Pikmin

1001 Video Games

The GameCube version of Pikmin appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Disc

At the start of a day the game dumps the information for that day onto the GameCube's internal memory. Therefore the game-disc can be removed without interrupting gameplay until the day ends.

References

• Captain Olimar's spaceship is named Dolphin. "Dolphin" was Nintendo's project name for the GameCube.
• If you break down the name of Captain Olimar into component Japanese letters, o-ri-ma, you'll notice it is "Mario" backwards.

Awards

• Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences
  • 2001 - Innovation in Console Gaming Award
• GameSpy
  • 2001 – Ga,eCube Game of the Year

Information also contributed by Jiguryo, Opipeuter Inconnivus and Sciere