Going Old(ish) school! The GameCube!

I recently decided to get a gamecube since I had an xbox as a child (and played on my friends PS2) but never gave any of the gamecube exclusive games a go (and there are a few non exclusives I never played).

Im going to pick one up from my local cash converter but I need to know a few things first, namely.

1) What should I look out for when buying the console and accessories. (signs of fault)

2) How badly do scratches affect disks? (Mint only or will a few light scratches not hurt anything?)

3) What games do you suggest I invest in first? (I already have Luigi's mansion since that was left to me in a box of games from my uncle)

 

Get the dolphin emulator instead.
Oh, and get Pokémon Channel, it's awesome.

 

From my experience it actually runs better, but my computer's probably far better than the both of yours.
I suppose if you can't run Dolphin well then you'd be best off checking eBay because you'll be protected by Paypal if the product isn't as described.

 

You're saying that to somebody who's currently playing FFX@1080p on an emulator.

But yeah, he's totally better off on eBay because he's not only protected but it tends to be a little cheaper too.

 

"It sounds like it is, and it looks like it is, therefore it is."

 

Somebody doesn't know his physics.

 

Oh wow, that's such an accomplishment. You must totally know all there is to know about Physics.

 

I'd get:
Zelda: Wind Waker
Mario Kart DD
F-Zero GX
Viewtiful Joe (not exclusive, but was initially, and a great game)
Mario Sunshine
Baten Kaitos (if you can stomach the voice acting)
Eternal Darkness
Paper Mario 2
Metroid Prime games (the Wii compilation is great too)
Beyond Good and Evil (once again, not exclusive but if you haven't played it, you should)
Second Sight (same as above)
Time Splitters 2 (ditto)
Smash Bros Melee
Zelda: Four Swords (if you have friends with GBAs who wanna play multiplayer)
Tales of Symphonia
if I were you...

That game's fully polygonal. It's certainly possible for an emulator to render it at a higher resolution. You can't apply sprite/2D graphics logic to polygonal games. Oh yeah, also, it's F-Zero GX. X was the N64 game.

 

I've been trying to tell him dude but he just won't listen.

 

well im on a AMD APU so emulation probably isnt going to work too well XD.

I'll go for ebay for the console I think, get the games from cash generator. I had all the time splitters games but never 100%ed one of them, might do it with number 2

 

Time Splitters: Future Perfect (it's the 3rd one, and the most complete/best)
Zelda: Twilight Princess
Soul Calibur 2
Odama
Mario Kart Double Dash!!
Pikmin
Pikmin 2
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

 

How the hell did I forget those?! Great games.

 

? I can see where you're getting at but the way it's worded says otherwise. Textures won't be looking super great but rendering of the game would be 1080p and with AA depending on the rig, depending on the game, the game will most likely look better. Wind Waker looks fucking mind blowing on Dolphin, mostly because of it's use of cel shading and solid colors instead of detailed textures.Too bad Dolphin is only meh in terms of game compatibility and meh in performance.

Anyways.

Gotcha Force
Mario Tennis
Star Wars Rogue Leader 2
Super Mario Strikers
Kirby Air Ride
Killer 7
Chibi Robo

Just a couple other things, I would fall in love with F-Zero GX if it's mission/adventure mode was so incredibly difficult and if anyone mentions Billy Hatcher I'll claw their fucking eyes out, I have never played a more mediocre game than Billy Hatcher.

NO MENTION OF ANIMAL CROSSING? THAT IS THE BEST GAMECUBE GAME EVER. Gamecube was fucking awesome

 

This too.

As far as I could tell, A level physics wasn't really that in depth, and loads of people have done it. But it also hasn't got much to do with rendering videogames (silly Nifleheim).