Happy 10th Birthday Nintendo GameCube

May the 3rd 2002 saw the release of the most excellent Nintendo GameCube onto European soil.

Believe it or not, Today marks the 10th anniversary of this!


 

This was the console follow up to the ‘game changing’ N64

The Nintendo GameCube had a life span of just under 5 years, it was discontinued in February 2007.

The GameCube had a few dirty little secrets including: 

When the power is activated, if a user holds the "Z"-button on the Player 1 controller, a squeaking sound, and then a baby laugh will be heard. 

Holding the "Z"-button simultaneously on a controller plugged into each port will produce a Japanese oriental style sound effect with a man shouting a battle cry

On the same day in 2002 Spider-Man the movie was also released

An exclusive of Japan, the Panasonic Q was a special GameCube which had a built in DVD player. It came with a grey GameCube controller and it required a specifically made Gameboy Player due to the shape of its legs being different from the Nintendo GameCube.

Top games of this Nintendo powerhouse include:

Mario Kart Double Dash

The Legend Of Zelda – The Wind Waker

The Legend Of Zelda – Four Swords Adventures

The Legend Of Zelda – Twilight Princess

F-Zero GX

Super Mario Sunshine

Metal Gear Solid – Twin Snakes

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Ikaruga

The consoles greatest selling game was Super Smash Bros. Melee, this sold more than 7.1 million copies worldwide.

• Ten different coloured GameCubes were sold in its five year life span.

1. Platinum (silver)
2. Indigo (purple)
3. Spice (orange)
4. Jet Black
5. Starlight Gold (Japan only)
6. Crystal White/Pearl White (bundled with Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles in Japan/Mario Smash Football in the UK)
7. Mint Green (bundled with Tales Of Symphonia, Japan only)
8. Red (Japan Gundam bundle)
9. White with pinstripes (Hanshin Tigers, Japan only)
10. The Panasonic Q was silver
11. Metal Gear Solid:The Twin Snakes Platinum edition with a special logo (Japan)

The GameCube could be connected to a Gameboy Advance via a special cable to enable more functionality with games such as Zelda - Four Swords Adventures.

Here is some glorious GameCube gameplay:

Sega Soccer Slam:

Mario Power Tennis:

Mario Kart Double Dash:

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