Building A Nintendo GameCube Collection: Rare Games

[@Mitchlett]

"What are cheat codes? Nowadays you need your credit card to use those." Oh how the truth hurts!

[@jeremyroberts8822]

Mitchlett the only game that I can think of that still has traditional cheat codes is gta. I can’t think of literally anything else which is just sad honestly

[@MasterZebulin]

Credit cards don't buy me God Mode and Infinite Ammo. Fuck that.

[@JSteel1645]

jeremy roberts Rage 2 and Doom Eternal have / are going to have cheat codes that don’t need to be bought with a credit card (some can be unlock in rage 2 with the deluxe edition but the can be bought with the in game currency with spending a dime)

[@jeremyroberts8822]

Ender1645 ah yea your right man, I forgot about rage 2. Also that’s badass that doom eternal will have some as well cheats could be so fun in that type of game.

[@JSteel1645]

jeremy roberts Yeah, Doom Eternals cheats are unlocked by finding secrets in the levels too which I find a nice reward

[@brycebrodee8523]

I bought fire emblem path of radiance for $15 on clearance at Walmart when I was 7 years old! Still have it to this day and it spawned my love of the series.

[@AirshBornely]

Nice! Reminds me how I bought Paper Mario TTYD for $20 at a Walmart. Not the most expensive game, but good luck getting it for that price ever again and brand new at that.

[@joserachi96]

What a strong start!

[@Cyrus_Bright]

I got my copy from Gamestop for $20 back in the day after I finished Radiant Dawn (didn't know they were connected) and those two games will always be special to me. Awakening, Echoes, Sacred Stones, Three Houses are all fantastic but I'll always love the Tellius series just a little bit more lol

[@TheBigbadsalty]

Bought fire emblem for a 1$

[@dino988]

Got mine at a Yard Sale including Radiant Dawn for the Wii, a GameBoy Player Disk, and some other Wii/GameCube for $1 each in 2015. I honestly was shaking taking them to my car

[@Ckoz2829]

That’s one thing I hate about EBay shopping for games. If you’re selling a used GameCube game for $40, gimme some pictures so I can determine if the quality is worth it! And don’t you dare give me a stock photo! That’s an immediate pass.

[@communistpootisbirb]

Charlie Koszulinski Reason #1 why I use eBay over Amazon. Amazon is only stock photos.

[@Ckoz2829]

@Snazzy Scott Amazon has the same problem. If you’re buying directly from them, it’s horribly expensive, but if you use one of their 3rd party sellers, theirs no pictures. And they’re expensive. I find Amazon sellers charge a slight premium over eBay sellers for the same thing. Anyway, yeah, no pictures no buy.

[@BRAVOROBINSON]

Kudos for not getting people to send these games like others on youtube. Top channel.

[@AirshBornely]

I know right? Like most of those KZbinrs I'm sure have the spending $ to get that stuff on their own. smh

[@SnowyTaco]

Shout out to whoever packaged Gotcha Force. Love seeing that.

[@HenryBitzPlus]

I thought you weren't going to make the series. Fortunately you did!

[@dramos0805]

Yes!! Exceptionally great system

[@HenryBitzPlus]

@@dramos0805 it is a great system!

[@ProtoMario]

Oh man I kept all mine... My personal favorites - Zelda Collection OOT and OOT Master Collection Ruby Saphire Jirachi Transfer disc OG Black Labels

[@theawkwardskeleton6608]

ProtoMario Paper Mario 1000 year door, baby!

[@revupofficial]

Well shit!

[@tedchou26]

Loving these collection videos and really appreciate that you're grinding for your collection with your own money and time instead of just e-begging and holding out for donations like a lot of "collector youtubers" . You've secured the prime time 8 am toilet slot for phone watching in my life.

[@PixelGameSquad]

Swap Meets, Flea Markets, and Garage sales. Games under $5 is the only way to go ✨

[@yup5581]

Pixel Game Squad thrifts too Found a sealed Xbox original exclusive game there for 2.99

[@The_Dejected_King]

Spawn Wave is a classy guy. Most U-Tubers want gifts and "Donations". But not him. I respect you even more. You, my friend, are a class act. I take my hat off to you.

