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Mario Kart: Double Dash! (GameCube)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > GameCube
from: Nintendo

November 14, 2003
The review by "Olsta" that seems first up when I log on, sums up the nature of this game.

Nintendo will eventually release the Wii version so you can steer with the Wiimote. In the meantime this version is a great way to enjoy a truly great game for all the family. As with all Gamecube games on disc you need the Gamecube controllers (Not the Wii Classic one) and a Gamecube memory card if you want to save progress and points. Memory is not necessary to play when the family just load it up for an hour of fun! I got a set of Gamecube wireless controllers to keep the wirefree environment (Madcatz ones), and invested in an original Gamecube memory card due to forums indicating problems with third party ones. We have had no problems ... Read More:

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Super Mario Sunshine

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > GameCube
from: Nintendo

October 04, 2002
I bought this game to play on the Wii after having played Super Mario Galaxy to the bone and getting all 121 stars, which were indeed difficult and stressful to get but not at all compared to Super Mario Sunshine.

The game seems rushed and not well-finished at all. Surely Mario does look much better than the precarious Super Mario 64 design but the game looks like a testing beta version of itself. The graphics aren't great, the music is... just there, and the gameplay ranges from funnily easy to insanely difficult. Plus the cameras are almost manual and only turn by themselves when you're in tight situations, usually making you die.

Okay, lots of people like difficult stuff - as I do - but the difficulty of Mario Sunshine ... Read More:

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The Legend Of Zelda Collector'S Edition - Gamecube

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > GameCube
from: Nintendo


the legend of of zelda, the Adventures of Link, Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask make this this a true Zelda treat. it does however not include A Link to the Past that does let it down. But it still worth buying.

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Super Smash Bros Melee

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > GameCube
from: Nintendo

May 24, 2002
I cannot get over how good this game actually is. Me and a group of friends have been playing this since it came out on multiplayer, and we just refuse to get bored of it, even now one of us has an Xbox 360 and Halo 3, Super Smash Bros finds itself in a gaming day routine everytime, without fail.
The single player is solid; classic mode, adventure mode, all star mode and event matches are just some of the choices on offer, and with so many characters to get used to, there's plenty of life in this game for a single player, but with this just on it's own, the game would be quite unremarkable. The game is designed with Multiplayer in mind, and you have everything you could possibly want at your disposal for it.
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Super Mario Sunshine (Player's Choice GameCube)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > GameCube
from: Nintendo

October 10, 2003
I bought this game to play on the Wii after having played Super Mario Galaxy to the bone and getting all 121 stars, which were indeed difficult and stressful to get but not at all compared to Super Mario Sunshine.

The game seems rushed and not well-finished at all. Surely Mario does look much better than the precarious Super Mario 64 design but the game looks like a testing beta version of itself. The graphics aren't great, the music is... just there, and the gameplay ranges from funnily easy to insanely difficult. Plus the cameras are almost manual and only turn by themselves when you're in tight situations, usually making you die.

Okay, lots of people like difficult stuff - as I do - but the difficulty of Mario Sunshine is gratuitously ... Read More:

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Pokémon Colosseum (With Free 59 Slot Memory Card) (GameCube)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > GameCube
from: Nintendo

May 14, 2004
You capture wild Pokémon only, right?

Wrong! The lead character in this game wears a device on his arm, allowing him to snag Pokémon. However, you still can't just snag any Pokémon.

Teaming up wth a girl who has the ability to see dark auras, you travel around rescuing "Shadow Pokémon", who's hearts have been sealed shut in labs. Caring for these Pokémon and taking them to a special place restores the Pokémon to their original state.

When you've snagged all the Shadow Pokémon, and restored them, you're said to be able to get Ho-oh as well. I can't vouch for that yet, but I'm working on it.

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Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (GameCube)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > GameCube
from: Nintendo

November 01, 2002
I'm surprised that more people havent rated this game? it was very popular at the time and seems to be hard to come by second hand now that people know they can play Gamecube games on the Wii.

Ok so where do we start...ive bought this game (again) after getting my Wii as sometimes you just want a bit of retro gaming! saying that this game holds up quite well on the graphics side of things. The game is an adventure with typical puzzles e.g. setting the time on a clock. The different concept is the 'Santity meter'. As your santity drops (as you see strange things and monsters and such like) the game play changes. As the characters santity drops the character starts to see things like statues moving to watch you around the room and as it drops even further stranger things ... Read More:

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The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess (GameCube)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > GameCube
from: Nintendo

December 15, 2006
i can tell you now, this is one of the best games you will play and you will realise why the gamecube version is the proper version - if you can be bothered to read this

let me break this down into a few sections - the first will be about the game - the second will be about why the gamecube version is better and differences between this and the wii - the last section will be me rambling :)

the game is awesome - if you are not a zelda fan, don't read this - it is a fan service because people wanted a realistic zelda - windwaker was great but this is the opposite end of the style used - some will say it lacks something but i think this is the last traditional zelda and it was a good way to say goodbye

overall, i cannot praise this game highly enough - funnily ... Read More:

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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GameCube)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > GameCube
from: Nintendo

May 02, 2003
In 2001 Nintendo made a decision to move away from the normal 3 dimensional graphics and try out something new, known as cel shading. And it certainly paid off.

The graphics in Wind Waker are jaw-dropping. By rendering 2 dimensional sprites in a 3 dimensional world the game has an artistic, highly stylised, often cartoony feel about it. This, combined with the vivid colours and beautiful attention to detail means that the game is a pleasure to play from start to finish. Enemies explode into a cloud of smoke, the wind rushes into your sails, grass swishes and the sea swells. Although the graphics have changed dramatically from earlier releases, none of the atmosphere of the game has been lost.

The gameplay is also great, if sometimes a little simplistic. The controls are easy ... Read More:

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Luigi's Mansion (GameCube)

Childrens Toy Shop > Video Games > GameCube
from: Nintendo

May 03, 2002
This is one of the only games i have ever played through to the very end. It's true that for hard core gamers it probably wont take you too long to finish the game but its worth it for the journey!. There are lots of nice touches in this game e.g. the way Luigi whistles the theme tune! and the graphics are great(even when played on a Wii). The gameplay is simple enough once you get the hang of it and becomes a little harder against the 'portrait' ghosts where you have to think a bit more about when to attack. Make sure your controller will stand up to all the yellow C stick action as you suck those ghosts in!.