SamNMax Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 N64... Ahh, that brings back golden memorys. The N64 controller is the second best, I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheaday6 Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 the atari system had the best controller: one button and a joystick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamNMax Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 Atari... Ick. only 25 good titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickmagnet2888 Posted March 13, 2003 Author Share Posted March 13, 2003 Fighting: Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (Xbox) Â How is MK: DA the best console fighter? [face_laugh] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien426 Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 Your poll isn't working. The radio button for Sega Genesis doesn't appear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptdc Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 I found a third party n64 controller the other day which I hadn't chucked out, the ergonomics were non-existent. The official controllers were great though, until the analogue stick got worn out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamNMax Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 I never could get used to the Dreamcast controller. Even though I've only played one twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arán Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Ps2 Rulez!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 PS2 = Best for games  Xbox = Best inet play and power  Gamecube = Best for old favs like zelda and mario.  SNES = Best for the classics Mario Kart, zelda, sf2 turbo, bomberman, secret of mana (them were the days!)    To be honest its the games that make the console and PS2 is obviously going to be the clear winner there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elTee Posted April 17, 2003 Share Posted April 17, 2003 Ok, SNES and GC should really be the same option - Mario Kart is rapidly Gamecube bound, in fact Myamoto claims it's finished. Zelda is finished, and available (May 3rd in Europe) as is bomberman. As for secret of Mana - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is apparantly very heavily influenced by it, and is being made by the same people. For example, both are non-turned based, so its already looking good. SF2 - well, it was good at the time - but given the choice, I'd rather have Super Smash Bros. Melee, or Soul Calibre (cube version has Link, so should be rather special.) Â To be honest its the games that make the console and PS2 is obviously going to be the clear winner there. Â Nooooooo - quality, not quantity. PS2 has the most, but not the best. The only good games that are PS2 only are GTA and Metal Gear Solid. Saying that, GTA 3 and Vice City are both available on PC (vice city end of may) with improved graphics and more customisability (is that a word?) and MGS is available on X-Box and PC, and the gamecube is getting a GC-only all new MGS adventure in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scabb Posted April 18, 2003 Share Posted April 18, 2003 I'm waiting for my Gamecube now, along with Metroid Prime, Zelda and Smash Bros (The new Players Choice range is great). It is a little disappointing that a certain few games that were planned for Gamecube won't make it there (RTX, BS3), but at the end of the day, Nintendo is just one giant pimp, and I am its whore. Â There are a few games I would like to play on the PS2, including Kingdom Hearts (Turn-based RPGs with Disney characters will always have a place in my, um, heart), but the Gamecube has at least ten quality titles that I want, and since I don't normally buy heaps of games for my consoles, I opted for the Gamecube. Â Even though it's apparently losing the console war or whatever, and places such as Dixons are selling off all of their Gamecube-related goods (hint hint), I'd still rather play the current line-up rather than the PS2s back and forward catalogues. I nearly bought an Xbox, but only due to Psychonauts, and I've decided instead to wait a couple of years and then get one while they're dying out. Â I hope that games like Crystal Chronicles don't suffer any bumps on the way, bumps that mean they don't actually appear on the Gamecube, because that would make me a somewhat sad panda. I didn't know about Mario Kart, although I hear that "Mario 128" is in production as well as "Metroid Prime 2". Hopefully plenty of announcements will be made at E3, particularly announcements involving new-to-Gamecube games rather than sequels to stuff we've already seen. Any links to top Nintendo News sources would be greatly appreciated. Â Maybe Rare wasn't such a loss after all. Klonoa or whatever it was never really appealed to me, and hopefully, Metroid Prime can take the place of Perfect Dark (and I hear it does). Other than that, Rares games were mainly clones of Nintendos - Diddy Kong Racing, Banjo Kazooie - although they were still brilliant (Conker rules). I don't see what they're going to do for Microsoft anyway, the Xbox has enough FPS's and I dont think the typical Xbox player will enjoy roaming around happy lands as fluffy little creatures, because obviously that doesn't involve any realism or hardcore blasting action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elTee Posted April 18, 2003 Share Posted April 18, 2003 The whole thing about people selling off Gamecube stuff is because of the games not selling - when argos introduced its offer of a cube with a game and a memory card for £80, they sold over 5000 in a few days. Now, a lot of games that were canned, like V-Rally, are back on the release lists.  Crystal Chronicles is a guaranteed, trust me. Nintendo have secured lots of good games for cube only, so it should be good in the future. Don't forget F-Zero and Sonic 2. Mario 128 is on the way, yes, and its apparantly gonna be a huge leap forward after Mario Sunshine, which was totally brilliant, but basically Mario 64 advanced. Thats not a bad thing, but its not gonna turn heads like Mario 64 did all those years ago. Metroid Prime is on the way as well, but not for ages. Also, Starfox armada - ever play Starwing on SNES? Cos this is gonna blow it out of the water!  