GameCube- Woo or Boo?
Hey guys! I was just wondering what everyone thought about the Gamecube. It's my favorite system of all time. I absolutely adore the system! Maybe that's just nostalgia talking, but anyway! So... yeah, what does everyone think? Was it perfect? Was it the worst system ever? Did it need a better marketing layout? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Well, I really like the Gamecube in general and actually find its controller to be quite comfortable. And when my console died (or rather the battery died and the pram kept on resetting itself even after replacing it), I replaced it with a Wii in part for the backward-compatibility factor. I don't really see it in terms of nostalgia, if only because 10 years isn't that long ago and it feels like it was just yesterday.
There was a time when it was my favorite current console, but it lost steam fast. I still like it, and think it was a big improvement over N64, but I don't count it among my favorite systems, and I think Xbox was better overall.
Originally Posted by TheShawn
I think the NGC is worth owning for Eternal Darkness, Killer 7, and REmake. It's a 30 dollar system now. There's no excuse to not have played those games.
I still love it. Can't wait for its virtual console to come out on the Wii U. It also has by miles the most durable controllers of all- never damaged one in all the time I hurled it around my bedroom.
That's right! I got a brand new one still in the box for $100 and got a couple used ones for $15.00 each. no reason at all not to own one. I hardly ever replay games. Once I finish them I move on. But Resident Evil 4... I finished 13 times! Dreamcast is still by far my favorite system but the Gamecube is a fun little sytem that holds its own.
Btw the Wii edition of RE4 on my 46" TV looks terrible. No better than the Gamecube version so with that You are still better off playing RE4 on the Cube on an old CRT.
GameCube deserved a far better lineup of games than it actually got. Not saying it didn't get wonderful titles, I loved playing Mario Party, Super Smash Bros, etc. It's a great party system to play with friends.
But one thing that impresses me most is the Durability. I have never had a broken GameCube console (just a few bad platinum controllers). When my GameCube was taken to school to play with some classmates. I placed it on a desk that was about five foot tall. Somebody got excited and pulled on their controller hard and detached it from the TV causing it to fall. It fell straight onto a concrete floor and bounced.
I picked it up, plugged it back in, and we finished our game.
Last edited by otoko; 03-21-2012 at 02:46 PM.
I got a Gamecube the first weekend it was out. I remember playing Pikmin, Wave Race and NHL Hitz 20-02 to death (talk about three totally different games). But yeah, for some reason or other I tired of it and sold it to my buddy for $140 so I could buy an xbox. I bought one again a couple years ago as well as some of the games I had. It was a funny little console with some nice games but it does tend to be the forgotten one among Nintendo's lineup of consoles...
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I put a lot of hours into Mario Sunshine, Smash Bros Melee, and PSO (SchtServ). I played through Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes, and made it about halfway through Wind Waker. Once in a while I pop a GBA game in. I played a few other games here and there, but I spent most of that generation on my computer playing Unreal Tournament and FFXI.
Woo. Very woo.
Agree'd it's still one of my favorite systems. Double Dash was the pinnacle of kart racing.
It does have one of the best games ever created on it - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. So it gets a WOOO on that alone.
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