[@AirshBornely]

Hell yeah he is! Like most KZbinrs can get that stuff on their own. Like really. Do you really need someone to "donate" you a Wii? smh

[@GCJACK83]

One Gamecube game I'd highly recommend tracking down: Skies of Arcadia Legends. It's a port of an old Sega Dreamcast RPG, and many consider it the more complete version of the game as it ties up loose plot points that were left in the Dreamcast version and adds a lot to the game. It's one of those underrated gems on the Gamecube worth a look for people wanting a good RPG on it.

[@gekkovonthefish7310]

I'm so happy that you bougth Fire Emblem Path of Radiance, great and rare game!!!

[@Stone_Tosser]

How you liking three houses?

[@AirshBornely]

It doesn't help the game didn't sell well. That's part of the reason it's so rare. Everyone decided to care about it long after it came out. (Myself included)

[@theblottsshow6150]

Fortunately I was really into fire emblem when it came out, mans I don’t have to spend a fortune now

[@super10nano1]

Get Skies of Arcadia, one of my all time favorites.

[@morriganrenfield8240]

Would literally pay to invest in a remake for it... No joke.

[@super10nano1]

@@morriganrenfield8240 yes, same here and that is something I have never done!

[@gaetanleonard6725]

Same for me !! I would give all i got for a remake .... btw this game cost a lot in europe and is quite hard to find ^^

[@VikTimmy]

Probably the most game for my money of any game ever, got it for $19 way back, still play through it at least once a year, must have put over 1000 hours into it between all my 100% playthroughs

[@seangibbz]

Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life is definitely a gem of the GameCube. Nice calm farming game with a big focus on NPCs, especially your spouse/child.

[@PongbyAtari]

Man Jon I give you credit for not using your KZbin status to take free game offers to put together your Gamecube collection. You definitely deserve your KZbin success your channel is one of my favorite due to how genuine and clean cut you are. Your absolutely correct that half of the fun of collecting is the hunt.

[@ech1988eh]

Nice to see this become an ongoing series. I've started recollecting for the Gamecube a couple months before the first video went up, so it'll be nice to learn from your videos about "new" or lesser known titles. My most recent pick up was Resident Evil 2, and even though it doesn't have progressive scan it's still the best looking version of that game when played through the HDMI adapter. Would highly recommend.

[@patrickleblanc613]

Make sure you save phantasy star data to a memory all for itself. Game data tends to corrupt itself for that game

[@Demokirby]

Can use a softmodded wii to make backups

[@Demokirby]

@singularon1 What I mean is you can use a software modded wii and GCMM to copy saves you normally can't move like Phantasy star and Animal crossing to other memory cards. I tend to use 251 cards as my primary while I keep backups on my 1019 (since those ones are more prone to corruption during regular use.)

[@wackywong]

Not on an official memory card.

[@patrickleblanc613]

My first time my data corrupted i was using an action replay card, so it makes sense. However my second file attempt few years later was on a official Nintendo gamecube memory card and it corrupted also. Darn shame on both accounts as i was well into farming ultimate modes sweet loot.

[@wackywong]

@@patrickleblanc613 First time I've heard of an official memory card corrupting. They do corrupt/reset if US/PAL data gets mixed with with JPN data. Never, ever, mixed these!

[@gasboy122]

Some good pickups! You gotta get Eternal Darkness if you don’t have it already!

[@LuiKrang]

This is probably the worst time to jump into gamecube collecting. Prices are at the highest they have ever been. Glad I got mine several years back.

[@frozengamer3030]

I recently bought GameCube controller Japanese edition.

[@sharinglungs3226]

I wish I bought a gamecube new when it was cheap and on liquidation. Can’t get a decent used one that doesn’t seem super beat up and pricey.

[@jamesallmon7756]

@@sharinglungs3226 if you just want to play the games you can get a wii.

[@Captain-Sum.Ting-Wong]

It's only gone up since you posted this comment and likely will continue to increase. At this point hop on as soon as possible cuz I doubt prices will ever fall significantly.

[@mindsculpter630]

The serial number for PSO is important if you want to play on the private server

[@MACo852]

PSO servers are still on?

