I purchased a GameCube the week that it was released. I like it well enough but Nintendo did everything wrong during the GameCube era. Letting Microsoft buy Rare even though Rare carried the N64. Luigi's Mansion is a solid game but a terrible launch title. It's not a system seller type of game. The mini discs were a mistake. Super Mario Sunshine was a rushed and broken mess that failed to live up the the innovative Mario 64. It's decent but nothing more. No matter how much anyone loves Wind Waker, it was the wrong game for that time. People wanted a game based on that Space World demo. Nintendo did everything wrong during the GameCube era and that's why it sold 10 million less than the N64 and was outsold by newcomer Microsoft's XBOX. It was an embarrassing time for Nintendo. Only the Wii U was a more embarrassing time. The Virtual Boy was not their mainline console so it flopping wasn't that big of a deal. I really hope that Nintendo has finally learned their lesson after the enormous success of The Switch. Be creative and the quirky Nintendo that we know and love but also sometimes you just have to give the people what they want alongside giving them what they didn't know they wanted. Continue to be balanced.

gamecube had defintely 10/10 first party games, but it lacked so much things compared to ps2 and xbox after my opinion. u didnt pick gamecube if u were into online-mulitplayer games or wide liberaly 3 party games, u rather picked xbox or ps2 if u were into sport games, car games, fps games, role playing games , rpg etc. even xbox and ps2 had so many 720p and 1080 i games. when i got a HD tv back in 2006, first thing i did was to put my ps2 with gran turismo 4, went to settings, and took the graphics to 1080 HD. i was fk blown away. im still sad to this day that we gamecube owners didnt get any tennis game like Top spin

The Gamecube was great. It did almost everything right except for having Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2. Poor Gamecube...

But then if they went with the DVD player, the cost of the system would have been more for the licence. Furthermore Nintendo has a rule that it ALWAYS makes money on hardware. So it likely would have ended up costing more the PS2 if they went that route. No offence but this video is really showing you need to more research about what you’re talking about…

lol i quit nintendo on the gamecube becouse they did everything wrong mario sunshine didnt feel like a mario game and the controller was just a shildish bullshit contraption with a dumb layout

most overrated nintendo console of all time TBH, the first party library really isn't all that great and the controller feels like a happy meal toy gameboy player is still really cool though.

Awesome video, thank u

Talks about Skies of Arcadia - shows Baten Kaidos...

Architecture of this thing looks like "SNES on a life support".

Nintendo gamecube needed 32-MB main ram and a DVD based off DVD ram cart 2.0 disc or dual layer mini dvd. Gamecube did better with 3rd party support that was lost during the n64 era. However they lost rare as there 2nd party developers and never release more 1st party games for teens and adults. Also, one more Mario and proper zelda game during its middle lifespand.

A great gamecube retrospective, still I don't get what's your problem with Mario Party games, are pretty fun alone or with friends is a fun time, also number 15 of your top 20 has Tales of Symphonia footage instead of Skies of Arcadia Legends xD, anyway great selection for your personal fun gamecube games.

The N64 analogue stick definitely wasn't shit, though it definitely had issues with durability. It was actually extremely precise, which is something I remember from when I had a new system. Professional speedrunners usually prefer N64 controllers with original OEM control sticks, or at least a good quality third party re-production which uses the same type of control stick mechanism. Modern control sticks are inherently more reliable but also less precise, and this is the same type that was used for the Playstation Dual shock sticks. Believe it or not, it used a design which used optical sensors and, as long as it remained in good condition, was actually MORE precise than even modern high quality analogue sticks that you find in expensive modern controllers. The biggest problem with the N64's analogue stick design was that it wasn't especially durable, so the quality and precision of the stick would degrade gradually over time, but it was likely to work fairly well for a good two years or more before it started to get really bad, though that would depend on the games you played, and you could get it to last longer if you lubricated it with a lubricant that was safe for plastic. The analogue stick of an OEM N64 controller can be replaced fairly easily, and you can buy third party replacement parts for it to this day. I bought some myself from Kitchbent, and I think the parts were about 6 or 9 US dollars each for a set of replacement parts, but you'd probably want to buy at least a few sets to make it worth paying the cost of shipping. You can also replace it with the less precise but more durable type of analogue stick, but these just always seem too sensitive for some games, and are less than ideal. There are more durable reproductions of the OEM components which use metal parts, but production and availability has not been consistent, and nobody has been able to manufacture enough good quality ones to satisfy demand, and they are generally extremely hard to find and extremely expensive, and there have been quality control issues with some of them as well.

The generation that made gaming mainstream, birthed the horror game subgenre and 3d gaming the main format is not overlooked or underrated lol. Tell me your balls just dropped without telling me your balls just dropped.

