Gamecube was kinda a niche console. It was great, and had fun exclusives, but it was out-shined by the ps2 and [to an extent] xbox. If possible, I would download the Dolphin emulator and give Wind Waker a shot; think OoT with an actual story and a relaxing sailing mechanic that paced the game perfectly. It was bright, it had personality, and the main characters were so likable, a far cry from the Zelda games after it [I'm lookin at you, Twilight Princess]
I loved the Gamecube's controller though. The buttons are configured for human fingers and the control stick has a perfect deadzone. Compared to the Ps2's dual analogs with /no/ deadzone and the xbox's... whatever you wanna call that monster, the Gamecube definitely had the best controls IMO.
The N64 controller was fictitiously bad though. Not sure if it was meant to be a gimmick or some cruel type of DRM, but I always hated gaming with an N64 controller.