It was the BEST.

I loved this system!!!

I feel like the GameCube was a special time for Nintendo's development. N64 games are great, but you can really feel that Nintendo is still getting the hang of making 3d spaces fun to navigate -- camera controls especially. GameCube games feel pretty modern in this regard, while still having the quirkiness of the previous gen

Scarcity, it’s Nintendo, are major factors the GC is sought after nowadays.

Simple answer really. Nostalgia! Like everything! XD

I had rogue squadron on pc, amazing game, truly a masterpiece ahead of its time

First party Atari Jaguar titles are also legally obtainable in the Atari 50th Anniversary Collection, which is one of the best retro gaming compilations of all time.

Around the time I graduated high school, a friend bought the Jaguar and most of the games at K-Bee toys for like 96% off. She spent $90 for 5 grocery bags filled with Jaguar stuff. Let's be honest. It was bad. Really, really bad. Most of the games look & play like they were made in Poland and the controller was almost the size of the console. What were they thinking!? Still fun after a few beers but I do remember puking because one of the games gave me motion sickness, probably that monstrosity at 4:50. 🤢🤮

My friend had the GC it was a machine for a handfull of great games, ps2 had houndrets.

Luigi’s mansion was the first game on the GameCube not animal crossings

It's nice to pop a disc in and just play without having to download any updates, have internet access, or pay for an online service.

The GameCube was less about the power and limitations of the console's hardware. It was all about the fun, impactful experiences you got to have from Nintendo and others

Unfortunately, also one of the more likely reasons for sega's poor performance in the West in the 5th gen, and ultimate untimely exit from the hardware industry. 32x was the wrong product at the wrong time. Misguided.

Not less most un sell console. Wrost like Wii and the boy.

This very first JP game makes a lot more sense when you consider it's actually in large part based on the JP novel, not the movie. The rafting section ending with a confrontation with the T-Rex, and especially level 4 where you have to find explosives in the maintenance shed to plant in the raptor nests on the southern part of the island, are all elements based on similar events from the novel. Even the bazooka that Alan uses is a weapon that features prominently in the novel but never makes an appearance in the movie.

About a third of the way through this, I think you forgot to separate the games from the console. You didn't really connect the games to why the gamecube specifically made them great.

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TG-16 is popular now for the same reason Sega Saturn and Dreamcast are more popular with retro collectors than with consumers at the time. The sort of game retro people like tends to be quirky and nerd focused. The games that sold the Sega Genesis to the mass market were sports games. If you want to play a sports game now, you get the latest Madden. But if you want to play a quirky shooter, TG-16 is where it's at.

My brother and I both had one. So have mine. We only had about 10 15 games. Then we got the Xbox. And we had alot more games. And we could play Halo online with our friends who all had Xbox.

What? 😂 my dad had one growing up and everyone else on the block had a GameCube also

4:52 You know what? Actually? Really, thanks for mentioning that. I can't play many of my older games and systems, except on a CRT. Knowing that a game may induce a "state" warns me off of playing it in RetroArch. Thank You.

1:24 Umm, Yeah, and it starts with the words "7.6 litre PowerStroke Deisel"! Yet, tho, the TG-16 was my favorite childhood system. My base system became my CD-Rom2 system, which became my TurboDuo, which became a collection of almost 200 games... which may now one day become a small retirement villa in South-East France...

The rich kids had turbo grafx

I remember at the time people saying that Halo was better than Metroid: Prime. However the remaster of Prime holds up to this day but the same cant be said for Halo. Many of the other GameCube games are like this, they hold up to this day and are better than a lot of modern games. Nintendo makes games that last whereas other companies makes games of their time.

25million a flop 😳

GameCube + Gameboy player = Happiness

Honestly somehow tg16 feels like pico8 at times. I mean even though they are old, they feel surprisingly fresh and extremely entertaining. Also the color palette of tg16 is imo the best part of it. It just creates the mood you know

It’s crazy that it did bad because I felt like everyone I knew had a GameCube when I was a kid.

I love mine! Sure it could've put out more better games but they are making homebrews!

Definitivamente es una gema oculta, pero es demasiado difícil evolucionar un pokemon! Son demasiados pasos y te dan poco tiempo!

One of the most addicting games for the GB/GBC and part of that is how infuriating it can be, allowing you to get so close to successfully evolving/beating Mewtwo followed by soul crushing loss.

Why do people covet it now? TLDR; autism.

I just bought an Atari Jaguar today (at the time this comment was posted).

The Gamecube wasn't a flop it was just out done by PS2. Great little machine.

I played this console everyday up until like 2013. Now play it very often still.

Why did you overlook R-Type? THIS was the reason I bought my PcEngine in 1991!

Is it actually popular now though? I’m the only one I know in real life looking at TG16.

No Eternal Darkness and RE4!?!

I got it at launch for Christmas. Chose the TG16 over the Genesis mainly because of Splatterhouse. Big mistake. Games were very difficult to find and inventory at local stores diminished quickly while the Genesis was gaining traction. Marketing for the system was terrible. Everything from the box art, pack in game, to the terrible TV Sports titles. It could have been successful and I always thought the color palette blew away the Genesis which looked dull by comparison. To this day, it remains an underrated system.

I played this as a kid. Now i have my 10 year old son playing it ❤

Now let's address the Saturn, GBC, GBA, PSP, PSVita, and soon, the WiiU... You know the WiiU is coming on that list, too... Just a matter of time. The reason is actually simple and maybe surprising to some: KZfaq's algorithm! I'm not kidding. What do you do when there are thousands of other gaming youtubers talking about the exact same things you do? You branch out. You start talking about the Saturn to hit a niche. Before you know it, 25% of all the gaming youtubers had the same exact idea, resulting in them, convincing millions of people that every single device that's ever had a controller plugging into and failed that it was "misunderstood"... Believe it or not, KZfaq's algorithm made those consoles popular. Just like the youtube algorithm created an army of people who now pretend to prefer Final Fantasy 6 over Final Fantasy 7... But this is a story for another day... ^-^

i need an orange gamecube

Animal Crossing started on the N64, actually ;)

Don't think it was ever sold here in Ireland, but magazines talked about the PCE and it seemed exotic and mysterious. Never saw one until 2019 at a flea market where someone was selling a Core Grafx 2. Should have picked it up.

Online would of helped too, I still enjoyed it some classics 🔥🔥

One of my favorite games of all time. Own an original copy and emulate it on my RG35XX and Miyoo Mini Plus. Would love to see a port or a new Pokemon Pinball game on the Switch.

I love my GameCube aback in the day

I think the Wii U will go through the samething in 10 years

The controllers look epic

I wished I had this