Compared to the ps2 it didn't sell well, but neither did the xbox. They weren't flops, there was just a more popular console that generation.
khaeen ยท 463 points ยท Posted at 21:27:07 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ps2 sales blew everything else out of the water. The GameCube was just unfortunate that it was in a bad cycle for competition. Nothing was particularly terrible about it, but Xbox had online and Ps2 was the king of all consoles.
The dreamcast controller was a piece of shit and was probably part of the problem. I loved the games though... MvC2, virtua tennis, Skies of Arcadia, Grandia 2, Jet Grind Radio....
Well for starters the cord came through the bottom and had to be pinched onto the back to route it where it should have been to begin with. Plastic analog stick wasn't very appealing either. Thing was huge to boot.
And chances were the memory card you had in the thing screamed at you every time you booted it up.
SpectraI ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:48:42 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was a pretty bad controller but thinking back on it I don't think it was too different from the original xbox controller was it? That thing was fat as hell
My view on the Dreamcast was the ability to easily counterfeit. What developer wants to make games everyone pirates? I saw more pirated copies amongst my peers than legit games.
A big part of the Dreamcast's failure was because you could literally burn copies of the games, and need no mods to play them. No one wanted to make games for a console that had no anti-piracy controls.
DrCashew ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:28:07 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dreamcast died because there was no game protection, you didn't even need to mod the dreamcast to play any illegal copies.
Lolleos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:55:35 on December 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, the Dreamcast's story is a much sadder one. It was a console that smashed every other console (when it launched) in terms of raphisc and power. Hell, it even had online connectivity. But along came the PS2 to crucify it and the fact that the Dreamcast failed emant the demise of Sega as a console oriented brand.
Still, to this day, the Deramcast holds one of the most impressive game libraries in terms of the percentage of good games and, for the time, it was a huge step forward.
Well also no developers really wanted to work with the Dreamcast since no one was sure if Sega was going to make a new console yet again. But what do I know, I only had a Gamecast.
I mean if you were online in that time, plenty of people shat on it for being less powerful and for rarely getting the same "hardcore gamer" games that the other consoles got.
Actually, the wavebird is bad for smash gameplay because it adds a bit more latency than a wired controller.
[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 00:06:42 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's because they went with the game and it is what they got used to. There is a reason controllers like that stopped existing. HINT: It wasn't because they were superior.
That controller was awful. God forbid anything be symmetrical, right? The ps2 and xbox controllers were so much better
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:07:43 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, I have no so many angry fanboys downvoting, but you're immune, because angry fanboys can only go three levels down. It is part of their LARP character.
I feel the same way. The gamecube controller feels great in my hands and each button has a different size and/or shape so it's ridiculously easy to learn to use effectively. 360 controllers are good too, probably the best feeling to hold in your hands of any controller, simply by design. Playstation controllers are easily the hardest to get accustomed to, and the X, Triangle, Circle and Square are much harder to memorize their placement than ABXY.
My next door neighbor had a PS2 (we only had PS1 at my house) and I went over all the time but even after months of playing, I still had to look down a lot to remember which button was which.
No need to be so insulting. Yeah, I loved Spyro so much, easily one of my favorite series' ever. I never had 100% certainty over the buttons, but I've never had that problem with any other controller ever.
Well then this seems to be on your end and not the controller. I've had all the consoles and it was always easy switching from one to the other. I know it's anecdotal but it was the same for my friends and I who had the consoles. Never any problems with the controllers. Although it is hard to believe you have trouble with Playstations controllers when they've practically been the same since.
The biggest problem (pun kind of intended) with the Xbox controller was they were made for people with Andre the Giant sized hands. Once they started selling the smaller version of the Xbox controllers it was much better!
ps2 had soooo many games . Thats was the golden age ...
And there was stuff for everyone .
I wish nintendo would make more games besides the standart (mario,zelda) stuff .
khaeen ยท 342 points ยท Posted at 21:28:41 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PS2 had so many games because it's sales numbers dwarfed everything else. It snowballed and so people bought the console for the games, but so many people bought that there are millions of games released with a lot of them being crap.
golapader ยท 805 points ยท Posted at 21:39:35 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep in mind when the ps2 came out a lot of people still didn't have DVD players, considering how expensive they still were at the time. Knowing that you got a DVD player with your game console was a huge selling point.
Hugely underrated point here. I justified the money toward a PS2 in college (from eBay, for a hundred bucks over retail, because you could not find one in stores after launch) because of it doubling as a DVD player, and because of Silent Hill 2. I never regretted a dime of it.
S62anyone ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 22:57:57 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aahh silent hill 2.....those long as stairs from the museum to the underground prison still gives me the fuckin chills
Joetato ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 23:30:29 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you could not find one in stores after launch
No, you couldn't. I worked in a WalMart when the PS2 came out. One night, not long after launch, there was an announcement on the intercom: "Attention Shoppers: we have four Playstation 2 consoles at the service desk. It's strictly first come, first serve. Please come to the service desk if you want to buy one."
One guy a few feet away from me literally dropped everything he was holding (which was a few items from around the store) and started running towards service desk. I mean, he was running like he was in a race. The dude took the fuck off. I never checked if he made it in time to get a PS2, but it was a superstore (so it was big) and we weren't close to the service desk. Plus, I was living in a college town, so probably half the customers in there were in college and, I'd imagine, most of them wanted a PS2. The only reason I didn't try to get one was because you can't buy stuff while on shift. Even if I did make it in time, they would have told me to get the fuck back to work.
I did eventually end up buying one in mid-2002, though.
epraider ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 23:51:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Shit like this happened with Nukacola from Fallout 4 at Target last year. I went in the morning before the store opened, probably 12 people lined up. First lady, a relatively older women probably in her 50s had apparently been there a while. As soon as they let us in she took off at a sprint towards the gaming section while the rest of just kind of strolled back there together in a group talking about the game.
She tried taking 12 of the 18 bottles they had, and got really pissed they wouldn't let her (I assume her intention was to try to flip them online). Took more than five minutes for the manager to convince her that she could only take 2. Most ridiculous fuss over a damn drink I've ever seen in my life.
Who cares if its the wrong launch. I had two friends who camped out in front of a new buffalo wild wings. They sat there right after we got out of school the day before until they opened at 10 the next day. They got in trouble with the school, but each got free wings for a year.
sxales ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:31 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really underrated, the integration of DVD player was a key part of its sales strategy similar but consideribly more successful than the decision to include a blu-ray player in each PS3.
drzan ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 21:50:09 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is one of the reason I got it in high school. DVD players were just hitting main stream and not always cheep. It was the biggest upgrade when I had the DVD player that the ps2 had. I remember being thoroughly stoked.
I remember just being sly enough as a dickish preteen to tell my dad (who was looking for DVD player for my mom) that "Sony was making a new DVD player that would play Iron Man". We did not then play Iron Man on it as I was not good at it.
[deleted] ยท 228 points ยท Posted at 22:04:09 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The same thing happened with the PS3 and Blu-Ray players. The only difference was Blu-Ray didn't pan out in the end like DVD players did, because online streaming killed Blu-Ray before it reached market penetration.
LyreBirb ยท 394 points ยท Posted at 22:17:23 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh to your average consumer I don't think there is as noticeable a jump as there was from VHS to DVD, maybe because the physical medium didn't really change. But I'd say most people would agree (even if it's not necessarily true) that the move to DVD was a bigger change.
While technically true there's a "good enough" level that a lot of people don't care about the additional quality. I.e. for a lot of people a DVD is the same quality as a Blu-Ray. Not technically same quality, but essentially "clear, non-fuzzy" picture and decent sound is all folks needed/wanted.
Verizer ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:24:17 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is the point where higher resolution gets to be TMI.
We don't need to see every pore on some actor's face. And their makeup lines. And beads of sweat forming on their skin.
I just want HD sound. Partly why I still have a Netflix mail subscription. I didn't buy all this fancy home theatre equipment to listen in standard DTS. I need DTS-HD and streaming can't deliver that.
The soap opera effect is the most irritating part of HD.
Still prefer blu ray over DVD but with some things a lower quality is better due to that effect.
weenort ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:34:57 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Usually just a setting in your tv. Upsets me so much when people have it on and dont know
Verizer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:47 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, thats a problem too, but not quite what I'm talking about.
Khalbrae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:35 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also too much detail can make actors in the foreground pop out too much from the background, breaking immersion.
DVDs offered a lot of benefits over VHS. Smaller, no need to rewind, interactive menus. Blu rays and DVDs play the same way so people don't notice much of a difference.
I wait until I hear enough about the commentary that will make me go out and buy it or the directors cut that makes the film more cohesive to the actual plot.
Snipe812 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:56:39 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
If you removed streaming from the equation then Blu-Ray would've been equally successful. VHS allowed people to record shows something that wasn't avaliable with most DVD players. But people still moved up because of the quality and avalability.
Iirc the PS3 was the first system to get Netflix. Which helped sales some but that wasn't until mid way through it's life. Also the PS3 and Blu Ray was during the DVR explosion and the shift to broadcasting in HD.
Plus DVDs were during the blockbuster era. Once blockbuster dropped VHS a lot of people who wouldn't have switched were forced to. If streaming had not become a thing Blockbuster would still be around and would've dropped DVD by now forcing people to upgrade to Blu-Ray. Once blockbuster dropped VHS they started an entire trend where every other major store followed because Blockbuster had shifted the entire market.
Tl:dr: Blockbuster killed the VHS and streaming severely damaged all physical sales.
Khalbrae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:44 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also because when Blu-ray was introduced, HDTV was still not as widely adopted and even then so many screens were only 720p at the time that people didn't notice a huge difference. 480p looks decent on 720p screens much as 720p looks decent on 1080p screens.
Aarakocra ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:25:57 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Diminishing returns. Blu-Ray looks great, but DVD was already clear enough and had the major jumps in user-friendliness through removing rewinding, menus, alternate languages and subtitles, and so on. Compared to that massive jump, BR gives better picture and more space for the same features already on DVD. Streaming has had an effect, especially on the importance in terms of the console, but BR is not as revolutionary for consumption as the DVD.
I think the general point is, not everyone can visibly see that much better of a difference (Not denying you can, just saying I can't, and I don't think I'm entirely alone in it).
Also features and convenience, DVDs had the ability to jump to extra features, allow the ability to pick the exact scene you wanted etc... DVDs also last a very long time without degredation of quality.
Blu rays... kept all of this, but what exactly was newly added? If anything they seemed to lower the convenience, as they went further on the unskippable advertisements concepts than DVDs had reached.
I don't wholly disagree with the last sentiment, but that's not why Blu-ray isn't as successful as DVD.
It's because Blu-ray doesn't offer a stark enough difference for the added cost.
I still own DVDs. Will I replace them with Blu-rays? No. Why should I? It costs more and what do I gain? Some extra pixels? I'm not enough of a videophile to care.
And look at DVD vs BD sales. Zootopia has roughly the same amount. Only high fidelity movies like Star Wars VII are outselling DVDs by a large margin.
Well, there's also a certain physical factor you have to account for as well. Technologically speaking the upgrade may be significant, but from a packaging standpoint blu-ray doesn't look much different than a DVD. In fact, without the case the two would be indistinguishable. A VHS tape, however, looks like Stone Age technology compared to a DVD.
Invius6 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:23:17 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But not the radical difference from cassette to CD and DVD quality was a high enough quality level that the average person didn't care about the latter jump in quality.
Verizer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:28:40 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Quality that most people can't see or don't care about. Or maybe don't want to see, as in some cases high def is too much definition.
Also the convenience of DVD over VHS is a major selling point. DVD and bluray are exactly the same on convenience level.
the too much definition, or soap opera effect, is actually a function of the new TVs. Its called smoothing and if you turn it off, it will make everything seem less artificial again.
Verizer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:52:18 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's an interesting point because on the surface it appears convenience and instant gratification beat out quality and physical ownership.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:28 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:37 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As far as streaming goes, I'm not a big fan. I use steam for almost all my games and am familiar with the convenience of being able to access them anywhere at anytime, but I'm also familiar with being locked out of my media by forgetting a password or having my Internet go down. Everytime I've had that issue, I've been able to resort to games that I physically own, so while having netflix is awesome, I would rather own my movies physically.
Slaymach ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:37:00 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When you moved from VHS to DVD you could suddenly start at any chapter in the movie, plus had extra space for 'bonus features' not to mention never having to rewind a tape.
