is the gamecube hugely underrated?

The  gamecube was waaaaay under used

It was great technology.

A system in between the Ps2 and Xbox in terms of raw power.

But nobody was buying the purple lunchbox and that means nobody was making games for it. 

Hugely, severely, and sadly underrated. For it's size:

• It was powerful
• Excellent selection of (exclusive) games (imo)
• Quiet
• User friendly (when open during gaming, it tells you to close lid)
• Very compact, yet built like a tank

The Gamecube is still my favorite system, and I agree that it's underrated and was underutilized. It has so many great games, though, that you don't always notice.

I think that part of the problem was the fact that Nintendo went with DVD1 technology (1.5GB on 8 cm discs) instead of DVD5\DVD9 dechnology like PS2 and Xbox did. Then again, Resident Evil and Tales of Symphonia got around this by using multiple discs, so there really wasn't an excuse.

I think that Nintendo's stance on online gaming really hurt it as well, though it did get Phantasy Star Online 1+2 and Phantasy Star Online III: C.A.R.D. Revolution. It was really up to the developers to impliment the online service, though, and I think they just got too lazy or figured there wasn't any point in it. Same with LAN mode, though the three games with that feature were all by Nintendo.

Then there's the GBA\GCN link support, which really should have caught ona bit better. I mean, look at Zelda: Four Swords and Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles, which have an excellent use for the link. Zelda: Wind Waker and Splinter Cell also have great uses for the link.

Maybe it was the devs just being lazy, or not wanting to utilize the system to it's fullest. I dunno what the problem was, but the GCN was capable of so much more. It was just too ignored way too often.

Excellent system, whose capabilities were very poorly marketed (online for one, widescreen and progressive scan support would be another, wireless controllers yet another) :( Mistreatment of 3rd party devs by Nintendo did not help it either...

I thought the gamecube was the best system by far last gen. I mean sure, the ps2 had more games, but more doesn't really mean better. I have a ps2 and a gamecube and my ps2 is collecting dust. I suppose that it's really just a matter of taste, though. Nintendo just makes the best first party games imo. blankshore

I thought the gamecube was the best system by far last gen. I mean sure, the ps2 had more games, but more doesn't really mean better. I have a ps2 and a gamecube and my ps2 is collecting dust. I suppose that it's really just a matter of taste, though. Nintendo just makes the best first party games imo. blankshore

 It didn't deserve the bashing it got when it came out and you can pick them up now for a really decent price. Overlooked is probably a better word.

 However it's always cool to look back and say the underdog is better but in this case i think the ps2 was the better system. Some great exclusives though  

they had a screen that can be attach to it. idk761

...there was no online multiplayer support.vashkey

[QUOTE="vashkey"]...there was no online multiplayer support.Yameneko549

[QUOTE="Yameneko549"][QUOTE="vashkey"]...there was no online multiplayer support.vashkey

That would be my point - Nintendo, for whatever reason, decided that their customers don't want ANY online gaming, and 3rd party devs were happy to oblige (think all the multiplat titles by EA, Ubi, etc without online support)...

[QUOTE="vashkey"][QUOTE="Yameneko549"] There WAS, but developers didn't put the effort into actually adding such a thing to their games. There are only three games made with online capabilities: Phantasy Star Online 1&2, Phantasy Star Online III, and Homeland (four if you count the second version of Phantasy Star Online 1&2 as a separate game).fennec_fox

That would be my point - Nintendo, for whatever reason, decided that their customers don't want ANY online gaming, and 3rd party devs were happy to oblige (think all the multiplat titles by EA, Ubi, etc without online support)...

Personally, I find it to be a great system for someone like me, who loves single-player games and the occasional local multiplayer match. I guess you could say that the system is great for old-school gamers who don't want to bother with online gaming.

