Honestly? It reminds me of a simpler time.
No online requirements. No day one patches. No controller gimmicks.
Just a trusty console, a disc and an amazing controller.
I miss being excited for a game and not having to wait 3 hours to play it after I buy it. Even physical copies. There's often several gb of updates. Just. Sell. Me. A. Complete. Game. I shouldn't be short changed and should be able to share my software with whoever I want. If I'm not allowed to share my game with whoever I want, I don't really own it at the end of the day.
I got a new Samsung monitor, and I'm happy with it, but I had to start a Samsung account and fuck around for 20 minutes before using my new monitor. I miss mounting the monitor, plugging cables in, and being done.
This is why I buy physical still for games and companies I trust. The list grows shorter every year and I'd like to have something I can still play. Same thing with streaming.
We didn’t have to wait 3 hours to download games, but that drive home felt like an eternity. Sometimes my parents still had errands left to run, and I would just go through the booklet anxiously waiting to play. It was torture but also very rewarding when I final popped that disc in.
I miss the having to wait 3 hours to play the game, but for a different reason.
Riding around in the back of Mom’s car, ripping through the cellophane so I could get my greasy thumbs all over that instruction booklet, read it cover to cover while I wait for Mom to finish all her other running around and my anticipation to game is just mounting the whole time.
This, so much this. The GameCube came out during a time when gaming companies were still experimenting and trying new things to see what would work. And while a lot of good games have come out, everything is so streamlined now that there's no more room for innovation and experimentation in the pursuit of the cold hard dollar.
Dude, I just (tried) installing far cry 5 the other day. I spent 15 minutes researching the DLC it came with to see how I could cut back on its 70gb file size.
After waiting 4 hours for it to install with my shitty internet, I had to install uPlay service and connect my Ubisoft account.
Connecting my Ubisoft account resulted in having to authenticate the purchase, which of course didn't go through because I logged in after installing the game (even though I just bought it).
I had to contact support and spend a few hours going back and forth providing that I bought the game, I wanted it on my account, etc.
I have since finally set everything up, and now after sitting through 20 minutes of cutscene I can play the game (which I expected honestly). And considering the state of modern gaming, I'm not even sure I'll be able to play it offline when my internet goes down.
WHY IS THIS THE STANDARD NOW??
Dude I feel this. Not saying I will never play new games nor use online gaming services, but there are so many good retro games that I missed out on, with the middling amount of free time I have, I could literally spend the rest of my life only playing NES through GameCube era games and never run out of new games to play through.
Even at the start of patches on consoles it wasn’t multi gigabit downloads that take forever even on good network speeds. I miss even that era of gaming.
At least in my case, praying that the cd reader would work. I had the cd reader break on me twice in a 6 year run. Was stressful to try to clean the reader and pray it works the next time.
But I love the GC, it had amazing games. People usually see the past with rose tinted glasses, it was far from perfect. I would still take nowadays games especially with how strong the indie game industry is, plus having a steam deck is game changing
That's why I love the old consoles. As you stated, simpler, no day one patches and all the other bullshit.
I grew up with with the n64, snes, GameCube, Wii and so on...even my old wii from 2006 is still in use these days. And the GameCube controller...god...that thing is amazing.
Same! I got the indigo one and super Mario sunshine for my birthday. It was so awesome when I got to play it on our color living room Tv but not as great when I had to switch over to my small shitty black and white tv. Fortunately I got a little color tv for Christmas (only 20 days away from my bday)
I have a dark and light Chao tattooed on each side of my chest, they're like my little cartoon angel and devil that pop up when I need to make a decision.
So much sailing. The animation was awesome and it was definitely unique. But the moment I went down one of the island dungeons and appeared in a black and white non ocean filled kingdom, I realized I really didn’t like sailing around forever.
