Over the summer I pulled out my GameCube from the attic for my 6y/o to play on. Since then I started collecting games and accessories for it again. I stumbled in to one hell of a find a few weeks ago. The intec square screen that makes the GameCube portable for 20.00. My best find thus far. Im up to 34 games and I will continue to get more games and have fun with my daughter. She actually prefers the GameCube over the switch at the moment.
I was a GameCube kid growing up. Loved it as a kid. Luckily still have most of my original games. I think I’m over 150 titles in my collection. Some of my favs are ssx tricky, Tony hawk underground, eternal darkness, billy Hatcher, pikmin
I love my game cube. It was the first system that me and my wife them girl friend got with her best buy credit card. We also got Maro sunshine and Animal Crossing that day too. Fun memories! Great video!
Ron Howard narrator: "The Gamecube was the last gaming console 'off the grid' so to speak." My favorite system, and a worthy ethos. Keep up the good work you guys!
I was a gamecube owner back in the day. PS2 just didn't really interested because I had a PC. All those hours playing the heck out of Melee, Mario Kart, Turok Evolution/Nightfire, Mario party 6, Mario Strikers, X-men Legends with my bros. And all those hours playing Sunshine, Zelda WW and TP, Metroid Prime 2, FZero Gx and so on on my own. What a great console. Unfortunately I lost most of my collection through the years, but I started to get some games back and adding new ones. I also modded with hdmi mods and hacks along an Mcable, and got a gameboy player back. My objective is also to have all my games I want complete in box. There are still plenty games to collect but I'm steadily getting there step by step. It's expensive but fun at the same time. Good luck to gamecube collectors of 2021 like me !
20 years ago I was playing PS2 like most people but luckily we started collecting GameCube 5 years ago before the prices went crazy. Didn’t realize back then how good some of these games were but I can appreciate them now in my old age. Great video 🍻
Great episode guys! I was a Nintendo fan boy and the GameCube was my last Nintendo console. I remember being disappointed with the GC and couldn’t wait to get a PS2 around 2002. Now of course I have so much nostalgia for all Nintendo consoles! Cheers!
I love my GameCube and still play it a lot. Just recently started playing Paper Mario. I feel this time period in early 00’s has the best “feeling “ for gaming. Everything seemed so cutting edge and really was an awesome time to game.
I somewhat agree with that “feeling” you’re talking about… but at the same time, a lot the games on GC felt like beefed up versions of N64 games. Don’t get me wrong, I bought a GC with my very first credit card but it felt like Nintendo wasn’t taking any risks in that generation. The only really new IPs that stand out to me are Luigi’s Mansion and Pikmin. Granted, those are some BANGERS of IPs but, yeah, it didn’t feel like the massive leap that occurred with the N64 or the SNES. Having said that, I rarely go back to N64 these days while Gamecube games hold up really well.
The Mario sunshine commercial was such a terrible decision by Nintendo. I remember refusing to play or buy the game strictly because of the commercial and always making fun of it in school anytime a kid brought the game up. It wasn’t until I got a Wii and happened to just buy a lot of GameCube games because of the Wii backwards compatibility that I finally played sunshine and seen how great of a game it is. That commercial though definitely I feel like affected the game for a lot of people
Moving to PC in 1997 .........i still bought a Dreamcast and PS2 at launch, and then a GameCube a few years after it launched for the exclusives. Playing games online with a monitor was a big step up from the consoles, but I still went back to these consoles a lot when friends came over the house and at the time gamecube was the best at couch co op
GameCube is the most underrated console of all time. So many great hidden gems like Starfox Adventures, Mgs Twin Snakes, Lost Kingdoms, PN03, Geist, Eternal Darkness, Custom Robo, Billy Hatcher, Amazing Island and Pokemon XD. Hope those games can make a return someday.
My experience was similar. I went from N64 to PS2. It wasn't until years later I picked up a GameCube to play all the games I missed! Super Mario Strikers really brought me in! A great console for sure! I never really thought about how this was Nintendo's last "traditional" type console. Epic video!
Thanks a ton dude! Similar to you..... I went N64 to Dreamcast for about 1.5 years, then PS2 HARD! Nintendo was an afterthought at that time for me. I did continue to snag cheap NES and SNES games at that time though but I wish I would have done a lot more. I knew this time would come from a collector perspective but was spending all my money on the NEW shit lol. Cheers!
I saw you guys at Mo Game Con. Never heard of you before that but my friend recommended I check out your channel and I’m glad I did! Definitely one of my fav UA-cam channels now I hope you guys continue to grow!
Hell ya! We really appreciate you checking out the channel and glad you are enjoying it. That's why we do it. Hope you enjoyed Mo Game Con. Any other cons this year? We'll be hitting up Midwest Gaming Classic most likely. If you've never been it's badass. Cheers!
Hardcore disagree, the controller is TERRIBLE and I suspect it's part of the reason why it did bad, the cross is impossibly small for western hands and the button arrangement was too non standard, they lost all the fighting game crowd right there
It was decent for 3D games though, but me and other people I talked to back then found it too small overall, and the PS2 pad just worked fine with everything you threw at it
My Gamecube story is like yalls. I ignored it completely in its heyday. I was all PS2 and PS3. It wasn’t til I met my sons mother that she had a Wii and I discovered it was backwards compatible. That Wii brought me back to a time where games were fun and made me happy and things weren’t so serious. Later gave up the Wii and got a Gamecube when I picked up a Wii U. Been collecting since. Hopefully some day I can pickup ChibiRobo, Gotcha Force, and Cubivore. Great video guys and fun stream last night. How about that Balor/Reign finish? Made me face palm.
I remember the first time I played the GameCube was in 2003 when I did a semester abroad in Scotland. I hadn’t played a console game since FFVII on the PS1. I loved the way the controller felt in my hands. It felt so right even though it was a weird controller. I loved SXX Tricky and the Resident Evil remake.
You guys are dead on. I made a comment saying supply and demand a week ago in your video comparing ps2 and GC. You guys are dead on it's the low numbers but the Nintendo nostalgic name, and flat out GC performance is superior plus the controller is arguably the best ever.. great video boys, great video. I believe you guys wandered the riddle.. cheers.
Great homage to the GC. I feel old because of this too. Only sold my GC console because my Wii plays my games. But I have 5 of the controllers. Greavt video again as always. Cheers.
PS2 was the ONLY console here in Malaysia at the time. In fact the PS2 was the very first console officially launched in this country. I only got into GameCube when I experimented with the Dolphin emulator, and finally got the real hardware early this year. Got a console with a broken disc drive for around $30, and I upgraded it with a GCLoader and Carby.
Cool video. I've been a Nintendo loyalist from the get-go (though I eventually embraced Sony), so I had a Gamecube. I was 24 when it came out, out of college. What you remind me of is that, yes, the Gamecube had this perception that it was kiddie, but much of that had to do with marketing. Sony and Microsoft took a page out of Sega's book in the 16-bit era and decided to paint themselves as edgy and Nintendo as kiddie. By the time the Gamecube came out, there was no question that I was going to get one. I did have a Playstation, but I did not go out and get a PS2 until the PS3 was coming out. Honestly, the main reason I, and many of us, ever played “favorites” is that we couldn’t afford to play every console we wanted. Right now, I'm in my 40s and I went back and chased down all the Gen6 and Gen7 consoles, plus a few others. I couldn’t before, but I can now.
Ironically I was more into Gamecube in the 6th gen than I was PS2, but I was mostly an Xbox guy that gen. I think what held Nintendo down for me during that period was having a live-in GF that was a Smash Bros/Mario Kart DD/ Mario Golf & Tennis fanatic lol. Also, giving Gamecube games a little HD spit-polish running them through Dolphin was and continues to be an eye-opener. These games are easy as pie to go back to in 2021 once you get them running good on modern displays. It's all in the controls, gameplay and artwork, those are the qualities in a game that transcend generations. Long live the Gamecube!
