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Wow the Use Blogs has been in a pretty depressing state lately, with the amount of blogs talking about how much life sucks and such. So I'm going to do my best to lighten things up with a little nostalgia. I love the Game Cube (if that wasn't made obvious back in my retrospect on the system), the only reason why people hated on it is for one of two reasons: either because they just passed it off as a kiddie system (because we all know how mature excessive gore and nudity is, eh, God of War?) or because older games found that some of their dear franchises had gotten to "different" for them (WHY DOES EVERYONE HATE STAR FOX ASSAULT!?). Either way, if you're willing to let Nintendo actually try and do something new rather than just pump out the same game year after year then you were in for a ride. As yet another tribute to my first Nintendo console, I present the Top Ten Best Game Cube Exclusives. Now remember, this is all opinion based so don't go nuts if one of your favorites isn't on the list. If it isn't there, it's because I either never played it, didn't like it, or didn't like it enough to put in the top ten.
10: Star Fox Assault
WHY DOES EVERYONE HATE THIS GAME!? Okay, so the story was one big rip-off of the Borg Saga from Star Trek and the multiplayer needed some serious balancing but it was still good. The multiplayer was a huge step above what Star Fox 64 had to offer, the space battles were much more interesting then they were in Star Fox 64 (would you be surprised if I told you I didn't buy a Nintendo 64 until after I bought my Game Cube?) and the ground parts were indeed good. People did not give this game a chance, nor are they willing to let go of the idea that Star Fox can apparently only be in an Arwing.
9: Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
You know you've done something right when you make a strategy game that I get some enjoyment out of. Path of Radiance was the first Fire Emblem game that I've ever played, and it was fun. Okay, so you got loaded down with a few weak-sauce units (Oscar, I'm looking at you) but still, if you're willing to take the time to think strategically watching enemy forces fall to your superior human intellect is pretty satisfying. Fun, straightforward and always making you think, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is well worth the time and money if you can find it.
8: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
I think I've already told you about how totally awesome this game is to the point where you can just skip this paragraph, but I'll give a summary of my thoughts for those of you who don't know what I see in this game. No story, no reason, nothing but DK and some good old classic platforming action which creates the most underrated game to ever be put on a system.
7: Mario Party 4
I consider this to be the best installment in the Mario Party franchise and the last good one (although I haven't played Mario Party 3 yet). I have no idea how many hours my friends and I poured into this game, but I really wanted to cry when I got that disk-read error message and had no way to fix the disk at the time. The game had a wide verity of game boards and some great mini-games along with an interesting playable cast without getting to the point where almost everyone in the Mario universe is playable. I really wish I could find a copy of this game again...
6: Kirby Air Ride
The single most critically bashed game on this list, but is also one of the most underrated. What did people hate about this game? For one thing, most didn't like the fact that you only use the control stick and the A button for game play. But that's why it's so **** perfect, you don't have to spend precious time explaining the controls to new comers because of how easy it is to pick-up-and-play. And City Trial was a blast, my friends and I put more time into this than Mario Party 4 and Star Fox Assault combined.
5: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Most people hated this game because of the graphics, or maybe its because of the amount of mood wiplash this game has, being made after Majora's Mask and all (why wasn't MM rated T again?). But if you're smart enough to look past graphics and style, you'll find that this game is one of the best in the Zelda series for several reasons. If you're willing to take the time to actually explore the Great Sea then you'll run into some interesting places and people, the dungeons in this game are not only inventive, but they're massive in scale. Oh yeah, and the King of the Red Lions was a much cooler helper character than anyone else Link's dragged with him on his adventures. The only reason why this game isn't higher on the list is because of the **** Triforce hunt at the end of the game. And the fact that Tingle's in it... I hate that man.
4: Super Mario Sunshine
It's better than Mario 64, and it's a tad hated by some. I don't know why, but I found this game much better than Mario 64, and I played Mario 64 first. To be honest, Fluud was an interesting gameplay addition and the levels were much more thought out and original than in Mario 64 (although nothing beats the originality of big-small world). One thing I love is how it is so much easier to figure out exactly what you're supposed to be doing in Mario Sunshine than it was in Mario 64. But that aside, by its own merits the platforming is great and the world inventive. A true classic if I've ever seen one.
3: Super Smash Brothers Melee
Do I really need to say anything?
2: Metroid Prime
This game is awesome. Just plain and simple, it's awesome. This game got going from 2D to 3D right by adding in tons of great 3D elements while still keeping the elements that made the originals the games that they were. And the atmosphere... oh man the atmosphere... no matter where you are the feelings that you get there just fit perfectly and the graphics... oh God the graphics... this was one of the early Game Cube titles and still manged to look like one of the later ones. If you own a Game Cube and don't have Metroid Prime, then you sir, should go buy a copy.
1: Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
I did not play the original Paper Mario until it came onto the Virtual Console, so I had no idea what to expect when I carried my copy of Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door home. But what I did get was well worth all of the money I had on that Best Buy gift card because PM: TYD is a barrel of monkeys. Great humor, fun, fun, fun game play and story, this is a game that deserves the title of "best Game Cube exclusive."
Well, there you go. What I consider to best exclusives to ever hit the Game Cube. And before anyone asks why ToS wasn't on there it's because I didn't like the game, at all. So with that said, Good night everybody!
