Nintendo GameCube



The Nintendo GameCube (ニンテンドーゲームキューブ, Nintendō Gēmukyūbu) is Nintendo's fourth home console system released outside of Japan. Though it had initially strong sales, its release over a year after the PlayStation 2 (as well as other mistakes by Nintendo) caused it to lag behind in sales.

Due to disappointing sales figures, Nintendo's lack of care for online gaming and a controller with a smaller button count, the console also lost a lot of third party support, which ultimately meant that the selection games to choose from was not nearly as extensive as the GameCube's main competitors, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

Nintendo fans, however, frantically support the system and turn a blind eye to any of its faults, which is often referred to as fanboyism. However, that being said, the GameCube does have a good amount of quality 1st- and 2nd-party games, which are sure to please buyers of the system with classics such as The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, Super Mario Sunshine, F-Zero GX, Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.

Zelda Games



 * The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest
 * The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition
 * The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
 * The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
 * The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
 * Soulcalibur II (Not an official Zelda game but Link is a featured fighter)
 * Super Smash Bros. Melee (Also not officially part of the series, but features Link as a selectable character)

With The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition and the Nintendo Game Boy Player, every Zelda game prior to Phantom Hourglass and Link's Crossbow Training can be played on the GameCube. The Legend of Zelda and The Adventure of Link can be played on the GameCube through Collector's Edition and through the Game Boy Player with the NES Classic versions of the games. A Link to the Past can be played through the Game Boy player with the Game Boy Advance remake of the game. Link's Awakening/Link's Awakening DX can be played through the Game Boy Player. Ocarina of Time can be played through Ocarina of Time Master Quest or Collector's Edition discs. Majora's Mask can be played through Collector's Edition, although sound irregularities and freezing can occur in this version. Four Swords can be played through the Game Boy Player, as can The Minish Cap and the Oracle games.