Nintendo GameCube Facts YOU Didn't Know

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[@Outrack]

I only subscribed a few weeks back but this channel is quickly becoming a favorite, really dig the presentation style and how the facts are genuinely interesting.

[@eightcoins4401]

What feels weirdly forgotten about the generation (also applies to the ps2) is that alot of games had Dolby Pro Logic II. Meant you could output a stereo signal that av units decode into surround. Really nice in Metroid Prime 1 & 2.

[@johnbartender3451]

Will try surround one day for sure.

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[@AnimeBrosAMV]

Yes!!

[@EsThirt33n]

Yes please! I was working retail at the Wii's launch, so I've a bit nostalgia for it!

[@RookieDrifter]

yessir

[@bakkyarou]

Yes!!

[@etherealbirchwood5748]

Let's goooooo!

[@AnimeBrosAMV]

Love the video guys! Keep em up!

[@phayroent9742]

The mini disc was a way for Nintendo to control the prices they set for developers on the GameCube. They were the sole manufacturers of those discs and were known price gougers. It gatekept more than a few developers away from the platform and the discs holding a lower amount of content kept many games away as well.

[@alexislopez9355]

Weren't they just mini dvd discs? I heard using mini dvd discs made pirating Gamecube games harder.

[@eightcoins4401]

It was mainly done as an anti piracy measure. Pirates still cracked the drm in just 1 week though.

[@eightcoins4401]

@@alexislopez9355 Its a proprietary mini dvd only developed for nintendo.

[@ExplicandoEnglish]

"You'll not be aware of, but now you'll because that's how knowledge works" - I'm pretty sure I'm gonna forget most of it in a few hours. My knowledge doesn't seem to work well.

[@newm0116]

I made it, ma! My favorite Gamecube game is probably SoulCalibur 2, as the Gamecube version featured Link and that was a big part of how it got me into the franchise. To this day I am still not a big fan of fighting games, but I love this whole franchise.

[@m.3.3.w]

I do too! I love the lore on Street Fighter but playing it online? I'd get packed away in a little box. Still working on playing with E. Honda though!

[@TBoneTony]

Aika from Skies of Arcadia is SEGA's version of Tifa. Fina from Skies of Arcadia is SEGA's version of Aerith. If you look at this classic SEGA JRPG, you can find similar character types but also really different between their relationship with Vyse compared to those same comparisons with relationships with Cloud from FF7.

[@cusco587]

I made it to the end, my favorite GameCube game as a kid was Mario Strikers, but now I’m loving F zero GX and Mario party 4-6

[@Rpodnee]

The GameCube is named after a geometric shape called a cube. It also plays games.

[@CulturedVultures]

Please delete this before Nintendo sees.

[@akiradkcn]

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[@pharmcat8484]

3:22 I had that lunchbox!!!!

[@eastbeast1379]

As someone who grew up with the GameCube since 2002, I'm surprised that some people didn't know about the disk eject button. Does sound awesome that people managed to get LAN function to be played online. Similar to what I heard about Xbox system link. I never knew about both until recently. Half-Life 1 would of been awesome on the GameCube as I enjoyed what I've played of it on the PlayStation 2, and a small amount of it on the SEGA Dreamcast hardware What surprised me the most is that I never knew that fact about Nintendo supported UK universities, to help developing video games as a project on the GameCube dev kits hardware. That's an awesome UK Nintendo fact! *Serious Sam impression* "I made it, Ma!" For my favourite GameCube game on the platform, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle is definitely my all-time favourite for the level design, missions, unlockables, and the Chao Garden. Even the multiplayer is great! I played that for the first in 2004 and was blown away by the Hero opening as a kid. Also, Welsh cakes are tasty!

[@Deseko]

Made it! Eternal Darkness Sanitys Requiem... or maybe Double Dash

[@dumbstruckempire]

Number eleven is definitely one I didn't know. Great stuff.

[@Nintendude.]

I thought you would include the interesting aspect about Gamecubes 3D capabilities and Luigi's Mansion was that years later the game would have a 3DS version.

[@cinnamondan4984]

Iwata was onto something. Super Mario Sunshine for example was not as accessible as the Mario titles following it whether 3D or 2D

[@bakkyarou]

These are great. I would love to see some of the older lesser-known systems get this treatment as well!

[@alliumluna6888]

I made it, Ma! What a tough choice. I think it's a toss up between Phantasy Star, Chibi Robo, Wind Waker and Animal Crossing. Great video by the way! Subbed.

