GameCube, is it worth buying

kinkstr

are these made lookin little cubes any good,im not a big zelda fan and will never be but sum title on the cube have raised my eyebrows an inch or 2,
if any 1 has any advice id be grateful if you would share it
cheers
thank you come again

Mr E

Depends on the games you are interested in.... Great gamecube games (FZero, Paper Mario, Metroid Prime, Zelda Windwaker, Viewtiful Joe etc.) really are great....

What games were you thinking of getting?

kinkstr

i heard there releasing the metal gear solid that was on the ps1 on to the gamecube that would be a great flash from the past,and also the resident evil series and ya cant live without mario cart

RuggieBear

Gamecube has some of the best exclusive games.....metroid, mario kart, zelda...you can't play these games on any other system and they are ace!

The other two main consoles are more powerful and have their own exclusive games but these tend to eventually end up on the PC which does them much better imo (GTA, Halo etc)

mayordenis

also if you are a fan of the resi series thats were capcom are pumping there best ones to - more quality games than the PS2 in my opinion.

kinkstr

thanx peeps all help is greatly appreciated

rainbow kirby

Two words:
METROID PRIME.

anthonymcg

I love my little cube. Savage console.

kinkstr

could any 1 give me some speciifics about the cube, i.i pros and cons

RuggieBear

Good

1)it's very small....very portable....doesn't look like or weigh like a breeze block
2) great games
3)Best controller imo

Bad

1)Little bit weak compared to the other consoles
2)Not as many people have them, so less games traded
3)Doesn't play dvds
4)Uses it's own discs

rainbow kirby

Pros: All the exclusive Nintendo games. Metroid, Zelda, SSBM, Mario Kart, F-Zero GX (now €30!) that sort of thing.
Great controller.
Great multiplayer. SSBM, MK: DD, Zelda Four Swords...
Tiny console, if space is tight.
Getting to play Resident Evil 4 early next year rather than waiting another year after that.
Some great RPGs to come: Tales of Symphonia (ask Syth, he's just completed it on an import copy), Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Baten Kaitos.
Easy to get import games - all you need is a FreeLoader.
Cheap. HMV in Grafton Street is selling the Zelda and Metroid Prime packs for €99 each, normally the console is €120 on its own.

Cons: Lack of third party support (Where are you, Burnout 3?)
Lack of online support
Nintendo of Europe being jackasses with the release schedule
Not many traditional FPS games or racing games.

That ok?

RuggieBear

rainbow kirby wrote:

F-Zero GX (now €30!)

Sorry to go off topic but where? The GAME on Dawson st has it 2nd hand at 50euro!!!!!

kinkstr

yea thats great,you guys are startin to convince me to get it,atleast i know wat my girlfriend is gonna get me for christmas now :cool:

does any 1 know where i can buy one in the south east,preferably wit 1 or 2 games for cheap?

rainbow kirby

Sorry to go off topic but where? The GAME on Dawson st has it 2nd hand at 50euro!!!!!

Just gone to Players Choice. Any branch of GAME should have it for that. Therefore €19.97 preowned.

does any 1 know where i can buy one in the south east,preferably wit 1 or 2 games for cheap?

You'd be as well to come to Dublin. That HMV deal I mentioned is as good as you'll get.
There's gonna be a couple of bundles from Nintendo too.
See here - for pricing £79 => €119 methinks

omb0wyn5ehpij9

rainbow kirby wrote:

Just gone to Players Choice. Any branch of GAME should have it for that. Therefore €19.97 preowned.

You'd be as well to come to Dublin. That HMV deal I mentioned is as good as you'll get.
There's gonna be a couple of bundles from Nintendo too.
See here - for pricing £79 => €119 methinks

Looks like im buying f-zero so

kinkstr

i know dub has a wider selection but i cant get there right now so if any 1 hears of it being sold as a bundle offer in the southeast let me know

thanx for all the help, its greatly appreciated

IrishMike

Im buyin the console for one reason and one reason only that new metroid game.
Saw the review of it on that game mag on bravo and it blew me away.
Looks like quake meets halflife 2, jaw dropping.

tman

IrishMike wrote:

Im buyin the console for one reason and one reason only that new metroid game.
Saw the review of it on that game mag on bravo and it blew me away.
Looks like quake meets halflife 2, jaw dropping.

good stuff

been playing through the original metroid prime for the 6th time this week. it just keeps getting better.

evad_lhorg

RuggieBear wrote:

Sorry to go off topic but where? The GAME on Dawson st has it 2nd hand at 50euro!!!!!

that's because im lazy and didnt reprice them. lol the fzero players choice has only been out a week so thats why it hasnt been changed.


