/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.8498552]

Why did so many people dislike Gamecube?

[Anonymous No.8498557]

Sparse first party games, few really good third party games, loads of shovelware, annoying supporters. Sort of the formula for Nintendo consoles since the N64.

[Anonymous No.8498562]

That colour looks really tasty. A lovely orange, could even be a bit creamy or have a hint of vanilla. Or not. Just a nice mikan flavor.. yum!

[Anonymous No.8498563]

>>8498552
In my experience, it came out when games like Vice City, Red Dead Revolver, Doom 3, DmC and other games that appealed to me (a teenager at the time) were coming out and I was stuck with kiddie games

[Anonymous No.8498569]

Gamecube sucks.
I don't care how innovative it is but all the games suck and you can't say resident evil 4 because its on PS2 and improved.
It has the most exclusive games but the crappiest ones, and they're almost all aimed at little children.
Go ahead, name any game. It's either from another system or it's not that good. And if it is good, well, you have one good game, every system does.

[Anonymous No.8498579]

Weird controller, weird child's lunch box design, weird baby dvds, wasn't PS2.

[Anonymous No.8498582]

>>8498563
I'm the opposite where I had more gamecube games than ps2. I never really cared for GTA besides GTA4(the best one). Granted I didn't really get interested in DmC before the 4th game. That said, I loved Kingdom Hearts and Sly Cooper.

[Anonymous No.8498587]

>>8498552
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DEY MADE DA.. DEY MADE DA FOOUCKING SHISHTEM... sHO SMOULL.. YOU CANNOT EVEN PLACE... DEEVEE DEES ON IT.. DAT ISH VHY... DE PUWAYSTAYSHUN TUO... SOLD... WAY.. MUCH MORE BETTER... DEN DA NINTENDOH.. SHITKYOOB!!

[Anonymous No.8498590]

I don't dislike it, but the first-party lineup is weak for my tastes.

[Anonymous No.8498591]

>Kiddie console
>Couldn't play CDs or DVDs
>No online play
>Most first party games didn't live up to their N64 counterparts
>Poor third party support compared to its competitors
>No GTA III
Basically the N64 2.0 but the novelty of playing nintendo games in 3D for the first time had worn off. If you were in elementary school (like I was) when it was relevant you have fond memories of it. If you were over 12 during the six gen (like my older brother was) Gamecube was probably the least appealing console. He opted to get an Xbox instead.

Now the Gamecube Move, that was a great add-on.

[Anonymous No.8498597]

>>8498569
Metroid prime and eternal darkness weren't aimed at kids, and we're great. Ps2 re4 was a demake anon, the graphics are far worse.

[Anonymous No.8498608]

>>8498582
Kingdom Hearts was actually the reason I begged for a ps2 whereas my brother wanted a Wii, we ended up getting both, but my brother realized the Wii was a gimmick and played my ps2 more than I did. Also there were definitely some good games on GC, I still play through TTYD from time to time and Animal Crossing kinda lost what made it good in the first place, unfortunately my brother gave away My copies of Metroid Prime, Melee, and the Zelda Collector's edition because he's mega gay

[Anonymous No.8498612]

>>8498582
Same here, though GTA was pretty much the only reason why I ended up getting a slim ps2
>>8498591
>no online play
Red
Retard

[Anonymous No.8498614]

I honestly prefer the gamecube's library to the n64's
the ps2 had the better library but the gamecube was still pretty good, way better than dreamcast and xbox at least
I love the design too, it looks so cool

[Anonymous No.8498618]

>>8498552
>Why did so m any people dislike Gamecube?
Fucking baby games
Looks stupid
Awful audio
Honestly no fun multiplayer
Birthed "is X going to be in smash?!?!?!" generation

[Anonymous No.8498621]

>8498618
>no fun multiplayer
bad bait

[Anonymous No.8498634]

>>8498552
It was too soulful and pure for the lowest common denominator. No DVD and Online means it's bad.

Only in retrospect people realize how good they had it.

[Anonymous No.8498641]

>>8498552
Worse than xbox, ps2 and dc. I still pumped hundreds of hours into pso multiplayer.