Blu-ray has none of that... it really just sharpens the picture and audio. It may have more space for features - but thats not exactly an entirely new concept.
No way! VHS was awful, plain awful. DVDs still look pretty good today even though they are SD.
deadowl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:17 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a question of how much added value it had to the average consumer, which is not nearly as much as the price difference.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:32:39 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But you got to realize that outside reddit most people don't care about the quality of the picture when you can barely tell without comparing them side by side. I'm still rocking a 10 year old 1080i plasma TV as my main TV. I know my 360 had to run at 720p on it and I'm sure my Xbox one does too. There are many things I'd rather spend money on then a new TV when the picture doesn't really bother me.
You're just talking picture quality. That's just a small factor. If you're comparing two products like that you need to consider overall experience quality. We both know damn well that there was way more of a jump between VHS and DVD with no rewinding, no more snapped tape, picture quality, sound quality, extras, a fuckin GUI, scene selection, scene skipping, etc.
Don't just use one random metric to fit your narrative.
I don't think many people switched to DVD from VHS because of video quality. DVD players were more compact, easier to use, and you didn't have to rewind a tape every time you finished watching a movie.
Past about 35 year olds everyone is still beholden to physical media.
Don't get carried away
blackmist ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 23:46:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Quality wise there's a bump, but most people don't notice that. The biggest selling point of DVDs was that you didn't have to rewind them when you were done.
erikor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's probably mostly because physical media lost to streaming.
It's actually a pretty huge jump from DVDs to Blu-Ray. Change the slider on a YouTube video from 480p to 1080p. While that's not exactly representative it'll give you an idea.
HD tv penetration was a thing. Also, proliferation of enhanced Definition tvs and 720p tvs didn't really showcase the benefits of Blu Ray. Unlike the PS2 where most people already had tvs that could immediately highlight the differences between VHS and DVD.
Hydro033 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:26:55 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly
LyreBirb ยท -34 points ยท Posted at 22:23:18 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right so I could go to Walmart and pick up planet Earth in Hdvd? Just that easy? Or fuck it. Anything in Hdvd.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:32:58 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
You're trying to drive the thread off topic. The comparison is between DVD and Blu-Ray as product offerings. It was not about resolutions (i.e. the pixel resolutions of NTSC versus VHS versus DVD versus HD.)
Oh my god, they're comparing Blu-Ray to a failed version, Hdvd. You're all getting up in arms with each other over literally nothing
LyreBirb ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 22:37:50 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I said bluray isn't dead. Which is true. And compared it to the competition which is dead.
Some one said hdvd isn't dead, false, so I asked them a rhetorical... And now I'm off topic? I'm not even talking about the stats. Hdvd is dead, if you disagree show me an Amazon link for Hdvd disks.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:45:32 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No one here said Blu-Ray is dead. You're the one assuming someone did.
The #1 problem of Reddit is the majority of Redditors don't read what is actually written on the page. They read what they think is written on the page.
I said Blu-Ray didn't pan out like DVD did.
The only difference was Blu-Ray didn't pan out in the end like DVD players did... --Me
Hdvd is dead, if you disagree show me an Amazon link for Hdvd disks.
I am not compelled to defend a claim I never made or participated in.
LyreBirb ยท -14 points ยท Posted at 22:50:21 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like you? Yeah fuck off cunt.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:57:31 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well now you've jumped the shark.
LyreBirb ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 23:04:43 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least I don't need a sock puppet in an argument. Kinda odd how in a minute I'm negative on all these posts and you're positive don't you think?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:14 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What the fuck is wrong with you.
First, Reddit detects sock puppets if they're coming from the same IP address.
Second, no, I'm not using sock puppets to downvote you. It's not a conspiracy. You got downvoted because you're emanating a touch of douchiness, and now you're becoming a whiney punk because things aren't going the way you wanted.
Third, I am way, way too lazy to bother with putting in the effort to circumvent Reddit algorithms. I have adult concerns outside of Reddit that I devote the majority of my mental effort toward. Not whiney punks on a web forum.
LyreBirb ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:55:58 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
aww babby mad it got called out when your deep as shit comment has an upvote mere seconds after posting. get a fucking life. You cant even argue without needing to lie to your self.
Zefirus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:36:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not a suck puppet. Downvoted it because you're being a little bitch.
Is your girlfriend a bluray disc or something? Why are you so butt hurt that people don't use bluray?
LyreBirb ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 23:05:46 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you retarded? I'm not. I'm annoyed because this fucker, and the other fucker, are saying that Hdvd isn't dead. And literally no one can back that up.
nobody at all has said that hdvd isn't dead. You misinterpreted something. They were agreeing that bluray isn't dead, but wanted to clarify that it's not reached the same level DVDs did.
IamBeast ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:10:01 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When swineherald said "it isn't dead" in response to your "Bluray isn't dead. Hdvd is dead" he was replying to the first part of your statement "Bluray isn't dead" and not to your second statement of "hdvd is dead." If you would just calm down a little and go back you'd see that you're misinterpreting what he said and going off.
LyreBirb ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:18 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If I'm wrong, which I'm not, then people should learn to communicate clearly, but really that's too much to ask. "It" when there are two opposing sides is useless.
You're getting downvoted because you're asserting a claim that was never made by the other posters. You're asking them to back up the claim that Hdvd isn't dead, when no one but you made that assertion. And now you're also being super condescending about it.
Here's how it went down:
Original claim -
The same thing happened with the PS3 and Blu-Ray players. The only difference was Blu-Ray didn't pan out in the end like DVD players did, because online streaming killed Blu-Ray before it reached market penetration.
Your retort -
Blu Ray isn't dead. Hdvd is dead.
True, but a bit pedantic to what's actually being discussed.
The response -
It isn't dead, but it never really hit the highs of DVD and VHS.
Let me translate for you: "It(Blu-Ray) isn't dead, but it (BluRay) never really hit the highs of DVD and VHS"
He was responding to your assertion that Blu-Ray isn't dead, and was clarifying his position. This wasn't addressing Hdvd at all. No one other than you had mentioned Hdvd at all up to this point.
Then you replied with -
Right so I could go to Walmart and pick up planet Earth in Hdvd? Just that easy? Or fuck it. Anything in Hdvd
Which was the incorrect imposition as to what the person was talking about. This is why you threw the thread off topic, no one was mentioning Hdvd before you, yet you continued to veer the conversation towards Hdvd despite no one else mentioning it.
Your post about BluRay not being dead and comparing it to the competition of Hdvd was still on topic and valid. Your imposition on the following post being attributed to Hdvd is where you veered the conversation off topic because of a misunderstanding.
If you hadn't continued to be a condescending ass in your following replies, maybe you could have figured out for yourself that you were the one in the wrong.
akiba305 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:17:25 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't even know that hddvds existed until last year when I saw one at a garage sale.
rebelx ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 23:54:00 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You must be young. Blu ray vs HDDVD was huge. Stores would carry both. You'd see red cases on one side vs blue cases on another. If not for the PS3, I think HDDVDs would've likely won. They were cheaper. Microsoft for some reason decided that they wanted to sell HDDVD drives separately for the XBOX and you'd have to put down another $100+ just to watch a movie. Hard to say no to a blu ray when it was built into your gaming console, though.
akiba305 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:03:30 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh I remember Sony pushing Blu Ray like Peruvian marching powder, but I couldn't afford that shit and I didn't follow the trends, so I ended up getting a PSP (not that I'm complaining, I think it was the best handheld ever made RIP) I didn't get a 360 until Fallout 3 (shortly after the HD DVD was discontinued)
co99950 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:49:56 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Could have just been broke. I was around 18 at that time so I dont think too young but I didnt know about them for a while since I hardly went to the store because I was so broke and we had no internet or cable tv where I may have seen an ad.
Blu ray vs HDDVD was not huge. HDDVD was only around for maybe 2-3 years because the only major player was designed by Microsoft and made as a peripheral to the original Xbox 360.
I hear stories of newer Blu-ray movies requiring Online DRM checking before the movie starts...
If my blu-ray player is going to have DRM i might as well just pirate or go buy amazon prime instant video.
Maxis47 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:31:53 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My laptops Blu-ray drive will play the first two Hobbit extended cuts, but the third movie requires I buy a brand new copy of the software. The fuck is up with that?
yeash95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:43 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blu ray drives on computers are fucked. The software killed them
As long as we don't have "Google fibers" internet then Blu-ray will live on because "quality" everything is awesome. Just look at the Lord of the rings Blu-ray, they had to split down that into two discs because it couldn't fit. The next quality movie item experience is 4k HDR and it looks noticeably better than 1080p. Can you just imagine all of that Bandwidth.
Yeah $20 is steep but to own some movies I really enjoy is awesome because I like to own them and quality. There are steam sells for everything nowadays. The only ones that still have that $20 price are really new movies and grocery stores.
My brother buys a lot of blu-ray, IDK why though I tell him it's a waste of money especially since I let him mooch off all my streaming accounts (Netflix, HBO, and Amazon Prime) .
I think it's really that people are allowed to be more selective about what they choose to buy THROUGH streaming (and even piracy). If people like something, they are generally willing to buy a physical or even a digital specifically for the quality and features that come with it. It's just that these products are no longer kind of given to us with no way to know that we'll even like it other than to trust the box or read anecdotal reviews (which we now know could also have been paid for by the company who made that piece of media). With streaming, someone can watch a lower quality version of something and find out if it was something they actually wanted. I agree with the above stipulation that this will not change until both high internet speeds are the norm and that special features are easily accessed without needing a physical copy.
In general, I think people also don't realize that blu-rays are used for more than just watching movies. You can buy blanks at the store to use for storage just like you could for DVDs. It will be a long time before we get to the point where we don't need these things and even then there is a certain amount of privacy afforded to keeping them. (If the only copy of very confidential information is on a disc that is separate from computer/cloud systems, then no one else could possibly access it without first gaining access to that disc).
I know I kind of rambled here, but hopefully people can see what I'm getting at.
LyreBirb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:58 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Totally agree. Dying I'd argue.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:46:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:54:30 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
It's because the difference in quality isn't large enough to make a difference on older 1080p and 1080i televisions. For a lot of people, quality beyond a certain point doesn't matter. It's even more true if you don't have 20/20 vision. What good is 4K video quality to someone with poor eyesight? It's the reason people still buy $25 headphones to listen to music. It's good enough to get by with.
Edit: Oh, and DVD offerings in Redbox machines is usually better than Blu-Ray offerings.
nguyenqh ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:21 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ehh your argument is more about quality vs cost. The eyesight thing is just silly lol. If you have poor eyesight, get glasses.. Good enough to get by with vs wanting to enjoy something at a high quality is different. If quality beyond a certain point didn't matter, we would never have advanced any type of technology, ever..
4K is a huge difference from the standard 1080p. If you're buying 4K movies, obviously you should have a TV that's 4K compatible because you wouldn't really be watching in 4K and that basically defeats the purpose of buying 4K in the first place lol.
Depending on your source, you can actually find digital files substantially larger than what is put on a blu ray disc.
Cody610 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:52 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bluray wasn't really killed by anything. Sony had rights over it for so long but once that changed it was off to the races. You got scratch resistant physical disc media that held 4+ times more space.
Bluray was battling HD DVD, with Bluray winning because it was just a better universal media device.
PS2 sales dwarfed because you got a great priced DVD player and could operate it without any additional hardware. That was a huge selling point to alot of people who rarely played games.
Xbox 360 came back in sales because it had perfected online console gaming. But the PS3 was the cheapest Bluray player for a while so sales were close because online gamers went with Xbox while people interested in PS3s media capabilities boosted their sales.
Hydro033 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:38 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bluray mattered for a shorter time and to a lesser extent. It wasn't as big of a tech jump
I bought a PS3 because I was looking for a Blu-Ray player. I remember the price tag for the Blu-Ray player was so high, and I saw for like 50-100 bucks more I could play a shit-ton of video games too.
The quality jump from video tape to DVD was huge and easily noticeable by most people, like the jump from crt to flat screen. The jump from Blu-ray to DVD was less significant, like going from 1080 to 4k so people were eager to buy ps2s(DVD players) but not ps3s(Blu-ray)
DVD to Bluray didn't make as much of a difference as VHS to DVD. Bluray also required an HDTV to be taken advantage of unlike a DVD player. At the time, people were just starting to upgrade to flat panels that were 720p/1080i, yet alone 1080p. Add to that the cost of a PS3 was $600 compared to $300 for a PS2. And even after all that Bluray never really took off. DVDs are still just as if not more popular.
