some credit cards… and the first thing I bought was a used Gamecube. Bought it specifically for Mario Sunshine. And then I dived into the rest of the exclusive library.
Not sure if anyone said this already, but the Sonic Adventure games used it for the Chao Gardens and Mini Chao Gardens. You could transport your chaos between the GameCube and Gameboy Advanced versions. Bring back the Chaos!
I feel like I have to say it, your channel is awesome. Beer, video games and a lot of fun. How you are not at 2 million subscribers is beyond me. Keep up the amazing content, I really appreciate it.
The RetroWolf intro was perfect for this video. Also, Lady Laci loves the GC for the handle and the tiny discs. I've hard the smaller discs were supposed to help shut down piracy a bit more, maybe so, maybe no. It was weird though, for sure, not having any sort of DVD functionality. The online bit, I get that a little more--it was still pretty fresh to be getting online with consoles, but still, weird bit of timing. Woooo! Yeah, show off that Spice Orange GC boo-yeah!!! The Wavebird is such an incredible controller--we always keep an eye out for them, so we'll have you boys in mind. GameBoy Player is the bomb! Nintendo needs to do something like this for DS & 3DS games now! One of our favorite things about GC now--is having a Zelda game to look forward to working on with you guys next time we're together! Twin Snakes is soooo good! I loved what they did with it and still enjoy it and the original MGS. Ha ha--you used a clip from The Jerk! Nice! Agree that GC pricing has gotten sooo out of control...I think part of it is the age range of those who grew up with it--they're recapturing that childhood--BUT it's also the "oddball" out of that generation. I think this will work in the favor of making PS2 and Xbox more collectible as focus shifts to those systems because the GC is too niche and too pricey.
That is so interesting to me, I wonder if the gamecube had certain demographics. Back around 2002-2004 in Tampa, FL, almost everyone I knew had a gamecube and that was a LOT of people. I hung out mostly with nerds and goths (still do). They typically had the Gamecube in Indigo and outside of Super Smash Bros. the Mario games weren't very popular with them. They mostly played the Resident Evil series, Time Splitters series, Eternal Darkness, Zelda series, Soul Calibur, Viewtiful Joe and a lot of the cross-platform stuff. It's just funny because I always hear that hardly anyone knew someone with a Gamecube but my circle back then could have easily expanded out to probably 60-70 lowballed people because Tampa was just like that back then and lots of them had Gamecubes.
I must have been the freak exception. I grew up with NES and had all the major consoles growing up. I remembering owning a N64 and wanting to play FF7 so badly that I meet this guy too buy his PSX in a super shady deal while I was still in middle school. I did get caught by the same bug to get a PS2 like everyone else once I even HEARD about GTA3 (I had actually played GTA2 but this transition to 3D sound nuts). Through it all, though, I have always kept my love for Nintendo. So my first credit card purchase I ever made during my freshmen year was to buy a Gamecube. It was the strange little system that I wasn’t quite sure what the big N’s plan was with it but I sure had all the big releases. So I have had around 20-30 Gamecube games traveling around with me for years. In fact, it wasn’t until Nintendo released the Wii U that I stopped buying every home console by Nintendo (though now I own two Wii U’s but that’s a whole other story).
I believe the Gamecube did come in multiple colors on launch, actually. I went to KB Toys to buy mine at the time and ended up with a black one. I still think it's worth collecting for these days. Most of the games are still not too bad in terms of price. Yeah, the super coveted games are pricey, but like there are plenty of games below $30 that are a lot of fun on the system. Soul Calibur II comes to mind.
In the UK I bought a gamecube for £60 from CEX, it was in good condition but when I started playing it, the screen was really white and difficult to see. I thought it was the TV but turned out that the lead I was using was a US lead. Had to buy a pal one and it worked just fine! Little tip for any buyers out there.
Great video. I have bought and traded away my GameCube a few times. Now I own 2 and refuse to get rid of them. Overtime I’ve had several games. I own a small collection of games and am still hunting for better deals. Currently have Mario Sunshine, Double Dash, Mario Goof, Odami, Chibi Robo, Def Jam Figgt for NY and some other titles. Also have my Dreamcast (I bought on release date). Find the most expensive system and collecting is with the Sega Saturn. Finding a system at around $150. And even the sports games are extremely expensive.
Perfect intro video for your GameCube video 😂 Even though GameCube games are hella expensive right now I still think it’s worth collecting for. Just have to hunt a little harder, keep your eyes peeled a bit more....can’t lie, it kind of makes it exciting. We have a couple of wavebirds. Love them but we got them for little less than the going rate....still more than I would have liked to pay
LOL! Good ol' Retro Wolf :). He loves his Game Cube stuff. We love the console for sure. It has been a crazy market to watch. But we collect lightly for it. But when we find a dinger we want we keep it for sure. Cheers to the Game Cube!
I already own a GameCube Nintendo, but for those that do not, the system and many of it’s games have aged pretty well except for the fact that you’ll mostly be playing in 4:3 screen aspect ratio (unfortunately). I’ll add that if it weren’t for me picking up a GCN around the time it launched, NO ONE in my household would be playing it. My cousins/friends moved on to XBOX for Halo multiplayer online and PlayStation 2 for Capcom releases and Grand Theft Auto series. It’s funny how back then, just about everyone thought it wasn’t cool to own/play Nintendo games, but nowadays, between the Sega Dreamcast, PS2, XBOX, and GCN, the GCN is the one system whose game prices are rising quickly and has the most overall interest.
The Game Cube still looks fantastic for sure. Epic console and generation for that matter. And the power of Nintendo's nostalgia never ceases to amaze :). Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
I bought a ton of Gamecubes and accessories when the Wii came out. I still have 3 or 4 Gamecubes. I dont have one hooked up currently, as I use the Wii to play Gamecube games via Componet and 480p. Those damned Nintendo GC Componet cables are still priced like they are made of Bigfoots pubic hair, so the Wii is the easy way to play those games on a modern tv and still look decent. I have the GBA player and disc, but now there are "other" ways to play GBA games on the big screen now. But I love the Gamecube game library and still play them regularly. Good video as usual!
Got my GameCube back in the day (Zelda pack-in) and have huge nostalgia for it. It’s an amazing console but I 100% agree that it’s not worth it, especially because of the amazing deal elsewhere. As you say, if you want Nintendo, collect for the Wii U. If you want 6th gen, collect for the OG Xbox and PS2. Incredible deals to be had on all three systems (though OGX is seeing price creep and may take off soon). But if you do collect, Rebel Strike is the absolute must buy. You get the base game (great flying levels mixed with crappy on foot levels) you get almost all of Tough Leader to play in couch co-op, you get the three arcade games s unlockables AND you get the single greatest corporate splash screen in gaming history.
I completely agree that it is just stupid to try and start to collect for the Gamecube right now. For us average gamers that just want to play the games, it's irritating that there is people out there that just buy games to place on a shelf and stare at them. I know you guys don't do that because you routinely go through what you play or don't play. A couple things to note though. Spice orange controller was available in US. It's not rare if someone tries to tell you that. Most accessories are dirt cheap through Japan. Currently, the Gamecube player can be purchased for cheap without the disk. There is a memory card you can purchase to boot from a select amount of games to be able to play the Gameboy games. Which is awesome. For the Gamecube prices overall, they seemed to have gone up when the more recent HDMI adapters came out. If I tried to play through composite to any HD TV, the Gamecube looks like straight garbage. I personally have the EON Mk II and the Retrotink. I prefer to play using the S-Video through the Retrotink though. It just looks better to me. It's just great that there is actual options for everyone but with a price.