GameCube was my 2nd 6th Gen console after the Dreamcast. Then got the OG Xbox in 04. The fact you guys got Big Kevin Nash and Scott Hall to do your intro is Bad ass.. The NWO and the WolfPac kicked ass haha…
@@GamingOffTheGrid that kicks ass.. I watched WCW/NWO so much back in the day.. had the games on 64.. I watch Hall and Nash interviews a lot. Those guys seem cool as shit.. lived the life back in the day lol..
I went out and bought a GC in the summer of 2002. I ended up with 3 games - Mario, Metroid, and Zelda. I was also at the time in my life when I was too busy to play games, so I barely played these games even though I owned them (except for Mario Sunshine which I played quite a lot.) I have since gone back and played through many of the games I missed out on, and I have a whole new appreciation for the system. One thing that stands out in that generation is that the GC games, on average, look much prettier today than PS2 and Xbox games.
I plan on celebrating the 20th anniversary in November. I love the Gamecube so much. I feel the reason the gamecube just didn't did well was simply the PS2's Unstoppable invincible library. Despite that, the gamecube still had a great library.
I can remember for my 10th or 11th birthday I asked my Mom for a GameCube. I ended up with a PS2 and was only slightly disappointed (because duh PS2 and a new console with a dvd player) but that lingered with me for years. It took til 2013 but I got my Cube finally and a hot stack of games
I remember buying the gamecube on black Friday of that year just to say i had it and i didn't start playing it until i got double dash and eternal darkness. I also had the og xbox and the ps2 so i was to busy with other games. Years past I've grown a love for the console. I honestly love it better than the wii imo..
I regret selling my GameCube as a kid. I spent so much time playing Mario Strikers, Double Dash, Melee and TimeSplitters. I just recently got back the GameCube because if the nostalgia. I already had the Smash GameCube controllers (from owning the Wii U and Switch)
Totally agree about wanting a more mature oriented console during the sixth generation. I had been a Nintendo kid my whole life and even got a GC back then. But then I sold it and bought a PS2 to play GTA and Grand Turismo, etc. I’ve since repurchased the GC and all my games because, as you said, nostalgia always wins. ✌🏻
We were hardcore into PS2 in this era but as of now, we just love everything Gen 6. Such a badass console generations. Cheers to each console from the almighty Generation 6!
Pixies, meat puppets, sonic youth, husker du, minutemen, flipper, dinosaur jr. so many good alternative/early grunge like bands from the day that didn’t get to much notoriety until now. Just like the GameCube . Great analogy on the pixies just thought I’d mention other good tunes as well
That’s rad, great quality stuff MP, as far as music goes I listen to just about everything minus opera, other than that I got Etta James to Gladys knight to, slayer and anthrax on vinyl. But yes early alt rock is something special like slint, galaxie 500 stuff like that not many ppl that I know talk about it. I got tickets coming up for a dead Kennedy’s show!! Long live punk haha. But in all seriousness talking music I am so there all day!
Great video kings! Only knew one kid growing up that had one but boy was it epic! Remember playing Turok Evolution & Godzilla Destroy all Monsters Melee of all things but boy was it a lot of fun, probably played more that I've forgotten!! Great times though
It was an epic time to be a gamer. We had a few friends late to the PS2 party that we told to get Game Cube and XBox just so as a group we could play everything. Gen 6 was so damn good!
I luv the Gamecube, got it a few months after it came out and eventually added the Game Boy player giving me the ability to play all my GB, GBC, GBA on my TV when emulation wasn't quite as easy as now. Also everyone that raves about the controller, I had two minor gripes with it, the yellow C-stick didn't work as well as a second conventional thumbstick and the shoulder buttons felt kind of spongey.
I loved the gamecube so much that I thought whatever nintendo would make next was going to be incredible. I got the wii on launch day, and a year later, I was so upset with how poorly implemented the motion controls were that I sold it for a 360. Then when they called their next console the wii u, no wonder it barely sold 10 million. Thankfully the switch got them back on track to what makes Nintendo great.
For sure. I definitely came back to the Game Cube later in life. When I was in my teen years I must have thought I was too cool for it or something lol. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
I was big into GC collecting in 2011-2015. Had to make my own rarity guide because even Nintendoage did not really have the info. Those were good times. Each console has its’ years of neglect before it becomes popular again, but I feel those “easy collecting windows” are getting smaller and smaller. For example Wii U prices never really bottomed out as low or for as long as the NES-GC era. Great job on the Nash/Hall sound byte btw!
That was me had a ps2 as a teenager my mate's younger brother who was 8 at the time had a Gamecube we all saw it as the kid console since we were into JRPGS, survival horror and smackdown games we ignored it Then resident Evil 4 was announced for the console and I was so close to buying one but then capcom later announced They were releasing it later on the PS2 So I ended up just waiting for that Version don't get me wrong i loved my ps2 and still do but after getting a switch in 2017 and really enjoying mario Odyssey and breath of the wild it made me pick up a gamecube and play all the games i missed Baton katos and paper mario TTYD are now in my top 10 RPGs and i didnt grow up playing it :D Great video lads! Cheers 🍻
One big plus about the gamecube is that it was the 2nd most powerful system of the generation. Many ports on the Gamecube were miles ahead of the ps2 versions and had way smoother framerates plus performance.
I remember when hardcore Sony Playstation fanboys would be in denial that the PS2 was less powerful than even the Gamecube and that the only thing that really held the Gamecube back from getting more 3rd party support was using their own proprietary mini optical disc(that only holds up to 1.46GB of storage capacity) as their physical media for games rather than DVDs which PS2 and OG Xbox used.
Hey guys! Love the channel! Especially the buying guide videos are awesome. I am sure I am not the only one who has asked but would be awesome to see you guys do one for the Sega Genesis since you did its rival the SNES. Keep up the awesome work. Cheers!
Thanks a ton dude! We'll eventually get to the good ol' Genesis. We'll eventually end up doing a buying guide for every console we collect for. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid Awesome that's even better look forward to all the future buying guides. Look forward to seeing which others consoles you collect for. I am at about 20 consoles I am currently collecting for.
I definitely agree with the idea that the Gamecube was “for kids”. My younger brother had a gamecube and my middle brother and I had a ps2. Still had fun on the gamecube but we loved gta on ps2.
I’d started working by this generation so I had the PS2, Xbox and Gamecube. It was my first Nintendo console and It did seem a bit “kiddy” to me. I got rid of it after a year or so, PS2 and Xbox were more what I wanted. I’ve got it back now and I have the little screen attachment, which is nice. Don’t use it much but I liked having it for Super Monkey Ball mainly.
Didn't know much about the Gamecube growing up. Played for the 1st time in college in 2005 with a friend and it was a Mario Party game. Don't think we played any other game than that. Got my 1st Gamecube in 2019. Only have a few games which include the Rogue Squadron games and recently picked up NHL Hitz 2002, I think. Very expensive to go after too many, but like with any games, I only want to go after games which I would be interested in playing
Well you collection may be small but in our opinion, it's hammer! If you are in to the sports games Mario Strikers should be on you hit list. Love that you got HITZ! Adore that damn game. Cheers!
I skipped the GameCube for PS2 and I was in my teenage years when I got my PS2 three of my close buddies had GameCube so I would always play smash and the newest title at their house definitely when I was a lot older in my late twenties I started collecting for GameCube now it's one of my favorite consoles from the 6th generation cheers !
