The 2000s

The era where gaming grew up — online play, HD visuals, and the first generation to debate whether games were art.

132 games in this room

Real street artists submitted graffiti via contest — their tags appear in-game. Jet Set Radio (2000, Dreamcast) — cel-shading Uncommon

Dreamcast

Jet Set Radio

ジェットセットラジオ

Action / Cel-shaded open world · 2000

Jet Set Radio (2000), developed by Smilebit and directed by Masayoshi Kikuchi, is a cel-shaded open-world action game se…

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Only the Dreamcast version keeps the original Offspring soundtrack — every port replaced it. Crazy Taxi (2000), the home vers

Dreamcast

Crazy Taxi

クレイジータクシー

Arcade racing · 2000

Crazy Taxi (2000), developed by Hitmaker (formerly Sega AM3) and directed by Kenji Kanno, is an arcade racing game that …

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First Pokémon game to offer a female protagonist. Crystal (2000, Game Boy Color) also will not boot on original Game Boy — GB Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Pokémon Crystal Version

ポケットモンスター クリスタルバージョン

RPG · 2000

Pokémon Crystal is the third and final entry in the second generation of the Pokémon series — an enhanced version of Gol…

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Built in 18 months on Ocarina of Time's engine, Majora's Mask (N64, 2000) became Nintendo's darkest, most psychologically com

Nintendo 64

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

ゼルダの伝説 ムジュラの仮面

Action-adventure · 2000

Released in Japan on April 27, 2000, Majora's Mask was built on the engine of Ocarina of Time in just under 18 months — …

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Originally conceived around trains, not airships. Eternal Arcadia (2000, Dreamcast) — Overworks' sky-pirate JRPG, beloved wor Rare

Dreamcast

Skies of Arcadia

エターナルアルカディア

RPG · 2000

Skies of Arcadia (2000), known in Japan as Eternal Arcadia, is a turn-based JRPG set in a world of floating continents a…

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Wario cannot die — every hazard transforms him into a puzzle tool. Wario Land 3 (2000, GBC) — GameSpot rated it 9.8/10 and it

Game Boy Color

Wario Land 3

ワリオランド3 不思議なオルゴール

Action platformer · 2000

Wario Land 3 (2000) for Game Boy Color is the highest-rated entry in the Wario Land series, praised for a radical design…

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Only PlayStation game ever to score a perfect Famitsu 40/40 — yet it sold modestly at launch. Vagrant Story (2000) — Matsuno' Uncommon

PlayStation

Vagrant Story

ベイグラントストーリー

Action RPG · 2000

Vagrant Story (2000) is an action RPG developed and published by Square, directed, produced, written, and designed by Ya…

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Started as Super Mario RPG 2 before Square left Nintendo. Paper Mario / マリオストーリー (2000, N64) spent 18 months finding its pape

Nintendo 64

Paper Mario

マリオストーリー

RPG · 2000

Paper Mario (2000) — known in Japan as Mario Story — is a Nintendo 64 turn-based RPG developed by Intelligent Systems, p…

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The first online RPG on a home console. Phantasy Star Online (2000, Dreamcast) ran on dial-up modems — and fan servers still

Dreamcast

Phantasy Star Online

ファンタシースターオンライン

Online Action RPG · 2000

Released in 2000, Phantasy Star Online was a watershed moment in gaming history: the first true online RPG on a home con…

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Dreamcast

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

マーヴル VS. カプコン2 NEW AGE OF HEROES

Fighting · 2000

Released in 2000, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 assembled 56 characters from Marvel and Capcom universes for the largest fighting …

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Uematsu wrote 160 tracks and called it his favourite. Final Fantasy IX (2000, PlayStation) — a return to swords and crystals

PlayStation

Final Fantasy IX

ファイナルファンタジーIX

RPG · 2000

Released in 2000, Final Fantasy IX was the series' deliberate return to its roots — a response to the urban, technologic…

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Dreamcast

Grandia II

グランディア II

RPG · 2000

Released in 2000, Grandia II refined the series' beloved battle system — already celebrated in the original Saturn and P…

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Sold as Metal Gear Solid in the West — but it's an original story in an alternate timeline, not a port. Ghost Babel (2000, Ga Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Metal Gear: Ghost Babel

メタルギース ゴーストバベル

Action-adventure / Stealth · 2000

Metal Gear: Ghost Babel is a 2000 Game Boy Color original — not a handheld port of the PlayStation hit, but a standalone…

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Mario himself is locked behind story completion. Mario Tennis GBC (2000) built a tennis academy RPG with leveling, rivals, an Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Mario Tennis

マリオテニスGB

Sports / Tennis · 2000

Mario Tennis for Game Boy Color is the first handheld entry in the Mario Tennis series, released the same year as its Ni…

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Nintendo 64

Perfect Dark

パーフェクトダーク

First-person shooter · 2000

Perfect Dark is the 2000 Nintendo 64 first-person shooter developed by Rare as a spiritual successor to their landmark G…

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Japan-only N64 game, yet fully English-dubbed from day one. Sin and Punishment (2000) — Treasure's rail shooter Western fans Rare

Nintendo 64

Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Earth

罪と罰〜地球の継承者〜

Rail shooter / Third-person shooter · 2000

Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Earth is the 2000 Nintendo 64 rail shooter developed by Treasure and published by N…

