In celebration of the GameCube's 20th anniversary, we're republishing this reader-ranked list of the Top 50 GameCube video games ever before.

Bear in mind, this is a dynamic checklist that can still be influenced by Nintendo Life User Ratings even now. If you have actually yet to rate your GameCube collection on our games database, simply look for your picked video game by means of the search bar listed below (or click on the star ratings through the checklist itself) and get ranking to have your say and also affect the order below. Appreciate!

The Nintendo GameCube introduced in Japan in September 2001 and a number of months later on in North America. Unlucky Europeans would not obtain their hands on it till the following year, but the wait deserved it for among the best-looking video game consoles of perpetuity. The NGC (sorry, GCN) is an attractive, compact piece of set.

Avoiding the jack-of-all-trades direction of its contemporaries, the console concentrated on doing just something well: playing video games. Its striking indigo colour, huge chunky 'A' switch, charming little discs and also well known carry take care of eventually antagonized it in a period of streamlined, all-in-one multimedia equipments, yet it was an effective little box of tricks that played host to a fantastic library of video games. This was the last time Nintendo placed itself in straight competitors with Sony as well as Microsoft in pure spec terms before transforming tack with the Wii.

We asked Nintendo Life readers to rank their favourite GameCube video games, and the result is the listing of 50 games you see below. The position is formed entirely from each video game's user rating in the Nintendo Life Games data source. Nevertheless, unlike various other fixed checklists, this one regularly evolve to mirror ratings from Nintendo Life users, so you can still take part.

We've done this for an expanding variety of Nintendo gaming consoles, so if you're interested make sure to look into the very best Nintendo DS video games, the very best 3DS video games, the very best Video game Kid video games as well as also the 50 finest Change video games— every one a liquid listing that can alter with time. Attempt score the video games in them, too!

If there's a video game gurgling under the top 50 that you would love to rate, feel free to locate it making use of the search device below and also give it a rub out of 10. That suffices waffling, however. Let's dive in as well as see your picks for the all-time 50 finest dolphin emulator roms …

Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike (GCN).

Variable 5 made a decision to throw platforming sections into the mix for this follow up to the unbelievable launch title Rogue Leader, but the lacklustre execution of these sections dragged down the entire experience and was lightyears far from the quality of the arcade-style flight gameplay. Consequently, Rebel Strike is a video game of excellent highs as well as crushingly-dull lows. Luckily, the addition of the entire initial game in 2-player co-op mode made it worth grabbing regardless, and it also included the initial gallery Atari version of Star Wars for retro fanatics.

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (GCN).

A collaborative experience in the Tale of Zelda mould was something lots of had actually imagined for a long time, and also the 4 Swords part of the GBA port of A Link to the Past made the dive to the TV display below in 4 Swords Adventures. There's a solitary gamer video game therein, but the real meat of the experience involved each of the 4 players hooking their own GBA to the GameCube with the requisite link cord as well as controlling their Link in a screen-hopping experience long previously Nintendo went uneven with the Wii U gamepad. It's a brilliant co-op Zelda game obstructed only by the fact that it called for a lot set to function.

Mario Hit Football (GCN).

Verifying that there's little that the portly plumbing professional can't turn his hand (or foot) to, Next Degree Gamings' Mario Knockout Football (or Super Mario Strikers in the US) offered solid football action in a colourful bundle with Mushroom Kingdom homeowners cheering up the lovely game as well as including a little style and also excitement to process — no nil-nil draws here! The polar reverse of the simulation-style that 'correct' football video games were going with, this is a fast-paced five-a-side frenzy that did well enough to get a likewise rewarding follow up on Wii.

Super Mario Sunlight (GCN).

Mario's run of hit after hit after hit is rather incredible when you think about it. The expectations each new mainline entrance creates are astronomically high as well as we're consistently gobsmacked that, more often than not, those expectations are surpassed.

Offered to use Switch over if you have a duplicate of Super Mario 3D All-Stars, Super Mario Sunshine is a terrific game with some undeniably rugged components when contrasted to the rest of the plumber's excellent body of work. No, as a straight follow up to Super Mario 64, it is not the genre specifying classic everyone was expecting, but with the death of time we can look back and appreciate the many things that Sunlight does magnificently. The happy, bouncing Isle Delfino motif alone makes it worth revisiting, and if you have actually skipped this access in Mario's back brochure, do not let its credibility put you off. The Sunlight Support Pressure might be overcompensating a tad— it's absolutely got its imperfections— but at least, it's still excellent in our eyes.

