The Best of Gamecube

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Renaissance 2K replied on 07-28-2009 9:28 AM

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I can't recommend anything other than Wavebird for a wireless controller.  I think you can even buy a white Japanese one so it matches your Wii.

As far as good Gamecube games, I didn't see anyone mention Soul Calibur II.  Link.  In a real fighting game.

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ejamer replied on 07-28-2009 9:33 AM

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From the games listed above, these ones are awesome and well worth playing:

• Beyond Good & Evil
• Eternal Darkness - Don't read reviews before playing, they spoil too much. Great story but you can tell it's an early game from this era from the rough controls.
• Ikaruga - Tough-as-nails shoot'em up.  High difficulty, but beautiful and fun.
• Killer 7 - Definitely not for everyone. See this thread: http://www.goozex.com/community/forums/t/44642.aspx
• Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
• Mario Golf Toadstool Tour
• Mega Man Anniversary Collection - Much cheaper than buying them all on Virtual Console. Depends on how much nostalgia you have for the series.  (The Mega Man X collection is also good retro fun.)
• Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes - Some MGS purists complain, but it's still the best way to revisit the series origin.
• Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door
• Resident Evil - The Wii "update" doesn't add anything, so grab this cheaper version if you can find it (and don't mind games with very dated controls).
• Simpson's Hit and Run - Surprisingly good Simpsons game.
• Skies of Arcadia: Legends
• Tales of Symphonia - Probably the best RPG title for the system.
• Viewtiful Joe - I didn't like this, but most other people do.

Get the Wii version (not GameCube) for these games:

• Animal Crossing - The GameCube original has some awesome features that no other version has... but the updates in the Wii version are good enough to make it the better choice for newbies to the series.
• Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition - There are some emulation problems.  I'd recommend the Virtual Console versions instead.
• Mario Party 7 - MP8 is available on Wii, and just as good.
• Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - The upcoming Metroid Prime Trilogy features much better Wii controls.
• Pikmin and Pikmin 2 - New Play Control versions are better, and not that different in price.
• Resident Evil 4 - Definitely get the Wii version!  More features, better controls, and easily available.
• Super Smash Bros Melee

I haven't played these games, so can't really comment:

• 007 Nightfire
• Alien Hominid - This is on my want list right now.
• Bloody Roar: Primal Fury
• Burnout 2: Point of Impact
• Gladius
• Lost Kingdom 1 & 2
• Luigi's Mansion - I own it, but haven't played it yet.
• Phantasy Star Online Episodes 1 & 2
• SSX 3

Here are some games that I recommend, and weren't mentioned already:

• Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance - Awesome turn-based strategy RPG.
• Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction - Probably the best Marvel superhero game I've played in a long time. Controls very well.
• Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
• Prince of Persia: Sands of Time - Other games in the series never had the same magic as this one. A superb platformer, and still worth playing today.  (Can't believe I forgot this, and had to edit it in!)
• Resident Evil Zero - Didn't get reviewed very highly, but if you like RE then it's still worth playing.
• Soul Caliber 2
• Super Monkey Ball 2
• X-Men Legends 2 - Probably the second best Marvel superhero game I've played in a long time. 

 Finally, here are some games that you might consider, but aren't for everyone:

• Donkey Kong Jungle Beat - A very cool platform/high score challenge game if you have a bongo controller, and better than the Wii remake in my opinion. (If you do get a bongo controller, then the Donkey Konga games are probably worth picking up too... although they aren't as interesting as stand-alone games.)
• Gun - The GameSleepEat guys did a podcast series on this game. It's neat and can be fun to play though (especially with their commentary guiding you), but is not for everyone.
• Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures - Four player Zelda is pretty cool, but each player needs a GBA and GBA-GameCube connection cables to get the most out of this title.
• Pac-Man Vs - Awesome if you have one GBA with a GBA-GameCube connection cable and three friends.  Otherwise, not so awesome.

 
The link below has some interesting reading about GameCube games worth checking out:
http://www.racketboy.com/retro/2007/04/best-undiscovered-nintendo-gamecube-games.html

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EricKei replied on 07-28-2009 9:36 AM

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Seconded on pretty much everything above, especially the Wavebird.

Metroid Prime is getting a compilation on thw Wii soon, all 3 games on 1 disc, all with wiimote controller support. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metroid_Prime_Trilogy

If you've never played MP, the best decription of it is also what I consider a compliment of the highest order: It's technically an FPS with metroidvania elements, but it PLAYS like a Metroid game that just happens to be in 3-D.

All excellent too:

Viewtiful Joe

Beyond Good & Evil

Paper Mario

Skies of Arcadia

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mhatter106 replied on 07-28-2009 11:06 AM

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Thanks for the numerous responses!  I think I'll get myself a Wavebird and a memory card and get ahold of Wind Waker and Tales of Symphonia.

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wileEcanadian26 replied on 07-28-2009 11:12 AM

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Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

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mafafu replied on 07-28-2009 11:19 AM

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Eternal Darkness

Tales of Symphonia

RE4

Killer7

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BBaur77 replied on 07-28-2009 11:30 AM

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I really enjoyed:

Baten Kaitos

Eternal Darkness

Any of the Zelda games

Mega Man X Collection

Mega Man X Command Mission

Pikmin 1 and 2

Tales of Symphonia ( one of my favorite RPGs ever)

Some other good game are Star Fox Adventure and Mario Sunshine, and Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader.

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ejamer replied on 07-28-2009 12:02 PM

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BBaur77:

... Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader.

This is a very good Star Wars game that everyone seem to have forgotten about.  Possibly the best Star Wars flying game available... feels like you're watching the movies.  Great suggestion!

Baten Kaitos is good, but not great.  I'm close to the end (probably a few hours left, judging from how long I've been playing the second disc).  Although I have mostly enjoyed my time with the game, it's not something that I would recommend to everyone.

Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is better on Wii, although if you can get the GameCube version cheap then it's not a big difference.

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mhatter106 replied on 07-28-2009 5:56 PM

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ejamer:

BBaur77:

... Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader.

This is a very good Star Wars game that everyone seem to have forgotten about.  Possibly the best Star Wars flying game available... feels like you're watching the movies.  Great suggestion!

There's also a Star Wars Rogue Squadron III too, is it better than II?  Which is the better one to get if I only pick one?

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ejamer replied on 07-28-2009 6:37 PM

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mhatter106:

There's also a Star Wars Rogue Squadron III too, is it better than II?  Which is the better one to get if I only pick one?

The general concensus seems to be that Rogue Squadron 2 is better because (a) it covers most of the biggest and most exciting battles you expect to see from Star Wars, and (b) Rogue Squadron 3 has a bunch of poorly made "on foot" missions.  However, if you own Rogue Squadron 3 then you can play all of the missions from the second game as co-op missions... which is pretty sweet if you have a (local) friend willing to play along.

So for single-player get Rogue Squadron 2.  For multiplayer, get Rogue Squadron 3.

(Disclaimer: I own part 3 right now, but have 2 in my request queue because I think the single player mode is more useful/important.)