[@sgtjasonbond]

@@MACo852 I believe with most of the older consoles they're still up with private servers but you kinda have to trick your console a little bit and do some other stuff but it's been awhile since I did with my PS2 but yes you can do it with most of the older consoles as long as you have a broadband adapter with the GameCube or PS2 I believe. EDIT: yeah I almost forgot to say this, there's tutorials on how to do it with the GameCube and PS2 I believe.

[@DarkLink1996.]

Eh, it's just easier to play the PC version's private servers. It's free, and has the whole game

[@sgtjasonbond]

@@DarkLink1996. Yeah in a way I see your point but it's still not that hard to do it on old consoles also.

[@lordeilluminati]

I dont know about the GC, but on Dreamcast, without the serial code the game does not open, but even without a VMU, if you type once a valid serial code, you dont need to type again anymore because the license is stored on the internet adapter

[@TheIndieManiacc]

That’s really humble of you to tell people not to send you stuff

[@SidNightWalker]

You better have that Eternal Darkness, simply because it is one of the greatest things ever crafted by mankind.

[@arnox4554]

> talks about rare games > doesn't get one of the best rare Gamecube games

[@TheodoricFriede]

I got two of those new in box!

[@iMagic16]

PSO3 CARD is an underrated game. Loved playing that thing.

[@radianttheory6434]

Gotcha force is Amazing. I still can't believe their has not been a remaster. Great choice picking that up.

[@mikukumiku]

When you update your spreadsheet of gamecube games, just put in mystery SKUs for your new additions. Keep the hype going.

[@Zachsophone]

I can tell you’re excited and happy. Normally you’re very professional and “here are the facts”, and all business. (Not a bad thing, I like that about your presentations). However, you’re smiling a lot in this one. 😊

[@fatalisticend]

The GameEye App lets you keep track of your collections plus values and you can backup/export your collection. The first video rekindled my love of my GC thankfully i still have my whole collection but have considered expanding it now

[@Allia_Lov]

Great work, good game choices, I'm quite happy with watching this. I can relate on having to save up for a bit for stuff for videos 😂

[@benl5481]

This is cool man! As for myself I just stumbled upon a fantastic start to my gamecube collection. A deal that came with 4 controllers, the console, and like 14 games and I got it for 40 bucks! Even better is that out of the 14 games there's Melee, Double Dash, and Pikmin 2! Can't wait to keep growing my new collection like you!

[@dalxyon]

Working at a used game store, I learned that the buffing compound stuck in the center ring of the GameCube disc doesn't necessarily mean it's been resurfaced. We buff the games from time to time if they have a few small scratches and that will leave some compound in the center ring and sometimes on the very outer ring of the disc. It doesn't take off any of the protective plastic from the disc, it just fills in the scratches. We have resurfaced some too, but in your previous video you mentioned the correct way to tell if it has been resurfaced and that's the feel of the edge of the disc. Also, let me know if you need to find a certain game. We have plenty at our store and I'd be happy to help out.

[@AceFondu]

Still happy my mom got me Fire Emblem for Christmas one year. Still have it, still perfect condition. Played it probably 5 times through. Love it.

[@kuma1388]

Best thing about DefJam is the controls are exactly like the N64 wrestling games

[@ccolon408]

You gotta get ya Pokemon gamecube games ! Pokemon Colosseum, XD, Channel, or Box. That Pokemon Colosseum bonus disc that comes with Jirachi is VERY VERY RARE. Good luck with that one !

[@Home_Rowed]

I think Pokemon Box is much more rare than the Pokemon Colosseum Bonus disc. If not more rare, Pokemon Box is at least a lot more expensive. There was also a Japanese Pokemon Colosseum Bonus Disc that gave a Celebi and a Pikachu with a Light Ball.

[@theoperator3712]

PSO is a great game. You'll need the Serial Key and whatnot for online play on private servers. There was also a Plus version of the game that added some anti-cheat measures and brought a few online quests offline(also had better cover art imo).

[@ZeroBlueOx1]

When taking stickers off cases or the artwork I use lighter fluid. I know that sounds insane, but it doesn't damage or ruin anything and it allows the adhesive / sticker to be peeled away so easily.

[@gregoriocruz4530]

I had bought Fire Emblem Path of Radiance new at a Goodwill a few years back, for $5. It was a great find.

[@pr0xy87]

You actually got the less rare version of Phantasy Star Online. There were two on the GameCube, the original release and then Phantasy Star Online 1+2 Plus which is a bit rarer.

