Whether the name “Cubivore” means anything to you depends on if you’re a collector of Gamecube-era video games. It’s a bizarre survival simulator developed by Intelligent Systems for Nintendo — originally for the 64DD, then for the regular Nintendo 64 once the DD flopped, and finally for the Gamecube. Nintendo elected NOT to release the final version of the game in the US, but allowed a third-party publisher to do the legwork if they were willing. Atlus, who always prints in low quantities, was willing.
It was quirky, and it was ignored…you know what that means. When the Gamecube was finally old enough to be “collectible,” Cubivore quickly became one of its most valuable titles. The price of a complete-in-box copy has gone up practically every month and, at last check,
reached over $600.
The Japanese title was Doubutsu Banchou, which means “Animal Leader.” You play as a blocky creature who flops around, eating other...