Gamecube was the first Nintendo console I ever got. The reason was to play Resident Evil 4, which was originally exclusive to the Gamecube. Still glad I got it since I then discovered a lot of great games like: Twilight Princess, Star Fox Adventures, Resident Evil 0, Geist and those cool Star Wars exclusives!
Was more ps2 guy, mainly for hackabity. Agree lack of dvd and being looked at as a "kids" system compared to PS2 and Xbox probably hurt it back then. nintendo has their roadmap. as long as they keep pushing out Mario/Zelda/pokemon games, even if you have to rebuy them for the 5th time, they'll keep succeeding. It's really crazy how some of their games hold value.
So I never owned a GameCube during the ps2 era. Once the 360 came out, a buddy of my dads bought one and got rid of his original Xbox and his GameCube which were given to me. And I absolutely loved the GameCube when I had it then and everytime I get rid of one I end up with another one. As it stands I have some of the more expensive games for the GameCube and I just recently modded my GameCube so I could preserve my discs and still play the games I wanna play. I even have the app that allows me to use the game boy player without the disc.
Since this isn't a "here's our collection" vid, I won't type up my entire collection (I wouldn't want to do all that typing anyway). But here's a few of the perks. First off, this was a Zelda lover's dream console. Legend of Zelda Collectors Edition (Zelda, Zelda II, Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask with a Wind Waker Demo all on one disk), Ocarina of Time (with Master Quest), Four Swords Adventures, Wind Waker and the best version of Soul Calibur hands down with Link taking his place among the cast. Other dingers: Smash Bros Melee, Skies of Arcadia, Mortal Kombat (Deadly Alliance, Deception and Armageddon), Metroid Prime. GameCube did have a really nice library. I first GameCube was the platinum colored one. I had to replace it with the generic purple one when the disk drive stopped working. Then when the Wii came out I sold my purple one and now I just use the Wii whenever I want to play GameCube games. You were spot on when you were talking about not having to provide the excuses "back in the day" or "the influence it had on the industry." These games are still good. Given a bit of an up-res, they wouldn't be out of place on today's consoles.
I work in a new n retro video game store, I get late 20's early 30 's year old couple with a baby come in and spent $300 to $400 buying a Gamecube and a few games but I get 20 to 25 year kids come in 3 to 5 in a group and spend $250 to $300 on just PS2 games total amongst them. So I would agree with the nostalgic vibes of the GC, I can't explain why kids are buying and playing PS2 games in big numbers that where literally made when they where. I dont know why I'm saying this except maybe just to say that somebody is taking time to teach appreciation to tje youth.
I literally got a Gamecube for the Resident Evil REmake. Smash Bros Melee, and Metroid Prime were nice bonuses, but the reason I even wanted one was to play the Resident Evil Remake. Honestly it's a shame that game never made it to the PS2 or Xbox. The bit of extra horsepower of the Xbox at the time could've had the game looking even sharper. That being said that's my best memories with the Gamecube is sitting there scared shitless playing REmake, Resident Evil 0, and Resident Evil 4.
did the XBox really have extra horsepower though? All the consoles back then were custom made, so the specs can be difficult to compare, but some of the best looking games of that generation were actually Gamecube games. PS2 and Dreamcast were clearly weaker than the Xbox or Gamecube in specs, but the custom made Gamecube hardware was plenty capable at the time.
@@zclary923 it was apples to oranges in tech specs, I think the only notable advantage was disc space, but many games back then didn't take up that much memory, so most could fit onto one gamecube disc. But what was the best looking Xbox games? On gamecube I would go Twilight Princess, F-Zero GX, or RE4, as some of their best looking games. Not sure I can think of any Xbox games that looked better? RE4 at the time looked almost next gen at the time. THe PS2 version paled in comparison appearance wise.
The console on the outside of it. The gamecube,Xbox,ps2 they look like they won’t age vs the consoles before it. The gamecube had the short stick. The ps2 was a DVD player & gta line up was fire Xbox halo 🔥. I got the gamecube in 2004. I didn’t get the ps2 tell 2006. The the 360 in 07. Me growing up off of government cheese. The first console I got brand new was the gamecube. To this day the controller is still being used. The art the opening of the cube. The fps to the graphics for the cube holds up to this day. Just last week I just started playing Wind-waker. I can’t stop. I’m a kid again. Modern gaming is pissing me off updating install. Even the controllers need a update. Windwaker sunshine yu-go-oh GB player DBZ TMNT. If you get a good hd input it’s worth it. I’m texting to much. The Gamecube hands down had the best Nintendo games hands down mines the Snes. The music that Nintendo also puts down into these game ❤️👌🏼👏🥲. My collection got stolen in 2011. I had to work for it again. The only thing I had left was my hand games gamecube controllers 360 controllers and three 360 games to my name. Those were so dark times for me. I miss bring friends over or me going over to play. Online play has its moments but when sitting with your bros or lady it’s more rememberable. Favorite consoles. Top five Gamecube,360,ps2,gba,Snes. PS3 is so close !!!!!! 360-PS3 is even I was in my teens going into High school
You guys make a lot of great points but I still don’t get why some of the prices are so high on this console and it doesn’t seem to be dropping anytime soon , I still think the controller was soo comfy and nice to hold.
We are totally with you. Not sure if you've seen our price compare videos or not. What we don't get is why someone would pay $80-$100 for a game on the Game Cube that they can get for $15-$20 on the PS2 or XBOX. So insane. Cheers!
I was 8-9 years old when I got the cube. I didn’t get the ps2 tell the slim came out. Cube is my favorite console from Nintendo due to the first party games
Boys boys boys you got it all wrong. I was born in 1986 and I’ll tell u what the gamecube launch was like. Nobody cared about louigi cause everyone wanted resident evil REMAKE and Star Wars rouge squadron 2. The reason why it didn’t sell well is because all the Dreamcast haters were n64 owners who were skipping the Dreamcast and hyping and waiting for the ps2. That was gunna let them play all the ps1 games they missed out on cause they owned a n64 instead and time splitters the sequel to goldeneye 64 made from the same team feee radical and then when the gamecube came out the next year with the xbox they were broke and couldn’t buy both. Then, Soul Calibur 2 was the first multi platform game where the gamecube was the best version with Link and made people start buying gamecubes because at that time, resident evil 4 was announced and exclusive to gamecube
@@GamingOffTheGrid Wooooooooooooo only we know about that zone of the Enders ps2 game we bought only to play the metal gear solid 2 demo on the cargo ship
Not too sure about all of that, but you do make valid points. I think not having a Mario game as a launch title, like consumers & Nintendo fans were accustomed to, hurt them in the long run and when Super Mario Sunshine came out, it was a disappointment for many Mario fans. Not having the ability to play DVD’s did not help either coupled with key titles like Omnimusha, Devil May Cry, Grand Theft Auto, and a realistic racing game of Gran Turismo caliber not being available just hurt the cause.
I remember getting the GameCube for my 21st birthday. Most people go out drinking on their 21st...Not me! I stayed home and played Mario Sunshine lol 😂
Dumbest thing is ever did was sell my gamecube and all the great games I had. I had so many. Now I am slowly regaining my lost games and playing them on the wii.
PS2 was my first DVD player, basically why I never gave a shit about the Gamecube. Still though, gettin' one now AND building a decent library is gonna hurt the wallet... But I do need it for my game room.
It's crazy how much I love the Game Cube and we had one in our house growing up and I could give 2 shits about it at the time. I was a dumb teenager lol. Cheers!
