Nintendo GameCube Review

The Nintendo 64 was one of the best consoles of all time. The fantastic controller, the large library of games, all of these factors were proof that the N64 was a great system. However, it still held on to the past with the game cartridges, so the Gamecube came along with the whole new DVD system. With a cubic hardware and re-designed controller, can the Gamecube be considered a succes? Let's find out now.

HARDWARE & DESIGN

The video system created by Nintendo in 2001 looks very well. As the name resembles, the console is designed like a cube. It came in a variety of colors, ranging from silver, black, green, to red, orange and purple. Of course, there is more to it than the cubic design. This console was the first one in history to use Mini DVD's. The technology was exactly the same, the only difference being in size and storage space. The controller is one of the best controllers ever. It's big, comfortable and the buttons give great feedback. The Gamecube offers four controller ports on the front, so games that support 4 players are welcome. There are two slots for memory cards on the front, as well. On the top there are three buttons: Power button, Reset button, and Open button. In terms of design, this thing is beautiful and practical. The specifications were pretty good then, but now we have much higher performance on substantially smaller devices. It came with a single core 485 MHz processor. Incredible performance... That was it for this part, now let's move on to the software.

SOFTWARE & CONCLUSION

Back in the day, the only necessary software was to load and save games. Luckily, this console lasted for more than 6 years. This resulted in 600+ games being launched for the Gamecube. My personal favorites are the Super Mario and Pokemon series, but I found some Sonic the Hedgehog games enjoyable. This console, even if it sold only 21 million units, it had some of the best specifications given the time, and not only that, but it came with a great controller and some cool accessories, such as GameBoy Player, an accessory that would let you play GameBoy Classic, Color, and Advance games. To sum up, this console was a looker, with great performances and large library of games. These are all the aspects that make the Gamecube one of the best consoles in history.