[Anonymous No.8498646]

>>8498557
fpbp

[Anonymous No.8498649]

>>8498552
lack of games due to their stupid idea of making their own mini discs. That was the last console of theirs I bought. They kept getting gayer and more kiddy after that.

[Anonymous No.8498650]

>>8498557
This 100%
I avoid Nintendo like a plague starting with that machine.

[Anonymous No.8498651]

>>8498552
If you don't really (and I mean passionately and intensely) like Nintendo games there was no reason to get it. Ports were all available on other consoles, gamecube versions often got the least attention from devs due to hardware restrictions and audience size so why bother, the controller makes some games like THPS really unenjoyable, it lacked generation defining features like proper online, had no utility as just a device to use between playing games like as a music player, and despite NoA trying their best had an obnoxiously kiddy image making them look just one peg above leapfrog. Even if you're into weirder games there's an anemic selection at best.

You can't really look at any genre that generation and say Gamecube gave you what you were looking for, unless you consider Nintendo games their own genre, which even then they weren't doing their best. PlayStation was making better Nintendo games.

[Anonymous No.8498659]

>>8498612
>b-but wikipedia says it has online play!
Literally just a port of a Dreamcast game, and you still had to buy a broadband adapter because Gamecube has 0 online functionality out of the box. Severely lacking compared to the competition and its sales reflected that.

[Anonymous No.8498667]

>>8498552
I didn't realize that gamecube had so many 2000-2004 video games on it

The controllers and box just look stupid a
to me - compared to Sony or Sega

[Anonymous No.8498671]

>>8498618
Green energy is a scam but I'm not gonna trust a fucking boomer either.

[Anonymous No.8498683]

Rare were gone, without it they had nothing.

[Anonymous No.8498690]

For some reason, it brings out the most rabid shitposters when it’s mentioned.

[Anonymous No.8498768]

>>8498608
Kingdom Hearts and MGS were the reasons I wanted the PS2. You should punch you brother in the dick, but thankfully you can just play Gamecube games on the Wii super easy with Nintendon't.

[Anonymous No.8498795]

>>8498552
A lot of us hit our mid teens around that time and wanted edgier shit. It felt goofy playing Lugi’s Mansion while our friends were playing Halo and MGS2. Had I been just a little younger at the time I probably would have preferred it to PS2, but those of us that started with NES and progressed through the other Nintendo consoles felt like the company left us behind.

Also the Mario, Mario Kart, Zelda etc games didn’t measure up to the ones for the N64, or the ones that succeeded them. Wind Waker especially felt like a slap in the face after OOT.

Still, I did have a lot of fun with my GCN collection playing Metroid Prime, Twin Snakes, Rogue Squadron 2, Smash Brothers etc. In retrospect I think it was a pretty good console and I’m just now catching up on the exclusives that I missed back then

[Anonymous No.8498803]

>>8498587
How can one man be so based

[Anonymous No.8498814]

Weird controller, goofy design, bizarre formatting meant games were smaller and scaled back and tons of games that didn’t need to be split, were split across two discs. The RE games? Sort of understandable? Tiger Woods Pro Golf? On two discs? Are you mad? Add in other shit like no online, a generally small library, hit and miss first party games (Mario sunshine is blatantly unfinished and Wind Waker is a lot of meandering shit. The games themselves are fine but considering the polish and care Nintendo usually puts it, it’s not really acceptable). The only props I can give it are the four controller ports and that most games tended to be the best versions (sometimes. Something like Sonic Heroes is unplayable on PS2 but runs like a dream of GCN. RE4 looks hideous on PS2, etc). But even then that was debatable

[Anonymous No.8498832]

>>8498659
PSO is still one of the best games on the gamecube, you're a retard

[Anonymous No.8498835]

>8498814
>no online

[Anonymous No.8498948]

>>8498552
I bought one for the Zelda games. I enjoyed stuff like mario kart/f zero/battalion wars/smash as far as exclusives go. My favorite games for it were PoP: SoT and SC2 which were both multiplat. I was never into RPGs, the only thing I feel like I missed out on at the time was the GTA series. Console gaming was secondary to me at the time, I was big into PC. I don't regret choosing a gamecube for that generation.