[@imaloony8]

Definitely the best time to build the collection. Late 2019-Present, GC games have been skyrocketing in price. I was fortunate enough to get some of those rarer games before they spiked (Thousand Year Door, Chibi Robo, Gale of Darkness, Pikmin 2), but I had to shell out significant cash for others (Skies of Arcadia, Fire Emblem, Twin Snakes).

[@robotech3894]

I kept my original games for my gamecube. I did not get Def Jam fighters and Gatcha Force. But i consider buying more games as i gain interest again or really missed out on something i wanted. Keep it up, i enjoy those nostalgic gaming moments.

[@FFGAir]

Hey spawn! Im a ebay seller myself. The reason people tend to use media mail is because the cost of shipping media mail when the weight is under a pound is that it only costs 2.75$ while first class or priority both vary a lot depending on the buyers location and they are a lot more dependent on weight. Its likely that that the cost of first class was arpund 3.50 while media is 2.75. It doesn't seem like a lot but If they are a reseller or something then trying to get the lowest possible shipping cost is likely a must to make much profit.

[@angelvelez139]

MORE RARE GAMES VIDS please! They are among my favorite to watch. : )

[@chriscappello8240]

Keep making more GameCube collection videos! These are great

[@onlineID101]

nice finds,especially gotcha force, i also want that. I still have my phantasy star 1&2 plus from when it came out put lke 200hours in this game, i'm starting to build myself back a little gamecube collection too, i started by finding myself a gameboy player, what i'm searching for is a clear shell for the gamecube but they are so expansive

[@ZandrousGNA]

Congrats on the Phantasy Star Online I & II. Good find, fun to play. Now....your quest to find Skies of Arcadia Legends is still before you. JOURNEY FORTH YOUNG ONE AND SEEK IT OUT!!

[@twodumbcats390]

One of the best channels on all of KZbin.

[@reddblurr]

I can’t believe the seller packaged fire emblem so poorly... love your vids the more and more I watch. Especially loving this GameCube series!

[@SkemeKOS]

12:50 remove the artwork, manuals and disc, then pour some 95%+ isopropyl alcohol onto the stickers. Leave it for a minute, then remove. It is the PERFECT stuff for quickly and easily removing stickers and causes absolutely no damage whatsoever.

[@insaneasock3156]

Now get yourself Cubivore and you're all set!

[@markythestud]

Chibi Robo was a rare game I bought for a good price years ago. Now it goes for crazy money.

[@Benzyv98]

Man, Gotcha-force is such an awesome game. I played it over and over when I was younger, love all the characters and Neo G-red is bad-ass .

[@david-fg9uq]

agreed. I bought it cause it was marked down and they were out of some game I was going to get. still own and love it, don't even remember what game I was gonna get.

[@sdzero]

You got the hardest games to find out of the way. Have fun with your hunt. Thanks for sharing!

[@Ducky2317]

I love this series!! First video you did inspired me to build up my library again, thought it will take me QUITE some time to complete as I have to really save up for the "higher end" games, and can really only get about 5 games a month (depending on price). But oh man, so much fun!!

[@nickdude07]

As someone who has both shipped and received quite a few games in the past, First Class Mail is the only way to go. Media Mail is so much slower and in many cases more expensive for shipping games.

[@SidNightWalker]

So damn true.

[@juiceala]

You should totally get Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg!

[@AirshBornely]

Good picks! Especially Twin Snakes. I got mine for $40 a few years ago and the discs are still in excellent condition. If I recall, $40 was what most GC games went for back then, so not bad.

[@voidking4824]

Another game you need to grab is Skies of Arcadia legends, is hard to find but not too expensive as compare to Gotcha Force but still hard to find. also you mat as gel get all the Lego games for the gamecube.

[@ultrachris42]

Darkened Skye is my favorite GameCube game. It is also the skittles game, where use skittles for various things. Definitely one to find.

[@RetroAli]

Nice Gamecube haul! Path of Radiance is def my favorite out of the bunch.

[@jacobmonks3722]

Now you need Chibi-Robo, Pokémon Box, and Skies of Arcadia Legends.