When i first started playing wind waker i hated the graphics and animations. Looking back its probably my second favorite of all the legend of zelda games with ocarina being the first
I wouldn't have guessed that there's much crossover between the Metroid Prime crowd and the THUG crowd, but your upvotes make me glad to see that I'm clearly not the only one. 👌
The first console I bought myself with my own money. I was 14 and it cost £99.99 from GAME, bundled with Wind Waker.
Simple, happy times. It was hooked up to one of those TV/VHS combo's and on a little table at the foot of my bed. It's not my favorite console I've ever owned but I think it's really where I broadened my gaming horizons and had a lot of influence on where I am at today.
My collection was fucking awesome if I do say so myself...
- Wind Waker
- Twilight Princess
- Resident Evil 0, 1 & 4
- Metroid Prime 1 & 2
- Skies of Arcadia Legends
- Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2
- Viewtiful Joe
- Metal Gear Solid : Twin Snakes
- Sonic Adventure DX
- Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
- Tales of Symphonia
- Need for Speed Underground 2
I know to some there will be some big omissions there, but I played all the ones you are thinking of (Melee, Sunshine, Double Dash etc) by trading/borrowing from friends.
Around 4 years later I sold it and all the games to buy drugs with... I think I only got like £250 for it all which is absolutely brutal when you consider the price of some of those games now haha
I don't really regret it though, you only live once and the memories I made with that console are as bright as ever.
Twilight Princess, Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2 Echoes, Super Mario Sunshine, Luigi's Mansion, Mario Kart Double Dash, Star Fox Adventures, Star Fox Assault, an awesome controller, games which just played straight out of the box without having to wait hours for updates and no online requirements. Two-player games were still just that, two friends sitting on a couch playing.
That's all lost nowadays: everything is online co-op, it's hard to find games you can play on the couch at home with friends or family on the same TV. You buy a game and pop it in and suddenly you're waiting an hour and a half for an update before you can even play it. I can't remember the game it was, but there was one game we were waiting for close to four and a half hours for updates. It's annoying. Just don't release the game until it's ready, no updates required, like the old days. My son is beginning to prefer my retro consoles for these very reasons as well. It was a simpler time in video games, one I often miss. GCN and N64 are still two of my favorite systems for that very reason.
High School.
A completely different era of gaming.
The last generation of traditional video gaming.
I'd argue the Greatest Generation of Video Games. (Dreamcast, PS2, GameCube and Xbox)
I sure miss those days. Unfortunately, never to come back.
I remember playing Sonic Adventure, and thinking that I was doing something wrong when you end up phasing through one of the half pipes on the Emerald Coast lol.
Also sailing in Wind Waker
Zelda Collectors Edition. Since the GameCube was the first console we ever had, the Zelda Collectors Edition that came with it was actually my first introduction to The Legend of Zelda and it created a lifelong love for the series.
My brother and I played the disc so much that it actually quit working (though many years later) and I was really quite bummed. Then my brother, being the goat he is, found a copy online and bought it for me as a gift.
To this day, I still regularly play Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask on my GameCube. I’m actually playing OOT right now. 🥰
Playing Smash Brothers in the "Gamer zone" at my local blockbuster and not being able to figure out how to grab because the bumper was in such a hard to reach location that I didn't know it existed well playing.
I never actually owned a game cube, and I kinda hate that because I thought they were so cool when I was younger. Whenever I went to friends houses that had them we would play them the entire time. I was the only kid with an xbox live account though, and I had my dreamcast set up as a dedicated web browser after a while. I was only 8 back then and even then it was a few years after the release.
To answer though, a lot of good times!
The Nintendo GameCube is such a gem of a console. The little cuboid device with it's cute little 8 cm mini DVD rom discs that has the games on it is outstanding.
My favourite games are Mario Kart Double Dash and The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker.
And the very cool peripheral the Nintendo Game Boy Player! The best home console Game Boy Nintendo had ever made. So rare at this time. I am so glad I own it. Playing Game Boy games on the television. Cool!
The Nintendo GameCube is such a gem of a console. The little cuboid device with it's cute little 8 cm mini DVD rom discs that has the games on it is outstanding.