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RE 1, 2, and 3 used painted backdrops. Code: Veronica (2000, Dreamcast) went fully real-time 3D first — Claire and Chris, isl Uncommon

Dreamcast

Resident Evil Code: Veronica

バイオハザード コード:ベロニカ

Survival horror · 2000

Resident Evil Code: Veronica is the 2000 Dreamcast survival horror game that marked a technical turning point for the se…

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Six years before the Wii Remote, a tilt sensor lived inside the cartridge. Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble (2000, Game Boy Color) — nev Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble

コロコロカービィ

Action / Puzzle · 2000

Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble (2000) is one of Nintendo's earliest experiments with motion-based controls, using a tilt sensor b…

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Game Boy Color

Mega Man Xtreme

ロックマンX サイバーミッション

Platform / Action · 2000

Mega Man Xtreme (2000) brought the Mega Man X series to the Game Boy Color, condensing the action and boss roster of the…

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Training mini-games that outshone the tennis itself. Virtua Tennis / Power Smash (2000, Dreamcast) — NAOMI hardware made the

Dreamcast

Virtua Tennis

パワースマッシュ

Sports / Tennis · 2000

Virtua Tennis (2000) is the Dreamcast game that set the template for every tennis simulation that followed. Developed on…

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Japan's schools adopted it as a typing tutor. Typing of the Dead (2000, Dreamcast) — House of the Dead 2, but zombies die by Uncommon

Dreamcast

The Typing of the Dead

ザ タイピング オブ ザ デッド

Typing / Horror · 2000

The Typing of the Dead (2000) is one of gaming's most audacious concept games: a complete reimagining of House of the De…

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Pokémon Puzzle Challenge for Game Boy Color (2000) — Intelligent Systems' Panel de Pon mechanic wrapped in Pokémon Gold/Silve

Game Boy Color

Pokémon Puzzle Challenge

ポケモンでパネポン

Puzzle · 2000

Developed by Intelligent Systems and released in September 2000, Pokémon Puzzle Challenge brings the Panel de Pon puzzle…

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Nintendo made a Capcom game. Elite Forces (2000, GBC) was Nintendo Software Technology's very first shipped title, built unde Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Bionic Commando: Elite Forces

バイオニックコマンドー エリートフォーシーズ

Action Platformer ·

A notable footnote in game development history, Bionic Commando: Elite Forces was the debut title from Nintendo Software…

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Dead or Alive 2 for Dreamcast (2000) — Team Ninja's landmark 3D fighter with interactive multi-tiered stages and fast counter

Dreamcast

Dead or Alive 2

デッド オア アライブ 2

3D Fighting · 2000

Team Ninja's follow-up to Dead or Alive, released for the Dreamcast on February 29, 2000 — a leap day release that match…

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Ferrari F355 Challenge for Dreamcast (2000) — Yu Suzuki's AM2 racing sim built with real Ferrari telemetry data. Dreamcast on Uncommon

Dreamcast

Ferrari F355 Challenge

F355チャレンジ Passione Rossa

Racing Simulation · 2000

Directed by Yu Suzuki — creator of Out Run, After Burner, and Shenmue — and developed by Sega AM2, Ferrari F355 Challeng…

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Tom Baker narrates. A sci-fi novelist wrote the script. Ecco: Defender of the Future (Dreamcast, 2000) is a stranger game tha Uncommon

Dreamcast

Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future

エコー・ザ・ドルフィン ディフェンダー・オブ・ザ・フューチャー

Action Adventure ·

The fifth and final Ecco the Dolphin game, released for Dreamcast in 2000, marked a complete reinvention of the franchis…

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Sakurai avoided playing this game during development so his opinions would not override the director. Kirby 64 (2000, Nintend

Nintendo 64

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

カービィ64 クリスタルのひみつ

Action Platformer · 2000

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (2000) is Kirby's only mainline entry on the Nintendo 64, and HAL Laboratory's boldest expe…

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Waluigi was invented for this game and has never appeared in a mainline Mario platformer since. Mario Tennis (N64, 2000) by C

Nintendo 64

Mario Tennis

マリオテニス64

Sports · 2000

Mario Tennis (2000) defined what a Mario sports game could be: tight arcade mechanics wrapped in franchise characters, w…

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200+ crafting recipes inside a fighting game — an early first. Power Stone 2 (2000, Dreamcast) — four-player brawler on hardw Uncommon

Dreamcast

Power Stone 2

パワーストーン2

Action Fighting · 2000

Power Stone 2 (2000) expanded everything that made the original remarkable: where the first game was a two-player arena …

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Worlds four times larger than the original — and connected. Solving a puzzle in one level opens a door in another. Banjo-Tooi Uncommon

Nintendo 64

Banjo-Tooie

バンジョーとカズーイの大冒険2

3D platformer · 2000

Released on November 20, 2000, Banjo-Tooie is Rare's magnum opus on the Nintendo 64 — a vast, richly interconnected 3D p…

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Only the GBC version has Xenlon — a dragon boss who grants wishes. Dragon Quest III (2000, GBC), remake of the RPG that empti Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Dragon Quest III

ドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ…

Role-Playing Game · 2000

Dragon Quest III for Game Boy Color is widely regarded as the definitive version of what many fans consider the finest e…

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Battle Tower debuted here and became a staple of every Pokémon generation after. Pokémon Stadium 2 (2000, N64) — 251 Gold & S

