On this day, 4 years and two days ago...

Dylflon · 11-21-2005, 11:16 AM

Nevar 4get.

Neo · 11-21-2005, 12:13 PM

I imported from Japan, took it apart and bridged the region connectors with a soldering iron. After I initially picked it up from UPS I had to go back to work so I took the controller and set it on my desk. I played with it whenever I had a chance.

Professor S · 11-21-2005, 01:22 PM

I really liked Wind Waker and I'm still playing Day of Reckoning 2 (the best wrestler since No Mercy). Thought RE4 and Metroid Prime were WAAAAAAAAAAY overrated. Other than that, not much to report.

Typhoid · 11-21-2005, 01:24 PM

I have never owned, or barely touched a Gamecube in all of my existence on this whirling oblate sphere of life.

I have however enjoyed Mario Tennis, and Mario Kart.

Thats about the extent of my GC playing library.

BreakABone · 11-21-2005, 02:32 PM

I bought my Cube 3 days after launch at Toys R Us so technically this would by my 4th anniversary with it.

It is the first and probably last system I buy at launch.

My cube and I have been through some good times and some good games.

First games I got were Rogue Squadron which was ok but not a fan of Star Wars. Luigi's Mansion which was fun but way too short. And Super Monkey Ball probably one of the most underrated franchises ever ( I can't get people to play because of the name).

Soon afterwards I got that game I brought a Cube for.. also the game I beat Daniel at when we met at Cube Club. The game has logged a ton of hours on my cube.

Throughout the four years, my Cube has met with highs and lows.

I was disappointed with the first wrestling game WrestleMania x8, which slowly evolved over the 4 games until Day of Reckoning 2 which is probably one of the best wrestling games.. at least with the WWE license.

I pretty much became MArio central owning Mario Power Tennis, Mario Golf, Mario Kart, Mario Sunshine, Mario Party 4 n 6, Mario Baseball... completing Paper Mario

And it is a huge hit on my campus.. at least for folks who know me. Sure folks have their Halo and Madden.. but you just can't beat Mario Kart or even Mario Party... also Bomberman...

I would list my games.. but eh... after class edit the post

Professor S · 11-21-2005, 02:43 PM

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I was disappointed with the first wrestling game WrestleMania x8, which slowly evolved over the 4 games until Day of Reckoning 2 which is probably one of the best wrestling games.. at least with the WWE license.

Could not agree more. I'm even going to write a belated review of the game once Christmas is over and I have my school situation in control. Great game, with a deep career mode and the CAW is a great leap forward from the first and matches No Mercy and gets close to VPW2, even if its incomplete when compared to Japanese franchises like Firepro.

If there are any fans of wrestling games out there, and you miss the quality that Asmik and AKI used to produce with the N64, pick up DoR2 today.

bobcat · 11-21-2005, 05:00 PM

ah the memories.

I remember me and my bro playing Eternal Darkness.........that was so fun and intriguingly different

Jason1 · 11-21-2005, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Professor S

Thought RE4 and Metroid Prime were WAAAAAAAAAAY overrated.

WRRRRROOOOONNNNNG!

Anywho, I got mine for Christmas, 2001. First games were Rouge Leader, Smash Bros Melee, and Luigis Mansion.

Best game hands down is Metroid Prime. I highly disagree with Stonecutter on both accounts, but especially Metroid Prime. To put it simply, Metroid Prime is the best game to come out since Zelda OOT.

Dylflon · 11-21-2005, 11:07 PM

Me and my bro went halfers on buying the Cube around the time Animal Crossing came out. I think that was the first game we had for the system.

We mainly buy and play multiplayer games such as Soul Calibur II, Markio Kart, Wario Warez, Mario Tennis, etc.

We mainly just use the PS2 for our one player games.

ZebraRampage · 11-21-2005, 11:45 PM

Wow, yes I remember. On November 18th, I woke up at 4:00 AM in the morning with my best friend and we went over to Wal-mart. My Wal-mart only had 12 in stock, and I figured that more people would be at the Target down in Delaware. I was lucky enough to find that only 4 other kids were out waiting for it. They apparently went out at 3:00 in the morning. I think one of them was an albino too..but anyway. It was a glorious day. I had already purchased Rogue Squadron II Rogue Leader, and my mom bought Luigi's Mansion for me when I got the system. I haven't had a lot of time to get an extensive collection, but it is a quality one with many games involving Nintendo Mascots. Nintendo is great, and I hope that I will be able to get a Nintendo Revolution.

