How Nintendo Killed the GameCube

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The GameCube came out at time when the videogame industry was changing rapidly. How did Nintendo sink their tiny indigo lunchbox? Find out here with the History of the GameCube.

[@panicatthedisconnect]

Meowth has influenced me more than anything in my childhood. He showed me that with practice anybody could do anything. A pokemon could speak English and all he had to do was practice. Not find some unrealistic relic that doesn't exist, just practice and struggle. Being a self taught well developer is something like meowth learning to speak.

[@diecarro79]

@@Ceruleancast My Master's Thesis was shorter and had far less thought put into it.

[@Ceruleancast]

@@diecarro79 priorities

[@mtheg7220]

I never looked at it that way, thank you

[@PACKERMAN2077]

The fact that he accomplished so much in the name of a Love That never reciprocated was also inspirational...

[@Simon-xi7lb]

@@Ceruleancast what the _fuck_

[@milliondollarmistake]

"At the time Nintendo didn't care about online" They still don't :(

[@kerred]

Hey the one unpaid intern whp wrote netcode for Smash Bros online is doing their best! Anyways, i would like to know what Nintendo's challenges with online latency actually are. I think it has to do with the cheap wifi hardware they keep using.

[@GorFrag]

Its shocking at how clueless Nintendo still is at the outside world. At least they have one of the best ways to voice chat with other gamers on line, Discord.

[@NiekNooijens]

Nintendo targets loners like me who hate online stuff and play Japanese arcade games instead....

[@LegionMizzy1]

@@GorFrag Wait, is Discord available on the Switch?

[@GorFrag]

@@LegionMizzy1 not that i know of. but people are useing that one their phones instead of Nintendo's stupidly bad talk system.

[@chrisalan5610]

I used to leave my gamecube on the floor, so sometimes I'd accidentally kick it. I never did any damage to that adamantine box but it made my foot bleed a couple times. R.I.P., the only console that could beat me in fight, you were too good for this world

[@reloup8969]

It literally rained on my GameCube and it's still working, the thing's indestructible

[@doodoobuttah]

@@reloup8969 my gamecube fell down the steps and still worked perfectly... And it got swung and slammed like a damn ball and chain (I know it sounds wild) by one of my family members during an argument. It wouldn't turn on afterwards so we ended up selling the games we had. Then a few months later out of curiosity me and my brother plugged it in again and it turned on completely fine lol. It's really indestructible. Totally regret selling all of those games so quickly though, feels like a big part of my childhood I can't revisit lol

[@iiiivvvv9986]

@@doodoobuttah same as my ds. The battery seemed broken so I stopped playing, five years later I turned it on again and lo and behold it worked like a charm

[@davidnotonstinnett]

The G4 show X-Play did a test of the then current consoles, XBox, PS2 and GameCube to see which was most durable. GameCube won by a long shot

[@Amandth89]

@Stellvia Hoenheim It really is indestructible. Tie it to a chain on the back of your car and i bet it'd still work. My ex smashed it on the ground several times. No issues. Great system.

[@manuelsalgadopalacios6729]

The N64 belonged to my sister, so the GameCube was my first console, and my mom worked so hard to give me one and it introduced me to the gaming world, I still have an unconditional love to my old console.

[@raul0ca]

What about unconditional love for your mom?

[@purpinkn]

@@raul0ca simp

[@KaladinVegapunk]

Honestly i loved my N64 and PS1, then went the Dreamcast route so i only played gamecube at my friend's house, then got PS2 and never looked back..but then years later we'd drink and have Melee tournaments with our friends and band mates through high school and college, and i eventually played all the RE makes on an emulator It's definitely a beloved console, just didn't have a huge library, especially not compared to PS2 which has like 100 of the greatest games of all time

[@Tential1]

@@KaladinVegapunk If you're a hardcore gamer, sure. But for people who don't get through many games, the gc library is amazing. And it has a lot of multi-player gems. So ps2 would be fun if I was an only child, but with siblings close to my age, GameCube just got played all the time. Ps2 was too much of a single player experience. That's why I always spent most my time on Nintendo consoles. Multi-player, until we got internet based gaming being mainstream, and then Xbox because better infrastructure.

[@phrolaye8161]

Exactly same experience

[@SomePurpleSkittles]

"GameCube controller was a work of art" *proceeds to show 3rd party monstrosity

[@artfulstrafer3436]

talks about N64 seeming old fashioned in connection with the controller. Which was actually groundbreaking and kickstarted the entire stick revolution. As if the PS pad, wasn't just a SNES controller with an extra button.

[@420malbania4]

@@artfulstrafer3436 Do you know what the Dualshock is? It came out for the PS1 with 2 parallel analog sticks.

