Some of you may be surprised to learn that I love the OG Xbox. The unique combination of TeamNinja, Sega and PC ports (that could only run on the Xbox) made it a groundbreaking console.
Third Party Lineup: Xbox just had better versions of 3rd party games. I'm looking at my Gamecube collection right now and realizing that 14 games in my 50-game Gamecube collection are also on OG Xbox where they run and play better. +1 to Xbox
Reliability: The OG Xbox has a clock capacitor that routinely leaks onto the motherboard, killing it. The GPU and disk drive in OG Xboxes die a lot and the parts aren't the same for different systems. Meanwhile every dead GC drive I've ever seen was able to be brought back with a simple recap. GC caps go bad but don't tend to leak. GC uses almost all the same parts across the different versions. +1 to GC
First Party and 3rd Party Exclusives: OG Xbox had a ton of PC Ports that weren't even on the other two consoles. Considering that a PC back then cost a ton of money to build and was very confusing, I'll just count those as Xbox Exclusives. Xbox had...
Halo
Halo2
KotOR (Also on PC)
KotOR 2 (Also on PC)
Jade Empire (Also on PC)
Theif Deadly Shadows (Also on PC)
Half Life 2 (Also on PC)
Steel Battalion
JSRF
Sega GT 2002
Chronicle of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay (Also on PC)
Return to Castle Wolfenstein (Also on PC)
Oddworld Stranger's Wrath (Also on PC)
Phantom Dust
Oddworld Munch's Odyssee (Also on PC)
Otogi Myth of Demons
Otogi 2
Dead or Alive 3
Panzer Dragoon Orta
Fable (Also on PC)
Ninja Gaiden Black
Morrowwind (Even though it hasn't really aged well lol) (Also on PC)
Project Gotham Racing
Project Gotham Racing 2
Crimson Skies (Also on PC)
Doom 3 (Also on PC)
Mech Assault (Also on PC)
Dues Ex (Also on PC)
Shenmue II (Also on PAL DC)
Gamecube had...
Windwaker
Twilight Princess (Also on Wii)
Zelda Four Swords
Tales of Symphonia
Melee
Super Mario Sunshine
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II
Skies of Arcadia Legends (Also on DC)
Resident Evil 4 (Also on PS2 but why would you ever play it on that?)
Resident Evil Remake
Pikmin
Pikmin2
Paper Mario 2
Metroid Prime
MetroidPrime2
Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes
Mario Power Tennis
Mario Golf
MarioKart Doubledash
Luigi's Mansion
Ikaruga (Also on JP DC)
Fire Emblem Path of Radiance
F-Zero GX
Eternal Darkness
Baten Kaitos
Baten Kaitos Origins
Animal Crossing (Also on JP N64)
+1 Xbox (but barely because GC had all original games for this list, while a lot of Xbox exclusives were PC ports.)
Extra Features: Xbox had XboxLive but that's down now. Gamecube has the Gameboy Player which let's you play a massive number of GBA, GB, and GBC games. Yeah, the OG Xbox has emulators but those don't run very well compared to FPGA emulator devices of today. The Gamecube has a plethora of aftermarket shells, fan replacements, and console mods like GCDual. You can do a solderless Picoboot mod to easily unlock all Gamecube games without needing to play the disk. Xbox has similar mods but they are not so easy to install and OG Xbox harddrives often die. Also GC has the Wavebird. +1 Gamecube
Controller: Both controllers are great. I wanted to give this to OG Xbox for being the first controller that had twin sticks, but then I remembered that PS1 had twin sticks too. Halo just made better use of it. The gamecube controller is only good for GC games but Smash players refuse to use anything else to the point that Nintendo just keeps making a new version of the GC controller. Where's my reprint of the OG Xbox duke? +1 GC (But barely.)
Overall: Gamecube +3 Xbox +2 Winner: Gamecube (But mostly due to the passage of time. The Gamecube is just more reliable, has more mods, and the GBPlayer Library is a massive plus.)