I agree I thought it was just kiddie too but I thought that for n64 when my brother got one. I went to Sony after snes. But love saturn the best out of the 5th gen. But love gamecube my 2nd favorite console ever is gamecube. It is amazing and I want a full set and the gameboy player. Great video
I got a GameCube shortly after lunch after being into PC gaming for a couple of years……most my friends had Xbox and PS2 and I genuinely believe I had the better, fun games. I certainly didn’t feel like I was missing out at the time….the likes of GTA and the top FPS games I played on PC.
I always wanted a game cube as a kid but my first Nintendo console was the gameboy advance and pretty much always played handheld consoles until my oldest sister handed down her ps2 to me
It's so weird how this stuff works. My neck of the woods was exact opposite. PS2 was kings. Everyone had one. A few Game Cubes and then that one weird guy with an XBOX. Either way, GEN 6 is king. Cheers!
Love the Gamecube! Also....on another note...Type O Negative has a cult following. Since it's October, you should check out their album October Rust. Vampire Halloween love, ha! Keep an open mind. :-) ....and don't be fooled by the bad ground.
was never really a fan of the gamecube, had all 3 during there generation but always gravitated toward ps2 or xbox more. gamecube always just felt like more of the same. got into collecting for it back in 2012 but after a year or so sold it all off since I found myself never using it. lost kingdoms, re4, metroid prime, zelda windwaker are games I'll always have fond memories tho.
Had a PS2 in early 2001 and fortunately roommate got an Xbox on Launch later that year. Finally got the GC on sale at EB games in early 2005 with some Mario, Zelda, Metroid, RE, and Star Wars games that were exclusives in addition to a few others. Glad I held onto them because they are worth a bit now. Currently collecting for XB, PS2, and Wii since most are still pretty cheap unlike GC. I think it is a stroke of marketing genius how they essentially repackaged the GC and stole Sony's motion control idea from six axis then just rebranded it Wii and thus "winning" that generation with the most underpowered and inexpensive console by far after getting thier rears kicked with GC prior. Nintendo is a gaming staple that I am glad keeps thier core 3 exclusive franchises alive since the beginning. Looking forward to Metroid Dread here!
Oh yes! Dread is here next week. Can't wait. We are collecting the XBox, PS2 and Wii heavy right now too. We always go with the cheapest option lol. Cheers!
Great video! I was 28 when the GC came out so luckily I didn’t give a rats @$$ about being cool. I loved the GC since I got it. I still sometimes unbox and play Metroid Prime and Robotech.
Need to go back and beat prime I have the guide too and still got stuck man that games difficult! That or I suck lol. Got melee for $30 a couple yrs ago what a steal. Also got path of radiance for $140 few years ago before it doubled in price as of late. Beat tales of symphonia and I am about ready to give it another go soon such a great rpg. And for what it’s worth I liked starfox adventures it was bold and way different than the first couple of entries and I fi all beat it about 2 years ago. In other words I love my GameCube still one of my fave controllers next to the snes
The GameCube Nintendo is my favorite all-time home console besides the Super Nintendo, SONY PS3, and Microsoft XBOX 360! The Sega Genesis isn’t too far behind as being another one of my favorites, just in the distance. It still saddens me that the GCN sold far less than the PS2 and about as much as the XBOX. Now, the demand for GCN games compared to PS2 and XBOX of the same generation is far greater. Maybe less hardware sold meant less games in quantity made causing this supply versus demand situation? Maybe gamers who have not bothered buying the GCN at the time of relevance are now going back and catching up with buying GCN games and hardware. Or, it could be that gamers who were not born at the time of that generation, are now wanting to see what the hype was all about and maybe they’ve played sequels to GCN games on more modern Nintendo home consoles and want to backtrack to games that are the predecessor to the games they own other other consoles? All I know is I got just about every GCN CIB, physically, I could possibly want minus a very small handful. I wish I could say the same for the SNES.
When we're kids its seems like we're all in a hurry to be older so we can do grown up things and try to act like we're grown. Then we get old and at some point after years of grinding adulthood we wonder what the hell was we thinking and why were we in a rush . Then we start longing for them simpler times.
Spot on dude! Couple that with the fact that we grew up at such an epic time. Not sure when you were born, but born in '86 here, Robert '94, but I personally wouldn't change it for anything. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
Good video and you guys are definitely right about the Gamecube being market awkwardly. I was in 7th grade when it came out and I got it that Xmas. I thought it was pretty awesome but I did not think Luigi's Mansion looked cool at all so I got Rogue Leader. I was a fan of it all the way through. Our original GC actually died in like 2005 so we got a new one and I still have it. I remember some kids in school saying "Oh you like the GAYCUBE?" Pretty sick burn tbh.
That intro with Scott Hall and Kevin Nash is beyond epic!!!
Over the summer I pulled out my GameCube from the attic for my 6y/o to play on. Since then I started collecting games and accessories for it again. I stumbled in to one hell of a find a few weeks ago. The intec square screen that makes the GameCube portable for 20.00. My best find thus far. Im up to 34 games and I will continue to get more games and have fun with my daughter. She actually prefers the GameCube over the switch at the moment.
I was a GameCube kid growing up. Loved it as a kid. Luckily still have most of my original games. I think I’m over 150 titles in my collection. Some of my favs are ssx tricky, Tony hawk underground, eternal darkness, billy Hatcher, pikmin
Sweet that is awesome I want a full set on day but I at about 70 I think
I love my game cube. It was the first system that me and my wife them girl friend got with her best buy credit card. We also got Maro sunshine and Animal Crossing that day too. Fun memories! Great video!
Thanks a ton dude. Cheers to the Game Cube!
The last great traditional Nintendo console
Ron Howard narrator: "The Gamecube was the last gaming console 'off the grid' so to speak."
My favorite system, and a worthy ethos. Keep up the good work you guys!
I was a gamecube owner back in the day. PS2 just didn't really interested because I had a PC. All those hours playing the heck out of Melee, Mario Kart, Turok Evolution/Nightfire, Mario party 6, Mario Strikers, X-men Legends with my bros. And all those hours playing Sunshine, Zelda WW and TP, Metroid Prime 2, FZero Gx and so on on my own.
What a great console. Unfortunately I lost most of my collection through the years, but I started to get some games back and adding new ones. I also modded with hdmi mods and hacks along an Mcable, and got a gameboy player back. My objective is also to have all my games I want complete in box. There are still plenty games to collect but I'm steadily getting there step by step. It's expensive but fun at the same time. Good luck to gamecube collectors of 2021 like me !
Game Cube is epic for sure! Enjoy the journey of collecting, that's the most fun part. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
20 years ago I was playing PS2 like most people but luckily we started collecting GameCube 5 years ago before the prices went crazy. Didn’t realize back then how good some of these games were but I can appreciate them now in my old age. Great video 🍻
Great episode guys! I was a Nintendo fan boy and the GameCube was my last Nintendo console. I remember being disappointed with the GC and couldn’t wait to get a PS2 around 2002. Now of course I have so much nostalgia for all Nintendo consoles! Cheers!
Greatest intro ever!!!! My mind just blew!!!!
godfrey love you see you sunday
Boom! Dude we were so damn hyped to debut that :). Cheers brotha! Can't wait to hit the ice
No stream Sunday brotha unfortunately. Our flight home from Portland doesn't get us back until midnight
I love my GameCube and still play it a lot. Just recently started playing Paper Mario. I feel this time period in early 00’s has the best “feeling “ for gaming. Everything seemed so cutting edge and really was an awesome time to game.
Hell ya it was. We think pound for pound it's the greatest generation in gaming. It was a great time to be alive. Cheers to Gen 6!