A few years Ago, my older nephew expected the same move from me some day, but sadly I had to tell him that it won't happen. I have a lot of MONEY in games that I bought from $5 to $20 a piece.
Thank you for the content. I just recently started watching your content. I seen yall on MJR the other day also, which was awesome. Glad I found your channel and thank you for the entertainment and getting me back into retro. Which I have been since 2017 but your channel has helped rekindle that interest, thanks again.
Thank you man! We really appreciate it. Does the '86 in your name refer to 1986 being your birth year? I was born in 1986 :). Anywho, thanks for the comment and cheers to keeping it retro!
The Nintendo GameCube is very sentimental to me. I purchased in Christmas of 2001. My first Christmas while serving in the Air Force, and my first Christmas away from my family. Just me, the GameCube, and Star Wars Rogue Squadron ll.
Twin snakes was and still is one of my favorite game cube games and twighlight princess was great to. The gamecube is very underated for sure. Most game cube games are now over 50 bucks now to its nuts lol. Im glad I still have my gamecube Im glad I never got rid of it. Im going to get rid of my nintendo wii soon though cause I never played it that much and wasn't a huge fan of the wii. Another good video @Gaming Off The Grid.
Freaking fantastic video guys! Although that freak rubbing on GameCube games in your intro was a bit odd hehehe. It makes me incredibly sad that the GameCube is so damn expensive and hard to collect collect because when you start really digging into the library like I have been you start to realize that the GameCube had an AMAZING library of games all around with some great variety. Not to the level of the PS2 of course but damn there are so many hidden gems on the Cube! Maybe one day thr prices will come back down...but sadly I don't think they will. I see the GameCube going the route of the Sega Saturn. Which makes me very happy I completed my collection when I did although I do still have some Manuals to track down. Anyway, awesome video as usual!
I was an Xbox dude. It's for grown ups, right? Then I saw Wind Waker. Holy crap! That stuck with me. Years later I got a Wii. But I hated the controls. So I started getting into GC, right when games were in the $5-15 range. I used to have an awesome collection. Then... I got divorced. Somehow I hung on to a few good ones and managed to rebuy stuff like Wave Race or F-Zero on the cheap. What I would recommend is buying a used compatible Wii, focus on say 5 games you want. I think with Switch Nintendo is going to start getting out GC titles. That should make the originals drop. And, look at alternatives. New Play Control Pikmin 1-2 and the DK Bongo game run pretty reasonable I think as well as say Smash Brawl instead of Melee. RPGs probably won't see a drop unfortunately. The big games like Paper Mario will eventually be released again. That's got to be your thinking. Good luck!
Yeah alot of good points! I also thought gamecube was the kiddy system! I was lucky to have a younger brother with a gamecube and i realized it was a great system!
Hey guys! New sub here. I wanted to quick note I did get a black Gamecube on launch day in 2001, just to clear that up. That being said I've only seen a few videos and I just want to say I really enjoy your content so far, keep it up! :)
Awesome man. Glad you found us and are enjoying the content. We've heard that a few times now in the comment so I'm guessing we were dead wrong on that. I just don't remember seeing it. But I wasn't to interested at the time either due to the PS2 lol. Cheers!
i bought the cube at target at 99.99 on re4's launch day. and the component cable from nintendo 😁. still got it. now pissed that i sold off the wavebird soon after i bought it as it was missing rumble 🤦
The handle on the Game Cube was the foreshadowing of the portability of the Switch. I remember getting one at launch, but yes I has a PS2 as well. the PS2 was the cheapest DVD player on the market for a long time.
Eh, My original GC that I got brand new was a silver that came bundled with Metroid Prime, though I got it in Canada. Also have the BBA & the GBA adapter for it. I spent a LOT of time playing PSO online back in the day. Another game I really enjoyed was the Wind Waker/OoT bundle that I still have. Wavebirds are sick but I don't own any, my friend has at least 6 that we used to use at his place while playing like Mario Kart or Smash on his parent's massive projector screen. Bonus: My GC has been thrown down a flight of stairs and shot with a bb gun, no issues.
Gameboy player, that's super nice! I really feel like the GBA has one of the best libraries for the type of single player games you guys seem to enjoy. Aria of Sorrow and Metroid Zero Mission are some of the best metroidvanias out there, and the games are short and sweet too. Goddamnit I love that GBA.
I've had my silver GameCube since I was in junior high in 2005 and rebought a few games in the past couple of years from a local mom and pop game shop for decent prices but I know the prices have increased for the games in recent years. It's one of my favorite consoles in that generation besides the PS2.
GameCube was mine and my brother's second console (after n64) got it a month after launch for Christmas with Luigi's Mansion and probably a few other games but can't remember.. but my favorite games were actually the GameCube exclusive WWE games (WrestleMania 18, WrestleMania 19, Day of reckoning and day of reckoning 2). I spent hundreds of hours playing those amazing games.
I bought my Gamecube last year, and it's a great console, but very expensive to collect for. I only have 9 games for it, and I'm not getting more these days :p The component cable can be bought for 125 US dollars here in Europe... It's expensive. I don't own a CTR TV anymore, so I'm playing with an AV to HDMI converter and the picture does like a bit grainy, but nothing I can't live with at all. Maybe I'll just splurge for the component cables soon. Component cables did help the graphics on my PS2 a ton.
Confirming the orange gamecube controller was definitely available in the US. A couple of my friends had it and I saw it in stores. The first Gamecube I ever played was borrowed from a friend 2 houses down and it had an orange controller.
I agree, I find games on the cheap or do trade. Rarely I've dropped big money 💵 on that console. I've got high hopes for you guy's. I never comment on any video's but I want to support you guys! 🥂
Woohoo Gamecube talk!!!! I owned the Gamecube in its heyday, preferred the Ps2 and xbox, sold off all the GC games when Wii came out. Then I got an opportunity to buy a bunch of them about 10 years ago for like $10 a pop, some heavy hitters like Luigis Mansion, Windwaker, Mario Kart DD and Smash Bros. Over the years I managed to grab extra copies of Melee, Windwaker and Kart that I've been able to flip for some good cash. Just over the last 2 months I've sold about 13-15 games, the dollars and cents just didnt make 'sense' for me to not cash in when alot of the games I don't play anymore. Sunshine, for example, I sold when Mario 3D all-stars Switch came out ( same reason I sold off Wii Galaxy). That said, current situation as far as my GC collection is as follows: Smash Bros. Melee MSG Twin snakes Mario Kart DD Zelda Windwaker Zelda Collectors edition Baton Kaitos Origins F-zero GX Paper Mario TTYD Mario Strikers Mega man X command mission Resident Evil Zero/REmake/4
Great video! I think covid changed a lot the retro gaming scene. People just want to keep their old games. When we return to "normal" we should see some changes in pricing of retro games, or at least a less faster increase. I don't know, we will have to wait and see.
Thanks a ton and glad you enjoyed. The pricing is nuts right now for sure. It well be interesting to see how the market plays out once things get back to normal. Still a fun hobby none the less. Cheers!
Just wanna let you guys know that through a new homebrew method using a Raspberry Pi Pico, you can now boot right into homebrew. So you no longer need to use a modchip, save game exploit, or hilariously priced disc to use the Game Boy Player.
