Nintendo GameCube

The gamecube is hard to come across these days if you are looking for one in good condition and the games are really hard to get but xbox and ps2 didnt get the brilliant design of the handle so you can transport it and they are so small you can put them in a small space out the way as a playstation you would have to stand it up and it would get in a mess.There is one more bad point and it is im on my second gamecube now the first one i had was in 2003 to 2005 and the second one ive got now in 2012.They are good but the common problem will come on the screen cant read disc look at the gamecubes manual or insert a game when the disc is in so that is why i said get a good condition one and i love the purple one so i recomend it.

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Good points on the gamecube(Although all of these are debatable, but most are the majority of opinions)

. Great controller, comfortable grip, an easy access to all buttons.

. Connectivity.

. Quality control, although nintendo missed out a lot of third party support but because of this it also had the least of amount of shitty games which has got to be worth something.

. Great line-up.

bad points.

. nintendo could've had it's cake and eaten it too and provide more online capabilities and still focus on gameboy connectivity.

. The range of game is a little lacking when it comes to exclusive titles, it has a decent amount of sports games, a few platformers, a decent amount of RPG's and adventure games, it DID have metroid prime 1+2 which are arguably the best FPS's out there but it could've have more. It did caretake to every genre it just usually had one or two games on it.

Overall I'd recommend it, especially if you're the type to have frequent parties or get togethers, as it has (in my opinion) the best line up of multiplayer games.

Compact, controller feels good in your hand, goes online, good graphics, you can get a wireless controller.

If your gamecube is old some games act weird, fan collects lots of dust, if you dismantle it, it sometimes smells funny [not funny haha!, funny weird] but that doesn't matter!

Apart from the some what weird bad points it's an excellent console.

Therefore I do recommend the Nintendo GameCube.

The great forgotten system! It has great graphics, it is very portable (nowhere near the heftiness of the xbox or the ps2 before it was slimmed down.) No other system will allow you to play Mario or Zelda and those are two of the greatest VG franchises ever and continue to be. Super Mario Sunshine might just be the best Mario Game EVER! Resident Evil 4 is one of the greatest games I have ever seen or played. You will play it for 10 hours or more and not even get to the second disc! Lastly I know that you can go to a local VG store (not Gamestop because they don't sell last gen stuff) and get one for 29.00 maybe a little more or a little less. FUN STUFF!

Cant play cd's, but isnt a games console built for games? Good buy, I recommend the Nintendo GameCube!

The Nintendo GameCube is a good buy, but get it before it is completely obsolete.

I've seen complaints about backwards compatibility, and that it doesn't play DVD's.

First off, how do you expect the Gamecube to be backwards compatible, when the last console used cartridges? When the Gamecube was made, CD's were a much better medium of storage, and took much less space. If you expected Nintendo to keep using cartridges just for backwards compatibility, you're nuts. If you really want to play the old games, buy an N64, they don't cost much at yard sales.

Secondly, of course it doesn't play DVD's/CD's. The only reason people would want that is because of it's popularization by Sony and Microsoft. A game console should NEVER be expected to play DVD's/ CD's, Why not buy a proper DVD player, which is less then $40 these days.

Overall, the Nintendo Gamecube is a console I'll never be replacing. It's comfortable, and powerful.

The Nintendo GameCube is absolutely not the best console out of the XBOX and PS2. You cannot play DVD's, which is a huge disappointment, nor can you play CD's, which I don't care for as much because of MP3 players and iPod's etc. A good point is that it is inexpensive and comes bundled with games. Also, you can play classics like Mario and Yoshi. However, it WILL NOT PLAY N64, games unlike the PS2 which plays PSONE games. The graphics aren't the best, and for the size I guess it would be like it is.

All in all, my verdict is BUY A PS2, OR IF YOU HAVE THE MONEY BUY A 360.

As a mother of a pre-adolescent son, my main concern was to purchase a product that would allow my son to play video games that did not promote any of the forbidden topics listed in the review guidelines, would allow him to have fun on a rainy day when he couldn't get outside to play, was more interactive than watching TV and provided some eye-hand coordination activity. All the research my husband and I did indicated that the Nintendo GameCube was the best option and had the best choice of games (E-rated games), and it was certainly the best value of all the products available on the market. This has nothing to do with replacing video sports with the real thing, or using this as a babysitting tool or replacing family time with a little purple box.

I have always been into computer games as my brother was a mad fan and ALWAYS brought the newest one you can get. I brought the Nitendo Game Cube last year and I am totally hooked. The controller is really comfortable (sometimes controllers just dont feel right) and the graphics are great. I like the wide variety of games available but I wish they were just a little bit cheaper sometimes. All in all though - WELL WORTH GETTING!!!!