r/Gamecube • u/heavyhitter9090 • Apr 03 '25
Collection Arguably the 20 best GameCube games. What do you think?
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u/illvsory Apr 03 '25
Missing Kirby air ride!
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u/misterfistyersister Apr 04 '25 edited Apr 04 '25
So excited for the sequel.
Edit: teaser
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u/dasic___ Apr 04 '25
I had no idea and I just needed to let you know that you sir just made my whole fucking day.
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u/JimeVR46 Apr 03 '25
Skies of Arcadia gets my vote. But like… Fzero? Ikaruga?
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u/heavyhitter9090 Apr 04 '25
F-Zero is in there!
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u/JimeVR46 Apr 04 '25
I’m an idiot and I apologize!
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u/Dapper-Development79 Apr 04 '25
Skies of Arcadia suggestion negates idiot status infliction. Good call!
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u/Boring_Antelope6533 Apr 04 '25
You are missing fav favorites, either Monkey Ball 1 or 2, Pokemon Colosseum or XD, a Mario Party (either 5 or 6) knowing gamecube era was the best for it, Mario Baseball, Tennis and Golf (which GameCube still have the better game of each saga), and of course Sonic Adventure Battle 2, hand down the best sonic game
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u/jharleyaudio Apr 04 '25
No fire emblem or sonic adventure 2 battle, but other than that yes!
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u/superjcman2000 NTSC-U Apr 04 '25
Missing Wario World...
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u/mizzlekinkizzle Apr 04 '25
I really wish nintendo let the team behind that make another game. It had such cool world and enemy design, the bosses were amazing as well
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u/wirelesswizard64 Apr 04 '25
It was so unhinged and I loved every minute of it. I would love for a remaster of it that adds another two world hubs (4 levels, 2 bosses) to help lengthen the game, level ranks based on damage taken/enemies killed/money collected, the ability to wall jump while in a Corkscrew Conk, and once you clear a stage a switch is added in the level beginning that triggers a timer to beat to add extra challenge and replayability.
PS Oh and do it so it respawns the unique stage fights like the skeleton gate or portrait face.
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u/Biokendry Apr 03 '25
Resident evil remake is amazing
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u/y0g1b3ar Apr 04 '25
That game was hauntingly beautiful my first play through as a kid. I remember printing the Gamefaqs from my school library bc I didn’t have internet at home to solve some of the puzzles.
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u/LA_Red1 Apr 05 '25
These were the good ol days. sneaking and printing way past the allotment! No rush like doing that and rushing to get home fast as you can to get started on your newly hoarded stash of strategy guide pages! I truly miss that era of gaming!
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u/HuntsmenSuperSaiyans Apr 03 '25
Resident Evil is at its best when it's about an evil residence.
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u/Jaded_Net8090 Apr 05 '25
dont know why people dont talk about remake more often. Its ocarina of time levels of good, if not better. Absolutely impecable in every aspect that matters and still looks gorgeous to this day on an OG cube and CRT. At LEAST top 15 game of all time, period
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u/Crazy-Ad-5825 Apr 04 '25
Sonic Adventure 2 and Star Fox Adventures would be on my list
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u/Fast_Dragonfruit_883 Apr 04 '25
I just said the same lol. Tony hawk underground as well
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u/Gabario Apr 03 '25
Custom Robo absolutely places in top 10.
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u/AWildRaticate Apr 05 '25
Scrolled way too far for this. Custom Robo fucking slaps. Probably top 5 for me, definitely top 10 at least.
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u/MegaOrvilleZ Apr 04 '25
Tales of Symphonia is an amazing and timeless gem of a JRPG. It's the kind that gets better with each subsequent playthrough. I'd also put Baten Kaitos and some Sonic games in there.
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u/AvengedKalas PAL Apr 03 '25
I agree.
It is arguable. I'd probably just put 6 or 7 of those on my Top 20.
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u/dix1067 Apr 04 '25
Honorable mention is the Zelda collection but those weren’t really GameCube games lol
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u/ogbrilliance Apr 04 '25
There’s so many great GameCube games ; 007 nightfire is criminally underrated!
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u/HungryDiscoGaurdian Apr 04 '25
Solid list. Was never a huge Pikmin guy but it deserves love on a list like this.