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[@RRWOrtiga1]

Nintendo GameCube also serve as the foundation for the Nintendo Triforce Arcade system, it has adapted the Triforce name since it's a joint project of Nintendo (IP Holder), Sega (Experience in Arcade Systems and platform), and Namco (Partner and Experience in Arcade development). F-Zero and Mario Kart series are some of the games being released and are compatible with GameCube version. Weird Trivia: The Dolphin emulator was named after the internal name of the Nintendo GameCube PowerPC processor, It emulate the Nintendo Wii, GameCube, and Triforce Arcade system with minimal issue.

[@StephenDinosaur]

Always look forward to your vide

[@charlesbennett7484]

The Panasonic Q is SO cool looking!

[@imtonysopro]

In Iwata's statement the less is the amount people were buying not implying games needed to be simpler.

[@mekman4]

Great Stuff!

[@michaelcolman2496]

Really good video! Really surprising how many facts there are still to learn. I am the idiot with a tiny crack in their copy of wind waker because i didn't know about the push to eject. Coincidentally my favourite GC game has to be Smash Melee because of course it is.

[@Stephen_Eee]

Middle button push was magnificent. The only game I Ever broke or scratched or anything was FF12 in a metal collector case, it wouldlt release and snapped the disc...😢

[@CulturedVultures]

MAN don't get me started on how annoying collector cases/steelbooks are to get discs out of it sometimes it's honestly like they just want it to be an ornament!

[@danielsuniga4596]

I made it! My favorite is probably resident 4. To me, it's one of, if not, the best game on the console

[@gz1976]

I made it, Ma! :) I was always a fan of Super Mario Sunshine from the first time I played it. Never understood the hate.

[@dumbstruckempire]

I wish I had appreciated the GameCube a little more in its day. I played and really enjoyed the console, but I also didn't think it would have any real lasting value, and that its problems would outweigh the fond memories. I'm very pleased to be wrong.

[@rafonsius]

I made it, Ma! Nostalgia prevents anything other than Wind Waker from being my favorite GC game. Cellshading looks pretty great in the console tbh tho

[@m.3.3.w]

I was definitely 1 of those 100,000 that bought one of the GC Panasonic's Q. It was in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan (around 2002, iirc.) and I knew I "just" came from an anime convention (in Ikebukuro, mind you; also I was serving in the US NAVY during that time early in the 00's - to 04) not only to see the creator of MegaTokyo, but be awe enjoying a Broccoli DiGiCharat "Party Night" song with the rest of the cast and crew. All hoping like idiots. Too bad when I came back to the states, low on cash etc, I tried 'pawning' this off but couldn't and eventually me and the system parted ways after a bad 'roommate from hell' came into my life. But it is what it is. It was a great time though!

[@MrKurtykurt]

The way in which Wind Waker upended my intense disappointment with Nintendo’s decision to use the uniquely odd art style and animation and instead created a top tier Zelda of which I have a deep nostalgic affection for it’s atmosphere and ambience is truly unparalleled. I have the same level of nostalgic affection for Metroid Prime and still can’t say for sure I enjoyed either of those more than when I borrowed the Res Evil remake. And I almost just forgot Res Evil 4. I rank all 4 as “Tier S” gaming experiences and at the time I had no idea how incredibly rare games of that Tier would actually be

[@jordanlarsen2336]

I made it, Ma! It's a basic answer, but my favorite GameCube game is probably Resident Evil 4

[@markpfeffer7487]

I was gonna say the Panasonic cube looks like an convection oven lmao

[@darioprime]

My favorite game was why i got the console and still have it, Star Wars: Rogue Leader,

[@psyco-wolf4359]

07:00 Damn, wonder what happened to that "next generation " of devs back then. Because the ones we have now absolutely suck

[@eightcoins4401]

The decisions ina big videogame company are not made by devs, but by the executives above them. You can't really blame the devs when executives force them to polish turds for their living. Devs only make any decision about the game in tiny indie studios.

[@shadowbullets24]

I made it, ma! The best use of the GBA connected to the GameCube IMO was with Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicle. Each GBA had a different use, if you had friends and paired 4 up (Sadly I had neither 4 friends nor 4 GBA's)

[@TheDogFacedGamer]

I had no idea what the triangles meant. I’ve imported some switch games that had them.

[@lukeswan7776]

2:22 what in the actual f? I had no idea.

[@RinOverdrive]

I made it, Ma! Really love Lost Kingdom 2 for the Gamecube!

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[@Bobshnogen]

Final fantasy crystal chronicles also made use of the game boy advance link. Not sure it was mentioned because ADHD.

[@XanderCrease]

I made it, ma! Viewtiful Joe is my favourite Gamecube game. It's been ported but to me it's a GC game at heart. (Sunshine and Windwaker are also my common goats too).