[@artfulstrafer3436]

@@420malbania4 Sure. It came out long after the N64 began the entire stick revolution. It was a direct response to the N64 making the PlayStation seem outdated. Especially in the approach to 3D games. Sony's early design ethos was just: NINTENDO+ PS1 controller is SNES controller + two extra buttons. SONY dual-shock is N64 + an extra analogue-stick. The first original game to feature vibration feedback was STARFOX 64. Which plugged a rumble pak, into the N64's original controller slot for memory cards. The first game with the origins of modern FPS controls is N64's Turok: Dinosaur Hunter. Which features the now discarded *look-spring method of analogue controller FPS. As default. In the middle of 1996, Goldeneye soon featured controller FPS without the lookspring. Even with its bumbling "legacy" options, a proper modern look arrangement was available. In fact Goldeneye even features the mode where you could play with two N64 controllers, for true Dual "stick" input. And with a rumble pak in one or each, it makes Goldeneye the first true modern dual-shock FPS control. Sony wouldn't release the dual-shock controller until the end of that same year. 2 years after the release of the PlayStation. And over a year after the N64.

[@filetofish7688]

@@artfulstrafer3436 I’m pretty sure the Sega Saturn 3D controller was the first one with an analog stick

[@artfulstrafer3436]

@@filetofish7688 neither in creation nor release. The N64 was delayed a while, during which time Sega had time to prep a counter to the since revealed N64 controller. Even with the N64's delay, the N64 stick preceded the Saturn stick by a third of a year. Which had the pack in title of NIGHTS INTO DREAMS to work with it. And it was the N64 step that prompted its happening. Anyone trying to deny the definitive importance and influence of the N64 controller is exercising a grudge.

[@rezwarrior615]

The amount of parents who decided not to buy the game cube because it didnt have DVD capabilities

[@diegofrgc]

The amount of gamers not buying it due to lack of games and online capabilities. Coming from a hardcore N64 fanboy.

[@MrAsuka1706]

Yep, PS2 was a great deal simply as a DVD player, just like PS3 was a great bluray player.

[@chainingten3819]

@TSnintendogamer true, but had far less competition. The GC faced against the greatest selling console of all time, as well as Microsoft's online innovative Xbox. Back when the n64's competition was just the Panasonic 3do, atari jaguar, and sega Saturn, Nintendo could afford to mess up and stay different(cartridges, 80$ games etc. ) 6th gen showed them they needed to change

[@gordonpittman5593]

Why do people keep talking like online gaming was a big deal back then? Lol

[@gordonpittman5593]

@TSnintendogamer The Dreamcast failed bro. Xbox was the one that made it popular. I didn't even know anyone that played online back then. 360/Ps3 era is where online actually was big.

[@Disco.Wizard]

"A certain moustachioed pipe-pounder was missing" - Yeah I was also really disappointed that not a single title for the gamecube featured Ron Jeremy

[@unstoppableExodia]

Agreed. When the GameCube launched I was really looking forward to seeing Ron Jeremy work Peach’s pipes over

[@ScreentimeNOR]

ah, I see you're a man of culture

[@D3w10n]

Ron Jeremy is exactly how I imagined Mario would look in real life.

[@OneStarRating]

@@D3w10n You misspelled Captain Lou Albano.

[@richardg5301]

@@D3w10n He did play him in Super Hornio Brothers, so there's that.

[@hammerspaceworkshop4745]

You forgot to mention the DVD playing capability of the PS2. That was a HUGE selling point back when DVD players were still quite expensive. With the PS2 you got a gaming console AND a DVD player in the same machine. Half the price for twice the home entertainment options.

[@vetar3372]

Can everyone please take a moment to appreciate how he actually filled the serial port with cereal?

[@alexandernyberg8668]

I feel like the fact that he filled the high speed port with speed is slightly more important

[@thejason755]

@@alexandernyberg8668 it certainly raises further questions.

[@joshuapatrick682]

But beans in the disk area?! What the fuck are beans even? Must be a cultural thing because I’ve never heard of them.

[@urbanprojectz]

@@joshuapatrick682 you’ve never heard of beans, they are in every single cuisine. It’s like saying you have never heard of rice nor pasta.

[@soap6939]

@@urbanprojectz wtf is pasta

[@phinnyouchoobs]

It's nice to see someone else who feels betrayed that well probably never get a Meowth-inspired rhythm game.

[@OrdinaryThings]

Really, the lack of meowth-orientated content is Nintendo’s greatest failing

[@mook6343]

The Meowth rock n roll part is in Pokemon Channel

[@HoundXXII]

Meowth but dressed as parapa the rappa

[@nothappeningmate9402]

We need a switch release

[@MitsubishiGTO]

@@OrdinaryThings You like meowth and meowth, don’t you?

[@gunbladelad7772]

Meowth's Party actually DID see release - as the CGI section of the anime feature in Pokemon Channel

[@marcelldavis4809]

I saw your profile pic and my mind read "GDI section"

[@gunbladelad7772]

@@marcelldavis4809 From God, to Kane, to me - I am his right hand... :D

[@Meekmillan]

7:08 Trap Lore Ross has successfully infiltrated another culture and niche market

[@MitchellWiggs]

5:10 “Luigi’s Mansion, where you ran around a dilapidated building sucking off ghosts” lol sounds like when I’d spend summers at my uncles house growing up

[@Glitter_H_Hoof]

Yum.

[@strykah92]

Hol up

[@marsh346]

every day we stray further from god

[@k1llmoore580]

Wait WHAT!?

[@OVXX666]

:( this actually made me sad lol please stop

[@james2529]

The blue man was actually James Cameron. That day a fetish was born in his loins that would only be satisfied with the release of the stunningly average 'Avatar', or, as Cameron insisted on calling it: 'My Personal Wank Bank'.

