# Nintendo GameCube

> The Nintendo GameCube was Nintendo's first disc-based console, with a library of acclaimed games. Dolphin can run nearly all of them, often in HD.

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Page updated: 2026-09-30

- Developer: Nintendo
- Released: 2001
- CPU: IBM 'Gekko' PowerPC
- CPU Speed: 487 MHz
- CPU Level-1 Cache: 64 KB
- CPU Level-2 Cache: 256 KB
- CPU Arithmetic Logic Unit: 32-bit
- CPU Floating-point Unit: 64-bit
- System RAM: 43 MB
- GPU: ATI 'Flipper' GPU
- GPU Speed: 8.6 GFLOPS
- Video RAM: 3MB (2MB Z-Buffer + 1 MB texture cache)
- Resolution: 640×480 interlaced (480i) @ 60Hz | 640×480 Progressive Scan (480p) @ 60 Hz (NTSC Only) | 768×576 interlaced (576i) @ 50 Hz (PAL Only)

The Nintendo GameCube was Nintendo's fifth home video game console and its first to use optical discs. Instead of standard full-sized discs, Nintendo chose smaller miniDVD-sized discs, so the console could not play DVDs or audio CDs. Its two competitors, the Xbox and the PlayStation 2, could both act as DVD players, which mattered to some buyers at a time when DVD players were still expensive.

The GameCube could be expanded through ports on the bottom of the console. In practice these were only used for the Broadband Adapter, which added network play, and the Game Boy Player, which let Game Boy games be played on a TV with a GameCube controller.

The GameCube was praised for its library of high-quality games but did not sell as well as its rivals. It finished its life with 21.74 million units sold, about 3 million behind Microsoft's newcomer, the Xbox, and both fell far short of the PlayStation 2's more than 155 million.

Despite its sales, the GameCube left a lasting legacy thanks to its games.

## Nintendo GameCube Emulators

- [Dolphin](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/emulator/dolphin/index.md): Dolphin is the leading GameCube and Wii emulator. It runs almost every game from both consoles, often in HD, on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android.
- [Dolwin](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/emulator/dolwin/index.md): Dolwin was the first GameCube emulator to be released publicly. Written in C and open source, it ran a few games and demos before development stopped in 2005.
- [GCEmu](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/emulator/gcemu/index.md): GCEmu is an incomplete proof-of-concept GameCube emulator from 2005, built to show the console could be emulated at a reasonable speed using recompilation.
- [GCube](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/emulator/gcube/index.md): GCube is an open source GameCube emulator whose goal was to fully emulate at least one commercial game. It stopped at version 0.3, running only homebrew.
- [Gekko](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/emulator/gekko/index.md): Gekko is an experimental GameCube emulator written in C/C++ for portability. It booted many commercial games, but development stopped in 2013.
- [SuperGCube](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/emulator/supergcube/index.md): SuperGCube is a Windows-only continuation of the GCube GameCube emulator, built on its fast interpreter core. The project is on indefinite hiatus.
- [WhineCube](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/emulator/whinecube/index.md): WhineCube is a discontinued GameCube emulator for Windows. It never ran commercial games, but its Broadband Adapter research helped emulators like Dolphin.

