I got my GameCube when I was really young. I still managed to keep it up until now, in a good condition. Getting those old, quality, Nintendo GameCube exclusives come at a high cost as I'm trying to find them now. GAZZAs response is the perfect alternative
I remember Toys R Us in Canal walk had a gamecube demo playstand back in the day.
It had super smash bros melee playing. I remember this clearly because young me was amazed with seeing pickachu in a fighting game... was blown away by the graphics and how buttery smooth it looked with the frantic gameplay.
Ahhh everything was so new and mindblowing back then... Now I'm jaded af...