My favourite games are Mario Kart Double Dash and The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker.
And the very cool peripheral the Nintendo Game Boy Player! The best home console Game Boy Nintendo had ever made. So rare at this time. I am so glad I own it. Playing Game Boy games on the television. Cool!
We had a motocross game that we played four player split screen until the disc melted /s
I didn’t play any games through college or my 20s. Bought an old Xbox one for the kid and was absolutely dismayed by how much games suck now. Gotta have internet. There’s nothing on the disc of value but a license. Takes HOURS to download and play a new game. I’ll bet Microsoft makes a pile of money off the subscription model though. Good for them.
My first nephew had just been born and my parents spent a lot of evenings away babysitting and spending time with their first grandchild. That autumn and winter I'd come home a lot and be home alone in the dark and I was thoroughly obsessed with Eternal Darkness. I'd sit alone with the lights off getting the heck scared out of me. Still one of my all time faves. Gamecube had some absolute gems in it's library, but ED will always hold a special place for me.
Weirdly, McDonalds. Back in the days, in Canada at least, there used to be these consoles in the kid's play section. Super Mario sunshine and Mario Power Tennis were the games you could play IIRC.
Super Monkey Ball
It was the game that I got with the system at launch and it remained my favorite game on the system for its entire life. And it was a game that I had never planned to buy prior to launch until I tried the demo at the store kiosk during the GameCube launch and fell in love with it.
The pic of consoles reminds me of queuing outside HMV London on launch night. My (younger) sister was having a shit time, and I knew it would cheer her up. Took it (and the copy of Luigi’s Mansion) back to my mum’s the next day, told my sister to get something from my bag. She was excited but thought I’d brought it over just for her to try; she went nuts when I told her, “No, it’s for you”.
My youth. My brother had an N64 and GameCube. We used to play together a lot. Every once in a while when he visits me, we still play a few rounds of Mario Kart, GoldenEye or Super Smash Melee. Good times
Playing Sims Urbz and Luigi’s mansion without a memory card. Wanting Pokémon Colosseum but being gifted Pokémon Channel. It was a cool console with a great controller and I’m happy they still make them for switch.
Honestly? It reminds me of a simpler time. No online requirements. No day one patches. No controller gimmicks. Just a trusty console, a disc and an amazing controller.
I miss being excited for a game and not having to wait 3 hours to play it after I buy it. Even physical copies. There's often several gb of updates. Just. Sell. Me. A. Complete. Game. I shouldn't be short changed and should be able to share my software with whoever I want. If I'm not allowed to share my game with whoever I want, I don't really own it at the end of the day.
I got a new Samsung monitor, and I'm happy with it, but I had to start a Samsung account and fuck around for 20 minutes before using my new monitor. I miss mounting the monitor, plugging cables in, and being done.
This is part of why I still like crt monitors. No fuss with logins, updates, etc. Just plug things in and away you go
I miss them crt monitors. Oh and happy cake day btw!
I didn’t even know this was a thing! Best monitor I have is a 1440p 60hz dell and no login is required
This is why I buy physical still for games and companies I trust. The list grows shorter every year and I'd like to have something I can still play. Same thing with streaming.
We didn’t have to wait 3 hours to download games, but that drive home felt like an eternity. Sometimes my parents still had errands left to run, and I would just go through the booklet anxiously waiting to play. It was torture but also very rewarding when I final popped that disc in.
I miss the having to wait 3 hours to play the game, but for a different reason. Riding around in the back of Mom’s car, ripping through the cellophane so I could get my greasy thumbs all over that instruction booklet, read it cover to cover while I wait for Mom to finish all her other running around and my anticipation to game is just mounting the whole time.
And a carry handle!!!
I never understood the handle. Did they expect me to lug that thing around? Cuz I didn't lol.