Wow the Use Blogs has been in a pretty depressing state lately, with the amount of blogs talking about how much life sucks and such. So I'm going to do my best to lighten things up with a little nostalgia. I love the Game Cube (if that wasn't made obvious back in my retrospect on the system), the only reason why people hated on it is for one of two reasons: either because they just passed it off as a kiddie system (because we all know how mature excessive gore and nudity is, eh, God of War?) or because older games found that some of their dear franchises had gotten to "different" for them (WHY DOES EVERYONE HATE STAR FOX ASSAULT!?). Either way, if you're willing to let Nintendo actually try and do something new rather than just pump out the same game year after year then you were in for a ride. As yet another tribute to my first Nintendo console, I present the Top Ten Best Game Cube Exclusives. Now remember, this is all opinion based so don't go nuts if one of your favorites isn't on the list. If it isn't there, it's because I either never played it, didn't like it, or didn't like it enough to put in the top ten.
10: Star Fox Assault
WHY DOES EVERYONE HATE THIS GAME!? Okay, so the story was one big rip-off of the Borg Saga from Star Trek and the multiplayer needed some serious balancing but it was still good. The multiplayer was a huge step above what Star Fox 64 had to offer, the space battles were much more interesting then they were in Star Fox 64 (would you be surprised if I told you I didn't buy a Nintendo 64 until after I bought my Game Cube?) and the ground parts were indeed good. People did not give this game a chance, nor are they willing to let go of the idea that Star Fox can apparently only be in an Arwing.
9: Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
You know you've done something right when you make a strategy game that I get some enjoyment out of. Path of Radiance was the first Fire Emblem game that I've ever played, and it was fun. Okay, so you got loaded down with a few weak-sauce units (Oscar, I'm looking at you) but still, if you're willing to take the time to think strategically watching enemy forces fall to your superior human intellect is pretty satisfying. Fun, straightforward and always making you think, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is well worth the time and money if you can find it.
8: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
I think I've already told you about how totally awesome this game is to the point where you can just skip this paragraph, but I'll give a summary of my thoughts for those of you who don't know what I see in this game. No story, no reason, nothing but DK and some good old classic platforming action which creates the most underrated game to ever be put on a system.
7: Mario Party 4
I consider this to be the best installment in the Mario Party franchise and the last good one (although I haven't played Mario Party 3 yet). I have no idea how many hours my friends and I poured into this game, but I really wanted to cry when I got that disk-read error message and had no way to fix the disk at the time. The game had a wide verity of game boards and some great mini-games along with an interesting playable cast without getting to the point where almost everyone in the Mario universe is playable. I really wish I could find a copy of this game again...
6: Kirby Air Ride
The single most critically bashed game on this list, but is also one of the most underrated. What did people hate about this game? For one thing, most didn't like the fact that you only use the control stick and the A button for game play. But that's why it's so **** perfect, you don't have to spend precious time explaining the controls to new comers because of how easy it is to pick-up-and-play. And City Trial was a blast, my friends and I put more time into this than Mario Party 4 and Star Fox Assault combined.
5: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Most people hated this game because of the graphics, or maybe its because of the amount of mood wiplash this game has, being made after Majora's Mask and all (why wasn't MM rated T again?). But if you're smart enough to look past graphics and style, you'll find that this game is one of the best in the Zelda series for several reasons. If you're willing to take the time to actually explore the Great Sea then you'll run into some interesting places and people, the dungeons in this game are not only inventive, but they're massive in scale. Oh yeah, and the King of the Red Lions was a much cooler helper character than anyone else Link's dragged with him on his adventures. The only reason why this game isn't higher on the list is because of the **** Triforce hunt at the end of the game. And the fact that Tingle's in it... I hate that man.
4: Super Mario Sunshine
It's better than Mario 64, and it's a tad hated by some. I don't know why, but I found this game much better than Mario 64, and I played Mario 64 first. To be honest, Fluud was an interesting gameplay addition and the levels were much more thought out and original than in Mario 64 (although nothing beats the originality of big-small world). One thing I love is how it is so much easier to figure out exactly what you're supposed to be doing in Mario Sunshine than it was in Mario 64. But that aside, by its own merits the platforming is great and the world inventive. A true classic if I've ever seen one.
3: Super Smash Brothers Melee
Do I really need to say anything?
2: Metroid Prime
This game is awesome. Just plain and simple, it's awesome. This game got going from 2D to 3D right by adding in tons of great 3D elements while still keeping the elements that made the originals the games that they were. And the atmosphere... oh man the atmosphere... no matter where you are the feelings that you get there just fit perfectly and the graphics... oh God the graphics... this was one of the early Game Cube titles and still manged to look like one of the later ones. If you own a Game Cube and don't have Metroid Prime, then you sir, should go buy a copy.
1: Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
I did not play the original Paper Mario until it came onto the Virtual Console, so I had no idea what to expect when I carried my copy of Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door home. But what I did get was well worth all of the money I had on that Best Buy gift card because PM: TYD is a barrel of monkeys. Great humor, fun, fun, fun game play and story, this is a game that deserves the title of "best Game Cube exclusive."
Well, there you go. What I consider to best exclusives to ever hit the Game Cube. And before anyone asks why ToS wasn't on there it's because I didn't like the game, at all. So with that said, Good night everybody!