It wast the devopers. The Gamecube dropped officially online support pretty quickly. Four games is hardly notable though. Especially since Homeland never left Japan and the rest of those game were envtually ported to the X-box.vashkey

That would be my point - Nintendo, for whatever reason, decided that their customers don't want ANY online gaming, and 3rd party devs were happy to oblige (think all the multiplat titles by EA, Ubi, etc without online support)...

Personally, I find it to be a great system for someone like me, who loves single-player games and the occasional local multiplayer match. I guess you could say that the system is great for old-school gamers who don't want to bother with online gaming.

In that regard, the PS2 was still leauges ahead of it.vashkey

Love my Cube with all my RE games.

Still got my original one and will never sell it.

yeah it is an underrated system for sure I got one last year and Im impressed with it the games for it are great.

there is one problem I have with it though and that is the platinum gamecube(which is the one I own) cant use component cables, which sucks for me, because Im playing it on a big screen so it is a little fuzzy with the composite cables, Im looking into buying s-video cables for it, but still.

The game cube was pretty rubbish IMO

I liked it as a piece of hardware. It was small, powerful, quiet, I even though those little disks were cool - I just don't remember it having that many great games.

I loved that little purple box. To date the most games ive bought for a system.

Practically indestructable as well - you could throw it down a flight of stairs and it would still be in one piece. Exclusive games made it equal and in some ways better compared to the other two, but if you believed the fanboy drivel at the time, it was rubbish. Funnily enough, the same fanboys say the opposite now in relation to the Wii. They have very short memories.

What I loved about last gen was not just the sheer variety in games, but how all the consoles were so different and good in their own ways. Now its just 360 and PS3 vs, Wii or Hardcore vs, Casual etc. Sony and Microsoft are trying to turn their consoles into mini-PC's, wheras Nintendo are attempting to emulate the PS2's success by targeting a broader audience, except in a slightly different way

Definately underrated. I still play GC games on my Wii. I had one since 2003 but missed out on a lot of games until the last few year. Wind Waker, Metroid Prime are brilliant games. Symphonia is one of my top 5 games ever.

I love GameCube

yeah it is an underrated system for sure I got one last year and Im impressed with it the games for it are great.

there is one problem I have with it though and that is the platinum gamecube(which is the one I own) cant use component cables, which sucks for me, because Im playing it on a big screen so it is a little fuzzy with the composite cables, Im looking into buying s-video cables for it, but still.

the gamecube itself was a great console. but not many third party games were released. Nintendo games were very good but that it (save for a few like RE4)

thats why it was more worth it to buy a PS2.

Yep, you see alot of people that are like "the gay purplez box? LOLZ that sucked" but then again I doubt they have even played a GC.

Can't wait to set it up once i'm in my new room, can play Spartan: Total Warrior, Metroid Prime and some Russia With Love multiplayer again. :D

no, not hugely underrated. a console is only as good as the games it plays. the GC had a lacking library, so it was seen for what it was. Nintendo should have used DVD based games instead of their little discs and they should have used a more conventional controller. Personally I never wanted and still dont want a gc because of the odd things about it.

true the GC may be slightly under-rated by people (like myself) that are turned off by Mario, Pokemon, and Zelda games, but the GC is in no way "hugely underrated". on the other hand the wii is over-rated by a larger margin.

no, not hugely underrated. a console is only as good as the games it plays. the GC had a lacking library, so it was seen for what it was. Nintendo should have used DVD based games instead of their little discs and they should have used a more conventional controller.Talldude80

I'd have to disagree with you there. The GCN may not have as large of a library as the PS2, but it's still quite large. If more 3rd-party developers had been willing to make games for it, even more so with indie devs like GlobalStar, we would have possibly seen a MUCH larger library than we ended up with. True, the use of DVD1 discs was a little limiting, but as I said before, they could have used multiple discs to get around that problem.

Also, what do you mean by "more conventional controller"? The controller is great, and all of the buttons are easy to get to without moving your fingers too much. I have fewer problems using a Cube controller than I do a PS2 or XBox 360 controller. To be honest, I think that can be attributed to the button layout.