Gamecube game recommendations?
 

I've been a Wii owner for nearly a year now and I'm finally getting around to hunting down some gems from the Gamecube library that I missed out on, being an avid PlayStation 2 owner for a number of years before jumping on the Nintendo bandwagon again.

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes is already in the mail, and I'm currently eyeing both Mega Man Anniversary Collection and Sonic Mega Collection (I am an old-school gamer at heart -- how'd you guess?)

Do you guys recommend any other Gamecube games? What are your favourites?

Metroid Prime, Tales of Symphonia, and Wind Waker are the first ones that come to mind. I'd also suggest Twilight Princess if you haven't already played it or wouldn't prefer it for the Wii (I thought being able to aim things like the bow and clawshot with the remote was nice, but the waggle sword fighting is something I merely tolerated. That would be one reason to get it for Gamecube). It should be played one way or the other, regardless. Also, if you can handle the punishing style of gameplay, Fire Emblem: Path Of Radiance is a lot of fun. I'll post any more as I think of 'em.

Oh man, so many to recommend.
First, check out all the ones Doom recommended. I'd start with Wind Waker. Luigi's Mansion is a must play. Mario Sunshine is alright. Star Fox Assault is great. Pikmin, goodness yes. And if you're into Pokemon, Colusseum is a great game. I haven't played Gale of Darkness yet, but it's on my list.

Oh, and Donkey Konga! Play Donkey Konga!

Since you're eyeing Sonic Mega Collection, I highly recommend Sonic Gems Collection as well. It's got some of the more obscure games on it... and Sonic-mothereffing-CD.

Also, with S noting the other Sonic Collection. I will mention the Mega Man X Collection (to go along with the Mega Man Anniversary Collection).
And, for Collections, if can get your hands on it the Zelda Collector's Edition (a Collection of 4 Zelda games -- the Original, Zelda 2, Majora's Mask, and Ocarina of Time); I say "if can get your hands on it", because it was a Nintendo Power subscription offering (never in stores).

It's not very hard to find it used at Gamestop, it's still like $35, $40 though.

Killer 7, Resident Evil 4, Tales of Symphonia, Animal Crossing, Metroid Prime 1 and 2, Pikmin, Zelda: Wind Waker, Zelda Collection...

That's all I can think of for now. They're all incredibly cheap.

He's got a Wii, so he should definitely get the Wii version of Resident Evil 4. Even if you don't like the superior Wii controls (in which case you'd be wrong), it still supports the GC controller, plus it has all the extras of the PS2 release.

And yes, you should indeed get Wind Waker, the greatest game ever. Also, this thread fails hard because no one has mentioned Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door!

Tales of Symphonia is a in my top 10 games of all time. Nice graphics, great soundtrack, loveable characters, epic storyline and one hell of a battle system. Basically everything you could want in an RPG.

Get the Wii version of Resident Evil 4, but play it with a GCN controller. It's the perfect blend of the added content and the controls the game was designed around.

Skies or Arcadia is an RPG you might want to read up on to see if it's a game for you. It's fun, but not exactly pretty and the gameplay is very traditional (not to mention unforgiving.)

Sonic Mega Collection needs no explaining. It's Sonic. 8)

Wind Waker is a game you'll either love or hate. It features many bold, rushed segments and difficulty is non-existent. If you do decide to get the game, I strongly encourage you to play it to the end. The final 20 minutes of the game is so ridiculously good.

TP is an even bigger and better game, but you're probably better off buying the Wii version tho if you haven't already. Everything works fine on the GCN version, but you can't shake the feeling that most of the equipment was made with pointer controls in mind. As an added bonus, the Wii version also allows you to install a homebrew channel on your Wii.

Shadow the Hedgehog is kind of odd at first, but still a good game. Sonic Heroes however you're better off skipping. The game is painfully mediocre.

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Almost forgot Sonic Adventure 2. Easily one of the best games on the system. Forget all the other games me and previous posters have listed. Get Sonic Adventure 2.

Man, f*** you.

Get out of this section and never come back.

You are no longer entitled to your own opinion. You have lost that privilage.

I would, have, if I had played it more than 10 minutes. It's another one of those games I have on my shelf that just hasn't gotten any time in a console due to other things going on. Unfortunately, this describes pretty much every RPG I own.