Nintendo 64

Pokémon Stadium 2

ポケモンスタジアム金銀

Strategy / Battle · 2000

Released in Japan in December 2000, Pokémon Stadium Gold & Silver — known internationally as Pokémon Stadium 2 — brought…

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Dragon Quest VII (PS1, 2000) holds no battles for its first 3–5 hours — a bold choice by Yuji Horii. Japan's best-selling PS1

PlayStation

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

ドラゴンクエストVII エデンの戦士たち

Role-Playing Game · 2000

Released in Japan on August 26, 2000, Dragon Quest VII: Warriors of Eden is one of the defining RPGs of the PlayStation …

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Dreamcast

Project Justice

プロジェクト ジャスティス 燃えろ!正義学園

Fighting · 2000

Released in December 2000, Project Justice is the sequel to Rival Schools: United by Fate and the last major Capcom figh…

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Amigo's designer also gave Sonic his modern look. Samba de Amigo (2000, Dreamcast) — shake maracas at three heights in sync w Uncommon

Dreamcast

Samba de Amigo

サンバ DE アミーゴ

Rhythm / Music · 2000

Samba de Amigo (2000) is Sega's rhythm game built around performance — players shake two maracas controllers at three he…

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Three people built the only real-time strategy game ever made for Game Boy Color. Warlocked (2000, Nintendo) — humans vs. gob Rare

Game Boy Color

Warlocked

Warlocked

Real-Time Strategy ·

Warlocked (2000) is the only real-time strategy game ever made for the Game Boy Color — a North America-only release dev…

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One level exists that was never in the SNES original. DKC for GBC (Rare, 2000) hides Necky Nutmare in Chimp Caverns. Released

Game Boy Color

Donkey Kong Country

ドンキーコング2001

Action-Platformer · 2001

Donkey Kong Country for Game Boy Color (2000) is Rare's port of the landmark 1994 SNES platformer, re-released on the sm…

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Nintendo remade SNK's lost masterpiece as SNK went bankrupt. Crystalis (2000, GBC) — the post-apocalyptic action-RPG that cam Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Crystalis

クリスタリス

Action RPG ·

Crystalis for Game Boy Color is a 2000 remake of SNK's landmark 1990 action-RPG, developed by Nintendo Software Technolo…

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Rare

Game Boy Color

Keitai Denjuu Telefang

携帯電獣テレファング

Role-Playing Game · 2000

Keitai Denjuu Telefang is a monster-collecting RPG released on Game Boy Color in Japan on November 3, 2000, in two simul…

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Cannon Spike for dreamcast (2000) — collector's guide and memories from players worldwide.

Dreamcast

Cannon Spike

キャノンスパイク

crossover fiction · 2000

Cannon Spike is a 2000 crossover fiction for the dreamcast, developed by Psikyo.…

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Dreamcast

Gunbird 2

ガンバード2

vertically scrolling shooter · 2000

Gunbird 2 is a 2000 vertically scrolling shooter for the dreamcast, developed by Psikyo. It belongs to the Gunbird serie…

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Mars Matrix for dreamcast (2000) — collector's guide and memories from players worldwide.

Dreamcast

Mars Matrix

マーズマトリックス

bullet hell · 2000

Mars Matrix is a 2000 bullet hell for the dreamcast, developed by Takumi Corporation.…

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Magical Drop for Game Boy Color (2000) — the only series entry never released in Japan. Pull drops up, not down. Western-mark

Game Boy Color

Magical Drop

マジカルドロップ

puzzle video game ·

Magical Drop for Game Boy Color is a 2000 puzzle video game, developed by Sakata SAS Co., Ltd. and published by Data Eas…

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Game Boy Color

Pokémon Crystal

ポケットモンスター クリスタルバージョン

role-playing video game · 2000

Pokémon Crystal is a 2000 role-playing video game for the game boy color, developed by Game Freak, with music by Junichi…

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Tomb Raider: Chronicles (Dreamcast, 2000) — the final original-era Tomb Raider, told in flashbacks at Lara's memorial. Four i

Dreamcast

Tomb Raider: Chronicles

トゥームレイダー5:クロニクル

action-adventure game ·

Released in 2000 for Dreamcast, PlayStation, Windows, and Mac, Tomb Raider: Chronicles concluded the original Tomb Raide…

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Miyamoto watched garden ants and built a game around them. Pikmin (2001, GameCube) — miss the deadline and Olimar actually di

Nintendo GameCube

Pikmin

ピクミン

Real-time strategy · 2001

Pikmin (2001) is a real-time strategy game created by Shigeru Miyamoto, released as a GameCube launch title in Japan. Ca…

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Wavedashing — the technique that built a 20-year competitive scene — was never intended by the developers. Super Smash Bros.

