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Staff Picks: Top 10 Gamecube games.

– May 29, 2012

1. Super Smash Bros. Melee

As if you didn’t know. Yes, even though we Operation Rainfall members are fans of JRPGS ,we also love a good scrap. When a game becomes one of the best selling games in the world, then you know its going to be good and Melee delivers on all accounts. There’s something so satisfying about smacking Princess Peach about, or booting Pikachu into the stratosphere and above all else this game is just pure fun. Sure they’re people out there that have taken it quite seriously, with they’re tournaments and rules, but nothing beats having 4 players with items on.

Brawl may have been a disappointment for some (not me, I love that game), but we’re all anticipating the next entry in the Smash series. If it can top Melee in terms of content and gameplay then Nintendo will surely have another best seller on their hands.

Staff Quotes

Tyson – “On the surface everything is so simple, yet you can dive into the game and find so much more.”

So there you have it. Operation Rainfalls ‘official’ Top 10 Gamecube games of all time? Do you agree? What games would be in your Top 10? Let us know in the comments below, we do read them… honest.

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About David Rawlings

David Rawlings, or ‘Rawky’ as we like to call him, joined the Operation Rainfall Campaign at the beginning. He’s British and found solace with us as he was able to understand our pain about Nintendo and their localizing faux pas. He’s a big fan of the letter ‘U’ and refuses to remove them from words, even though we constantly ask him to. He also believes it’s about time Princess Daisy got kidnapped.

http://www.facebook.com/kyle.emch Kyle Emch

Seriously? Am I REALLY the only one who liked Viewtiful Joe!? SERIOUSLY!? D:
- http://twitter.com/Fillytase Stephanie Michelle
  
  I played it for the first time a month ago or so. It was fun, but I’m embarrassed to say I can’t beat the first boss D:
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1132320968 Bernhard Bambi Johnsson
  
  Lol noob, you must be so bad at video games…
  (couldn’t get past the second level)
  *cough* >_>
  
  No, but I liked it quite a lot too…I just wasn’t able to get that far in it either. xD
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1668724936 Will Whitehurst
  
  You’re not the only one, bro. That game is definitely in my top 10, and I’m pretty sure I voted for it.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=2362112 Zachary Pounders

Holy crap. These guys. Their taste. Impeccable!!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000298396658 Alain DeusVult

Tales of Symphonia…Simply INCREDIBLE!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1127480867 Kyle Ray Lewis

Gamecube had the best version of TimeSplitters 2, probably one of the best console shooters I’ve ever played.
http://twitter.com/Fillytase Stephanie Michelle

I’m kinda shocked Baten Kaitos didn’t make the list, solely because I recall certain staff members always raving about it when talking about Monolith Soft’s work.
- http://operationrainfall.com/ Marko Mac
  
  I tried. My vote went to Baten Kaitos. Ultimately, this was a team effort.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Steve-Thompson/100000355411389 Steve Thompson
  
  same,voted for it but it didnt make it
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=740051018 Clinton Nix
  
  I also voted for Baten Kaitos.
Firethorn43

No Sunshine? It didn’t have to make the top 10 but AT LEAST make the honorable mention. Paper Mario TTYD was amazing, and besides Mario RPG, it is the best…Mario RPG?

It is a shame I never played Wind Waker, but it is IMPOSSIBLE to find a copy anywhere locally. Hopefully Nintendo does Gamecube re-releases on the Wii U so I can play the only console Zelda I never experienced.
http://www.facebook.com/DeeohWhitey Kim Deeoh Annersjö

Atleast Skies of Arcadia got an honorable mention, that made me quite happy.
http://www.facebook.com/bretlfcampbell Bret Campbell

I like this list, though I may have put Baten Kaitos in place of Symphonia: while I loved both games a lot, BK wins out because of its unique battle system, and possibly the most gorgeous pre-rendered environments I have ever seen. Both games had equally horrendous voice actors, but I absolutely cringe at the Presea scream when she notices her parents are dead. It’s worse than nails on a chalkboard, it’s like “Call Me Maybe” on repeat.

I’m surprised Twilight Princess isn’t even an honourable mention, considering it was on the Gamecube as well, I’m also surprised Luigi’s Mansion was snubbed. And none of the Pikmin games, either – of which were some of my absolute favourites. While they weren’t the best, both Starfox games were great.

