The Nintendo Gamecube is remembered with great affection and remains as the favorite console of many. The PS2 and XBOX overshadowed it in many ways. The Gamecube became known for featuring some of the best Nintendo titles to date, still worth playing as The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Twilight Princess. Also, the console has some of the best multiplayer games ever released.
There were countless parties around the Gamecube, with the controls broken as players frantically tried to beat their friends in the game that was making sparks on their tube TVs.
Do not worry if you no longer keep your old GameCube, since you can enjoy its games on any Backward compatible Wii. Besides, you can emulate its games on your Wii U, Switch, or your computer.
In any case, do not miss the opportunity to enjoy the following games with your friends.
Here Are The Best Multiplayer Gamecube Games To Play With Friends
15. Kirby Air Ride
Kirby Air Ride is a title that could easily have done more. Because of a too simple control, this game does not transmit all the fun that the developers promised.
Using another button to carry out the attacks would have been enough to make things more entertaining. The technical section does not show at all how far GameCube can go, and for all this, this Kirby installment is not what the fans expected of it.
However, it would not be fair to say that it is a bad game. Sometimes it’s fun; it has three different game modes and lots of challenges that lengthen its life. In general, it is a complete game that is left behind because of the gameplay; however, it also has positive points that players cannot forget.
Where Kirby Air Ride stands out the most is in its enjoyable multiplayer mode, and you can play many games with your friends without getting bored anytime.
14. Custom Robo
Custom Robo is an interesting and quite good title, although with some flaws that, if taken into account, could have made it an excellent title.
The idea of mixing the RPG genre with robot battles is a good bet. But it does not have a too consistent storyline, and all the battles are too similar to each other. Because of the above, people can get tired after several hours of gameplay.
However, the multiplayer mode in the arena is a mode that remains fun even many years after its release.
13. Wave Race Blue Storm
This title is more of a remake than a sequel. Despite all the improvements at a technical level, new levels, and the more than remarkable technical polish that all the characters have had, the truth is that the game itself is exactly the same.
Despite everything said, Wave Race Blue Storm is a great game. It offers a technical level far superior to everything seen to date in titles of this type, and that, without a doubt, will make any fan of racing games fall in love.
The multiplayer mode is not left behind as it is very fun. You can face up to 3 friends in a traditional speed race or stunt competition. In either case, rivalry and fun is more than assured.
12. TimeSplitters 2
TimeSplitters 2 is an excellent first-person shooter, with a considerable duration for single-player and a multiplayer mode that those players who have a multitap should not miss under any circumstances.
Good technical sections complete the set and make TimeSplitters 2 one of the best first-person shooters there is for the Nintendo console. If you have more people to play with, TimeSplitters 2 is going to become one of the games you will remember for years to come because time travel is more fun when you have a friend to do it.
11. Super Monkey Ball 2
This sequel of one of the main console launch titles adds to the multitude of things you and your friends can do with apes locked in spheres.
Like the first game, four players can take turns playing in single-player mode with a variety of difficulty settings. But we all know that things get more fun in multiplayer with mini-games, where this game raises the bet significantly.
Super Monkey Ball 2 introduces old modes like Monkey Race, Monkey Fight, and Monkey Bowling. It also introduces new modes like Monkey Shot, Monkey Soccer, and Monkey Tennis, all of which up to four people can play them.
10. Super Mario Strikers
Super Mario Strikers is a good start for this saga. It has many virtues and is an entertaining game, especially with multiple players.
The game could be improved in some aspects because the game ends up doing something monotonous by having a particular limitation in the options, without significant differences between the players and between the teammates.
Super Mario Striker is missing some more game modes since more game options would increase the experience. Even so, we are facing a very fun game and highly recommended for those who want to take advantage of the multiplayer capacity of the console.
9. Capcom vs. SNK 2
The best of Capcom and the best of SNK is in here. This game includes all the gameplay and all the spectacularity that has characterized its best-known fighting sagas.
Capcom vs. SNK has a luxurious soundtrack, with new themes and mythical music from the sagas included in this title.
Without a doubt, this title guarantees hours and hours of games, laughs, anger, and bets with your friends.