Kowzorz ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:02:54 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was a no brainer for me. At the time, I remember seeing DVD players for over a hundred dollars while the PS2 was 200 iirc, in that ballpark, certainly enough to justify the purchase.
In those days, if you bought a cheap DVD player , there were certain disks it wouldn't read. The name brand DVD players in 2001 were 300 and up
Lurkndog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:46:48 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
For my circle of friends, we bought crappy import DVD players that allowed you to circumvent region lock. I can't remember the brand now, but it was really hit or miss whether they'd play any DVD.
yab21 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:54:36 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My dad went to Best Buy to buy a 2 DVD players for our house. He came back with 2 PS2s for the sole reason that they were 100 bucks cheaper than the DVD players that were for sale. As a 12 year old, I couldn't argue with the logic. I just got 2 PS2s!
The same thing then happened with the PS3 and Blu-ray. Well played Sony.
Hydro033 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:25:23 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was it. That was definitely the key to its success. Nintendo still refuses to add that functionality. They pissed me off because my family refused to get a DVD player for the longest time.
brynm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:24:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same reason I ended up with a ps3. Great blu ray player that I'm still more than happy with.
My parents bought a PS3 when it came out because it was the same price as the only other highest-rated Blu-ray player and had a super low failure rate.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:05:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PS2 also had a huge modding scene and everyone I knew were buying burned games for cheap.
Not only this but it was one of the most unusable, dependable and durable dvd players on the market
matchaj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bingo. Sounds like nothing today, but I remember this was a big deal when making the decision and I think that xbox live was $5 but I don't remember if that was the case from the beginning
kapate13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:47 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is how I convinced my parents when I was a kid, best christmas ever
tech_kra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:07 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This. I pretty much used my ps2 for a DVD player than for the games.
Can confirm: I convinced my dad, who is not a gamer or even a fan of electronics, to pay 1/3 for my first PS2. I said we needed a DVD player
ac3raven ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:07:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*'millions' is an extreme exaggeration.
khaeen ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:15:16 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The number of cheap knockoff games is astronomical.
ac3raven ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:33:35 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are less than 3,000 PS2 games.
sommerz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:38 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LOL. You really think there were 400 times as many knockoffs games as official ones? 2501 titles were released for the ps2 if the Wikipedia article on it is correct.
SFSMag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:22 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got a PS2 because I had a PS before that any many of the franchises that I liked were releasing new games on the PS2 so that's what I got. My friend had an Xbox and we played Halo on it and I played some other games like Fable. When the next gen came out all my friends got the 360 so that's what I got. When I wanted to play games with my older brother (who only had a pc) I had him help me build one and then shortly after that all my friends built PC's to play together.
Khalbrae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:01 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The PS2 coasted off being a cheap DVD player. Much like the Wii did for motion controls. Both have huge libraries with tons of gems but even more shovelware.
maxis2k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:49 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PS2 had so many games because it's sales numbers dwarfed everything else.
The Wii didn't have that same treatment, despite millions of consoles selling early on.
And when it came to the PS2, it was more that third parties all rallied behind the PS2 before it even came out. Which is what led to the Dreamcast dying. Third parties just didn't even try to make games for the Dreamcast and waited until the PS2 released. Just like they didn't make games for the Wii until some 2-3 years into its life cycle. They just expected the 360 or PS3 to dominate.
There were not "millions" of games released only a few thousand and the ratio of good to bad games isn't as bad as you make it seem, this isn't the Wii we're talking about.
They were still making PS2 games up until late 2013, but the console itself was discontinued around 2012-2013.
It's pretty impressive that the Playstation 2 survived the Gamecube and Wii's entire lifespan as well as releasing a few games just after the Wii was declared discontinued. In fact, the Playstation 3 was discontinued in 2015 - two years after the Playstation 2. That's pretty amazing that it was able to be successful enough to remain in the market alongside its successor.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:17:00 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone should take all the first gen Xbox games, all of the PS2 games and all the Gamecube games, get a bunch of reviews for all the games then come up with the mean average review game score for each system. Does this make sense? It does it my head.
Well up until the xbox and gamecube stopped making games. Cause sony was still porting new games to the ps2. Shit i remember madden coming out on ps2 like 5 years after ps3 was out.
henryuuk ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 22:26:15 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they do.
people just don't buy it when they do and ask : WHERE IS NEW ZELDA!!!
I hope you enjoy em when you get to them. You might want to buy ahead of time if you're not going the emulation route because it'll probably be somewhat cheap now in comparison to when they all start to be thrown away, lost etc as the GBA generation starts to grow old.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:06 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People definitely do buy it when they do make good new ones. Pikmin + Splatoon.
henryuuk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:38:57 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pikmin didn't actually sell anywhere near that well.
The only reason the series even continued is cause it is Miyamoto's little baby and he loves working on it.
Splatoon is an exception to the rule.
They have many games/series under their belt that are great, sometimes even better than their "main" series and nobody buys them cause they don't want to take a risk.
People don't actually want the stuff they yell about, they just want something to yell about.
Majority of people crying about everything from Nintendo being the same series probably don't even buy Nintendo games anymore
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:31 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We can always look at Animal Crossing instead though.
It's easy to see why there hasn't been a serious new FZero since GX unfortunately.
Joosus ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 22:43:15 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's like asking Naughty Dog to make things other than their core franchises. (Uncharted, Last of Us, Bandicoot, etc). Nintendo is both a developer and a manufacturer. So their first party offerings....yeah, they're gonna be Nintendo characters. Every once in awhile a new franchise like Pikmin or Splatoon will take off.
That's why there are third party devs. Which Nintendo needs to be better with, and Switch looks hopeful so far.
Hydro033 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:30:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've been a Nintendo fan boy my whole life and every console makes grand promises of better third party support but it never happens. Watered down ports because of poor horsepower and limited online functionality with key features removed. I was always disappointed with Nintendo third party support.
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:48:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Yeah the Wii was an awesome system, and basically the first of its kind. But at the same time the Wii was when Nintendo kinda went downhill. The Wii was a new and very different game system. Some games were a shitload of fun on the Wii, and the motion control worked very well. The problem was that not every game would translate very well to the Wii motion control system. My cousin got call of duty for the Wii, and it was just fucking awful trying to play an fps on the Wii. It's just not designed for that kind of gameplay. I got a PS3 and a Wii for Christmas when both systems had first launched a month or two before. At first I played the Wii way more than the PS3. But with the limited amount of games for it I stopped playing it after a year or so, then I only played PS3. If Nintendo does offer a lot more 3rd party games with their next system I think it will do a lot better than the past few systems have.
N64 wasn't bad, they got the best version of Harvest Moon, the best WWF games, the best Bomberman, Castlevania games, Chameleon Twist, Iggy's Reckin' Balls, Vigilante 8, San Francisco Rush, South Park, Tony Hawk, Turok.
N64 third party games were lit.
N64Gamer ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:20:24 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Compared to the PS1 and the fact that only 296 games were released for it in the US, it really was a big decline from the SNES.
Technically, the N64 was more powerful. The cpu alone was 3 times faster than the Playstation.
Hydro033 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:42 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It did not have all of the types of games that playstation had, many rated M titles made by the West catering to the West for example. Like gta and military shooters
Except for Resident Evil 4. That game was the bomb. Maybe the one time Nintendo had a true third party exclusive that kicked ass.
Hydro033 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:20 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't an exclusive though ircc, but yea it was the best example of a mainstream popular game not being a shit port. I can't think of many other titles.
You must have not been alive during the NES and SNES days then
Hydro033 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:48 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I wasn't referring to their golden years. They barely had competitors at that point and most developers were eastern. It only mattered once PSOne came out. SNES was and still is my favorite console of all time and it's why I became a fan boy at all.
[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 23:38:42 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You cited a 32 year old development studio that created a new franchise less than 4 years ago as an example of a company won't stray from its core franchises?
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:34:08 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah but Jak & Daxter/Bandicoot/Uncharted/Last of Us are all very tonally different from each other. Besides Metroid Prime everything on Nintendo is pretty Nick Jr. Would love some more diversity in tone (and advancements in storytelling)
Xenoblade is considerably heavier than any Nintendo series.
mostymr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:14:28 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
does any one remember jak ?i played the shit out of that series
qwigle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:18:01 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Em? One is just one studio the other is a publisher. And even as you mentioned, Naughty Dog has done: Crash Bandicoot, Jak and Daxter, Uncharted and Last of Us. Last of Us was a new IP just 3 years ago.
eggery ยท 72 points ยท Posted at 22:10:45 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Certainly for Star Wars games. KOTOR 2 and (almost) Jedi Knight Academy came out around that time.
It makes me sick every time I remember EA has all the rights to make Star Wars games. We have the potential to have another golden age of SW games, but it looks like it's going to be ruined because a lame company that puts minimal effort and maximum paid DLCs into their work is the only one who can make them.
That's a silly thing to say. "Objectively" speaking, in terms of technology, quantity, cross-platform availability, production quality, barriers to entry, online communities, e-sports, etc, 2016 is a far better time to be a gamer.
I know this was on PS1, but I remember Breath of Fire III being an amazing game. I ended up getting a copy of it from my uncle, who had burned it onto a disc for me to play on PS2. I think I was pretty far into it, but I never had the chance to finish the game... there was a huge scratch in the disc that prevented me from continuing past a certain point - it'd always freeze, and there was no way to get around it. I played through so many times hoping that maybe it'd work, but it never did.
It still bothers me that I haven't completed that game.
I wish nintendo would make more games besides the standard (mario,zelda) stuff .
I know! In the jumps between Dreamcast to PS2 and PS2 to PS3 I considered looking at a Nintendo system but without looking it up I honestly couldn't name even a handful of games (except Mario, zelda) on it or even the name of the last Nintendo system released!
I feel bad turning my back on my gaming roots but as a patient gamer it also didn't help seeing how expensive Nintendo stuff stays!
Resident evil 4 would like to have a word with you.
jeef16 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:44:28 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
nintendo has made other games, but they're just not that good. Gamecube/N64 was the golden era of nintendo games. Mario TTYD, luigi's mansion, sunshine, metriod prime, pikman, double dash, etc.
now, nintendo's reduced mario down to pitiful and unoriginal games. Luigi's mansion 2 wasn't that great either, only because it felt that nintendo could've put more effort into the game. Skyward sword wasn't that great either, mainly because the control's are total all. The only game that I think plays better on wii controls than GC would be metriod games. Totally changes the game.
It's funny that many people in college still have a Gamecube though, but you never see any ps2s.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:48:16 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish nintendo would make more games besides the standart (mario,zelda) stuff
But they do. Every gen they come out with new IPs. Moreso than most, if not all, other developers.
JRPGpro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:28 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah yes Splatoon. The single title that is more than anyone else apparently.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:00 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Codename S.T.E.A.M, Rusty's Real Deal Baseball, Xenoblade Chronicles, Pushmo, The Wonderful 101, Steel Diver, Dillon's Rolling Western, The Last Story, Ever Oasis, Tomodachi Life..
But yeah, you can ignore everything they've done/funded/had a Nintendo owned studio make except Splatoon if you want.
I wish nintendo would make more games besides the standart (mario,zelda) stuff .
Are you asking for more variety from the in-house EPD studios, their other first party studios or 3rd party developed games published and owned by Nintendo?
Because no. 1 and 2 is unrealistic because of the numbers and sizes of the teams (and by that I mean more variety than they're currently releasing), and no. 3 is already happening all the time.
No way man that was what made them awesome. Zelda, Mario Party/Kart/World/Sunshine, Smash
Sure they could sell the other games but that might have taken away from their ability to sell these kinds of games and these were what made nintendo special
The Game Cube has an amazing library of games, and not only classic Nintendo stuff(although I love the classic Nintendo stuff, and many of the Nintendo stuff had changes to the formula with the GC, Metroid and Star Fox are examples of this)
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:40:32 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Supposably the switch is supposed to be open to more 3rd party games. So we can get something new for once.
Kids throw that term around way too loosely these days. You could argue the N64/PS1 generation was the Golden Age of 3D console gaming, but the PS2 for the most part had games that built on the innovations of the previous era.
Also, Nintendo has continually branched out over the years. Remember, they are just one developer yet have created a hit in basically every genre of gaming - from RPGs to platformers to racing to sports to fighting. Name another developer who has accomplished that.
I remember correctly didn't the NGC come in like dead last sales wise?