[@infinitegalaxy2079]

I think is very cool your not taking donations of games. It would be easier and cheaper but could be seen as taking advantage of viewers. This shows integrity

[@hasnihossainsami8375]

He ain't no Wood...

[@ThePrimo80s]

Love the GameCube. Great pickups Spawn.

[@thenostalgiafactor5023]

I catalogue my game collection via an Excel spreadsheet housed on my OneDrive. That way I can easily check it out when I'm at a store/market to see if I already own it.

[@JohnDoe-yf9wk]

That's a decent little haul. There are so many GameCube games I wish I'd bought over the years. I buy any good ones I find but I've made some bad decisions and missed some great opportunities. GameCube has a decent amount of hard to find games and even harder to find in good shape these days.

[@shreklifeforever]

I still have Wind Waker, Pokémon Coliseum, Paper Mario and Smash Bros with all the manuals from when I was a little kid. They’re in great condition too!

[@gothicpunkemo14]

Get Baten Kaitos 1 and 2 If you want to play a really good gamecube exclusive

[@JetWolfEX]

Definitely, I beat the first recently and I'm playing through Origins for the first time right now, I think it might dethrone Paper mario and Skies of Arcadia for me as best Gamcube RPG. It's also been skyrocketing in price lately and it looks like it's going to continue getting more expensive.

[@gothicpunkemo14]

No kidding. it's one of my favorite RPGs of all time. I liked origins more but they were both amazing. I love the card battle system

[@hikikomorphi]

Loving these videos! You gotta add Tales of Symphonia to your collection! That game was amazing for the time on the GameCube.

[@MrZZ-py4pq]

The GameCube was my first ever gaming console.

[@DARKTIGGERinc]

young boi

[@jakeplays1995]

Danx Tgcad same. Mario Party 7 was my first game and I still love it to this day

[@JareBear124]

Hey you should review different game collection trackers and find the best one to use.

[@ekimw3]

Gamecube Gameboy Player Add On and CD are somewhat rare here in Germany (up to 80€ for both together). If you are into that, check it out. Maybe you get it in your hunt. In my opinion some of the best original gb/gbc/gba playing experience.

[@SuperNicktendo]

I'm glad that I held on to all the Gamecube games that I purchased. These are crazy expensive!

[@jeremyroberts8822]

Super Nicktendo makes me wish I would’ve kept my old GameCube and all my games. I was one of those people that sold their old console and all their games to help buy one of the new consoles every generation and now I wish I wouldn’t have done that.

[@Quantumanoaly8907]

I’m also playing Three Houses as well. I’m ignoring all of my other games. I’m completely obsesssed. Looking forward to seeing what other games you find. Curiosity is killing me!

[@ViciousCircleIngress]

Just waiting for the video with 30 sports games. Also good luck getting that rare ncaa game.

[@SpawnWave]

There's a convention coming up where I'm going to attempt to make a bulk purchase of sports titles to get most of them out of the way and not worry about shipping.

[@MSUHitman]

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance; the uber rare GameCube game that was $15 on Black Friday 2006 at GameStop.

[@socaranectien1933]

MSUHitman it’s not very rare at all. I’ve seen many copies. It’s just that it sold meh, and the franchise is pretty popular now.

[@jwil4286]

Socaran Ectien remake sometime?

[@socaranectien1933]

JWil42 what?

[@jwil4286]

Socaran Ectien I was asking if we will sometime get a remake of the Tellius games

[@olivevideogames]

@@socaranectien1933 THANK YOU This game is NOT rare...its uncommon at best. I have found 4-5 copies in a single year at goodwill.

[@ShadowArtist]

Phantasy Star Online Episode I&II PLUS is the one you should of got, it costs way way more now, but many of the online only quests were added to the game and available to play offline.

[@Home_Rowed]

Actually, it was only 4 quests that were added in Plus for offline play. It also had a few extra GBA mini games if you do the thing in the Fake in Yellow quest a second time. Though, I can't find if Chu Chu Rocket is available offline. Anyway, all of that is available online in both versions. But, it would've been cool to see him get the Plus version.

[@brutal-nick2344]

Love the fact that you need the box art for mgs to go further in the story

[@RetroGamerMom]

Nice haul! I would have been mad if Fire Emblem showed up for me like that. Some people need to learn how to pack expensive games. I don't have it yet but it's on my list for sure. Chibi-Robo is a game you need to pick up. It's such a charming, quirky game.