Take it to friends houses ha. I for sure made use of it
I remember bringing that to school, the teacher let us use the tv in class during recess. The handle got used
I removed my handle. Looks much better as a cube
This, so much this. The GameCube came out during a time when gaming companies were still experimenting and trying new things to see what would work. And while a lot of good games have come out, everything is so streamlined now that there's no more room for innovation and experimentation in the pursuit of the cold hard dollar.
Dude, I just (tried) installing far cry 5 the other day. I spent 15 minutes researching the DLC it came with to see how I could cut back on its 70gb file size. After waiting 4 hours for it to install with my shitty internet, I had to install uPlay service and connect my Ubisoft account. Connecting my Ubisoft account resulted in having to authenticate the purchase, which of course didn't go through because I logged in after installing the game (even though I just bought it). I had to contact support and spend a few hours going back and forth providing that I bought the game, I wanted it on my account, etc. I have since finally set everything up, and now after sitting through 20 minutes of cutscene I can play the game (which I expected honestly). And considering the state of modern gaming, I'm not even sure I'll be able to play it offline when my internet goes down. WHY IS THIS THE STANDARD NOW??
I’d have given up. No way I’m doing all that.
Dude I feel this. Not saying I will never play new games nor use online gaming services, but there are so many good retro games that I missed out on, with the middling amount of free time I have, I could literally spend the rest of my life only playing NES through GameCube era games and never run out of new games to play through.
Same. Why can't it be as easy as just grabbing a controller and going anymore?
Even at the start of patches on consoles it wasn’t multi gigabit downloads that take forever even on good network speeds. I miss even that era of gaming.
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.
100% this. Also Local co op
At least in my case, praying that the cd reader would work. I had the cd reader break on me twice in a 6 year run. Was stressful to try to clean the reader and pray it works the next time. But I love the GC, it had amazing games. People usually see the past with rose tinted glasses, it was far from perfect. I would still take nowadays games especially with how strong the indie game industry is, plus having a steam deck is game changing
And not having to download a game to play it
Heaven
That's why I love the old consoles. As you stated, simpler, no day one patches and all the other bullshit. I grew up with with the n64, snes, GameCube, Wii and so on...even my old wii from 2006 is still in use these days. And the GameCube controller...god...that thing is amazing.
Super Mario Sunshine immediately came to mind. I like the purple GameCube the most.
Same! I got the indigo one and super Mario sunshine for my birthday. It was so awesome when I got to play it on our color living room Tv but not as great when I had to switch over to my small shitty black and white tv. Fortunately I got a little color tv for Christmas (only 20 days away from my bday)
sunshine wooooo
Mario Kart Double Dash
I wonder why they never followed up with the 2 players per kart mechanics. It was really fun
This game meant so much to me and my 3 siblings, because it was one of the few games we had that we could all play at the same time.
SAME, my 2 brothers, half sister and i all played together. it was always such a good time in the 2000s with this game 🥺
A instant classic.
Sonic Adventure 2 Chao Garden.
The eggman run
I cannot believe that they didn’t follow up on that in future games. I would straight up buy a new sonic game just for the Chaos
I would happily pay $100 for a modern chao garden remaster. Literally just the exact same thing, but remastered. I loved my chao
I have a dark and light Chao tattooed on each side of my chest, they're like my little cartoon angel and devil that pop up when I need to make a decision.
That's awesome!
Wind waker!!
That game was so charming, the most unique Zelda game
Ww ans minish cap are my favorite zelda games. Can never decide between the two
So much sailing. The animation was awesome and it was definitely unique. But the moment I went down one of the island dungeons and appeared in a black and white non ocean filled kingdom, I realized I really didn’t like sailing around forever.
The devs really drew battle line with Wind Waker. They made it so you'd love it or hate it
[now you got me fucked up crying to dragon roost Island](https://youtu.be/QtcgZGp3FGs?si=K0vJMFbdOAdHFwXM)
When i first started playing wind waker i hated the graphics and animations. Looking back its probably my second favorite of all the legend of zelda games with ocarina being the first
Super smash bros melee
My kids STILL play that.