Nintendo GameCube

Super Smash Bros. Melee

大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズDX

Fighting · 2001

Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) is the second entry in the Smash Bros. series and the best-selling Nintendo GameCube game…

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Capcom created Flagship solely for this project, then dissolved it. Oracle of Seasons (GBC, 2001) links with Oracle of Ages f Uncommon

Game Boy Color

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons

ゼルダの伝説 ふしぎの木の実 大地の章

Action-Adventure · 2001

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons is one of two interconnected Game Boy Color adventures released simultaneously in…

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Capcom's Flagship made this — not Nintendo. Oracle of Ages (GBC, 2001) was one of three planned Zelda games; the third was ca Uncommon

Game Boy Color

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages

ゼルダの伝説 ふしぎの木の実 時空の章

Action adventure · 2001

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (2001) is a Game Boy Color action-adventure developed by Capcom's Flagship team. Ora…

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Started as a tech demo at Spaceworld 2000. Luigi's Mansion (2001, GameCube) — real-time lighting built around a flashlight, L

Nintendo GameCube

Luigi's Mansion

ルイージマンション

Action Adventure · 2001

Released in 2001 as a GameCube launch title, Luigi's Mansion finally gave Nintendo's perpetual sidekick his own starring…

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Released the same week as the Game Boy Advance, Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 (GBC, 2001) still hit #1 in Japan. Monster breeding Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Dragon Warrior Monsters 2

ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ2 マルタのふしぎな鍵

Role-playing / Monster-raising · 2001

Dragon Quest Monsters 2 is the 2001 GBC sequel to the monster-raising RPG that introduced the series to Game Boy players…

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Fans called the 1998 preview 'too kiddy' — so Rare made Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001, N64) an M-rated adult comedy. Never relea Rare

Nintendo 64

Conker's Bad Fur Day

コンカーのバッドファーデイ

3D Platform ·

Conker's Bad Fur Day is the 2001 Nintendo 64 game that began its life as an entirely different product: a family-friendl…

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Rez (2001, Dreamcast) shipped with the Trance Vibrator — held against any body part, synced to the music's pulse. Kandinsky i Uncommon

Dreamcast

Rez

レズ

Rail shooter / Synesthetic experience · 2001

Rez is the 2001 rail shooter directed by Tetsuya Mizuguchi and developed by United Game Artists, built around a single c…

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Combat switches to first-person on a zombie cruise liner — Resident Evil Gaiden (2001, Game Boy Color) was Capcom's strangest Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Resident Evil Gaiden

バイオハザード ガイデン

Survival Horror / Action · 2002

Resident Evil Gaiden (2001) is the unlikely survival horror entry on Game Boy Color — a top-down adventure set on a zomb…

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Dreamcast

Cosmic Smash

コズミックスマッシュ

Sports / Action · 2001

Cosmic Smash (2001) is one of the rarest and most visually distinctive Dreamcast exclusives — a futuristic sports game c…

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Lufia: The Legend Returns for Game Boy Color (2001) — Neverland's RPG with the beloved roguelike Ancient Cave mode. Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Lufia: The Legend Returns

エストポリス伝記 よみがえる伝説

RPG · 2001

The first Lufia game on a handheld, released for Game Boy Color in September 2001 — just months after the Game Boy Advan…

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Capcom vs. SNK 2 for Dreamcast (2001) — the ultimate 2D crossover fighter with 44 characters and 6 Groove systems. Uncommon

Dreamcast

Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001

カプコン バーサス エス・エヌ・ケイ 2 ミリオネア ファイティング 2001

2D Fighting · 2001

Released in September 2001, Capcom vs. SNK 2 arrived months after Sega had officially discontinued the Dreamcast hardwar…

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The arcade cabinet was just called Monkey Ball. Yakuza creator Nagoshi supervised it. Super Monkey Ball (2001, GameCube) — ti

Nintendo GameCube

Super Monkey Ball

スーパーモンキーボール

Puzzle-Action · 2001

Released as a GameCube launch title in 2001, Super Monkey Ball challenged players to tilt an entire world around a monke…

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No two races are identical — Blue Storm's wave physics ran entirely in real time. Wave Race: Blue Storm (2001) was a GameCube

Nintendo GameCube

Wave Race: Blue Storm

ウェーブレース ブルーストーム

Racing · 2001

Released as a GameCube launch title in 2001, Wave Race: Blue Storm was Nintendo's showcase of the console's water-simula…

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GBA was already on sale when tri-Ace built this sequel. Blue Sphere (GBC, 2001) — Japan-only Star Ocean continuation, all ten Rare

Game Boy Color

Star Ocean: Blue Sphere

スターオーシャン ブルースフィア

Action RPG · 2001

Star Ocean: Blue Sphere is a 2001 action RPG developed by tri-Ace and published by Enix exclusively for the Game Boy Col…

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Beat both campaigns as X and Zero to unlock a third Xtreme Mode. Mega Man Xtreme 2 (2001, GBC) — bridge between the X series

Game Boy Color

Mega Man Xtreme 2

ロックマンX2 ソウルイレイザー

Action / Platformer · 2001

Mega Man Xtreme 2 is a 2001 Game Boy Color action platformer developed and published by Capcom — a sequel to Mega Man Xt…

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Dreamcast was already discontinued when Shenmue II shipped. Yu Suzuki's Hong Kong epic — Japan/Europe-only on Dreamcast, 18 y Uncommon

Dreamcast

Shenmue II

シェンムー II

Action Adventure · 2001

Shenmue II (2001) is the direct continuation of Yu Suzuki's open-world epic, following Ryo Hazuki from Yokosuka to Hong …

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Built after Sega already announced the Dreamcast's end. Sonic Adventure 2 (2001, Dreamcast) — Shadow's debut, Chao Garden, fa

Dreamcast

Sonic Adventure 2

ソニックアドベンチャー2

3D Action Platformer · 2001

Released in June 2001 to celebrate Sonic the Hedgehog's 10th anniversary, Sonic Adventure 2 was the final major Sonic ga…