[@VikTimmy]

PSO is pretty great, never actually used the online functionality for it, but you could play split screen multiplayer and me and a friend used to play it with a GameCube hooked up to a massive projector screen, much fun was had

[@theCRACKERBOMB]

Yes glad you kept this going!! I just got the Pokemon Colosseum Preview Disc on GC and it literally is a commercial for the game but you get Jirachi on Sapphire and Ruby if you have a GBA Transfer Cable. One piece at a time but now im at 162 of 593 for the full North American GC collection. You got this man it will be totally worth it in the end👍

[@Fulthrotle73]

I just picked up a gamecube at a garage sale friday with about 20 games and 2 wavebirds. No av cable though so i gotta get one.

[@pinkpeacock313]

They are cheap as nintendo used the same av for the 64 gc and wii

[@jbear4433]

The image will look pretty bad with an av cable so look for either an s-video cable which will have a slightly better image quality or shell out the cash on a Gamecube HDMI adapter which is quite expensive.

[@AirshBornely]

Yo at least get a S-video cable if you can. That'll clean up the image quite a bit. Component/HDMI adapter is better, but those are pricey.

[@Fulthrotle73]

@@jbear4433 thanks for the info!

[@Fulthrotle73]

@@AirshBornely thanks for the info!

[@Saurusama]

FE:PoR and Gotcha Force, man your collection is really solid

[@justice7788]

Great content 👍

[@Coreybyrnes1]

I would say eventually get all the Resident Evil games. Oh yeah and you should try and get Cubivore

[@CasualViewer-t4f]

My favorite systemof all time.... actually the Switch may be my favorite but I can’t tell you how much this brings me back!

[@eflover4019]

Thanks for your content. It’s kinda reassuring that you are here every day for us with a new video lol

[@TomHeathkswitch116]

Lost Kingdoms 1&2 are both incredible games, real time RPG with card collection mechanics. Had never played anything like it and still to this day haven't. The first is fairly easy to find but the second can be a bit harder.

[@carlosdesousa2172]

Phantasy Star Online was one of my most played GameCube games. I had four characters with hundreds of hours on each one. Lots of split-screen play too

[@splatlandss]

Get Cubivore! Its another Atlus game that flew under the radar and now goes for a tooon of money.

[@TudenJamir]

I am glad i got the game back then for about 20 dollars :)

[@splatlandss]

@@TudenJamir daaaaamn lucky you!

[@Snakxpac]

Skies of Arcadia Gamecube version complete. Just would be cool to see tidbit of the best JRPG I have ever played.

[@korniphobia]

"Part of the fun is the hunt"... And then the capture... My favorite hunt was for Ogre Battles MOTBQ for PS1 a few years back.

[@christianbiadasz976]

It’s awesome seeing all the games I used to play again! I never even knew FE Path of Radiance was that rare.

[@zkatt3238]

Jon you need to get Kirby Air Ride. One of the most underrated games on the Gamecube.

[@benkizer9509]

GameCube is an underrated gem. It was the first time I didn't buy a Nintendo console, as I went for the PS2, but I played it later and it was a very fun system. Likely the last time Nintendo really tried to compete on specs.

[@Kall_Mii_Kemo]

Much respect for separating hip hop and rap you are very right and great choices i had most of these the ones i didn't i had on other consoles

[@Reaper31292]

PSO was my favorite GC game back in the day. I still play the PC equivalent (Blue Burst) from time to time. It's a good time.

[@johnelbroky5273]

“Nowadays you use your credit card to get those”🤣🤣🤣🤣 that one got me

[@georgevidas7128]

Good lord, I remember making full on meals while waiting for the enemy phases to pass by in Path Of Radiance haha. Still a great game though and a nice find!

[@wyldstiles]

Phantasy Star ep. 1 and 2 is my all time favorite game. Made a lot of memories with friends playing that game

[@zadiequest341]

Good job getting Path of Radiance! That and the sequel are worth it. Somehow, I found these games on the shelf over time.

[@jakekang4145]

MGS was always one of my favorite series to play growing up.

[@Real_Gamer_Hours]

One of my favorite GameCube and Wii games Was Battalion Wars! You gotta get that!