Maxis47 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:34:29 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Technically the Dreamcast came in last that generation. Many people forget it being as it had a one-year head start and died out shortly after the launch of the GameCube and Xbox.
Despite all this, it's still the best console I ever owned.
Raquefel ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:24:32 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Goddamn, the 3DS really is super fucking popular. I didn't even realize it. I suppose I'm not surprised, Nintendo has always been the undisputed king of the handheld market.
pnt510 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:31:19 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the 3DS way under performed the original DS which sold over 150 million.
Nintendo has been around for a century. Checkmate SONY!
dinocamo ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 22:29:00 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because Sony is not a console manufacturer exclusive. They manufacture the electronic and industrial in general, like TV, Phone, Washing machine, etc. The PS series is just a part of their business.
Meanwhile, Nintendo is a console manufacturer and gaming exclusive. They whole rely on their game and the nostalgic.
To make it legit, compare Sony consoles to Nintendo consoles.
And if someone needs to put the shit together, it's your mind. You are comparing apple to orange.
Pretty much this, the comparison made SuperNeon is really misleading. Since 2014 the PS4 alone has actually been outselling the 3DS and Wii U combined every year.
Not as much as you'd think though. The 3DS was considered a flop with only a couple good games like Kid Icarus Uprising and Resident Evil Revelations for about a year before Nintendo gave up on the 3D part and went full on games with 3rd parties and dropped the price. Only then did it start to pick up steam
smb275 ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 19:03:14 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More like outsmells amiright? haaahahaahahahahaaahaha
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:34:48 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Started the disc based media trend (the right way to do it with the available techbase)
The PS1 was designed as a multimedia device (it acted as a CD player) rather than just a game platform.
Affordable portable data storage for a console.
The disjointed DPAD
Brought 3D gaming to the mainstream with a console specifically designed around 3D rendering rather than 2D like all its predecessors I cant stress this enough, PS1 is literally the reason 3D games became a thing when they did
the dual analog setup that is now the standard for gaming
Integrated motion feedback in controllers via the dualshocks
of note (but not a technical acheivement): playstation is the reason that gaming became a mainstream medium rather than a niche, as it was not marketed as a toy for children and hobbyists but rather entertainment of everyone.
PS1 was totally revolutionary dude and paved the way for today's gamers... PS2 was the platform on which today's online gaming was basically built. I know SEGA and Nintendo made attempts at building online networks in the 90s and what not but Sony was the ones who really hit that shit home first.
Yeah no. Xbox 360 had way more online players than ps3. Online community definitely wasn't a pro. Don't get me wrong, Sony has made brilliant business decisions. Online just hasn't been their forte until recently
I liked PS3 online better first and foremost cause I didn't have to come out pocket for the game I wanted to play and then monthly to keep playing it...
I posted an article on how Nintendo approached Sony to help with setting up their NES disk system and then back out of the deal, prompting sony to start making their own video game system, creating the first 3D gaming engines. And then there's the controllers they pioneered that frontier too with the first erogonomic controllers without them the N64 prolly woulda had a flat controller like the NES and SNES... just read the article man..
I think a lot of ps2's sales were justified because of the built in dvd player. That was game changer because early in the ps2's life dvd players were $100-200 which is just a short jump to a ps2. I'd be curious how many sales were for primary movie watchers.
starspec ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ps2 was the only Sony console I owned. Probably my favorite
Had all three, although I preferred the original xbox. Halo 1 and 2 were the shit. Was very little when they came out but my brothers and I would play 3-4 player split screen. They'd constantly tell me what to do and how to get better. (They'd still hate to be on my team) One of the things I still love about gaming is how it bridges the age gap. It makes people come together, and gives them something in common. Even with the current election going the way it did and my family being on both sides of the political spectrum, we still have fun playing online together. Thank you game developers.
Kyser_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:13 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing compared to the ps2, and imo nothing since has compared to it. Maybe the 360 has had a similar legacy, but the ps2 had literally EVERYTHING, and it pretty much dominated the market for 7 years, and still sold so many even after the playstation 3 came out in 2006. DVD player? check. Great controller? check. literal fucktons of games? check.
It makes me wonder, that if the ps2 hadn't dwarfed the gamecube to such a crazy extent, if Nintendo would've went deeper into the classic console rather than making the Wii to be different enough to compete with the "big 2"
When one console starts outperforming the others by a large enough margin, it just snowballs. As a developer, why make games for other consoles when one already has majority market share? And then as a gamer, why buy any other console when all the third party developers are making their games for this one console?
joedude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:47 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ps2 is just the godliest gaming console ever made with literally 500 trillion games, games that are STILL being made im not even kidding lmao.
tabber87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:05 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never owned a ps2. I had a Gamecube, Xbox, and Dreamcast and I played the fuck out of all 3 growing up. I'm still waiting on the next installment of Shenmue
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:57 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ehhh it did not sell well at all. Yes the PS2 was the king and killed everything. But nintendo got outsold in the console space by a FIRST TIME console manufacturer in xbox. The fact that the 4th Nintendo console was outsold by a brand new player in the space is definitely some level of flop.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:44 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Compared to the PS2, nothing has ever sold well. Not even bread.
tvkkk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:12 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was gamecube made my Nintendo
ironw00d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:03:21 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ironically I had a ps1,Xbox, GameCube, and a Sony dream cast but never a ps2. Twisted Metal, Metal Gear Solid, and FFVII were more than enough for me in the SONY realm.
155 million ps2 to 24 million xbox and 21 million gamecube and 10 million dreamcast. The ps2 sold about 2.5 times those three consoles combined. Thats fucking insane.
freedod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:16:27 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still though, the picture seems to regard the Gamecube as if it was some kind of lesser known counter-culture console not many people played lol.
rezivor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:13 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ps2 sold so well because militaries bought millions of them to daisy chain for super computer shit.
Because Sony sold system below cost it was cheaper to do this than to just buy normal computers
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:26 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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rezivor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:08 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think this proves it actually. For a system with the largest sales ever to not also have largest gaming sales ever-- Especially with the ps2's library, sort of suggests what I said further
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:09:46 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why do I feel like both ps2 and Xbox sold better because adults bought them. But really, the GameCube dished out the most entertainment and nostalgia inducing gameplay.
Ya seriously it was like the toughest console ever. I still have my day one gamecube and its gone through a hell of a beating and looks beautiful, plays fine.
I vividly remember having to manually spin the discs quite a few times to get them to work properly on multiple game cubes. It it was more like a feature though, like blowing into a cartridge.
TuckerMcG ยท 104 points ยท Posted at 19:33:30 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah this should be a Dreamcast.
Domenicoh ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 22:19:43 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really wish the Vita did better. It was such a fantastic system. Games like Persona and Gravity Rush were incredible. It was also nice having UMVC3 on the go as well.
Squidfist ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:09:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Actually CD burners becoming common in homes is what killed the dreamcast. Their copy-protection was minimal because it wasn't a real thing to worry about during development. Skip forward past launch and everyone knew someone with a CD burner, or had one themselves, and burning games and a boot disk was as easy as reading a guide for 5 minutes.
Ever wonder why the gamecube had tiny disks that had the data stuck on backwards? After Sega went under as a console developer, Nintendo took a big note, and developed a console you absolutely could not burn games for, because they watched it tank Sega.
The thing with SEGA giving up the hardware business is more complicated than just piracy.
There were a lot of mistakes, stockpiling until the time of Dreamcast. The internal fights between SEGA of America and Japan was a huge part of them. Dreamcast was almost doomed even before it was launched, and even though, it sold pretty well.
Sega did fine with the Dreamcast. But after the debacle with the 32X and the poorly though out Saturn launch too many players were burned out on Sega.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:38 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ease of pirating games killed it. The only catch was that they would take a few hours to download. I'd like to think I still have some IRC channel trivia records while waiting for files to download.
OverHaze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:37 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Dreamcasts failure was such a God dam travesty. So many great games and great new ideas. Also its failure lead to the shitty Sega we have today. Can you imagine what gaming would look like if Sega where still the cool older bother version of Nintendo? Crappy EA and their sports games.
Nice, my PS1, and PS2 made it! Sadly my GameCube and Xboxs stopped working about 3 and 5 years ago respectively. My fat back ps3 from launch died along with the Gamecube but everything else works fine. I still play my N64 from time to time as well but I'm too hooked on the newer consoles and PC. I do remember a friend of mine had his ps2 stop working and was the only reason he got the PS3.
Dre_wj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mine runs just like new as well. And I have a launch model! The PS2 is the longest lasting console I've ever owned
Both of ours went to shit. I can't remember how many controllers we went through too. With the triggers giving out. Our Xbox original Xbox controllers got more wear and still work though. we went through a few game cubes but those were actual damage problems (someone would pull the whole console off the shelf). We ended up getting a ps2 slim which was nice and still works
Joetato ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:42:55 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i hear all the time about how easily the PS2 fails, yet I've had the same PS2 since 2002 and it still works fine for me. Granted, I haven't turned it on in probably 2 years at this point, but it was working normally in 2014, which is still 12 years.
But yeah, I remember my friend bitching he had to buy a new PS2 every 6 months or so because they fuck up and stop working. But, this was after the PS3 had come out and he'd be buying used PS2s for like $40 from GameStop, which I figured was the problem.
I have one of the fat PS2s, stopped reading discs. Got on the Internet, found a guide to open it up and turn a little plastic sprocket a couple of notches that controls the laser's distance from the disc, haven't had a single problem since.
Hydro033 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:22 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, Nintendo sold a third fewer consoles than the N64 and still came up short compared to the original Xbox. The Wii would end up selling nearly 5 times as many consoles as the Gamecube. It was enough for Nintendo to hold on. Not a total flop, but not fantastic.
Not sure if you're speaking against him but I think the ps2 was some of the best performing consoles of all time. Other consoles didn't have a chance
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:21:02 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was the best; It's not even that bad processor wise either; It ran final fantasy 10 like a charm remember? And that was considerably beautiful for the time.
LTALZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:48 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When you say 'hold on' I think you are inferring that without GameCube sales they would have went under. That is severely under estimating how much money Nintendo had in reserve from the Nintendo 64 and NES sales. They could have ran for probably a hundred years off of just that
It was profitable, which is all that mattered in the end.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:11 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Joetato ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:46:48 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was 26 when the Gamecube came out and nothing at all about it really appealed to me. My ex (who is a decade younger than me) loved her Gamecube, though.
The GCN is incredible. I sometimes still find myself wishing that the GCN controller could be used for every game. Though the PS4 controller ergonomically gives it a run for its money. The button layout isn't as good as GCN but damn if it isn't the most comfortable controller ever.
Joetato ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:50:13 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always thought the PS2 controller was the best one ever. In fact, I thought that was sort of universally acknowledged by everyone, but anytime I bring it up, people start disagreeing with me, so maybe not.
The gamecube controller was all right. i still liked the PS2 controller better, though.
LTALZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nintendo Gamecube. It was abbreviated as GCN (and is the official abbreviation for the console used by Nintendo) because at the time NGC was used for Neo Geo Color.
LTALZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:37:20 on December 17, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Interesting, thanks!
Also, I agree, Gamecube controller was the best controller ive ever used when it comes to ergonomics and even button placement. The main buttons (A, B, X, Y) were in such random positions I dont even know how Nintendo came up with the design but it worked better than any other controller layout ive ever seen.
I feel like almost everyone I knew had a Gamecube. People usually had a Gamecube and a PS2, or an Xbox and a PS2 if they had 2 consoles. At least in my area.
I sold my friends n64 for this, loved it. Later I bought him a GameCube and gave the n64 cartridges back for Christmas lol
tack50 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:57 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Similar thing here. For people my age (1998 born), the Gamecube was the console we always saw as great, but never had because we picked the PS2 instead.
I was always blown away at the screenshots of Mario Kart Double Dash and Pokemon XD. They seemed incredibly awesome. It's a shame that not that many people got to play the Gamecube
That was my reaction upon hearing it was a terrible console that didn't sell well and was a black spot for Nintendo. "I played the shit out of that. That era I went to the local gamestop every week to find out about new games. Super Mario Sunshine, Super Smash Brothers Melee, Meteroid Prime, LOZ Wind Waker, Resident Evil 4 (Really the entire Resident Evil series except for the spin offs and anything past 4) Eternal Darkness, Soul Calibur 2, Animal Crossing, so many 007 games, Cubivore, Custom Robo, Need For Speed Most Wanted, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai, Enter The Matrix, Crystal Chronicles, Gauntlet Dark Legacy, Gotcha Force, Gun, Harvest Moon, Hunter The Reckoning, Metal Arms Glitch in The System, Megaman Anniversary Collection, Megaman Network Transmission,
I've gone on waayyy too long. Needless to say I love the system.