Love the GameCube man one of my true regrets especially with mgs being $100 lol loved all the games mention plus the 007 games and swingerz golf Great vid guys really enjoyed it
I bought a Gameboy Player without disc at a convention for about $30-40. Then I bought an Action Replay DVD which was probably another $30. Throw in a memory card SD adapter, and you can play Gameboy Player for significantly less using the Gameboy Interface homebrew software. GBI is updated frequently to this day and it's technically better than the official software. With this setup, you unlock all homebrew options on top of that via Swiss, which boots from the Action Replay menu. This method isn't for purist collectors but overall it's the best bang for your buck. Throw in a SD2SP2 instead of the Memory card adapter and boom: same functionality without wasting a memory card slot.
Very interesting. We are pretty novice in that realm but have always found it interesting. We have hacked our Wii and classic console but that's the extent of it. We're kinda stuck in the old school way lol. Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
I was about to be like the Turtles 2003 and say "Shell yeah", you should get a gamecube in 2021 , but like you guys said, it could be pricey today. I recommend if you collect, and your on a budget collect in small doses. A good deal here and a good deal there. Don't pass up a gameboy player out in the wild, if somebody is selling it reasonably cheap. Great video as always guys, I was just thinking years ago pawn shops and game stores were selling gamecubes for 20 to 30 bucks, sometimes 10 bucks with no cords. The Gamecube is the comeback kid of consoles 2021. Looking forward to next video fellas! Great job !
So strange. You aren't the first to leave a comment stating this. Makes us wonder if it was a region thing even within the states? We are in the midwest and it was PS2 everywhere. Very interesting to say the least. Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
I kept much from back in the day, and as for the microphone, Odama was the best game. A pinball RTS game with voice commands, really unique. GBA link, I'd say Pacman VS, and a 3d map in Splinter Cell Chaos Theory I believe, were my favourite uses, after of course Four Swords Adventures. The bongo's were also used in this incredible, very unique sidescroller, DK Jungle Beat. Since I've collected for it throughout almost two decades, from scraping my last money to buy my first secondhand tv console, to spendingbway too much on game collecting, to now having stopped my collecting nearly entirely, I've almost built up a complete 16 player Double Dash setup (just missing the extra tv's)... that sits in my old room back at my moms house while I live in a cabin in the forest with just my Switch.
I have a GameCube, GameBoy Player (Incredible piece of kit) Pokemon Colloseum, prestine Pokemon Emerald etc etc, but am banned from eBay so stuck with around about £1000+ of Pokemon/Nintendo hardware and games. It's brutal.
@@GamingOffTheGrid My ex was using my PayPal and never shipped and expensive watch, the dude who brought it went ballistic saying she was scamming etc, and because the account wasn’t linked to her they permanently ban me for life. So yeah, sucks but that’s life😂 Great content btw, love the set up!👾
I preordered my original black Gamecube with Resident Evil from GameStop for release day. However, I don't remember getting it until Spring of 2002. I bought most of my games new, and only have a handful of titles for it. I am so glad I was able to pick up the Game Boy Player with boot disc at a pawn shop about a decade ago, as the price of the disc alone is outrageous! Anyway, aside from Super Mario Sunshine, I got most of the games I want for the system, and with prices the way they are, I don't plan on picking up anymore very soon. I'm putting most of the money I have for games on releases for the Switch, as I've started to see an uptick in some of the more obscure titles coming to that system, which is the type of genre I am most interested in currently.
I own a Gamcube with 4 wavebird controllers and the gameboy advance attachment. And it’s real easy to soft mod the consel. All it takes is an action replay disk and you just purchase mini dvds and download the games. It’s better than modifying the GameCube to remove the disc drive to install the SD card mod. I play the games and my kids love to play my old childhood games with me every once and a while.
Hell ya. Sounds like you have one hell of a set up. We still don't have a Wavebird yet. Some day we will track one down. Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
I love the GameCube, I got it on launch day, but it was the console that made me finally venture away from Nintendo. The GTA games, Jak Series, Tekken, and WWE Smackdown games made me get a PS2. I still played the GameCube a ton. Mario Sunshine, Mario Strikers, Wind Waker, Melee, Pikmin games, Paper Mario, Luigi's Mansion, I loved all of them and got most of them for $20 after they were released for a while (I didn't even care about player's choice, I got the games for cheap and I loved it).
Same reason I drifted from Nintendo as well. It was just the he I was at but it seemed like PS2 was more “edgy” idk. I was a badass time to be a gamer. Cheers!
Its a great system...I bought mine original the day when Soul Blade 2 was released, plus I was looking forward to playing Star Wars rogue leader and rebel strike. Also it came along with Zelda wind waker and OOT master quest. Never cared much to play the Nintendo IP's on that system, though.... Nowadays pop it up to play retro games using a flash device in one of the memcard slots...its great for playing retro cause the Gamecube controller is 2nd best controller for my hands next to the Sega Saturn controllers 😉
I used to love playing Gauntlet: Dark Legacy on the GameCube as a kid and somewhere along the way I lost my copy. Out of curiosity I checked eBay for some CIB listings and just about shat my pants at the prices.
I was really lucky how I got mine. It's a silver one and my brother just didn't have the space or time and he gave me his. But he already had two Metroid prime games, resident evil, rogue squadron 2 and 3 as well as nightfire and agent under fire for it. So I got some good games and the console with two memory cards for free. Since then I've gotten hitman 2 for it because it's the only hitman they released on it and twin snakes which I lucked out and got a copy for like 30 bucks and last time I was at my local game store they were selling it for like 70 so I definitely got a good deal. I want to continue to collect for it but they are right the prices for it have just gone so far up.
I'm buying a gameboy player soon. It costs more than a gamecube now though. The one good thing about the high prices of older physical games in the market now is that all of the games are now going into the hands of people who will look after them. Looking at prices now I can't even imagine what the prices will be like in another 20 years.
I always wanted one! I think I'm more interested in the games than the system, tho. I have a 1st gen Wii so I can play GC games, BUT... I just don't make enough money to support a GameCube habbit... LOL
You're not alone on not making enough money to support a GC habit (I make decent money, but that shit is getting stupid expensive now, glad I got my stuff pre-Covid, I just can't really justify paying current prices for many games).
I thought GameCube consoles would be way out of my price range by now. When I looked, I was pleasantly surprised. I shall have to consider getting one of them. If I don't, it's because I hear the games are still quite expensive.
I must say gamecube prices are similar in the UK. Just bought twin snakes cost me 55.00 pound box and manual and disc in good condition mario sunshine was really cheap 20.00 pound disc box and manual and last year lugi mansion 28.00 zelda fourswords 65.00 pound or more and pokemon stadium 2 over 100 pound
The GameCube is just nuts for collecting right now. I think at this point I'm only going to get maybe Smash Bros Melee for it but that'll be it for now.
The "drunken eBay purchases" is too damn relatable.
lol, this is how I got We Dare for Wii, but in an absinthe bar with gamer friends looking at Amazon. 🤣🤣🤣
Lol!!! I try so damn hard to avoid eBay on nights when I’ve been drinking. Never a good idea:). Cheers!
We have all been there
I agree with you guys, collecting for GameCube is crazy right now. But to play devils advocate, to buy a ps5 is $500, and games are $60-$70 each (which will not hold their value). So I suppose it’s about perspective. GameCube is way more expensive to collect for than ps2, but still cheaper (and arguable more fun) than playing current gen!
That's a very good point. I would also agree that it's more fun. Well said man. Cheers!
Yooooo you plucked heartstrings with this one! So true
Just a little food for though here but I would like to add that as more new gamers buy digital I really believe that PS4 & PS5 games will end up holding some good value. I have a few games on PS4 that are worth $100
You can find a ps5 for 500 bucks?