I think my favourite Gamecube game was Metroid Prime, which incidentally makes the MP Trilogy one of my all-time favourite things in the universe. Although, I’m still currently plaing Xenoblade (170 hrs and counting)… I’m afraid to beat it, I don’t want it to end.
- http://www.facebook.com/david.rawlings.353 David Rawlings
  
  It is surprising how the votes went. I vouched for F-Zero GX but it was overruled. Its the power of the votes I’m afraid, and its also a bit of fun. Thanks for the comment.
http://henteam.net Henry

No Killer7 it’s probably Suda’s Greatest Game! oh well, that’s just my opinion i guess.
http://twitter.com/jimmygnome9 Jimmy Gnome

Sweet, Pikmin 2 is my favorite Gamecube game as well!
http://profile.yahoo.com/Q673A72YPXAVKAM3LLG2U4PHPY Tyson

Was I the only one that liked Tales of Symphonia’s voice acting? Like some of the supporting cast wasn’t that great the main characters did a fine job imo.
- RyanOPR
  
  I loved it
- http://www.facebook.com/devin.kotani Devin Kotani
  
  Same. It had an (as close as you can get in videogame dubbing) all-star cast!
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1668724936 Will Whitehurst
  
  Me too, but it could just be the fact that I like some dubbed anime, and like Devin said, there are a ton of famous English anime VAs in the Tales games.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Henrik-Henks-Olsson/575363933 Henrik Henks Olsson

Mostly identical to my own list. Great taste OR ^^
- RyanOPR
  
  Why thank you
http://www.facebook.com/rudy.bussieres Rudy Bussieres

Mario Sunshine should be on the top 10 list. I would exchange places between Baten Kaitos and Paper Mario and finally Pikmin could get an honorable mention.
TrueWiiMaster

I always have a ton of trouble making a top ten for the Gamecube…

Honorable Mention: Metroid Prime, Luigi’s Mansion, Chibi Robo, Zoids: Battle Legends, and Starfox Adventures (there could be more, but I’m trying to keep the total length to 15)

10. Mario Kart Double Dash
9. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
7. Pokemon XD
6. Pikmin 2
5. Super Smash Bros. Melee
4. Animal Crossing
3. Super Mario Sunshine
2. The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker
1. Baten Kaitos Origins

What can I say? No game engrossed me more last gen than Baten Kaitos Origins. I loved the battle system, intertwined stories, characters, sidequests, environments… Basically I loved every part of the game. It kept me coming back for 3 months! Straight! That might not be impressive to a more seasoned RPG fan, but I rarely spend that much time on one game without getting interrupted by another game or hobby. When I started I didn’t even intend to play it through. I was just checking to make sure it worked (I bought it used), but right from the beginning I was hooked, and couldn’t stop even if I had wanted to, which I didn’t.

I also have to say that even though the list is numbered, I loved every game on it to a high enough extent that it’s hard to see which is higher. In other words, this list is practically a 7 or 8 way tie… Actually, the honorable mention games would be in there too, so make that a 12 or 13 way tie…
http://twitter.com/Schvitzing Misty Jugs

No Cubivore?!

Anyway, surprised Skies of Arcadia: Legends and Baten Kaitos wasn’t on the top ten.
ybeast10

Great Top 10 guys. So glad that you included Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1127463898 Brian Mulcrone

Ehh. My biggest beefs with this list are Zelda: Collector’s Edition and Resident Evil. Since both were either ports or remakes. They might both be pretty awesome games (I own both) but I feel they’re taking up spots that Gamecube Original games could have taken up. I’m just surpirsed that Symphonia didn’t make the top 3.
- RyanOPR
  
  I understand where you are coming from, but the list was for Gamecube games, without specifics. Both the Zelda Collection and Resident Evil remake are two excellent Gamecube games.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000864646705 Alec Smith

I’m a little disappointed that Paper Mario: TTYD wasn’t number one and SSBM didn’t get number four instead. Oh well, as long as Tales of Symphonia, TTYD, and SSBM made it on the list I’m fine. lol
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=609185359 Matt Honey

