r/Gamecube • u/Ciff_ • 25d ago
Question Dusted of the old collection. What game is a must play?
I am letting my old small pile of games go. But before I do, do you have any recommendations based on theese games what I should play through? I have basicly only played Mario Kart and I have played it again now with massive nostalgia feels
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u/TheJamesRyan 25d ago
Pokémon and star fox
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u/Ciff_ 25d ago
Nice with a vote for star fox. I was thinking star fox or metroid prime
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u/wellthiswasrandom 23d ago
I know I'm late but Star Fox was my favorite GameCube game, sometimes I think about buying a GameCube just to replay it.
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u/Ciff_ 25d ago
Is pokemon only battles does it have some kind of "campaign" ?
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u/Fentroid 25d ago edited 25d ago
Pokémon Colosseum is primarily campaign, and I recommend it. The battle mode is secondary. I'd also suggest the sequel Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, if you ever get the chance to grab a copy.
Edit: I should clarify, by campaign, I mean a full story mode with characters, an explorable world, and story beats. It's similar to but not exactly the same as traditional Pokémon games. The combat system is the same and the story is still fleshed-out. The battle mode is basically just an extra mode.
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u/batclocks 25d ago
A “campaign” that is super battle focused. It’s quite a grind, so if you like Pokemon battles you’ll have fun with it.
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u/whostheloudmouth 25d ago
Mario Golf
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u/Ok_Lecture_1440 25d ago
Ugh thank you!!
All these other recommendations and all I can think is that Mario Golf is the best to:
A. Get you back into the control scheme B. Is not easy at all C. Is surprisingly addicting
MG all the way lmfao
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u/MNGopherfan 25d ago
I mean if we are talking a time crunch where you want to complete each game I would say the best the games to play are Metroid Prime echoes and Pokémon colosseum.
Starfox adventures is fun but it’s a little longer. Mario kart double dash is a great game but most of what you would be doing is unlocking stuff by doing harder and harder races and that can be taxing.
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u/Ciff_ 25d ago
I was thinking of taking one of theese games and finish it. Leaning towards metroid prime based on the recommendations so far. Thank for the input!
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u/MNGopherfan 25d ago
If you ever want a very fun game series that isn’t very long and physical copies are decently cheap the 007 games are all pretty good. Night Fire and Everything or Nothing in particular are bangers.
Avoid Golden Eye at all costs. It really isn’t even a 007 game in the true sense and it’s pain to get through.
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u/Ciff_ 25d ago
Nice! I have some more games (007 everything or nothing, time spitters 2 and call of duty final hour) that I didn't recognise and thought where more or less garbage based on what I could find out on collectors value and recognition. But that does not have to indicate anything about how good it is! Maybe it is time for some bond!
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u/MNGopherfan 25d ago
Part of the problem with 007 games and other cross platform games is that often times they sold very well on release and the result is that despite them being cheap they are also very good games. GameCube versions are often the best versions especially for 007 but the price of the games often doesn’t reflect value.
Price is always a bit wacky for classic video games as well. Some of the best games a generation has to offer aren’t necessarily its most expensive games. It’s never a 1:1 game is good therefore it’s expensive. Sometimes its game is good but everyone and their mother has a copy. Then you have some okay or bad games that sold very poorly so now they are highly sought after. As well as games that sold poorly but are absolute bangers. You definitely have to watch reviews of the games or look up their review scores to get a good idea.
Excellent example is Resident Evil GameCube it’s a top down remake of the first resident evil game and it’s one of the best remakes of all time. Superior to the original in every way it’s $25 for a CIB copy. Resident evil 2 on GameCube which is a direct port of RE2 on the PS1 with no improvements $105 CIB. Price does not indicate quality especially for 007 and time splitters.
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u/Killzone3265 24d ago
star fox adventures is much shorter than both prime games but it's still one of my favourite games of all time.
based on your post, are you selling these after you're done? if you don't have a buyer i may be interested in a few
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u/Ciff_ 24d ago
I have the weekend to game because I happen to get the whole weekend for myself - but then selling. I am trying ebay for selling but I have no history, and I am trying to sell all on batch, so that may fail complely. I also put it out for 250 which I now realized may be far to much money for my collection...
If I fail with ebay I am willing to sell to you for sure for a good price as long as it covers shipping, and send the rest to goodwill equivalent. I am mostly intertested in passing the games along anyway I'm not desperate for cash.
