Top 10 GC Games Nomination Thread

[Tides of Chaos]

Alright, so I think most of you remember back in June when I created the Top 10 VC Games Nomination Thread. Since I feel that the entire process from nomination to final results turned out quite well, we should give this thing a try with some other system. This time, it's the Nintendo Gamecube. The plan is to make a video detailing what people (you) generally believe to be the best games ever released for the Gamecube. You can nominate any games you want, and almost as many games as you want. The maximum number of games you can nominate is 25. (note: I'm a bit split on whether to include ports such as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and collections such as Mega Man Anniversary Collection. For now, I will include them as I'm going for a broader approach of best games to own rather than best games made for Gamecube. If there is a general consensus that says otherwise, I am willing to change this.) The nominations will go until probably March 19th, possibly the 26th, or even longer if there are few nominations.

After this nomination period, there will be a new thread created for the voting. I will display the list of the games most nominated (most likely the ones with 6 or more votes) from this current thread and people will vote for 4 games and then state why for each game. (here is what the VC one looked like) When that's all over, a video will be made featuring you guys and the top 10 most well-liked games. (the VC one is here). Of course, none of that really matters right now.

Here's a recap of what you need in this thread:
-You can nominate up to 25 games
-You can post as many times as you want before the deadline but you can vote for each game only once.
-The deadline for nominations is tentatively March 19th.

Alright, with that said, here are the games I nominate:
-Super Smash Bros. Melee
-The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
-Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
-Animal Crossing
-The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Master Quest
-Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
-Kirby Air Ride
-NARUTO -ナルト- 激闘忍者大戦!4 (NARUTO: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 4)
-SoulCalibur II
-Star Fox Assault
-Tales of Symphonia
-Super Monkey Ball 2
-Pokémon Colloseum
-Mega Man Anniversary Collection
-Luigi's Mansion
-WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!
-007: Nightfire
-The Simpsons: Hit & Run
-Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat
-The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition
-The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
-Super Monkey Ball


As you can see, I've nominated 22 games, but you can vote for fewer games or more games if you want. I may add the last 3 I'm allowed at some other point.

Note: Please DO NOT edit your old posts. I will not look at any changes you make. Please make a new post with any changes if you have any.

If anyone has any questions or objections, please feel free to say so. Happy nominating!

[Tull]

Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO
Ikaruga
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Mario Kart: Double Dash
Super Mario Sunshine
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3

[kawaiipikachu]

Pokémon Colloseum
Pokémon XD: Game of Darkness
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Worms 3d
Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance .
Goldeneye: Roage Agent .

[Ouenben]

Originally Posted by kawaiipikachu

Pokémon Colloseum
Pokémon XD: Game of Darkness
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Worms 3d
Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance .
Goldeneye: Roage Agent .

you poor child, someone clearly didn't get given many good gamecube games for their christmas presents!

[kawaiipikachu]

Originally Posted by Ouenben

you poor child, someone clearly didn't get given many good gamecube games for their christmas presents!

I just lising off the best titles that i have in my collection with currently 10 titles in my collection .

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

1. Alien Hominid
2. Beyond Good & Evil
3. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
4. The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition
5. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
6. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
7. Mega Man Anniversary Collection
8. Mega Man X Collection
9. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
10. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
11. Pikmin
12. Pikmin 2
13. Skies of Arcadia Legends
14. Super Smash Bros. Melee
15. Tales of Symphonia
16. Viewtiful Joe
17. Viewtiful Joe 2
18. Wario World

[SKTTR]

I only nominate these, because I give my vote to them:

1. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
2. Super Mario Sunshine
3. Chibi-Robo!
4. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
5. The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition



Just for the record, the next five follow-ups were:

6. Pikmin 2
7. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
8. F-Zero GX
9. Soul Calibur II
10. Resident Evil 4



Since Pikmin 2 and Resident Evil 4 are available as superior Wii Remakes,
I could remove them and add my #11 and #12:

11. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
12. killer7



Unfortunately many great games are missing here, but that's the curse of a top 10.

I haven't added The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess because I have only the Wii version, which I think is the definite version. It definately would rank up in my Gamecube Top 10 somewhere if I had it in my collection. But I think it's better to be counted and voted for as a Wii game, so more good Gamecube games have a chance to get up on the ladder.

[Tides of Chaos]

Originally Posted by SKTTR

I only nominate these, because I give my vote to them:

[...]


Just for the record, the next five follow-ups were:

[...]


Since Pikmin 2 and Resident Evil 4 are available as superior Wii Remakes,
I could remove them and add my #11 and #12:
[...]

So wait, do you only want the first 5 included for nomination votes? Or should I include the next 7 as well? I don't want to really decide for you since the goal right now is to just bring to the next round games that people are all generally likely to vote for. I guess it could be thought of this being an election and the next round being a run-off with only the top few being eligible for your votes.