I actually never owned a Gamecube but I took full advantage over the backwards compability of the WIi and managed to play some classics, such as Metroid Prime 1 & 2, Mario Kart Double Dash and I even have Wind Waker… yet I’ve not played it and I now longer have my Wii.
Sad face
- http://www.facebook.com/david.rawlings.353 David Rawlings
  
  you missed out on some gems.
ZanetheWise

Odd to see remakes and collections preferred over original games, especially considering the crappy opinion piece linked at the end of the list. That said, that’s a nice top ten ye got there Op Rainfall.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Louis-Polite/714483128 Louis Polite

So let me get this straight: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time didn’t come up anywhere in that conversation, no Pikmin 2, no Soul Calibur II, no Beyond Good & Evil, No Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, no The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (I don’t mind Super Mario Sunshine not making the list, I do love Star Fox Adventures but I can see why it didn’t get past the quality checks for this list), but you put a Legend of Zelda collection over these games that were not only groundbreaking for just the Gamecube, but broke ground for..maybe the sixth gen in general (with no LTTP I might add) That….is not good. I want to avoid complaining about order but Resident Evil 4 is too low and I’d even question the spot of Metroid Prime below Wind Waker and freaking Super Smash Bros. Melee (really Metroid Prime and RE4 should be 1 and 2, because MP was a groundbreaking first-person non-linear adventure and RE4 took survival horror to the next level and they are role models for other games). I was expecting either the list would be overly JRPG or anti-Nintendo typical friendly (which still wouldn’t be that good being it’s one-dimensional, but at least coming from Operation Rainfall it’d make sense) or a list, that actually had nothing less than milestone. I thought this group of people had better taste, because not only are the critically acclaimed titles (some are GOTY candidates I might add, especially Sands of TIme) I’ve stated earlier aren’t on the list, but they’re not even honorable mentions. I know I sound like I’m moaning but this isn’t the best representation of what the Nintendo Gamecube had to offer and it’s actually kind of ignorant to leave such games out of contention. I’m sorry OpRa, you need to be more careful when taking consideration with top games lists. (I’ll just assume your eeny meeny miny moe game just landed on a collection with roms on a disc and honorable mentions landed on a lackluster Mario Kart which I can’t believe sits right next to F-Zero GX on the honorable mentions list (a racer created by Sega and even arguably looks better than a lot of Wii games)
- http://www.facebook.com/david.rawlings.353 David Rawlings
  
  All those games you mentioned were up for voting. It was incredibly close, but sadly they just missed out, they didn’t get enough votes. If this was a Top 20, they would’ve been in there, but its not. Besides its all just a bit of fun.
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=740051018 Clinton Nix
  
  Funny, you are arguing and complaining about a list that was made from a poll of what our staff like. Seriously, you can like what you like. And honestly, I don’t agree with everything either. But this is the result, and so we put it out as it is.
http://profile.yahoo.com/XMPZLJOY3U3HBIFOFICRWYJLZ4 Chris

Resident Evil 4 remains my favorite video game ever. Before that, it was Eternal Darkness. Some of these were surprising, but I guess the fact that there’s so much disagreement about what games deserve to be on this list proves that the Gamecube had a really strong library.
http://www.facebook.com/BStar Ben Andrews

no Super Mario Sunshine?!!
http://www.facebook.com/people/James-Best/100003863840372 James Best

I would have put Path of Radiance much higher up. One of my favorite games right there. Unfortunately, I really did not like Radiant Dawn.
http://twitter.com/cutthemac Cutthemac

10. Luigi’s Mansion
9. Pokemon Coloseum
8. Super Mario Sunshine
7. Viewtiful Joe 2 (only have for PS2 )
6. Viewtiful Joe
5. Metroid Prime
4. Super Smash Bros. Melee
3. Paper Mario TTYD
2. Pikmin
1. Pikmin 2
http://www.facebook.com/people/Cameron-Ward/100001209355282 Cameron Ward

not to be a prude, but where is Super Mario Sunshine?
TwilightBacon68

If Gauntlet Dark Legacy Isn’t In The #1 Spot, You Should Consider Buying A Brain
Noah Slavitch

I agree with this list, however, i always think that kirby air ride should at least get an honorable mention, for it is a unique game in the kirby series, and one that is tonnes of fun
Retard

Hee hee I got #1 wrong, since I realized they didn’t put Super Mario Sunshine anywhere.
http://www.facebook.com/DKMRFCB Francisco Cruz Badilla

I think Tales of Symphonia deserves number 1, also I would have add Mario Sunshine and Twilight Princess.
And quit paper mario lol