PS2 DOMINATED the gaming world during that gaming phase. Xbox didn't sell well until the 360 release due to the timing (slightly beat the PS3 out if I remember correctly) and to the fact that Halo 2 was an exclusive (yet again during that time period Halo's online gameplay was incomparable)
I didn't realise it until years later. I'm with you, I loved mine, and easily played it more than any console that gen. But there market share was extremely small, especially contending with PS2 and Xbox.
I remember out of all my friends, majority of us had PS2, a fair amount had xbox, a couple kids had both, then a very select few actually had game cube.
It didn't sell well immediately, but I remember a few years after it was released it started to get very popular, probably due to how cheap it was.
Same here but I was a kid during the gamecube era and it seem all my friends either had gamecube or ps2. Thinking back, a lot more did have ps2. I only seen like teens and adults that had the original xbox
It did sell well, but the games were on average pretty poor quality. OP is struck hard by some nostalgia-goggles.
Khalbrae ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:49:05 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GameCube was only the third best if it's generation. Sold worse than the Xbox, but better than the Dreamcast. The GameCube had the second most powerful hardware of that console generation too (behind only the Xbox which was basically a small form factor custom OS PC).
Resident Evil 4 ran a lot better on the GC for example. When they ported it to the PS2 the character models had to have about 50% of their polygon count reduced to work. Also a lot more scenes that were once rendered real-time were changed to pre-recorded FMVs.
It's actually interesting. I didn't own one either, my friend did. I had PlayStation. But GameCube is still more memorable to me. Ssx tricky. Smash bros. Mario party
This was the first (and arguably only) game I got really good at. I eventually discovered if you didn't lose a live during the normal stages you got to play bonus stages. I eventually from there discovered if you beat the bonus stages without losing a life you get to question your life's choices.
j-riz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:40:29 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nintendo was always so stingey releasing old games for download.... like wtf is with their marketing department. Sell old n64 games for download on Wii u $$$$
sirmav ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:46 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Monkey tennis ftw
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:00:03 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nobody I know could beat me in the original Monkey Fight.
Unless you're rendering on like 480p then you're getting better graphics already compared to GC, but effects like anti aliasing vastly improve the quality. Others could go into greater detail because I honestly don't know what the other effects do.
Yeah, it really depends on the power of your computer. You can play around a bit. Personally I go for 4x native.
SycSyn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:50:17 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The comparison was between the ps2 and Xbox at the time and the GameCube was very lacking hardware wise. Not to say it didn't have fun games.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:02:53 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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SycSyn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:29:38 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry should have specified, yes that's what I meant. Not only lack of DVD but a proprietary disk format itself that served no other purpose. Xbox was the clear winner for internet having an onboard nic.
Mylaur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:29:40 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The release of Metroid prime trilogy is the greatest thing ever.
I had the opposite effects. 1 scared the crap out of me. Especially that whole mission after you get the thermal visor and you have to travel back entirely in the dark. 2 was a lot of fun but I didn't like the whole having ammo for dark and light beams. Otherwise it was a lot of fun.
Phendrana had the first metroids in the first game. In 3 it was in Skytown, you walked down a bunch of winding little passages full of metroids in stasis fields, expecting any minute for something to happen and all of them to get out or something, but it never does. Then you get to the end and see two things. One is the powerup you need, also behind a stasis field. The other thing is the power cell powering all the stasis fields. I have never hated Retro Studios more than I did in that single moment.
3's metroids were much easier to deal with though. Hypermode, blam blam blam. It was scarier in 1 because the Ice Beam was a slower projectile so you couldn't easily deal with them at a distance and it took a second to switch to it.
Scariest Metroid enemy though? Puffers. Damn things kept respawning, and just when I think it's safe to try a bit of platforming, turn around and GAH! There's one right in my face! Blech!
Oh Jesus, I forgot about that thermal visor bit. The Chozo ghosts scared me so bad. I loved Prime, beat it multiple times, but I scrambled like a maniac to get through the dark sections as fast as humanly possible every time.
suraj1989 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:38:46 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Phendrana Drifts was incredible. The green lush overworld was amazing, too. Really the Phazon Mines was the only really challenging world. Prime 2 was just hard and I didn't like the dark world.
I remember the first time I played it, and I got through entire introductory fight with the queen and so on. But when you got to talon and those first beetles pooped put of the ground at me, I said "fuck that" and put it back on the shelf.
I never finished 2, I got so annoyed with it. One of the bosses you have to kill as a morph ball, fairly early on was a pain, and then with several of the back tracking, dimension hopping puzzles, I just eventually quit.
you should try them out on the dolphin emulator. and if you have a half-decent computer, you can play them at much higher resolutions and frame rates too.
Trilogy edition is well done, not some thrown together port. The controls are not perfect but aiming with the wii mote works quite well. 2 and 3 will not compare to the awesomeness that was Prime, but you should still play them as they are some of Nintendo's best games in the GC Wii era
If you have a wii U get the virtual console version. The wii disc can be hard to find
The atmosphere in Prime 3 suffered a bit because the levels were literally separate worlds as opposed to being sort of integrated like in 2. The pirate homeworld felt pretty cool and Phaaze was super atmospheric.
I swear to God there was some serious idea crossover between the Zelda and Metroid teams during Twilight Princess, Prime 3, and Skyward Sword. Those games were practically in the same series in some ways.
I second this. Metroid 1's sound track was absolutely beautiful. Gameplay was fun. Great story. 2 was much more complex, a lot harder, and multilayer, which I liked. Not as much as 1 though. 3 was nice. Fantastic graphics. But awful controls.
I loved 2 because it had multiplayer. That shit was dope. Who wouldn't want to play with arm cannons and shoot their friends int eh face?
Gasilly ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:15:07 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Out of the 3 Prime 2 was my least favorite and is the only one I haven't beaten. I hated the key fetch quests and the almost required healing/safe zones made most of the boss fights boring. The one fight I really enjoyed was the boost ball guardian because it forced you to manage with not being in constant safety.
Spram2 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:55:40 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The one fight I really enjoyed was the boost ball guardian because it forced you to manage with not being in constant safety.
You must be the only one!
zer0t3ch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fusion is the best to this day.
RedChld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:56:01 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved all three. Gorgeous games, amazing musical scores.
Prime was essentially the reason I bought the console. I was 12 or 13, and eventually nailed down the game down and would do 100% speed runs. My times were not impressive compared to the professionals, but I was so proud of myself for it!
rydan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:15:25 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First game I played on GameCube. I made a huge mistake and walked right past the first area of the game without even seeing it. That's the part that tells you what your mission in the game is and gives you hints on how to accomplish that. So instead I went through the game completely in the blind basically beating it. Then I reached the end of the road and had no idea what to do next. So I backtracked the whole game trying to figure out what went wrong before finally ending up back at the start and finding that room. Then it told me where the two or three relics were that I missed so I had to go back through the entire game again.
Siriacus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:40:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just thinking about Phendrana Drifts again gives me chills.
I first played MP on the Wii with the Triology collection, and after going through all 3 games with the Wii controls, I recently decided to try the GCN version with the Dolphin emulator. And I hated it. The controls felt so bad after being used to freelook and strafing at the same time, but I can imagine that back in the days it was groundbreaking. Had a GCN myself as a kid, but never owned MP, so going back to those controls felt really weird after playing FPS games on PC as well
RedChld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:54:35 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, and you gave yours to counter those who like the game, without giving any reasons behind it. Joining a conversation about some thing by only saying you dislike that thing is going to get you questioned.
zoglog ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 00:55:06 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slow boring gameplay
Horrible controls
Bland environments
Among many issues.
J_See ยท 235 points ยท Posted at 21:58:54 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Came here to say this. Seems like not many people played this game though which is a shame. My brothers and I played this more than anything growing up.
Somewhere, deep in storage, I have a cube wth 4 gbas and the necessary cables. I can't bring myself to get rid of it. Too many feels. I fucking loved that game.
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door is my favorite game of all time. Thank you Gamecube.
slowbar1 ยท 154 points ยท Posted at 19:34:02 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Glitz Pit is my favorite level in any game ever. The core concept of working your way up in a fighting league is cool enough on its own, but the level is full of mysteries that all come together in the ending. If you haven't played this game you must, even if you don't have a gamecube get an emulator and try it out. Some of the best writing in a video game.
I've replayed this game so many times just for these levels
[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 23:22:02 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The abandoned station that you're taken to is kind of creepy in its' own way. It's such a dilapidated place and the sunset just makes it worse. I'm always so happy to get out of there. Something about it is just unsettling.
I think it was unsettling for me was because it was so quiet. Every other part of the game has prominent music, but the station had practically nothing. At least, I don't remember the music very well.
It's a hauntingly beautiful level though.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:12:26 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now that I think about it, that's probably it. It's been a while since I played it, but I don't think there's any music at all. It's almost a shame that there are enemies in there to interrupt the atmosphere with the happy battle music.
Flintfall ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:30:07 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Ha, that was always pretty jarring.
EDIT: redundant
cucufag ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:59:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The glitz pit is literally how I always end up wanting to replay it. The only problem is I absolutely hated chapter 2 with all the dumb little cotton ball heads that went wherever they wanted to.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:21:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chapter 3 is so brilliant, probably the best in the game. The weird thing is that it comes between the two worst chapters in the game.
JD0ggX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:56:32 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chapter 2 sure, but what's so bad about chapter 4? I thought that one was pretty cool.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:01:56 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For me, they went way overboard with the backtracking. Some of the level design was confusing, and I personally am not a fan of dark places in games. A whole chapter of that is just kind of...ugh.
JD0ggX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:01:02 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah I forgot you had to make so many trips back and forth. Yeah I could see how someone wouldn't enjoy it especially right after 3. But I love the dark gloomy setting.
The whole game has a backtracking problem. Especially the level you're talking about, the Keyhaul Key level, and even the train level.
On the island you have to get from on end (where your camp is) to the other (where Bobbery is) to find out he's dying, then back to camp to get his Cola, then back to him to give it to him, then back to camp to get Flavio, then back to where Bobbery was to start the dungeon.
Then on the train you have to constantly run between the two ends of the train for one reason or another.
I love that game (I'm actually currently replaying it) but about half the game is just running back and forth in between conversations with NPCs.
KDx3_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:40:15 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the one thing i don't get is people bash call of duty, for being a copy paste game, same for madden, but no one ever does that for mario party. i know totally not on the same subject.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:35:33 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm. The GC era Mario parties were considered the best ones in the franchise. They differ pretty greatly from title to title, and people are pretty unhappy with them now due to the deviation of the franchise compared to then.
Seems like a bad comparison to me.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:28 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
N64 mario party was best
2 >1>3
Blizz310 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:54:40 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have the Dolphin emulator on my laptop but I'm still waiting to download that game until I'm home and can play it with my brothers. Nostalgia shall ensue. I fucking loves MP5.
It's because (at least in my experience) with CoD if you don't have the same version as your friends you can't play multiplayer together online, which is one of the central experiences with CoD that really isn't for mario party.
Super Paper Mario is to the Paper Mario franchise as Silent Hill 4: The Room is to the Silent Hill franchise. Everyone hated it initially because it was different than its predecessors, but then the later games were even worse and people realized it at least got the atmosphere and tone right.
The Combat ruined color splash. Great visuals, great writing and humor as always. Terrible, slow, and meaningless combat and menu layout made me loathe combat encounters. This also seems to be the general consensus on the game. It was ruined by a single bad design choice with the cards and the paint filling thing.
screecaw ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:36:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My issue with sticker star and color splash was the characters
In both thousand year door and super there were likable villains
In TYD we got Duplis, the shadow sisters, the trivia bots, and silly bosses.
In super we got a goofball cast of interesting bosses (Mimi was hilarious), a love story AND a ridiculous final boss
Sticker star and color splash were just normal mario cast
Color splash had "black bowser" who had no interesting characteristics that was only defined by "ah its Bowser, but corrupted by unmotivated evil paint!!!!"
if they wanted to make a new quality paper mario game what they need to do is create interesting villains and add more dialogue. If they just gave each character like 5 lines that they said based on your progress what abilities you had etc that would make the world instantly feel more alive.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:50:00 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The way Color Splash is designed, it seems like they want you to avoid combat most of the time. I've been doing that and the game is excellent that way.