[SKTTR]

Originally Posted by Tides of Chaos

So wait, do you only want the first 5 included for nomination votes? Or should I include the next 7 as well? I don't want to really decide for you since the goal right now is to just bring to the next round games that people are all generally likely to vote for. I guess it could be thought of this being an election and the next round being a run-off with only the top few being eligible for your votes.

Oh...k. Then I nominate all 12 games I listed. And I vote for.... uh...
If this is like last time, only having 3 normal votes and one double vote,
my double vote goes for my #1 and the 3 normal votes go to my #2, #3, and #4.

1. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Double Vote
2. Super Mario Sunshine
3. Chibi-Robo!
4. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

[Tides of Chaos]

Originally Posted by SKTTR

If this is like last time, only having 3 normal votes and one double vote,
my double vote goes for my #1 and the 3 normal votes go to my #2, #3, and #4.

Ah, sorry, maybe I worded things poorly, but please hold your final votes until the nomination process is over. That step will be in a new thread so you're done here.

[Refa]

1 Fire Emblem Path Of Radiance
2 Mega Man X Collection
3 Super Smash Bros. Melee
4 Tales Of Symphonia
5 Time Splitters 2
6 Viewtiful Joe

[SegaFan]

I nominate:
Animal Crossing
Chibi Robo
F-Zero GX
Luigi's Mansion
Mario Kart: Double Dash
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Pikmin
Skies of Arcadia: Legends
Sonic Adventure DX
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
Super Mario Sunshine
Super Monkey Ball

[The shoemaker]

Fire Emblem: Path od Radiance
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Metroid Prime
Animal Crossing
Super Mario Sunshine
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Mario Party 7
Mario Kart: Double Dash
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Harry Potter: Chamber of Secrets
Luigi's Mansion
Mario Party 6

[Yasume]

Animal Crossing
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Party 4
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
Super Mario Sunshine
Super Smash Bros. Melee
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

[pdRydia]

my favorite, easily--

• Pikmin 2

nominated on account of being the only other games I've bothered playing--

• Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
• Super Smash Bros. Melee
• Sonic Mega Collection
• WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!

[Betagam7]

Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Doshin the Giant
Resident Evil 4
Eternal Darkness
killer7
Beyond Good and Evil
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Geist
Resident Evil
Animal Crossing
Luigi's Mansion
Warioware Inc
Super Mario Sunshine
Hitman 2

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

19. Resident Evil
20. Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
21. WarioWare Inc.

[evildevil97]

I will only nominate:

Super Smash Bros Melee
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Super Mario Sunshine
Mario Kart: Double Dash
Luigi's Mansion
Sonic Gems Collection

[hansolo350]

In no particular order:

1. Metroid Prime
2. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
3. Pikmin
4. Pikmin 2
5. Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2: Rogue Leader
6. Super Smash Bros. Melee
7. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
8. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
9. Soul Calibur II
10. Super Mario Sunshine

[SKTTR]

13 Doshin the Giant
14 Odama
15 Donkey Kong Jungle Beat

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

It's lame that Doshin the Giant and Cubivore somehow made each other region-exclusive.

[lordbowser]

These are my nominations:

Custom Robo
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
F-Zero GX
Geist
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
Luigi's Mansion
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Pikmin
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 4
Soul Calibur II
Star Fox: Assault
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Viewtiful Joe

[SegaFan]

+ Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg to my list please, Jogurt's post reminded me.

[Kingbuilder]

Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
F-Zero GX
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Resident Evil 4
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Tales of Symphonia
Sonic Heroes
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Pikmin
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Phantasy Star Online: Episode I & II
Resident Evil Zero

[Sharecrow]

Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes
Animal Crossing
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Tales of Symphonia
Super Mario Sunshine
Baten Kaitos
Skies of Arcadia
Sonic Mega Collection

I think that's it...

[Betagam7]

Originally Posted by Jogurt the Yogurt

It's lame that Doshin the Giant and Cubivore somehow made each other region-exclusive.

Doshin would work so well as a NPC rerelease. Raising and lowering the land would feel so natural with motion control.

[Tides of Chaos]

Originally Posted by Betagam7

Doshin would work so well as a NPC rerelease. Raising and lowering the land would feel so natural with motion control.

I hope this happens. Actually, I hope any more NPC games come. North America still hasn't gotten Pikmin 2 and it'd be really nice to get it since the GC original is pretty expensive for an old Gamecube game.

[digiki]

Tales Of Symphonia
Super Smash Bros. Melee

I'd say the gap between them and the other games is wide enough to warrent not listing anymore.

Actually I'll let Soul Calibur II just slip through.

