Nintendo Gamecube

Is the gamecube a good and reliable system? I mean, If I buy it now used would I still be able to play it for a while?

Also, can you guys give me a list of 5 must have gamecube games (besides super smash bros melee and resident evil 4) that every owner of the system needs to have? thanks.

yes... the game cube is great and it last a long time... and the CD can have a lot of scratches and still work..

there is a sticky on the top of legacy platforms... but you should get zelda, pikmin, tales of synphonia, freaky flyers, cel damage(although the last 2 are not exclusive)

The gamecube is quiet reliable, i have drop mien ton of times and it works like a charm but i think your better off buying a Wii and grabbing yourself only the memory cards and the remotes, and you get the best of two worlds.

Yeah its a really great and reliable system. I had a couple game crashes though ,but its not a big deal.
Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door, Metroid Prime, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Eternal Darkness, Resident Evil Remake and Zero.

super mario sunshine, wind waker, paper mario, luigi's mansion are all must haves

The Nintendo Wii also can play GameCube games.

Tales of Symphonia and Paper mario have already been mentioned, but they're definitely must haves

But there are also some good games which aren't must have but I personally love, like Mario Kart, LOTR the return of the king, pokemon colosseum, even the beyblade game lol

I've had mine for more then 8 years with heavy use, and it works very well. The only problem with it is that the reset button has never worked, but why would you need a reset button anyway? I haven't ever heard of a Gamecube dying like the PS1/2 and Xbox/360 often do.

As for games

Zelda WW and Twilight princess

Custom Robo

Metroid prime 1 & 2

Soul caliber 2 (best version if you don't have it. has better graphics then PS2 and Xbox version for some reason)

Mario Kart double dash

Resident evil 4

Metal gear solid Twin Snakes

Sonic Adventure 2 (If you don't own a Dreamcast)

Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2 (three isn't near as good as the other two)

yes the gamecube is very reliable. if you get it i would suggest getting super mario sunshine, metroid prime series (prime 1, 2), star fox series (star fox adventures, star fox assault), pikmin series (pikmin 1, 2), zelda series (TLoZ WW, TLoZ TP), and many more.

The Nintendo Wii also can play GameCube games.

AjaxNeron

Yeah, Wii isn't worth the $ to me, but the GC is a great console, its really hard to go wrong with a GC.

exclusives: super mario sunshine is one of the best games on gamecube. starfox adventures and assault is alright, mario kart double dash. i liked kirby air ride

non-exclusive: rayman 3 hoodlum havoc and starwars bounty hunter are really good but thats my opinion most people probaly wouldnt enjoy these

Never ever had a problem with my GC other than a dodgy reset button that got jammed in. As for games, I would go for F-zero gx, wind waker, viewtiful joe. Those were my 3 favorite games on the system.

I've had mine for more then 8 years with heavy use, and it works very well. The only problem with it is that the reset button has never worked, but why would you need a reset button anyway? I haven't ever heard of a Gamecube dying like the PS1/2 and Xbox/360 often do.

As for games

Zelda WW and Twilight princess

Custom Robo

Metroid prime 1 & 2

Soul caliber 2 (best version if you don't have it. has better graphics then PS2 and Xbox version for some reason)

Mario Kart double dash

Resident evil 4

Metal gear solid Twin Snakes

Sonic Adventure 2 (If you don't own a Dreamcast)

Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2 (three isn't near as good as the other two)

magnax1

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I've had mine for more then 8 years with heavy use, and it works very well. The only problem with it is that the reset button has never worked, but why would you need a reset button anyway? I haven't ever heard of a Gamecube dying like the PS1/2 and Xbox/360 often do.

As for games

Zelda WW and Twilight princess

Custom Robo

Metroid prime 1 & 2

Soul caliber 2 (best version if you don't have it. has better graphics then PS2 and Xbox version for some reason)

Mario Kart double dash

Resident evil 4

Metal gear solid Twin Snakes

Sonic Adventure 2 (If you don't own a Dreamcast)

Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2 (three isn't near as good as the other two)

Yo-gan

Thats true, I forgot that rogue squadron 3 had coop, but I didn't like three otherwise. Sort of got away from flying way to much for me.

Forgot about smash brothers. Great multiplayer game

I gotta say the obvious:Mario(Sunshine, Kart double dash, Paper), Metroid Prime(both), Zelda(Both), Eternal Darkness, Skies of Arcadia Legends, Resident Evil(remake,0, Code Veronica, 4), Metal Gear Solid:Twin Snakes, Viewtiful Joe(1&2). This is just the bare bones must have list.

I can't beilve nobody has mentioned this game..... Killer 7 it is a strange game but very interesting. Also Fire Emblem Path of Radience it is one of the easyer titles in the serios but if it is your first one then it will proubly be challanging. Skies of Arcadia Legends if you don't have the dreamcast version. Sonic Heros is probly the best sonic game this generation. (which is not saying much but it is a good game and it is a freash new take on the 3-D sonic world) I think everbody else has metiond the other must have games so good luke and search the reviews to see which games best fit your game genre prefercne

F Zero Gx is a great racing game and the best racing game available to the system.

If you want an enjoyable zelda rip off and what I consider to be RARE's last great game before they jumped ship, Pick up Star Fox Adventures. Really good music and great gameplay in this one. Very polished. I cant recommend it enough.

The GameCube is a great system, better than its Sony and XBox counterparts.  Best games on the system incude Eternal Darkness (perhaps one of the best games I ever played) and LOTR: The Third Age (better on GC than the other systems).  Pikmin also was a fun game.  I never owned the Wii, but I understand that it does play GC games.  

Probably my favorite console of all time just because of the game library.

It's a decent system to collect for. Some titles I would recommend besides RE4 and Melee are Animal Crossing, Resident Evil 0, Super Mario Sunshine (sue me), Star Fox Adventures (sue me), and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

The gamecube is easily the most reliable system of its generation. Everybody I know that still has one, has a fully functional one.

Must haves include

1) Pikmin

2) Pikmin 2

3) The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker

4) Metroid Prime

5) Resident Evil remake

God I love the gamecube... One of my all time favourite consoles

exclusives: super mario sunshine is one of the best games on gamecube. starfox adventures and assault is alright, mario kart double dash. i liked kirby air ride

non-exclusive: rayman 3 hoodlum havoc and starwars bounty hunter are really good but thats my opinion most people probaly wouldnt enjoy these

wazzawazza18

Exclusives: Metroid Prime is definitely at the top of the list

....but plenty of good games on GC

It is a very solid little system. Ive never known one to break, and I have seen some pretty heavily abused Gamecubes that still somehow work. But terms of a top 5, here is mine:

1. Resident Evil REmake

2. The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

3. Ikaruga

4. Sonic Gem Collection

5. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker

Only had one GC die on me, which was my original one I got in early 2002. I got lots of mileage out of it, though. The current one I have I bought pre-owned a few years ago and the only issue I've had was that it has trouble reading games sometimes, but cleaning the lens with compressed air did the trick.

1) Metroid Prime

2) Wind Waker

3) Resident Evil remake

4) Eternal Darkness

5) Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader

Honorable mentions:

1) F-Zero GX

2) Super Monkey Ball 2

3) Pikmin 2

4) Tales of Symphonia

5) Paper Mario: TTYD