I distinctly remember a thread (in Hyperactive) one year ago today, celebrating GCN's 1st anniversary in Australia.

I also remember taking the opportunity to pay out GCN's lack of appealing software (for me). :P

"The times....they are becoming....quite different."

GameCube's E3 peformance (and Nintendo's for that matter) was absolutely stellar, with some great software coming up.

The new Legend of Zelda game and Namco's Star Fox is definitely getting my GCN motor running once again. I think once these two titles are in my possession, my GCN will be seeing a LOT more action.

So yeah, who satisfied with the GCN are you right now, and what upcoming titles will keep you playing it, or make you play it once again?

Viva la GameCube! ^_^

...and I think I shall celebrate with a blast of my two games I bought at launch (i.e. Wave Race: Blue Storm and Star Wars: Rogue Leader)

Personally I've been quite satisfied with the GCN throughout its current lifespan aside from the quite a few third-party games being discontinued.

I must admit to being quite surprised at Nintendo's latest overwhelming E3 showing, as I thought that a large array of the once stellar upcoming list had all but dried up. Games like Metroid Prime 2 and Resident Evil 4 will continue to force me to stick with the GCN as my first preference console.

I'm also enjoying the ability to pick up relativitely cheap GCN games from online stores rather than pay full price for older and a more limited selection at shops such as EB. Discovering the joys of Resident Evil 0 for the first time, after having cast it aside upon release as a game to get at a later date, is very appealing.

No wonder you thought the GCN sucked. I mean just look at the mediocre shit you bought for it....

Burnout
James Bond 007: NightFire
Smuggler's Run: Warzones
Soulcalibur II
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Wave Race: Blue Storm

Did you buy these 2nd hand? :P Maybe you should stop buying $1 NES games cause they're cheap and start getting some of the GCN's better titles. Quality not quantity Mr 239

Not really. We're getting a 2nd GCN Zelda, a 2nd GCN Metroid, another Viewtiful Joe and another Resident Evil (though admittedly a vastly different RE this time). Im not complaining. Im just wondering why you're not. :D

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i love my gamecube to death.

i love it lots but no where near what else i love about the 17th of may.
It was my 3 year aniversary with my girlfriend.

i remember furiously playing wave race and rs3 before my girlfriend finished uni and we went out.
2 great things on 1 day.
sorry little purple box (you never had a chance)

my post e3 must buy list for gcn is at about 13 which is huge, im verry excited and have never doubted that the gcn is the best console around (for me!!!!!)

neway this next year of gcn is going to be incredibly stellar, i cant wait
hopefully my job interview goes well tomorow so that i can get those 13 games on my list hehehe

The GC has always been good for me. It has provided me with a lot of gaming goodness. Almost harkening to the goodness of the NES and SNES. It's nice that Nintendo is able to find games to excite GC owners each year. I really thought that this year they would be scraping the barrell in terms of games to release, but the line up looks exciting so far.

But yes, I am enjoying the GC immensely. And my rather large collection of GC games reflect that. So many games I've enjoyed with the list below being the highlights.

- Eternal Darkness
- Gotcha Force
- PN03
- Smash Bros Melee
- Ikaruga
- Metroid Prime
- Pikmin
- REmake
- F-Zero GX

The future holds very high hopes with possible favorites for me being:
- Killer 7
- Unity
- Custom Robo
- Paper Mario 2
- Advance Wars Under Fire
- Odama

It will be another great 2 years for the GC.

-Stompy

I dont play my GCN much anymore but after E3 there are some good looking games coming for it :)

I've loved my Cube for every part of two years. These are some of my fave games:
-Metroid Prime
-Wind Waker
-Animal Crossing
-Viewtiful Joe (I just finished it on kids mode w00t)
-Smash Bros. Melee
-Double Dash
-F-Zero GX
I've enjoyed all my games to an extent but those are the highlights in my collection.
The future looks very bright for GameCube, these are some of the games on my wishlist:
-Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
-Viewtiful Joe 2
-Advance Wars: Under Fire
-Paper Mario 2
-Star Fox
-Wario Ware GCN

The Cube has been great. Plenty of shit 3rd party games, but some absolutely amazing 1st party titles.

But - I've already asked this question about 3 times with no reply - what the hell's coming up in the next 4-6 months? Jack-shit...

