What are your top 5 gamecube titles?

[timp29]

Since the Wii can play GC titles, there has never been a better time to ebay those old classics you might have missed out on - especially with a slow down in VC and wiiware quality. For this reason I thought I would ask this question and get an idea of which titles are the most worth buying. Feel free to elaborate on what it is about the title you loved, and after several people have replied, we will have a better idea about whats a 'must have' GC title!

Rules: No compilation discs with games from other systems (namely the zelda collectors disc)

I'll just point out that there are threads along these lines already, my apolgies to those people whose topics I've stolen!

Tally of responses so far:

Top 5 gamecube games as voted by VC-Forum users:
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1. Super Smash Bros. Melee (14)

2-3. Metroid Prime (12), The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (12)

4. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (10)

5. Super Mario Sunshine (9)

Honourable Mention:
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6-8. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (6), Resident Evil 4 (6), The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (6)

9-11. Animal Crossing (4), Ikaruga (4), Mario Kart: Double Dash (4)

12-17. F-Zero GX (3), Metroid Prime 2 (3), Pikmin 2 (3), Resident Evil 1 (3), Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (3), Tales of Symphonia (3)

18-25. Mario Power Tennis (2), Pikmin (2), Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (2), Skies of Arcadia Legends (2), Soul Calibur 2 (2), Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2: Rogue Leader (2), Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4 (2), Viewtiful Joe (2)

26-45. Aggressive Inline (1), Baten Kaitos Origins (1), Beyond Good & Evil (1), Bomberman Generation (1), Chibi-Robo (1), Crazy Taxi (1), Harry Potter: Prisoner of Azkaban (1), James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (1), Megaman Anniversery collection (1), Metal Gear Solid The Twin Snakes(1), Naruto: Genkitou Ninja Taisen 4 (1), Odama (1), Resident Evil 0 (1), Second Sight (1), The Simpsons: Hit and Run (1), Sonic Heroes (1), Spyro: A Hero's Tail (1), SSX on tour (1), Tomb Raider: Legend (1)
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Here are some other top 10 lists that are out there:
http://nintendo.about.com/od/editorials/tp/toptenlist.htm
http://gc.kombo.com/article.php?artid=7113
http://www.gameratio.com/gamecube/topgames.php
http://www.gamepublic.com/top/gcn/

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

1. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
2. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
3. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
4. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
5. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

[coire]

Well, This list is highly subject to change (like; if I ever get to play Twin Snakes or any of the Resident Evils) but here's the standing so far:
5:Aggressive Inline
4:Super Mario Sunshine
3:Prisoner of Azkaban
2:Wind Waker
1:Ikaruga

(I only own those 5 Gamecube games)

Although, now that it is on XBLA, I sorta wish I had held out for that version of Ikaruga.

1. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
2. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
3. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
4. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
5. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Oh, That seems like a nice li..... waaaaaaiiiiit a second.......

[Shortay]

From the GameCube games I've played, these would be my top 5 (not in order):

1. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (+ OoT bonus disc)
2. Super Mario Sunshine
3. Metroid Prime
4. Super Smash Bros. Melee
5. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

I actually found it quite difficult to compose that list, simply because I only consider one or two of them to be AAA titles. In the not-so-distant future I want to experiece both Pikmins, Tales of Symphonia, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Luigi's Mansion, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, Resident Evil Zero and some more.

[mechanix]

Pikmin 2
Beyond Good & Evil
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Resident Evil 4
Zelda: Twilight Princess.

I couldn't even to rank them. Notable mention for Metal Arms.

[max herman]

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1. Tomb Raider: Legend
2. Ikaruga
3. Odama
4. Chibi-Robo!
5. Second Sight

//

[Tull]

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Super Mario Sunshine
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Ikaruga
Tony Hawk's *

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Since my Path of Radiance cheerfest is only getting counted once, I might as well put in props for my honourable mentions:

6 (2). The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
7 (3). The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
8 (4). Skies of Arcadia Legends
9 (5). Super Smash Bros. Melee

[Slayerking45]

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Metroid Prime
The legend of zelda: Twilight Princess
Resident Evil 4
Pikmin 2

[Tides of Chaos]

Hmm....top 5 gamecube titles....that's a tough one. Well, discounting the OOT bonus disc since it's really an N64 game, I'd have to say:
-Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
-Super Smash Bros. Melee
-Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
-Animal Crossing
-Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen 4

Honorable mentions: Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Kirby Air Ride, James Bond 007: Nightfire, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Tales of Symphonia

[SegaFan]

Top 5 In no order and ignoring bonus discs and compilations:
Sonic Adventure
Skies of Arcadia
Animal Crossing
Pikmin
Super Mario Sunshine

It's very difficult to list just 5.

