Gamecube What are the best and essential GameCube games?

[YungBonz]

In another post I asked about the best and essential Japanese Super Famicom exclusive games, which blew me away from all the recommendations I got, thank you very much y'all!, but what about GameCube games in general?, what are your top recommendations?, any kind of game will be welcome!. ^^

 

[Logi]

 

[ThatPatrickGuy]

The Gamecube was my Jam, Back in the 2000's that was the console I chose first.

Gotta have it

 

[Ícaro Oliveira Santos]

Normie pick but Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is by far one of the best and most memorable games I've ever played in my life.

 

[ThatPatrickGuy]

I remember playing this one to death

 

[Bonkers225]

Fire Emblem
Skies of Arcadia
Resident Evil 4

 

[bjork]

Phantasy Star Online Episode I&II Plus
Animal Crossing
Super Mario Sunshine (I know some folks hate this one but I like the setting)
Cubivore is interesting but I don't know about essential
There's also a WWF game where you murder a bunch of people in a warehouse as the story mode, and that's worth seeing if nothing else. Just can't remember... Day of Reckoning?

 

[ThatPatrickGuy]

I don't recall finishing this one, Think I rented it.

 

[Bakuma1997]

Zelda Four Swords Adventures

It's a good Single Player game that will unleash a barrel fo monkeys if you play it with at least one person

 

[ThatPatrickGuy]

Tore into this one quite a bit

Post automatically merged: Jan 21, 2025

Last one from me. ? Bionicle

 

[Tinhornjam]

mario kart doubledash and the resident evil remake always come to mind for me!

 

[ciro64]

Pikmin

 

[ouyrtuy]

Luigi's Mansion, Super Mario Sunshine, Metroid Prime 1,2, Legend of Zelda Wind Waker, MGS Twin Snakes, Smash Bros Melee, F Zero GX, FE Path of Radiance, Resident Evil Zero ...

 

[χKai]

Tales of Symphonia, I don't give a fuck
Play it right now, infact
Get the Gamecube version if you want to see what the hype is about. Don't just stop playing after 5 hours, really get involved in that story.
Then you can decide whether you want to try one of the terrible ports, with all their BS extra content.

 

[Tinhornjam]

Luigi's Mansion, Super Mario Sunshine, Metroid Prime 1,2, Legend of Zelda Wind Waker, MGS Twin Snakes, Smash Bros Melee, F Zero GX, FE Path of Radiance, Resident Evil Zero ...

i love twin snakes its so silly

 

[χKai]

Oh, and Smash Bros. Melee.

 

[LightningmanEXE]

F-Zero GX was mentioned
I've always loved Custom Robo as well, but it's a little more repetitive
Metroid Prime 2 is still console locked to GC and Wii and is probably the best of the trilogy
Megaman Network transmission is by no means even a good game, but it's a guilty pleasure of mine
Amazing island and Gotcha force are both very strange and unique hidden gems worth trying.

edit: I can confirm thousand year door is also peak

 

[RetroLaw]

Zelda Four Swords Adventures

It's a good Single Player game that will unleash a barrel fo monkeys if you play it with at least one person

Can't believe they didn't just realease this one with online play on Switch. Feels like such a missed opportunity.

 

[χKai]

Killing multiplayer gaming seems to be a goal of most companies post '90s.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

In another post I asked about the best and essential Japanese Super Famicom exclusive games, which blew me away from all the recommendations I got, thank you very much y'all!, but what about GameCube games in general?, what are your top recommendations?, any kind of game will be welcome!. ^^

Eternal Darkness, F-Zero GX, Tales of Symphony (the OG GameCube version has the unique trait of 60 FPS), Custom Robo: Battle Revolution (aka Custom Robo in the West), Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, Skies of Arcadia Legends, Cubivore, Star Fox Assault, Mega Man X Command Mission, Sonic Heroes, Shadow the Hedgehog, Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, Metroid Prime 1 & 2 (or alternatively, just get Trilogy for Wii), Mario Kart: Double Dash, Kirby Air Ride, Go! Go! Hypergrind, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles (if you got a buddy), Def Jam: Fight for NY, Burnout 2: Point of Impact, Crash Bandicoot: Wrath of Cortex, Spongebob: The Movie, Pac Man World 2, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Phantasy Star Online Episode I-III, Pokemon Colosseum, Pokemon XD, Ridge Racer Evolution, Puyo Pop Fever, Radirgy GeneriC, good god that's a lot of Resident Evil, Castle of Shikigami II, Sonic GEMS Collection (only way to play Sonic the Fighters, unfortunately), Sonic Riders, SpongeBob: Battle for Bikini Bottom, Super Monkey Ball 2, The last 2 Timesplitters games, Viewtiful Joe, Super Smash Bros Melee,

and most important of them all, Killer7

I forgot Gotcha Force was a GameCube game, I thought it was Wii

 

[Somnia]

Tales of Symphonia, I don't give a fuck
Play it right now, infact
Get the Gamecube version if you want to see what the hype is about. Don't just stop playing after 5 hours, really get involved in that story.
Then you can decide whether you want to try one of the terrible ports, with all their BS extra content.

It blows my mind that Namco have fucked up Symphonia remasters not once, but twice by making them 30fps, among other issues. I heard that Tales of Graces F is also 30fps on Switch while the original Wii version was 60fps. Criminal how little Namco cares about this series, yeesh...

 

[χKai]

It blows my mind that Namco have fucked up Symphonia remasters not once, but twice by making them 30fps, among other issues. I heard that Tales of Graces F is also 30fps on Switch while the original Wii version was 60fps. Criminal how little Namco cares about this series, yeesh...

Oh, they've remade it more than twice..

 

[MasterEn]

i copied this from another post i made about gamecube games:
animal crossing, baten kaitos 1 and origins, battalion wars, cubivore: survival of the fittest, evolution worlds, fire emblem: path of radience, legend of zelda: twilight princess, lost kingdoms 1 and 2, luigi's mansion, megaman x command mission, metroid prime 1 and 2, phantasy star online episode 1,2, and 3, pikmin 1 and 2, pokemon colosseum, skies of arcadia - legends, star fox assault, tales of symphonia, tetris worlds, veiwtiful joe 1 and 2, wario world, and yugioh: the falsebound kingdon.

for mods and hacks:
bikmin 269, pikmin1², pikmin 1 randomizer, pikmin 216, pikmin 251, pikmin purple and white onion edition, pikmin 2 regrown, pikmin 2 newyear, pokemon grand colosseum, and skies of arcadia maeson

 

[YuriSukiSan]

I don't see it so I'm going to say 1080 Avalanche! Please don't skip that game!

 

[Loops]

I loved Wave race Bluestorm growing up - think everyone else has most things covered! Oh and Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2 &3 both excellent games.

As others have said already, check out Tales of Symphonia for the best RPG on the cube, Animal Crossing for the vibes and if the stars align, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles for the journey it takes you and a few friends on...(need to do it on original hardware for the proper shared experience though, although I believe some mad lads have managed to emulate it and four emulated GBA's to go alongside it.)

Loved the Cube!