GameCube Console - Black

Nintendo have always produced original games of the highest quality. The range of games on the GameCube is astonishing. It not only has ports of fantastic titles like Medal Of Honour, Tony Hawks Pro Skater, Burnout and the revamped Resident Evil (which is now a GameCube exclusive series) but it has numerous great Nintendo only games which are it's main strength.

You will never ever see games such as Mario Sunshine, Metroid Prime, Starfox Adventures, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Star Wars: Rebel Assault - Rouge Leader, Luigi's Mansion, Pikmin and Mario Party on anything but a Nintendo console. With those and future games such as Wario World, the Legend Of Zelda and a new Mario Kart you can't go far wrong. How many PS2 games are exclusive to that console and how many established characters does it have? Not many.

The controllers are the best, most comfortable things in the world. Your hands feel incomplete without one. There are 4 ports so there's no need for an overpriced add on for multiplayer games. Multiplayer gaming was invented for the GameCube. 4 people sat around screaming at each other during games, there's nothing better.

If you wanna be cool and fit in by all means have a PS2, it's even a DVD and CD player to boot. If you have any interest in gaming then there's no other option, get a GameCube. It also looks darn cool, a cute little purple cube or a big black slab?

You decide.


Absolutely fantastic gaming!!   December 3, 2002
13 out of 14 found this review helpful

Like many people, I thought hard on which next-gen console to get. I eventually plumped for the Gamecube, and I have not been disappointed. It may not have the fastest processor or the nifties looking Gfx, but in it's favour it does offer amazing gameplay.
From the word go I have been amazed at how fast this machine loads games. The longest I have ever had to wait is about 8 seconds.

There has been a lot said about the Gamecube including that it's a kiddies console and it's only got cutesy games. I can honestly say that some of these so called kiddies games do offer quite a good challenge to your games-playing skills.

But it's all about the games, and I'm not disappointed with the lineup. Odds are if its on the PS2 or Xbox it will be on the Gamecube at some point. That's not to say that it's a machine for cast-offs from other consoles. it's got Mario, Zelda, Sonic, Resident Evil, Metroid Prime, Eternal Darkness. Not all of these games are for kids.

I would recommend the Gamecube to anyone who likes videogames and who doesn't really need fancy gimmicks like a built in DVD player. It's all about gaming. I recommend the Gamecube wholeheartedly as a fantastic gaming machine.

One thing. If you do get a Gamecube get an official RGB cable at the same time as the cable that comes with the machine offers second rate picture quality.

Overall, 5 stars!


Seriously Underated   November 19, 2003
19 out of 21 found this review helpful

I got the Gamecube the day after it was released, and is probably one of the best purchases I've ever made. The game selection, although smaller than the PS2s, is original and innovative. A lot of the games that you'll see available for the Gamecube will not be available on other consoles - F-Zero, Mario, Viewtiful Joe, Super Smash Bros., Metroid, Pokemon Colosseum...It's worth buying a Gamecube solely for playing these quality games. It's not that expensive and you definately get your money's worth.

It's an underrated console, like Nintendo's previous N64. The graphics are just as good as the PS2's and Xbox's, no matter what people say. Just look at the multiformat games, you will see no difference. The control pad is very comfortable. I own a PS2 as well, and the Gamecube's is a lot more comfortable. Because the discs are smaller, loading times are smaller as well, it runs as fast as the N64 did. There are almost no flaws with the gamecube, the only one I can think of is that the memory card can only hold saved games of about 10 games before it's full. But this can be easily fixed by getting a larger memory card. Get a Gamecube!


A true gamers console.   May 5, 2002
atrus@cwcom.net (Nottingham, England)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful

Though not actually a cube, Nintendo's new console is a lesson in hardware design to any other manufacturer. From its neat top loading 8-cm DVD drive, to its superb control pad that feels as if its moulded exclusively for your hands its an ergonomic treat from top to bottom.

For such a small machine, the Gamecube still packs a punch in the graphics department. Based on a custom designed chips ("Gekko" and "Flipper"), the console is easily on par with rival systems and in the majority of cases, can exeed them and in real world terms, can push about 12 million, texture mapped, lighted, polygons per second.

A common critism of all Nintendo's games and hardware since the beginning of time, is that they are just aimed at children, well, as always, this is not the case: Nintendo games have a universal appeal, with more innovation and playability than most developers could ever dream of. And games like Resident Evil series - now exclusive to Gamecube - show that a mature market will lap this up.

If you don't like games, don't buy this system, becuase thats what its all about. Nintendo's influences in gaming over the past decades have been too numerous to count, and expect Nitendo's creativity to shine in the coming months, along with a whole host of 3rd party releases. Theres's no DVD playback, but thats the point. If you want to watch DVDs buy a DVD player. If you want to play games, however, the Gamecube is it.

Yes, an integral modem/ethernet adaptor would have been very welcome, but for the, quite frankly, astounding RRP, you would be quite the fool not to take advantage of Nintendo's new baby.