Take a trip down memory lane with an online re-release of the Planet GameCube Japan Experience 2001, featuring classic PGC coverage of the Japanese GameCube launch.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/27830
Long, long ago, when bandwidth was scarce and grammatically challenged cats reigned supreme, an independent online magazine staffed by and written for Nintendo enthusiasts provided around-the-clock coverage of an upcoming purple powerhouse known as GameCube.
Today marks the tenth anniversary of Nintendo GameCube's Japanese release. Although this website changed its name from Planet GameCube to Nintendo World Report to reflect the times, the Nintendo GameCube was and, in many ways, still is its heart and soul. From Radio Free Nintendo's RetroActive features on last-gen classics to our coverage of promising Nintendo titles such as Luigi's Mansion 2 and the elusive Pikmin sequel for Wii U, GameCube's spirit lives on.
Nintendo GameCube—more formally written as NINTENDO GAMECUBE and abbreviated as GCN according to Nintendo's style guide—was the reason for this website's existence. And so, to cover the console's momentous 2001 release in its homeland, PGC Site Founder and Director Billy Berghammer didn't just visit Japan—he made a point of living there for months!
The Planet GameCube Japan Experience 2001 captures Billy's storied adventures in Japan and the excitement leading up to the GameCube's launch. And in celebration of this anniversary, now you can experience it through the magic of the Internet! Originally distributed on two CD-R discs, The Japan Experience was produced by former staffers and friends of the site. It chronicles Nintendo's 2001 Spaceworld show, system launch news, screenshots, impressions, and interviews—all with the now-retro PGC look-and-feel! Best of all, we've uploaded all of Billy's video footage (four hours!) for everyone to enjoy.
Relive our first peek at Super Mario Sunshine! Be shocked at Zelda's shocking new visual style! Join Billy as he visits Nintendo's headquarters building (well, from the outside)! Wait in line with Billy, the first American to own a GameCube! Join us as we go back to a time when the website and its staff were a little bit...greener....
I find I have no real nostalgia for the Gamecube but it isn't like the Gamecube sucks or anything like that. It's because even though it's been 10 years it doesn't seem that way. I was an adult in 2001 and I'm an adult in 2011. My life has not changed very much in that span of time so it doesn't seem that long ago.It doesn't help me with that feeling that most of the games I do play were either around during the GCN (WoW and GCN games) or look like they could have been done on the GCN.
Meanwhile I was nostalgic for the SNES before the N64 was even done. But in that span of time I went from childhood to adulthood. It was a big change and was at an age where three years is like a huge chunk of your life.
I have no nostalgia for the Gamecube because it still seems strangely current. The games feel contemporary and modern. Maybe that's just adulthood blurring together or it's a statement on the stagnation of modern videogames. Either way it doesn't seem like the "good old days" or anything like that. It just seems recent.
... Luigi's Mansion... It sounded like a total rental in previews (and that's exactly what it was)...
I have no nostalgia for the Gamecube because it still seems strangely current.