<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
home	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
and	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
sixth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
competing	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
supported	O
substantial	O
amounts	O
of	O
online	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
had	O
only	O
eight	O
games	O
with	O
internet	O
or	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
(	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
)	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
remained	O
pensive	O
with	O
its	O
online	O
strategy	O
for	O
the	O
duration	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
lifespan	O
,	O
defiant	O
of	O
growing	O
interest	O
from	O
players	O
and	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
online	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playing	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
over	O
a	O
network	O
requires	O
the	O
official	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
or	O
modem	B-Application
adapter	O
since	O
the	O
console	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
out	B-General_Concept
of	I-General_Concept
the	I-General_Concept
box	I-General_Concept
network	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
western	O
territories	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
are	O
three	O
role-playing	O
games	O
(	O
RPGs	O
)	O
in	O
Sega	O
's	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japan	O
received	O
an	O
exclusive	O
online	O
RPG	O
titled	O
Homeland	B-Application
and	O
a	O
baseball	O
game	O
that	O
can	O
not	O
be	O
played	O
online	O
but	O
had	O
access	O
to	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
published	O
three	O
racing	O
games	O
limited	O
to	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
support	O
:	O
1080°	B-Device
Avalanche	I-Device
,	O
Kirby	B-Device
Air	I-Device
Ride	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
:	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Dash	I-Application
!!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hobbyists	O
later	O
developed	O
PC	B-Device
software	O
that	O
can	O
tunnel	B-Protocol
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
local	B-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
traffic	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
private	B-Application
servers	I-Application
to	O
continue	O
hosting	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
experimented	O
with	O
network	O
connectivity	O
with	O
three	O
accessories	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
they	O
developed	O
the	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Network	I-Device
System	I-Device
peripheral	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
acted	O
as	O
a	O
modem	B-Application
and	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
view	O
weather	O
forecasts	O
,	O
the	O
stock	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
bet	O
on	O
horse	B-Application
races	I-Application
,	O
among	O
other	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
their	O
experiences	O
with	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
developed	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
a	O
satellite	O
modem	B-Application
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modem	B-Application
communicated	O
to	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
BS	O
satellites	O
which	O
relayed	O
information	O
from	O
servers	O
hosted	O
by	O
satellite	O
radio	O
company	O
St.GIGA.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
ended	O
its	O
partnership	O
with	O
St.GIGA	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
partnered	O
with	O
Recruit	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
new	O
online	O
service	O
called	O
Randnet	O
for	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
,	O
a	O
magnetic	O
disk	O
drive	O
add-on	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
referring	O
to	O
the	O
N2000	O
prototype	O
which	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2001	O
,	O
though	O
demonstrating	O
their	O
networking	O
accessories	O
and	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
director	O
and	O
general	O
manager	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
stated	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
confident	O
enough	O
with	O
its	O
offline	O
strategy	O
to	O
not	O
seriously	O
explore	O
the	O
possibilities	O
of	O
online	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
released	O
two	O
networking	O
accessories	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
October	O
2002	O
produced	O
by	O
Conexant	O
,	O
the	O
Broadband	B-General_Concept
Adapter	O
(	O
a	O
network	B-Protocol
adapter	I-Protocol
)	O
and	O
the	O
Modem	B-Application
Adapter	O
(	O
a	O
56k	O
dial-up	B-Application
modem	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
adapters	O
fit	O
flush	O
into	O
"	O
Serial	O
Port	O
1	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
underside	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Broadband	B-General_Concept
Adapter	O
is	O
built	O
for	O
faster	O
internet	O
speeds	O
and	O
adds	O
an	O
ethernet	O
jack	O
to	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
while	O
the	O
Modem	B-Application
Adapter	O
adds	O
a	O
phone	O
jack	O
and	O
operates	O
through	O
dial-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
adapters	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
games	O
and	O
Powerful	O
Pro	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Broadband	B-General_Concept
Adapter	O
is	O
required	O
for	O
LAN-only	O
games	O
and	O
Homeland	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
players	O
communicate	O
in	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
ASCII	O
Corporation	O
released	O
a	O
stretched	O
out	O
controller	O
with	O
a	O
full	O
keyboard	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Title	O
Publisher	O
Regions	O
Internet	O
LAN1080°	O
Avalanche	O
Nintendo	O
AllHomelandChunsoft	O
JPJikkyō	O
Powerful	O
Pro	O
Yakyū	O
10	O
Konami	O
JPKirby	O
Air	O
Ride	O
Nintendo	O
AllMario	O
Kart	O
:	O
Double	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
did	O
not	O
develop	O
any	O
servers	O
or	O
internet	O
service	O
to	O
interface	O
with	O
GameCube	B-Application
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
made	O
publishers	O
responsible	O
for	O
providing	O
server	O
interfaces	O
and	O
managing	O
the	O
online	O
experience	O
for	O
their	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
with	O
internet	O
access	O
was	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
developed	O
by	O
Sonic	O
Team	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
2000	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2002	O
with	O
additional	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
in	O
2003	O
which	O
also	O
featured	O
online	O
modes	O
,	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	O
C.A.R.D.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
servers	O
were	O
officially	O
discontinued	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
but	O
all	O
three	O
games	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
played	O
online	O
via	O
fan	O
maintained	O
private	B-Application
servers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
published	O
three	O
racing	O
games	O
with	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
multiplayer	O
modes	O
:	O
1080°	B-Device
Avalanche	I-Device
,	O
Kirby	B-Device
Air	I-Device
Ride	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
:	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Dash	I-Application
!!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
playing	O
over	O
a	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
,	O
multiple	O
systems	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
through	O
a	O
shared	O
ethernet	B-Protocol
hub	I-Protocol
or	O
two	O
systems	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
directly	O
to	O
one	O
another	O
with	O
a	O
cross	B-Protocol
cable	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
1080°	B-Device
Avalanche	I-Device
and	O
Kirby	B-Device
Air	I-Device
Ride	I-Device
support	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
across	O
four	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
games	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
internet	O
gameplay	O
natively	O
,	O
hobbyists	O
developed	O
third-party	O
PC	B-Device
applications	O
that	O
tunnel	B-Protocol
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
network	O
traffic	O
across	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Warp	O
Pipe	O
and	O
XLink	B-Protocol
Kai	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japan	O
received	O
an	O
exclusive	O
online	O
RPG	O
in	O
2005	O
by	O
Chunsoft	O
titled	O
Homeland	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
35	O
players	O
could	O
join	O
one	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
connectivity	O
was	O
also	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japan	O
also	O
received	O
Jikkyō	B-Application
Powerful	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Yakyū	I-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
a	O
baseball	O
game	O
that	O
could	O
access	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
but	O
offered	O
no	O
online	O
gaming	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
developers	O
planned	O
networking	O
modes	O
for	O
their	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
but	O
these	O
were	O
never	O
realized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
commented	O
in	O
July	O
2001	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
planning	O
on	O
taking	O
their	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
online	O
and	O
it	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
to	O
be	O
profitable	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2001	O
,	O
Namco	O
mentioned	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
six	O
online	O
titles	O
for	O
all	O
three	O
sixth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pandora	I-Application
Tomorrow	I-Application
had	O
a	O
planned	O
online	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Battlefield	O
game	O
,	O
Battlefield	B-Application
1942	I-Application
,	O
was	O
proposed	O
by	O
DICE	O
as	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
exclusive	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LAN	B-General_Concept
modes	O
were	O
planned	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
and	O
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
,	O
but	O
these	O
were	O
later	O
abandoned	O
.	O
</s>
