Get Ready for RetroAchievements' GameCube Launch Event! 🎉

GameCube fans, unite! We're thrilled to announce the upcoming event, celebrating the beloved GameCube console on RetroAchievements. Get ready to dust off your controllers, dive into the nostalgia, and work on earning that shiny new event badge with our GameCube launch event! 🎮

🗓️ Event Duration: 4 Months of Fun until November 15th! 🗓️

From the moment we kick off, you'll have four months to showcase your skills, and conquer classic titles. This is your chance to relive the magic of the GameCube era and prove you're a true GC master.

🏆 Points System: Beat, Master, and Conquer! 🏆

Here's how you can score big:

• Beating a Game: 1 point 🥇
• Mastering a Game: Upgrade to 2 points 🏅

But wait, there's more! We're introducing a bounty system where specific games will offer extra points:

• 2x Points Games: Beat these games for 2 points and master them to upgrade it to 4 points! 🔥
• 3x Points Games: Beat these games for 3 points and master them for a whopping upgrade to 6 points! 💥

🎯 Initial Bounty List 🎯

Here is the initial bounty list:

3x Points Games
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean (GameCube)
F-Zero GX (GameCube)
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (GameCube)
Legend of Zelda, The: Twilight Princess (GameCube)
Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus (GameCube)
Tales of Symphonia (GameCube)

2x Points Games
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (GameCube)
Lost Kingdoms (GameCube)
P.N.03 (GameCube)
Serious Sam: Next Encounter (GameCube)
Super Monkey Ball 2 (GameCube)
Viewtiful Joe (GameCube)

Keep your eyes peeled for updates and additional games that may join the bounty list!

🎯 Earn Your Badges: Bronze, Silver, and Gold! 🎯

Collect points and earn exclusive badges to show off your achievements:

• Bronze Tier Badge: 10 points 🥉
• Silver Tier Badge: 20 points 🥈
• Gold Tier Badge: 30 points 🥇

Will you reach the coveted gold tier and cement your status as a GameCube legend?

🎨 Badges by jenettebaghead 🎨

A huge shoutout to @jenettebaghead for designing the stunning event badges! :star2:

📜 Rules to Remember: Hardcore Mode Only! 📜

• Hardcore Mode Only: To keep things challenging and fair, Softcore mode is not allowed!
• Subsets: Subsets will not have the beat system in place, but will be worth 1 point for each mastery.
• Hacks: Hacks will be worth half the points. This means the default is 0,5 points for beating a game, and 1 point for mastering!

This is your moment to relive the glory days of the GameCube and earn some epic achievements along the way. Stay tuned for more updates and get ready to game on!

Let the GameCube launch event begin! 🚀✨

🎯 Full Bounty List 🎯

Here is the full bounty list:

3x Points Games
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean (GameCube)
Baten Kaitos Origins (GameCube)
F-Zero GX (GameCube)
Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life (GameCube)
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (GameCube)
Kirby Air Ride (GameCube)
Legend of Zelda, The: Twilight Princess (GameCube)
Mega Man X Collection (GameCube)
Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus (GameCube)
Resident Evil 4 (GameCube)
Super Mario Eclipse (GameCube) Hack
Super Smash Bros. Melee (GameCube)
Tales of Symphonia (GameCube)

2x Points Games
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (GameCube)
Ikaruga (GameCube)
Legend of Zelda, The: The Wind Waker (GameCube)
Lost Kingdoms (GameCube)
Mario Party 6 (GameCube)
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (GameCube)
Odama (GameCube)
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GameCube)
P.N.03 (GameCube)
Serious Sam: Next Encounter (GameCube)
Super Monkey Ball 2 (GameCube)
Shadow the Hedgehog: Reloaded (GameCube) Hack
Swingerz Golf (GameCube)
Tube Slider: The Championship of Future Formula (GameCube)
Viewtiful Joe (GameCube)



New games will continue to be added, so stay tuned for future updates!

Incredible, time to finally attempt to beat F-Zero GX! Thanks so much for putting this together, makes an already hype launch even more awesome!

Lets go! So excited for GC launch!
Thank you and thanks to everyone involved so far!

twilight princess and path of radiance were games i was planning on playing at some point, so nice that they are 3x.

It's nice to know beating games gets points too, will take quite a bit of pressure over just mastering and we'll be able to try out more games.

Never owned a Gamecube back in the day so been waiting for this to dive in. Looking forward to playing so many great titles with cheevos!

Progress Tracking...

[10/10] Bronze Badge *ACHIEVED*

Beaten:
Wario Ware Megagame$
Pokemon Channel
Bleach
DDR Mario
Universal theme park
Naruto Clash
Naruto Clash 2
Winnie the Pooh's Rumbly Tumbly Adventure
Pigglet's Big Game
PN 03

reserve me one gold medal!

GameCube was my first console what i have buy with my own money.

wonderful memories!

thank you making this event!

But which version of Dolphin to use? 😓

Was waiting for this! Nice!

I really wanna play through MK Double Dash and Paper Mario TTYD this is gonna be great!

Thank you for this event 🥳

sounds fun!

Do we need to do anything to enter?

All aboard the hype train!