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Dreamcast had a modem — Bandai used it for live Gundam battles. Gundam Battle Online (Dreamcast, 2001) — command Federation o

Dreamcast

Gundam Battle Online

ガンダムバトルオンライン

Strategy / Action · 2001

Set in the world of Mobile Suit Gundam, this Dreamcast title casts the player as a commander on either the Earth Federat…

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Built by 15 people, down from 120 on the prior Sonic. Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GC, 2001) — first mainline Sonic on Nintendo

Nintendo GameCube

Sonic Adventure 2: Battle

ソニックアドベンチャー2 バトル

Action-Platformer · 2001

Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (2001) is the GameCube port of the Dreamcast's final major Sonic game and the first mainline S…

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Illbleed for dreamcast (2001) — collector's guide and memories from players worldwide.

Dreamcast

Illbleed

イルブリード

action-adventure game · 2001

Illbleed is a 2001 action-adventure game for the dreamcast.…

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Doom — the Game Boy Advance release of 2001 by David A. Palmer Productions for Activision. Its history, the people behind it,

Game Boy Advance

Doom

DOOM

first-person shooter ·

Doom is a Game Boy Advance game released in 2001, developed by David A. Palmer Productions, published by Activision. It …

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Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World — the Game Boy Advance release of 2001 by Nintendo Research & Development 2 for Nint

Game Boy Advance

Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World

スーパーマリオワールド

2D platform game · 2001

Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World is a Game Boy Advance game released in 2001, developed by Nintendo Research & D…

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Max Payne for game boy advance (2001) — collector's guide and memories from players worldwide.

Game Boy Advance

Max Payne

マックスペイン

third-person shooter · 2001

Max Payne is a 2001 third-person shooter for the game boy advance, developed by Rockstar Toronto, with music by Kimmo Ka…

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Nintendo GameCube

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

ハリー・ポッターと賢者の石

action-adventure game · 2001

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a 2001 action-adventure game for the gamecube, developed by KnowWonder, with…

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Half-Life — the PlayStation 2 release of 2001 by Gearbox Software for Sierra Entertainment. Its history, the people behind it

PlayStation 2

Half-Life

ハーフライフ

first-person shooter · 2001

Half-Life is a PlayStation 2 game released in 2001, developed by Gearbox Software, published by Sierra Entertainment. It…

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Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings — the PlayStation 2 release of 2001 by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo for Konami. It

PlayStation 2

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings

エイジ オブ エンパイアII

real-time strategy · 2001

Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings is a PlayStation 2 game released in 2001, developed by Konami Computer Entertainment…

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Final Fantasy X (PlayStation 2, 2001) — the first in the series with full voice acting and facial animation, spawning the fir

PlayStation 2

Final Fantasy X

ファイナルファンタジーX

role-playing video game · 2001

Final Fantasy X is a 2001 role-playing video game for the playstation 2, developed by Square, directed by Yoshinori Kita…

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A letter from a dead wife. Team Silent built psychological horror from one man's guilt. Silent Hill 2 (PlayStation 2, 2001) —

PlayStation 2

Silent Hill 2

サイレントヒル2

survival horror · 2001

Released September 2001 for PlayStation 2, Silent Hill 2 is a survival horror game developed by Konami's Team Silent. Ja…

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Soldier of Fortune — the Dreamcast release of 2001 by Runecraft for Crave Entertainment. Its history, the people behind it, a

Dreamcast

Soldier of Fortune

Soldier of Fortune

action-adventure game · 2001

Soldier of Fortune is a Dreamcast game released in 2001, developed by Runecraft, published by Crave Entertainment. It is…

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Designers were 'very conscious to not make it look like a gun.' Super Mario Sunshine (2002, GameCube) — Mario cleans up a cri

Nintendo GameCube

Super Mario Sunshine

スーパーマリオサンシャイン

Platform / Action · 2002

Super Mario Sunshine (2002) is the second 3D Mario platformer and the first mainline Mario title released on the GameCub…

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WayForward spent years finding a publisher. Shantae (GBC, 2002) launched after the GBA was already out, with only ~20,000 cop Very Rare

Game Boy Color

Shantae

シャンティ

Action-Platformer ·

Shantae is the game that proved the Game Boy Color still had undiscovered depths three years into its lifespan. Develope…

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Fans called it Celda before anyone played it. Wind Waker (GameCube, 2002) — Nintendo chose cel-shading because photorealism a

Nintendo GameCube

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

ゼルダの伝説 風のタクト

Action-Adventure · 2002

Released on December 13, 2002 in Japan, The Wind Waker traded the dark realism fans expected after Ocarina of Time for b…

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Rare

Dreamcast

Ikaruga

斑鳩

Shoot 'em up · 2002

Ikaruga (2002) is a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up developed and self-published by Treasure, released for Dreamcast in …

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Uncommon

Nintendo GameCube

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

エターナルダークネス 〜招かれた13人〜

Survival Horror · 2002

Released in 2002, Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem was unlike any horror game before it. Spanning thirteen playable ch…

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Uncommon

Nintendo GameCube

Resident Evil

バイオハザード

Survival horror · 2002

Resident Evil (2002) is Capcom's ground-up remake of the landmark 1996 survival horror game, developed exclusively for N…

