Anyone remember when GameStop was selling refurbished GameCubes for $30? I think I bought 2.
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That's how I got mine and realized how wrong I was about refusing to buy Wind Waker because kid Link was the protagonist. Bought it because Twilight Princess was coming out and I got a used Wind Waker copy for like $20 too.
I got one for $5 at a garage sale. It didn't have controllers, the AC cord, or the video wires. It did however have a copy of smash in the disc drive which I consider a win, but I still haven't tested it out lol. I bought the AC cord (cost twice as much as the console lol). There's not really official cables that work for modern TVs. There's some janky Chinese ones on Amazon that need power to operate, and the fire danger of some random off brand AV cord sketches me out. I've also been too lazy to look for controllers. One day though, there will be smash.
I'm fairly certain Nintendo recently released new controllers that are compatible with Bluetooth and have the old cord input for the GC adapter\console they sold for WiiU\Switch. So controllers should be fairly available for you at least.
@Jaes@lemmy.world wait it was a flop???
At the time it was their lowest selling home console ever. Only Wii U has done worse since. Meanwhile PlayStation 2 is the highest selling console of all time - even to this day. The disappointing figures of GameCube led Nintendo to find their own niche with Wii.
GameCube is still my favorite game console of all time.
The GameCube being your favorite console has a lot more to do with your age, than anything to do with the console.
Same reason the NES is my all time favorite.
Spent so many hours on Smash, Wind Waker, Pikmin, Twilight Princess, RE4 (originally GC exclusive).
Also have that Zelda OOT promo with Master Quest on one disc, as well as the one with various Zelda games on one disc including MM.
I still have mine and it works fine too! Great console. I still have an OG Xbox too.