GameCube于 2001 年发布，紧随N64之后，带来了令人印象深刻的游戏库。它采用了有史以来最好的控制器设计之一（今天仍然被专门的Switch玩家使用），但由于缺乏在线功能和有限的启动库(launch library)而步履蹒跚。
与竞争对手 Xbox 和Playstation 2相比，许多玩家觉得GameCube缺少某些东西。也就是说，该系统提供了一个精彩的游戏库，这些游戏在今天仍然值得一玩——如果你能掌握它们的话。
这个最好的GameCube游戏列表不容易模仿或在野外找到，但如果你这样做，它们是非常值得的。另外，请查看我们的YouTube 频道(YouTube channel)，我们在其中制作了一段带有一些游戏画面(gameplay footage)的短视频：
保护动物(Animal Crossing)
2001 年出版的《动物(Animal Crossing)之森》有一个奇怪的概念：你住在一个小镇上，与邻居交朋友，还清债务以扩大你的家，过着简单而田园诗般的生活。它也是实时播放的，现实世界中的季节反映在游戏中。当然，您可以通过更改GameCube上的时钟来“时间旅行” ，但这样做会影响游戏的重点。
如果您在关闭控制台之前未能保存，下次您开始玩游戏时，会出现一个名为Mr.Resetti的鼹鼠并开始对您大喊大叫。它开发了一个今天仍然可以看到的狂热追随者，特别是最近发布的动物穿越(Animal Crossing)：Nintendo Switch的新视野(New Horizons)。
时间分裂者 2(TimeSplitters 2)
TimeSplitters 2是 GameCube 阵容中最古怪的游戏之一。作为控制台上数量有限的FPS游戏之一，TimeSplitters 2有一个奇怪的单人游戏模式(player mode)，其故事由十个关卡组成，围绕着穿越不同时间段和阻止邪恶组织破坏历史。
然而，游戏的真正价值在于它的多人模式(multiplayer mode)。它提供了与N64(N64)上的GoldenEye相媲美的乐趣，提供了贯穿历史的关卡和与之相匹配的武器。带着激光枪在 20(laser gun)世纪初的芝加哥(Chicago)肆虐是有一定的魅力的。游戏还设有地图制作(Map Maker)器，供您设计自己的关卡和角色，从(level and characters)机器人身体(robot body)上的鱼缸到酷似哈雷奎恩(Harley Quinn lookalike)的角色。
塞尔达传说：风之杖(The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker)
塞尔达传说(Legend)：风之杖(Wind Waker)打破了(Zelda)传统的公式，(formula and teams)与一艘名为红狮(Red Lions)之王(King)的有知觉的船联手。Hyrule的世界被淹没在水中，只剩下零星的岛屿。Wind Waker也脱离了之前的标题，转而采用更具单元格阴影的图形样式 。
航行元素与之前（或之后）在(sailing element)塞尔达标题(Zelda title)中看到的任何东西都不同，值得自己去看看。Wind Waker将提供数小时的冒险，使其稳居(Wind Waker)塞尔达历代(Zelda title)前五名。
Super Smash Bros 近战(Super Smash Bros Melee)
被认为是有史以来最伟大的视频游戏之一——而且绝对是最好的GameCube游戏之一——Super Smash Bros Melee将 Super Smash Bros 的现象带到(Super Smash Bros)了一个新的水平。近战(Melee)保留了原版游戏中的所有角色，并引入了全新的面孔，包括《火焰之纹章》中的角色——这款游戏(Fire Emblem—a game)此前从未在日本(Japan)以外地区发行。
Super Smash Bros Melee引入了新的单人游戏元素、奖杯和多人游戏模式，帮助将其从有趣的混搭(fun mash-up) 格斗游戏(fighting game)转变为历史上最受欢迎的竞技格斗游戏(fighting game)之一。
超级马里奥阳光(Super Mario Sunshine)
超级马里奥系列(Super Mario series)始终在游戏的每一次迭代中都以新的游戏元素和设置脱颖而出，《超级马里奥阳光(Super Mario Sunshine)》也不例外。放弃通常的踩踏和粉碎游戏，转而支持FLUDD ，这是一款可以射水的背包，可以清除(F.L.U.D.D.)影子马里奥(Shadow Mario)留下的涂鸦。
这一切都发生在马里奥(Mario)、桃子(Peach)和蟾蜍(Toad)正在度假的热带度假胜地德尔菲诺岛上。(Isle Delfino)Super Mario Sunshine不像(Super Mario Sunshine isn)Super Mario 64或Super Mario Galaxy那样被谈论，但它是GameCube上最好的Mario 游戏(Mario game)。
皮克敏(Pikmin)
Pikmin是一款将解谜和实时战略元素融合在一起的游戏，其结果既可爱又具有挑战性。游戏以被称为Pikmin的植物类生物命名，这些生物居住在主角坠毁的未知星球上。
你扮演奥利马尔船长(Captain Olimar)的角色，必须与皮克敏成为朋友，并利用他们独特的能力在你的(Pikmin)空气供应(air supply)耗尽之前恢复你的宇宙飞船的一部分。Pikmin有几种不同的颜色，每种颜色都有不同的能力来帮助修理船。
银河战士 Prime(Metroid Prime)
Metroid 系列(Metroid series)一直是粉丝们的最爱，但直到Metroid Prime(Metroid Prime)之前，它一直是一款 2D 横向滚动平台游戏。Metroid Prime将该系列重新想象为第一人称射击游戏(person shooter)，但仍保持与前作相同的感觉。
Metroid Prime需要大量探索，许多区域都被锁在门后，只有在你获得正确的能力后才能打开。你扮演熟悉的Samus Aran角色并在(Samus Aran)Tallon IV星球上奋战，最终遇到了像Ridley和Metroid这样的老粉丝最爱。
虽然绝对不同于Super Metroid或任何 2D 游戏，但Metroid Prime仍然是该系列中最好的游戏之一。即使是现在，在前三部作品数年后，粉丝们仍热切地等待着《银河战士 Prime 4(Metroid Prime 4)》在Nintendo Switch上的发布。(Nintendo Switch)
您选择最好的 GameCube 游戏是什么？我们是否遗漏了任何值得一提的游戏？请在下面的评论中告诉我们。(What is your choice for best GameCube game? Did we leave off any games worth mentioning? Let us know in the comments below. )
The 7 Best GameCube Games of All Time
Releaѕed іn 2001, the GameCube followed the N64 and brought an impressive library of titles with it. It featured one of the best controller designs of all time (which is still used by dedicated Switch players today) but faltered due to a lack of online features and a limited launch library.