Yeah, Sticker Star is the only bad Paper Mario. Colour Splash has had mixed reception, but I really enjoyed it. As far as I'm concerned, it has only two flaws, but they are big ones.
Character variety. As funny as the dialogue is, would it kill them to make some characters not toads? TTYD is a master class in this regard.
Combat. Actually I felt it could have been more enjoyable, but the painting mechanic is a bit clunky, the card selection process and organization options are awful and battles are completely pointless and just feel like a waste of cards.
That's my thought. I didn't have an awful time playing Super Paper Mario but it was absolutely a let down after the first two and would be regarded better if it had original IP or even just a different name instead of just taking the "everything is paper" gimmick (Which was less of "everything is paper" and more of "everything is 2D").
I rather enjoyed Super Paper Mario as much as thousand year door.
Joetato ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh. After reading that, I thought, "Wait, there's only two. Paper Mario and Super Paper Mario."
As it turns out, there's a whole bunch of Paper Mario games I didn't know about. Interesting.
cucufag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:40 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Super was alright. Did away with the turn based gameplay for a platformer rpg, which handled decently. The story was the best element, and kept to the style of the previous games. The setting was not nearly as good though, and I know I preferred the turn based gameplay.
Sticker Star and Color Splash are not bad games. But they miss a large amount of the spirit that made Paper Mario games great. It's just not the same, and most fans are pretty upset about it.
Funny story. When I was 6 my dad told me I can get a game. I wanted smash bros 64 and I got paper Mario instead. I got confused but I realize now that it was for the good. I know it says the thousand year door but I just wanted to say this.
toleran ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:44 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll never forget the time my little sister and I played through wind waker. We were both about as old as the characters in the game so in hindsight it was all kinds of awesome.
You ever played Earthbound for the SNES? I'm a huge EB fan and I saw a lotta parallels with TYYD when I was playing it for the first time. Similar aesthetic and humor.
I always see this, but when I played it when it first came out, it felt like a retread of Paper Mario 64, hardly improved, and in many ways, less enjoyable. I feel like it's the most overrated Nintendo game.
Gamecube is my go-to argument in why it's so important to have first party game support. Smash Bros, Double Dash, Sunshine, Luigi's Mansion, most of the GC era Mario Parties, Metroid, Windwaker, Pikmin... nothing rivals their stable of in-house properties
True, but for middle class families who couldn't afford many/multiple consoles, the gamecube was a fantastic argument for why THIRD PARTY support is equally as important. Rarely did a game come out that wasn't Nintendo that mattered. Eternal Darkness and RE4 come to mind, but for the most part it was a barren wasteland of Nintendo attempting to find the end of their ego. Which they did eventually find and has been unable to backtrack until the switch
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:03:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Time splitters, eternal darkness, Nightfire, resident evil 4, soul caliber with link, d&d Baulder's Gate, Gauntlet dark legacy, I can't remember any more but there were a ton of more third party games that were excellent. I wouldn't say Nintendo had terrible third party support but I would say the gamecube marked the fall of third party support for it.
Not a gamecube exclusive, okay, yuck, okay, lowest tier of the 3, not exclusive, not exclusive
And of the not exclusives, only re4 played better on gamecube
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:39:20 on December 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, soul caliber for the gamecube is regarded as the best of the three, with link being the best exclusive character. As far as the other games go, not being gamecube exclusive doesn't stop them from being great third party games (except 007, that game was trash). I'd you look at the wii,there are only a few good third party games, red steel 2 and no more heroes probably being the best. Gamecube had a few great games from 3rd party developers but it seems like that's where the support stopped.
No. The tourneys were held on mostly xbox. Spawn was banned due to exclusivity but was one of two up for discussion for balance ban. Link is considered the lowest tier of the three
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:45 on December 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No way, tournaments were only on xbox because of how easily xbox was able to do multi-player. Not to mention that xbox had wide-screen natively. While spawn was Asteroth 2, Hitachi was unique and so was Link. Link is considered the better of the three because he has more unique combos and they can be switched up mid combo, on top of that he is the only other one with long range attacks and even those were better than cervantez's. He had a lot of rising attacks and actually dealt a good deal of damage. He was a good character and when utilized well, worked good against charge characters. His wide sweeping attacks also utilized the free movement system of soul caliber really well.
Link is considered bottom 2 in the game across all systems. A friend of mine runs 8wayrun.com, the source of competitive content for sc.he's also the lead twitch streamer for the series. I've been following competitive sc since 2004.
You're just wrong dude.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:32 on December 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is there anywhere to check the rankings? I just checked the forums of 8wayrun and it appears that people consider link bottom tier but there are also posts talking about how well he works when used correctly. A lot of people also say that he is too linear which is definitely wrong considering a lot of his attacks have a 180 degree arc. His sidestep strike works well to make space while also attacking in a sweeping arc which makes it great for controlling the field.
People do that in all games. Anecdotal evidence to support why characters are good. Mostly nonsense. The game is 12yo now so it's gonna be hard to lock down reliable information. But linearality stems from easily predicted attacks and slow moving offense. Once you're inside, he can't stop you ever
FeyCGirl ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 21:29:21 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Console was also way more advanced than others at the time in terms of hardware. Nintendo is great at creating things that make their competitors products look 5 years out of date... then completely failing to market them in any way.
Yeah but the Xbox 360 came out like 10 years before the PS4. The PS4 is a current gen console and the 360 is last gen, so it's not really a fair comparison at all
No it wasn't, not by a long shot. The gamecube had very few third party titles because of its hardware limitations. The PS2 and Xbox gave devs so much more to work with, and many didnt even bother with the GameCube.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:51:23 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
zSocrates ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:40:29 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved that game but annoyingly traded some pokemon over from my pokemon Ruby game to see what they looked like in 3d but now they're stuck on there forever because I forgot to take them back from the game and haven't been able to play it since
valakmtn ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:17:36 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
XD is my favorite Pokรฉmon game ever, colosseum is good too however
Charsky ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:29:01 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The concept behind catching a shadow pokemon and having celebi purify it was awesome.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:28:58 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Imagine that little opening sequence playing everytime you take a dump ๐ Some old dude in a nursing home has lost bladder control, shits himself and this plays. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J5yNlsOHrv4
A quick check of the Gamecube systems specs and the Raspberry Pi Zero specs says that the Pi Zero is technically capable of running Gamecube games. Because there are 661 GC games delivered on 1.5 Gb discs means that the entire GameCube library is less than 992Gb. So, with a Raspberry Pi Zero and two of these little guys, you could probably fit a GameCube and every single game up your ass for a little under $700.
The problem there is that I doubt that a Pi Zero could run Dolphin, which is needed to run said games on anything other than an actual gaming lunchbox.
And if it can't play GameCube games, I can't in good conscience call it a GameCube, as as such there's no point in shoving it up my ass.
Can someone explain this new emoji phenomenon to me please? I've seen people using it unironically and they've been asshats every time, but I just can't put my finger on it. What are they doing with the hands and why?
Lulink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:23:53 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll stick with the disk for now, thanks.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:31:39 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't ๐Claim ๐ To ๐ Be ๐ a ๐ Real ๐ Gamer ๐ If ๐ You ๐ Cant ๐shove ๐ your ๐entire ๐ gamecube ๐ up ๐ your ๐ asshole.
That was the first game I played on the GameCube! Scared the hell out of six year-old me, but the game was still amazing. I can't believe they got rid of portrait ghosts in the sequels - like, those portrait ghosts MADE that game.
I got a 3ds and one of my first thoughts was "Luigi's Mansion!" Little did I know that it was not even close to the gamecube version. The environment and ambience of that game was what made it enjoyable for me. The gamecube Luigi's Mansion will probably be one of the first games I get on the Switch
Did anyone remember Eternal Darkness on this? EXTREMELY scary for being on a Nintendo console. God I wish I could go back and play that with the scary imagination of a child again.
Dropped $40 on Eternal Darkness in 2015, don't even have a GameCube at the moment, but I will hold on to that game forever. Such a good rendition of Lovecraft's universe.
I LOVED that game. I never finished it, cause I got stuck on something, and back then I didn't really know how to find walkthroughs and stuff like that. I still think about that game from time to time and wish I could replay it
orpheusj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:53:38 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I LOVE that game. Great story and characters through multiple generations and time periods. Great suspense and story telling. And LOVED the touch of silly things they would throw in when the sanity meter would run low--I really thought there was a fly on the screen...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:04 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had a go "kart"(for this purpose) and a mini motorbike in my early teens. Three of us used to ride around one driver and one guy hanging onto the top bar of the roll cage. Obviously one guy on the bike.
The driver chases the biker while the rider tries to hit the biker with a tennis ball from his shopping bag. If hit, biker forfeits the bike to the rider and the driver becomes rider.
TL;DR: We played double dash in the cemetery behind my house
I only just recently learned that it could be played with up to 16 players locally with the network adapter.
If I had known I could connect my Gamecube with a friend's we would have done 8 player races at birthdays and other get togethers as much as we could. I don't know why no one ever told me it was a thing!
skinrust ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:55:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
This was my favourite drinking game as a teenager. Crack a beer at the start of the race. You must finish it by the end. But you can't drink and drive at the same time. Baby park got wild.
Edit: Mario party 7 and Melee were also unreal drinking games. Such a party console.
As a child, my parents only let me play this game for 20 minutes at a time, and boy did I use up those 20 minutes everyday. Sadly enough, my mom just told me she sold this game after she found it in the attic
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:50:35 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, since the Wii can play Gamecube games, Gamecubes aren't worth that much. I dont think Melee goes much higher than $100 online.
LordRump ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:59:00 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I recently bought melee for $50, not quite as valuable as people make it out to seem. Still pricey for a 15 year old game, but it is not worth over $100. Unless it is mint condition, maybe.
Besuh ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:28:11 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
really? I see them ranging from 25-50
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:25:43 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literally that's just because Melee
Besuh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:30 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ohhh. K I see, They are going for like 60 bucks. Hmm I wonder if it will dive after the latest news.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:59 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh did they confirm melee for switch?
Besuh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:53 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not officially, but the people who leaked the switch. (relatively reliable sources) confirmed a Virtual console that has Melee and Mario sunshine I think.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:27 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well looks like I'm getting a switch
Besuh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:50 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeap, I skipped the last Gen of consoles, but the Switch is actually pretty dope.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:12 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Last one I had was gamecube but the disks are getting messed up so time to get the new one
Captvito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:19:53 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only if they don't fuck it up. If they end up putting in too much lag melee discs will stay valuable.
I feel your pain. Around the time I was playing my PS3, my mom gave a duffle bag full of my GC and all my games to one of the kids in my neighborhood. She thought I didn't want it anymore. I still have a couple of GC games, but only because they were in my dresser and didn't make it into that bag.
mbarbour ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:12:17 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My brother sold mine for booze while it was still relevant. Rip the best console I've ever owned.
ojipog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:22:12 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
20xx
Ghaleon32 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 20:36:11 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People will make a picture like that for the Wii U one day if the Switch is a cultural pop thing in the next 2 yeare
zSocrates ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 20:39:22 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mario Kart Double Dash, Smash Bros Melee, Pokemon Collosseum/Gale of Darkness, Legend of Zelda Wind waker/Twilight princess.. My childhood.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:42:03 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
XD
Geomans ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:00:35 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokรฉmon XD:Gale of Darkness was definitely one of my favorite games, the concept of capturing other people's Pokรฉmon, and the shadow Pokรฉmon etc. were amazing.
inibrius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:18 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This plus Soulcaliber II and Ocarina of Time was my mid 20's.
C is pretty much universally seen as mid tier in all the tier lists out there (shitty ones and non shitty ones). But there's no reason to continue this.
IoIs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:03 on December 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, MkLeo won one last month. Also, MkLeo is a Marth main and between 2nd and the 4th best player in the game.
Most top players currently believe Marth is high to top tier and anywhere from 8th to 12th on the roster.
Except I still play Gamecube games via Dolphin all the time and they're fantastic. Nostalgia helps get people interested, but it really did/does have some of the best video games ever created.
Goddamn thinking about that game brings back memories
Renacion ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:36:45 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got my first console and games on my 5th b-day (Lucky, right? :D). The first two games I got for it were Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Simpsons Hit & Run. That game absolutely consumed me for a year, I think. Getting home and playing one of those two games was amazingly entertaining.