I bought n64 before ps1 because snes was awesome. Chrono trigger made me love turn base games. Then get n64 and barely any good turn base rpg's. No ff games at the time😢. Bought ps for ff7 . Ps had 30ish games. N64 10 . N64 just pissed my off. There barely any games I wanted from it. The game cube was awesome.

N64 Wins Fps Racing Plataform Multiplayer Playstation win Fight Rpg Library

it was a transitional gen, 2 meters long draw distances , the 3d was rough around the edges, the saturn barely bothered with the 3d, the psone warped & wobbled, the 5th gen revolutionary games that helped push gaming forward were Mario 64 & MGS

N64 win Fps Corrida Plataforma Multiplayer Playstation win Luta Rpg

Fujitsu / FM Towns Marty Commodore / Amiga CD 32 Panasonic, Sanyo and Goldstar (now LG) / 3DO Interactive Multiplayer Atari / Jaguar Sega / Saturn Sony / Playstation Nec / PC FX Nintendo / Nintendo 64

As much as I loved my N64 it has maybe a few dozen really great must-play games. The PSX has several hundred. Not only that but the larger storage space allowed for more modern game mechanics like multiple save profiles, FMVs, CD quality music, multi-disc games, and much more unique content. Not to mention TEXTURES. MGS1 and Gran Turismo wouldn't be possible on the N64 without really butchering the textures. To go even further the N64 has about half a dozen RPGs most of which kinda suck while the PSX is a JRPG paradise and is where some of the most cherished franchises started or found their stride. I play games from both consoles but the PSX has way more exclusive stuff that keeps me coming back. Luckily both consoles are a joy to emulate these days!

On N64 the racing games look like early beta versions of what should have been reached. Very unfinished!

wheels: we dont want to stay engine: i dont want to exist in this realm car: WEEEEEEEEEE-

For me N64 and Dreamcast are 5.5 gen. Nintendo 64 is the equivalent of Voodoo 1 and Dreamcast of Voodoo 2. While PS2 and GC are the equivalent of Geforce 3, and Xbox of Geforce 4 (in that case litteraly a Geforce 4). 3DO, Saturn and PS1 are more like software rendering on PC, even if they have 3D graphic chips to achieve this.

I put two joysticks on both ;)

Out of curiosity what's the fps game you're playing with a mouse?

N64 beats PS1 every day. Are you blind ? It was not a thing back then. 32 bit gen graphics are hideous, N64 was the first 3D console with a clean rendering. I had both consoles and I never heard or read anywhere at the time that the PS1 beats the N64 graphically. N64 is almost a new gen compare to PS1 or Saturn. If the PS1 won this generation it's because it was easier to program than the Saturn and it came out 1 to 2 years before the N64. But mostly it's thanks to Sony's huge advertising campaign, and deals with third party publishers. And also thanks to Nintendo's mistake of not opting for the CD, which also scared away third party publishers who earn more money on a CD game than on a cartridge game (like the dematerialized against the physical today). The playtstation was technically far behind the N64. The Nintendo 64 is like Voodoo 1 on PC, and the Dreamcast like Voodoo 2.

PS1 has a better library but N64 has some of the best games of this generation in several genres : 3D platformers, action/adventure, futuristic racers, arcade racers, first-person shooters, some sports... Regarding graphics, many say that PS1 is better just because of higher resolution textures, but 3D graphics are much more than that: N64 is similar in polygon count (or even better in certain conditions, custom microcodes...) and uses these polygons more efficiently, it is better on large environments, can do more complex lighting with more light sources, better effects, more stable 3D, etc., even for textures it's not necessarily that bad because there are several techniques that allow to reach textures equivalent to 64x64 or even higher (64x64 is healthy for 240p games) and a good texture work also matters a lot (for example on PS1 Vagrant Story has less detailed / more pixelated textures than Chrono Cross but a very good texture work)

I think the fact that roms aren't as ubiquitous and emulation is more finniky creates a bit of a blind spot for this gen. Also, despite the amount of gems from this gen, it does represent the growing pains of the mass adoption of 3D.

Wow. Maybe that's the reason why the gamecube games demand you start the game by press only start.

Second generation is not shit. This video is shit.

Great vídeo... But San Francisco rush on ps1 sucks 😂...

You mean the console generation that brought us Metal Gear Solid, Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy 7, Tony Hawk‘s Pro Skater, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, Super Mario 64, Goldeneye 64, Banjo Kazooie, is overlooked? Half of the games i listed here are often regarded as the best games of all time. I don’t even have to watch the video to know that you are completely wrong. The only people that don’t know much about the 5th console generation are some youngsters that have their game knowledge limited to GTA 5, FIFA, COD, Fortnite and Minecraft. But for everyone else that has some interest in gaming knows about the games I just listed. The Saturn is the only exception since no one gives a f*ck about that thing. If anything, the first and second console generation is overlooked.

