Editing GameCube (section)

=== Online gaming ===
{{Main|GameCube online functionality}}
[[File:GameCube online setup.png|thumb|right|GameCube has a broadband adapter and [[ethernet]] cable. [[ASCII Corporation]] produced a keyboard for ''[[Phantasy Star Online]]''.]]
Nintendo's GameCube did not put heavy focus on online games earlier in the console's life. Only eight GameCube games support network connectivity, five with [[Internet]] support and three with [[local area network]] (LAN) support.<ref name="nwr">{{Cite web |last=Bivens |first=Danny |date=October 31, 2001 |title=GameCube Broadband/Modem Adapter – Feature |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/27672/nintendos-expansion-ports-gamecube-broadbandmodem-adapter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406003238/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/27672/nintendos-expansion-ports-gamecube-broadbandmodem-adapter |archive-date=April 6, 2016 |access-date=November 18, 2017 |website=Nintendo World Report}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=November 19, 2005 |title=ダウンロード |url=http://www.konami.jp:80/gs/game/pawa/10_gc/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051119025520/http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/pawa/10_gc/ |archive-date=November 19, 2005 |access-date=November 25, 2017 |website=konami.jp}}</ref> The only Internet capable games released in western territories are three [[Role-playing video game|role-playing games]] (RPGs) in [[Sega]]'s ''[[Phantasy Star]]'' series: ''[[Phantasy Star Online]] Episode I & II'', ''Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus'', and ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution]]''.<ref name="nwr" /> The official servers were decommissioned in 2007, but players can still connect to fan maintained [[private server]]s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title={{!}} Nintendo – Customer Service {{!}} Nintendo GameCube – Online/LAN |url=https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/nintendogamecube/lan_online.jsp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721122833/https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/nintendogamecube/lan_online.jsp |archive-date=July 21, 2017 |access-date=November 16, 2017 |website=Nintendo.com}}</ref> Japan received two additional games with Internet capabilities, a [[Cooperative video game|cooperative]] RPG, ''[[Homeland (video game)|Homeland]]'' and a baseball game with downloadable content, ''Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū 10''.<ref name="nwr" /><ref name=":1" /> Lastly, three [[racing game]]s have LAN multiplayer modes: ''[[1080° Avalanche]]'', ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash]]''. Those can be forced over the Internet with third-party [[Personal computer|PC]] software capable of [[Tunneling protocol|tunneling]] the GameCube's network traffic.<ref>{{Cite web |title={{!}} Nintendo – Customer Service {{!}} Nintendo GameCube – Connecting over a LAN |url=https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/nintendogamecube/lan_index.jsp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116135535/https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/nintendogamecube/lan_index.jsp |archive-date=November 16, 2017 |access-date=November 16, 2017 |website=Nintendo.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thorsen |first=Tor |date=October 28, 2003 |title=DIY Developers Bring GameCube Online |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/diy-developers-bring-gamecube-online/1100-6077489/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117122528/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/diy-developers-bring-gamecube-online/1100-6077489/ |archive-date=November 17, 2017 |access-date=November 27, 2017 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref>

Online play requires an official [[broadband]] or [[modem]] adapter because the GameCube lacks [[Out of the box (feature)|out of the box]] network capabilities. Nintendo never commissioned any Internet services for GameCube, but allowed other publishers to manage custom online experiences.<ref name="GCN jumps online2">{{Cite web |date=May 13, 2002 |title=Nintendo Jumps Online |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/05/13/nintendo-jumps-online |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224013921/http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/05/13/nintendo-jumps-online |archive-date=December 24, 2013 |access-date=July 21, 2013 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref>