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What is the best GameCube game?

By YPB Team

From system-selling platformers and genre-defining shooters to cult horror gems and couch-multiplayer staples, these discs defined a beloved little purple box. Where do you stand?

  1. Metroid Prime — ranked #11
    Metroid Prime
    The 2002 first-person adventure that reinvented Samus's world in atmospheric 3D.
    1000pts
  2. Resident Evil 4 — ranked #22
    Resident Evil 4
    The 2005 survival-horror masterpiece that redefined action-horror gameplay.
    886pts
  3. Animal Crossing — ranked #33
    Animal Crossing
    The 2001 life-simulation game that brought a living village to consoles.
    560pts
  4. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! — ranked #44
    Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
    The 2003 kart racer with a unique two-drivers-per-kart twist.
    560pts
  5. Super Mario Sunshine — ranked #55
    Super Mario Sunshine
    The tropical 2002 3D platformer with Mario's water-spraying FLUDD pack.
    485pts
  6. Soulcalibur II — ranked #66
    Soulcalibur II
    The acclaimed 2003 weapons-based fighter featuring exclusive guest Link.
    485pts
  7. Pikmin — ranked #77
    Pikmin
    Shigeru Miyamoto's inventive 2001 real-time strategy game about tiny plant creatures.
    485pts
  8. Super Smash Bros. Melee — ranked #88
    Super Smash Bros. Melee
    The lightning-fast 2001 fighter still played competitively decades later.
    397pts
  9. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door — ranked #99
    Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
    The beloved 2004 RPG blending paper-craft charm with turn-based combat.
    397pts
  10. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem — ranked #1010
    Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
    The cult 2002 psychological horror game with mind-bending sanity effects.
    397pts
  11. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker — ranked #1111
    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
    The 2002 cel-shaded Zelda epic set across a vast ocean.
    291pts
  12. Luigi's Mansion — ranked #1212
    Luigi's Mansion
    The 2001 launch title starring Luigi ghost-hunting in a haunted house.
    291pts
  13. Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader — ranked #1313
    Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
    The gorgeous 2001 launch-title flight combat showcase.
    291pts
  14. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess — ranked #1414
    The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
    The darker, mature 2006 Zelda showcasing the GameCube's power.
    162pts
  15. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes — ranked #1515
    Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
    The 2004 sequel adding a light-and-dark parallel-world mechanic.
    162pts
  16. F-Zero GX — ranked #1616
    F-Zero GX
    The blisteringly fast 2003 futuristic racer developed with Sega.
    162pts
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Comments

Sunshine arrived in 2002 with a water jetpack, while Zelda got two games on the same machine, one of them mocked on announcement for being cel-shaded: https://youpick.best/articles/super-mario-vs-legend-of-zelda

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