[@DeviousWizard]

The script and execution of it, are both so fantastic. The delivery of ouns and jokes makes me genuinely laugh out loud, while I also learn stuff. Great content man

[@PlaskiJakDeska]

Still extremely mad that Eternal Darkness was never released on any other systems. Such a great and overlooked game.

[@OneTopic]

It’s interesting to watch a video on an under appreciated console by an under appreciated content creator. A very fun watch.

[@BossManSays]

It's a paradox

[@ashleycorp349]

@@BossManSays I don't think you know what paradox means

[@ashleycorp349]

@@bryanv5865 still not a paradox

[@soskeponyo7206]

makes me happy cuz gamecube fr holds a special place in my life

[@doomsneakers1877]

I'm gonna go out on a limb here though... I don't think 100k+ subscribers is under appreciated lol. I mean yes mad respect for the awesome video but damn if I could even have 10-20k subs I'd feel appreciated... 100k! Geez but I mean you're getting to 300 so your standards of course are different

[@nicholaslogan6840]

that handle was extremely useful for me, I brought my gamecube with me between my mom's and my dad's house like eight times a month

[@Oceloteater]

RE1 Remake and RE Zero were actually amazing for the GameCube, some of my best memories! They're definitely worth a mention

[@derpstick5467]

Just like with RE4, he probably didn’t play them so he doesn’t care to mention them. lol kinda insulting to RE4 to be that dismissive of it but idk what games he’s into so maybe survival horror isn’t his thing.

[@Victorcolongarcia]

Zero is bad. Remake is the best in my opinion. The only reason left to own a gamecube 😅

[@conorodonnell7212]

Slight correction: the adaptor that let you use a physical GBA as a secondary controller/screen plugged into a controller port. The high speed port at the bottom was for a different addon that let you play GBA games on your TV through the Gamecube.

[@Smilephile]

I dont know how I feel about reffering to Mario as a "pipe-pounder"

[@glacierwolf2155]

It feels so wrong...but at the same time...it feels so right.

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

insert plumbing sex joke like CDI plumbers dont wear ties

[@unstoppableExodia]

Oh I’m sure peach can confirm he was pounding pipe like his life depended on it.

[@strange4107]

@@unstoppableExodia seeing how canonically peach is a malicious Demi-god who gets captured on purchase who gets captured on purpose because she likes seeing Mario kick bowsers butt, I believe it.

[@unstoppableExodia]

@@strange4107 yeah she freaky like that

[@caatko1388]

"Pipe pounder", I'm putting that on my tinder profile

[@solomonpale]

I'm putting "three inch wonder" on mine.

[@UnsafeForAdults]

*grindr

[@DMTInfinity]

*#lolz*

[@vwertix1662]

@@UnsafeForAdults owo

[@MadamFoogie]

I got a used GameCube about ten years ago just so I could play Eternal Darkness. Now I'm the girl who brings the console to parties, along with a mini Sansui CRT, so we can play Smash.

[@unstoppableExodia]

Nnnice

[@MadamFoogie]

@@unstoppableExodia Exodia!? IMPOSSIBLE!

[@unstoppableExodia]

@@MadamFoogie it’s over Kaiba !!!!

[@strange4107]

Main?

[@LagrangePoint0]

@@unstoppableExodia Fuck. Yo. Couch, Yu-gi

[@teratoma.]

14:28 dude I very rarely get shocked out of nowhere by a video, but this moment literally woke me up from my half asleep state LMAO

[@Skippy19812]

Cartridges weren't unreliable. In fact they were far more reliable than the scratch prone CDs of the era. The reason they sucked was because they were expensive, difficult to produce/code for and couldn't store nearly as much data as CDs. CDs were superior in all ways *except* reliability, although the main reason Nintendo chose cartridges over CDs was because it made piracy more difficult. Also, Perfect Dark is superior to Goldeneye. Come at me.

[@ozzyp97]

This. Cartridges had plenty of drawbacks, but reliability certainly isn't one of them. They were also way faster than CDs, leading to practically non-existent loading times.

[@jacobskarda]

Man, even all the way back in 1990s, nintendo were copyright nazis

[@redcomn]

Spot on. I wanna dive into game cube but the expensive price of it really held it back then.

[@blakestone75]

@@jacobskarda I mean, it's Nintendo. All they have to survive is their IP. No other gaming company has as iconic of characters as Mario or Zelda games. Also yes. Perfect Dark is a "perfection " of Golden Eye. It is therefore better.

[@malif1279]

damn i guess nintendo's war against piracy is still as strong (and sometimes annoying) as ever also related to Perfect Dark, now IT'S BACK BABY WOOOOO

[@ScruFaceJeanOfficial]

Was that trap Lore Ross?