I somewhat agree with that “feeling” you’re talking about… but at the same time, a lot the games on GC felt like beefed up versions of N64 games. Don’t get me wrong, I bought a GC with my very first credit card but it felt like Nintendo wasn’t taking any risks in that generation. The only really new IPs that stand out to me are Luigi’s Mansion and Pikmin. Granted, those are some BANGERS of IPs but, yeah, it didn’t feel like the massive leap that occurred with the N64 or the SNES.
Having said that, I rarely go back to N64 these days while Gamecube games hold up really well.
Awesome video fellas!!
Thanks brotha! Hope all is well with you man. We gotta catch up with a zoom call or something soon. It's been too long. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid absolutely! Anytime - much love 🍻
In Oregon this weekend but how’s next weekend look. Would be killer if you had a Saturday evening free. Pop a bottle of wine and catch up
@@GamingOffTheGrid Yup- that works!
Cool. Shoot us a time that works for you on the 9th
The Mario sunshine commercial was such a terrible decision by Nintendo. I remember refusing to play or buy the game strictly because of the commercial and always making fun of it in school anytime a kid brought the game up. It wasn’t until I got a Wii and happened to just buy a lot of GameCube games because of the Wii backwards compatibility that I finally played sunshine and seen how great of a game it is. That commercial though definitely I feel like affected the game for a lot of people
Moving to PC in 1997 .........i still bought a Dreamcast and PS2 at launch, and then a GameCube a few years after it launched for the exclusives. Playing games online with a monitor was a big step up from the consoles, but I still went back to these consoles a lot when friends came over the house and at the time gamecube was the best at couch co op
GameCube is the most underrated console of all time. So many great hidden gems like Starfox Adventures, Mgs Twin Snakes, Lost Kingdoms, PN03, Geist, Eternal Darkness, Custom Robo, Billy Hatcher, Amazing Island and Pokemon XD. Hope those games can make a return someday.
My experience was similar. I went from N64 to PS2. It wasn't until years later I picked up a GameCube to play all the games I missed! Super Mario Strikers really brought me in! A great console for sure! I never really thought about how this was Nintendo's last "traditional" type console. Epic video!
Thanks a ton dude! Similar to you..... I went N64 to Dreamcast for about 1.5 years, then PS2 HARD! Nintendo was an afterthought at that time for me. I did continue to snag cheap NES and SNES games at that time though but I wish I would have done a lot more. I knew this time would come from a collector perspective but was spending all my money on the NEW shit lol. Cheers!
I saw you guys at Mo Game Con. Never heard of you before that but my friend recommended I check out your channel and I’m glad I did! Definitely one of my fav UA-cam channels now I hope you guys continue to grow!
Hell ya! We really appreciate you checking out the channel and glad you are enjoying it. That's why we do it. Hope you enjoyed Mo Game Con. Any other cons this year? We'll be hitting up Midwest Gaming Classic most likely. If you've never been it's badass. Cheers!
I picked up the Beach Volleyball game and it’s so cheesy it’s fantastic. The subtle Pringles ad placements put it over the top. Love it!
Agreed. Beach Spikers is underrated.
This controller had the BEST feel in the hand!
Agree 100% dude.
Hardcore disagree, the controller is TERRIBLE and I suspect it's part of the reason why it did bad, the cross is impossibly small for western hands and the button arrangement was too non standard, they lost all the fighting game crowd right there
It was decent for 3D games though, but me and other people I talked to back then found it too small overall, and the PS2 pad just worked fine with everything you threw at it
@@chaosdimension6433 all my homies luv the GC 'troller
@@chaosdimension6433 but melee is the best smash bros ever they say
You guys need more subscribers! Great videos! Greetings from Europe
Awesome video guys! The GameCube is my very first console I bought on launch day.
Dude that is badass! I have never got a console at launch unfortunately. That or the Dreamcast would be the ones I would love to have had
@@GamingOffTheGrid I still have all the consoles I bought on day 1: GameCube, Nintendo 3DS, PS4, and Nintendo Switch.
GameCube is Nintendo's Sega Saturn, didn't do well at the time but gained momentum long after and prices skyrocketed.
My Gamecube story is like yalls. I ignored it completely in its heyday. I was all PS2 and PS3. It wasn’t til I met my sons mother that she had a Wii and I discovered it was backwards compatible. That Wii brought me back to a time where games were fun and made me happy and things weren’t so serious. Later gave up the Wii and got a Gamecube when I picked up a Wii U. Been collecting since. Hopefully some day I can pickup ChibiRobo, Gotcha Force, and Cubivore. Great video guys and fun stream last night. How about that Balor/Reign finish? Made me face palm.
I remember the first time I played the GameCube was in 2003 when I did a semester abroad in Scotland. I hadn’t played a console game since FFVII on the PS1. I loved the way the controller felt in my hands. It felt so right even though it was a weird controller. I loved SXX Tricky and the Resident Evil remake.
You guys are dead on. I made a comment saying supply and demand a week ago in your video comparing ps2 and GC. You guys are dead on it's the low numbers but the Nintendo nostalgic name, and flat out GC performance is superior plus the controller is arguably the best ever.. great video boys, great video. I believe you guys wandered the riddle.. cheers.
I’ve sold ever GameCube I ever owned. Just never kept it for some reason.
Maybe one of these days you'll take the dive. It's so damn expensive to collect for now though. But there are definitely some badass games. Cheers!
I gave mine to Jared…for free. 😭
Great homage to the GC. I feel old because of this too. Only sold my GC console because my Wii plays my games. But I have 5 of the controllers. Greavt video again as always. Cheers.
PS2 was the ONLY console here in Malaysia at the time. In fact the PS2 was the very first console officially launched in this country.
I only got into GameCube when I experimented with the Dolphin emulator, and finally got the real hardware early this year.
Got a console with a broken disc drive for around $30, and I upgraded it with a GCLoader and Carby.
Cool video. I've been a Nintendo loyalist from the get-go (though I eventually embraced Sony), so I had a Gamecube. I was 24 when it came out, out of college. What you remind me of is that, yes, the Gamecube had this perception that it was kiddie, but much of that had to do with marketing. Sony and Microsoft took a page out of Sega's book in the 16-bit era and decided to paint themselves as edgy and Nintendo as kiddie. By the time the Gamecube came out, there was no question that I was going to get one. I did have a Playstation, but I did not go out and get a PS2 until the PS3 was coming out. Honestly, the main reason I, and many of us, ever played “favorites” is that we couldn’t afford to play every console we wanted. Right now, I'm in my 40s and I went back and chased down all the Gen6 and Gen7 consoles, plus a few others. I couldn’t before, but I can now.
Very true that it was perceived that way! Glad you get to play them all now! Cheers!
Love the game cube. You have some cool videos. Subscribed!
Thanks a ton! We really appreciate the support. Cheers!
Ironically I was more into Gamecube in the 6th gen than I was PS2, but I was mostly an Xbox guy that gen. I think what held Nintendo down for me during that period was having a live-in GF that was a Smash Bros/Mario Kart DD/ Mario Golf & Tennis fanatic lol.
Also, giving Gamecube games a little HD spit-polish running them through Dolphin was and continues to be an eye-opener. These games are easy as pie to go back to in 2021 once you get them running good on modern displays. It's all in the controls, gameplay and artwork, those are the qualities in a game that transcend generations. Long live the Gamecube!
GameCube was my 2nd 6th Gen console after the Dreamcast. Then got the OG Xbox in 04. The fact you guys got Big Kevin Nash and Scott Hall to do your intro is Bad ass.. The NWO and the WolfPac kicked ass haha…
Ya dude, we literally just met them Saturday night. We were so pumped and had to add it to this vid :)..
@@GamingOffTheGrid that kicks ass.. I watched WCW/NWO so much back in the day.. had the games on 64.. I watch Hall and Nash interviews a lot. Those guys seem cool as shit.. lived the life back in the day lol..
