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Star Wars: Rogue Leader - Rogue Squadron II (GameCube)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > GameCube
from: Lucas Arts

May 03, 2002
I never owned a Gamecube, so I never got to play this game. I loved the prequal on the N64, and always thought that this game looked good, but just never got around to it. Now I own a Wii, the gateway to a plethora of retor games has opened before me and this is the first title checked off my "to buy" list. Of course, I had to buy a Gamecube remote and memory card - don't forget to grap those!

Anyway, this game looks fantastic (even now) and plays well. The controls are a little convoluted and tricky (I've no idea what my targetting computer efficiency score means and I've no idea how to improve it) but you get used to them. And this feels like Star Wars. It feels like your in the movies and it feels good.

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GameCube Console - Black

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > GameCube
from: Nintendo

October 10, 2003
The GCN is a awesome console...in groups! Nintendo have always been AND always will be party game based company. As they're are games such as Super Smash Bros Melee, Super Monkey Ball, F Zero GX, Soulcalibur 2(yes I know multi format but controls best on Gamecube) and Wave Race; Blue Storm too name but a few and honest to god the best PS2 has to offer is they're try at GTA SA multiplayer which was fun for awhile oh and Soulcalibur 3 which is pretty good and Rockstar were probably smiling about they're take on the multi player on GTA SA well woopty frickin doo! Ok the antics of Mario saving Peach for the Umptenth is getting tedious but I think in the Mario games it's more about the journey that counts.

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Super Mario Sunshine (Player's Choice GameCube)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > GameCube
from: Nintendo

October 10, 2003
I bought this game to play on the Wii after having played Super Mario Galaxy to the bone and getting all 121 stars, which were indeed difficult and stressful to get but not at all compared to Super Mario Sunshine.

The game seems rushed and not well-finished at all. Surely Mario does look much better than the precarious Super Mario 64 design but the game looks like a testing beta version of itself. The graphics aren't great, the music is... just there, and the gameplay ranges from funnily easy to insanely difficult. Plus the cameras are almost manual and only turn by themselves when you're in tight situations, usually making you die.

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The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess (GameCube)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > GameCube
from: Nintendo

December 15, 2006
i can tell you now, this is one of the best games you will play and you will realise why the gamecube version is the proper version - if you can be bothered to read this

let me break this down into a few sections - the first will be about the game - the second will be about why the gamecube version is better and differences between this and the wii - the last section will be me rambling :)

the game is awesome - if you are not a zelda fan, don't read this - it is a fan service because people wanted a realistic zelda - windwaker was great but this is the opposite end of the style used - some will say it lacks something but i think this is the last traditional zelda and it was a good way to say goodbye

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Pokémon Colosseum (With Free 59 Slot Memory Card) (GameCube)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > GameCube
from: Nintendo

May 14, 2004
You capture wild Pokémon only, right?

Wrong! The lead character in this game wears a device on his arm, allowing him to snag Pokémon. However, you still can't just snag any Pokémon.

Teaming up wth a girl who has the ability to see dark auras, you travel around rescuing "Shadow Pokémon", who's hearts have been sealed shut in labs. Caring for these Pokémon and taking them to a special place restores the Pokémon to their original state.

When you've snagged all the Shadow Pokémon, and restored them, you're said to be able to get Ho-oh as well. I can't vouch for that yet, but I'm working on it.

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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GameCube)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > GameCube
from: Nintendo

May 02, 2003
In 2001 Nintendo made a decision to move away from the normal 3 dimensional graphics and try out something new, known as cel shading. And it certainly paid off.

The graphics in Wind Waker are jaw-dropping. By rendering 2 dimensional sprites in a 3 dimensional world the game has an artistic, highly stylised, often cartoony feel about it. This, combined with the vivid colours and beautiful attention to detail means that the game is a pleasure to play from start to finish. Enemies explode into a cloud of smoke, the wind rushes into your sails, grass swishes and the sea swells. Although the graphics have changed dramatically from earlier releases, none of the atmosphere of the game has been lost.

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Super Smash Bros Melee

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > GameCube
from: Nintendo

May 24, 2002
I cannot get over how good this game actually is. Me and a group of friends have been playing this since it came out on multiplayer, and we just refuse to get bored of it, even now one of us has an Xbox 360 and Halo 3, Super Smash Bros finds itself in a gaming day routine everytime, without fail.
The single player is solid; classic mode, adventure mode, all star mode and event matches are just some of the choices on offer, and with so many characters to get used to, there's plenty of life in this game for a single player, but with this just on it's own, the game would be quite unremarkable. The game is designed with Multiplayer in mind, and you have everything you could possibly want at your disposal for it.
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Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (GameCube)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > GameCube
from: Capcom

May 30, 2003
Since the mansion incident we've had Resident Evil 2, but what happened to Jill Valentine, well you're about to find out. Resident Evil 3 brings back Jill Valentine as she tries to escape the horrorific montsrosity that Raccoon City has turned into. Undead monsters roam the streets trying to thwart Jill in her quest.

There's monsters old and new here, plenty of action, plenty of puzzles to solve, great graphics and some creepy music added in the mix too. I enjoy this game mainly because Jill is, in my opinion, the best Resident Evil character. Don't let the fact that this game is a port put you off, it is fantastic, and I can safely say I much prefer the gamecube controls anyway. This is must in any resident evil fans collection, I'd recommend it to anyone.

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Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (GameCube)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > GameCube
from: Nintendo

November 26, 2004
all i will say is if ur a metroid fan then get this game, it has all the fun of it plus extra things

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Datel FreeLoader (GameCube/Wii)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > GameCube
from: Datel Direct Ltd

February 07, 2003
Works well until you upgrade the WII to the latest version of the firmware (version 3.0) when this version of freeloader will not work. BE WARNED
Apart from this, I have had NO problems with this on my WII running an NTSC version of Animal Crossing, it was worked 100% of the time.