Gaming Forums => Nintendo Gaming => Topic started by: jrlibrarian on March 07, 2010, 09:16:57 PM
Title: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: jrlibrarian on March 07, 2010, 09:16:57 PM
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.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: stevey on March 07, 2010, 09:29:29 PM
Luigi's Mansion
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: Stogi on March 07, 2010, 09:32:04 PM
Well do you want to play the best game first or last? I.e. Do you want to play Metroid Prime now or later?
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: TJ Spyke on March 07, 2010, 09:39:58 PM
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.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: jrlibrarian on March 07, 2010, 09:46:49 PM
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.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: Stogi on March 07, 2010, 10:40:26 PM
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.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: Dasmos on March 07, 2010, 10:48:00 PM
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.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: Peachylala on March 07, 2010, 11:33:37 PM
Viewtiful Joe.
Viewtiful Joe.
VIEWTIFUL JOE.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: jrlibrarian on March 08, 2010, 12:03:31 AM
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.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: Nemo on March 08, 2010, 12:13:42 AM
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.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: BeautifulShy on March 08, 2010, 04:01:19 AM
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.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on March 08, 2010, 09:55:11 AM
I would slip this post in before you get to Maxi's.
Beyond Good & Evil
Get it. Play it. Love it.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: vudu on March 08, 2010, 05:39:10 PM
PIKMIN
My font's the biggest plus it's red so my opinion matters the most.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: Stratos on March 08, 2010, 06:49:21 PM
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.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: Ian Sane on March 08, 2010, 07:47:00 PM
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!!
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: TJ Spyke on March 08, 2010, 08:08:15 PM
Honest question: why did you buy a Gamecube when a Wii is backwards compatible with Gamecube games?
jrlibrarian doesn't own a Wii. (http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=28745.0) It sounds like he's on a tight budget so purchasing a Wii probably isn't an option right now.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on March 08, 2010, 08:16:34 PM
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?
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: Nemo on March 08, 2010, 10:07:48 PM
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.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: NWR_insanolord on March 08, 2010, 10:09:31 PM
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.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: D_Average on March 08, 2010, 11:24:48 PM
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.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: Guitar Smasher on March 08, 2010, 11:46:49 PM
It's not on your list, but I'd highly recommend Time Splitters 2.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: Chozo Ghost on March 09, 2010, 02:32:22 AM
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.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: ejamer on March 09, 2010, 02:26:10 PM
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).
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: NWR_DrewMG on March 09, 2010, 03:12:10 PM
My font's the biggest plus it's red so my opinion matters the most.
I just wanted to quote this so that you would see it twice.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: NWR_insanolord on March 09, 2010, 04:03:34 PM
If you do play Pikmin and you like it (you will) make sure to grab the sequel, which is also great but has a bit of a different feel to it. Different people seem to prefer one of the two over the other; I don't want to start an argument, but the people who say the first one is better are wrong.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on March 09, 2010, 04:41:42 PM
Pikmin was not worth $50.
Even less people cared for Pikmin 2.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: TJ Spyke on March 09, 2010, 05:12:18 PM
Was there a retroactive session where everyone played Luigi's Mansion again?.
It was done way back in RetroActive #2: http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=27319.0
Also, Pikmin was definitely worth $50, and Pikmin 2 was even better. They are easily must-own games for anybody with a GameCube (and Wii, although I would recommend the New Play Control! versions for Wii owners).
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: Mop it up on March 10, 2010, 12:39:47 AM
What's with all of the game recommendations in this thread? This person just wanted to know what game to play first.
I think Luigi's Mansion is a good one to start with, as it was a launch game so it isn't up to par with the later games. Plus it is short and sweet. What percentage of completion do you want to achieve in Super Smash Brothers Melee? 100% could take you a while. Maybe play that next and see how much of it you want to complete.
