Top 10 Nintendo Gamecube Games

These were the best games to play on your
purple lunchbox.

Welcome, to WatchMojo.com, and today we're
counting down our picks for the top ten

Nintendo GameCube games.
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For this list, we're sticking to one game
per franchise, and we're also excluding

games that were direct ports from other
consoles.

Number 10: Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2:
Rogue Leader.

For the second Nintendo list in a row,
the Rogue Squadron series has taken the

10th spot. This game was a launch title
for the system, but it's main selling

point being the faithful recreation of
the original Star Wars trilogy's

climactic battles against both Death Stars
and the Battle of Hoth.

Surprisingly, the game was put together in
only 9 months, and it was later repackaged

in Rogue Squadron 3 as a co-op campaign.

Number 9: F-Zero GX.

Without question, the best title in F-Zero
series, this high speed racing game has

you clock speeds of up to 1600 kilometers
per hour, while going up against 30 other

racers. Add to that, the incredible
sensory overload of the environment

around the track, for a more immersive
experience.

Fun fact: In 2013, it was

discovered that the arcade AX version was
hidden on the game's disk, and obtainable

via a hacking device.

Number 8: Pikmin 2.

Pikmin 2, as you might have guessed, is
the sequel to the unusually charming

real-time strategy game, that bears the
same name. While the first one was limited

by a 30 day timer, this game had no such
time limit.

This extra time was used to focus on the
efforts of Captain Olimar and his

assistant, Louis, collecting treasures to
help their boss pay off a massive debt.

It notably brought to the

mix an addictive co-op and competitive
multiplayer mode.

Number 7: Super Mario Sunshine.

One of the most unusual Mario titles, it
doesn't stop it from being a fantastic

platformer,
set on the tropical Isle Delfino.

Here in, Mario finds himself

armed with a water gun jetpack, that he
uses both against enemies, for navigation,

and for cleaning up the island.

One of the
better aspects of the game was the moving

geometric platform sections, something
that Nintendo would later use in Super

Mario Galaxy.

Number 6: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's
Requiem.

The first M-rated game published by
Nintendo, this game has you play as Alex,

who comes to her Grandfather's house to
investigate his murder.

And in the process, finds out about a
historical struggle against evil, to stop

what is known as the Eternal Darkness. The
game's main draw was

it's fourth wall breaking

effects that messed with your mind.

And start to distort what was real, and
what's not.

It's safe to say, that whoever
says that Nintendo was just for kids,

never played this one.

Number 5: Animal Crossing.

The debut title in the frighteningly
addictive series, this game has you living

out in a small village with overly happy
anthropomorphic villagers as you go

fishing, catch bugs, and collect
furniture that falls out of the sky.

It also features a Tanukichi
who constantly scams you into mortgage.

Yeah, screw you, Tom Nook. One of the
coolest features that didn't reappear in

any of the sequels was the ability to
collect and play classic NES games for a

sweet little bit of nostalgia.

Number 4: Super Smash Brothers: Melee.

The best selling game on the system,
Melee was the game that no GameCube owner

could go without.

A vast improvement over the N64 original,
it introduced faster gameplay, doubled its

roster of iconic characters, and
introduced new multiplayer modes, making

this the party game of choice.

Three: The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker

Even though Twilight Princess was amazing,
Wind Waker completely trumps it based on

originality.

An epic sailing adventure,
with incredibly charming characters; it

was a fantastic follow up to Ocarina of
Time, the controversial choice to use

cel-shaded graphics proved to be the best
choice in the long run, as it meant that

the game would age surprisingly well. Want
proof? With only a few minor tweaks on the

Wii U version, it's still the same game,
yet still as amazing as ever.

Number 2: Resident Evil 4/Biohazard 4

As much as we love the fantastic remake of
the original, the fourth game in the

series is in a league of it's own.

Starting life as a GameCube exclusive, a

drastic and risky redesign of the core
mechanics, paid off immensely,

removing both the zombies and the static
camera in favor of infected villagers, and

a third person perspective, resulted in an
intense, frightening, epic atmosphere that

made it one of the best third person
shooters ever.

Before we get to number one, here are a
few honorable mentions.

Number One: Metroid Prime.

Samus rolls into our top spot with her
best adventure to date. After missing out

on the N64, Retro Studios made the bounty
hunter's transition to 3D flawless.

Going for a first person perspective,
which intensified the combat without

sacrificing any of the series' trademark
exploration.

While technically not a first person
shooter in the traditional sense, the

isolated environment makes this game
a must play for anyone and everyone.

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