[dk_xcalibur]

1. Resident Evil 4 (one of the best games ever, and it was released for the GC first)

2. Metroid Prime

3. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker

4. Fire Emblem

5. Metroid Prime 2

[darthmix]

1) Resident Evil 4
2) Metroid Prime
3) Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
4) Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
5) Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2: Rogue Leader

[dk_xcalibur]

1) Resident Evil 4
2) Metroid Prime
3) Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
4) Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
5) Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2: Rogue Leader

Wow, our lists are almost the same. If I would have added a 6th game it would have been SWRS 2. I love that game.

On a side note, I'm going to play Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. I bought it late in the life span of the cube and played it for a couple hours before I stoped to play other games on the Wii. I always heard it was a great game but I never played it for more then 1-2 hours.

[darthmix]

Yeah, I noticed. And I didn't look at your list until after I posted mine. Maybe this means I should track down Fire Emblem since our tastes appear to be so similar.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Yeah, I noticed. And I didn't look at your list until after I posted mine. Maybe this means I should track down Fire Emblem since our tastes appear to be so similar.

You should!!!

[Turbo D]

Discounting compilations (Zelda collectors, Midway Arcade Treasures...)

1. Resident Evil 4
2. Paper Mario TTYD
3. Resident Evil 1 remake
4. hmmmm... Metroid Prime?
5. Geez... Did I already say Resident Evil 4? Yes? Oh..... Soul Calibur 2 with Link! (although I preferred SC3 on PS2)

I don't have a lot of fond memories of Gamecube. Didn't really get into it so much. Link Windwaker didn't do it for me, Mario Sunshine sucked (IMO), Metroid Prime games were OK, Pikmin didn't do it for me, I don't like Smash Bros, Luigi's Mansion was OK at best, Waverace was worse than on 64.

[PoisonRamune]

Here are my top 5.

1) LoZ: Wind Waker
2) Viewtiful Joe
3) Super Mario Sunshine
4) James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
5) Crazy Taxi

[Mr.Rodriguez]

in no Order

Simpsons Hit and run

Soul caliber 2

Tony hawks pro skater 4

MarioKart double dash and..........

SSX on tour

[Jiggy37]

1. Tales of Symphonia
2. F-Zero GX
3. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
4. Baten Kaitos Origins
5. Super Smash Bros. Melee

[Iam Canadian]

1. Metroid Prime
2. Super Smash Bros. Melee
3. Viewtiful Joe
4. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
5. F-Zero GX

[Jonno]

Whooaaaaa how did I pass this up?

1. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
2. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
3. Super Smash Bros. Melee
4. Mario Power Tennis
5. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

[Refa]

5. Tales Of Symphonia
4. Fire Emblem Path Of Radiance
3. Metroid Prime
2. Resident Evil 4
1. Super Smash Bros. Melee

[evildevil97]

Let's see....

5. Spyro: A Hero's Tail
4. Super Mario Sunshine
3. Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
2. Super Smash Bros Melee
1. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

[Mr. Cheez]

My top 5 Gamecube games would have to be:

1. Super Smash Bros. Melee (duh!)
2. Paoper Mario the Thousand-Year Door
3. Metroid Prime
4. Pikmin 2
5. Bomberman Generation

(list is subject to change)

Honorable mention: Pac-Man World 2, Prince of Persia: the Sands of Time, Simpsons Hit and Run

[shippelton]

1.Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess
2.Megaman Anniversery collection
3.Super Smash Bros Melee
4.Mario Kart Double Dash
5.Metal Gear Solid The Twin Snakes

[digiki]

1 Super Smash Bros Melee
2 Tales of Symphonia
3 F Zero GX
4 Metroid Prime
5 Super Mario Sunshine

[theUndead_feature]

1. Super Smash Bros. Melee
2. Resident Evil
3. Mario Power Tennis
4. Resident Evil 0
5. Super Mario Sunshine

but I didn't own a lot of Gamecube titles, so there's some gems like Killer7 I'm missing out on.

[Refa]

1. Super Smash Bros. Melee
2. Resident Evil
3. Mario Power Tennis
4. Resident Evil 0
5. Super Mario Sunshine

but I didn't own a lot of Gamecube titles, so there's some gems like Killer7 I'm missing out on.

Killer7 being a gem is sort of a... contreversial statement (I haven't made by decision on the topic myself, seeing as how I don't own it). I still probably wouldn't call it a gem of the Gamecube (READ MY REASON) because it is on the PS2 also, so it's not really a Gamecube gem.

[Kanti 3000]

Killer7 being a gem is sort of a... contreversial statement (I haven't made by decision on the topic myself, seeing as how I don't own it). I still probably wouldn't call it a gem of the Gamecube (READ MY REASON) because it is on the PS2 also, so it's not really a Gamecube gem.
Still, it was supposed to be a game cube exclusive, and was for awhile, so I view the PS2 version as a port of Killer 7...so I think it would be alright to include it on a top 5 GC game list.

