All Mario GameCube games

Luigi's Mansion (2002)

A European GameCube launch title, and the strangest one Nintendo could have opened a console with: no Mario, no jumping, one haunted house and a vacuum cleaner. Short — six hours or so — and still the best-looking game of the early GameCube years. Remade on the 3DS in 2018.

Super Mario Sunshine (2002)

The only mainline 3D Mario on the system, and the one people argue about: a water pack strapped to Mario’s back, one tropical island instead of a castle full of paintings, and a difficulty spike in the levels where the pack is taken away. Also on the Switch in 3D All-Stars, but the disc is the version that still runs on original hardware.

Mario Party 4 (2002)

The first Mario Party on a disc, out in Europe on 29 November 2002 — earlier than most lists suggest. Six boards, and the last one before the series started experimenting. A safe first Mario Party.

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003)

Two drivers per kart, each with their own special item — the one entry in the series that changed the formula rather than refining it, and the reason people still buy a GameCube. LAN play across four consoles worked and still works. Expect to pay more for this disc than for any other Mario on the system.

Mario Party 5 (2003)

Capsules instead of items, seven boards, and the Super Duel mode where you build a vehicle. Common, cheap, and a perfectly good evening for four people.

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (2004)

Camelot’s golf game, arriving in Europe on 18 June 2004 — nearly a year after America, which is why European copies are scarcer. No role-playing layer this time, unlike the Game Boy Advance games; just very well-judged golf.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)

The one the series is measured against: turn-based battles on a stage with an audience, timed hits, and a script that carries it. Remade on the Switch in 2024, which pushed the price of the original disc up rather than down — the GameCube version is now a collector’s item.

Mario Power Tennis (2005)

The tennis counterpart to Toadstool Tour, and confusingly the same name Europe gave the 2005 Game Boy Advance tennis game — different games, different hardware. Later re-released on the Wii as New Play Control!, which is the version to avoid if you want the original controls.

Mario Party 6 (2005)

Shipped with a microphone in the box, and about a third of the minigames use it. A complete copy therefore includes a microphone — check the listing, because plenty of used copies have lost it. Day and night boards that change halfway through.

Dancing Stage Mario Mix (2005)

Called Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix in America. Nintendo songs on a dance mat, with a story mode. Sold as a bundle with a mat in Europe; the disc on its own is worth little without one, so check what a listing actually includes.

Mario Superstar Baseball (2005)

Did come out in Europe, on 11 November 2005 — which is not a given for this series, and the reason it is worth naming. Baseball with chemistry between team-mates and special hits. Scarcer here than in America and priced for it.

Mario Smash Football (2005)

Super Mario Strikers in America. Five-a-side football with no rules to speak of — you can body-check the goalkeeper — and one of the loudest games on the system. The European title is the one printed on the discs we sell.

Mario Party 7 (2006)

The last Mario Party on the GameCube, arriving in Europe on 10 February 2006, months after America and after the Wii had already been announced. Eight players on four controllers if you share, and the microphone from Mario Party 6 works here too.