The ridiculous space in-between AAA+++ has been the one major drawback for me. There was a space of about 4 or 5 months between Super Mazza Sunshine and Metroid Prime, which simply wasn't good enough. Spread the love, Nintendo!

I've always backed Nintendo and think my GCN is the bizz-omb (and my 20+ titles will attest to that, but i'm finding myself less and less interesting in what's coming up for Nintendo.

This can most definately be attributed to the fact that i've got 4 major gaming platforms at my disposal now (Cube, Xbox, PC, GBA), and pining for the next big release is something I don't need nor have time for.

I'm sure that once these stellar titles come within a month or two of release i'll be back singing praise from the highest Ninty tower, but at the moment GCN gaming is a dry time for me.

I think i've spoilt myself when it comes to gaming.

Plenty of great 3rd part software as well. Or do you consider games like Viewtiful Joe shit?

Next 4-6 months we should be getting Zelda 4 Swords, Pikmin 2, Custom Robo and 1080 Avalanche. Im sure there a a number of 3rd party titles as well.

If you hate waiting start importing from Japan. We've already missed out on a few 'Japan only' exclusives. :angry:

1080° Avalanche If you haven't imported (June)
Custom Robo (Aug?)
Donkey Konga (Oct)
Pikmin 2 (Oct)
Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow No online for GCN owners tho. (July)
Phantasy Star Online Ep3:Card Revolution (18th June)
StarCraft: Ghost (July??)
Zelda 4 swords (Sept)
Nintendo Puzzle Collection (Sept?)
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (Nov)
Need for Speed: Underground 2 (Nov)
Metroid Prime 2 (Q4)
GEIST (Q4)
GT Cube (Q4)
Paper Mario (Q4)
Star Fox 2 (Q4)
Tales of Symphonia (Q4)
Viewtiful Joe 2 (March 05)
Advance Wars: Under Fire (Q1 05)
Baten Kaitos (Q1 05)
Killer 7 (Q1 05)
Re 4 (Q1 05)

Oh and what have we missed out on crappy?

4 Swords in September!!! Dammit. Now Im not happy.

Interesting those games you put in bold. I love Burnout. Okay, it's dated a lot since it's sequel came out, but I got it a couple months after launch and at the time, it was fantastic. I still whip it out for the occasional burn.

Star Wars: Rogue Leader - Personally, I think this is still one of the best GCN games on offer. It's fantastic. People bitch and whinge about the fact that's too repetitive - well, that's because it's a SHOOTER. What did you want? Three billion game styles in one? It's not meant to be an epic game, and after being a huge fan of Rogue Squadron on N64, Rogue Leader was an excellent polish-up on the existing game. Just played it 5 minutes ago and it's great. The Star Wars atmosphere is captured really well, the controls are slick, the action's hectic and the musical score is fantastic. I just don't understand the game's criticism.

Then again....I still hate Wind Waker.

Smuggler's Run: Warzones - No, generally I wouldn't go out and buy this, but it was brand new from EB for $19.95 and I can say for that price, it was certainly worth it. Mindless fun. VERY repetitive, but for that price I'm not complaining.

The only one I'll agree with you on is Nightfire. Total dog-balls.

I'll buy what I like, and the fact of the matter is that a lot of those NES games offer me a lot of entertainment value. I still play Super Mario Bros. excessively and I recently picked up the original Gradius. Top stuff.

Well, after the travesty of Wind Waker, the new Zelda looks like a return to form.

The reason I'm not complaining is that for over a year of nothing but unintersting releases, Nintendo pulls this stuff out of a hat.

This is great.

I get bitched at for disliking GCN, and then it continues even when my opinion has changed.

oooo burn! give him a wide berth and all that crap.

anyways, i admit i'd pretty much accepted that nintendo would drag it's arrogant ass through the dreary remainder of the current gen console era, continuing to ignore its fans and make bad business decisions. but e3 has shed a ray of hope on the matter. i'm not going to get too excited about it, but things are definately looking up.

I don't see the problem with the lack of short term games. I only purchase games once every few months anyway, Phantasy Star Online Ep 1 & 2 being my latest purchase, and I forsee it entertaining me for a long time to come.

Next up on my list would probably be Skies of Arcadia Legends, and perhaps F-Zero GX. As you can see, i'm into long-term games, which is probably why I'm still kicking myself for paying money for Starfox Adventures. <_<

You realise not everyone thinks Ikaruga is the best third-party game for the GCN. In fact I absolutely hate the game. So what? Are you going to ridicule my selection of games now?

