10 Best GameCube Games Of All Time

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The Nintendo GameCube has a memorable design. The cube-shaped form factor coupled with a carrying handle made it surprisingly portable and pretty darn cute. It was also Nintendo's first console with an optical drive, but Nintendo being Nintendo, it bucked the norm in favor of smaller discs. The GameCube also had a curious controller design thanks to its oddly placed face buttons and mismatched sticks. The GameCube was different than any other console on the market, but it had something very much in common with previous Nintendo consoles: a stellar library of games. Over the course of its six-year lifespan, the GameCube amassed a library of 650+ games. From first-party hits from iconic Nintendo franchises to a more robust third-party lineup than its most recent predecessor, the GameCube was home to some of Nintendo's absolute best games. We've rounded up our picks for the 10 best GameCube games below (in alphabetical order).

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Long before the Fire Emblem franchise took a huge gamble on the Nintendo 3DS to determine its fate and was granted a new awakening, it was making a name for itself in Japan and largely shunning the idea of a Western release. That changed after Super Smash Bros. Melee was released, and in 2005 we got Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, building on the localization efforts set by Fire Emblem and Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. All the signature tactical action of the franchise was polished to a new level, bringing with it an addictive layer of turn-based strategy, challenging maps, and the infamous permadeath system that could undo hours of hard work when a beloved comrade fell in battle.

With full-motion videos, a rich story, and a ton of stats to factor into every battle, Fire