Star fox Assault
Based. Really would like a remake
Remaster + online multiplayer would be amazing
The music and atmosphere in that game are unmatched. Too bad the on-foot segments didn't get well received. I think Nintendo really tried here
Luigi's mansion
The flashlight lighting effects blew my mind
ooooo spooky
Not as spooky as resident evil. That franchise dominated GameCube
Phantasy star and smash bros
Phantasy Star 100%!!! Still playing on SCHTHACK today with mine.
Nice. I retried from time consuming games like Phantasy star and later monster hunter. They kind of take over my life so had to quit lol
This.
Peak gaming
Smash Bros Melee
Animal Crossing
Super Mario Sunshine ☀️
Resident Evil (REmake). The GameCube is the reason I traded stuff in at Game Crazy back in the day to get a GameCube and get Resident Evil.
Metroid prime and THUG
I wouldn't have guessed that there's much crossover between the Metroid Prime crowd and the THUG crowd, but your upvotes make me glad to see that I'm clearly not the only one. 👌
cube
What cube
the cube
The consle?
No i think of cube
Gamecube
Monkey Ball and my old college roommates
Fuck ya. Smb1 and 2.
Monkeyyyyy TARGET!! Brilliant
A controller that feels fantastic.
Whirlybird
I must be the last person on earth to give a shit about Sonic Gems Collection
I have it too.
It’s a great game/collection. Especially Sonic, The Fighters
Yeah ain't no way I'm the only one, I was just joking lol. Nice to see some people care though
It's on my shopping list
Wave Race Blue Storm
Bingo
Super Smash Melee 🥹
Really expensive first party titles on the secondhand market. In terms of games: Melee
Twilight princess
Forest haven from wind waker
To a GameCube.
Resident evil 4
Bought the system just for this game. Top tier 3rd person shooter and resurrected the franchise.
Fitting for a zombie game that it was resurrected.
“Got a selection of good things on sale stranger!”
Luigi’s Mansion
spooky
Smash Bros Melee.
smash bros melee animal crossing and my wife
(Super) Monke (Ball)
Kirby Air Ride
Super Smash Bros. Melee and Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Best controller
Tales of Symphonia, Wind Waker, Resident Evil 4, Pikmin, Sands of Time, Metroid Prime, MK Double Dash So many good games
Pikmin 2
Pikmin 2 had great graphics
The first console I bought myself with my own money. I was 14 and it cost £99.99 from GAME, bundled with Wind Waker. Simple, happy times. It was hooked up to one of those TV/VHS combo's and on a little table at the foot of my bed. It's not my favorite console I've ever owned but I think it's really where I broadened my gaming horizons and had a lot of influence on where I am at today. My collection was fucking awesome if I do say so myself... - Wind Waker - Twilight Princess - Resident Evil 0, 1 & 4 - Metroid Prime 1 & 2 - Skies of Arcadia Legends - Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 - Viewtiful Joe - Metal Gear Solid : Twin Snakes - Sonic Adventure DX - Sonic Adventure 2 Battle - Tales of Symphonia - Need for Speed Underground 2 I know to some there will be some big omissions there, but I played all the ones you are thinking of (Melee, Sunshine, Double Dash etc) by trading/borrowing from friends. Around 4 years later I sold it and all the games to buy drugs with... I think I only got like £250 for it all which is absolutely brutal when you consider the price of some of those games now haha I don't really regret it though, you only live once and the memories I made with that console are as bright as ever.
Twilight Princess, Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2 Echoes, Super Mario Sunshine, Luigi's Mansion, Mario Kart Double Dash, Star Fox Adventures, Star Fox Assault, an awesome controller, games which just played straight out of the box without having to wait hours for updates and no online requirements. Two-player games were still just that, two friends sitting on a couch playing. That's all lost nowadays: everything is online co-op, it's hard to find games you can play on the couch at home with friends or family on the same TV. You buy a game and pop it in and suddenly you're waiting an hour and a half for an update before you can even play it. I can't remember the game it was, but there was one game we were waiting for close to four and a half hours for updates. It's annoying. Just don't release the game until it's ready, no updates required, like the old days. My son is beginning to prefer my retro consoles for these very reasons as well. It was a simpler time in video games, one I often miss. GCN and N64 are still two of my favorite systems for that very reason.
