My main beef with the Gamecube was that coming off the N64, so many games felt like a huge step down.
On the 64, we got Ocarina of Time, a timeless epic that was like the Lord of the Rings of video games. On GCN we got Wind Waker, which looked like someone threw up paint over an episode of the Powerpuff girls, had crappy dungeons, was shamelessly padded out with filler, and revolved around the agonizing slow and boring sailing.
On 64, we got Starfox 64, an epic space opera that felt like the Empire Strikes Back of video games. On the GCN, we got Adventures, a third-rate Zelda clone with boring level design, ear-bleeding voice acting, and the most annoying sidekick of all time.
On the 64 we got Mario 64, an extravaganza of memorable worlds, tons of variety, and cool challenges. On the GCN, we got Mario moonlighting as a janitor on a monotonous resort setting.
It all just felt so watered down.
