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The GameCube (officially called as the Nintendo GameCube and often abbreviated as GC or GCN) is a video game console system developed by Nintendo, for which several Sonic the Hedgehog games were released. The GameCube is the successor to the aging, cartridge-based Nintendo 64 game console and the predecessor to the Wii.
The GameCube competed for sales in the sixth generation of video game consoles alongside the Dreamcast (which ceased production before this system's launch), the PlayStation 2 and the Xbox.
The GameCube was the first Nintendo system to use optical discs as a primary storage medium for its games. The discs are similar to the miniDVD disc format; as a result of their smaller size and the console's small disc compartment, the system was not designed to play standard DVDs or VCDs.
List of Sonic games on GameCube
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (2001): The GameCube port of Sonic Adventure 2 which had many added features such as extra Chao options, more co-op stages and other minor changes.
- Sonic Mega Collection (2002): A compilation game for the seven Sonic games on the Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis, and games such as Flicky and Ristar as an added bonus.
- Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2003): The GameCube enhanced port of Sonic Adventure.
- Sonic Heroes (2003)
- Sonic Gems Collection (2005): A compilation game which included Sonic the Hedgehog CD, Sonic R, Sonic the Fighters and the six Sonic Sega Game Gear games that weren't in Sonic Mega Collection Plus.
- Shadow the Hedgehog (2005)
- Duo Pack: Sonic Heroes / Super Monkey Ball (2005): A compilation pack containing Sonic Heroes and another Sega game titled Super Monkey Ball.
- Sonic Riders (2006)
- Sonic Adventure 2-Pack (200?) A North American exclusive compilation containing the Player's Choice editions of Sonic Adventure 2: Battle and Sonic Adventure DX.
Sonic the Hedgehog with a Nintendo Gamecube and Game Boy Advance.
- Preview Disc: A rare, purchasable disc of demos that contained levels from Sega titles, Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut and Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg.[4]
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Bonus Disc: A rare disc that came with pre-orders of the game Mario Kart Double Dash in the United States. Among the many previews on the disc was a playable demo of Sonic Heroes which consisted of two levels, and two playable teams being Team Sonic and Team Dark.[5]
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Trivia
Vector and Mighty playing a Nintendo Gamecube, from Sonic the Hedgehog #175.
- In the Archie Comics Sonic the Hedgehog comic series, specifically in Sonic the Hedgehog #175, Mighty the Armadillo and Vector the Crocodile are playing a Cube-shaped game console similar to a Nintendo GameCube despite having its controller ports mirrored, at Freedom HQ.
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle was the first game featuring Sonic that has appeared on a Nintendo console, despite Sonic being the mascot for Sega and a rival to the company for many years before this.
- Sonic Shuffle is the only Dreamcast Sonic title that was not ported to the GameCube.
- Sonic Heroes was the first original game for the GameCube that was released when Sega became a third party company.
- Most PlayStation 2 ports of sixth generation Sonic titles received lower review scores from critics than their Nintendo Gamecube/Xbox ports, with the GameCube versions having the highest score.
The GameCube inspired Sonic controller.
- Some Sonic-related titles on the Gamecube, most notably Sonic Adventure 2: Battle and Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut, were able to use special capabilities with the Game Boy Advance, connecting with some other Sonic games on that system, such as Sonic Advance and Sonic Advance 2. The main feature for this link was the Tiny Chao Garden, which was a portable garden, where you could take a Chao wherever you go, and care for it in a similar way to the Adventure games.
- In July 2019, a GameCube inspired Sonic-themed controller will be released by PDP for Nintendo Switch.
References
- ↑ ニンテンドーゲームキューブついに発売! 秋葉原、池袋、有楽町編秋葉原では外国ユーザーが列の半数を占める. Game Watch (14 September 2001). Retrieved on 22 June 2018.
- ↑ Morris, Chris (21 May 2001). Gamecube to sell for $199. CNN Money. CNN. Retrieved on 10 June 2018.
- ↑ BBC Staff (9 May 2002). Xbox sales 'surge' after price cut. BBC News. Retrieved on 10 June 2018.
- ↑ D. Lewis, Cory (20 May 2003). Nintendo's Preview Disc. IGN. Retrieved on 24 February 2018.
- ↑ http://www.g4tv.com/games/gc/22052/mario-kart-double-dash-bonus-disc/
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