If you like Power Stone gameplay and getting your ass handed to you, get TMNT: Mutant Melee. It's fun in multiplayer, but the CPU is unforgiving in its difficulty.

i knew somebody was gonna say a tmnt game! :lol:

HAHAHAH, OH MY GOD, did you make your signature in MSPaint?


I think I just pissed my pants

Is there something wrong with that? I made mine in MS Paint as well.

You are missing my p-p-p-p-pooiiiint

Perhaps I am, Hannah. Perhaps I am.

Hahahaha, it's like Goosebumps in kindergarten. Anyway, so I don't get in TROUBLE, AHHH, Animal Crossing, Pikmin 2, Sonic Gems, Mario Sunshine, Warioware, eh...yeah

Super Smash Bros Melee
Metroid Prime
Mario Kart Double Dash
MegaMan Network Transmission
Super Mario Strikers
Those are my favorites unless you wanna talk about Cube imports

Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes finally arrived in the mail today. For those of you who haven't seen it, the best way I can describe it is thusly:

It's like hooking up with an old girlfriend you really loved who's just gotten a great boob job.

I'm happy as a clam.

What's changed from the original?


Also: "Thusly" isn't a word

Neither is "dipsh*t," but when it applies, it applies.

When I played it I felt like that except the girlfriend hadn't learned enough new techniques to keep the relationship interesting so I found myself bored the entire time. But I played the hell out of the first version. I think I beat it the most times out of any game on the PS1. I also played the hell out of VR Missions even though it was a pile of crap.

Re-do's of cut scenes depicting Snake as even more bad ass. The graphics are bumped of course. The cut off point in between disks is different I think it's before the torture scene in Twin Snakes in the first game is was when you entered the metal melting factory.

You can use the FPS shoot mode, there's a tranquilizer gun, and umm I think that's it really. Everything else is pretty much the same and by that I mean exactly the same. All the rooms, the guard places. I had serious "déjà vu" playing it.

I do remember one thing that's different when Grey Fox is getting his ass handed to him by Metal Gear you get to sit through a FPS sequence where your supposed to shoot Metal Gear but Snake keeps yelling "I can't do it!" every time you mash the A button and you can't skip this. I saw this as more of an annoyance then a cool add-on.

If you never played it then I recommend it, if you played it and loved it I recommend it, if you played it a lot like I did I wouldn't. It;s not different enough. Resident Evil added enough new content to make it different but that's a rare remake.

This happens in the original version as well if I'm not mistaken.

Some of the new cutscenes are pretty awkward (even by MGS standards) and the game clearly wasn't designed for the updated mechanics, but Twin Snakes is my preferred version of the game if only because PSX 3D makes my eyes bleed. Wouldn't say it's objectively superior, but it's certainly not as horrible as a lot of people make it out to be.

Yeah, I remember that part being in the original.

Thanks for the rundown, Spit'. I'll look into it if I have a chance.

RE4
MGS:TTS
Pikmin 1 & 2
Soulcaliber 2
WWE Day of Reckoning 1 & 2
Star Fox Assault
Super Smash Bros Melee
Metroid Prime
Mario Kart Double Dash
Super Mario Strikers
F-Zero GX
Viewtiful Joe 1 & 2
Some of the Sonic Games
Outlaw Golf

Just some of my favorites. N64 has a way better catalog though, check those out.

F-Zero and Crazy Taxi (Don't play these ones on a big screen without having some Gravol nearby.)

Don't buy the Cube version of Crazy Taxi. It's a horrible port, riddled with worse clipping than the Dreamcast original and ridden with slowdown. The Dreamcast version is the only one worth owning.


I can't recommend F-Zero GX enough though. I put that game on a pedestal of epic greatness reserved for few.

Ah yes, the clipping is pretty crap, LOL...still, good times with the Crazy Taxi game. I agree the Dreamcast version is superior.

Yeah, it's definitely one of those games that deserves the love people have for it. F-Zero GX ROXXXXX!

Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I dug Star Fox 64 back when it first came out and still consider it a great play, so I'll look into Assault. Also, thanks ThirdMarioBro for the F Zero GX nod -- I put hours and hours into Episode 1 Racer back in the day, so I'm sure I'll get a kick out of it. The news that it runs in Progressive Scan and in 16x9 widescreen sealed the deal.

Keep 'em coming!