two words and a number:

metroid prime 2

the cube has some amazing games, zelda, mario kart(not amazing but great fun), skies of arcadia, tales of symphonia on it's way, the pikmin games, viewtiful joe, super smash bros. and then there is that new cal of duty game which looks pretty sweet and how can we forget resi 4 and that new zelda! :eek: best console line up imo but people only see what's marketed at them which is why the cube hasnt sold great.


this month is a very good month for gamers what with half life 2 and halo 2 and metrois prime 2 but i think nintendo has the most exclusives along with the 3rd party games, like paper mario 2(12th nov), metroid prime 2(26th), tales of symphonia(19th),. and then we get all the same 3rd party games pretty much, ie call of duty, prince of persia 2, goldeneye rogue agent, need for speed underground 2, lotr:the third age. theres not a lot more coming out in novemeber except halo 2 and half life 2, that i would want to own.

RuggieBear

thafitz wrote:

Eh, no, the Gamecube is more powerful than the PS2.

really!? never knew that...always assumed the ps2 was more powerful but not superiour!

rabbitinlights

4 player mario kart. about as good as it gets! Also the wireless controllers are sweet!

Sean

Retr0gamer

really!? never knew that...always assumed the ps2 was more powerful but not superiour!

It's way more powerful than a PS2. Some games do look worse than on the Ps2 but these are all shoddy third party conversions of PS2 games. If you look at the exclusive Cube games such as Metroid Prime, Zelda, F-zero or Resident evil 4 you can see that the Cube is a far superior console in terms of power.

Headshot

dont buy it/ i taught it was crap only reason i bought it was a friend was selling it for 40 euro cheap as chips

Faceless_Joe

Hmm, the one person who dislikes the gamecube comes up with the reasoned opinion that "it's crap" (and yes I did just paraphrase)

My Cube has given me plenty of good times.
Ah Super Smash Brothers....
Then you got Zelda, Metroid Prime... uh... the New Zelda, the New Metroid Prime... :P
No, there are plenty good games on the cube. And it's so CHEAP.

kinkstr

why is it crap snoopdog???

honru

The Gamecube is great for Nintendo games, so if you like Nintendo, then I see no reason why you shouldn't get a Gamecube. On the downside, it has weak third-party support and few non-Nintendo exclusives. It's dirt cheap however.

IrishMike

Out of interest how much do new games tend to go for ?

Swifty

€60 in game shops like gamestop and smyths, the console isn't as popular as the other two but you're still charged full whack for brand new games. The GC games tend to find themselves in the bargain bin alot quicker though.

And yeah, buy a cube ferchrissakes!

Khalim

my quick opinion:

pros:
excellent exclusives - metroid prime, legend of zelda, Pikmin
great multiplayer games - mario kart, super monkey ball, bomberman
great controller

cons:
No Pro Evolution Soccer
No DVD playback
weak third party support

summary - I'd recommend a Cube if you like Nintendo's offerings, but if you're more towards mainstream gaming and want a huge game selection get a PS2.
alternatively, get a GameBoy player with your Cube and you can play Gameboy games on your Cube!

Headshot

why i think its crap because

no pro evo 4
no burnout 3
controllers bad
for babies most of the games
no online play

the list is long

evad_lhorg

the controller is the best out the three. it's the only one that sits comfortably in hands. although the ps2 pad is best suited for pro evo and the 4 shoulder buttons are cool. im interested to see how pro evo controls on the xbox

Retr0gamer

for babies most of the games

:mad:

Try playing them. Stuff like mario kart, paper mario and zelda are far better than so called mature games like Manhunt.

Len_007

Metroid Prime is the only other console game that comes that close to being, in all round terms, good as Halo. There is no other game like it.

RuggieBear

Len_007 wrote:

Metroid Prime is the only other console game that comes that close to being, in all round terms, good as Halo. There is no other game like it.

Now i don't want to open any old arguments here but is HALO on the xbox much better than on PC coz while i thought it was reasonable good it wasn't a patch on some of the other FPS's....

I would love to see Metroid on PC...i still struggle playing FPS on those controllers :eek:

sprinkles

snoopdog wrote:

why i think its crap because

no pro evo 4
no burnout 3
controllers bad
for babies most of the games
no online play

the list is long

Controllers are the best out there, I own an xbox, dreamcast, ps2 and gamecube so I'm not biased.

No burnout 3, but burnout 2 was a better game (no EA "flash" in it)
I'd like to see a baby complete zelda, metroid, mgs twin snakes, any of the res evils, need I continue.

Just because most of the games don't contain blood and seem cute and cuddly doesn't make them bad games! Gamecube has some classic games out there, some of which I'v mentioned already. Animal crossing, Pikmin (1 or 2), Mario, F Zero GX, Mario Kart, and the list goes on.