WarioWare, Inc: Huge Parlor Game$! (GCN).

A remake of the GBA video game WarioWare, Inc: Huge Microgames!, this home console variation included multiplayer to an already wonderfully unbalanced concept of microgames that mashes with each other tiny tasks with a time limit to generate a chaotic, amusing experience. It seems like R&D 1 were unchained and also enabled to vent their breaking imagination, directing it into a video game without being encumbered by the normal Nintendo 'polish' every person expects, which gives this game (and also the bigger collection) an impressive as well as one-of-a-kind feeling of freshness.

Viewtiful Joe 2 (GCN).

Originating From Clover Workshop, Capcom's stellar development team behind the likes of Okami as well as God Hand with members that would go on to develop PlatinumGames, this sequel continues movie-obsessed Joe's tale as he ends up being a superhero and coordinate with his girlfriend, Sexy Silvia, to safeguard humanity from an unusual invasion. Really comparable to the first video game, it oozes style and also power from every pore, although it does not have a co-op multiplayer setting you could get out of a follow up. Still a belter, however.

Resident Evil 2 (GCN).

Pressing RE2 onto N64 needed a Huge initiative, but this is basically a port of the PlayStation version with very little in the method of bells as well as whistles. The success of the base video game beams, naturally, as well as perhaps makes it worthy of placement here, yet anybody expecting a REmake-style overhaul was left sorely disappointed by this barebones version. Citizen Evil 2 is a great game, though, however threadbare the discussion.

Ikaruga (GCN).

The GameCube variation of this masterpiece shooter will cost you an arm and a leg these days, as well as with the Change variation of Ikaruga using additional benefits like transportability and the capacity to twist your Switch over as well as play in Tate setting, it's tough to warrant splashing a lot cash just to get it on an adorable GameCube disc. If you still have it from back then, however, Treasure's influential shmup is indeed something to treasure permanently. Still hard as nails, though.

Baten Kaitos Origins (GCN).

The initial and only follow up to Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and also the Lost Ocean, this provided some gameplay tweaks but really did not essentially alter the base experience from the initial game. It was launched in 2006 when the troubling GameCube was on the very last of its last legs as well as the developers made the decision not to move it to the upcoming Wii. With knowledge, that was an apparent error — Baten Kaitos Origins would certainly have undoubtedly got more interest than it found at the time on the purple box. Remarkably, it was among the very first games localised by 8-4, the localisation home who would certainly take place to collaborate with Nintendo on the outstanding Fire Emblem: Awakening as well as Xenoblade Chronicles X, among others.

Chibi-Robo (GCN).

Chibi-Robo is difficult to define due to the fact that it does not nicely match any specific classification or category. It's part-platformer, part-adventure, part-amiable assistant video game which mixes in elements of Toy Story as you work to aid the Sanderson household address their everyday problems. The eponymous selfless robot himself is a charming little chap who's starred in several video games given that this GameCube intro (and also he additionally has the most devastatingly cute amiibo you can possibly imagine), but he's never ever rather got to the heights of his debut here. Lovely.

Mario Golf: Toadstool Trip (GCN).

We're quite partial to the Nintendo 64 entry in the collection, however designer Camelot really did not do much wrong when it pertained to the GameCube model, either. Including sixteen characters and programs consisting of Mushroom Kingdom staples such as warp pipelines as well as Chain Chomps, Mario Golf: Toadstool Trip takes points up a gear without reinventing the video game, making every bunker as well as environment-friendly appearance accordingly lovely and also introducing some fun additional modes. Barely innovative, however there's just so much you can do with golf and also there aren't numerous much better methods to spoil a walk than this.

Sonic Huge Collection (GCN).

Bringing together the very best of Sonic's Huge Drive catalogue (and Sonic 3D Blast), this disc also consists of Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Device, Ristar and also Flicky completely step (plus Comix Zone and The Muck in Japan). Originally a GameCube unique, an even larger collection was at some point released on various other gaming consoles named Sonic Mega Collection Plus with more Sonic goodness from the Game Gear, as well as the Japanese exclusives above. A shame these weren't included originally, but the video games you actually want were right here and also Sonic CD and a lot of other rarities would certainly come along in the Sonic Gems Collection, so after seeing him for several years on rival consoles Nintendo players might gorge on blue hedgehog on GameCube.