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[@sang3tsu]

I made it ma! My favorite game is now Skies of Arcadia

[@pharmcat8484]

Yes to the canceled Capcom games please.

[@samobviously1770]

Mario 128 should be a giant gang beast style Mario game where you can attempt to eliminate each other across aaaaall the Mario levels from Mario 64 to Mario kart 8 and beyond that could be 🔥🔥🔥 one giant party game with all sorts of modes and stuff

[@mjdf122]

Sorry I’m late Vultures but I’m here GameCube time

[@CulturedVultures]

it's good to have ya!

[@pharmcat8484]

I’ve played on the GameCube fewer than 10 hours In my life

[@aking-plums6985]

I made it, Ma! For me, it was Metroid Prime.

[@P.K.L.Studios]

I made it, Ma. A 3 way tie F-Zero GX, Metroid 1 & 2

[@pharmcat8484]

Time to reset the F-Zero meter 🙄

[@ChaoticHoly]

#12 - Imagine if someone has too much time on their hands and makes their own version of Half Life 3...but they program & release it online for GameCube.

[@CulturedVultures]

someone is trying to make GTA 3 work on Dreamcast and when it finally does I will be there

[@M1XART]

-Don't believe reviews. Smashing Drive is one of the best Arcade -racers ever.

[@LordHalKalais]

#13 the gamecube doesn't have a port or version of the incredible snes title "illusion of time"

[@LordHalKalais]

In fact I don't remember illusion of time ever being ported to anything else, shame really, incredible game....

[@AshBates93]

I made it, Marge!

[@smallmj2886]

I made it Ma! I was never a wrestling fan, so all of the hype over wrestling games was meaningless to me.

[@steveleavell114]

I made it , Ma!

[@Auxodium]

DVDs were developed by Sony amongst Toshiba and others. Therefore every Nintendo unit if it had DVD playback and games would mean Sony would get royalties. Nintendo didnt want to give their rival free money...

[@M1XART]

Or they simply did not want their consoles laser wear out due DVD -movies. GameCube is most reliable CD/DVD -console on that generation. Nearly all units still work perfectly.

[@eightcoins4401]

Same issue with the Wii U. Blu Ray is also patented by Sony. So again, crappy nintendo proprietary format it is.

[@eightcoins4401]

@@M1XART DVD Movies dont make console lasers wear out. Unless youre putting in absurdly dirty dvds. The only claim ive ever seen of any DVDs or CDs hurting the PS2 laser was referring to homeburned cd-rs/dvd-rs.

[@M1XART]

@@eightcoins4401 Every DVD -movie player wears out laser sooner or later. The difference on games console is that when you play the game, laser is used only on loading screens. DVD -movies use laser all the time during entire movie. Gaming console should never be used as a movie player, or it eventually loses ability to read even games well.

[@Rachimical]

I made it, ma! Mario Kart: Double Dash 😊🎉

[@Robrt476]

I made it ma! Im a sucker for animal crossing, i probably put more time into that than any other gamecube game ive played.

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[@LeeColyerSpeight]

I made it, Ma! Twin snakes

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[@senorsombrero]

I made it ma. Played so much mario kart on this years and years ago.

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[@frankbrodie5168]

Nintendo have always gone down the route of attempting to discourage 3rd parties making money out of their systems. The mini-discs. The cartridges when everyone and his dog was moving to CD's. Strict controls on releases. All of these things stopped others from making money from Nintendo. And of course made sure that Nintendo made less money than they might have. Because companies went with other systems to save the hassle of working with Nintendo. As a SNES fanboy throughout that system's long life, I've avoided Nintendo like the plague ever since. Barring buying the handhelds for the kids over the years.

[@eightcoins4401]

This even goes back to the NES days. Nintendos guidelines for nes game publishing were really draconic.

[@siderbrighthelm]

Why is it always Indiana lmao

[@Neozio]

I made it!!

[@voteDC]

You're Welsh? I knew there had to be something wrong with this channel.

[@lukegarfoot]

Cymru am byth :)

[@RookieDrifter]

noice 👌

[@EdgerRel]

Recent sub. Love your lists and content. I made it!

[@ssbmeleefan31]

I made it

[@joshvega3329]

I made it, ma! Just a like would be enough thank you ❤

[@GaybrohamStinkton]

Pisscube

[@ElvenSpellmaker]

psstCUBE. I made it, Ma! My favourite GameCube game was Sonic Adventure 2: Battle even if it's an extended port it's a great game. We actually had to get a couple of new GameCubes because we wore out the lasers keeping the console on almost 24/7 raising the Chao. 😂