[slangman]

Top 10 (In no order)

Tales of Symphonia
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2: Echos
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
Pikmin
Super Smash Bros Melee
Luigi's Mansion
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
Resident Evil
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

[SKTTR]

Originally Posted by Betagam7

Doshin would work so well as a NPC rerelease. Raising and lowering the land would feel so natural with motion control.

hyuuuhhh.. raising and lowering the land was quite sensible with the X- and Y-buttons on the Gamecube Controller.
Now changing a good control method to Wii's motion controls doesn't seem to make anything better,
you know, like "Slap Wii controls on that old game so we can re-release it."
I don't see any benefit, can't imagine how it's supposed to feel natural/better.
If you'd elaborate, maybe then I can see why you think it would feel more natural.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

He didn't imply that it would feel better. Just that it would feel good. Probably as an excuse/justification to give the game a remake and get it into the greedy paws of a ton of players who didn't get the chance to play the game when it was originally released.

[SKTTR]

Originally Posted by Jogurt the Yogurt

He didn't imply that it would feel better. Just that it would feel good. Probably as an excuse/justification to give the game a remake and get it into the greedy paws of a ton of players who didn't get the chance to play the game when it was originally released.

Yes, as an justification... That I can see.

Many ideas sound good on paper but I couldn't imagine it feeling good.
It's like when I thought it would be a good idea to swing the Wiimote to make Doshin throw a fireball, but I screwed that idea because it would do too much unwanted damage.

Well, to make Doshin really benefit from Wii controls, I suggest additional classic point&click controls just like they did with NPC Chibi-Robo! I think that would work.

[Betagam7]

Originally Posted by SKTTR

hyuuuhhh.. raising and lowering the land was quite sensible with the X- and Y-buttons on the Gamecube Controller.
Now changing a good control method to Wii's motion controls doesn't seem to make anything better,
you know, like "Slap Wii controls on that old game so we can re-release it."
I don't see any benefit, can't imagine how it's supposed to feel natural/better.
If you'd elaborate, maybe then I can see why you think it would feel more natural.

Okay, the Nunchuk controls the Giant, makes him walk jump etc, then with the Wiimote there is a pointer that allows you to click on various parts of the land. Once clicked on you can lower or raise the land simply by lowering or raising the Wiimote. I think it should allow for some more intuitive and precise lowering, raising than using the buttons and having to stand the giant over the part in question. the pointer could also be used to highlight particular villagers, temples, huts etc that you wanted the evil Giant to fireball.

No silly tacked on swinging actions involved, just more precise gameplay.

[theUndead_feature]

1. Resident Evil
2. Super Smash Bros. Melee
3. Resident Evil 0
4. Alien Hominid
5. Spider-Man 2
6. Luigi's Mansion
7. Mario Power Tennis
8. Mortal Kombat Deception
9. Super Mario Sunshine
10. Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
11. X-Men Legends
uhh . . . I can't think of any more good GC games.

[Refa]

Originally Posted by theUndead_feature

1. Resident Evil
2. Super Smash Bros. Melee
3. Resident Evil 0
4. Alien Hominid
5. Spider-Man 2
6. Luigi's Mansion
7. Mario Power Tennis
8. Mortal Kombat Deception
9. Super Mario Sunshine
10. Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
11. X-Men Legends
uhh . . . I can't think of any more good GC games.

Wario World?

[enigmaopoeia]

I never played much on my GameCube thus my list is pretty paltry:

Mario Kart Double Dash!!
Super Smash Bros. Melee

There are some games I have never played that I would love to include on the list [Pikmin 2, Baten Kaitos, etc.], but I would like to have a proper opinion and play through them first.

[theUndead_feature]

Originally Posted by Refa

Wario World?

Ah a friend of mine brought that over and I played it once but not long enough to decide if it was good or not. Wouldn't count it out, though.

[Tides of Chaos]

Originally Posted by theUndead_feature

11. X-Men Legends

Whoah, it's a good thing I looked at your post again because otherwise that wouldn't have made it into the list. Unless it's been like 30 seconds, I'd rather you double-post than edit. I'm actually updating my Excel sheet of this quite often (unlike a certain other list I'm supposed to keep track of *coughnotn64cough*).

[theUndead_feature]

Originally Posted by Tides of Chaos

Whoah, it's a good thing I looked at your post again because otherwise that wouldn't have made it into the list. Unless it's been like 30 seconds, I'd rather you double-post than edit. I'm actually updating my Excel sheet of this quite often (unlike a certain other list I'm supposed to keep track of *coughnotn64cough*).

Yeah, sorry about that. I wasn't sure if I should have edited it or not. When I looked back I saw it was missing and I was like "O DAM". Keep forgetting I like it, too, since it was stolen a while ago.

[Kreegs]

Here are my favorites.

Wind Waker
SSBM
Luigis Mansion
SSX Tricky
SSX 3
Mario Kart DD
Super Mario Sunshine
Donkey Konga
Star Fox Assault
Mario Golf TT

Thats all I can think of for now