So I just bought my Wii yesterday having been enjoying play Super Mario Galaxy. I was in the mood to play some classics e.g. super mario 3. ocarina of time, Megaman2 etc. So i try and plug in my ethernet cable and im shocked to find out there is no ethernet port lol, so what do I do i have a standard modem meaning wired connection, Any advice much appreciated.

Also could you please recommend me some hidden gems on the gamecube, i want to start playing those games aswell. Much obliged.

LAN adapter?

LAN Adapters are pretty cheap. Check out a local game store or hardware store. Or wireless router buddy. Way of the future haha.

Lan Adapter cost me 30 bucks.

yeah there are several companies who make usb-to-ethernet adapters.
also a wireless g router is also pretty cheap

as for the gamecube:
try
Zelda: Windwaker
Battalion Wars
Super Smash Bros. Melee

LAN Adapters are really dodgy on a compatibility front from my prespective. One i bought that was supposed to be compatible according to a chart from WiiLi.org, but then came back no, so i have a $15 paperweight.

The ethernet port thing is definitely one of those "why the hell not?" things that went on with the Wii, probably the most significant feature that they could have painlessly added, but didn't (even more so than DVD playback, which we know at least costs a licensing fee)

So if a get a usb adapter it should work?

granted these are semi stupid reasons but

1) size
2) they thought that the average consumer would rather do the simple setup of Wireless (which isn't so simple to some people, especially if they set up any security)

for gamecube get: Paper Mario: The Thousand Year door and Zelda Windwaker

Both games are priceless :)

imo, forget the usb lan adapter for 30 beans and spring for a linksys wireless g router for 50.

as far as GC gems, get:

eternal darkness

beyond good and evil

windwaker