Have you ever bought a console just for one game?

honru

Seems like those days are rare, but have you ever bought a console on the strength of one game? I probably got a Nintendo 64 because of Super Mario 64, and I definetly got an Xbox because of Halo.

smiaras

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SickBoy

Bought a PS2 to play GT2. Sold the lost 6 months later:o

tman

i'll be getting a cube mostly for metroid prime...

i've had the pleasure of sampling viewtiful joe & fzero, so it's not purely for mp any more

Tellox

ps2 - ffx

amp

The sole reason I bought my first playstation was to save money on the then astounding Ridgeracer, which was almost perfect translation imo. I bought a ps2 to play the sublime SSX tricky and a Gameboy to play Tetris. So, in short, yes.

bizmark

i bought a new pc so i can play Doom 3 and X2 - the threat ... both of which wont be out untill ....oh i dont know when the Sun goes nova

:rolleyes:

milltown

Got my Playstation all those years ago on the strength of a few hours playing Gran Turismo. Never bought another game for it iirc.

chernobyl

Saturn: Virtua Fighter.

super_furry

Yup. I got the N64 for Ocarina of Time and bought my Gamecube to play Wind Waker.

eddhorse

yeah i played a mate of mine n64 , goldeneye was deadly , so i just had to have my own !!!!!
dang

Mr E

N64 for Mario 64...... Sold it 6 months later. Then bought another one when Ocarina came out! (Sold that 6 months later again!)

- Dave.

DiscoStu

it took me 2 years to fork out for a ps2 just to play final fantasy x. would have bought one sooner but my pc was good enough to play all new games then. bought the gamecube with the sole intention of playing zelda to.

quaalude

I got a Dreamcast for Jet Set Radio, and an Xbox for Jet Set Radio Future!

vac

No.

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Originally posted by super_furry
Yup. I got the N64 for Ocarina of Time

Same. The Nintendo I got came with goldeneye as well so I was well chuffed!! I think I sold it at some point. I think I did....no wait I did. It's not just gathering dust.

Retr0gamer

I usually don't get a console unless theres a must have game on it. Didn't buy my PS2 for a whole year until GTA and Devil May Cry came out. Didn't get my GC until Resident evil was out. The GBA was a no-brainer, F-zero and a castlevania available at launch.

Haven't got a crap console for one game although I did want a 32X just for doom.

Lyconix

I was once tempted to buy a PS2 just for Gran Turismo 3 and Pro Evolution Soccer. Managed to resist the temptation, though... the extortionate price of the PS2 at the time put me off as well.

Pro Evolution 3 will be coming out on PC, which is pleasing

Stormfox1020

I bought a PS2 for GTA3, Sold later and i bought an Xbox for halo

Jim

bought gc for zelda, but having bought it several months before zelda i also got other games.

then after i completed zelda i sold the machine on to one unsuspecting victim.

tHE vAGGABOND

bought a playstation for wipeout

TheSonOfBattles

Bought an N64 purely for Zelda 64, in fact I bought the game before I bought the console, and then played the game on a mate's N64 till I bought it off him.

I did the same with another friends psx. Bought Final Fantasy VII to see what all the fuss was since the mate was broke, and he was the only one of us had a psx. Loved the game so much had to buy me own psx so I could play it more.

Bought a PS2 solely for Final Fantasy X, that GTA: Vice City was just out was a nice bonus though.

Ry

N64 Purely for Goldeneye.

Roller Toaster

Xbox for Halo, SNES for Mario Allstars and PS2 for Vice City.

DiscoStu

i also bought a playstation just to play final fantasy 7. had to sell my n64 to get it though, was a bad move to as zelda came out the year later and i had to "borrow" a mates n64 and take a week off school pretending to be sick to play it.

Caesar_Bojangle

I bought an N64 just for Goldeneye. Subsequently, I sold it less than four months later after I'd completed and played both Ocarina of Time and Goldeneye to death.

Tusky

buoght a N64 basically for Goldeneye , but then went on to buy about 40 games over the next few years

Caffine

n64 goldeneye/zelda

weemcd

ps2 for the gtas of this world

honru

In retrospect, I remember alot of people buying a Nintendo 64 solely for Goldeneye. Then in a few months later, many sold it off.

kano476

bought a gameboy for pokemon. bought ps2 for ssx.

Stormfox1020

Oh and a NES for Duck Hunt w/ Light gun

whosurpaddy

i too bought a playstation just for ridge racer, god it looked so good back in them days. still does today imo

krattapopov

when i lived in america had a spare bit of cash, gamecube was 150 dolla with zelda wind waker..................... had to be done

Lex_Diamonds

SNES - Street Fighter 2
PSX - Tekken 1
PS2 - Silent Hill 2
Gamecube - Metroid Prime

Doodah7

PS1 for Duke Nukem and Formula 1
Dreamcast for Virtua Tennis
XBox for Halo
Gamecube for Zelda

While I have listed specific games above, I don't know if anyone is like me in that they wait ages before actually buying a console, keep going into different stores looking at the games, going into Eason's and reading the magazines etc. However it is usually one game that really convinces me. For me Virtua Tennis was a game I obsessed about until I got it...

marrakesh

Bought dreamcast for virtua tennis brilliant game...

boogie man

Gameboy color for Pokemon

Winters

N64, Goldeneye.

Though i sold goldeneye after a year. Wish I hadent now. Really in the mood to play it. God the N64 around somewhere though, think its under a bed or covered in dust or something......