[Refa]

Still, it was supposed to be a game cube exclusive, and was for awhile, so I view the PS2 version as a port of Killer 7...so I think it would be alright to include it on a top 5 GC game list.

I guess, but it's not really an exclusive.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Still, it was supposed to be a game cube exclusive, and was for awhile, so I view the PS2 version as a port of Killer 7...so I think it would be alright to include it on a top 5 GC game list.

I'd say it's alright to include it anyway. It's perfectly fair for the best GCN games also to exist on other systems.

[Refa]

I'd say it's alright to include it anyway. It's perfectly fair for the best GCN games also to exist on other systems.

True, I was just stating an opinion about the game, Killer7.

[theUndead_feature]

Killer7 being a gem is sort of a... contreversial statement (I haven't made by decision on the topic myself, seeing as how I don't own it). I still probably wouldn't call it a gem of the Gamecube (READ MY REASON) because it is on the PS2 also, so it's not really a Gamecube gem.

I only heard it was suppose to be good, I won't defend that game a bit. Haven't played it yet, but will.

Title of the thread states "gamecube games", though. Nothing about it being exclusive. As of right now, Resident Evil and Resident Evil 0 are no longer Gamecube exclusives either, but I'm not about to take them off my list.

[Tides of Chaos]

I only heard it was suppose to be good, I won't defend that game a bit. Haven't played it yet, but will.

Title of the thread states "gamecube games", though. Nothing about it being exclusive. As of right now, Resident Evil and Resident Evil 0 are no longer Gamecube exclusives either, but I'm not about to take them off my list.
Plus, if we got rid of any games that are not exclusive, think about how many games would never be in any system's list ever. Titles such as Okami, Killer 7, Resident Evil and many more would never be seen. (plus, if you really wanted to, you could count VC games as being multi-system because they are on Wii)

[Refa]

I only heard it was suppose to be good, I won't defend that game a bit. Haven't played it yet, but will.

Title of the thread states "gamecube games", though. Nothing about it being exclusive. As of right now, Resident Evil and Resident Evil 0 are no longer Gamecube exclusives either, but I'm not about to take them off my list.

Actually, they are. Resident Evil is a remake of the original with new graphics and extras, similiar to how Guilty Gear XX and Guilty Gear XX Reload are diffrent games. And the 0 port hasn't yet been made in Japan nor has it come to the US.

[theUndead_feature]

Actually, they are. Resident Evil is a remake of the original with new graphics and extras, similiar to how Guilty Gear XX and Guilty Gear XX Reload are diffrent games. And the 0 port hasn't yet been made in Japan nor has it come to the US.
Still counts, and if you weren't up to date, the GC Resident Evil is getting the same treatment.

And I guess, according to Nintendo's conference today, they'll be remaking a ton of GC games for Wii. Exclusivity Fail!

[Refa]

Still counts, and if you weren't up to date, the GC Resident Evil is getting the same treatment.

And I guess, according to Nintendo's conference today, they'll be remaking a ton of GC games for Wii. Exclusivity Fail!

Nintendo is remaking GC titles for the Wii ? Can you send me a link (I don't not believe you, but... WOW)?

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Nintendo is remaking GC titles for the Wii ? Can you send me a link (I don't not believe you, but... WOW)?

Check the News section of this very forum for tons of links.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Copied from a locked thread:

What's your top 10 GC games?
1.SSBM
2.Animal Crossing
3.Donkey Konga
4.Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
5.F-Zero GX
6.Sonic Adventure DX
7.Pokemon XD
8.Pokemon Colosseum
9.Fire Emblem Path of Radiance
10.Donkey Konga 2

Here's my list what's yours?

[Kobayashi]

1 - Metroid Prime
2 - Ikaruga
3 - Sonic Heroes
4 - Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
5 - Super Mario Sunshine

PS: Beyond Good & Evil and SSX 3 could enter for the list, case I did not have them in the PS2 version.

[Yasume]

5. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
4. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
3. Animal Crossing
2. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
1. Sonic Adventure 2 Battle

[slangman]

My top 5 personal GC games

(Metroid Prime)
(Metroid Prime 2)
(Zelda:Wind Waker)
(Animal Crossing)
(Paper Mario: TTYD)

[Big A2]

1. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
2. Super Smash Bros Melee
3. Mario Kart: Double Dash
4. Pikmin
5. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

[Hexrapper]

Right now I'd have to say:

1 - Metroid Prime
2 - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
3 - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
4 - Resident Evil
5 - Super Smash Bros. Melee