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Built for a console it never shipped on. Resident Evil Zero (2002, GameCube) started as an N64 game before Capcom rebuilt it Uncommon

Nintendo GameCube

Resident Evil Zero

バイオハザード0

Survival Horror · 2002

Released in 2002, Resident Evil Zero is the origin story of the Raccoon City disaster, following S.T.A.R.S. medic Rebecc…

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Rare's last Nintendo game was never meant to be a Star Fox title. Star Fox Adventures (GameCube, 2002) began as an N64 origin

Nintendo GameCube

Star Fox Adventures

スターフォックス アドベンチャーズ

Action-Adventure ·

Released in 2002, Star Fox Adventures sent Fox McCloud on foot across the primeval world of Dinosaur Planet in a Zelda-s…

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Released in North America before Japan — unusual for any Bandai title. DBZ: Legendary Super Warriors (GBC, 2002) — 100+ chara Uncommon

Game Boy Color

Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors

ドラゴンボールZ 伝説の超戦士たち

Role-playing game / Card battle · 2002

Released in North America on June 30, 2002 and in Japan on August 9, 2002, Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors is a …

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Characters relive the same summer week on an endless loop. Dream In Pandra's Box (2002, Dreamcast) — Japan-only visual novel

Dreamcast

Dream In Pandra's Box

パンドラの夢

Adventure (visual novel) · 2002

Dream In Pandra's Box (Japanese title: Pandora no Yume) is an adventure / visual novel for the Sega Dreamcast, published…

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Rare

Nintendo GameCube

Skies of Arcadia Legends

エターナルアルカディア レジェンド

JRPG · 2002

Skies of Arcadia Legends is the enhanced GameCube port of the 2000 Dreamcast JRPG, produced by Rieko Kodama (Phantasy St…

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for game boy color (2002) — collector's guide and memories from players worldwide.

Game Boy Color

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

ハリー・ポッターと秘密の部屋

action-adventure game · 2002

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a 2002 action-adventure game for the game boy color, developed by KnowWonder,…

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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 for gamecube (2002) — collector's guide and memories from players worldwide.

Nintendo GameCube

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2

ニード・フォー・スピード ホット・パースート2

racing video game · 2002

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 is a 2002 racing video game for the gamecube, developed by EAブラックボックス. It belongs to the N…

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Mafia for playstation 2 (2002) — collector's guide and memories from players worldwide.

PlayStation 2

Mafia

Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven

third-person shooter · 2002

Mafia is a 2002 third-person shooter for the playstation 2, developed by イリュージョン・ソフトワークス, directed by Daniel Vávra, with…

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GameCube Animal Crossing's most complete edition never left Japan. Doubutsu no Mori e+ (2003) added e-Reader cards, new villa Uncommon

Nintendo GameCube

Animal Crossing: Doubutsu no Mori e+

どうぶつの森e+

Life simulation · 2003

Doubutsu no Mori e+ is the final and most complete GameCube entry in the Animal Crossing series, released exclusively in…

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Never shipped a game before — then scored 97 on Metacritic. Retro Studios built Metroid Prime (GameCube, 2002) in two years f Uncommon

Nintendo GameCube

Metroid Prime

メトロイドプライム

First-person adventure · 2003

Metroid Prime (2002) is a first-person adventure developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo. It translated the…

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Uncommon

Nintendo GameCube

F-Zero GX

F-Zero GX

Racing · 2003

F-Zero GX (2003) is a GameCube racing game co-developed by Sega's Amusement Vision division and published by Nintendo — …

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13 Tales games came before it. None broke through in the West. Tales of Symphonia (2003, GameCube) changed that — shipping on

Nintendo GameCube

Tales of Symphonia

テイルズ オブ シンフォニア

Action RPG · 2003

Released in 2003, Tales of Symphonia became the breakout RPG of the GameCube era — introducing many Western players to t…

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Kamiya made Resident Evil 2, then Devil May Cry. Viewtiful Joe (2003, GameCube) was what Clover Studio built when Capcom said Uncommon

Nintendo GameCube

Viewtiful Joe

ビューティフル ジョー

Action · 2003

Released in 2003, Viewtiful Joe was the debut game of Clover Studio — Capcom's internal creative team that would later p…

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One drives, one throws — swap mid-race. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GameCube, 2003) tried a two-character system no sequel has

Nintendo GameCube

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

マリオカート ダブルダッシュ!!

Racing / Kart racing · 2003

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is the 2003 GameCube entry in Nintendo's kart racing series, introducing the two-character sys…

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Cards age in real time — a lit torch burns down mid-battle. Baten Kaitos (2003, GameCube) was Monolith Soft's JRPG with a liv Uncommon

Nintendo GameCube

Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean

バテン・カイトス 終わらない翼と失われた海

RPG / Card Battle · 2003

Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean (2003) is one of the GameCube's most distinctive RPGs — a card-based comb…

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Planned for Nintendo 64 in 1996, cancelled, then finished for GameCube seven years later. Kirby Air Ride (2003) — Sakurai's l

Nintendo GameCube

Kirby Air Ride

カービィのエアライド

Racing / Action · 2003

Kirby Air Ride (2003) is one of the GameCube's most unusual Nintendo games — a racing title stripped of acceleration and…

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No random wild Pokémon encounters — every Pokémon must be stolen from a trainer. Pokémon Colosseum (2003, GameCube) went dark

