Nintendo GameCube Gets Surprise Minecraft Alternative In 2026

The Nintendo GameCube is one of the most underrated video game consoles of all time and while Nintendo are finally acknowledging it on the Nintendo Switch 2 we need more.

Provided you have a valid subscription to Nintendo Switch Online, you can now play a handful of Nintendo GameCube games on your Nintendo Switch 2.

This is great and some of the games that have been added so far are incredibly hard to come by nowadays, like Pokémon XD: Gales of Darkness, for example.

The game we’re talking about today though isn’t merely hard to find on GameCube; it straight-up didn’t exist until this year. Minecraft enjoyers, keep reading please.

A Minecraft-Like Game On The Nintendo GameCube, Playable On PC

Brace yourselves, as this is going to get a little technical. A PC user by the name of A Flock of Meese on X set out to bring a game legally distinct from Minecraft to the Nintendo GameCube, and they’ve finally succeeded.

In a post accompanied by gameplay footage, A Flock of Meese announced to the world that you can now play “Cube game on GameCube.”

Much like Minecraft players are thrown into a sandbox world made up of blocks, so the GameCube was obviously the platform to port it to, matching the aesthetic.

All that’s required to make it run is a modded GameCube in addition to Swiss, which is a homebrew tool you can find online.

Provided you have this setup, you can install the game on your console and start playing. It’s really weird as while it technically isn’t Minecraft, it’s obviously the same idea, and you’re playing it on a console that predates the original release of the game by a solid decade.

Now, while the game does play like Minecraft there is a way to make it look like Minecraft too, though it comes with a warning.

All you need to do is install a texture pack to give it that classic Minecraft appearance but you can’t simply download these assets online.

As A Flock of Meese explains in their X post: “If you want to use Minecraft assets, you can. You'll just need to bring your own copy.”

Luckily, that’s not a tall order as Minecraft is available on just about anything and has always been affordable despite how many hours you’ll get out of it.

Nintendo GameCube Emulation Enhanced

For those who don’t have a modded GameCube lying around, this port should feasibly work with the Dolphin emulator on PC.

Dolphin has seen a number of changes recently making it even more accessible, as while PC is the platform of choice for most users you can now get it working on the Nintendo Switch.

In recent weeks, gamers have gotten more and more Nintendo GameCube games running on both PC and the Nintendo Switch, like this impressive port of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

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