Wasn't the only reason you refused to play it the graphical stylings? And you wonder why you get bitched at <_< :P

Its not a classic game, but its still great fun.

1. After Spaceworld 2000, I was hyped for a Zelda game in the same super-real style. Wind Waker showed it's ugly face and I was bitterly disappointed.
2. I could've stomached the graphical style if the gameplay was something special. Unfortunately, they merely took Ocarina of Time and removed half the challenge and complexity.

Fortunately, they've rectified the former with the new Zelda and here's hoping the gameplay is equally as good.

I'd like to see an expansion on the Majora's Mask time system. It was an interesting and innovative idea, but it just wasn't executed correctly for the most part.

Or perhaps use Shenmue's highly explorative game system. Anyone who's played it will understand my meaning.

Think about - a Zelda game that's truly an RPG.

The franchise needs to take another giant leap. Ocarina of Time brought it into the 3D realm, now it's time to overhaul the gameplay style and keep the Zelda series at the forefront of gaming innovation - which is generally what it's been famous for.

I like Ikaruga. <_<

Although I'd rather get it for the console it originally appeared on. ;)

Where's the "shudder" smiley....

Out of my 20+ titles, Rogue Leader is the only game i've ever regretted buying..even at its $20 price tag.

There are plenty of shooters which do it MUCH better than Rogue Leader..Crimson Skies for one.

Rogue Leader was boring and repetitive, with the main repeition coming from the fact that the "mission briefings" gave you next to no information on what the hell to do, so before you know it, the "time" has run out and you have to do the level all over again...and your still left wondering what the hell you were supposed to do...a truly horrible game.

The Nintendo Gamecube has been a joy to own, although, the N64 shits all over it.

I rank it 6th in my Top 7 console list:
1. N64
2. DC
3. SNES
4. PS2
5. SMS
6. GCN
7. XBox


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Well post what you have and Im sure I'll find a way to make fun of it. :P

For the record I dont think Ikaruga is the best 3rd party title on the GCN. Its an amazing game and the best shmup this generation without question. (You reallyhate it? Or just trying to get me angry? :( )

I was just giving Chris³ a hard time cause 1) I think he's big enough to cope with it and will brush it off for what it is (craptest brain flatulence) 2). cause i feel his opinion of the GCN up to now has been strangley skewed by poor software selection. No Metroid Prime? No Viewtiful Joe? No Super Monkey Ball? Why Chris³?? You obviously love your gaming but you seeem to be going without some of this gen's greatest. Did you play these much before deeming them unworthy of your collection?

I too am not not the bigegst fan of Wind Waker, but I dont think it sux. I also imagine the new Zelda will not be a big departure from ZWW's gameplay

Totally agree. The Dreamcast version is clearly better. Buy buy buy!! :dance:

While I won't say I regret buying it (for $19.95) it's definately at the arse end of my GCN collection.

Yes shooters are repetitive. But RS2 is also hugley unfair, unbalanced and (even for this SW fan) unfun. RS3 continued the flawed gameplay ...on foot :)

Well, there's about 2 games I'd look out for before October - 1080 and Zelda 4 swords. But, even then, 1080's been getting some fairly crap reviews so I'm not too sure...I've got cash now, damn it!

Done. :D

DC's Fab GCN collection (No particular order):
1. Resident Evil
2. Resident Evil 0
3. NBA Street Vol. 2
4. Super Mario Sunshine
5. Metroid Prime
6. StarFox Adventures
7. Star Wars: Rogue Leader
8. F-Zero GX
9. NBA 2K3
10. Rayman 3
11. Need For Speed: Underground
12. Star Wars: Bounty Hunter

No I really hate it. :P

I was mainly having a go at you because a lot of your posts lately have been directed in that manner and it was getting on my nerves. :P

Really? Oh.

Well I know I had a falling out with Shadow Link a few days back. All fixed now. Ive said some mean things about Stompbrother but he likes KAR so I was justified. ...and I alwys make fun of Bob the Destroyer :P

...apart from that I thought I'd been pretty good? :huh: Mmm....

