I remember for Christmas '01, I got my brother a PS2 and he got me the Gamecube- I still don't get why there was so much hate for it- I had friends that also had Gamecubes so it kind of made sense for me to want one and to play with them.
Metroid Prime
Super Smash Bros Melee
Rogue Leader (still fucking love that game)
Killer7
Wind Waker
Soul Calibur w/ Link
Mario Sunshine
Eternal Darkness
007 Nightfire
Pikmin 1 & 2
Not all the games I had were solely for that console, but I had a lot of fun with my Gamecube, definitely my money's worth.
Me and my friends had GBAs, and were starting to get jobs around then and spent our first paychecks to get link cables and we all played Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles- in hindsight, that was a dick move to force that kind of investment for multi-player, but it was a great summer, beating that game with my friends, playing soccer or something when we needed a break.
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Jesus, that was 9 years ago I got that Gamecube?
I feel old.