Mario Smash Football Gamecube Bundle

GristlyEnd

Argos are selling the Mario Smash Football Gamecube Bundle for only €59.99. That's the new white gamecube and the game. Nice present for someone over Christmas (or just get it for yourself).

Argos code is 5680676

Placebo

so tempted to get that and zelda !
dang

Toy

Mario Smash Football on play.com for €53, so that's a Gamecube for €7!!!

Now if only I didn't already have one...

*edit* It's £80 on argos.co.uk so definitely a bargain here, and I'd just like to point out it comes with a memory card and one controler, so you're al set up!

belmulletman

so it's defo 60euro here? yeah?
does anyone know if the Mario cart bundle is the same price??? it's also 80 pounds sterling on the uk site!!

GristlyEnd

belmulletman wrote:

so it's defo 60euro here? yeah?
does anyone know if the Mario cart bundle is the same price??? it's also 80 pounds sterling on the uk site!!

Yes price is correct. I'm calling into Argos in swords at lunchtime to collect mine.

the corpo

tempted, just for the snazzy whiteness of it, my black one is getting a bit battered looking

ondafly

call reserved one from Argos. Cheers Darren. I have one already, but sure dammit I can't let a bargain pass.

GristlyEnd

Just collected 2 from Argos and can confirm it is the console with the game. Girld on the counter in Argos couldn't believe the price either so was getting one herself.

JDxtra

Good price, but it is a cube afterall. Expect to see all sorts of crazy discounts on cubes while Nintendo and retail stores try to shift them.

Placebo

i dont really play games but this cheap, there practically throwing them out !

besty

would you say this is worth buying?how much are GC games on average?

Tusky

besty wrote:

would you say this is worth buying?how much are GC games on average?

Are you serious ? OF course its worth buying. Gamecube has a rakeload of fantastic titles.

Goodshape

besty wrote:

would you say this is worth buying?how much are GC games on average?

Games are usually priced at normal console game prices (€30 - €50 iirc). Definitly worth it for the price.. mario smash football seems good enough craic and as Tusky says there's loads of other classic games for it.

Would nearly buy a second one for the price.

ondafly

Just picked mine up from Blanch. Also was given a free €5 euro voucher with it. No memory card though, luckily I have 2 already.

d22ontour

That seems like an offer too good to pass up on.

d22ontour

I would only be getting it for the game as santa is bringing it then i can maybe sell the gamecube on.

sturgo

does it come with a controller?

Its a bundle with a controller and a memory card. Ordered mine today. Delira.

Kristok

ondafly wrote:

Just picked mine up from Blanch. Also was given a free €5 euro voucher with it. No memory card though, luckily I have 2 already.

Deleted User wrote:

Its a bundle with a controller and a memory card. Ordered mine today. Delira.

Well one of you has to be wrong.

I wouldnt be so sure youll get a better offer after christmas they will surly have stopped making them at this point and if not then in the very near future so they will only go so cheap before they run out and 60 euro with a game is really tempting even if ive no interest in playing football with mario.

cosgrove80

If you look at the bundle on the Argos UK site

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5680676.htm

if you scroll down there is an offer where you can add two more codes and get a free controller and memory card.

Am I right to assume that offer is valid here too?

ondafly

defo no memory card. same setup as the prime pack a few years ago. i haven't even taken it out of the box, but read the side of it for whats contained etc. memory card ain't listed.

Placebo

what game cube games are good, besides zelda.

Attol

Pikmin, Super Monkey Ball, Mario Kart : Double Dash, Super Mario Sunshine, Donkey Konga. There are loads. Plus there are titles available that are also available on PS2 and Xbox like True Crime, 007, etc.

Ah feck no memory card?? Oh well just, have to pick one up so.

Goodshape

Metroid Prime 1 & 2 (!!!)
Super Monkey Ball
Resident Evil 0, 1 & 4
Mario Kart
Viewtiful Joe
Pikmin 1 & 2
F-Zero GX

Tusky

Placebo wrote:

what game cube games are good, besides zelda.

Eternal Darkness.

Goodshape

Tusky wrote:

Eternal Darkness.

Was trying to remember the name of that. Great game.

shortys94

hey

really want to get this bundle but i have an american(NTSC?) tv which i want to use with it but i am not surework with the gamecube as its PAL, would it? or no? and is there a component cable which u can get for it to hook into a component input on a tv

basically will the gamecube work on my american tv
and is there a component wire for the gamecube

GristlyEnd

Memory cards are only €2.49 in argos.

besty

has anyone played this game before or know if its any good?