[@spamandeggs6529]

I was thinking the same thing 😂

[@alecgibb2708]

I think so, I've seen him wear that shirt before

[@mainlinemitch]

YES at 7:12 very rare

[@MrWashesp]

Wow I didn't even catch that lmao

[@slyonerz]

Yeah he get he's rollie on

[@coastaku1954]

The Gamecube will always have a soft place in my heart, I got mine in 2006 after playing the Simpson's Hit and Run at a babysitter's house, this is also the same place where I played Grand Theft Auto III at age 5 that same year but that's besides the point. When I got home after being completely obsessed with the cute graphics, fun controller and gameplay of GTA meets Homer Simpson, I pleaded to my mother to get me one, and after a trip to an EB Games, she came back with a new GameCube console, controller, some games including Donkey Kong Jungle beat and it's Bongos, MarioParty 4, 5, 6, 7, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Old Door, Sonic Mega Collection (The game that made me into a Sonic Fan along with Sonic The Hedgehog Genesis on the GBA), and The Simpson's Hit and Run... I was so happy. I since got other games for it like Sonic Adventure DX, Crazy Taxi, and Mario Kart Double Dash. We got our Wii in 2007 and the party continued, just add in Wii sports.

[@NewGuy2534]

This was the first console my brother and I had, and it was ingenious on my parents part. We got it for Christmas, but didn’t get it until after we got back from celebrating with family throughout the day, so when we got back we found it and some games wrapped under the tree… in newspaper. Very classy, Dad.

[@Dogman_35]

The GameCube had one of their strongest line-ups of games ever. It was the golden age of Metroid. It was the second most powerful console of a generation that had _four_ major consoles. It had one of the best controller designs to date. And... they still managed to fuck it up. The GameCube is just a sad situation.

[@snc237]

Why they didn’t include a shoulder button on the left side of the controller and only on the right was beyond me and made some games much more complicated then the other systems. It’s also a shame they decided not to use DVDs as that what really hindered the GameCube

[@Dogman_35]

@@snc237 Also missing the select button that they literally invented, so rip.

[@coolcool5181]

It was also sadly the last time they did any Gameboy player type stuff. I would have gladly bought a Wii U if it would have let me play my 3ds games on the TV.

[@cashnelson2306]

prime is a great series but in no way is it the golden age of metroid lol

[@Dogman_35]

@@cashnelson2306 It was the golden age of Metroid because we got _four_ games in one generation, and they were all more or less the best selling games in the series.

[@MrIrrelevantComments]

“And the less good perfect dark” it’s ok to be OBJECTIVELY WRONG. I won’t judge

[@ethanreaper]

My body's fight or also fight response was activated when he said that.

[@uhnnguhng9216]

yeah its multiplayer is way better

[@sjoep92]

Thank you for your comment. Perfect Dark had a lot of innovation for first person shooter games.

[@Gureiseion]

I recognize that it was less popular, but as someone who spent half a summer with a friend and the game, it was vastly superior... to me.

[@ty1298]

Maybe it had better multiplayer but I was usually playing alone. I think Goldeneye wins for its mission design.

[@chrisgenovese8188]

I bought a GameCube twice, but when it was older. Both times, I bought it for Super Monkey Ball...and only to play the target game. Man, I love that game.

[@Random-Draw-Time]

excuse me I'm here to correct something apparently that Tech demo called "Meowth's Dance party" didn't actually go away it became a feature in later a game on the GameCube called "Pokemon Channel" You don't get to control meowth but at the end of the game's story you unlock a plot point where Meowth has opened a giant dance party for Pokemon and you get to watch it on your Pokemon TV and every time you do they have some different variations.

[@irishjet2687]

TIL Tobias Funke, renowned analrapist, won a GameCube when he blue himself in front of an audience.

[@TheAlibashir]

What a rare arrested development reference👌🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@SwedePotato314]

Top tier

[@ellieboi]

it's 3:46 am and I'm crying

[@eduardosaavedra5220]

@@SwedePotato314

[@darkslayer1161]

"I'm gonna pull off what most people would call, a pro gamer move"

[@Twinrehz]

"The way the announcer guy said 'Game!'" I fondly remember how *ROY* and *MARTH* were announced when you selected them in character select 😁

[@TomDeWeerdt1]

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[@Twinrehz]

@@TomDeWeerdt1 Ahahahah!

[@viscountrainbows6452]

*"Royeee"* "marth"

[@chromso]

i used to be obsessed with how the announcer said "fox" because it sounded like the funny haha swear word

[@viscountrainbows6452]

ICE CLIMBERRRRS!!!! Ness! FALco... Lo0oeegee! JiGgLyPUFF

[@PokeBallerLuke]

I absolutely love the new long & serious format of videos but some smaller more simple ones here and there, like this one, would still be awesome to see

[@kylepickus5712]

My issue with the small GameCube disks were how fragile they were. Since it’s so crammed with data, one tiny scratch ruins the whole game.

[@quietman208]

Fr tho. It made the system kinda unplayable for me because so many of my games just stopped working.

[@prico3358]

I loved the GameCube .. it was my entire childhood. And teen. I loved it.

[@gabrieleugeniomenegazzo9243]

Oh yeah that mechanic of data. It was simply perfect to play some games that work with it like animal crossing

[@prico3358]

@StoneBoiii420 no, im proud of the countless memories of playing and laughing with my siblings and cousins. Proud of countless sleepovers with friends from school. Proud of the countless times my parents placed the top game on my Christmas list under the tree, knowing that I would be surprised and spend a happy Christmas that day. Proud of being a kid and everything that surrounds it. You didn't stare at a screen in those days like today. It's not the same as kids with a tablet all day. It was different. Video games in that era were a very social activity, games were designed to spend time together with family and friends. There was no grinding, level up mega evolution BS. There was no numb pointless clickity angry birds bs. There was a lot of jumping, laughter, fighting screaming, happy quality time. Now this is the part were you feel stupid for being a comment troll.

