Being superb means being comfortable in your skin, ignoring peer pressure, and going a unique path with undersized panels and a practical handle. With its playful purple exterior, fanciful and quirky controller, and a library of some of the most innovative and ingenious games ever released on a platform.
The GameCube ISO is arguably the most-produced Nintendo console by the company and thus is also one of the best. While its library may not be as complete as some of its competitors, much of what the GameCube had to become a classic that changed the expectations of players from its most prestigious franchises – and it wasn’t just fun.
While evaluating a large number of sizes is never an easy task, the Goomba Stomp staff has compiled the list of the top 5 games that Nintendo’s little console had to offer. Enjoy!
Time Splitters 2
Combine the hectic mission-based first-person shooter action of the Goldeneye of the N64 with a few episodes of Quantum Leap, and the result is the very strange and impressive Time Splitters 2.
Fans of Rare’s Bond will feel right at home with the look of this sequel to the exclusive PS2 version, in which players take on the role of a space marine named Cortez who has to travel through time to various points in the past (and our present) Future) and take on the role of a human being living there.
He travels to prevent an evil alien race from using magic crystals to change history and conquer the universe. It’s silly from a story perspective, but what other game allows players to be an Old West bounty hunter one stage, a Prohibition-era Chicago detective in the next, and a 24th-century robot in the next?
The sheer variety, along with slick and responsive controls and a host of bizarre secondary content, like beheading zombies or collecting bananas, make the single-player experience an unforgettable experience.
Even better, Time Splitters 2 enables split-screen co-op in story mode, doubles firepower (or brick power), making defeating those nasty aliens even more fun.
With a plethora of multiplayer options standard for the time and the kitsch of a Syfy Channel movie, Time Splitters 2 is one of the purely entertaining titles the GameCube has to offer. (Patrick Murphy)
Super Mario Strikers
There are two types of people in this world that we inhabit: those who like FIFA and those who don’t. I have always belonged to the latter category. Like many others, I was not interested in sports, and the game was too slow for me.
But when I think about it, I probably wish the stadiums and teams were minor, the players were all from the Mario games, and you could include power-ups like clams, banana peels, and special attacks.
Fortunately, a game has been released for the GameCube that does just that and gives anyone with no affinity for sports a chance to enjoy a game of soccer finally.
Super Mario Strikers is hectic. It never gets boring because there are always a dozen grenades jumping rapidly from wall to wall as you try to maneuver around the field in hopes of scoring a goal.
Fortunately, the game’s mechanics are simple, and almost anyone can have fun and be good at this game without overthinking tactics and different approaches to the sport.
Different game modes also give you a reason to keep going. Rather than just having quick and multiplayer matches, the game comes complete with a tournament mode that provides the player with ambition and avoids repetition. I could play this game for hours and still do.
Super Mario Strikers stands out on its own as the game that successfully merged soccer and Mario Kart as a whole, a task that worked surprisingly well, and the game’s mechanics and design are good enough to make it an element. Essential for any GameCube: make lovers. (Johnny Pedersen)
Beyond Good & Evil
Originally intended to put an entire universe on a single CD, Beyond Good & Evil did not achieve the noble goal it set for freedom and exploration. Still, this story is about a young photographer / Martial artist named Jade and her pig “uncle” / friend / whatever exposes a human trafficking conspiracy involving a vicious alien race and a corrupt government certainly impressed those who played them. Armed with a cane, a camera, and a sense of journalistic obligation, Jade sets out to uncover the truth about his strange world by solving puzzles and fighting enemies.
Aside from the straightforward gameplay of Zeldaish, it’s the world-building of creator Michel Ancel and his team that deserves most of this gem’s reputation. While he may not have been able to articulate his vision fully, the impressive direction of art, the beautiful atmosphere, and the colorful characters provide enough inspiration to survive dull moments of stealth or awkward hovercraft races. Jade and Pey’j are well designed, the villains are despicable, and the mature themes are as engaging as ever. Sometimes a captivating atmosphere is enough for a Legacy, and that is why Beyond Good & Evil lived for a long time in the minds of those who played it. (Patrick Murphy)