I know you’re playing devil’s advocate but those really are apples to oranges. Yeah, if you buy PS5 games on launch, they are expensive. But if you wait just a few months, you can often either get them for half the price or they’ll show up on Game Pass.
I’m really enjoying the GameCube now more than ever, enjoyed the video. Glad we were able to make a trade😁
I bought a used Wii off of Amazon for $80 in 2014. It had 2 controllers, the motion plus accessory, wii sports, 2, and a nunchuck. I didn’t even think much about why it came with a gamecube controller and memory cards until I finally realized it was the backwards compatible model! I just recently picked up Star Wars Rouge Squadron and it’s a blast!
I feel dumb about this. I probably bought my Wii in 2007 and never realized it was backward compatible with GameCube. It has that panel that folds down to reveal the ports for the GameCube controller! Never knew it was there!
@@GamingintoEternity Your experience is so hilarious but what it is important is that you have that first edition wii, so enjoy all its features specially the retro compatibility!
Man, I used to have a GameCube but I don't know where it went
I was in either Kinder or First grade at the time
I also had the first version of the Wii but my house got robbed so it was gone :(
I'm planning to buy myself a Gamecube, but I'm so tempted on getting a Wii instead...
@@zerothehero3426 Wii is better it is pretty much 2 consoles in 1 Wii and GameCube
Something to consider: The GameCube is more valuable than others because it appealed to a younger demographic - more so than the PS2 and Xbox. Therefore, many people playing/collecting GameCube were much younger, whereas college students/adults were more the market for Xbox and PS2 back in the day.
As such, the adults moved on, but the kids from then are wanting to buy back their memories now. The age in which you played the games directly correlates to their value today.
Fun episode guys, keep up the content!
It's b/c it was the better console. It had the controller the cube design, four player option, I think many games on it sucked personally, but they had a certain quality about them. The game cases were cooler also than PS2 and Xbox, (especially in Europe). I said at the time people will realise in the future the GC is better.
The black GameCube came out on launch day, as well in the US. I got mine on launch day. As a side note, I also got a spice orange controller on launch day.🙂
Same here, I bought an orange controller day 1 and a indigo/clear too
No. The prices are all ready astronomically high for anything gamecube.
@Lassi Kinnunen 81 GCLoader is a great reason to get an original GameCube.
@Lassi Kinnunen 81 Also the Gameboy Player.
Well fuck I just spent 75 bucks on a platinum one.
@Lassi Kinnunen 81 Are you a millennial? GameCube's A/V output is so much better than wii's one and you get the whole experience.
@Lassi Kinnunen 81 why can’t you use the expensive cable with the game cube?
My sister got one last week for 65 dollars at a flea market...I've had mine since I was in 5th grade....its always been my favorite console
Paying 60-70,- for a game, new or old, it's worth it imo. Especially as how games have changed now. I prefer the 6th gen Era type of games. Especially Ps2 and Dreamcast
Same. I also use emulators.
I rather pay $60 for an old game to be honest...last game I bought full price was GOW 2018...dropped to $20 b4 I even beat it...lol...so now I just wait...actually got Cyberpunk as a gift, another wasted $60 imo...
@@TheIrkenEmpire420 i recently got a kishi and have been using emulators...I own luigis mansion but play it on emulator on my phone for covenience☺
@@jimmyjay689 What are the Mario Bros views on Piracy?
Mario:
Piracy is no party.
Luigi:
Why buy something you can get for free?
Do you like the meme I made?
Just scored a GameCube with all cords, 2 controllers, memory card, and 7 games for 90 bucks on OfferUp lol!
Bam!!! Great score! Well done. Enjoy. Cheers!
Good deal man
It’s always been shocking to me that the GameCube was underrated as much as it is. I grew up with the Indigo system when it was released. I had Sunshine, Luigi’s Mansion, Gale of Darkness, Spider-Man, Hulk, etc. They were always so fun to play. Sucks that after I moved out of my parents like 5 years back to live with my gf I ended up forgetting about it and they ended up moving and left it there. So I ended up buying the XD: Gale of Darkness version since Pokémon is my favorite franchise. Love the GameCube and glad it’s getting some popularity now.
Yeah we were two of the people that underrated it back then now we absolutely love it! Cheers!
Really regret giving my game cube away years ago. I had a bunch of the rare games that go for triple figures now too. Too expensive to jump back into it. If only I knew back then!
That happens to me too
I was an early adopter of the GameCube. I was torn between all 3 consoles at the time. My favorite game at the time was Resident Evil on the PS1, so when I saw the remaster and it was a GameCube exclusive, I had to buy it first. I was seen as the weirdo out of all my friends and I remember being ridiculed for being a GameCube fan in the old GamePro forums lol. People would call it the "kidcube" "crapcube" and other ridiculous stuff. I eventually bought all 3, but the GameCube definitely has a special place in my game room. Great videos guys!
I did the same. Dad gave the Cube to me so I could Resident Evil all the decade long.
I bought all 3 systems when they came out. Had a blast playing on all 3 but the GameCube is the one I always kept going back to and to this day it's still a system I keep gping back to play. The games that got made for the system just hold up so well.
Really good episode on GameCube. I agree with everything said but I would add that the Wii’s backward compatibility with GameCube makes lots of people who never had a GameCube want GameCube games. A CRT with a Wii and a PS2 covers a LOT of past systems
Me😂
I was the GameCube guy, I never had a PS2 or OG Xbox until a few years back, I have a fair GameCube collection but I haven't got anything for it lately with prices getting so high now
same, but i wish i did have a ps2 now.
I play a lot of Gamecube games, but I play them on my Wii even though I do have an actual Gamecube. The reasons are: 1) The Wii has inexpensive HDMI adapters available so the picture looks better than composite or component. 2) The Wii can be modded to play games from a USB drive with no need to actually put a disc in to play a game. 3) The Wii is a more powerful system than the GC was.
Incase anyone wanted to know, Nintendo shrunk the discs due to fear over Piracy, I really love this video! Keep up the good work! :D
Makes sense. The mini discs are a nice look. Good ol' Nintendo is always marching to the beat of their own drum :). Thanks for watching. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid Your welcome! Im glad I discovered this Channel Im a big fan of retro consoles so this is certainly the place to be! Nintendo are always very innotive and different with their designs, one of the reasons why I like them! :)
Over the summer of 2020 I upped my gamecube collection,it cost me a bit and I was doubting my stoned ebay purchases but you guys helped me feel like it was worth it. Funny enough the reason I thought it could be worth collecting was because of the small disks and because I already had the gameboy player :D
Love us some Game Cube but damn it's gotten expensive quick. Epic console though. Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
I got into collecting for the GameCube way to late. I can only justify getting a few games that I really want. Great video!
Ya it's an insane market man. Sucks because we love the console. Cheers!
It was entirely different just 3 yrs ago...1st party titles always had value, but now 3rd party games have followed...also the Covid pandemic alone probably led to a 15% hike in prices
The GameCube was noticably more powerful than PS2, it's the small storage media that held it back. Just look at the downgrade that was needed to port Resident Evil 4 to PS2 as an example.
So nintendo made the same mistake as the n64 😂
It’s good to see someone spreading the love for the GC... it would be easy to say that the current nonsense is behind the price increases but there is far more to it than that. Kudos to you two 👍
I had a modded GameCube with both videoout ports and a matching Game Boy Player when these were all new and I lost _everything_ to circumstance. I don’t collect, but I trust my instincts so I’m triple dipping on my Switch and doubling and tripling down on Digital Games (the Bethesda Shooters primarily) so that I have some form of _hard copy_ of the games that I love. It’s not for collecting purposes, it’s for future proofing.