[@prico3358]

@StoneBoiii420 are you proud to spend the most important years of your life, alone laughing by your self because you left trolly comment. At least for me it was in my childhood. And playing with a GameCube as a kid still was more active and had more life to it than your dumb ass right now responding to my comment. Think about it.

[@nickh7777]

@@prico3358 I grew up with Atari as my first console in the 80s, and through the years ive come to see that, although different than tablets and KZbin based stuff, it's all really the same thing, just getting better imo. Getting better how? These technologies are all getting better at making the wildest fantasies come true, and making reality fade away. Virtual reality will take over, like in the movie Ready Player one, and than if the world makes it far enough, where we walk, talk and eat on the streets will make it an absolute NECESSITY to live with on our heads, and will totally blind us. They are taking what makes rich people's lives the best (convenience), and making it seem like we have something, when really we dont have squat. Seriously I can see the Matrix becoming a real thing. I mean millions of homeless people and impoverished had smartphones when they came out, b4 I did! Wth? And it was acceptable!? No freaking way. Huh? What rich people have that we dont is the ability to purchase life longevity and safety (while it lasts). We're being weeded out, whether on accident or on purpose.

[@Dingudongo]

Playing animal crossing on GameCube was an important part of my childhood

[@BadMarriageKawagoe]

Playing Animal crossing on GameCube was an important part of my 2020 lockdown

[@sebastianahrens2385]

I had a GameCube back then, my buddy had one as well. We played Melee for days, and it was glorious. I had some of the best game experiences ever on that console. Metroid Prime and F-Zero GX are, and will forever be, some of the greatest games ever made. In fact, more than ten years later I decided to finally finish the story mode in GX (never got past the fourth chapter on normal difficulty as a kid) and played it on an emulator. It felt just as great, maybe even better. Once you finish the story mode on very hard, you'll have memories of victory that stick with you for a long time. Thanks, Gamecube. We had an awesome time.

7:28 “the way the announcer guy said…” ad plays 🤣

[@Snipereye64]

"pound" is actually jiggly puffs side special move, what you were referring to was actually kirby's down special, called "rock." and Meowth IS in melee, he just is a pokeball item! Get me a stick of deodorant

[@MontySlython]

Lmao, you both need it and deserve it

[@Isaax]

You don't need to apologize for being passionate about something and showing it

[@Snipereye64]

@@Isaax I’m playing mother 3 for the first time! Just finished my second run of earthbound yesterday :) Main ness in smash

[@Isaax]

@@Snipereye64 MY MAN!

[@jaydenc367]

Snipereye64 I've been playing it off and on for months! It's such a amazing game really and probably my favorite nintendo rpg.

[@HotDogSlayer]

Kirby Air Ride and Mario Kart: Double Dash were at least 50% of my home life growing up. The Gamecube was and still is my favorite console.

[@paulymolly9380]

Yooo i was trying to remember what that kirby game was thank you

[@jaccpot]

Paper mario was coo too

[@Te3time]

Mario Kart double dash is the most superior Mario Kart

[@mkdons22]

I still play Mario kart double dash now, absolute classic

[@youngmaraschino]

Sameeeeeee Kirby goes too hard

[@Rachnazzer45]

Love your videos man. You choose super interesting topics and do so much research. Been following you a long time. I will continue to watch you career with great interest! Much love

[@daizbid]

"the forgettable Wave Race: Blue Storm" You take that back. That game is forever engrained in my psyche.

[@OrdinaryThings]

Thanks for watching. Comment with your favourite GameCube Games so we can all get nostalgic. Also follow me on twitter: twitter.com/ordinarytings

[@alexmott507]

Anybody else play Ōdama? Pinball with a feudal Japanese RTS and voice commands??

[@russetwolf13]

Resident Evil 4,Twin Snakes, Twilight Princess and maybe Wind Waker (god the sailing got boring)... Also HOW DARE YOU CALL PERFECT DARK LESS GOOD! DO A VIDEO ON THAT SHIT GOLDENEYE IS OBJECTIVE TRASH NEXT TO PERFECT DARK!

[@Mahanaus]

Loved me some Double Dash.

[@ChuckChuckles86]

@@russetwolf13 Gotta agree with you there, I spent many, MANY hours playing Perfect Dark with my sister, throwing ALL the N-bombs/grenades, annoying the shit out of her. Best game ever.

[@Jackroachv]

Did anyone else play Gheist

[@alexmott507]

Honestly it's the same thing that killed the N64. They used proprietary media (which held far less data) for the games instead of standard discs because they were TERRIFIED of piracy. That's why the N64 got blown out of the water and lost franchises like Final Fantasy, and it is so hard to understand why they didn't learn their lesson with the GameCube. Great video as usual!

[@soapghostroach]

"we are scared to lose money by being pirated" -proceeds to lose money like a boss (twice)

[@Hewhowantstoknow]

Wait I thought the N64 using cartridges was because of Nintendo holding stakes in a company that supplied the materials to make cartridges, or is that one of those rumors that got debunked?