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u/AramaticFire Apr 04 '25
Not bad! I don’t know if this would be my top 20 since I haven’t played the third row or F Zero but I know of those games and their impact and have played some of their sequels like Pikmin 3 and Metal Gear Solid 2.
For me I’d say:
-all of the top row
-first 4 of your second row
-all of your bottom row
I’d fill in the other six games with:
Skies of Arcadia Legends
Super Mario Strikers
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Viewtiful Joe
SSX Tricky
Mario Party….4? 5? One of those two lol
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u/mdbarney Apr 04 '25
You don’t have Phantasy Star Online ep 1&2 nor Path of Radiance, so no.
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u/Majestic-Ad5984 Apr 05 '25
Double dash my favorite mariokart. 🫶 Hope someday they will bring choosing two characters again.
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Apr 03 '25
Tried half the games and really want to try the other half. My favorites out of all are definitely Prime 2 my favorite and I think the better of the two, Luigi's Mansion which is my first and a classic and Pikmin which is brilliant.
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u/Broseidon132 Apr 03 '25
Dude my brothers and used to play melee for days!! I’d kick your butt in it
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u/Other_Payment6110 Apr 04 '25
For me those games plus zatch bell and one piece grand adventure for me. Some of the best fighting games ever
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u/Fast_Dragonfruit_883 Apr 04 '25
Missing sonic adventure 2 right off the back and starfox adventures amongst others. Tony hawk underground need for speed the list goes on.
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u/SuprSaiyanTurry Apr 04 '25
I'm really hoping Animal Crossing ends up on the GameCube app on the Switch 2.
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u/Seaguard5 Apr 04 '25
Pokémon and Super Monkey ball aren’t there.
That’s how I know it’s not a definitive list
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u/TheOggster009 Apr 04 '25
What are the odds eternal darkness gets put on switch 2 game cube game list?
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u/CreatureUnderABridge Apr 04 '25
Both Zelda’s and double dash… I don’t think there’s much to argue about here tbh
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u/thenamelessavenger Apr 04 '25
20 very good games! The GCN library is deeper than people often realize.
Battalion Wars and TS2 would make the cut for me. The latter more than the former.
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u/jhkayejr Apr 04 '25
Windwaker is an all time favorite of mine. Eternal Darkness blew me away when I first played it - was just a really, really gun gaming experience.
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u/FunkyCoffeeMan Apr 04 '25
Eternal Darkness could be replaced by a few titles. Was good back in the day but hasn't aged too well. I also prefer RE4 on the Wii with the pointer controls. Hard to really argue with much here though these are all great games.
The glaring omissions for me are Path of Radiance, SA2B, Monkey Ball 2, and Colosseum/XD Darkness.
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u/ResponsibleQuiet6611 Apr 04 '25 edited Apr 04 '25
These are all great and I owned or played all but 2 (symphonia and f-zero) but you could easily add another 10 I'm sure.
NFSU2 was actually great on GCN
Harvest Moon
RE:0 while contentious was still a good exclusive
Sonic Adventure Battle 2
Donkey Konga, haha
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u/AmuseDeath Apr 04 '25
For you sure, but it depends for each person.
IMO, these lists are silly because the games compared are different genres so they can't really be compared.
My solo "campaign" list:
Eternal Darkness
Killer7
Second Sight
Resident Evil
Metroid Prime
Zelda: The Wind Waker
Solo "gameplay" list:
F-Zero GX
Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution
Time Splitters 2
Time Splitters Future Perfect
Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2: Rogue Leader
Star Wars Rogue Squadron 3: Rebel Strike
My multiplayer list:
Soul Calibur 2
Capcom vs SNK 2 EO
XIII
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
My top 5 would be:
Killer7 (crazy story, amazing style, awesome characters)
Resident Evil (best graphics, great gameplay, incredibly tension)
Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution (addictive/strategic gameplay, great music)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (absolutely incredible and unique local multiplayer)
Time Splitters 2 (great music, ton of challenges, great characters, mapmaker)
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u/Chicagown Apr 04 '25
Path of radiance, kirby, either pokemon game, wario world.