This was fun. Nice energy! Great Stuff!
Modded Gamecubes are awesome! We have one! Cheers!
I was going to make a comment like "all you need is these games and you'll be set". Then I started looking up pricing and now my comment is "all you need is an og Xbox"
Og xbox is getting a lot of love these days with all these videos, I even went out and brought a couple, Batman Begins, James Bond Everything or Nothing, and Tony Hawk 2x. Everybody is going blowing the dust off that Microsoft Muscle and load up some games.
@@jamess9260 Jet Set Radio Future is an XBOX favorite
@@segaspice4062 you are definitely right, I need to check to see if I got it, I may have accidentally traded it, but if I did, l will make sure I will get it back, those Sega Exclusives are getting rare and valuable.
@@jamess9260 Yeah, I have Billy Hatcher on the Gamecube just because it's such a good game
@@segaspice4062 Dude your talking a lot of Sega, now I want to go buy Nights for the Wii, and definitely buy Sonic gems on Gamecube.
People are seeing that the all digital future is just around the corner and are desperate to actually own their favorite games and that is why the retro market is out of control.
I agree. Thus all digital push has got me out buying more retro games while I can and just holding off on lots of PS4 games that are new.
great video. I'm looking at this video after bidding on an ebay auction had a gamecube and PS2 bundle. Something tells me that I'm going to win it. I can't wait to enjoy the console.
Subbed!
Awesome man good luck! You will enjoy that bundle! Thanks for subbing! Much appreciated! Cheers!
I played Phantasy Star Online the most on that thing. I still have mine since 6 months after launch. Great as usual guys \m/
Great game from what we've heard. Only ever played the Dreamcast version and loved it. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid I WAS THERE 3'000 YEARS AGO GANDALF!!! ... playing PSO on the Dreamcast.
One of the oddest things to me is how Mario Golf is so affordable on the GC, even though all the other sports games are expensive. I actually like that game more than any of the other sports games. It works both on playing solo and with friends.
Game prices are goofy as hell. Love that game. Cheers!
Only a month later and most of those game prices have already increased by $10-$20.
The Game Cube market is insane right now. We've considered parting with some of our collection since it's so hot. We'll see if we can get ourselves to pull the trigger on that. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid I sold my collection and regret it. Hold into it
I want to keep buying gamecube games to but man they are not cheap these days lol. Yep retro gaming keeps on getting more popular now for sure.
Seems like all retro games have been going up or at least for the systems I'm trying to get games on. What kills me the most is finding the games I want only to see they aren't CIB, like how do you not have the box for a disc based game or a genesis game!?!?
UA-cam algorithm brought me here. First ever video I watched. Once you started pouring that beer it was an instant subscribe. Great beers and video games is instant love from me.
Also, I love the Gamecube. I ended up buying a black one off Facebook Martketplace that had two waverbird controllers included in the lot and zelda WW, Twilight princess, mario sunshine, and lugi's mansion for 50 bucks. This was about three years ago or so when FM was just starting up. Then I think I few months after that I walked into a thrift store and ended up buying a bunch of games for dirt cheap about 3 bucks a piece and these were from someone who took great care of there stuff as the cases and manuals and inserts were mint. Ended up with Fire Emblem, Eternal Darkness, Smash Bros, Twin Snakes, etc.
Awesome man! Glad you found us. Appreciate the support. Cheers to the good ol game cube!
Fire emblem for dirt cheap? That sounds so surreal.
I owned a PS2 like everyone else. But when i went off to college, I ended up with some credit cards… and the first thing I bought was a used Gamecube. Bought it specifically for Mario Sunshine. And then I dived into the rest of the exclusive library.
Lol!!! That’s good credit card debt. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid I thought so. Probably still paying that shit off.
Not sure if anyone said this already, but the Sonic Adventure games used it for the Chao Gardens and Mini Chao Gardens. You could transport your chaos between the GameCube and Gameboy Advanced versions. Bring back the Chaos!
I feel like I have to say it, your channel is awesome. Beer, video games and a lot of fun. How you are not at 2 million subscribers is beyond me. Keep up the amazing content, I really appreciate it.
The RetroWolf intro was perfect for this video. Also, Lady Laci loves the GC for the handle and the tiny discs. I've hard the smaller discs were supposed to help shut down piracy a bit more, maybe so, maybe no. It was weird though, for sure, not having any sort of DVD functionality. The online bit, I get that a little more--it was still pretty fresh to be getting online with consoles, but still, weird bit of timing.
Woooo! Yeah, show off that Spice Orange GC boo-yeah!!! The Wavebird is such an incredible controller--we always keep an eye out for them, so we'll have you boys in mind. GameBoy Player is the bomb! Nintendo needs to do something like this for DS & 3DS games now!
One of our favorite things about GC now--is having a Zelda game to look forward to working on with you guys next time we're together!
Twin Snakes is soooo good! I loved what they did with it and still enjoy it and the original MGS.
Ha ha--you used a clip from The Jerk! Nice!
Agree that GC pricing has gotten sooo out of control...I think part of it is the age range of those who grew up with it--they're recapturing that childhood--BUT it's also the "oddball" out of that generation. I think this will work in the favor of making PS2 and Xbox more collectible as focus shifts to those systems because the GC is too niche and too pricey.
That is so interesting to me, I wonder if the gamecube had certain demographics. Back around 2002-2004 in Tampa, FL, almost everyone I knew had a gamecube and that was a LOT of people. I hung out mostly with nerds and goths (still do). They typically had the Gamecube in Indigo and outside of Super Smash Bros. the Mario games weren't very popular with them. They mostly played the Resident Evil series, Time Splitters series, Eternal Darkness, Zelda series, Soul Calibur, Viewtiful Joe and a lot of the cross-platform stuff. It's just funny because I always hear that hardly anyone knew someone with a Gamecube but my circle back then could have easily expanded out to probably 60-70 lowballed people because Tampa was just like that back then and lots of them had Gamecubes.
I must have been the freak exception. I grew up with NES and had all the major consoles growing up. I remembering owning a N64 and wanting to play FF7 so badly that I meet this guy too buy his PSX in a super shady deal while I was still in middle school. I did get caught by the same bug to get a PS2 like everyone else once I even HEARD about GTA3 (I had actually played GTA2 but this transition to 3D sound nuts). Through it all, though, I have always kept my love for Nintendo. So my first credit card purchase I ever made during my freshmen year was to buy a Gamecube. It was the strange little system that I wasn’t quite sure what the big N’s plan was with it but I sure had all the big releases. So I have had around 20-30 Gamecube games traveling around with me for years. In fact, it wasn’t until Nintendo released the Wii U that I stopped buying every home console by Nintendo (though now I own two Wii U’s but that’s a whole other story).
I believe the Gamecube did come in multiple colors on launch, actually. I went to KB Toys to buy mine at the time and ended up with a black one. I still think it's worth collecting for these days. Most of the games are still not too bad in terms of price. Yeah, the super coveted games are pricey, but like there are plenty of games below $30 that are a lot of fun on the system. Soul Calibur II comes to mind.
In the UK I bought a gamecube for £60 from CEX, it was in good condition but when I started playing it, the screen was really white and difficult to see. I thought it was the TV but turned out that the lead I was using was a US lead. Had to buy a pal one and it worked just fine! Little tip for any buyers out there.
Glad you got that worked out! Havent heard of this before! Cheers!