P.S. if you were wondering how I tolerated playing the same two games for a year, keep in mind that I was new to gaming, so it was revolutionary, and I was pretty bad.
urda ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 23:02:19 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ultimate Gamecube collection: Luigi's Mansion, Super Monkey Ball, Eternal Darkness, Pikmin, Metroid Prime, Smash Bros Melee, Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker, Super Mario Sunshine, James Bond 007 Nightfire, Resident Evil 4, TimeSplitters: Future Perfect, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
What about the Zelda game with LoZ (original), LoZ 2, OoT, MM, and a Windwaker demo? I mean sure it was a rerelease of the older games, but still an amazing title! (even if it didn't have masterquest)
Zellough ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:55:28 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nightfire was an assload of fun holy
SleepyBD ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not including MKDD or even Viewtiful Joe and Twilight Princess makes your list incomplete trash
Athos19 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:54:51 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Soul Calibur 2 is an underrated fighting game and my favorite in the series. Wish there was a competitive scene of some kind.
Its a shame. It is similar in the sense that they both have excellent games, and if there's 4 or 5 titles you want to play, Id say its worth getting. For example, I never hear people talk about the wonderful 101 and I adore that game.
But sadly the wii u will go down in history as a mistake in almost every other regard.
Some of the more popular games will most likely make the Switch... Sorry. But games some great game like Wonderful 101 may never leave the Wii U. It's a shame.
I actually couldn't get into XCX. The combat was too complicated and the story was very unbelievable
Mylaur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:15 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the sort of game where you take time in figurating things out at your own pace. The game is easy enough until chapter 9, and I don't think you're supposed to know everything right in the beginning, but gradually progressing through your knowledge, experience and more options.
right but the game lacks intrigue. Youre supposed to be interested in this world and the mystery behind your character, but its explained why you were in stasis and in the middle of nowhere within minutes.
You are supposed to be intrigued by the missing group of people which could be anywhere on the planet by the just comes off as a MacGuffin, a plot device that doesn't serve any other purpose other than end goal.
And there's just so much about the situation that's unbelievable. In their situation we're expected to believe that instead of saving as many resources as they can they went and rebuilt LA. Hell right as you wake up, right after establishing that you have amnesia, they give you a gun!
I find it extremely difficult to care about a world, thats trying to be believable but fails at it so immensely.
And that's only the story I have even talked about the gameplay yet. And honestly I can't say much about the game play because I haven't gotten that much of it in. I got a little Exposition, a little combat, and then a lot more exposition, and then I turned the game off.
Mylaur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:47 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well you're not really wrong, XCX isn't certainly about the story but more about the world itself. It does an excellent job at world building and that's why I love this game, I find it extremely immersive. The story itself is certainly okay but not amazing. However many little bits of mini stories are in the affinity missions and the normal missions which some people say are better than the main story line.
I would give it another go since you already have the game, but since you're off put by the story already when it didn't even begin, I don't know what to say. Some moments in the game are pretty good but some events are kind of left there and unexplained to the player (that sucks) . I have never even heard that argument. I didn't see this as a problem personally. You're breaking my heart :(
Maybe try posting on the according subreddit, maybe some people can explain better than me.
I mean, I dont want to take away from anyone who does enjoy the game. I understand the audience and honestly its more about my own tastes than the game itself.
For what its worth, the game LOOKS great.
Mylaur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:38 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The game looks gorgeous yes, and exploring is my favorite part of the game, and fighting.
Actually the game is about not about a hero but a normal BLADE carrying out missions and exploring the mysterious planet full of stuff, creatures and environment. You're literally rewarded for exploring hidden locations and discovering new places. You're helping humanity recover from the crash and live. The continental musics are amazing. I do agree however the main story line is quite disappointing but has some twists even if not really important. The main character seems to be the planet itself.
I have it on GameCube. But I might check it out in PC for lols.
digicow ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:25:08 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Very excited for GameCube VC on the Switch
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:20 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What Is that?
digicow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:26 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Nintendo Switch, their new console coming out in March. It'll support GameCube games on its "Virtual Console" emulator (in addition to N64, SNES, NES, and handheld games supported by its wii predecessors)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:44:59 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't know what vc was thanks
Ekrank ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:07:01 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But, but, it had super smash brothers melee.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:08:22 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Wind Waker is one of my favorite games of all time, but I still must admit that the sailing was one of its biggest flaws. Nothing ever happened on it (or barely), it was mostly used as disguised loading between islands.
I'm curious, what did you find good about it?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 10:45:25 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I found it relaxing in between the puzzles and combat of the islands :)
Averant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:00 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not sure... Mostly I think the cartoonish aesthetic and music combined to really strike a chord in me, enough that I didn't mind the long time I spent sailing. Also the boat was a small and maneuverable skiff, not like the damn whale you get to drive in black flag.
And, of course, the hopping.
You could hop with the boat.
Really, that just made everything better.
I don't really know why I liked the sailing so much, but I did.
Haha, it's ok! It's sometimes hard to rationalize those things.
Anyway, I'm happy to hear from someone who didn't hate the sailing. Objectively, I think it's a bad component of the game, but personally without going as far as loving it, I never minded it.
Teuthex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:33 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've actually sailed boats that size. Wind Waker's sailing was neither accurate nor fun.
Averant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:35 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never said anything about accurate X) You could hop the boat, for god's sake, nothing accurate about that. But I had more fun sailing on Windwaker than I did in Black Flag, so take my opinion as you will.
Teuthex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:12:13 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't play Black Flag, but I was pretty neutral towards the sailing in AC3. But sailing a giant boat is pretty different from sailing a tiny boat, so I can't vouch for accuracy there.
Peskeycj ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:17:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's weird that it didn't sell well, everyone I knew had one.
I think it's even weirder because I had a PS2 but we never played it because we kept buying new games for the GameCube and later the Xbox 1. But people always say the PS2 was the pinnacle of gaming?
Nah Halo 1 and Melee take the cake
Edit in anticipation of more nonsense comments: I don't think PS2 was bad. I just never played it and I loved the other games I did play.
Without ps2 we wouldnt have ssx, burnout, timesplitters, Metal gear solid 2... okami... shadow the colossus.... gta 3........... ratchet jak sly kratos, dark cloud, dmc, onimusha.... final fantasy. You could play xbox games on ps2 and some gamecube games. Killer 7 RE4 viewtiful joe. Yes it was the pinnacle of gaming.... oh but melee totally was like the bees knees.โฆ
I kinda read it that way.. like you and others here are questioning how could the ps2 be the pinnacle of gaming but at the same time barely if never used it... its like you never gave it a chance. I cant tell you what to do.
The Dreamcast was hands down the best console in that generation. I have never met a person who knew the DC (my friends did because I had one) and would claim otherwise. It had Soul Calibur, Crazy Taxi 1 and 2, Shenmue 1 & 2 (though a DVD drive would have helped somewhat here), Jet Grind Radio (later ported), Power Stone 2, a lot of good games.
Power Stone 2, Worm's World Party, Quake 3 Arena, Phantasy Star Online were all amazing.
Dreamcast completely made up for the crappy Saturn but then just died.
kirillre4 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:20 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Only if you're really into arcade ports. I was really hyped for Dreamcast by everyone mentioning how great it is, so I grabbed it on occasion (saw it at flea market) only to be disappointed. I wasn't into fightings or other arcade-y stuff Dreamcast excels at, and rest of it's library is quite lackluster. Most of noteworthy titles are also on PS2 or PS1 (and I've played them to death there, like Resident Evil or Dino Crisis series).
While I agree that the Dreamcast mostly shines for its arcade games, there are a lot of gems outside of this category. Shenmue 1 and 2 have already been mansion, and there are also Grandia 2, Skies of Arcadia, Phantasy Star Online...
Ok yeah, so you have to either like arcade games or JRPG.
There's about dozen more games in RPG genre on console (including non-japanese rpgs like Pern). Vs couple hundreds on PS2. I wouldn't call it console for JRPG lovers. Lot of them are on other consoles, too. Grandia 2 is on PS2 and PC (recently), Skies of Arcadia on GameCube, Shenmue 2 (and a lot of other Sega's IP) is on Xbox, so is PSO.
Someone is actually doing a Baten Kaitos 100% completion speedrun right now. You can find them on twitch. The run takes something like 300 hours... so they'll be at it for awhile
ElLocoS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most GameCube games are still dope today. There's never a bad time for Kirby Air Ride
kupovi ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:59:26 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Replace the console in the image with the Wii U and I'd feel the same way.
The Wii U was so fantastic for owners (those who werent reliant on it for 3rd party games) but it got such a bad rep. I have no regrets for owning one and will happily replay all these games for years and years.
tonytroz ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:20 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Switch should reach the potential that the Wii U was shooting for. It's a more portable version with more versatile local multiplayer gaming which has always been Nintendo's strong point.
AZ1717 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:07:16 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Baten kaitos is still one of the most innovative games that I have ever played. Love my gamecube
Zerosion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Im really glad to see someone else post it other then me. It really was a fantastic game and it seems like im the only one that ever remembers it half the time.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:55:23 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have this gamecube game in my Steam library gifted to me from a friend called "Tales of Symphonia", anyone know if it's any good? The reviews I've read are mostly about how it was a bad port to PC at first but is now fixed rather than the game itself.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:48:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just like to inform y'all that you can play GameCube and wii games on your pc with a program called Dolphin. You can run them at a much higher quality than was possible on the actual console and can even use Wii motes. There's also CEMU being made to play Wii U games on your computer but it's very glitchy right now.
The GameCube was the system I played the most for multiplayer games. Way more than the wii and slightly more than the n64.
This was also the first system when I had more third party games than Nintendo games: fire emblem, nba street, def jam, tales of symphonia, baten kaitos, star fox adventure... now add mรชlรฉe, mkdd (preferred mkwii tho), wind waker, metroid prime, pikmin, paper mario, pokemon XD and you have one of the best consoles ever.
Tho it's a shame that Mario Sunshine was meh.
I had a ps2 too and besides the Metal Gears and Tales of I didn't play a lot, just kept it for my friends to gather around PES weekly.
I'm betting on Nintendo pushing a bunch of classic GameCube sequels for the switch. New Mario Sunshine, Metroid Prime, Monkey Ball. Would be an awesome lineup
pjb0521 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:15:19 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also applicable to the Wii U
Lyianx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:32:05 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Betoken ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:04:53 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nintendo has always made great software. If they weren't sitting on a mountain of cash they might be motivated to re-release a lot more of the old stuff.
controller was designed very well. The thumb sticks that require a lot of use were close whereas the secondary ones were more out of the way. The buttons that get the most action were larger and more centered. Trigger buttons were easy to press but required a firm press.
If it was so well designed (and I don't necessarily disagree with anything you said), it would be a common place design by now.
At the end of the day it felt kind of all over the place. If you are going to have two trigger buttons on the right, might as well have two on the left as well. If you're going to have two sticks, might as well make them both analogue rather than have one function as basically a dpad anyway. It just seemed more ideological than practical.
Although I have to agree the N64 controller was a mess, despite being the console that really got me in to gaming in a "part of my life" kind of way (Perfect Dark and Smash Bros were literally my life back then).
disagree with it being a common place in design. Nintendo has a history of being innovative and separating from standard designs. The traditional symmetrical design has been the standard so it may be hard for other companies to be willing to take the risk by doing that.
there's also other factors such as cost of manufacturing, cost of having a design team etc.
tl;dr "if it was so good, it'd be everywhere" is a fallacy.
I don't think it is a fallacy, but I can agree with your point that it can just be an aversion to change from the Powers That Be.
I always felt that the Gamecube controller was the least comfortable; the PS2 controller didn't exactly feel shaped to human hands IMO, but it also had a sensible symmetry to it (although personally I am much more of a fan of the offset analogue stick design of the Xbox range than I am the symmetry of analogue sticks of the PS line, but the button spacing makes sense for both approaches).
Seeing as I don't strictly disagree with your "if it was so good, it'd be everywhere" being incorrect point, do you have anything to say about the c-stick and double right hand side but single left hand side shoulder buttons?
C stick doesn't get as much use as the analog stick but more use than Dpad. generally most movement your fingers do on a controller is with your right hand (probably because vast majority of people are right-handed). I think it was keeping this trend in mind when putting the Dpad on the left, and Z button on the right. While playing games for gamecube the Z button was one that also got minimal use, so sure there's no reason to NOT have one on the left side, but I think I think there wouldn't be much benefit.
the fallacy has more to do with a claim that a superior design would necessarily be commonplace, but as I pointed out this conclusion cannot be logically drawn because there can be other factors as to why it wouldn't be. It's like saying "if there were a healthier alternative to McDonald's, People wouldn't eat at McDonald's"
C stick doesn't get as much use as the analog stick but more use than Dpad.