[@Jokerboy1410]

But wait there is more! Nintendo is taking down sites with old ROMs BUT they haven't come up with an idea to sell the ROMs themselves. This is so stupid. Nintendo is so scared of Piracy but not scared of shooting themselves in the leg, dick and head.

[@user-qp5yu1zq1m]

@@Jokerboy1410 Nah they can sell it. They just need to find a way to sell it at full price.

[@MontySlython]

@@user-qp5yu1zq1m forreal though

[@ianharris3502]

I found you like 4 days ago and at this point I'm on a trajectory to watch all your content

[@kr0pp]

I had one back in the day. I actually only bought it because it was cheap, but the 12 year old me came to love games like Metroid Prime, Eternal Darkness, Super Smash Bros, Die Hard Vendetta and even that jetski game. Those were fun times and I do miss that old thing. Too bad Nintendo couldn't capitalize on the strengths of Gamecube.

[@Ailurophile1984]

I have to wonder what a difference just the simple strategy of advertising the silver (what they called “platinum”) console as the default color instead of the indigo one (which people thought was purple) would have made. The silver console simply looked so much more futuristic and “general appeal” to me than the purple one. Also, how did this video COMPLETELY neglect to mention REmake, RE0 and Killer 7 as prime examples of “adult” games.....???

[@Te3time]

I have the silver one and I think the blue one looks better

[@orenalbertmeisel3127]

3:05 A big reason why Playstation sold as much as it in Japan did were due to it being a cheaper alternative to DVD players. So not only were gamers interested in it, but also non-gamers. Or maybe this only relevant for PS2 sales?

[@calebmarshall5739]

Ps2 was DVD ps1 was cd

[@marcellachine5718]

When the ps1 was released in late 1994. It would be a full 2 years until dvd became a consumer product. With its 1000 dollar players and 100 dollar movies. Most would not have a DVD player until the launch of the ps2 in 2000. This is what helped sell the ps2.

[@awittyusernamepleaselaugh7481]

The DVD function was a massive seller in the west too

[@Xxsnipedawg72xX]

Snes was blueray

[@ulfurk]

Have watched a few of your videos, all good stuff. But it was the "I've put cereal in the serial compartment" gag that got you my subscription.

[@Cosmic-Turtle]

The thing that sets your videos apart from other channels is how your head is always tilted to the side. It offers something different to the table from other channels that talk about video games. Keep it up!

[@joeytansey8466]

I still remember when I walked into best buy looking for gamecube games, asked the guy where they where, and he said "next gen has kind of killed it, we don't carry them anymore" behind a large array of PS2 games still carried and I knew god was dead

[@HeliosimWorld]

That's too bad,the Gamecube had some really good games despite the fact that it wasn't successful And I'm saying that as someone who never owned one

[@krombopulos_michael]

Yeah I remember as a kid when Gamecube games started disappearing from shelves too. There was literally one game shop in the middle of the city that still stocked them and on the few times I year my parents went in there it felt like a pilgrimage to Mecca to be able to visit it.

[@Coastfog]

"I filled the disk drive with beans..." Duh!?

[@MagicPlants]

Considering all those drives are long dead, it's a good use I think.

[@yourmomgoestocollege2805]

Luigi's Mansion, Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 2, Smash bros Melee, Resident Evil 4, F-Zero GX, Mariokart Double Dash, Mario Golf Toadstool Tour, and Goldeneye Rogue Agent.

[@indrickboreale5463]

Damn man, I remember playing Pitfall: The Lost Expedition for fucking DAYS on end. 100%, marking down cheat codes, exploring every nook and cranny. The Gamecube was the shit back when I was a kid and I loved every moment of it.

[@collin1240]

I'm pleased you talked about Eternal Darkness. That's one of the few games I've owned that I played to death; going through all three color options, and the fourth that opens up after you complete the main three. I admit I fell for the crashing screen the first time it happened. I wish Silicon Knights hadn't imploded so that there could have been a reboot/remake/remaster at some point on a newer system. Ah well.

[@chrisbutler1668]

That "crashing screen" was a complete ripoff of Metal Gear Solid 2, which was released nearly a half-year before that, when a character in the game literally told you that "You've been playing for a long time. Don't you have anything better to do with your time?" It's so blatant I can't believe no one got sued over it. They even pulled the same trick on Metal Gear Solid for the original Playstation...3 years earlier...Eternal Darkness, have you no shame ripping off Hideo Kojima?

[@elseabe6561]

Great game

[@jjmitchell7094]

Monkey ball will forever hold a special place in my memory, right up there with minecraft

[@chafacorpTV]

"No Meowth? That's bullshit!" I've never felt more connected to a youtuber than now.

[@ilovemalechickens]

You're content is so good I love the names you give things like meat space

[@kaininc]

When I think about the gamecube I have memories of me playing with my family or friends, always having a good time. When I think about the ps2 and ps3 I have memories of playing in a room alone.

[@dhrgkbqxtjr2743]

The Spice Girls actually broke up before 1999. They couldn't have been around because 1999 was the year of Britney Spears.

[@OneStarRating]

Yeah. Spice Girls peaked in 1997.