Great video. I have bought and traded away my GameCube a few times. Now I own 2 and refuse to get rid of them. Overtime I’ve had several games. I own a small collection of games and am still hunting for better deals. Currently have Mario Sunshine, Double Dash, Mario Goof, Odami, Chibi Robo, Def Jam Figgt for NY and some other titles. Also have my Dreamcast (I bought on release date). Find the most expensive system and collecting is with the Sega Saturn. Finding a system at around $150. And even the sports games are extremely expensive.
Perfect intro video for your GameCube video 😂
Even though GameCube games are hella expensive right now I still think it’s worth collecting for. Just have to hunt a little harder, keep your eyes peeled a bit more....can’t lie, it kind of makes it exciting.
We have a couple of wavebirds. Love them but we got them for little less than the going rate....still more than I would have liked to pay
LOL! Good ol' Retro Wolf :). He loves his Game Cube stuff. We love the console for sure. It has been a crazy market to watch. But we collect lightly for it. But when we find a dinger we want we keep it for sure. Cheers to the Game Cube!
I already own a GameCube Nintendo, but for those that do not, the system and many of it’s games have aged pretty well except for the fact that you’ll mostly be playing in 4:3 screen aspect ratio (unfortunately).
I’ll add that if it weren’t for me picking up a GCN around the time it launched, NO ONE in my household would be playing it. My cousins/friends moved on to XBOX for Halo multiplayer online and PlayStation 2 for Capcom releases and Grand Theft Auto series.
It’s funny how back then, just about everyone thought it wasn’t cool to own/play Nintendo games, but nowadays, between the Sega Dreamcast, PS2, XBOX, and GCN, the GCN is the one system whose game prices are rising quickly and has the most overall interest.
The Game Cube still looks fantastic for sure. Epic console and generation for that matter. And the power of Nintendo's nostalgia never ceases to amaze :). Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
I love that I've finally found a yt channel with budget conscious gamers, Thank You Got G 👍👍
Lol! We’re total cheap asses dude :). Glad you found us. Cheers!
I bought a ton of Gamecubes and accessories when the Wii came out. I still have 3 or 4 Gamecubes. I dont have one hooked up currently, as I use the Wii to play Gamecube games via Componet and 480p. Those damned Nintendo GC Componet cables are still priced like they are made of Bigfoots pubic hair, so the Wii is the easy way to play those games on a modern tv and still look decent. I have the GBA player and disc, but now there are "other" ways to play GBA games on the big screen now. But I love the Gamecube game library and still play them regularly. Good video as usual!
At a convention i got a gameboy player with the disc wavebird silver pokemon edition gamecube and a couple memory cards for around $100 amazing deal
Hell of a deal man! For real. The Game Cube has gotten insane lately as far as collecting goes. Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
Dude having the same pfp as you made me trip a lot, especially because I just got a game boy advanced
Got my GameCube back in the day (Zelda pack-in) and have huge nostalgia for it. It’s an amazing console but I 100% agree that it’s not worth it, especially because of the amazing deal elsewhere. As you say, if you want Nintendo, collect for the Wii U. If you want 6th gen, collect for the OG Xbox and PS2. Incredible deals to be had on all three systems (though OGX is seeing price creep and may take off soon). But if you do collect, Rebel Strike is the absolute must buy. You get the base game (great flying levels mixed with crappy on foot levels) you get almost all of Tough Leader to play in couch co-op, you get the three arcade games s unlockables AND you get the single greatest corporate splash screen in gaming history.
I completely agree that it is just stupid to try and start to collect for the Gamecube right now. For us average gamers that just want to play the games, it's irritating that there is people out there that just buy games to place on a shelf and stare at them. I know you guys don't do that because you routinely go through what you play or don't play. A couple things to note though. Spice orange controller was available in US. It's not rare if someone tries to tell you that. Most accessories are dirt cheap through Japan. Currently, the Gamecube player can be purchased for cheap without the disk. There is a memory card you can purchase to boot from a select amount of games to be able to play the Gameboy games. Which is awesome. For the Gamecube prices overall, they seemed to have gone up when the more recent HDMI adapters came out. If I tried to play through composite to any HD TV, the Gamecube looks like straight garbage. I personally have the EON Mk II and the Retrotink. I prefer to play using the S-Video through the Retrotink though. It just looks better to me. It's just great that there is actual options for everyone but with a price.
I've been tryna find that gameboy player for like 7 years it's so hard to find one with the disc
mentions drunken ebay purchases, Me: "BROOOO you are not lying!"
LMFAO! We've all been there man :). eBay's sells spike on late weekend night I guarantee it. Cheers!
My uncle was moving out of my grandparents apartment about a year ago and he had a boxed up GameCube and just gave it to me. Talk about a steal
Hell ya it is! You can't beat free :). Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
A few years Ago, my older nephew expected the same move from me some day, but sadly I had to tell him that it won't happen. I have a lot of MONEY in games that I bought from $5 to $20 a piece.
Thank you for the content. I just recently started watching your content. I seen yall on MJR the other day also, which was awesome. Glad I found your channel and thank you for the entertainment and getting me back into retro. Which I have been since 2017 but your channel has helped rekindle that interest, thanks again.
Thank you man! We really appreciate it. Does the '86 in your name refer to 1986 being your birth year? I was born in 1986 :). Anywho, thanks for the comment and cheers to keeping it retro!
@@GamingOffTheGrid yes the 86 is for 1986 the year I was born.
The Nintendo GameCube is very sentimental to me. I purchased in Christmas of 2001. My first Christmas while serving in the Air Force, and my first Christmas away from my family. Just me, the GameCube, and Star Wars Rogue Squadron ll.
Thanks for serving! That would make it very special! Those are things you will always remember! Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid thanks!
yw!
Twin snakes was and still is one of my favorite game cube games and twighlight princess was great to. The gamecube is very underated for sure. Most game cube games are now over 50 bucks now to its nuts lol. Im glad I still have my gamecube Im glad I never got rid of it. Im going to get rid of my nintendo wii soon though cause I never played it that much and wasn't a huge fan of the wii. Another good video @Gaming Off The Grid.
God i love the Gamecube so much. Too damn loveable. I can't believe its gonna be 20 years old in november! Great video
Same here it's my favorite console
It’s 20 years old now!!!
Black and Indigo were both available on
Launch day. I scooped up a black one.
Freaking fantastic video guys! Although that freak rubbing on GameCube games in your intro was a bit odd hehehe. It makes me incredibly sad that the GameCube is so damn expensive and hard to collect collect because when you start really digging into the library like I have been you start to realize that the GameCube had an AMAZING library of games all around with some great variety. Not to the level of the PS2 of course but damn there are so many hidden gems on the Cube! Maybe one day thr prices will come back down...but sadly I don't think they will. I see the GameCube going the route of the Sega Saturn. Which makes me very happy I completed my collection when I did although I do still have some Manuals to track down. Anyway, awesome video as usual!
I was an Xbox dude. It's for grown ups, right? Then I saw Wind Waker. Holy crap! That stuck with me. Years later I got a Wii. But I hated the controls. So I started getting into GC, right when games were in the $5-15 range. I used to have an awesome collection. Then... I got divorced. Somehow I hung on to a few good ones and managed to rebuy stuff like Wave Race or F-Zero on the cheap. What I would recommend is buying a used compatible Wii, focus on say 5 games you want. I think with Switch Nintendo is going to start getting out GC titles. That should make the originals drop.
And, look at alternatives. New Play Control Pikmin 1-2 and the DK Bongo game run pretty reasonable I think as well as say Smash Brawl instead of Melee. RPGs probably won't see a drop unfortunately. The big games like Paper Mario will eventually be released again. That's got to be your thinking. Good luck!