I went out and bought a GC in the summer of 2002. I ended up with 3 games - Mario, Metroid, and Zelda. I was also at the time in my life when I was too busy to play games, so I barely played these games even though I owned them (except for Mario Sunshine which I played quite a lot.) I have since gone back and played through many of the games I missed out on, and I have a whole new appreciation for the system. One thing that stands out in that generation is that the GC games, on average, look much prettier today than PS2 and Xbox games.
I plan on celebrating the 20th anniversary in November. I love the Gamecube so much. I feel the reason the gamecube just didn't did well was simply the PS2's Unstoppable invincible library. Despite that, the gamecube still had a great library.
I can remember for my 10th or 11th birthday I asked my Mom for a GameCube. I ended up with a PS2 and was only slightly disappointed (because duh PS2 and a new console with a dvd player) but that lingered with me for years. It took til 2013 but I got my Cube finally and a hot stack of games
I remember buying the gamecube on black Friday of that year just to say i had it and i didn't start playing it until i got double dash and eternal darkness. I also had the og xbox and the ps2 so i was to busy with other games. Years past I've grown a love for the console. I honestly love it better than the wii imo..
Same here, over the years the gamecube has slowly become my favorite of that generation
@@malachor5ve so many games for it im still finding that im enjoying now.
I still remember firing up luigis mansion for the first time. Still my favorite gamecube game to this day.
I regret selling my GameCube as a kid. I spent so much time playing Mario Strikers, Double Dash, Melee and TimeSplitters. I just recently got back the GameCube because if the nostalgia. I already had the Smash GameCube controllers (from owning the Wii U and Switch)
Totally agree about wanting a more mature oriented console during the sixth generation. I had been a Nintendo kid my whole life and even got a GC back then. But then I sold it and bought a PS2 to play GTA and Grand Turismo, etc. I’ve since repurchased the GC and all my games because, as you said, nostalgia always wins. ✌🏻
@KenChooGaming, I played it so much that I wore it out, so I bought another one, which I still have.
We were hardcore into PS2 in this era but as of now, we just love everything Gen 6. Such a badass console generations. Cheers to each console from the almighty Generation 6!
Pixies, meat puppets, sonic youth, husker du, minutemen, flipper, dinosaur jr. so many good alternative/early grunge like bands from the day that didn’t get to much notoriety until now. Just like the GameCube . Great analogy on the pixies just thought I’d mention other good tunes as well
Ok, this made my night!!! I love finding people that know the music I know. Not many of us around out there. Cheers!
Fun fact, our band has opened for the Meat Puppets :)!
That’s rad, great quality stuff MP, as far as music goes I listen to just about everything minus opera, other than that I got Etta James to Gladys knight to, slayer and anthrax on vinyl. But yes early alt rock is something special like slint, galaxie 500 stuff like that not many ppl that I know talk about it. I got tickets coming up for a dead Kennedy’s show!! Long live punk haha. But in all seriousness talking music I am so there all day!
Great video kings! Only knew one kid growing up that had one but boy was it epic! Remember playing Turok Evolution & Godzilla Destroy all Monsters Melee of all things but boy was it a lot of fun, probably played more that I've forgotten!! Great times though
It was an epic time to be a gamer. We had a few friends late to the PS2 party that we told to get Game Cube and XBox just so as a group we could play everything. Gen 6 was so damn good!
I luv the Gamecube, got it a few months after it came out and eventually added the Game Boy player giving me the ability to play all my GB, GBC, GBA on my TV when emulation wasn't quite as easy as now. Also everyone that raves about the controller, I had two minor gripes with it, the yellow C-stick didn't work as well as a second conventional thumbstick and the shoulder buttons felt kind of spongey.
I loved the gamecube so much that I thought whatever nintendo would make next was going to be incredible. I got the wii on launch day, and a year later, I was so upset with how poorly implemented the motion controls were that I sold it for a 360. Then when they called their next console the wii u, no wonder it barely sold 10 million. Thankfully the switch got them back on track to what makes Nintendo great.
You guys hit the nail on the head. I was all in ps2 in that time. I liked the gamecube but i was busy with gta vice city and twisted metal black
For sure. I definitely came back to the Game Cube later in life. When I was in my teen years I must have thought I was too cool for it or something lol. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid exactly! Consider me a new subscriber as i just discovered your channel 👍
I was big into GC collecting in 2011-2015. Had to make my own rarity guide because even Nintendoage did not really have the info. Those were good times. Each console has its’ years of neglect before it becomes popular again, but I feel those “easy collecting windows” are getting smaller and smaller. For example Wii U prices never really bottomed out as low or for as long as the NES-GC era. Great job on the Nash/Hall sound byte btw!
20 years old…. man, I was in college when this bad boy came out. Fuck this kinda shit makes me feel old.
LOL! I'm getting there too dude. Age is a bitch for sure.
Great video guys! Happy 20th birthday to the Gamecube! Here's to ANOTHER 20!🍻 🎉💪🕹💯 #TheBigN
Boom! Cheers brotha!
@@GamingOffTheGrid 💥🍻
That was me had a ps2 as a teenager my mate's younger brother who was 8 at the time had a Gamecube we all saw it as the kid console since we were into JRPGS, survival horror and smackdown games we ignored it Then resident Evil 4 was announced for the console and I was so close to buying one but then capcom later announced They were releasing it later on the PS2 So I ended up just waiting for that Version don't get me wrong i loved my ps2 and still do but after getting a switch in 2017 and really enjoying mario Odyssey and breath of the wild it made me pick up a gamecube and play all the games i missed Baton katos and paper mario TTYD are now in my top 10 RPGs and i didnt grow up playing it :D
Great video lads!
Cheers 🍻
One big plus about the gamecube is that it was the 2nd most powerful system of the generation. Many ports on the Gamecube were miles ahead of the ps2 versions and had way smoother framerates plus performance.
I remember when hardcore Sony Playstation fanboys would be in denial that the PS2 was less powerful than even the Gamecube and that the only thing that really held the Gamecube back from getting more 3rd party support was using their own proprietary mini optical disc(that only holds up to 1.46GB of storage capacity) as their physical media for games rather than DVDs which PS2 and OG Xbox used.
Fuse the gamecube is my freaking childhood, was my introduction into my life long hobby of gaming.
One hell of an introduction. Such a great console. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
Hey guys! Love the channel! Especially the buying guide videos are awesome. I am sure I am not the only one who has asked but would be awesome to see you guys do one for the Sega Genesis since you did its rival the SNES. Keep up the awesome work. Cheers!
Thanks a ton dude! We'll eventually get to the good ol' Genesis. We'll eventually end up doing a buying guide for every console we collect for. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid Awesome that's even better look forward to all the future buying guides. Look forward to seeing which others consoles you collect for. I am at about 20 consoles I am currently collecting for.
I definitely agree with the idea that the Gamecube was “for kids”. My younger brother had a gamecube and my middle brother and I had a ps2. Still had fun on the gamecube but we loved gta on ps2.
I remember swapping my PS2 and Metal Gear Solid 3, for my friends lil bros Gamecube and RE4....back when they were both hot exclusives
I’d started working by this generation so I had the PS2, Xbox and Gamecube. It was my first Nintendo console and It did seem a bit “kiddy” to me. I got rid of it after a year or so, PS2 and Xbox were more what I wanted. I’ve got it back now and I have the little screen attachment, which is nice. Don’t use it much but I liked having it for Super Monkey Ball mainly.
Didn't know much about the Gamecube growing up. Played for the 1st time in college in 2005 with a friend and it was a Mario Party game. Don't think we played any other game than that.