[@ossumopossum]

I still get those songs stuck in my head anytime posh or David Beckham are in the news

[@k.morningstar7983]

only one girl supergroup was allowed at once, prior to the 2000's. Britney had to devour the Spice Girls in order to retain their powers, thus becoming a singular entity comprised of all of the powers of the individual Spice Girls.

[@KungKras]

I played Eternal Darkness when it came out. One of the best horror games ever! I was nine at the time though, so it was kind of traumatizing xD

[@jean-luc2299]

Gotta say I’m loving all the trap lore ross cameos as I go back through the OT catalogue

[@secretjazz93]

quick question I'm always asking myself when watching these gaming videos: Is your bean-filled gamecube still working, or did you use a broken one for that shot? I'm genuinely curious about that and would love to know.

[@nelsondisalvatore9812]

18:08 you never play Resident Evil 4???? DUDE YOU ARE MISSING OUT.

[@Ryan-wr8fx]

That game is not easy; I need an unlimited ammo cheat.

[@ArtHazard]

@@Ryan-wr8fx no you don't

[@Jacob-xp8tw]

@@Ryan-wr8fx say what?

[@corespark7956]

@@Ryan-wr8fx I don't know about that, maybe it isn't easy but it's not that hard, especially when you compare it to earlier resident evil games it has a lot more opportunity's for ammo, since it's takes a more action oriented approach instead of the traditional survival horror.

[@ChoiceSnarf]

Um, dude... The video isn't even that long.

[@50hzlegend56]

The setup and pay-off of the serial port/high speed port gag was excellent

[@50hzlegend56]

Also you were excellent as the gentleman pirate (which is I guess how I got here)

[@riciunderwood4835]

Regardless of the Dreamcast's commercial failure, it still was the greatest, and most innovative console of it's era. To this day, homebrew games are being developed for it. Sega had the bollocks, Nintendo wish it had. Sega still dominates the arcades.

[@retrogamerockstar4334]

Rogue leader was huge . I was working at electronics boutique when it launched . It was easily the best launch title available on the gc.

[@piercegalactic]

It was huge, plus it had the classic vector line original Star Wars disc with it

[@addiemarieruhome]

Some of my fondest memories to this day are of playing Smash, Gauntlet, and Soul Calibur 2 with my childhood pals

[@Deegstroyer98]

I felt like I was holding in a sneeze when that GameCube intro didn't finish right away. Great channel btw.

[@bigdarth3242]

Actual insanity you just ignored the PS2 being the cheapest DVD player, and even Xbox having DVD playback... HUGE draws at the time. Simply mentioning how much game data the mediums could hold is barely a footnote compared to multimedia capability the GC lacked.

[@BlueEyedVibeChecker]

It works less for Xbox since Microsoft locked DVD playback behind a paywall because "money".

[@CBass-mn5dy]

"I...I filled the disc drive with beans" lololol.... subscribed!

[@arturkarpinski164]

The Cube has aged very well compared to it's competition!! I got over a hundred titles!!!!

[@k.morningstar7983]

also the only game system that would likely endorsed by Gene Ray. possibly.

[@jasonhull2163]

@@k.morningstar7983 The TimeCube days.

[@somethingsomething9008]

Come on even me a Nintendo fan can admit the ps2 had more games

[@arturkarpinski164]

@@somethingsomething9008 that's a fact it doesn't need admitting. The ps2 has the most games of any console. Over 3 thousand!!!

[@NameAvailable]

I think it’s only aged so well because Nintendo is stubborn about remakes, rereleases and backwards compatibility. Emulation has made the thing practically extinct.

[@Mupple2]

That meowth tech demo ended up as part of Pokémon channel. You get a little cutscene/music video after you play enough to unlock the entire anime episode.

[@TJunioR97]

MKDA and Deception, DJV and Fight for NY, Gauntlet Dark Legacy, SSX3. Man the memories.

[@TroyPrater]

"The less good but still good Perfect Dark" I didn't realize someone could be so wrong.

[@Cory.604]

"Reduce privacy" Dolphin simulator: allow me to introduce myself

[@faustinuskaryadi6610]

But because mini DVD, almost no one in South East Asia wanted to buy Gamecube because we literally only bought pirated copies in 6th gen era.

[@Necrong]

@@faustinuskaryadi6610 same on the south america region

[@GrandDab]

7:40 But it has Meowth though, in the form of a trophy. Not only that, but the trophy references the previously mentioned Meowth's Party tech demo.

[@Pet_Hedgehog]

0:24 for the first time???? is there something you know that we dont???? there will be a second time?!?!?!

[@svennevs5740]

He's no ordinary guy

[@Bakupa91]

The real question is: Was that real speed?

[@cattysplat]

Cracking question Gromit.

[@unstoppableExodia]

I’m willing to bet it was

[@goon_369]

All your videos are so well written and preformed. When its not funny its informative and most of the time its both. Im subbing.

[@EnhancedNightmare]

TBH I was a gamer in this period and the Gamecube comepletely flew by and I didn't even see one in stores.

[@marlondiriche]

"BMX XXX also known as Tony Hawk's Hoe Skater" is one of these jokes that will reverberate on my mind in random moments like family dinner

[@Francois_Dupont]

Dreamcast is THE console. even after 20years i still cry.