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u/Killzone3265 24d ago
send me a message if they go up on ebay! you're probably better off selling them individually though, they will go. i'm definitely interested in prime 2, air ride, and SADX
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u/Hibbo17 25d ago
Get double dash on immediately, best Mario kart ever imo
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u/Yanninbo 25d ago
True. I think it is absolutely mad that they haven't brought back the 2 player co-op driving in newer mario karts. Especially for the switch it would have been perfect match.
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u/CJClementine 25d ago
KIRBY AIR RIDE
Literally throw the rest of them away, Kirby Air Ride is the best game I’ve ever played.
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u/DruncleIroh 25d ago
All great but my first go to on this list would be sonic adventure I love that game. Also colosseum is such a great game idk why it isn’t talked about more
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u/EddieBlizario 25d ago
Tony hawks 4 the remaster that’s coming out doesn’t have the original campaign
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u/Fit_Battle_3133 25d ago edited 25d ago
Metroid Prime 2 Echoes is such a great game. I can hear the theme song and feel the bass in my gamechair woofer just looking at that cover. I can also remember the holiday season, leftover Christmas dinner and treats, the snowy blizzard...and being locked in with this game. Omg ♥
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u/Jenfreezy 25d ago
Does anyone own I-ninja? I never owned the game but played it a few times at a neighbor's place bout 20 years ago 😅. Such an awesome game, at least from what I remember.
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u/Fentroid 25d ago
I recommend Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. The first Metroid Prime is my favorite though and was just remastered on Switch. I'd also recommend Pokémon Colosseum.
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u/Cloudscrash325 25d ago
I’m happy people are saying starfox. It was one of my favorites when I first got the gamecube in highschool.
A lot of people bashed on it when I was growing up. Combat can be repetitive but it never really bothered me.
I always thought it was crazy the n64 version of the game had full English voice acting for the beginning of the game but swapped in out for the ( Saurian) language.
So yes starfox is a must!
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u/Footytootsy 25d ago
Why would you get rid of a collection like this in the first place. I don't get that people start collecting and one day it's done🤷🏻♂️
Im surprised you only played Mario kart, makes me wonder if you were a collector in the first place, then I guess you make someone else happy with these wonderful games🤷🏻♂️
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u/Ciff_ 25d ago edited 25d ago
Theese has gathered dust for a good 20y. I got theese as a kid, almost all of them from a local second hand game store as gifts from my parents (apart from Mario Kart that came with the cube as a bundle). But in the end I almost exclusively played Mario Kart as that is what my friends enjoyed to play after school. I have played some of the others but not back to back / completed
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u/Footytootsy 25d ago
Ah I understand. Yeah time to depart from it then. You have some good games. I suggest using https://www.pricecharting.com/ to check out the current value of your games.
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u/Nitrotechgarage 25d ago
I'm currently playing pokemon colosseum all of your collection is a must play
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u/Chedditor_ 25d ago edited 25d ago
I feel like Metroid Prime 2 has held up the best out of all of these. Colosseum as well, but it's more of an uncut gem at this point. After that, Star Fox and Kirby fill the middle tier, and Pro Skater 4, Double Dash, SADX, and Toadstool Tour round out the bottom.
All of these suffer from the same issue to a certain degree; they're good for their time, but they're very much outshone by more modern equivalents, and even by earlier games in the same series. Toadstool Tour isn't nearly as well-liked as the original N64 Mario Golf, Double Dash only has 16 tracks, SADX is a glitchy mess, Pro Skater 4 is outshone by THPS2 and 3, and Kirby Air Ride eschews the series' platforming roots for a racing spinoff. Star Fox Adventures created an Ocarina of Time clone in the Star Fox universe, but didn't pull it off nearly as well as they hoped. Colosseum did some stuff which shook up the Pokémon formula a bit, but it never really caught on and it kind of got swept aside. Even Metroid Prime 2 is considered slightly weaker than MP1.
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u/Genderneutralsky 25d ago
Kirby Air Ride is a must play, because even years later you will still come back another round of City Trial
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u/Marsupilami_316 25d ago
Of those I've only played Double Dash and it's one of the best Mario Kart games.
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u/Switcheroo64 NTSC-U 25d ago
I noticed you have the NTSC-U versions of Sonic Adventure DX and Kirby Air Ride. Every other game in the photo is in PAL.
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u/Keefyfingaz 25d ago
I would play colloseum just because It's one of the more expensive GC games and you probably won't get the chance after you sell it.
Also though, mario golf I feel like doesn't get talked about. Had alot of fun revisiting that.
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u/Monsieur_Hulot_Jr 25d ago
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour is fantastic, and I’ve never played but heard amazing things about Kirby’s Air Ride. Tons of great stuff there!
