Although it couldn't beat Sony's PlayStation 2, Nintendo still made an impact with GameCube. It was small, purple and had a black handle, but the pint-sized console played host to numerous hits, including Luigi's Mansion, Super Monkey Ball, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door and plenty of others. If you love the system and/or want some of its best games, we partnered up with GoNintendo to name the ten greatest.

5.) Resident Evil

There are quite a few remakes out there, but few can top Resident Evil for the GameCube. Capcom took the ugly looking PSOne original and gave it a gorgeous facelift, redesigning the entire mansion, the characters and all of the zombies, oversized spiders and hunters. Then the developers added new content, including the horrifying Lisa Trevor, and ditched the cheesy full motion videos for computer generated cut scenes. To add icing on this digital cake, they scored another soundtrack. The result is a game that we still think about playing, and would love to enjoy on the Wii (it's available for $29.99).

4.) Super Smash Bros. Melee

After wowing audiences with the first Super Smash Bros. on GameCube, we waited to see what Nintendo would do for a sequel. The publisher answered with Super Smash Bros. Melee, a furious and intense mascot brawler with prettier graphics and most importantly, 14 new characters. In addition to playing as Mario, Samus and Link, players battled with Bowser, Falco, the Ice Climbers and Ganondorf, among others. Throw four players into the mix, and you had a thoroughly entertaining party game that quickly became the system's highest seller.

3.) Metroid Prime

When Nintendo unveiled Metroid Prime as a 3-D first person adventure, we (and most of the gaming world) thought the company had lost its mind. Metroid had always been a 2-D series, and unproven developer Retro Studios seemed like a bad fit. That all changed the moment we got our hands on it. Metroid Prime, much like Super Mario 64, was a revelation, a remarkable adventure that felt like classic Metroid, despite the new perspective. Watching mist appear on Samus' visor, using the morph ball in 3-D and defeating intensely difficult bosses are but three of the many highlights of this superb offering, the first in the critically acclaimed Prime trilogy.

2.) Resident Evil 4

Despite achieving tremendous success with its Resident Evil series, Capcom was at a crossroads. The previous entries, Resident Evil 0 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica, used recycled and old concepts from previous games, and consumers were tired of the same old (and awkward) controls. It was clear that in order to keep the franchise, and its zombies, moving, Capcom needed to do something drastic.

Enter Resident Evil 4, without question one of the greatest video games of all time. Capcom went with an over-the-shoulder perspective and set the game in a brand new environment. In fact, the developers ditched those trademark zombies for infected villagers with pitchforks and chainsaws. The boss fights were more impressive (Bitores Mendez comes to mind), the controls were improved and the graphics looked amazing. We don't care which system (GameCube, PS2, Wii) you play it on. Just make sure that you play it.

1.) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

Much like Metroid Prime, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker drew plenty of criticism before its release, predominantly because of its unique art style. Instead of making it look like the beloved N64 classic, Ocarina of Time, Nintendo took things in a new direction with cell shaded environments and characters, essentially transforming the game into a cartoon. That didn't bode well with some of the fan boys, who refused to accept the new "kiddie" Link.

We hope they got over that, because The Wind Waker defined the GameCube. We were hooked the moment we first explored Link's home, rolling through the grass and learning the fighting mechanics. Then we stepped onto that boat, and Nintendo changed adventure games as we knew them. We loved sailing the high seas in search of treasure, then visiting different islands and meeting new characters (even Tingle). Actually, we spent more time wandering around than we did in the dungeons. Rest assured, however, that those dungeons were just as amazing as the ones from Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. They just looked infinitely superior, thanks to smooth animation and timeless visuals.