Nintendo GameCube

Pokémon Colosseum

ポケモンコロシアム

RPG · 2003

Released in 2003, Pokémon Colosseum was the first full RPG adventure in the mainline Pokémon tradition on home console h…

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Snow wall calibrated to chase skilled players without feeling unfair — that is the design secret of 1080° Avalanche (GameCube Uncommon

Nintendo GameCube

1080° Avalanche

1080° アバランチ

Sports · 2004

Released in 2003, 1080° Avalanche is the sequel to the acclaimed 1080° Snowboarding for Nintendo 64, this time developed…

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Treasure built a Nintendo GameCube brawler for Wario in 2003 — their only Nintendo collab. Punch, grab, piledriver through fo Uncommon

Nintendo GameCube

Wario World

ワリオワールド

3D action-platformer · 2004

Released in North America on June 23, 2003, Wario World is an unusual entry in Nintendo's lineup: a fully 3D action-plat…

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Nintendo GameCube

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

マリオゴルフ ファミリーツアー

Sports / Golf · 2003

Released in North America in July 2003, Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour is Camelot Software Planning's GameCube entry in the …

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Victor Interactive made this as their farewell before the merger. Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life (GameCube, 2003) — your char

Nintendo GameCube

Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life

牧場物語〜ワンダフルライフ

Farming Simulation / Life Sim · 2003

Released in September 2003, Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life is the most emotionally ambitious entry in the series — a gam…

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'2000% Miyazaki' was the team's visual guide. Beyond Good & Evil (GameCube, 2003) — never released in Japan until 2024. Ubiso Uncommon

Nintendo GameCube

Beyond Good & Evil

ビヨンド グッド & イービル

Action-Adventure ·

Beyond Good & Evil (2003) is an action-adventure by Ubisoft Montpellier, directed by Rayman creator Michel Ancel over mo…

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Nintendo GameCube

SoulCalibur II

ソウルキャリバーII

Fighting · 2003

SoulCalibur II (2003) is Namco's weapon-based 3D fighting game and the first major title to feature platform-exclusive g…

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Game Boy Advance

Need for Speed: Underground

ニード・フォー・スピード アンダーグラウンド

racing video game · 2003

Need for Speed: Underground is a 2003 racing video game for the game boy advance, developed by EAブラックボックス. It belongs to…

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EA brought Maxis's sandbox to GameCube in 2003 — rebuilt by Edge of Reality with a mission-based 'Get a Life' story mode the

Nintendo GameCube

The Sims

シムピープル

life simulation game ·

The Sims reached the GameCube in 2003, a console edition of Maxis's life simulation rebuilt by Edge of Reality. It added…

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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (GameCube, 2003) — the time-rewind mechanic born from frustration, Jordan Mechner's Perfe

Nintendo GameCube

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

プリンス・オブ・ペルシャ 時間の砂

action-adventure game · 2003

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is a 2003 action-adventure game for the gamecube, developed by ユービーアイソフト・モントリオール, di…

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Every treasure is a real object — bottle caps, toy cars, rubber ducks — reframed as priceless alien relics. Pikmin 2 (2004, G Uncommon

Nintendo GameCube

Pikmin 2

ピクミン2

Strategy · 2004

Released in 2004, Pikmin 2 expanded the original Pikmin formula in nearly every dimension — removing the time limit, add…

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Fans asked for the remake for 18 years. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GameCube, 2004) — RPG with live audience battles Uncommon

Nintendo GameCube

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

ペーパーマリオRPG

RPG / Adventure · 2004

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is the 2004 GameCube RPG developed by Intelligent Systems and the second entry in th…

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Standing in the dark world drains Samus constantly — no safe moment outside light crystals. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, GameCube

Nintendo GameCube

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

メトロイドプライム2 ダークエコーズ

Action / Adventure · 2005

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2004) takes the first-person Metroid framework of its predecessor and doubles it — introducing …

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Controlled entirely with bongo drums — left, right, both to jump, clap to attack. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (GameCube, 2004), E Uncommon

Nintendo GameCube

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat

ドンキーコング ジャングルビート

Platform · 2004

Released in 2004, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat was controlled entirely by the DK Bongos — the drum peripheral originally bund…

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Three Japan-only N64 games before Western players ever saw it. Custom Robo (2004, GameCube) — 200+ parts, real-time arenas, t Uncommon

Nintendo GameCube

Custom Robo

カスタムロボ バトルレボリューション

Action RPG / Arena battle · 2004

Released in Japan on March 4, 2004, Custom Robo: Battle Revolution is the fourth entry in Noise's Custom Robo series — a…

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Uncommon

Nintendo GameCube

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes

メタルギアソリッド ザ・ツインスネークス

Stealth Action · 2004

Released in March 2004, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes is a remake of the original 1998 PlayStation Metal Gear Solid …

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One year after the original, Viewtiful Joe 2 (2004, GameCube) added Silvia as a co-op partner with powers Joe didn't have. Cl

Nintendo GameCube

Viewtiful Joe 2

ビューティフル ジョー2

Action · 2004

Released in November 2004, Viewtiful Joe 2 is the sequel to the original GameCube exclusive and the second title from Cl…

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The Sims 2 for game boy advance (2004) — collector's guide and memories from players worldwide.