Compared to its competitors, the Xbox and the Playstation 2, many players felt the GameCube lacked a certain something. That said, the system featured a library of fantastic games that are still worth playing today—if you can get your hands on them.
This list of best GameCube games are not easy to emulate or find in the wild, but if you do, they are well worth it. Also, check out our YouTube channel where we made a short video with some gameplay footage too:
Animal Crossing
Published in 2001, Animal Crossing has a strange concept: you live in a town and befriend your neighbors, pay off debt to expand your home, and live an otherwise simple, idyllic life. It’s also played in real-time, with the seasons in the real world reflected in-game. Sure, you could “time travel” by changing the clock on your GameCube, but doing so detracted from the point of the game.
If you failed to save before turning off the console, the next time you started playing, a mole named Mr. Resetti appears and begins to yell at you. It developed a cult following that is still seen today, especially with the recent release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons for the Nintendo Switch.
TimeSplitters 2
TimeSplitters 2 was one of the wackiest games in the GameCube’s lineup. One of a limited number of FPS titles on the console, TimeSplitters 2 had an odd single player mode whose story consisted of ten levels centered around traveling through different time periods and stopping an evil group from destroying history.
The true value of the game lay in its multiplayer mode, however. It offered fun on par with GoldenEye on the N64, offering levels set throughout history with weapons to match. There’s just a certain charm to rampaging through early 20th century Chicago with a laser gun. The game also features a Map Maker for you to design your own level and characters that range from a fish bowl on a robot body to a Harley Quinn lookalike.
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker breaks away from the traditional formula and teams Link with a sentient boat named King of Red Lions. The world of Hyrule is submerged in water, with only scattered islands remaining. The Wind Waker also departed from the previous title in favor of a more cell-shaded graphical style.
The sailing element is different than anything seen in a Zelda title before (or since) and it’s worth checking out for yourself. Wind Waker will provide hours upon hours of adventure that places it firmly in the top five top Zelda titles of all time.
Super Smash Bros Melee
Considered one of the greatest video games ever created – and definitely one of the best GameCube games – Super Smash Bros Melee took the phenomena that was Super Smash Bros and launched it to a new level. Melee retained all of the characters from the original games and introduced brand-new faces, including characters from Fire Emblem—a game that had never before been released outside of Japan.
Super Smash Bros Melee introduced new single-player gameplay elements, trophies, and multiplayer modes that helped transform it from a fun mash-up fighting game to one of the most popular competitive fighting games in history.
Super Mario Sunshine
The Super Mario series has always distinguished itself with new gameplay elements and settings in each iteration of the game, and Super Mario Sunshine was no different. Forgoing the usual stomp-and-smash gameplay in favor of the F.L.U.D.D., a backpack that shot water that could clear graffiti left behind by the Shadow Mario.
It all takes place on the Isle Delfino, a tropical resort that Mario, Peach, and Toad are vacationing on. Super Mario Sunshine isn’t as talked about as Super Mario 64 or Super Mario Galaxy, but it’s the best Mario game on the GameCube.
Pikmin
Pikmin is a game that blends puzzle and real-time strategy elements together for a result that’s equal parts adorable and challenging. The game is named for the plant-like creatures known as Pikmin, beings that inhabit an unknown planet the protagonist crash-lands on.
You take the role of Captain Olimar and must befriend Pikmin and use their unique abilities to recover parts of your spaceship before your air supply runs out. There are several different colors of Pikmin, each with different abilities to utilize to help repair the ship.
Metroid Prime
The Metroid series has been a longtime favorite of fans, but until Metroid Prime, it was always a 2D side scrolling platformer. Metroid Prime re-imagined the series as a first person shooter but held on to the same feeling as the previous games.
Metroid Prime is exploration-heavy, with many areas locked behind doors that can only be opened once you have gotten the right ability. You take on the familiar role of Samus Aran and fight your way across the planet Tallon IV, eventually encountering old fan-favorites like Ridley and a Metroid.
While definitely a departure from Super Metroid or any of the 2D titles, Metroid Prime remains one of the best games in the series. Even now fans eagerly await the release of Metroid Prime 4 on the Nintendo Switch, years after the first three titles.
What is your choice for best GameCube game? Did we leave off any games worth mentioning? Let us know in the comments below.