For the best ninty news, go to Total Games and click on CUBE.  Oh and Rare isn't a huge loss - Starfox adventures was brilliant, but it took 5 years to make, and it shoulda been so much better given the time taken to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scabb Posted April 18, 2003 Share Posted April 18, 2003 Thanks for the link. I despise that Argos deal, mainly because I decided to start hunting for a decently-priced Gamecube the day after it ended. Argos are never in stock anyway. I cancelled my Amazon order and bought my Gamecube in town today, as it was cheaper - Metroid Prime pack, with a free Smash Bros. I've been playing Smash Bros for the past four hours, and the new modes are brilliant. Â As for the games, F-Zero X was great and completely beat the hell out of Wipeout. The latest Sonic games have been a bit crappy though, so I'm not too excited about that. As for Starfox, well I've heard bad things about Starfox adventures, and although it's definitely on my list, it's not at the top. A new Lylat-Wars / Starwing type game would be welcomed with open arms though, with the option to shoot down Slippys ship and laugh hysterically included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 Nothing really compares rpg gameplay wise to the early square rpgs (chrono trigger, mana and FF6).  Im thinking of getting a PS2 and a gamecube... mainly because i like my serious games (GTA vice city, splinter cell, metal gear solid) but I also like the classics (mario, zelda etc).  Recently bought an N64 for 35£ off ebay been playin mario64 quite a bit and waiting for majoras mask to arrive. Wheres the best place in the uk to buy PS2 and gamecube? Any good deals floating about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 I also cuss that Argos deal bad, I got a gc a week before Scabb and there wasnt an Argos in the country that had a gc for their 80 quid price.  Everywhere is doing the £130 packs at the moment. At Virgin it comes with a free memory card. Scabb's EB deal sounds far better though. Dixons are selling off their gamecube stuff too, so its good to look there for games and peripherals, there's some hefty discounts to be had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scabb Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 Dixons were all out, but I could've got a Gamecube and a game for £100. The guy in the store told me that you can trade in a Dreamcast/Playstation/N64 and two or three games, and then pay £40 to get a Gamecube with Metroid.  Oh, and Greg, check out Toys R Us, Gamestation and Game. And Majora's Mask sucks ass compared to Ocarina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elTee Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 The best deal to go for if you don't already have a cube is the platinum zelda one, available from the 3rd of may. You get the cube in funky platinum colour, all the usual jazz plus zelda: the wind waker as well as the two other zelda games - ocarina of time and master quest. Woo hoo!  Play.com do some great deals on cube games every so often, like bomberman for £18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Gnarly Posted April 23, 2003 Share Posted April 23, 2003 ummm PS2 owns "j00" all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scabb Posted May 1, 2003 Share Posted May 1, 2003 Metroid Prime is great. Once you've got to grips with the strange controls and explored a bit, it begins to kick ass. The action sequences are great too, huge bosses and hoards of space pirates. It's just like Super Metroid in 3D, only hopefully not as hard.  Those of you with GBA's should definitely pick up Metroid Fusion too. It's essentially Super Metroid again, only with the annoying parts removed, and less exploring to do as you're told where to go (which is nice). It's a lot easier than Super Metroid too, thankfully.  As for those of you that got Wind Waker from GAME early, I only hope you have 50hz TVs so that you can't run the bonus disc ¬  E3 should hurry up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telarium Posted May 1, 2003 Share Posted May 1, 2003 I like the Xbox, because when modded, you can do some very cool stuff. For example, if you load Linux on to your Xbox, you can user ScummVM to play old LucasArts classics. Neato. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Shutt Posted May 1, 2003 Share Posted May 1, 2003 The morph ball in Prime is money. Especially once you get the speed ball, and start playing on the halfpipes. Â You're wrong about the N64 Zeldas, though. Majora's Mask is better than Ocarina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scabb Posted May 1, 2003 Share Posted May 1, 2003 Majora's Mask annoyed me because of the 3 day time limit imposed, which was incredibly annoying. That's my only real gripe, because it limited exploration time, and it's frustrating when certain events only happen at specific times. Â I just received my super ball bombs or whatever they're called on Metroid. The gravity suit is ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Shutt Posted May 1, 2003 Share Posted May 1, 2003 I think it looks nice. It was always my favourite colour scheme when playing as Samus in SSBM, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elTee Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 Those of us who got Zelda early from GAME didn't worry abut their useless 1980's TV set, and simply enjoyed the greatest console game of this millenium Of course, I would be very very annoyed if my parents 32 inch widescreener downstairs didn't run in 60Hz mode, but it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 My tv doesnt run in 60hz mode, thats the only tv i'll have access to come September. SOMEONE AT NINTENDO MUST DIE FOR THIS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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