Goodshape

shortys94 wrote:

basically will the gamecube work on my american tv
and is there a component wire for the gamecube

Component wire ? Don't know what you mean.

Gamecube uses the three-colour AV wires and comes with a scart adaptor. So if you've got either of those inputs on your telly then you should be grand.

besty wrote:

has anyone played this game before or know if its any good?

Played it for about ten minutes in HMV. It's a silly game of football with the mario chractors and various power-ups and things. Not exactly PES but seemed like good fun. I wanted to play more after my ten minutes anyway.

shortys94

yea thanks good shape, but will it work on my american tv

Goodshape

If you have av or scart inputs then it should do, yea.

Try out an irish / english dvd player or vcr first if you want to be sure. same job.

ondafly

just played it for the last hour - great fun, think mario kart football.

other great cube titles are the Donkey Konga series, and if you are a sadist, try Ikaruga. People don't believe me I got that for 10 euro last year in HMV

shortys94

yea problem is good shape only dvd player i have is region free and works with NTSC tvs as it states in argos catalog:P and my ps2 is american lol, so i wonder whether i should go ahead and buy or not, as i dont really want it if itdoesnt work on my american tv, would argos take it back?

JDxtra

shortys94 wrote:

i dont really want it if itdoesnt work on my american tv, would argos take it back?

I doubt it. This is Europe man! Stores assume you have a PAL tv - it certainly would not be there fault if it didn't work on your American TV. :v:

shortys94

yea but i think retailers are getting smarter

Goodshape

well maybe someone else here can confirm (-?!) but I would've assumed that the region coding in games consoles has to do more with artificially locking game discs to a particular region than the capabilities of your TV. Most modern TV's will handle both NTSC and PAL input anyway (I know I've had US gadgets running on my EU TV at least).

I'd be suprised if it didn't work.

jukka

are those special offers valid here also? controller + mem card + one game free or mem card + controller for free

are the product codes in argus uk and ie are always the same?

Kristok

I dont think the offers are valid cause they are for the orignal price and not on the brochure that has the cube for 60.

Got the last one today in blanch with the mem card for 2.50 and a 5 euro voucher to spend so you could esentially get the cube and buy 2 mem cards with the voucher.

Yea the game is a bit of fun not my cup of tea but the gf thought it was gas.

As for the cube it will work on ntsc or pal tvs but game has to support ntsc 60hz the game you get with it does im not sure if they all do it actually says on the back of the box.

Placebo

Kristok wrote:

I dont think the offers are valid cause they are for the orignal price and not on the brochure that has the cube for 60.

Got the last one today in blanch with the mem card for 2.50 and a 5 euro voucher to spend so you could esentially get the cube and buy 2 mem cards with the voucher.

Yea the game is a bit of fun not my cup of tea but the gf thought it was gas.

As for the cube it will work on ntsc or pal tvs but game has to support ntsc 60hz the game you get with it does im not sure if they all do it actually says on the back of the box.

awwwwwww

besty

does anyone know if there are any of these in dun laoighre argos?

psicic

besty wrote:

does anyone know if there are any of these in dun laoighre argos?

No, they don't, but you can ring and reserve and order one in. It should be there around 15th. (I ordered last night)

Guy:Incognito

i just keep getting engaged tones on the ring and reserve number, thought it was automated?

It's still 2161616, isnt it?

psicic

Still 2161616 - but you haven't too much hope in getting through during the day - it always seems busy. Wait til about 11pm before trying.

savemejebus

i found that ringing the stores directly was much more effective. got through really quickly and picked up one in limerick yesterday

kinkstr

There sold out in the Wexford and Waterford branches, there expected between Wensday and Saturday. That ring and reserve thing is pretty handy.

Kristok

If they had have sold it for this price last year they would be no. 2 in europe not no. 3 now does anyone know where to get cheap games from or even just games ?

trance2004

Ordered one yesterday in Limerick city centre.Will collect it on Wednesday .Can't wait:D .Never played on the gamecube and never seen it work,but I'm looking forward to play mario games on it and resident evil,too.:cool:Great bargain!!!-me think:eek: :cool:

Kristok

the controller is suprisingly good feels better than ps2 or xbox in my hands.

qz

Ooo I feel like picking this up. Such an impulse buy though. What to do...