[@Francois_Dupont]

@Mr. Clean hahaha what a joke. thank you i laughed alot. "There are *624 games* on this list, which includes titles exclusive to North America, exclusive to Europe, and exclusive to Japan." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dreamcast_games

[@Francois_Dupont]

@Mr. Clean nice trolling.

[@andrewthole4585]

The frequency of uploads is making me happier with every new video

[@msidm]

I was in high school whenever the GameCube was released and I purchased the broadband adapter. I still have that broadband adapter in the original package. I never opened it.

[@anewspinonthings]

Ordinary Things“ ...and a level centered in medieval Cambodia...” Me “ the plots Ankored in Whatt?!?”

[@lardenfriund5639]

Angkor wat

[@anewspinonthings]

@@lardenfriund5639 one of the most fascinating historical sights. Right up there with Goblke Tepe

[@mikem9704]

Eternal Darkness was amazing.

[@TomDeWeerdt1]

THIS. ISN'T. REALLY. HAPPENING.

[@viscountrainbows6452]

That game had me SHOOKETH The girl in the tub *screams internally from trauma*

[@MezzoForte4]

@@viscountrainbows6452 As someone who absolutely hates jump scares, I'm glad that that was the only one in the game. The rest of it was exactly what I want in my horror games: complete mind fuckery. It did not disappoint and I swear I would see my walls bleed after playing the game for so long. I still swear that my walls bled because my eyes was so used to seeing them in the game. That was so fucking good.

[@Thekendamaqueen]

YO! wave race blue storm is a gem! A tiny gem, I'll admit. But for me a reason to hook up the game cube every now and then. Definitely not forgettable.

[@spongebobbatteries]

6:36-7:30 has some of the best writing ive seen in a video. Specially at the end, "with the way the announcer guy says 'game'. 'GAME!!' yeah, like that."

[@jackkyle8414]

Mario Sunshine is one of the best 3d mario games.

[@ivancerecer5758]

I disagree, but i respect your opinion

[@user-dv2hc8zt3o]

It was still a way better game than Mario Galaxy... I've had Mario 3D All Stars since it came out and I haven't even touched Galaxy yet...just been playing Sunshine and Mario 64.

[@user-dv2hc8zt3o]

​@2005 Cool Year Lol so anyone who disagrees with you is a fanboy who bashes your favorite game? Gotcha. I didn't say that Mario Galaxy was a bad game, but it's not the best 3D one. At least Sunshine innovated it's gameplay by designing it's mechanic around the game design, instead of the other way around like Galaxy did. I always felt like Galaxy would have been an amazing game if it hadn't been released on the Wii, that way the game would not have had those lame ass tacked on motion controls that didn't add anything to the game, which is why it feels more like a "Mario-lite" because everything is chopped up into smaller levels instead of bigger areas to explore. Mario Odyssey is the game that Mario Galaxy should have been, and it would have been an amazing game like that if it hadn't been released on the Wii. That is the reason why I haven't bothered with Mario Galaxy again because it was never that good of a game to begin with, and everyone else I know who bought the collection felt the same way, but don't let that stop you from enjoying the "best" 3D Mario game, kid.

[@isakjohansson7134]

THE best

[@cashnelson2306]

"one of the best" is weird to say about a group of like, 5

[@jr2037]

"despite the fervor of Nintendo's worm eating fans..." got me good

[@Luuncho]

that song you have in the background sounds so much like subway by the avalanches

[@kettchuk918]

Got this out of the loft last week, went through the pile of games and I realised I’d only played any of them a few times at most and trying them out, it made me remember why I put it in the loft in the first place.

[@bladekick6405]

I had to tape my power button on my GameCube with stack of penny's under tape to keep it on. Ah yes great memories.

[@OrdinaryThings]

i had to do this too!

[@bladekick6405]

@@OrdinaryThings wow that's crazy great minds think alike. Hey love your channel you should have way more subs.

[@dizzyblaze01]

I always got to have something on top to keep it closed lol

[@dwighthouse]

I always knew Meowth's Party would somehow end up being featured on this channel. Happened sooner than I thought. Very nice. I really liked Metroid Prime, Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, Star Fox Adventures, and of course Melee.

[@owenb8636]

I remember going to gamestop and noticing how the gamecube only had about a third the shelf space of just about everything else.

[@Stiv64_]

That Meowth's dance party thingy actually made it into a game later on. It was called Pokemon Channel.

[@saricubra2867]

"less good but still relevant Perfect Dark" Dude, 007 aged like milk considering that *it was launched in the same year as Quake II* .

[@juliusraben3526]

Wuuuuuuuuuuut ?!

[@cattysplat]

Considering there was literally no other option for a good console FPS with 4 player multiplayer in the 90s, I think it deserves it's praise.

[@unstoppableExodia]

@@cattysplat yeah it’s kinda disingenuous to compare quake II to goldeneye just because they are both FPS games released in the same year. One was made to be a cutting edge pc shooting game while the other was an innovative console shooter laid based on a film license property that was originally intended to be a rail shooter for the snes that really laid the groundwork for console shooters since. It set the standard for how console controls in free roaming shooters should work