Viewtiful Joe (GCN).

Snapping with energy as well as celluloid action, Viewtiful Joe is a side-on brawler and was among the fabled 'Capcom Five' exclusives which would wind up (essentially) finding their means to various other platforms. With an intricate battle system, it skirts right into fighter territory with a dusting of VFX (Viewtiful Impacts) that transform the circulation of fight as well as allow you to chain combos and utilize strategy to beat your method with Movie Land as well as rescue film-fanatic Joe's girlfriend.

We have not heard from Joe in a good long while, however it's tough to think of a personality that can fit much more snuggly into the Knockout Bros. Ultimate lineup, combined with a cheeky Change remaster of this video game and it's follow up, of course. Make it take place, Capcom!

The Simpsons Hit & Run (GCN).

Not to be confused with The Simpsons Road Rage, a barely disguised Crazy Taxi duplicate, this later initiative shares a lot more DNA with the Grand Theft Vehicle series than Sega's manic gallery motorist. The shock right here was simply exactly how well The Simpsons Hit & Run depicted the Springfield followers understood and also loved from the program, as well as exactly how well this GTA parody played. For such a phenomenally effective collection, The Simpsons has some genuine stinkers to its name when it concerns computer game, so this was a really pleasurable shock.

Beyond Good & Wickedness (GCN).

A stylish activity journey from Ubisoft and Rayman developer Michel Ancel, Beyond Good as well as Wickedness spins a potent thread of political intrigue, puzzle-solving and investigation. Protagonist Jade must stealthily obtain proof as she checks out the earth of Hillys in an initiative to assist the resistance and also reduce the DomZ, a number of wicked aliens presumed of drawing the strings of an armed forces dictatorship that's risen to power. The base gameplay is superb, however it's the world-building as well as ambience that sets BG&E apart and also makes us excited for the prequel currently in the jobs. Allow's maintain our fingers went across for a Switch over port.

Burnout 2: Point of Impact (GCN).

Regardless of the frequency with which we do it, crashing your automobile in a computer game is normally an indication of failing, however developers Standard injected the Exhaustion games with risky delights that awarded you with boost for being cavalier, as well as made negative driving a virtue with its addicting 'Accident' mode. This sequel improved on the original in nearly every means as well as is this a blast to (crash and also) shed with today.

Huge Man X Collection (GCN).

Compiling the first 6 Mega Man X video games into one bundle, this disc was a terrific method for longtime fans to replay the most effective games in the collection or to catch up for those who may have missed access due to them being on PlayStation. Even ignoring some of the lesser entrances, just having the first 3 on one disc was a treat for followers, as well as it's the only way to formally play Huge Guy: Fight & Chase (assume 'Huge Man Kart') on a Nintendo console, also.

 

SSX 3 (GCN).

Technically the third in the collection (although some do not think about SSX Challenging to be a true follow up to the original), SSX 3 place you on one solitary mountain as opposed to diverse pistes worldwide as well as presented a whole bunch of renovations over the previous video game, including a graphical overhaul. Point of views differ, of course, however this was perhaps the peak of the collection before it started to glide and it still stands up well today.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (GCN).

It's easy to look back with rose-tinted specifications as well as imagine points were better in the past. For the majority of categories that's a fallacy, but when you take a look at Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, it's arguably real. Some may choose Pro Skater 2 or Pro Skater 4 (it's tough to fail with any one of them, truly), however this is a traditional in the skate boarding style— the centre factor as well as peak of the social crossover in between skating as well as video games prior to the collection went off the boil and began to feel a little bit try-hard in the mid-2000s.

Even individuals with no rate of interest in skateboarding recognize who Tony Hawk is and also it's thanks to these video games, of which Pro Skater 3 could be the most effective. Ah, the memories …

Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and also the Lost Sea (GCN).

Co-developer Pillar Soft would certainly take place to have terrific success on Nintendo systems with the Xenoblade Chronicles video games, yet this Namco-published JRPG still has its followers and also stands out on GameCube thanks to a relatively slim collection of RPG titles. Baten Kaitos merged turn-, action- and also card-based technicians into an one-of-a-kind fight system. Playing as a supervising guardian, the gamer connects directly with the personalities instead that 'managing' them, which provides it a distinct flavour aside from various other video games in the category.