Must Own Gamecube Games

Mace1370

I never owned a gamecube, but I now have a Wii and have almost finished Twilight Princess (probably this weekend). Once I finish TP it will be a while before any Wii games come out that will interest me (SSBM and MG). So, I figured that while I wait I can play through some of the many awesome games I never got to experience on the gamecube. So far I'm looking to play through the following:

Resident Evil 4
Metroid Prime 1

I never followed the GC that closely, but I know that the above two are considered to be some of the best the system has to offer. What other games out there do you guys consider to be must own/AAA titles?

Cantido

Pikmin 1 and 2.

Nicholololas

I'm in the exact same position, and so far I've bought two titles: Super Smash Bros. Melee and MGS: Twin Snakes. I figured Brawl was so far away that I'd go for Melee in the meantime, and Twin Snakes mostly because I never got to play it and Metal Gear Solid is one of my favorite games ever.

I've also heard good things about Eternal Darkness if you're into that kinda stuff, as well as Super Mario Sunshine, F-Zero GX and Metal Arms: Glitch in the System. They're the next batch of titles I'm planning on buying, anyway. Now, if only my GC controllers would arrive soon..

cherv1

We have had like five of these at least.

Anyway:

Games for when friends around:

Mario Kart DD
Mario Party
Donkey Konga


Donkey Kong Jungle Beat is pretty darn good.
Wind Waker
Super Mario Sunshine is fairly good
Pikmin 1/2 if you're into that sort of thing
F-Zero GX
Viewtiful Joe

I just bought Eternal Darkness, I've heard good things about that.

JohnHam

Eternal Darkness, Mario Strikers, and Mario Tennis (if you can find it; can someone tell me if this title is rare or what?) were all phenomenal.

Sharp10r

Metroid Prime
Zelda: Windwaker
(I hear the OoT and MasterQuest disc was an awesome play too! [see sig] )
Eternal Darkness
Mario Kart

Nicholololas

JohnHam wrote:

Mario Strikers,

Wasn't Mario Strikers supposed to be re-released for Wii, in the same vein as Battalion Wars? I vaguely remember it being showcased on the Wii some time ago...

Chen

I'm currently restarting Paper Mario 2 and it's a blast. It has some backtracking issues, but it's so full of charm and wit it'd be a shame not to play it once in your lifetime.

Arcibi

Tales of Symphonia
Viewtiful Joe
Super Smash Bros Melee
F-Zero GX
Metroid Prime
Wind Waker
Mario Strikers
Mario Kart: Double Dash
Eternal Darkness
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 4
Ikaruga
Beyond Good and Evil
Skies of Arcadia
Sonic Mega Collection
Soul Calibur 2
Paper Mario 2

Bloods End

Rebel Strike. If only for fully co-op Rogue Leader

Anime Owns

Nicholololas wrote:

JohnHam wrote:

Mario Strikers,

Wasn't Mario Strikers supposed to be re-released for Wii, in the same vein as Battalion Wars? I vaguely remember it being showcased on the Wii some time ago...

If you mean re-released as in "Wii-make", then no, they aren't. Both of them are getting Wii sequels, however.

RichardTauber

P.N.03 is perhaps an acquired taste, but is worthy of at least a glance. The REmake of Resident Evil is a must if that's how you swing. I'll join the murderous crowd in their cheers of Animal Crossing and Ikaruga. Doshin the Giant is perhaps the best yellow banana-simulation ever. And by that I mean since the first yellow little fruit left his hiding in his mothers womb and crawled out into the frightening daylight.

Darlan

Gigglio wrote:

Nicholololas wrote:

JohnHam wrote:

Mario Strikers,

Wasn't Mario Strikers supposed to be re-released for Wii, in the same vein as Battalion Wars? I vaguely remember it being showcased on the Wii some time ago...

If you mean re-released as in "Wii-make", then no, they aren't. Both of them are getting Wii sequels, however.

I haven't played it, but isn't Mario Stirkers a soccer game though? I'm not sure how much more of a "sequel" you can get other than waggle and better graphics. That has "wait for the Wii version" all over it.

Anime Owns

Darlan wrote:

Gigglio wrote:

Nicholololas wrote:

JohnHam wrote:

Mario Strikers,

Wasn't Mario Strikers supposed to be re-released for Wii, in the same vein as Battalion Wars? I vaguely remember it being showcased on the Wii some time ago...