[Anonymous No.8498952]

dorks who grew up with the nes and/or snes were still in their 'too mature for baby games' phase

[Anonymous No.8498980]

>>8498832
>a Sega game is one of the best on the kiddiecube
Kek. Never said it wasn't.
I don't know why you're defending the Gamecube's lack of online gaming. It's been 20 years.

[Anonymous No.8499041]

>>8498552
I bought one because we already had a ps2 so we had the best of both worlds, sometimes I wonder how different it would have been had I gone for xbox instead

[Anonymous No.8499084]

My friend lived with me in highschool. We both had ps2, I also had an Xbox, and he had a gamecube. I nor anyone I knew hated gamecube and we would routinely play on all three consoles without any real preference. Viewtiful Joe and Luigi's Mansion were the comfiest games on that console and out at that time.

[Anonymous No.8499189]

I was in my late teens and had both a PS2 and a Cube. Best options. If you were over 15 in 2002 you had no excuse for having a single system. Played mah GTA3/VC/SA on PS2 and WW, MP, and K7 on the Cube. Had Hot Pursuit 2 on PS2 and Underground on Gamecube. Also had a GBA.
Only thing I never got was an Xbox, and I STILL refuse to ever buy one of those pieces of fucking western shit. Refuse to give $$$ to Microshit.

Have the silver Gameube sitting in the closet with the GBPlayer attached. It's actually more of a cube with that accessory. I've taken it apart before, and aside from the laser being a piece of shit(according to others) the thing is built like a damn tank. Screws everywhere.

[Anonymous No.8499220]

>>8498552
sony fanboys

[Anonymous No.8499230]

>>8498980
>20 year
Why do moron defend genesis and Dreamcast?

[Anonymous No.8499320]

>>8498552
The N64 didn't have a killer app like Mario 64, so Nintendofags misplaced their frustration on the GameCube.

[Anonymous No.8499384]

>>8498980
>lack
I don't think you know what this word means, anon

[Anonymous No.8499413]

>>8499320
Melee

[Anonymous No.8499489]

>>8498795
Nintendo is has and will be for kids.
Also Metroid Prime has way too much backtracking and getting lost.

[Anonymous No.8499503]

>>8499489
>mature gamer

[Anonymous No.8499516]

>>8499230
What?

>>8499384
Dreamcast games with online play: 32
Xbox games with online play: 100+
PS2 games with online play: 100+
Gamecube games with online play: 1

[Anonymous No.8499576]

>>8498557
>since the N64
Everything you listed also describes the NES and SNES to a tea. Thankfully, more people are beginning to wake up to the fact that Nintendo has always been driven by it's cult, rather than any inherent quality to it's games or consoles.

[Anonymous No.8499580]

>>8499576
Nes and gameboy were excellent systems. Nothing cult like about them.

[Anonymous No.8499628]

Xbox and ps2 had the big online games

[Anonymous No.8499632]

>>8499628
>PS2
>big
no

[Anonymous No.8499645]

>>8499632
SOCOM, FFXI, and Monster Hunter were big.

[Anonymous No.8499650]

>>8499645
they weren't, it was pretty niche on PS2

[Anonymous No.8499674]

Online gaming ruined vidya BTW.
Fuck off with that faggotry. It ruined consoles, and that retorted back to PC where online gaming actually was pretty cool, turning consoles into gimped PCs and consolizing the PC "master race".

[Anonymous No.8499863]

>>8498552
What a garbage looking controller.

[Anonymous No.8499873]

>>8499489
>got filtered by Prime
kek

[Anonymous No.8499876]

>>8499873
by Prime I mean the game and not the boss

[Anonymous No.8499930]

>>8499516
1 is not 0

[Anonymous No.8499932]

>>8499863
It was just as comfortable if not more than the playstations. Far comfier than dc and xbox.

[Anonymous No.8500237]

GameCube was kino as fuck. Launch lineup was heckin based as well:
>Smash Bros Melee
>Luigi’s Mansion
>Pikmin
>Wave Race
>Monkey Ball
>Star Wars Rogue Leader

[Anonymous No.8500434]

>>8498614
>gamecube was still pretty good, way better than dreamcast and xbox at least
Most of the best Dreamcast games got ported to Xbox/360, PS2, and Gamecube so no shit jackass.