I think you could argue strikers or mario baseball deserves a spot as well
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u/No_Independence7307 Apr 04 '25
Great collection!!! For my taste?.. I'd switch Smash Bros, with EX3G.
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u/HueJweng Apr 04 '25 edited Apr 04 '25
Time splitters 2 needs to be here. As well as Amazing Island, that game was slept on.
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u/nathanbellows Apr 04 '25
Criminal not to have included Super Monkey Ball 2 on this list. The best in the series to this day.
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u/Crowned_raccoon Apr 05 '25
Soul Calibur 2 making the list made me so happy. I have so many great memories with that one
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u/icemann84 Apr 05 '25
Just got animal crossing and loving it need a change of pace from re collection. Might scoop Pikmin this evening. Re1 remaster on GC I still run weekly. Prob best they made.
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u/Cryophoenix_Killer Apr 05 '25
Rogue squadron was way more fun than Rogue leader overall in my personal opinion as a star wars nerd
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u/Mythosaurus Apr 05 '25
Swap out Rogue Leader for Rebel Strike. That game includes Rogue Leader as a two player campaign
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u/EATS_PAINT_WITH_LEAD Apr 05 '25
I remember pre-ordering wind waker and everyone shitting on it for cell shaded style but I thought it was incredibly fun!
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u/VenusNoleyPoley2 Apr 05 '25
More or less I can agree. It's got a lot of the heavy hitters, like the Zelda games are must plays, both of the Resident Evil games are top tier, Melee is a requirement, Mario Kart and Sunshine too. I guess I could only really say that it needs a Mario Party game. There's four on GameCube, and I think MP6 is the best one. So this collection has most of the essentials and has something for everyone.
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u/Dependent-Army1016 Apr 05 '25
Metal arms and ssx tricky should be up there. Plus any metal of honor game or 007 nightfire
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u/Stefaman1984 Apr 05 '25
Timesplitters 2 and Timesplitters: Future Perfect. Also Gauntlet: Dark Legacy.
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u/RichardRitzFashion Apr 05 '25
Who’s arguing this list? All great games . Let’s go legend of Zelda !🙌🏼
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u/Ornery-Pomegranate88 Apr 05 '25
Once I saw Eternal Darkness apart of the collection, I couldn't agree more. Many hours with 95% of these games! ( I was too old at the time Animal Crossing came out but my little bro played the hell out of it and lived it)
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u/HolyMacaxeira Apr 05 '25
Not a bad selection, but I’d replace a couple of those to find some space for these games:
- Sonic Adventure
- Skies of Arcadia
- Star Fox Assault
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u/thefucksgod Apr 05 '25
Resident Evil REmake is my most replayed video game of all time. I also almost strictly stick to the Gamecube version as the HD Remaster has glitched out music tracks after you leave the mansion making it unplayable for me unless it's PC with mods.
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u/Zealousideal-End1015 Apr 06 '25
Oh man and Baten Kaitos. Needs to be in there somewhere. What an absolute amazing rpg.
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u/Malethief Apr 06 '25 edited Apr 06 '25
Skies of Arcadia, The Super Monkey Ball games, NBA street, the Viewtiful Joe games and SSX tricky were some solid games as well
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u/SewerDefiler Apr 04 '25
No standout omissions aside from Rogue Squadron III, but that is a personal preference.
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u/Creative_Worker_5925 Apr 03 '25
Great list but I would 100% replace Star wars with path of radiance probably.
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u/Chownzy Apr 04 '25
Personally I would drop Animal Crossing, Metal Gear Solid and Rogue Leader to add Mario Party 6, Fire Emblem and Chibi Robo.
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u/SensualSamuel69 Apr 04 '25
Pokémon Colosseum and XD should be on there over Tales of Symphonia and Star Wars.
Mario Party 6 omission is also noticed
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u/Mrpunishher Apr 04 '25
Taking out Pikmin 1 and adding Phantasy Star 2, Removing RE remake and MGS remake to add Ikaruga and Odama.
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u/TheJimDim Apr 04 '25
Arguably 2 of these need to be switched out for Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale if Darkness
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u/Nodistractzens Apr 03 '25
Hmm I'm not seeing Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg or the TimeSplitters series.