If you mean re-released as in "Wii-make", then no, they aren't. Both of them are getting Wii sequels, however.

I haven't played it, but isn't Mario Stirkers a soccer game though? I'm not sure how much more of a "sequel" you can get other than waggle and better graphics. That has "wait for the Wii version" all over it.

Oh, I'm sure the Wii game will be pretty much better all around. I was just clarifying that it wasn't really a remake or re-release. I think there are new characters and some new arenas, so I guess that's what constitutes a sequel.

Track Nine

Gotcha Force

I picked it up for a tenner over a year ago and just got round to playing it as part of the new year backlog clear-out, and, well, it's brilliant.

It looks very kiddy and to some extent the story is, but the gameplay is pure gold. The game is basically Pokemon with robots played out in fights ala Power stone meets Smash bros.

There's something like 200 different "borgs" to collect and each one has it's own moves and combat style, and each can gain levels with experience. You can then "buy" borgs from your collection to put in your team according to a preset number of points you have to spend.

Long story short. It's not a terribly well known title and it's easy to pass it over because of it's simplistic appearance but it's pure gold in terms of gaming entertainment.

Taramoor

We have so many of these...

Okay, a preliminary list:

P.N.03
Metroid Prime
Resident Evil 4
Wind Waker
Soul Calibur II
Metroid Prime 2
Viewtiful Joe
Super Mario Sunshine
Ocarina of Time: Master Quest
Resident Evil (REmake)
Eternal Darkness
Smash Bros. Melee
P.N.03
Rogue Squadron II
Rogue Squadron III
Pikmin 2
F-Zero GX
Beyond Good & Evil
Paper Mario 2: The Thousand Year Door
Mario Kart Double Dash
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Tales of Symphonia
Skies of Arcadia Legends
Ikaruga
Resident Evil 0
Baten Kaitos
Baten Katios Origins
Killer7
P.N.03
Odama
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles

bruin

Twice per week we get a thread like this for Gamecube, PS2, and DS/GBA. Slightly less often for Xbox, PC, and Dreamcast. Aren't there "PA suggests" Wikis that are supposed to prevent this?

AlphaTwo

bruin wrote:

Twice per week we get a thread like this for Gamecube, PS2, and DS/GBA. Slightly less often for Xbox, PC, and Dreamcast. Aren't there "PA suggests" Wikis that are supposed to prevent this?

Or the Accumulated Forum Knowledge page...

PA suggest fell wayside as most of the contributors left PA Forums. Forum Knowledge hasn't been updated since 2004.

Zephos

bruin wrote:

Twice per week we get a thread like this for Gamecube, PS2, and DS/GBA. Slightly less often for Xbox, PC, and Dreamcast. Aren't there "PA suggests" Wikis that are supposed to prevent this?

they somewhat died with the mega threads.

i'm not bitching, but thats kinda what happened.

Daedalus

bruin wrote:

Twice per week we get a thread like this for Gamecube, PS2, and DS/GBA. Slightly less often for Xbox, PC, and Dreamcast. Aren't there "PA suggests" Wikis that are supposed to prevent this?

Those wikis get suggestions once when they are first posted and then nobody touches them again ever. So the wikis end up out of date, people go to them and say, "Look, I know New Super Mario Bros is a great DS game, but everybody fucking knows that", and make a forum thread.

I don't see the problem with it.

TheySlashThem

Skies of Arcadia Legends.

Squashua

I got one for you that NO ONE ever picks.

The Simpsons: Hit and Run

It's fun. Reason it's not picked? It's multi-platform, so everyone already assumes you've played it somewhere else.

I really enjoyed it, but it does get a bit much after a while. And it's tough. The Simpsons stuff is fun though.

Robo Beat

Alien Hominid. Or as my Philistine brother calls it, Alien Homo-Nad.

If you like fun, this game is for you.

Gaming-Module

I keep hearing about Gotcha Force, but I mostly play games singleplayer.

Same goes for Custom Robo.

Track Nine

Gaming-Module wrote:

I keep hearing about Gotcha Force, but I mostly play games singleplayer.

As do I, and thus far I've only played Gotcha Force single player.

The single player suits me more than most actually, given that it consists of lots and lots of skirmish battles, each usually lasting no more than 5-10 mins and giving the option to choose (via map) which to go for next, tweak your team and save in between (easy pick-up and put-down).

believe me, I owned it and still overlooked it for a long time. It was only after recommendations on this forum I was pushed into trying it.. and I'm glad I did.