Got my 1st Gamecube in 2019. Only have a few games which include the Rogue Squadron games and recently picked up NHL Hitz 2002, I think. Very expensive to go after too many, but like with any games, I only want to go after games which I would be interested in playing
Well you collection may be small but in our opinion, it's hammer! If you are in to the sports games Mario Strikers should be on you hit list. Love that you got HITZ! Adore that damn game. Cheers!
Nice video man 😎!
I skipped the GameCube for PS2 and I was in my teenage years when I got my PS2 three of my close buddies had GameCube so I would always play smash and the newest title at their house definitely when I was a lot older in my late twenties I started collecting for GameCube now it's one of my favorite consoles from the 6th generation cheers !
Gamecube was the first Nintendo console I ever got. The reason was to play Resident Evil 4, which was originally exclusive to the Gamecube. Still glad I got it since I then discovered a lot of great games like: Twilight Princess, Star Fox Adventures, Resident Evil 0, Geist and those cool Star Wars exclusives!
Was more ps2 guy, mainly for hackabity. Agree lack of dvd and being looked at as a "kids" system compared to PS2 and Xbox probably hurt it back then. nintendo has their roadmap. as long as they keep pushing out Mario/Zelda/pokemon games, even if you have to rebuy them for the 5th time, they'll keep succeeding. It's really crazy how some of their games hold value.
That was JUST TOO SWEET!!
Boom! I knew you'd enjoy that dude! They were great. Got a couple belts signed too :)
@@GamingOffTheGrid man that’s awesome
Great homage to the gamecube! You guys seem pretty into multi-player gaming, out of curiosity why don't you like Mario party games?
The built-in handle was the best part.
so cool you guys got scott hall and nash intro... i liked the n64 but i hated the controller. I was a bit obcessed with the wrestling games
Definitely man! Big fan of the outsiders! RIP Scott Hall! N64 had the best wrestling games of all time! Cheers!
So I never owned a GameCube during the ps2 era. Once the 360 came out, a buddy of my dads bought one and got rid of his original Xbox and his GameCube which were given to me. And I absolutely loved the GameCube when I had it then and everytime I get rid of one I end up with another one. As it stands I have some of the more expensive games for the GameCube and I just recently modded my GameCube so I could preserve my discs and still play the games I wanna play. I even have the app that allows me to use the game boy player without the disc.
One thing people don’t mention often is wii backwards compatibility. That allowed a generation to experience gc games without having owned a gamecube.
Not a GC exclusive but lets not forget Sega Soccer Slam! Amazing multiplayer sports insanity!
I always had the Nintendo GameCube since 2019 and it was a blast to play even tho it struggled
Since this isn't a "here's our collection" vid, I won't type up my entire collection (I wouldn't want to do all that typing anyway). But here's a few of the perks.
First off, this was a Zelda lover's dream console. Legend of Zelda Collectors Edition (Zelda, Zelda II, Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask with a Wind Waker Demo all on one disk), Ocarina of Time (with Master Quest), Four Swords Adventures, Wind Waker and the best version of Soul Calibur hands down with Link taking his place among the cast.
Other dingers: Smash Bros Melee, Skies of Arcadia, Mortal Kombat (Deadly Alliance, Deception and Armageddon), Metroid Prime.
GameCube did have a really nice library. I first GameCube was the platinum colored one. I had to replace it with the generic purple one when the disk drive stopped working. Then when the Wii came out I sold my purple one and now I just use the Wii whenever I want to play GameCube games. You were spot on when you were talking about not having to provide the excuses "back in the day" or "the influence it had on the industry." These games are still good. Given a bit of an up-res, they wouldn't be out of place on today's consoles.
+ Twilight Princess
I work in a new n retro video game store, I get late 20's early 30 's year old couple with a baby come in and spent $300 to $400 buying a Gamecube and a few games but I get 20 to 25 year kids come in 3 to 5 in a group and spend $250 to $300 on just PS2 games total amongst them. So I would agree with the nostalgic vibes of the GC, I can't explain why kids are buying and playing PS2 games in big numbers that where literally made when they where. I dont know why I'm saying this except maybe just to say that somebody is taking time to teach appreciation to tje youth.
I literally got a Gamecube for the Resident Evil REmake. Smash Bros Melee, and Metroid Prime were nice bonuses, but the reason I even wanted one was to play the Resident Evil Remake.
Honestly it's a shame that game never made it to the PS2 or Xbox. The bit of extra horsepower of the Xbox at the time could've had the game looking even sharper. That being said that's my best memories with the Gamecube is sitting there scared shitless playing REmake, Resident Evil 0, and Resident Evil 4.
did the XBox really have extra horsepower though? All the consoles back then were custom made, so the specs can be difficult to compare, but some of the best looking games of that generation were actually Gamecube games. PS2 and Dreamcast were clearly weaker than the Xbox or Gamecube in specs, but the custom made Gamecube hardware was plenty capable at the time.
@@hepwo91222 the differences between Gamecube and Xbox are pretty negligible honestly, but the Xbox did have a very slight edge graphically.
@@zclary923 it was apples to oranges in tech specs, I think the only notable advantage was disc space, but many games back then didn't take up that much memory, so most could fit onto one gamecube disc. But what was the best looking Xbox games? On gamecube I would go Twilight Princess, F-Zero GX, or RE4, as some of their best looking games. Not sure I can think of any Xbox games that looked better? RE4 at the time looked almost next gen at the time. THe PS2 version paled in comparison appearance wise.
Swingerz Golf ⛳️ was a hidden gem for me
Havent played that! Have to check it out! 🍻
The console on the outside of it. The gamecube,Xbox,ps2 they look like they won’t age vs the consoles before it. The gamecube had the short stick. The ps2 was a DVD player & gta line up was fire Xbox halo 🔥. I got the gamecube in 2004. I didn’t get the ps2 tell 2006. The the 360 in 07. Me growing up off of government cheese. The first console I got brand new was the gamecube. To this day the controller is still being used. The art the opening of the cube. The fps to the graphics for the cube holds up to this day. Just last week I just started playing Wind-waker. I can’t stop. I’m a kid again. Modern gaming is pissing me off updating install. Even the controllers need a update. Windwaker sunshine yu-go-oh GB player DBZ TMNT. If you get a good hd input it’s worth it. I’m texting to much. The Gamecube hands down had the best Nintendo games hands down mines the Snes. The music that Nintendo also puts down into these game ❤️👌🏼👏🥲. My collection got stolen in 2011. I had to work for it again. The only thing I had left was my hand games gamecube controllers 360 controllers and three 360 games to my name. Those were so dark times for me. I miss bring friends over or me going over to play. Online play has its moments but when sitting with your bros or lady it’s more rememberable. Favorite consoles. Top five Gamecube,360,ps2,gba,Snes. PS3 is so close !!!!!! 360-PS3 is even I was in my teens going into High school
You guys make a lot of great points but I still don’t get why some of the prices are so high on this console and it doesn’t seem to be dropping anytime soon , I still think the controller was soo comfy and nice to hold.
We are totally with you. Not sure if you've seen our price compare videos or not. What we don't get is why someone would pay $80-$100 for a game on the Game Cube that they can get for $15-$20 on the PS2 or XBOX. So insane. Cheers!