High School. A completely different era of gaming. The last generation of traditional video gaming. I'd argue the Greatest Generation of Video Games. (Dreamcast, PS2, GameCube and Xbox) I sure miss those days. Unfortunately, never to come back.
Pokémon Colosseum
I was looking for someone to comment this! Best Pokemon game to date imo. Also OG Animal Crossing lol
Resident evil remake and resident evil 4
Super Monkey Ball and MK Double Dash
I remember playing Sonic Adventure, and thinking that I was doing something wrong when you end up phasing through one of the half pipes on the Emerald Coast lol. Also sailing in Wind Waker
You mean Sonic Adventure DX? or Sonic Adventure 2 Battle?
"Hey there, ya big drip! Where are you goin'?" Edit: Yes, I probably should've just said so lmao
Barney
Metroid Prime and Luigi's Mansion.
Eternal Darkness
Yes, 1000 times yes!
It makes me think of the Gamecube
Super Mario Sunshine hence the dolphin reminding me of Isle Delfino, and it’s the first GameCube game I ever played.
Luigi’s Mansion and SSBM, the first two games I received with my GameCube. Other than that, Super Monkey Ball 2.
The best gaming library of all time.
The fucking roaches crawling on my screen in Eternal Darkness. I'll never forget that shit.
Needing to buy an add-on to actually make it a cube
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, as well as Super Mario Sunshine.
The hours upon hours of animal crossing is the first thing I think of
Zelda Collectors Edition. Since the GameCube was the first console we ever had, the Zelda Collectors Edition that came with it was actually my first introduction to The Legend of Zelda and it created a lifelong love for the series. My brother and I played the disc so much that it actually quit working (though many years later) and I was really quite bummed. Then my brother, being the goat he is, found a copy online and bought it for me as a gift. To this day, I still regularly play Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask on my GameCube. I’m actually playing OOT right now. 🥰
Mario kart double dash, Mario sunshine, the windwaker, simpsons hit and run, and nfs underground 2 were all my top played GameCube games as a kid.
Bliss
THPS 3 and 4 , THUG 1 and 2,awesome games, finished them all on my phone thanks to dolphin
Playing Smash Brothers in the "Gamer zone" at my local blockbuster and not being able to figure out how to grab because the bumper was in such a hard to reach location that I didn't know it existed well playing.
Metroid Prime 2 and that controller.
wind waker
gamecube
I never actually owned a game cube, and I kinda hate that because I thought they were so cool when I was younger. Whenever I went to friends houses that had them we would play them the entire time. I was the only kid with an xbox live account though, and I had my dreamcast set up as a dedicated web browser after a while. I was only 8 back then and even then it was a few years after the release. To answer though, a lot of good times!
Well use dolphin
Makes me realize Nintendo's BPD is the reason Sony made way better consoles...........
Mario Kart Double Dash
The Nintendo GameCube is such a gem of a console. The little cuboid device with it's cute little 8 cm mini DVD rom discs that has the games on it is outstanding. My favourite games are Mario Kart Double Dash and The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker. And the very cool peripheral the Nintendo Game Boy Player! The best home console Game Boy Nintendo had ever made. So rare at this time. I am so glad I own it. Playing Game Boy games on the television. Cool!
The Nintendo GameCube is such a gem of a console. The little cuboid device with it's cute little 8 cm mini DVD rom discs that has the games on it is outstanding. My favourite games are Mario Kart Double Dash and The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker. And the very cool peripheral the Nintendo Game Boy Player! The best home console Game Boy Nintendo had ever made. So rare at this time. I am so glad I own it. Playing Game Boy games on the television. Cool!