Stop on the first game. Mario Kart is betteeeer

Why would an american company use the japanese - and also too fresh for the time - Hitachi CPU? The Motorola 68EC030 was the ideal for this context! Proper 32-bit processing (slighty better than the 020 with 32-bit MMU), recognizable ISA (even for japanese devs who already had experience with the Mega-Drive or the budget PCs of the late 80's)! The "35mhz clock speed" statement is limited by the manufacturers options.

I agree partly about Dreamcast and the type of titles. I would not call it underpowered really. Yes it was the weakest but then again PS2 also have it weakness that restricted many games visually. Personally I see Dreamcast and PS2 more as their own generation while XBOX and Gamecube was the the real 6.5 gen

cant understand how can anyone compare ps1 graphics to n64 graphics!? Cant you see for example the Ferrari horse moving due to puke like PS1 graphics ?

N64 fanboys got their brains fried due to all that exposure to N64 abysmal FPS.

N64 is such a massively overrated system, with these trademark muddy ,blurry low res textures and hilariously low FPS. It had a handful of good games, ofc. But the PS1? My lord, only GT2 is a better title that all of N64's combined.

I think the 5th generation has come to be more appreciated over the last 5 years or so. Especially amongst people who collect. I remember a time where ps1 and N64 were just entirely thought of as ugly 3d shit. The Saturns been getting lots of love recently, which I really appreciate. I’ve been digging into it’s library the last couple years and it’s great.

While i kind of get where you're coming from with your comment about DC being 5th gen, i completely disagree. 5th gen couldn't dream of running the likes of doa2, soul calibur, sonic Adventure, shenmue, and so much more. The only reason i could see you saying that it cause DC got alot of 5th gen ports (a lot of them "lazy"), but so did ps2 till late in 2001. Granted those ports usually actually took advantage of the hardware graphically, but that has to do more with ps2 having the financial support of 3rd parties coming from the huge success of ps1

The 4th Generation is so weil loved bc 16 Bit is considered the Peak for 2D Gaming. The 5th Generation had solid 3D capabilities and 2D Games like Symphony of the Night are more beatuiful than and 16 Bit Game can ever be but they were rare bc they were considered outdated in the up and coming 3D era. The 6th Generation is so well loved bc the Concept of 3D Games was somehow established and computiational capablities allowed something that may be considered „modern“ by todays Standards. The 5th gen is the somehow less beloved less noticed middle child.

That generation of games aged like milk. They were just figuring out 3D graphics so it’s understandable but graphics and game mechanics in that era suck to go back to.

TIENES MUCHAS COMPARACIONES SIN SENTIDO QUE NINGUNA TIENE QUE VER CON LA OTRA, POR EJEMPLO UN JUEGO DE FORMULA 1 CON CARRERA DE TURISMO, NADA QUE VER, EXISTEN MUCHOS JUEGOS DE PLAYSTATION DE FORMULA 1, 2DO. MARIO COMPETIA CON CRASH POR IGUAL DIDDY KONG RACING Y MEGAMAN NI SIQUIERA ENTRABA EN LA LIGA PORQUE CASI NADIE SABIA DE EL, WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LO CONSIDERAN COMPETENCIA DE GRAN TURISMO, EL CASO DE SAN FRANCISCO RUSH 2049 NADA QUE VER CON AMBOS JUEGOS , EL WIPEOUT POR IGUAL CON LA VERSION DE N64

Please please help me in trying to get disc 2 and up to work and load my save!

Interesting, but controversial take. In late 90s I got a modchipped PS1 and it was a blessing, especially when I could download a game from torrent in 2000s and burn the cd. My classmate had N64 which was adored by him and still played games at that time, in 2000s. EDIT: I even remember friends getting PSP mainly because it was easily sofmoddable and would emulate PS1 (and GBA) games. Never met anyone with Sega console, but I wouldn't say it was neglected that much, you still heard about the titles or read about them - you def would stumble on some games and played them on emulator in early 2000s. I would say gen5 was the budget gaming of 2000s and never been neglected. Even in mid-2010s I saw people on Twitch doing playthroughs (although gen3-4 were the speedrunning hype then) The issue is most gen-z either remember those gen3 mario speedruns assuming this is retro gaming and just skipped to gen6-7 era as it had the furthest they remembered (GTA, FF, God of War, Hitman)

Overlooked by whom? People talking about the aesthetic influence of these consoles' graphics all the time.

The atari jaguar was capable of great games with good sound and graphics comparable to playstation 1, the saturn and at max possibly something similar to an n64 game as the system was capable of smooth surfaces with lighting effects and shading, not to mention textures.

sorry bu the n64 just sucked

this dude is crazy when it comes to the ps1

If you are a Zoomer then this generation will feel overlooked by virtue of never having lived through it. We still get people declaring 1998 to be the best year in gaming, but again, it tends to be those born in the early 90s/late 80s making this statement.

This is the first time I hear somebody say the 5th gen is overlooked. Its the most important and discussed gen.