8. Mario Party 4
The Mario Party saga may have won a reputation for being the saga that destroys friendships. But nobody can deny that Mario Party offers a fun, exciting, and even intense virtual board game experience.
Like its predecessors, the fourth game faces four people against each other on boards to see who can get the most amount of stars and fight on one of sixty different mini-games.
Sadly, this was the pinnacle of the series, as it all went downhill from here.
7. F-Zero GX
F-Zero is a franchise that is overshadowed by Mario Kart Double Dash which is a more popular Nintendo racing game. It can be one of the most challenging games. You cannot deny that this futuristic racing game also offers excellent and unforgettable moments for your group of friends.
Up to four players can participate in the versus mode of the game, each choosing a unique vehicle and competing on ridiculously designed tracks at excessive speeds.
The high level of difficulty of the game can make it a hard game to master for some. But fortunately for those who are not very experienced, the game provides the option to return it to the track when the vehicle falls off it because inevitably it will.
6. The Legend Of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
When you think of the best-known franchises for multiplayer adventures, the “The Legend of Zelda” series is likely to be the first thing you think of. But, the series ventured into the multiplayer realm for the first time in 2004, in an incredibly unique way. The Legend Of Zelda Four Swords Adventures added a deep story and an exciting game.
Like ” Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles,” it also required the use of Game Boy Advance systems via the GNC-GBA link cable for each player. If you manage to find four others with that technology, and we know it is difficult, you will find yourself with a unique Zelda experience.
5. Pikmin 2
Nintendo presented the first Pikmin as a tremendous and unique single-player experience, so no one thought it would jump into the multiplayer arena with Pikmin 2. Still, that is what we got with this sequel with an excellent and unique version of the real-time strategy genre.
In the challenge mode of the game, two players can work together. The player will have to order their Pikmin to collect different objects and defeat enemies to get their best possible score. Of course, if cooperating is not your business, there is also a battle mode that is presented as a “capture the flag” game.
Here, players must collect up to four gold marbles spread across the field or collect the colored marble of the opponents to win.
4. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
After a ten-year absence, the flagship series of Square finally returned to the company it started in, all in a way that no one expected.
A multiplayer-centric RPG, Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles was the first of its kind. It requires all players to use a Gamecube-Game Boy Advance link cable to connect their GBAs to the system.
This technology allows players to use the GBA as their screen, from which they can control their character and display menu options.
Despite this different and very expensive setup, Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles remains one of the most unique experiences on the system, providing fun team exploration and dungeon combat.
3. Soulcalibur II
Soulcalibur II is one of the only main installments of the developed fighting game from Namco that appears on a Nintendo console. It is also one of the best fighting experiences on the GameCube.
Two players can choose from characters like Nightmare, Baldo, Ivy, and the exclusive Gamecube: Link.
This Soulcalibur title is one of the tightest and funniest fighting games of this generation of consoles. A variety of modes, including arcade, team, and battle are also included, just to make sure hitting each other with big swords is not dull.
2. Mario Kart Double Dash
For our money, there are few better racing franchises than this iconic kart racing game, and this Gamecube installment is one of the most significant achievements of the series.
Nintendo radically changed the style of play with Mario Kart Double Dash allowing TWO players in each kart, each with their special items. This game has the choice of four players, each controlling one kart, or, if you want things to be really interesting, two players in the SAME kart, each in charge of a different part.
Mario Kart Double Dash was also one of the few games that had LAN support through an adapter, effectively allowing up to eight players for those willing to go the extra mile.
1. Super Smash Bros Melee
Super Smash Bros Melee is a game that meets all the conditions to satisfy anyone. It may not amaze anyone with its visual appearance. But it will keep many players glued to the television with an enthusiasm that few games can achieve.
When Super Smash Bros Melee comes to multiplayer, it is almost unbeatable and promises mythical games between friends for a long time. Without a doubt, Super Smash Bros Melee is the best title of the GameCube games and one of the best multiplayer games of all time, not in vain it is one of the best-selling titles worldwide for the catalog of the Nintendo domestic platform.