Also, Otogi 1&2, Dead or Alive, KotOR 1&2, Morrowind, Fable, Halo, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Jet Set Radio Future, Ninja Gaiden, Blinx, Psychonauts, Forza Motorsport, Project Gotham racing, and the list goes on. The best games on GC (as much nostalgia I have for that console) don't hold a candle to the Xbox.

Yeah, Windwaker, Rogue Squadron 2&3 and Metroid Prime are pretty good. Mario Party is good, Smash Bros was pretty based but other than that? Meh. I'd definitely concede that the PS2 edges out both as far as exclusives tho. There's just so many good ones that it becomes impossible to say any of the other contenders were better with the sheer volume of studios Sony acquired around that time (which they killed 99% of during the PS3 era after just one or two games and now all they're left with is Naughty Dog and the occasional paid exclusive).

[Anonymous No.8500436]

>>8498552
I was 8 when it came out and spent a fair bit of my youth obsessed with getting a N64 and reading whatever game magazines I could get hold of from front to back (as key a demographic as it gets) and yet I had zero interest in getting one. No one I knew at the time with N64s and GBCs really cared about it either. They all wanted PS2 or Xbox and made fun of Gamecube. Maybe because it was purple. Maybe because it sounded like a little kid toy when you turned it on. I kind of wanted to play Luigi's Mansion. Mario Sunshine just looked gay.
I really wanted just about everything else too: Saturn, PS1, GBC, Dreamcast, PS2, even Xbox.

Eventually Gamecube grew on me. It's compact design is neat and it has a lot of good games. It's not a bad console and has certainly at times gotten more shit than it deserves. Over the past decade, it became overrated to death by being touted as an underrated gem sort of like Earthbound was. It's not like the same thing didn't happen with Dreamcast, there's just a lot more Nintendo fanboys who are very loud and aggressive to the point of revising history to make everything Nintendo-centric even in generations where they were largely irrelevant outside of handhelds.

[Anonymous No.8500451]

>>8500434
>so no shit jackass
Dreamcast is far superior to gc and almost all of those ports were worse than dc versions.

[Anonymous No.8500454]

>>8499516
>Gamecube games with online play: 1
3.
PSO episode 1 and 2 and PSO episode 3 are completely different games, and even if you pretend otherwise, you're ignoring homeland.

[Anonymous No.8500473]

>>8500451
I'm not going to disagree with you. But my argument is after the majority of good games were ported over in the same generation, they were no longer exclusives.

[Anonymous No.8500683]

>8500434
>Otogi 1&2, Dead or Alive, KotOR 1&2, Morrowind, Fable, Halo, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Jet Set Radio Future, Ninja Gaiden, Blinx, Psychonauts, Forza Motorsport, Project Gotham racing
Bad bait

[Anonymous No.8500738]

>>8498569
>resident evil 4
>on PS2 and improved
>improved
LOL

[Anonymous No.8500793]

>>8498980
This. The gamecube was shit because it needed an add on broad band adapter unlike the dreamcast that needed an add on broad band adapter.

[Anonymous No.8500803]

>>8500793
Dreamcast came with a modem though. I didn't know anyone with broadband at the time anyways.

[Anonymous No.8500831]

It was during that time where the most important thing was trying to be "mature". So nintendo games got dismissed as kiddie shit just because wind waker and mario sunshine had cartoony artstyles. Same goes with the physical appearance of the gamecube, especially with the "default" advertised color being a gaudy purple. That shit mattered to 12 year olds like me at a time. Nobody wanted to have the "gay purple lunchbox" console.

the console's library is fine though. Even ignoring those first-party titles, this was back when nintendo was still getting decent 3rd party support, and most of the big multiplats at the time were on GC too. Off the top of my head there were only a few series that were never on GC, like hitman and GTA. But plenty of other stuff like splinter cell, timesplitters, PoP, metal arms, BG&E, etc were. It wasn't like Wii onward where basically you had to rely solely on first party games and there was fuck-all else besides that.

[Anonymous No.8500951]

>>8500803
No "Dreamcast" didn't. There were units that came with them and units that didn't. Simple as.