Game Boy Advance

The Sims 2

ザ・シムズ2

life simulation game · 2004

The Sims 2 is a 2004 life simulation game for the game boy advance, developed by Maxis, with music by Mark Mothersbaugh.…

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Famicom Mini: Donkey Kong — the Game Boy Advance release of 2004 by Nintendo. Its history, the people behind it, and what to

Game Boy Advance

Famicom Mini: Donkey Kong

ドンキーコング

platform game · 2004

Famicom Mini: Donkey Kong is a Game Boy Advance game released in 2004, developed by Nintendo. It is a platform game.…

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Need for Speed: Underground 2 for gamecube (2004) — collector's guide and memories from players worldwide.

Nintendo GameCube

Need for Speed: Underground 2

ニード・フォー・スピード アンダーグラウンド2

racing video game · 2004

Need for Speed: Underground 2 is a 2004 racing video game for the gamecube, developed by EA Vancouver, with music by Tom…

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Nintendo GameCube

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

プリンス・オブ・ペルシャ ケンシノココロ

action-adventure game · 2004

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is a 2004 action-adventure game for the gamecube, developed by ユービーアイソフト・モントリオール, with …

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Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories for game boy advance (2004) — collector's guide and memories from players worldwide.

Game Boy Advance

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

キングダム ハーツ チェイン オブ メモリーズ

Action RPG · 2004

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories is a 2004 action rpg for the game boy advance, developed by Jupiter.…

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Mikami publicly threatened to cut off his own head if RE4 left GameCube. Resident Evil 4 (2005) — the camera system every act

Nintendo GameCube

Resident Evil 4

バイオハザード4

アクション · 2005

Released in January 2005, Resident Evil 4 abandoned the fixed camera angles and tank controls of its predecessors for an…

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Original GameCube copies now sell for hundreds. Path of Radiance (2005) — too few made, too many wanted it. Ike, first in 3D. Rare

Nintendo GameCube

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

ファイアーエムブレム 蒼炎の軌跡

Tactical RPG / Strategy · 2005

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is the 2005 GameCube tactical RPG developed by Intelligent Systems — the first entry in th…

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Shigeru Miyamoto rescued this from development limbo. Chibi-Robo! (2005, GameCube) — a 10cm robot fixing a family that had st Uncommon

Nintendo GameCube

Chibi-Robo! Plug Into Adventure!

チビロボ! プラグインベイビー

Action / Adventure · 2005

Chibi-Robo! (2005) is one of the most quietly original GameCube games — an action-adventure where a 10-centimeter tall r…

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Suda51 made the narrative intentionally incomplete. Capcom published it. killer7 (2005, GameCube) still generates arguments t Uncommon

Nintendo GameCube

killer7

killer7(キラー7)

Action-Adventure · 2005

Released in 2005, killer7 is one of the most deliberately radical games ever published by a major studio. Directed by Go…

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Nintendo GameCube

Star Fox: Assault

スターフォックス アサルト

Rail Shooter / Third-Person Shooter / Action · 2005

Star Fox: Assault (2005) is a GameCube action game developed by Namco and published by Nintendo — one of the era's most …

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Uncommon

Nintendo GameCube

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

ポケモンXD 闇の旋風ダーク・ルギア

RPG · 2005

Released in 2005, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness is a direct sequel to Pokémon Colosseum set five years later in the same …

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Need for Speed: Most Wanted — the Game Boy Advance release of 2005 by Pocketeers for Electronic Arts. Its history, the people

Game Boy Advance

Need for Speed: Most Wanted

ニード・フォー・スピード モスト・ウォンテッド

racing video game · 2005

Need for Speed: Most Wanted is a Game Boy Advance game released in 2005, developed by Pocketeers, published by Electroni…

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God of War — the PlayStation 2 release of 2005 by Santa Monica Studio for Sony Computer Entertainment. Its history, the peopl

PlayStation 2

God of War

ゴッド・オブ・ウォー

action-adventure game · 2005

God of War is a PlayStation 2 game released in 2005, developed by Santa Monica Studio, published by Sony Computer Entert…

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Dreamcast

UNDER DEFEAT

アンダーディフィート

shoot 'em up · 2006

UNDER DEFEAT is a 2006 shoot 'em up for the dreamcast, developed by G.rev.…

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Game Boy Advance

Need for Speed: Carbon

ニード・フォー・スピード カーボン

racing video game · 2006

Need for Speed: Carbon is a 2006 racing video game for the game boy advance, developed by EA Vancouver, with music by Tr…

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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for gamecube (2006) — collector's guide and memories from players worldwide.

Nintendo GameCube

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

ゼルダの伝説 トワイライトプリンセス

action-adventure game · 2006

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is a 2006 action-adventure game for the gamecube, developed by Nintendo Entertain…

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Bully for playstation 2 (2006) — collector's guide and memories from players worldwide.

PlayStation 2

Bully

BULLY

action-adventure game · 2006

Bully is a 2006 action-adventure game for the playstation 2, developed by Rockstar Vancouver, with music by Shawn Lee. I…

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Treyarch built Call of Duty 3 in eight months — the shortest cycle in the series. PlayStation 2 (2006). It became their 『firs

PlayStation 2

Call of Duty 3

コール オブ デューティ3

first-person shooter ·

Call of Duty 3 (2006) is a World War II first-person shooter developed by Treyarch for multiple platforms including Play…

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