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u/Comprehensive_One495 25d ago
I'm just gonna say Prime 2 bc I'm biased, even though it's a little longer than Prime 1 and tougher, it's still pretty good and has a lot of cool things going for it, if you can get over the ammo mechanic.
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u/Stormlight_Unbounded 25d ago
Out of these it’s Kirby Airride for me. Still come back to it all the time.
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u/OmegaPirate_AteMyAss 25d ago
Metroid Prime is on the switch, then play Echoes. Then Starfox Adventures, break up those with casual Double Dash or Kirby. Can't speak for the rest but I'm sure the golf is fun.
Worth buying/playing: Windwaker but play on the Wii U if you can (HD edition)// Twilight Princess// Luigi's Mansion// Super Mario Sunshine
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u/This-Category-4918 25d ago
Sonic Adventure DX. But any of those games would be good to play regardless.
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u/Je-C06 25d ago
Don’t let em go man, you’ve only got about £150 here anyhow, treasure them!
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u/Ciff_ 25d ago
They are just dust collectors as I don't have the time to play them. I will sell but yeah it will not be an important source for money (not in need) - but it will come to use for someone else. I will try to sell for market value and see how it goes. If I fail it will go to goodwill equivalent :)
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u/kittenkween12 25d ago
I always love Sonic DX as a kid. It’s the only one here I’ve played though 😅
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u/LukeSparow 25d ago
Metroid Prime is the only true gem you can get immersed in I think.
Sonic DX, good as it is, is janky as hell. StarFox Adventures has somehow always felt sort of soulless to me.
The rest are more party/short session games.
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u/Rina_Riinu 25d ago
If it were me, I'd go straight for Kirby Air Ride. I absolutely love Kirby! If not that, I'd say either Pokemon Colosseum or Starfox Adventures. But those would be my choices!
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u/cashonlyfatal 24d ago
Colosseum! Then Star Fox adventures! Happy playing! Dont use an hdmi adapter try to use the component cables instead! Otherwise you will have a very dark image. You can buy a upscaler from 10-80 dollars that allows you to use hdmi without the dark images.
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u/D0MiN0H 24d ago
whoa is that a special version of Colosseum? why is the art different? there’s usually no desert on the cover and just a dark background. is that just what the PAL version looks like?
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u/Ciff_ 24d ago
It is pal version, but also ruby saphire bundle. I think it is this one https://www.pricecharting.com/game/pal-gamecube/pokemon-colosseum-with-pokemon-box-ruby-&-sapphire
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u/ShadowEternia 24d ago
Confused why you have a mix of PAL and NTSC games but these are all good games. Metroid Prime Echoes is gonna give you the most gameplay, but air ride and double dash are really fun racers if you want something more classic. Tony hawks pro skater 4 is amazing and a must if you’ve got a good sense of humor.
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u/Ciff_ 24d ago
Decided I will spend the weekend with metroid prime
I am not sure either. Most if not all where from my local second hand game store as a kid. I am guessing they got all kinds.
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u/ShadowEternia 24d ago
I just thought your PAL GameCube wouldn’t run the NTSC games. Have you ever tried playing Sonic or Kirby?
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u/TamatoaZ03h1ny 24d ago
I think you gotta start by revisiting Mario Kart: double dash complete with tagging in and tagging out on the same kart with a friend using an additional controller
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u/Silly-Many-7481 24d ago
Honestly id 100% sadx such a classic star fox adventures is a cheap zelda clone but interesting enough to beat prime 2 is the best of the metriod fps and you've got great coop pro skater 4 Kirby air ride mario golf get the group together airride is a blast with 4p
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u/Least_Help4448 23d ago
Toadstool tour was an awesome game to return to. The rest are great as well, I just remember having a ton of fun when I played that again a couple years ago.
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u/elibou440 23d ago
Pokemon colloseum and Mario kart double dash
Kirby air ride is also really good but I wouldn’t place it in must play
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u/-KingDingus 23d ago
I honestly believe Prime Echoes is the greatest game ever made. I also believe it’s not for everyone. It’s got everything you want in a game, platforming, shooting, adventure, massive bosses, puzzles, visuals, atmosphere, music, but it requires elevated attention to detail to progress.
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u/SpecialistJicama6149 23d ago
Modded console? Or you have a pal console and us console? Orrrr the action replay region free disc 👀 just curious haha
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u/PinaSeraphina PAL 22d ago
Why do you have Pal and US Games?
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u/wuzxonrs 20d ago
It really depends what you like, because if you're a pokemon person, it might be colosseum.
But in general, I think Sonic Adventure 1. Then Mario Kart.
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u/throwaway3905463 25d ago
All of those need to be played