It's only recently that I've begun to appreciate my Gamecube.
Starting with Rogue Leader, I was not entirely pleased with my spending. The next game I got was SSBM, which was fun... but it still didn't just pleaser me, even with a friend (I only had two controls).
007 Nightfire was pretty good, yet the Nintendo Gamer review gave it too much.
Than I got Eternal Darkness, which was a great game, but it did get repetitive. It was fun for a while.
Then there was a point where I just gave up trying to find something good for my gcn.
Three months later, I sat down and played again, and couldn't believe that I hadn't appreciated it before. I suddenly began to get a huge blast out of Eternal Darkness and SSBM (Especially with two more controllers), and me and my friend went through a huge Nightfire phase, which was awesome.
I've now got Agressive Inline ($15), Zelda Collector's Edition, Wind Waker & Animal Crossing.
With a special thanks to AC and WW, I love my GC more than ever, even the games I used to find mediocre.

YOUR OPINIONS ARE WRONG.


..... :P

Yeah.

*collapses on floor crying*

Metroid Prime - Admittedly I've only played through the first level, but for some reason, whilst a technically proficient game, it just didn't feel like a Metroid game. I felt like I was playing something totally unrelated to the series. After playing Super Metroid for a long time, it just didn't work for me.

Viewtiful Joe - I've never dismissed this game once, nor had it piqued my interest. I haven't played it yet so I can't comment.

Super Monkey Ball - Again, never played it, but I suspect I'll hunt it down someday (haven't seen it anywhere) as I love my Sega products ^_^.

When it comes to missing out on this generation's greatest games, maybe I am on the GameCube front. I just find that all the current generation games that appeal to me the most have been on PS2 (Gran Turismo 3 A-spec, Auto Modellista) and Xbox (Panzer Dragoon Orta, RalliSport Challenge, Project Gotham Racing, Halo, Gunvalkyrie).

As you can see, I'm a HUGE racing game nut (it's my genre of choice) and the GCN hasn't really delivered much in the way of racing games for me (compared to it's competition).

Mario Kart: Double Dash was largely disappointing and F-Zero GX once again suffered the same problem with N64 F-Zero X - "there's something wrong with it I just don't know what."

F-Zero GX is for all intents and purposes an excellent game, for some reason I just come away from it going - "meh?"

Same thing happened with F-Zero X on the N64. I played it heaps for the first week or so, but then suddenly it just didn't work for me. :huh:

Go figure.

Plus as you can probably see, I'm more interested in 'real world' racing games than fantasy ones.

My other favoured genres are fighters and puzzlers, both of which have been pretty under-exploited not only on GCN, but on PS2 and Xbox as well.

AND FINALLY!

I don't have a job anymore and buying full-priced games just isn't feasible anymore (for the time being), which is why I'm limited to buying sub-$10 NES, SNES and Mega Drive games.

That's fair enough. Though you should be able to get Super Monkey Ball from dvdcrave for about $45. If you love SEGA you'll love Monkey Balls. EE-EEEEE

I agree that there are some genres the GCN doesnt really cater for. Real life driving games is definately one of them.

You didnt like F-Zero X (N64)?? :o I thought it was a great racer. A real arcer as well (the more you practise the more seconds you shave off your lap time).

As for Metroid Prime. Yes it is different for the obvious reasons. But I do think a lot of the games essence was retained with the shift to 3D.. Get it again Chris³ and this time play thru a few levels. The game starts weak imo, and picks up big time once you're down on the planet. Now a budget priced title.

I didn't not like F-Zero X. When I first rented it when it came out I was like: "YES! THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER!" Then once I got around to buying it a few months later, I was a little more underwhelmed and I dunno. It's great, but, I dunno. Just doesn't seem to work for me for some reason.

Yeah. I've heard a lot of people say that.

But I also have the problem of waaaaay too many unfinished games. I'd still like to get through Gran Turismo 3 A-spec, Shenmue (and once I finish that, then get through Shenmue II), Halo, Gunvalkyrie, Final Fantasy VIII and Sonic Adventure 2.

Plus on the backburner there's Gran Turismo 2, Conker's Bad Fur Day, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask and Bangai-O.

Plus, there's a heap of others which I just can't be bothered with :lol:

How can you not love that? It plays as good as it looks. :P It's like a 3D Ikaruga....
I also think it's a top game. Maybe it's because I like the classic Star Wars movies or because I like the gameplay. Either way, it's good. :D



My 2nd favourite launch title. Despite constant bad-mouthing of the controls, it plays etremely well - you just had to be persistent.