## GameCube Games

- [Animal Crossing](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/animalcrossing/index.md): A life in a village of talking animals that runs on a real-time clock, with fishing, bug catching, furniture and playable NES games.
- [Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/batenkaitos/index.md): A GameCube RPG from Monolith Soft and tri-Crescendo where battles, items and even attacks are played as cards called Magnus.
- [Burnout 2: Point of Impact](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/burnout2pointofimpact/index.md): Criterion's 2003 arcade racer built around boosting through traffic and spectacular crashes, with the first Crash mode in the series.
- [Chibi-Robo!](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/chibirobo/index.md): Skip Ltd.'s GameCube adventure about a 10 cm tall household robot who earns Happy Points by helping a family around the house.
- [Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/eternaldarkness/index.md): Silicon Knights' 2002 horror adventure spanning two thousand years, famous for a sanity meter that plays tricks on the player.
- [F-Zero GX](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/fzerogx/index.md): Sega's Amusement Vision made this very fast GameCube entry in Nintendo's futuristic racing series, with a story mode and 30 racers.
- [Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/fireemblempathofradiance/index.md): The first 3D Fire Emblem: Intelligent Systems' tactical RPG following the mercenary Ike through a war on the continent of Tellius.
- [Ikaruga](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/ikaruga/index.md): Treasure's vertical shoot 'em up where the ship switches between light and dark polarity to absorb bullets of the same colour.
- [Kirby Air Ride](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/kirbyairride/index.md): HAL Laboratory's one-button racing game for the GameCube, best known for its City Trial mode.
- [Luigi's Mansion](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/luigismansion/index.md): A GameCube launch game where Luigi explores a haunted mansion with the Poltergust 3000 vacuum to rescue Mario.
- [Mario Kart: Double Dash!!](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/mariokartdoubledash/index.md): The GameCube Mario Kart, with two riders per kart: one drives while the other throws items, and they can swap at any time.
- [Mario Party 4](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/marioparty4/index.md): Hudson Soft's 2002 party board game, the first Mario Party on the GameCube, with six boards and dozens of minigames for up to four players.
- [Mario Party 5](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/marioparty5/index.md): Hudson Soft's fifth Mario Party, set in the Dream Depot, with capsules replacing items and over 70 minigames.
- [Mario Party 6](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/marioparty6/index.md): Hudson Soft's 2004 Mario Party with a day and night cycle on every board and microphone minigames.
- [Mario Party 7](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/marioparty7/index.md): The last GameCube Mario Party: a world cruise across six boards, with eight-player minigames on shared controllers.
- [Medal of Honor: European Assault](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/medalofhonoreuropeanassault/index.md): EA's 2005 World War II shooter with larger levels and optional objectives across France, North Africa, the Soviet Union and Belgium.
- [Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/metalgearsolidthetwinsnakes/index.md): A GameCube remake of Metal Gear Solid by Silicon Knights and Konami, adding first-person aiming and new cutscenes.
- [Metroid Prime](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/metroidprime/index.md): Retro Studios' first-person take on Metroid: Samus Aran explores the planet Tallon IV and fights the Space Pirates and their Phazon experiments.
- [Midway Arcade Treasures 3](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/midwayarcadetreasures3/index.md): Midway's 2005 compilation of its arcade racing games, including San Francisco Rush 2049 and Hydro Thunder.
- [Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 4](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/narutogekitouninjataisen4/index.md): A Japan-only GameCube Naruto fighting game by Eighting, released in the West in altered form as Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution.
- [Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/papermariothethousandyeardoor/index.md): Intelligent Systems' paper-styled RPG where Mario hunts the Crystal Stars behind a legendary door, with stage-show battles.
- [Pikmin](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/pikmin/index.md): Shigeru Miyamoto's real-time strategy game in which Captain Olimar leads plant-like Pikmin to recover his ship's parts within 30 days.
- [Resident Evil Code: Veronica X](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/residentevilcodeveronicax/index.md): Capcom's expanded Code: Veronica, following Claire and Chris Redfield from Rockfort Island to an Umbrella base in Antarctica.
- [Shadow the Hedgehog](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/shadowthehedgehog/index.md): Sega's 2005 spin-off where Shadow uses guns and vehicles, and choices between hero and dark missions lead to ten endings.
- [Skies of Arcadia Legends](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/skiesofarcadialegends/index.md): Overworks' sky pirate RPG, an expanded GameCube version of the Dreamcast's Skies of Arcadia with fewer random battles.
- [Sonic Adventure 2: Battle](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/sonicadventure2battle/index.md): The GameCube version of Sonic Adventure 2, with hero and dark stories, Chao raising and an expanded multiplayer mode.
- [Sonic Heroes](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/sonicheroes/index.md): Sonic Team USA's 2003 platformer where teams of three switch between speed, flight and power to clear each stage.
- [SoulCalibur II](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/soulcaliburii/index.md): Namco's weapon-based 3D fighting game. The GameCube version has Link from The Legend of Zelda as a guest fighter.
- [Spider-Man 2](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/spiderman2/index.md): Treyarch's game of the 2004 film, with an open Manhattan to swing through using physics-based web swinging.
- [Spyro: A Hero's Tail](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/spyroaherostail/index.md): Eurocom's 2004 Spyro platformer, where Spyro collects Light Gems across the Dragon Realms to stop Red's Dark Gems.
- [Star Fox Assault](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/starfoxassault/index.md): Namco's GameCube Star Fox, mixing Arwing flight stages with on-foot and Landmaster missions against the Aparoids.
- [Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/starwarsjediknightiijedioutcast/index.md): Raven Software's Jedi Knight II, where Kyle Katarn returns to the Force, ported to the GameCube by Vicarious Visions.
- [Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/starwarsroguesquadroniirogueleader/index.md): Factor 5's GameCube launch title, flying X-wings and other Rebel ships through battles from the original Star Wars trilogy.
- [Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/starwarsroguesquadroniiirebelstrike/index.md): Factor 5's 2003 sequel to Rogue Leader, adding missions on foot and on speeder bikes, and co-op for the previous game.
- [Super Mario Strikers](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/supermariostrikers/index.md): Next Level Games' five-a-side football game with Mario characters, items, electric fences and Super Strikes. Called Mario Smash Football in Europe.
- [Super Mario Sunshine](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/supermariosunshine/index.md): Mario's GameCube adventure on Isle Delfino, cleaning up graffiti with the water pack FLUDD to clear his name.
- [Super Monkey Ball](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/supermonkeyball/index.md): Amusement Vision's GameCube launch title: tilt the stage to roll a monkey in a ball to the goal, with party games on the side.
- [Super Smash Bros. Melee](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/supersmashbrosmelee/index.md): HAL Laboratory's 2001 GameCube fighter with 26 Nintendo characters, and a competitive game that is still played at tournaments.
- [Tales of Symphonia](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/talesofsymphonia/index.md): Namco Tales Studio's cel-shaded RPG, following Lloyd and the Chosen One Colette on a journey to regenerate the world.
- [Teen Titans](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/teentitans/index.md): A beat 'em up based on the Teen Titans cartoon, with all five Titans playable and four-player co-op.
- [The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/legendofzeldafourswordsadventures/index.md): A GameCube Zelda for up to four Links, each played on a Game Boy Advance connected as a controller.
- [The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/legendofzeldathewindwaker/index.md): The cel-shaded GameCube Zelda: Link sails the Great Sea with a talking boat and a magic baton to rescue his sister.
- [The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/legendofzeldatwilightprincess/index.md): Link fights to free Hyrule from the Twilight Realm, turning into a wolf in the shadow world and travelling with the imp Midna.
- [Tony Hawk's Underground](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/tonyhawksunderground/index.md): Neversoft's 2003 skating game with a story mode, where the player can get off the board and walk.
- [Wario World](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/warioworld/index.md): Treasure's 2003 action platformer for the GameCube, where Wario punches and piledrives his way to recover his stolen treasure.
- [X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/gamecube/games/xmenlegendsiiriseofapocalypse/index.md): Raven Software's 2005 action RPG where the X-Men and the Brotherhood team up against Apocalypse.