I was 8-9 years old when I got the cube. I didn’t get the ps2 tell the slim came out. Cube is my favorite console from Nintendo due to the first party games
Its an absolute hammer with those party games! 🍻
Boys boys boys you got it all wrong. I was born in 1986 and I’ll tell u what the gamecube launch was like. Nobody cared about louigi cause everyone wanted resident evil REMAKE and Star Wars rouge squadron 2. The reason why it didn’t sell well is because all the Dreamcast haters were n64 owners who were skipping the Dreamcast and hyping and waiting for the ps2. That was gunna let them play all the ps1 games they missed out on cause they owned a n64 instead and time splitters the sequel to goldeneye 64 made from the same team feee radical and then when the gamecube came out the next year with the xbox they were broke and couldn’t buy both. Then, Soul Calibur 2 was the first multi platform game where the gamecube was the best version with Link and made people start buying gamecubes because at that time, resident evil 4 was announced and exclusive to gamecube
You born in '86? Hell ya dude! Me too :). Cheers to mid-30's life brotha!
@@GamingOffTheGrid Wooooooooooooo only we know about that zone of the Enders ps2 game we bought only to play the metal gear solid 2 demo on the cargo ship
Not too sure about all of that, but you do make valid points.
I think not having a Mario game as a launch title, like consumers & Nintendo fans were accustomed to, hurt them in the long run and when Super Mario Sunshine came out, it was a disappointment for many Mario fans.
Not having the ability to play DVD’s did not help either coupled with key titles like Omnimusha, Devil May Cry, Grand Theft Auto, and a realistic racing game of Gran Turismo caliber not being available just hurt the cause.
Mine is still kickin butt to thus day.
I remember getting the GameCube for my 21st birthday. Most people go out drinking on their 21st...Not me! I stayed home and played Mario Sunshine lol 😂
LOL! Nothing wrong with that dude. Badass game and console. Cheers!
Dumbest thing is ever did was sell my gamecube and all the great games I had. I had so many. Now I am slowly regaining my lost games and playing them on the wii.
PS2 was my first DVD player, basically why I never gave a shit about the Gamecube. Still though, gettin' one now AND building a decent library is gonna hurt the wallet... But I do need it for my game room.
It's crazy how much I love the Game Cube and we had one in our house growing up and I could give 2 shits about it at the time. I was a dumb teenager lol. Cheers!
I agree I thought it was just kiddie too but I thought that for n64 when my brother got one. I went to Sony after snes. But love saturn the best out of the 5th gen. But love gamecube my 2nd favorite console ever is gamecube. It is amazing and I want a full set and the gameboy player. Great video
I got a GameCube shortly after lunch after being into PC gaming for a couple of years……most my friends had Xbox and PS2 and I genuinely believe I had the better, fun games.
I certainly didn’t feel like I was missing out at the time….the likes of GTA and the top FPS games I played on PC.
I always wanted a game cube as a kid but my first Nintendo console was the gameboy advance and pretty much always played handheld consoles until my oldest sister handed down her ps2 to me
It’s weird that it sold few relatively. Everyone I knew had one. A few had the ps2 , and I knew 1 person who had the OG Xbox.
It's so weird how this stuff works. My neck of the woods was exact opposite. PS2 was kings. Everyone had one. A few Game Cubes and then that one weird guy with an XBOX. Either way, GEN 6 is king. Cheers!
Love the Gamecube!
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When my friend came over and brought his GameCube, I about shit myself when I saw the graphics of agent under fire.
Phenomenal lol
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Mario sunshine is a good game but for me it was the 1st I wanted another platformer over on the ps2 which was rachet and clank.
ratchet and clank is a solid game i think we would take mario sunshine betwern the two. thanks for watching
I was the 299 thumbs up. Lol. Keep it up my guys
Boom! Thanks a ton for the support. Cheers!
How do i get that beer in g.a?!
It’s wild 20 years time sure flys also the XBOX would turn 20 too
I was all in on the GameCube when it came out, I don’t regret it lol. Later on I got a ps2 so I got best of both worlds 😁
was never really a fan of the gamecube, had all 3 during there generation but always gravitated toward ps2 or xbox more. gamecube always just felt like more of the same. got into collecting for it back in 2012 but after a year or so sold it all off since I found myself never using it. lost kingdoms, re4, metroid prime, zelda windwaker are games I'll always have fond memories tho.
I love the the resident evil games on the GameCube in opinion the best not my favorite console but it’s definitely a must have if ur into retro gaming
you guys met the outsiders when was that
Yesir! Just this weekend. Met them Saturday night.
Had a PS2 in early 2001 and fortunately roommate got an Xbox on Launch later that year. Finally got the GC on sale at EB games in early 2005 with some Mario, Zelda, Metroid, RE, and Star Wars games that were exclusives in addition to a few others. Glad I held onto them because they are worth a bit now. Currently collecting for XB, PS2, and Wii since most are still pretty cheap unlike GC. I think it is a stroke of marketing genius how they essentially repackaged the GC and stole Sony's motion control idea from six axis then just rebranded it Wii and thus "winning" that generation with the most underpowered and inexpensive console by far after getting thier rears kicked with GC prior. Nintendo is a gaming staple that I am glad keeps thier core 3 exclusive franchises alive since the beginning. Looking forward to Metroid Dread here!
Oh yes! Dread is here next week. Can't wait. We are collecting the XBox, PS2 and Wii heavy right now too. We always go with the cheapest option lol. Cheers!
Great! Could've been a hour longer
The GameCube is such an amazing game console and is every bit as good as the ps2 and the original Xbox
Great video! I was 28 when the GC came out so luckily I didn’t give a rats @$$ about being cool. I loved the GC since I got it. I still sometimes unbox and play Metroid Prime and Robotech.
Thanks a ton! Cheers to that lovely little Cube!
Need to go back and beat prime I have the guide too and still got stuck man that games difficult! That or I suck lol. Got melee for $30 a couple yrs ago what a steal. Also got path of radiance for $140 few years ago before it doubled in price as of late. Beat tales of symphonia and I am about ready to give it another go soon such a great rpg. And for what it’s worth I liked starfox adventures it was bold and way different than the first couple of entries and I fi all beat it about 2 years ago. In other words I love my GameCube still one of my fave controllers next to the snes
It's crazy to say $140 is a steal but it really is lol! Damn the prices have gone nuts. Epic console though. Cheers to the good ol' Game Cube!
The GameCube Nintendo is my favorite all-time home console besides the Super Nintendo, SONY PS3, and Microsoft XBOX 360! The Sega Genesis isn’t too far behind as being another one of my favorites, just in the distance.
It still saddens me that the GCN sold far less than the PS2 and about as much as the XBOX. Now, the demand for GCN games compared to PS2 and XBOX of the same generation is far greater. Maybe less hardware sold meant less games in quantity made causing this supply versus demand situation? Maybe gamers who have not bothered buying the GCN at the time of relevance are now going back and catching up with buying GCN games and hardware. Or, it could be that gamers who were not born at the time of that generation, are now wanting to see what the hype was all about and maybe they’ve played sequels to GCN games on more modern Nintendo home consoles and want to backtrack to games that are the predecessor to the games they own other other consoles?
All I know is I got just about every GCN CIB, physically, I could possibly want minus a very small handful. I wish I could say the same for the SNES.
When we're kids its seems like we're all in a hurry to be older so we can do grown up things and try to act like we're grown. Then we get old and at some point after years of grinding adulthood we wonder what the hell was we thinking and why were we in a rush . Then we start longing for them simpler times.
Spot on dude! Couple that with the fact that we grew up at such an epic time. Not sure when you were born, but born in '86 here, Robert '94, but I personally wouldn't change it for anything. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid born in 1982
Good video and you guys are definitely right about the Gamecube being market awkwardly.
I was in 7th grade when it came out and I got it that Xmas. I thought it was pretty awesome but I did not think Luigi's Mansion looked cool at all so I got Rogue Leader. I was a fan of it all the way through. Our original GC actually died in like 2005 so we got a new one and I still have it.
I remember some kids in school saying "Oh you like the GAYCUBE?" Pretty sick burn tbh.