[Anonymous No.8500953]

>>8500738
Gameplay > graphics ;)

[Anonymous No.8500957]

>>8500951
>simple as
fuck off back to pedophile island you faggot

[Anonymous No.8500961]

>>8500953
The gameplay is downgraded on the PS2 with the worse controller, less enemies, framedrops and longer loading times between zones and for switching weapons.

[Anonymous No.8500971]

>>8498569
you're fighting a console war from 3 gens ago, let it go

[Anonymous No.8500976]

>>8500434
>Smash Bros was pretty based
In what way could you consider this game "based"?

[Anonymous No.8501043]

Shit games.

[Anonymous No.8501094]

>>8500803
Just ignore the zoomer, he probably doesn't know the difference.

>>8500454
>homeland
Never released in North America so it doesn't matter.
Were any of you guys actually there or are you just skimming wikipedia articles? Gamecube had fuck all to offer in terms of online. I am not saying that's a good or bad thing but it was perceived as a major flaw of the platform compared to its competition. Just like the fact that it didn't play CDs/DVDs. These things mattered back then.
Leave it to nintendrones to defend a small number of titles (in this case: 1) until their last breath.

[Anonymous No.8501107]

>>8499189
You're really missing out with Xbox. There's a lot of overlap with the PS2 library, but the Xbox versions look leagues better. There's also a few gems like Steel Battalion, Arx Fatalis, etc.

[Anonymous No.8501195]

>>8498597
>>8500738
>>8500971
Look, I like Nintendo. It's just Gamecube sucks.
I liuved the NES, and N64, but after that they just blew it.
Perhaps revolution could've brought hope with its downloadable feature.

[Anonymous No.8501210]

>>8500951
>The Modem Adapter is a dial-up modem that was included with all Dreamcast consoles sold worldwide except for Brazil, where it was excluded due to the high price of the console there.

[Anonymous No.8501225]

>>8498552
If this thread is anything to go by, only edgy faggot kids who never even touched with loud opinions hate it.

[Anonymous No.8501318]

>>8498557
They had a solid start with REmake, RE0 and MGS Remake. You definitely felt how they wanted the core audience back. It just lost steam too quickly afterwards.

[Anonymous No.8501328]

>>8498980
>acting like console online gaming was anything but niche in gen 6
Don't know if dishonest or just a zoomer.

[Anonymous No.8501337]

>>8501225
I don't hate it, there's just a lot more I'd like to actually play on PS2, Xbox, and Dreamcast.

[Anonymous No.8502194]

>>8498579
Please, use the word "babby" instead of "baby". It's less offensive. You don't need to know why. It's better this way.

t. A concerned anon

[Anonymous No.8502408]

>8501094
>gets constantly btfo
>noo that doesn't matter reee
No (You) for you

[Anonymous No.8502564]

>>8502408
No! He WILL get the (You): >>8501094

Now that he's replenished, you two can fight to your hearts' content.

[Anonymous No.8502590]

>>8498563
>I was stuck with kiddie games
except it had the only uncensored version of bmx xxx.

[Anonymous No.8502750]

>>8500957
>SEETHING

>>8501210
I accept your concession
Also, that's not the only place it was sold without a modem

[Anonymous No.8503125]

>>8502194
This baby is underage

[Anonymous No.8503168]

>>8500961
>worse controller

[Anonymous No.8503172]

God damn the orange is so good looking. Why don't they bring back the cool colors, the switch has such a lame dock.

[Anonymous No.8503252]

Ive never played Metroid

[Anonymous No.8503259]

>>8498563
GTA is a kiddy game. Only edgy teens play it.

[Anonymous No.8503264]

>>8503168
The shitshock is the worst, most arthritic controller design of all time. Two sticks on the bottom should be banned.

[Anonymous No.8503272]

>>8503125
I TOLD YOU!

STOP

USING

"BABY"

YOU'RE OFFENDING ME!

[Anonymous No.8503283]

>>8501195
NES>snes>GameCube>N64

Not sure where switch is on that list

[Anonymous No.8503321]

>>8503283
Official Nintendo console power rankings
1. NES / SNES (too close, comes down to personal pref)
2. Gamecube
3. N64
4. Switch
5. Wii
6. Wii U
All 6 are better than most consoles though. For reference if I were to put another console after Wii U it would be PS2.

