Intro
This is the third buying guide I’ve made following GBA and Nintendo DS. Like the first two, this guide mashes up metacritic ratings with pricecharting pricing data for used, loose games. The goal is to identify high quality games which can be had for a low price, the games with the best value.
We are using the 400 highest rated Nintendo Gamecube games from metacritic. There a few more than that but the quality is so low they aren’t useful. 391 of the 400 titles are currently priced under $100. Prices are accurate as of 2021-11-11
Gamecube Market Overview
|
55-59pts |
60-64pts |
65-69pts |
70-74pts |
75-79pts |
80-84pts |
85-89pts |
90-94pts |
95-99pts |
Grand Total |
| $00.00-4.99 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
|
36 |
| $05.00-9.99 |
8 |
20 |
20 |
24 |
24 |
22 |
11 |
4 |
|
133 |
| $10.00-14.99 |
3 |
9 |
19 |
17 |
10 |
13 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
79 |
| $15.00-19.99 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
|
|
43 |
| $20.00-24.99 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
33 |
| $25.00-29.99 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
11 |
| $30.00-34.99 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
6 |
| $35.00-39.99 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
7 |
| $40.00-44.99 |
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
6 |
| $45.00-49.99 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
| $50.00-54.99 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
3 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
| $55.00-59.99 |
|
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
8 |
| $60.00-64.99 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
2 |
| $65.00-69.99 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
| $70.00-74.99 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
| $75.00-79.99 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
2 |
| $80.00-84.99 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| $85.00-89.99 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| $90.00-94.99 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
| $95.00-99.99 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Grand Total |
26 |
54 |
64 |
64 |
61 |
58 |
38 |
21 |
5 |
391 |
15 Titles Rated 90+, Under $15
| Title |
Score |
Price |
| Resident Evil 4 |
96 |
$12.85 |
| Madden NFL 2004 |
94 |
$4.43 |
| SoulCalibur II |
93 |
$13.94 |
| Madden NFL 2003 |
92 |
$4.75 |
| NFL 2K3 |
92 |
$4.40 |
| Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time |
92 |
$9.00 |
| SSX 3 |
92 |
$11.65 |
| NCAA Football 2003 |
91 |
$4.20 |
| Resident Evil |
91 |
$13.99 |
| Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 |
91 |
$8.83 |
| Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 |
91 |
$9.39 |
| Madden NFL 2005 |
90 |
$2.95 |
| NBA 2K2 |
90 |
$5.73 |
| Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron II |
90 |
$11.27 |
| Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 |
90 |
$3.60 |
15 Titles Rated 85-89, Under $10
| Title |
Score |
Price |
| Madden NFL 2002 |
89 |
$3.39 |
| MVP Baseball 2004 |
89 |
$2.57 |
| NCAA Football 2004 |
89 |
$5.81 |
| Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 |
89 |
$6.99 |
| Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell |
89 |
$8.99 |
| Tony Hawk’s Underground |
89 |
$9.87 |
| Aggressive Inline |
88 |
$8.49 |
| MVP Baseball 2005 |
88 |
$8.99 |
| NCAA Football 2005 |
88 |
$9.99 |
| Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 |
88 |
$5.03 |
| FIFA Soccer 2003 |
86 |
$2.13 |
| Madden NFL 06 |
86 |
$2.49 |
| NASCAR Thunder 2003 |
85 |
$5.50 |
| NHL 2004 |
85 |
$5.57 |
| The Sims |
85 |
$7.95 |
12 Titles Rated 85+, $15-24.99
| Title |
Score |
Price |
| Metroid Prime |
97 |
$23.74 |
| Viewtiful Joe |
93 |
$20.91 |
| Burnout 2: Point of Impact |
89 |
$15.99 |
| NBA Street V3 |
88 |
$22.99 |
| NBA Street Vol. 2 |
88 |
$19.99 |
| TimeSplitters 2 |
88 |
$18.79 |
| Fight Night Round 2 |
87 |
$15.94 |
| SSX Tricky |
87 |
$16.90 |
| Super Monkey Ball |
87 |
$21.35 |
| Super Monkey Ball 2 |
87 |
$21.24 |
| Tales of Symphonia |
86 |
$22.81 |
| Viewtiful Joe 2 |
86 |
$24.27 |
Appendix
Nine Titles over $100
| Title |
Score |
Price |
| Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest |
71 |
$307.00 |
| Gotcha Force |
56 |
$285.40 |
| Go! Go! Hypergrind |
67 |
$249.99 |
| Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance |
85 |
$183.35 |
| Chibi-Robo! |
75 |
$135.45 |
| Skies of Arcadia Legends |
84 |
$129.50 |
| Ribbit King |
60 |
$117.24 |
| Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness |
64 |
$113.65 |
| Baten Kaitos Origins |
75 |
$100.99 |
Background & Methodology
See Nintendo DS Buying Guide for background and methodology. It applies equally here.
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