Swan · 11-21-2005, 11:47 PM

I know that when it came out I didn't know it was coming out. And I don't own it now. I like it though, much fun has been had with it over at Dylflons with his brother.

Professor S · 12-01-2005, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Jason1

WRRRRROOOOONNNNNG!

Well, I stand corrected then...

If you care to listen, here are my reasons:

RE4: Great graphics, true. The over-the-shoulder view, while nice, was anything but revolutionary. The AI sucked. Hard. The boss battles, while spectacular looking, were repetetive and derivative. When he does this, shoot here, when he does that, shoot there... repeat. The weapons upgrading was nice, but about 5 years late and hardly constituted the "role-playing element" people talked about. The whole game felt and played like a game from a previous generation with a graphical upgrade.

Metroid Prime: Looked great. Played pretty well, minus the confusing and clumsy targeting system. Other than that... why was I playing? There was a nearly non-existant story, and what there was you had to research through text based evidence in between getting lost and constantly backtracking. I know they were trying to do a 3D recreation of the gameplay in the original games, but it didnt work for me at all. I tried to play this game on 3 different occassions, based solely on reviews and public opinion, and I couldn't stand it. RE4 was a good game made to look like a fantastic one. Metroid Prime was unplayable IMO. Pure frustration, and not the good kind.

Now to be fair, here are my favorite Gamecube games:

Eternal Darkness: Love this game and it was the most addictive game I had played in a long time prior to WoW. Was the gameplay great? Not really. Were the puzzles challenging? Nope. The story was why you played. It was creepy, and unnerving and engrossing. I didn't want to see what happened next, I NEEDED to see what would happen next.

Day of Reckoning 2: Best wrestling game I've played since No Mercy. Finally, wrestling simulations have a home.

Wind Waker: Utterly charming and the best example of what cell shading can add to a game artistically. Every time a foe was thwarted and dissappeared in a swirling cloud, I was treated with the brilliance of the art design. The game was pretty good too.

Canyarion · 12-01-2005, 11:45 AM

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Wind Waker: .... The game was pretty good too.

And thát's where I come in. "Pretty good" is (admit it) not good for a Zelda game. Sure, it had style, I was never the loudest complainer about that, but I dó complain that the game is not good enough. Dungeons were (though long) too few, the puzzles were too easy, the moving around was unsatisfying and annoying, rewards were stupid because you never knew who gave you what (stupid charts)....

Ok, enough TWW bashing for today.

The only thing that stands out in The Wind Waker compared to the other Zelda games is the story.

Not that it's a great story (compared to the average RPG), but it was better than OoT and MM...

I have very high hopes for The Twilight Princess.

Professor S · 12-01-2005, 11:58 AM

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And thát's where I come in. "Pretty good" is (admit it) not good for a Zelda game.

I was being purposefully understated. I loved the game. It was a great game with an intuitive control system, a great camera and entertaining puzzles.

It wasn't Ocarina of Time or Majora's Mask. But it was never intended to be. It was a completely different gaming experience from earlier Zelda games and different doesn't necesarily mean less-than. I appreciated the fact that they tried something new and somewhat experiemental. Its better than the rehashes of old gameplay and themes that RE4 and Metroid Prime represent.

BreakABone · 12-01-2005, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Canyarion

And thát's where I come in. "Pretty good" is (admit it) not good for a Zelda game. Sure, it had style, I was never the loudest complainer about that, but I dó complain that the game is not good enough. Dungeons were (though long) too few, the puzzles were too easy, the moving around was unsatisfying and annoying, rewards were stupid because you never knew who gave you what (stupid charts)....

Ok, enough TWW bashing for today.

The only thing that stands out in The Wind Waker compared to the other Zelda games is the story.

Not that it's a great story (compared to the average RPG), but it was better than OoT and MM...

I have very high hopes for The Twilight Princess.

I personally feel that the style of the game put it head and shoulders over the other games in the series. I really loved the look of the game.

Also being one of the few that was not directly related to the events of another (Majora's Mask follows OoT and Link's Adventure follows Zelda) but Wind Waker was a new start that still made many references to the OoT.

Also I loved some of the dungeons and the final boss albeit a tad easy was sweet.