[Anonymous No.8503408]

>>8501195
Are you a bot? I've read the same post and reply before.

[Anonymous No.8503413]

>>8503408
Probably just autistic. Why would anyone bot on fucking /vr/

[Anonymous No.8503471]

>>8498667
The Dreamcast controller looks more stupid

[Anonymous No.8503486]

>>8498795
DD>64

[Anonymous No.8503495]

>>8498552
I've had a weird hate for Gamecube when I was like 14-17. I can't even remember why it started but the single look at Gamecube could made me mad. I thought it's a useless and stupid-looking piece of hardware.

Nowadays, I want to have one.

[Anonymous No.8503507]

>>8499320
>The N64 didn't have a killer app like Mario 64
What?

[Anonymous No.8503509]

>>8498552
The design. The Games were eccentric Cel shaded Zelda, Water park mario, FPS metroid, Animal Crossing, just to name a few. Nobody asked for those games but they somehow worked and became among the best in the series.

[Anonymous No.8503515]

>>8503413
Because they have Super autism maybe?

[Anonymous No.8503518]

>>8500831
>So nintendo games got dismissed as kiddie shit
Well, to be fair it was kiddie shit

[Anonymous No.8503531]

>>8503518
Gen Xers wanted Nintendo to age with them instead they made games targeted towards millennials who Gen Xers hate but love to fuck. Nintendo is still doing this by making games Zoomer friendly. Yoshi and Kirby are considered part of the LGBT community.

[Anonymous No.8503535]

of all my retro console its the one i play the most, exclusively virtua striker 2002 and budokai 1

[Anonymous No.8503604]

>>8503259
Yeah and only adults play mario, right?

[Anonymous No.8503609]

no gaems
I liked mine though
tended to have the superior version of a lot of games except for shit like Splinter Cell

[Anonymous No.8503669]

>>8498552
Lackluster first party titles and surprisingly much shovelware for a console with sale figures as poor as the Gamecube.

[Anonymous No.8503670]

>>8503669
Shovelware was just easy to port. Look at the PS2. All the shovelware was on that too, x500 other ones.

[Anonymous No.8503693]

>>8503669
Look up all the shovelware the PS2 had

[Anonymous No.8503768]

>>8498552
Because it isn't retro

[Anonymous No.8503775]

>>8503768
How so 2001 was almost 25 years ago.

[Anonymous No.8503875]

>>8503272
>YOU'RE OFFENDING ME!
Good. That's how you know you're in the wrong place. Back to le discord.

[Anonymous No.8503882]

>>8499220
and the cultist appears. N64 sucks too.

[Anonymous No.8503890]

PS2 is a meme. It has no good games. Meanwhile Dreamcast has 100. Kill yourself Sonyggers.

[Anonymous No.8503891]

>>8503882
sorry I don't dislike any system and console warriors are obvious no matter who they wave a banner for

[Anonymous No.8504504]

>>8503670
>>8503693
Even so, at least the PS2 had a lot to compensate with.
Gamecube games are usually either "meh" or straight up garbage. With gems being few and far between.

[Anonymous No.8504507]

>>8503890
Based
>>8503882
Seethe and cope

[Anonymous No.8504534]

>>8498591
The Wii had an absolutely superb games library tho.

[Anonymous No.8504720]

>>8503875
NOO! I'LL BE WELCOMED HERE! AND TAKE THIS PLACE AWAY FROM YOU! SOON MY FRIENDS WILL BE HERE AND WHEREVER ELSE YOU MIGRATE TO! I WON'T FORGET ANY OF YOUR OFFENCES!

[Anonymous No.8504997]

>>8498552
I didn't dislike them.
Nobody else around me disliked it either.
I even got one of them portable screens that attach to the Gamecube and let you play it on car rides, so I was cool as shit for a brief time. What y'all motherfuckers fail to understand is that even back when you were a kid, liking one console doesn't mean you have to hate every other console. Hell, even though I couldn't give two shits about the Xbox back then, I didn't hate that, either.