I have xbox live and its not all its cracked up to be. If you have friends it shouldn't be a problem!

Jim

Imo Prime wouldn't work that well on a PC.
Also, I got Halo when I bought an XBox back in the day, I wasn't really up on games (didn't read magazines or that lark) so I had no idea what type of game it was.

I played it and went "meh". I really couldn't believe it when I found out some people thought it was the best game ever. Bog FPS imo, nothing special.

snoopdog wrote:

why i think its crap because

no pro evo 4
no burnout 3
controllers bad
for babies most of the games
no online play

the list is long

I can't use the PS2 controller to save my life. When they first introduced the analogue sticks on the PS1 joypads I was horrified. Perhaps I just have small hands, but the GC joypad is the best since the SNES.

Baby games? The oldest anti-nintendo arguement, and the worst founded. My 8 year old cousin can beat me at Tekkan, does that make it a baby game?

the corpo

no pro evo *is* a crime

i_am_dogboy

Surprised nobody mentioned Eternal Darkness, for me it's the most impressive game on the cube, put's RE and silent hill to shame. Should be able to find it cheap too, get that metroid prime, pikmin and animal crossing and you've probably got the best collection of single player game's on any console since the old days of flashback and sonic 1.

And no, metroid prime wouldn't work on the PC, it's been perfectly designed for the cube controller with the auto aiming and all, would need a complete re design to siut keyboard and mouse.

bush

You could always import winning eleven

RuggieBear

i_am_dogboy wrote:

Surprised nobody mentioned Eternal Darkness, for me it's the most impressive game on the cube, put's RE and silent hill to shame. Should be able to find it cheap too, get that metroid prime, pikmin and animal crossing and you've probably got the best collection of single player game's on any console since the old days of flashback and sonic 1.

And no, metroid prime wouldn't work on the PC, it's been perfectly designed for the cube controller with the auto aiming and all, would need a complete re design to siut keyboard and mouse.

Yeah...i forgot about ED....trying to shut it out of my mind tbh....found it a very unnerving game that really gave me the creeps.....Fantastic tho!!

Super Mario Sunshine is a another good game but, by god, do you need the patence to master the controls....

Probably right about MP...it would need a total redesign. Mind you with a mouse you son't need auto aim. but yeah it would change the overall game dynamic to the worse.

anthonymcg

bush wrote:

You could always import winning eleven

Exactly. I imported it last Christmas and am still addicted.

kinkstr

my mind still isnt made up but without all the info ive gotten since i started this thread id be absolutely lost,but the more i see of eternal darkenss and mario kart its makin me want that cute little cube

Jim

/me slaps kinkstr

METROID PRIME!!!!

Retr0gamer

Didn't think too much of eternal darkness. Good story but flawed gameplay. Was alright.

Kinkstr, you need to play Metroid Prime. In fact everybody should play metroid prime. Its worth the price of a cube alone.

evad_lhorg

well acube is only 120 new and hmv are selling the cube and metroid prime and the cool MP faceplate for 99. thats an amazing deal.!


oh and ruggie, metroid prime is not a first person shooter! thats where so many people go wrong with it.


and whoever said "metroid is the only thing that comes close to halo", halo is the only thing that comes close to halo on the xbox and nothin on th ps2 is near either. so dont go sayin it is all the cube has cause it certainly is not! the games are way too different imo. have halo on the pc and tbh it's ok it's not amazing!

RuggieBear

evad_lhorg wrote:

oh and ruggie, metroid prime is not a first person shooter! thats where so many people go wrong with it.

What genre do you define it as....i'll admit it's not strictly what i'd call i FPS either but....

tman

platform/adventure/fps hybrid tbh.

JUST BUY THE DAMNED THING ALREADY!

RuggieBear

tman wrote:

platform/adventure/fps hybrid tbh.

JUST BUY THE DAMNED THING ALREADY!

oh i have it already i'm just a bit **** at it....oh you mean the other fella..... Yeah buy it!

Absolam

Nah...get an XBOX.

HALO 2!!!!

evad_lhorg

im gettin an xbox before i christmas. probably will only get halo 2 and burnout 3 cause i will have too many games to contend with

i_am_dogboy

Retr0gamer wrote:

Didn't think too much of eternal darkness. Good story but flawed gameplay. Was alright.

It was better than alright, it was the best of the survival horror games made, and it's worth buying just for the insanity meter anyway. It suffers from the same flaws that afflict all the games in the genre, but it handles them better-more controllable combat and such. Silicon nights did a great job on it. I would go as far as to say it's bettered only by metroid prime and pikmin on the cube, both of which should be part of any cube owners collection.