RedShell

Gaming-Module wrote:

I keep hearing about Gotcha Force, but I mostly play games singleplayer.

Same goes for Custom Robo.

I really, really liked Gotcha Force and really, really didn't like Custom Robo (thinking I'd be in for the same kind of experience). Gotcha Force is like Virtua On but with a bazillion different types of robots, all of them horribly unbalanced in some way.

Anyway, if Gotcha Force lost some of it's anime look and got some online multiplay, it would end up being a great Wii title.

hambone

http://www.penny-arcade.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=81061

Squashua

hambone wrote:

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bruin

I'm playing through Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door now for the first time and it's really excellent so far, I heartily recommend it.

AlphaTwo

hambone wrote:

http://www.penny-arcade.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=81061

As I have said already. It's old and it't outdated, just like all last gen recommend threads.

malerik

JohnHam wrote:

Eternal Darkness, Mario Strikers, and Mario Tennis (if you can find it; can someone tell me if this title is rare or what?) were all phenomenal.

I live in Britain and finally managed to get my hands on mario tennis (at a price I was willing to pay, £24) last weekend after searching for the damned thing for probably over a year. I mean, I found it several times in Gamestation stores, but they were always wanting to charge £40 for it. Thats for a USED copy (of a several year old game for a discontinued console) mind you. Same with mario party 7, Gamestation actually charges £5 more for a used copy than the original rrp! It's insane!

Still, I got it now, £24 split between me and my g/f (mario games are all she will play) and its ace. total mania. No idea whats going on half the time but don't care. I just set the ball on fire? ok. whats that? you didnt hit the ball back cos crocdiles were eating your leg? lol!

In short, if it has 'mario' written on the cover, expect to pay a premium, but expect quality as well.

Marlor

malerik wrote:

JohnHam wrote:

Eternal Darkness, Mario Strikers, and Mario Tennis (if you can find it; can someone tell me if this title is rare or what?) were all phenomenal.

I live in Britain and finally managed to get my hands on mario tennis (at a price I was willing to pay, £24) last weekend after searching for the damned thing for probably over a year.

I've been searching here in Australia for years. The cheapest I've seen it is AU$90 (new), and I'm not willing to pay that.

I've also been searching US sites to import it, but without success. I can only find (expensive) used copies, and I don't really want to take the risk of buying a used game without seeing it first.

The game is rare as hens' teeth.

Chtulie

In short, if it has 'mario' written on the cover, expect to pay a premium, but expect quality as well.

Which is unfortunatly overruled by:
If it has 'party' written on the cover, don't expect quality.

bruin

I've never played a Tales of game before, is Symphonia any good? Worth picking up for $20?

Arcibi

bruin wrote:

I've never played a Tales of game before, is Symphonia any good? Worth picking up for $20?

Dear God yes

Aydr

Chtulie wrote:

In short, if it has 'mario' written on the cover, expect to pay a premium, but expect quality as well.

Which is unfortunatly overruled by:
If it has 'party' written on the cover, don't expect quality.

That's not really true. Mario Party is good.

It's just too bad they're all the same, is all.

bruin

Arcibi wrote:

bruin wrote:

I've never played a Tales of game before, is Symphonia any good? Worth picking up for $20?

Dear God yes

Alright, good enough for me. I'll probably pick it up when I finish Paper Mario.

Aydr

bruin wrote:

Arcibi wrote:

bruin wrote:

I've never played a Tales of game before, is Symphonia any good? Worth picking up for $20?

Dear God yes

Alright, good enough for me. I'll probably pick it up when I finish Paper Mario.

Where are you picking this up, exactly? I've been keeping an eye out for this game for months, and I never see it anywhere. I really want to play it again.

bruin

Aydr wrote:

bruin wrote:

Arcibi wrote:

bruin wrote:

I've never played a Tales of game before, is Symphonia any good? Worth picking up for $20?

Dear God yes

Alright, good enough for me. I'll probably pick it up when I finish Paper Mario.

Where are you picking this up, exactly? I've been keeping an eye out for this game for months, and I never see it anywhere. I really want to play it again.

There's one copy at a Toys R Us I go to. Thinking about it, I should probably pick it up ASAP.

Drakmathus

i like cubivore

HtR-Laser

Drakmathus wrote:

i like cubivore

This is a good suggestion, if not for the fact that most people will probably never see a copy, ever. Very relaxing game, though.