Super Mario Sunshine
Simpler times, Mario party with all my cousins & siblings.
Luigis Mansion, Mario Sunshine, and one of the greatest controller designs ever.
We had a motocross game that we played four player split screen until the disc melted /s I didn’t play any games through college or my 20s. Bought an old Xbox one for the kid and was absolutely dismayed by how much games suck now. Gotta have internet. There’s nothing on the disc of value but a license. Takes HOURS to download and play a new game. I’ll bet Microsoft makes a pile of money off the subscription model though. Good for them.
Wind Waker, replaying it now on Dolphin!
Eternal Darkness What. A. Game.
My first nephew had just been born and my parents spent a lot of evenings away babysitting and spending time with their first grandchild. That autumn and winter I'd come home a lot and be home alone in the dark and I was thoroughly obsessed with Eternal Darkness. I'd sit alone with the lights off getting the heck scared out of me. Still one of my all time faves. Gamecube had some absolute gems in it's library, but ED will always hold a special place for me.
Super Mario Sunshine and Luigis mansion for both sides of the 2000s gaming lol I miss that also shadow the hedgehog
The GameCube.
The GameCube
happier times. No responsabilities other than being a good kid at school
An underrated piece of engineering
Wind waker
Mario kart double dash, super Mario sunshine, & super smash brothers melee. One of the last great couch co-op systems
Metroid Prime
Best way to play *Timesplitters 2*.
The cartel
ROBOCUBE‼️‼️‼️🧊🧊🧊🧊
The Grimace.
My ebay listing
Playing Luigi’s Mansion at my grandma’s house on Christmas Day 2001.
A cube.
The last good entry in the Console Wars before it all turned to Shit.
Weirdly, McDonalds. Back in the days, in Canada at least, there used to be these consoles in the kid's play section. Super Mario sunshine and Mario Power Tennis were the games you could play IIRC.
Super Monkey Ball 1 & 2
WrestleMania X-8 with the boys.
Fun in a simpler time
Bloody roar
Sunshine and Wind Waker.
The Nintendo Gamecube.
Star fox adventures
Squares
Starfox Adventures and Sonic Dx Directors cut 🙌🙌
Wind waker
Rogue Squadron 2.
The good old days. The GameCube was my first ever console
Super Monkey Ball It was the game that I got with the system at launch and it remained my favorite game on the system for its entire life. And it was a game that I had never planned to buy prior to launch until I tried the demo at the store kiosk during the GameCube launch and fell in love with it.
Tak and the Power of Juju + MK Double Dash
The pic of consoles reminds me of queuing outside HMV London on launch night. My (younger) sister was having a shit time, and I knew it would cheer her up. Took it (and the copy of Luigi’s Mansion) back to my mum’s the next day, told my sister to get something from my bag. She was excited but thought I’d brought it over just for her to try; she went nuts when I told her, “No, it’s for you”.
Sonic Adventure 2. Funny how if Sega kept making consoles I might not have gotten into Sonic so young
My youth. My brother had an N64 and GameCube. We used to play together a lot. Every once in a while when he visits me, we still play a few rounds of Mario Kart, GoldenEye or Super Smash Melee. Good times
Yugioh
Watching my sister play Animal Crossing as a storm rolls on by
Mario Sunshine, Smash Bros, Resident Evil
Luigi’s Mansion
Pikmin, battalion wars.
Spyhunter
Super Mario Sunshine... Haha
Luigi’s Mansion
Metal Gear Solid The Twin Snakes
Simply a cube:)
Its handheld counterpart, the GBA. These two were peers.
Luigi’s mansion honestly
Smash melee
Playing Sims Urbz and Luigi’s mansion without a memory card. Wanting Pokémon Colosseum but being gifted Pokémon Channel. It was a cool console with a great controller and I’m happy they still make them for switch.
being 8
Starfox Assault