PAL GameCube haul from Kraków, Poland (EuroPython 2026)

While I was in Kraków, Poland during EuroPython 2026 I was able to sneak away from sprints and buy a few PAL region GameCube games for my collection. This was on Sunday, which means that many stores are closed until Monday... except for one! “Game Over” was open and the owner was very friendly and chatted with me as I browsed the selection. I purchased three complete-in-box games: The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker & Ocarina of Time Master Quest (UK), Pikmin (UK), and Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (Swedish/Finnish). Prior to these new purchases the only PAL title I owned was Pikmin 2, as this was necessary to complete the Pikmin 2 International Treasure Hoard. The fun thing about PAL releases is that they are usually the last release a game receives in terms of time, so these revisions often have the most bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements compared to earlier revisions. They also often support multiple languages and have unique box and disk artwork. The most exciting game I…