My 3rd game. While it's still a good game, I think it's quite shallow when compared to a game like Soul Calibur 2. (duh) I mostly like it for it's nostalgic touches, like Mr. Game & Watch. :)

Overall I'm happy with my Cube. It's had it's ups and downs during it's first years, but the upcoming games are only getting better and hopefully this will give the console more momentum.

GCN has been a great machine and I look foward to another few years of gaming with it.

I ever had a problem with the controls, and I think it's a great game.

My only two problems:
1. Really easy - finished in a week.
2. An evolution, rather than an innovation. Wave Race 64 was amazing. Blue Storm was merely an update - which I think is unfair to criticise it as such because of that actually.

Chris³:
Metroid Primes "first level" was a VERY misleading start to Metroid Prime. It was just like every other FPS out there with set peices galore and a very action packed feel. BUT. Pass this bit and land on the planet it then clearly starts to play like Super Metroid in 3D. You get everything that made Super Metroid great, morph ball sections, grappling hook, power bombs, secret rooms, secret rooms within secret rooms, neutral creatures, fantastic music, arr just too much good stuff to mention. You really do owe it to yourself to play the game fully. It's only $50 rrp now and if you are wary just buy it from EB and return if you really don't like it after a playthru.

I just don't want you to miss out on the game. Please don't judge it from the first level you played. A lot of people who never played Super Metroid before got disspointed because after the action packed intro level, the actual Metroid style gameplay kicks in and they get sorely dissapointed due to the lack of action and the high emphasis on exploration instead.

Recently I've realised that Metroid Prime and Resident Evil have so much similarities that it isn't even funny. Both are similarly paced (laid back), you find files to read to give some backstory to whats happened, your character is isolated, game is all about unlocking more of the map with items you find, occasional blasting action and both games have you staring at doors a lot :D.

-Stompy

Well, maybe I'll pick it up once I've gotten most of these majorly un-completed games out of the way. By which time Metroid Prime will be like....$19.95 :P

I couldn't agree more... Infact I'm on my 3rd play thru, this time on hard and trying to find the 49 missle expansions and all the other expansions to gain 100% completion.

I gotta agree with you 100% there Stompy.

When I first bought Prime, and played through the first level, I thought "this is ok, but what's everyone going on about!?".

I then landed on the planet, and the more I played the game, the more I got to see why it was the best title on the GCN.

It's hard convincing people otherwise (like my cousin..stupid git thought it was too slow), but it get's so good after the first level.

I own -

Metroid Prime, SSBM, Rogue Leader, Wave Race: Blue Storm, F-Zero GX, Wind Waker, and Soul Calibur II.

I've enjoyed most of them, the exceptions being Rogue Leader (too boring) and Wave Race (too easy). I picked up both of those games on launch so I was extremely dissappointed at first, but I stuck with it and now I'm quite happy with my Gamecube.

We've got about 20 games in our collection now, but I've only finished about a quater of them! :wacko:

Aggressive Inline
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
F-Zero GX
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! *
Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2
Metroid Prime
Need for Speed Underground
Resident Evil *
Resident Evil Zero
Sega Soccer Slam
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader *
Super Mario Sunshine
Super Smash Bros. Melee *
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker *
TimeSplitters 2 *

http://users.ign.com/collection/BrotherEstapol

The grey ones aren't mine, they are either my brothers, or sisters games. (but that doesn't mean that they are all bad. ;) )
The ones with an * after them I have finished, so as you can see, I've got way too many games to finish! :P

I said it last year, and I'll say it again. I'm very happy with my GCN purchase. :)

I'm quite proud of my collection too, considering that I don't collect like some people do.

Games like Metroid Prime and F-Zero GX are absolutely brilliant, and are very high on my list of greatest games of all time. I absolutely love both these titles, and don't regret the fact that they were my "introduction" to both series'.
MGS Twin Snakes is awesome brilliant, and I'm glad it was re-released on the GCN (with upgrades), as like the two titles above, it also introduced me to the series. (MGS 2 should be here today...)

Then you have third party titles like the two awesome games, Burnout 2, and NFSU.
Then you have SC2, WW, the list goes on. Harvest Moon is also on the way, another brilliant title. (I'm hoping)

While having the 3 consoles in my house, the GCN still has been the most played, even with my purchase of some brilliant Ps2 titles.

So yes, very happy with my GCN, and I can't wait for the games that will be released in the future. *drools at Metroid Prime 2...

She's already out, dude!