Yeah alot of good points! I also thought gamecube was the kiddy system! I was lucky to have a younger brother with a gamecube and i realized it was a great system!
I remember buying my first GameCube for $20 brand new the day the Wii was released. Sears or some department store was trying to unload them.
Nice man! You snagged one at a good price! 🍻
Hey guys! New sub here. I wanted to quick note I did get a black Gamecube on launch day in 2001, just to clear that up. That being said I've only seen a few videos and I just want to say I really enjoy your content so far, keep it up! :)
Awesome man. Glad you found us and are enjoying the content. We've heard that a few times now in the comment so I'm guessing we were dead wrong on that. I just don't remember seeing it. But I wasn't to interested at the time either due to the PS2 lol. Cheers!
Loved playing Luigi's Mansion and Star Fox Adventures. Also, playing Mario Strikers and Mario Kart multiplayer was so much fun with friends.
All amazing games for the cube that we enjoy so much! Cheers!
i bought the cube at target at 99.99 on re4's launch day. and the component cable from nintendo 😁. still got it. now pissed that i sold off the wavebird soon after i bought it as it was missing rumble 🤦
Hell ya! Those f'n component cables are like gold :). Well done. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
The handle on the Game Cube was the foreshadowing of the portability of the Switch. I remember getting one at launch, but yes I has a PS2 as well. the PS2 was the cheapest DVD player on the market for a long time.
Eh, My original GC that I got brand new was a silver that came bundled with Metroid Prime, though I got it in Canada. Also have the BBA & the GBA adapter for it. I spent a LOT of time playing PSO online back in the day. Another game I really enjoyed was the Wind Waker/OoT bundle that I still have. Wavebirds are sick but I don't own any, my friend has at least 6 that we used to use at his place while playing like Mario Kart or Smash on his parent's massive projector screen.
Bonus: My GC has been thrown down a flight of stairs and shot with a bb gun, no issues.
Donkey Konga may have brought the Bongo controller to Gamecube, but it was DK Jungle Beat that brought the party!
So glad I got my GameCube, Gameboy player and 60 odd games 5 years ago. I still don't have all the games I want, but I'm happy with what I have.
Gameboy player, that's super nice! I really feel like the GBA has one of the best libraries for the type of single player games you guys seem to enjoy. Aria of Sorrow and Metroid Zero Mission are some of the best metroidvanias out there, and the games are short and sweet too. Goddamnit I love that GBA.
I've had my silver GameCube since I was in junior high in 2005 and rebought a few games in the past couple of years from a local mom and pop game shop for decent prices but I know the prices have increased for the games in recent years. It's one of my favorite consoles in that generation besides the PS2.
GameCube was mine and my brother's second console (after n64) got it a month after launch for Christmas with Luigi's Mansion and probably a few other games but can't remember.. but my favorite games were actually the GameCube exclusive WWE games (WrestleMania 18, WrestleMania 19, Day of reckoning and day of reckoning 2). I spent hundreds of hours playing those amazing games.
Love hearing folks memories like this! Makes doing these vids all the better. Thanks for watching. Cheers to the good ol GameCube!
I bought my Gamecube last year, and it's a great console, but very expensive to collect for.
I only have 9 games for it, and I'm not getting more these days :p
The component cable can be bought for 125 US dollars here in Europe... It's expensive.
I don't own a CTR TV anymore, so I'm playing with an AV to HDMI converter and the picture does like a bit grainy, but nothing I can't live with at all.
Maybe I'll just splurge for the component cables soon. Component cables did help the graphics on my PS2 a ton.
It is pricey to collect for now! Really have to find cheap bangers! Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid I did get Mario Strikers (or Mario Smash Football here in Europe) really cheap.
Such an amazing co op game!
Confirming the orange gamecube controller was definitely available in the US.
A couple of my friends had it and I saw it in stores. The first Gamecube I ever played was borrowed from a friend 2 houses down and it had an orange controller.
I agree, I find games on the cheap or do trade. Rarely I've dropped big money 💵 on that console. I've got high hopes for you guy's. I never comment on any video's but I want to support you guys! 🥂
Thanks a ton! We really appreciate the support. It's a grind as a smaller channel. We're just going to keep chipping away :). Cheers!
Woohoo Gamecube talk!!!!
I owned the Gamecube in its heyday, preferred the Ps2 and xbox, sold off all the GC games when Wii came out. Then I got an opportunity to buy a bunch of them about 10 years ago for like $10 a pop, some heavy hitters like Luigis Mansion, Windwaker, Mario Kart DD and Smash Bros. Over the years I managed to grab extra copies of Melee, Windwaker and Kart that I've been able to flip for some good cash. Just over the last 2 months I've sold about 13-15 games, the dollars and cents just didnt make 'sense' for me to not cash in when alot of the games I don't play anymore. Sunshine, for example, I sold when Mario 3D all-stars Switch came out ( same reason I sold off Wii Galaxy). That said, current situation as far as my GC collection is as follows:
Smash Bros. Melee
MSG Twin snakes
Mario Kart DD
Zelda Windwaker
Zelda Collectors edition
Baton Kaitos Origins
F-zero GX
Paper Mario TTYD
Mario Strikers
Mega man X command mission
Resident Evil Zero/REmake/4
GOTG for life this video is too sweet you need a bad guy remember no one beats the bad guy if you know what i mean
Razor Ramon baby lol!
The Gamecube was the console I opted for from that generation on release.... I love it.
What I don't love though is the insane game prices 😭
Great video! I think covid changed a lot the retro gaming scene. People just want to keep their old games. When we return to "normal" we should see some changes in pricing of retro games, or at least a less faster increase. I don't know, we will have to wait and see.
Thanks a ton and glad you enjoyed. The pricing is nuts right now for sure. It well be interesting to see how the market plays out once things get back to normal. Still a fun hobby none the less. Cheers!
Loving the nostalgia from this video but boy, you guys are making me feel old 🤣 (am nearly 42 years old)
Lol i hear you! Im 35 but some of these videos make me feel old! Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid haha good stuff, glad it’s not just me ! 😅😂
Cycle of life!
I agree. I don’t really go out actively looking for GC games but i grab them on the rare occasion that i run across a deal.
Just wanna let you guys know that through a new homebrew method using a Raspberry Pi Pico, you can now boot right into homebrew.
So you no longer need to use a modchip, save game exploit, or hilariously priced disc to use the Game Boy Player.
Love the GameCube man one of my true regrets especially with mgs being $100 lol loved all the games mention plus the 007 games and swingerz golf
Great vid guys really enjoyed it
Robert loves all the 007 games also! Cheers!
I bought a Gameboy Player without disc at a convention for about $30-40. Then I bought an Action Replay DVD which was probably another $30. Throw in a memory card SD adapter, and you can play Gameboy Player for significantly less using the Gameboy Interface homebrew software.
GBI is updated frequently to this day and it's technically better than the official software. With this setup, you unlock all homebrew options on top of that via Swiss, which boots from the Action Replay menu.
This method isn't for purist collectors but overall it's the best bang for your buck. Throw in a SD2SP2 instead of the Memory card adapter and boom: same functionality without wasting a memory card slot.
Very interesting. We are pretty novice in that realm but have always found it interesting. We have hacked our Wii and classic console but that's the extent of it. We're kinda stuck in the old school way lol. Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
I play the OG Xbox the most of anything I own, but recently picked a Gamecube and been playing what ever Gamecube games I can find.