I'd save Metroid Prime for last since it is the best single player offering of the bunch. Oh, and be careful playing Majora's Mask as it has some freeze glitches. I would recommend getting that game in some other form (N64 or VC) if possible.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: Kairon on March 10, 2010, 12:43:26 AM
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: Stogi on March 10, 2010, 01:32:31 AM
I always liked Pikmin over Pikmin 2. Most people hated the time limit, but I actually enjoyed it. I thought it gave the game a sense of anxiety which is a classic adventure trait.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: jrlibrarian on March 10, 2010, 10:28:29 AM
What's with all of the game recommendations in this thread? This person just wanted to know what game to play first.
I'm actually glad for the recommendations, since in a few months I'll be going out and getting more games.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: BeautifulShy on March 10, 2010, 10:43:15 AM
I kinda missed your post about which Gameboy games to get so I will list some games that you might like.
Link to the Past for the GBA,Golden Sun,Golden Sun:The Lost Age, Mario & Luigi:SuperStarSaga,Tetris,Tetris Attack, Game and Watch Gallery 2, Sonic Advance series and Link's Awakining.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: Halbred on March 10, 2010, 04:31:38 PM
My GC Hall o' Fame:
Wind Waker REmake RE4 (if you don't already have it on Wii) Beyond Good & Evil Viewtiful Joe Rogue Leader
I'm probably forgetting a few. I am not forgetting Mario Sunshine. I left that sh*t out.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: Stogi on March 10, 2010, 04:35:57 PM
You're forgetting:
Pikmin Skies of Arcadia Metroid Prime DK: JB Eternal Darkness Soul Calibur 2
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: Halbred on March 10, 2010, 04:42:57 PM
Dang, yeah I did. Those are all fantastic games.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: BeautifulShy on March 14, 2010, 08:25:03 PM
I just got a few gamecube games today. Ultimate Spiderman and Prince of Persia:The Two Thrones. Haven't played POP yet but I am loving Ultimate Spiderman.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on March 14, 2010, 08:55:56 PM
Ultimate Spiderman is the Comic Book looking one right?
I really liked that one. Hears the following Spidermans where nowhere near as good.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: BeautifulShy on March 14, 2010, 09:58:23 PM
Yeah that is correct BlackNMild. I love what I have played thus far.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: iDraTion on March 16, 2010, 02:10:40 AM
I'd have to second Pikmin, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, Metroid Prime, and Wind Waker as essentials on GC.
Tangent: And even though Pikmin 2 improved on Pikmin, I didn't care that much for the dungeon-crawling grottos after a while and I didn't even finish the game. Keeping the game above ground kept it more enjoyable imo, and kept the pikmin feel to it rather than the impending sense of doom I got after each time I descended and saw this wasn't the last level. It felt like it became more about the dungeons than exploration later in the game.
Anyhow, I think PoP is a must, and Wind Waker is great if you're familiar with Zelda (maybe play OoT first), Pikmin also because it's a unique kind of game, and Prime is great (but don't be surprised if you play it, then put it down for a year or so and then come back to finish it. Great game, but that happened with others too and it happened to me with both Prime 1 and 2. Worth pushing through/coming back to if that happens).
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: Stratos on March 16, 2010, 09:00:27 AM
Prime is great (but don't be surprised if you play it, then put it down for a year or so and then come back to finish it. Great game, but that happened with others too and it happened to me with both Prime 1 and 2. Worth pushing through/coming back to if that happens).
Exact thing happened to me with Prime 1. It's actually how I play most Metroid games. I play for a while and stop for some reason then return to it months later and get totally addicted to it and can't put it down until I finish.
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on March 16, 2010, 12:14:34 PM
Because you're terrible bounty Hunters. Wouldn't be surprised if DAWG collected the bounty and ended up on TV with Mother Brain's head on a plate before you.
"There's only room for one blonde hunter in this universe."
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: RABicle on March 18, 2010, 03:02:32 AM
DONKEY KONG JUNGLE BEAT
Title: Re: New Gamecube Owner
Post by: TJ Spyke on March 18, 2010, 03:06:05 PM
Only with the DK Bongo controllers though, the game is not nearly as much fun with just the GameCube controller (it's like playing the Guitar Hero or Dance Dance Revolution games with normal controllers, it's possible; but it's not as much fun and it defeats the whole point).
