Topic: New Gamecube Owner

[jrlibrarian]

Hello,
 
I just traded in about 12 DS games and finally got a Nintendo Gamecube.
 
I got many games, but would like your opinion on what to play through first.
 
Super Mario Sunshine
Pikmin
The Legend of Zelda
Zelda II
Ocarina of Time
Majora's Mask
Luigi's Mansion
SSBM: Single Player Mode
MKDD: Grand Prix
Paper Mario: TTYD
Metroid Prime
 
Thank you.

[stevey]

Luigi's Mansion

[Stogi]

Well do you want to play the best game first or last? I.e. Do you want to play Metroid Prime now or later?

[TJ Spyke]

Luigi's Mansion will take about 6-7 hours (although it is a good game and you will enjoy it), might as well take care of that first.

Paper Mario: TTYD is a RPG (not a deep one since it was designed for even non-RPG fans to be able to enjoy it, but still a RPG), so that will take you awhile.

SSBM, do you mean literally just the single player mode and not multiplayer mode against CPU's? That could still take awhile as some of the Events are brutal (50 and 51 are a bitch to beat).

Really, almost all of those are good game (I hate Majora's Mask and will never get why anybody likes it), so it doesn't really matter which order you want to go in.

[jrlibrarian]

Well do you want to play the best game first or last? I.e. Do you want to play Metroid Prime now or later?

Probably a mix of all of them. I don't really want to play all the good games at the end, but I would like to play all of them soon.

[Stogi]

Well if you've never played a Prime game (or even  Metroid for that matter), I would start with that.

Then I would play Pikmin, then Sunshine and then take it from there.

[Dasmos]

Why the **** don't you own Wind Waker? Get that now. Like, right now. Run! RUN FASTER!

Also get Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, but only get it with bongos. It'll chnage your life.

[Peachylala]

Viewtiful Joe.

Viewtiful Joe.

VIEWTIFUL JOE.

[jrlibrarian]

I tried to get those, but my Gamestop didn't have them, and I didn't have any more money. I was just going off what I got from trade-ins.

[Nemo]

Metroid Prime and Pikmin are my favorites from the list. And if you've never played Resident Evil 4, I bet that's a cheap buy.

[BeautifulShy]

I would go with Luigi's Mansion first. It is a short but memorable game.

As for games to get after you are done with these. Tales of Symphonia and Skies of Arcadia Legends are 2 good RPGs on the system.
The Prince of Persia Trilogy is good from what I heard. Sands of Time,Warrior Within, Two Thrones are good.

Resident Evil,Resident Evil 0 and RE4 are the standouts.All of the Resident evil games are on the cube.

Soul Calibur 2 is on the Cube. Excellent fighting game. Link is in the Cube version.

I don't know if you like the Harvest Moon series but there is a few games on the Cube. A Wonderful Life and Magical Melody.
F-Zero GX is a excellent but hard game.

If you like Metroid Prime there is Metroid Prime 2:Echos.

Super Monkey Ball 2 is a good and fun game.

The other games mentioned before me are good as well.

[BlackNMild2k1]

I would slip this post in before you get to Maxi's.

Beyond Good & Evil

Get it. Play it. Love it.

[vudu]

PIKMIN

My font's the biggest plus it's red so my opinion matters the most.

[Stratos]

I would slip this post in before you get to Maxi's.

Beyond Good & Evil

Get it. Play it. Love it.

Seconded.

Also, Prince of Persia.

[Ian Sane]

Honest question: why did you buy a Gamecube when a Wii is backwards compatible with Gamecube games?

So on that note my suggestion to buy a Game Boy Player since that is not compatible with the Wii and is the absolute coolest Nintendo accessory of all time!  It plays every Game Boy game ever made on your TV!  YEAH!!

[TJ Spyke]

It plays every Game Boy game ever made on your TV!  YEAH!!

Well, almost (minor exceptions include Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble, which required you to tilt the Game Boy Color to move Kirby).

[vudu]

Honest question: why did you buy a Gamecube when a Wii is backwards compatible with Gamecube games?

jrlibrarian doesn't own a Wii.  It sounds like he's on a tight budget so purchasing a Wii probably isn't an option right now.

[BlackNMild2k1]

It plays every Game Boy game ever made on your TV!  YEAH!!

Well, almost (minor exceptions include Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble, which required you to tilt the Game Boy Color to move Kirby).

Play with your gamecube in your hands?
It does have a handle afterall and is small enough to hold.

[jrlibrarian]

Honest question: why did you buy a Gamecube when a Wii is backwards compatible with Gamecube games?

So on that note my suggestion to buy a Game Boy Player since that is not compatible with the Wii and is the absolute coolest Nintendo accessory of all time!  It plays every Game Boy game ever made on your TV!  YEAH!!

Planning to get the Game Boy Player once I have enough money. I am planning to stick with Gamecube until the next console comes out. I hope that it will be backwards compatible with Wii games, and then I will be able to be caught up with everything.
 
On that note, what Game Boy games should I pick up with the player?

[Nemo]

If you plan on playing Resident Evil (one), RE Zero or any of the other REs, play them before RE 4. Once you go to the improved control scheme, you won't want to go back.

[NWR_insanolord]

On that note, what Game Boy games should I pick up with the player?

Mario Tennis for the Game Boy Color. Hands down my favorite handheld game ever; the great gameplay of Mario Tennis fused with an RPG.

[D_Average]

I'm playing through Wind Waker for the first time right now actually.  I missed the GameCube too and I've always hated any form of RPG but decided to pick this one due to the high praise round here, and it looked fun enough.  I dug it for awhile but then I got lost in the bottom of some castle, must, press, on.

[Guitar Smasher]

It's not on your list, but I'd highly recommend Time Splitters 2.

[Chozo Ghost]

Honest question: why did you buy a Gamecube when a Wii is backwards compatible with Gamecube games?

Cheaper. Plus, I suspect he was probably offered all those games with the purchase of the system.

So on that note my suggestion to buy a Game Boy Player since that is not compatible with the Wii and is the absolute coolest Nintendo accessory of all time!  It plays every Game Boy game ever made on your TV!  YEAH!!

It isn't as cool as the Super Gameboy. Both peripherals are basically the same, but the Super GB pulls ahead because it was the very first, and also because it didn't just make GB games play on a TV, it also made them in color.

[ejamer]

Was there a retroactive session where everyone played Luigi's Mansion again?  If not, we should have one!  It's also on my shortlist of GameCube titles to play.  Definitely gets my vote.
 
One tip: if you are planning to play Majora's Mask on GameCube, save often.  Recently started playing this, got in about an hour and had everything freeze.  Now I need to start over (this time with the Virtual Console release on Wii).