OG XBox is epic. We just really started diving into it like 3 years ago. So fun to collect for right now. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
I was about to be like the Turtles 2003 and say "Shell yeah", you should get a gamecube in 2021 , but like you guys said, it could be pricey today. I recommend if you collect, and your on a budget collect in small doses. A good deal here and a good deal there. Don't pass up a gameboy player out in the wild, if somebody is selling it reasonably cheap. Great video as always guys, I was just thinking years ago pawn shops and game stores were selling gamecubes for 20 to 30 bucks, sometimes 10 bucks with no cords. The Gamecube is the comeback kid of consoles 2021. Looking forward to next video fellas! Great job !
The sales are surprising to me. Nobody I knew had any Playstation system growing up (including me). We all had the Xbox and Nintendo systems.
So strange. You aren't the first to leave a comment stating this. Makes us wonder if it was a region thing even within the states? We are in the midwest and it was PS2 everywhere. Very interesting to say the least. Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid It could be. There was definitely no shortage of the Playstations in central Canada, howwever.
I kept much from back in the day, and as for the microphone, Odama was the best game. A pinball RTS game with voice commands, really unique. GBA link, I'd say Pacman VS, and a 3d map in Splinter Cell Chaos Theory I believe, were my favourite uses, after of course Four Swords Adventures. The bongo's were also used in this incredible, very unique sidescroller, DK Jungle Beat. Since I've collected for it throughout almost two decades, from scraping my last money to buy my first secondhand tv console, to spendingbway too much on game collecting, to now having stopped my collecting nearly entirely, I've almost built up a complete 16 player Double Dash setup (just missing the extra tv's)... that sits in my old room back at my moms house while I live in a cabin in the forest with just my Switch.
And my Tales of Symphonia Gamecube variant, to play Eternal Darkness once a year.
I have a GameCube, GameBoy Player (Incredible piece of kit) Pokemon Colloseum, prestine Pokemon Emerald etc etc, but am banned from eBay so stuck with around about £1000+ of Pokemon/Nintendo hardware and games. It's brutal.
Dang man that sucks. What happened between you and eBay? Thanks for watching. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid My ex was using my PayPal and never shipped and expensive watch, the dude who brought it went ballistic saying she was scamming etc, and because the account wasn’t linked to her they permanently ban me for life. So yeah, sucks but that’s life😂 Great content btw, love the set up!👾
@@zpakk Damn man. That is freakin brutal. Definitely sounds like a shitty situation. Glad you are enjoying the content. Always good to hear. Cheers!
I preordered my original black Gamecube with Resident Evil from GameStop for release day. However, I don't remember getting it until Spring of 2002. I bought most of my games new, and only have a handful of titles for it. I am so glad I was able to pick up the Game Boy Player with boot disc at a pawn shop about a decade ago, as the price of the disc alone is outrageous! Anyway, aside from Super Mario Sunshine, I got most of the games I want for the system, and with prices the way they are, I don't plan on picking up anymore very soon. I'm putting most of the money I have for games on releases for the Switch, as I've started to see an uptick in some of the more obscure titles coming to that system, which is the type of genre I am most interested in currently.
I own a Gamcube with 4 wavebird controllers and the gameboy advance attachment. And it’s real easy to soft mod the consel. All it takes is an action replay disk and you just purchase mini dvds and download the games. It’s better than modifying the GameCube to remove the disc drive to install the SD card mod. I play the games and my kids love to play my old childhood games with me every once and a while.
Hell ya. Sounds like you have one hell of a set up. We still don't have a Wavebird yet. Some day we will track one down. Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
Had to drop a like for the beer and the badass intro
Hell ya! We appreciate the support. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid 🤟
A hundred bucks for a GB player is a no brainer deal!! If you have a decent GB, GBC, GBA collection.
Yeah anymore thats a steal! We are glad we got one! Cheers!
I love the GameCube, I got it on launch day, but it was the console that made me finally venture away from Nintendo. The GTA games, Jak Series, Tekken, and WWE Smackdown games made me get a PS2. I still played the GameCube a ton. Mario Sunshine, Mario Strikers, Wind Waker, Melee, Pikmin games, Paper Mario, Luigi's Mansion, I loved all of them and got most of them for $20 after they were released for a while (I didn't even care about player's choice, I got the games for cheap and I loved it).
Same reason I drifted from Nintendo as well. It was just the he I was at but it seemed like PS2 was more “edgy” idk. I was a badass time to be a gamer. Cheers!
Its a great system...I bought mine original the day when Soul Blade 2 was released, plus I was looking forward to playing Star Wars rogue leader and rebel strike. Also it came along with Zelda wind waker and OOT master quest.
Never cared much to play the Nintendo IP's on that system, though....
Nowadays pop it up to play retro games using a flash device in one of the memcard slots...its great for playing retro cause the Gamecube controller is 2nd best controller for my hands next to the Sega Saturn controllers 😉
Definitely one of all time favorite controllers also! Cheers!
I’d kill to get GameCube games on switch online could you imagine playing GameCube games online and in handheld mode that would be a dream come true
yeah that would be pretty amazing. thanks for watching cheers
I got the GameCube nov 18 2001 with Tony hawk 3 what a time
Nice!!! Hell of a game to start with. Love the 1st 3 Tony Hawk's
I used to love playing Gauntlet: Dark Legacy on the GameCube as a kid and somewhere along the way I lost my copy. Out of curiosity I checked eBay for some CIB listings and just about shat my pants at the prices.
Definitely crazy! Nab a copy on the OG Xbox. Way cheaper and plays great. Cheers!
I was really lucky how I got mine. It's a silver one and my brother just didn't have the space or time and he gave me his. But he already had two Metroid prime games, resident evil, rogue squadron 2 and 3 as well as nightfire and agent under fire for it. So I got some good games and the console with two memory cards for free. Since then I've gotten hitman 2 for it because it's the only hitman they released on it and twin snakes which I lucked out and got a copy for like 30 bucks and last time I was at my local game store they were selling it for like 70 so I definitely got a good deal. I want to continue to collect for it but they are right the prices for it have just gone so far up.
That is a great deal! Great story man! Cheers!
I'm buying a gameboy player soon. It costs more than a gamecube now though. The one good thing about the high prices of older physical games in the market now is that all of the games are now going into the hands of people who will look after them. Looking at prices now I can't even imagine what the prices will be like in another 20 years.
I'm getting the indigo gamecube for this christmas!
I always wanted one! I think I'm more interested in the games than the system, tho. I have a 1st gen Wii so I can play GC games, BUT... I just don't make enough money to support a GameCube habbit... LOL
You're not alone on not making enough money to support a GC habit (I make decent money, but that shit is getting stupid expensive now, glad I got my stuff pre-Covid, I just can't really justify paying current prices for many games).
I thought GameCube consoles would be way out of my price range by now. When I looked, I was pleasantly surprised. I shall have to consider getting one of them. If I don't, it's because I hear the games are still quite expensive.
Yeah the system is cheap but a good portion of the games are pricey! Cheers!
I Just bought my first Game Cube last week in 2021, :)
Hell ya! Enjoy! Awesome console. Kinda expensive right now to collect for though. Thanks a ton for watching. Cheers!
I must say gamecube prices are similar in the UK.
Just bought twin snakes cost me 55.00 pound box and manual and disc in good condition mario sunshine was really cheap 20.00 pound disc box and manual and last year lugi mansion 28.00 zelda fourswords 65.00 pound or more and pokemon stadium 2 over 100 pound
I bit the bullet and got the GameCube last week. Had to do it and had some extra cash
The GameCube is just nuts for collecting right now. I think at this point I'm only going to get maybe Smash Bros Melee for it but that'll be it for now.
Good choice I got NBA street vol. 2 last week for 15 dollars