Gamecube Games for Young Children

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

• "Mario Kart: Double Dash!!" was released on November 17, 2003. "Double Dash!!" is a fast-paced racing game that features popular characters from the "Mario" universe, including Mario, Luigi, Bowser and Princess Peach. Tracks are littered with obstacles that must be avoided. Good players learn to use these obstacles to their advantage. Racers pick up special power-ups and items that give them special abilities (such as turbo speed) or an offensive weapon they can use to slow down other racers. Multiplayer mode supports up to four players on the same GameCube.

LEGO Star Wars

• "LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game," released on October 25, 2005, takes characters and locations from the "Star Wars" universe and "LEGO-lizes" them. When players use the lightsaber and other weapons, enemies will shatter into colorful LEGO pieces. "LEGO Star Wars" is an easy game, allowing young kids or those who don't play a lot of games to finish the entire game in a few hours. Two players can play the entire game cooperatively.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

• "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door" was released on October 11, 2004. "Paper Mario" is a role-playing game featuring characters from the "Mario" universe. To complete the story mode's seven chapters will take the average player up to 30 hours, with plenty of collectibles and unlockable content available to encourage multiple playthroughs. The story is simple: Princess Peach gets kidnapped, and it's up to Mario to save her. There are no multiplayer options.