Never owned one, but it's probably my favourite Nintendo console, or among top-tier. Always playing on my uncle's or my friend's whenever I had the chance, loving every second of it.
Fondest memories probably go like this:
· Playing Super Smash Bros Melee with classmates. I don't lie when I say that this game strengthened my friendship ties with some of my classmates. We'd often tease each other about who was the better player, and when it came to the moment of truth we were all very good (pretty terrible by Melee pros standards, but hey!) and had a lot of fun playing this. Also, doing all the events? Finally dispatching that fatal trio at the end? That's unforgettable, dude.
· The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. The best The Legend of Zelda there is out there. While its prologue wasn't as good as Ocarina of Time or Majora's Mask (it certainly gets a bit aggravating), the rest of the game is inmensely enjoyable, full of charm and everlasting artistic direction. The battle music synergy, the dungeon designs and the extras are all great, the mix ultimately becomes a masterpiece.
· Making Four Sword Adventures to work after finding some non-official cables. Long story short: we always wanted to play this in co-op, but good luck finding the official cables to connect gameboys to the Gamecube where I live. We eventually found out some hindu electronics that sold us the goodies! Then we had a blast with what's probably one of the best multiplayer games ever made.
· Seeing Samus' face reflection on her helmet. That, right there, symbolizes how detailed and amazing Metroid Prime is.
· Trying to figure out what the fuck just happened in Killer7. You'd probably be as lost as I was regardless of everything you watch.
· Watching a bunch of illiterate spaniards trying to beat the shit out of me while speaking in mexican and using pesetas in 2005.
· Trying to unlock Ashnard. Play fifteen times, you say? Fuck you Fire Emblem! And talking about fuck...
· Watching in despair how my save files were getting deleted. Not cool Silicon Knights, not cool.
· Enjoying several remakes, like Resident Evil's or Metal Gear's. I still think the originals are superior, but can't deny the fun I had playing through these. Seeing Yoshi behind Otacon was such a neat touch.
· Becoming some bongo master thanks to Donkey Kong.
And of course, let's not forget:
Watching that charming intro over and over and over again.
EDIT: I'm missing so much... didn't mention that whole Saturday my friends and myself spent trying to beat F-Zero GX's story in its most difficult setting, or playing Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door sharing controllers... so many memories guys!