So why not just make it an analogue stick? A lot of what Nintendo do feels like rocking the boat without any real direction, and is just for the sake of it (sometimes that is needed, don't get me wrong, but this is not one of them).
While playing games for gamecube ...
Irrelevant, since we are more talking about controller design in general rather than just the GC's design. Most games in the current and previous generations make extensive use of the shoulder buttons (as opposed to triggers), so there is clearly an ergonomic argument to having them.
And while I have no issue with you pointing out that the argument of "a better controller would be more widely adopted" being something of a fallacy (otherwise I would argue we'd all be using Steam controllers), your analogy is poor; what is the gaming controller equivalent of healthy? I simply argued better designed, which I think is a much more inclusive term considering it entails more than just one factor.
your first point makes no sense, because it's the same as the left side stick, except on the right, smaller, and out of the way.
your second point is wrong in regards to relevance, as you cannot separate controller design from design of everything else. likewise the general design of controllers has no bearing as to the discussion of whether the gamecube's design was done well.
your third point is not much of a point, because 1) your issue with it is the entire point of the analogy; it shows that there is an obvious fallacy in the analogy which is less so with the original assertion 2) as an analogy, it's inherently different from the original point so saying it's different doesn't actually show fault with the analogy.
My first point is; why treat it like the lesser of the half (dpad) than the greater of the half (analogue stick). It isn't the same as the left side stick or it would be an analogue stick already (like the left half). An analogue stick has way more directions than a simple dpad mapped to a stick (as the c-stick is) has. It's the whole point of it. The c-stick on a GC controller only has 8 directions versus the (honestly I don't know) the resolution of an analogue stick (I mean, it's kind of in the name, analogue). For a fighting game it is be better due to the possible ambiguity of an analogue stick vs the precision of only having eight directions of a dpad (which is all fighters generally care about, and which, I would argue, is the only place the c-stick excels, since it it is hard to be in between any of those eight points on a GC due to the shape of the inset the c-stick lives in). But everywhere else it is a hindrance in precision. Following the fighter zeitgeist, both sticks would be so (as in, both would be c-sticks), rather than one analogue and one dpad-esque.
As regards to your second point, I fail to see it I am afraid; "likewise the general design of controllers has no bearing as to the discussion of whether the gamecube's design was done well." seems incorrect; of course the controller design has a bearing on the general design of controllers of the generation, or any past that. If it fades in to oblivion having had no impact, it is fair to say it was almost (if not entirely) irrelevant considering there is no informal multi-platform standard based on the GC. Take for example Halo; while considering the PC market it was simply a solid console FPS, it has undoubtedly shaped the direction of almost every FPS since (a la CoD), no matter what the platform (i.e only two weapons at one time). I see no repercussions of the GC controller or scheme anywhere. If such is the case, it is pointless and might as well have followed the same layout.
As for the third point/paragraph, all I said was that a better controller would generally be more adopted, with some exception, which I admitted to. If the GC was better, we would at least see some signs of it in modern controller design (i.e. some asymmetrical designs), even if not entirely adopted across the board. But we don't.
And as an analogy, it is too far from the point to have any meaning; your analogy has moved from one generic variable ("best") to a specific one ("healthier"). What does healthier even equate to in the discussion of a controller? At least "best" can be equated to what is "best" for a controller; i.e. a mixture of comfort, precision, cost etc depending upon the user. "Healthier" has no obvious relationable variable, unless you care to enlighten me/anyone else reading.
uberi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:40 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fantasy Star Online, Smash bros. man I miss the days when I could wake up and go to sleep and say that the only thing I did that day was play my GameCube and eat.
naossoan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:45 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
oh wow i didn't realize the gamecub sold so poorly compared to others. It's sold more than the XBOX One though, which is surprising to me.
Spram2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:17 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Wii is also a Gamecube! If you add the Wii's sales to the Gamecube's, it sold around 123 million units. Many people had a Gamecube and didn't even know it.
naossoan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:00:26 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well yeah that's true but you can't really do that because the Wii isn't a "gamecube" and the only thing that sold the Wii was its marketing, gimmicky motion controls, Mario, and Zelda. Through that logic you could argue your PC is also a Gamecube, a Wii, an N64, Genesis, NES, SNES, etc etc through all the emulators.
I preordered a Wii because the preorders for the PS3 were sold out. I was planning on doing the unthinkable and scalp it on eBay for a big profit (the PS3). I was gonna be one of THOSE guys, but hey, I needed money bigtime at the time.
Anyway literally the ONLY game I ever bought for the Wii was Twilight Princess. Then I put a mod chip in it, played like 3 other games then threw it in a box where it has stayed for the past 10 years lol.
Can't remember if it is any good since its been years since i played it, but i want to try that turok game again. Remember it having some open world segments.
Yeah, I feel the same about the Wii U. Originality and quality is what matters, and be honest; the majority of people who play nintendo are probably little kids. How would they have gotten to grow up with games without something that appealed to them?
I wholeheartedly and completely agree!! I love Mega Bomberman (and a ton of other Genesis games) and have finished that game dozens of times. But I would love to play Saturn Bomberman again. Of course, I haven't checked for an emulator or anything...
Since I've gotten my Vive, Dolphin VR is my very favorite thing. F-zero and Metroid Prime were amazing in VR, and I haven't even tried the Windwaker, Paper Mario, or Custom Robo yet. Soooo much nostalgia.
Edit: Also, even though I was unable to get it working perfectly, Pokemon Coliseum was a blast as well.
Pandred ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:06 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cubivore!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:11 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It should always care if something sells well. More than likely the better is sales, the longer it's supported with progressively better content!
sephrinx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:43 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't sell well? Literally everyone I knew had at least one, if not another for some odd reason. I thought gamecube was the best selling console in its generation.
sephrinx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:17 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, not literally everyone in the world but all of my friends did. And by "them" I mean their family owned one or more.
Of course, by the context, you would be able to infer that.
lvlat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:43 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Marvel nemesis rise of the imperfect. Still the best fighting game I have ever played to this day. As well as one of if not the best super hero game ever. If you can find an emulator and play it you won't be disappointed. The local multiplayer was amazing. You could be venom or spider man and swing around shorting webs at people. Or play wolverine and regenerate through all the sky you take. Or just throw people around as the thing. Such a great VS mode. Hopefully someone makes another one eventually.
Ah, the good old disk read error and the random dial inside the guts of the Gamecube that fixes it. I stripped my Gamecube so many times back in the day I could probably still do it a decade later.
Thrannn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:41 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i never finished a single game on the gamecube... idk why i think i was just a piece of shit that cried everytime when a game got too hard.
but i always imagine how i will take a month off and finish all the old games. of course i still have them all
subflax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:46 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i sold all my old shit building my first pc. far from that now, but id gladly sell an old gpu for a gamecube and some of my old games now. emulated shit isnt the same.
LaXandro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:41 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
And the most Gamecube game of them all is probably F-Zero GX. Just like Gamecube, it didn't sell well, and again like it, it held up better than most things from back then. Many tried to one-up GX since, but few came close, and seeing how WipEout is dead, new F-Zero- if it comes- has a big chance of being simplified for casuals given the current state of Nintendo, and most indies like Redout and Formula Fusion miss the point of genre entirely- risk and reward system, packed into tight and expansive driving mechanics and a feeling of "I am definitely going way too fast here but it still works out" if you do everything just right, the best Gamecube game may stay as the best in genre for a long time.
Still better than a console that only has licensed movie games.
SFSMag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:44 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Other than some RE games, Fire Emblem, and SSBM I can't remember any other games for that system that I played a lot, but boy did I log some hours on those games I did. (I wouldn't even know about the Fire Emblem franchise if not for GC)
Bought a used one at a retro gaming store recently... I don't regret it one bit ! It came with the sequels of Rogue Squadron (Rogue Leader and Rebel Strike) ! It's awesome (and better than today Star Wars Battlefront) !
I think when we look back at the history and pantheon of video games. They all become unprofitable but some become forgotten. GameCube will forever be loved and regarded as great.
Metroid Prime still looks great to this day!
Edit: spelling
Jayboots ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:04 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm actually playing on mine currently. I'm playing Legend of Zelda:OOT Master Quest, and having a great time. Although, I'm used to my 360, and keep forgetting that I have to get up to turn it on and off lol.
Anbico ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:47 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you didn't play Metal Arms: A Glitch in the System, go back to your gamecube, because you aren't done with it yet.
I like how when I had it, everybody gave me crap for having it (and not having a PS2), and bagged on the games and the controllers. Now everybody treats it like it's some pinnacle of game machines; some misunderstood genius.
I love my GameCube which I've had for 15 years now. I really need to get it hooked up to my current tv (but unfortunately I need to get component cables for it). But I lost my copy of smash bros one of the times that I moved in the last few years so that kinda sucks.
Eternal Darkness was my game of choice. So good. I wonder what Silicon Knights are up to nowadays...if they're even still in business.
CKL2014 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:54 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss the GameCube. You could buy an LCD tv for the top of it, it was the first machine with non-led wireless controllers, it was the first machine to release RE4, and it had great Nintendo staples like Metroid Prime, Windwaker, and Mario Sunshine.
I just never understood the d-pad design or the limited disc sizes.
I wish I'd kept mine.
I was moving and had to get rid of a lot of stuff and that was one of them.
I went to donate it to a local thrift store. the guy that was helping me unload everything took a look at it, handed me his car keys and asked me to put it in his car for him. At that moment I realized I probably should've sold it.
Were? They're suddenly not? It was just a few weeks ago that I got all the shines in mario sunshine, there were always a few missing when I was younger... well I mean most... all the episodes bonus stars and gold coins... just need some blue coins. On and I've been wanting to play mario party 5 for a long time but I can't find anybody that has dolphin to play with.
dallasrm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still play mine at least once a week. And I don't own a Wii or Wii U. Can't wait for the Switch though.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:17 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you mind explaining what the Switch offers?
My brother has been telling me about it and it sounds like it basically does everything. I haven't been able to find a good source with info about it anywhere.
dallasrm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:29 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It will replace the handheld and console with an all-in-one hybrid. This means all future Nintendo games will be on it instead of being divided like with the DS and the Wii. You can play it on your TV or take it on the go. There are also rumors that it will play GameCube games.
The gamecube was the shit in my household. We had like 4 in my home. xD I never knew it didn't sell well till I did research on it. I'm glad I had the chance to play this awesome system.
The Gamecube was my first console ever. I loved that thing, Metabots, Zelda, Luigi's mansion, double dash.. So many great games.
I even had shiny silver stickers that covered the purple on my system to make it looks sweet as fuck.
biggerx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're even better in 1080p using the Dolphin Emulator.
TheFiona ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:42 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't care what anybody says, Gamecube controllers are the best controllers ever.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:25 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only issue I ever had with one was when the Z button cracked on mine.
Other than that, the Cube was the most indestructible gaming system I've ever played on. Id leave that thing in overnight night, play it all day long, never overheated.
SapeMies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:31 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
voncrun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:03 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
as a kid I hated the ps2 because in my eyes it could only support a max of 2 players. I know there were multi taps and stuff, but that was irrelevant to 9 year old me. Gamecube had 4 player smash, crystal chronicles, mario kart, time splitters, warioware, and just so much else. me and my little shit friends would all huddle together at each others houses and just scream the house down playing 4 player coop and vs games. xbox did have halo which was sick, but i didn't get into until i was a little older. as a kid gamecube was the definitive couch multiplayer system, and since online play wasn't really a thing yet (halo 2 was still years off), i saw ps2 as exclusive and anti fun because we would have to take turns.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Couch multiplayer system"
Well...this was before wireless controllers. For me, it was the definitive floor multiplayer system. Lol
Wynner3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Other than the classic games, BMX XXX was the only game that I have played with topless women riding bikes. I ended giving my GameCube to a less fortunate co-worker. Up until that point, her daughter never had a console.
It's interesting how much influence this had on how I hold a controller. I still hold an xbox one controller with just left index but right index on rb and middle on right trigger
Ayfia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:52 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. I played my gamecube for so long and I thought it was popular :( All my friends and I had one. The games were amazing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:17 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is my favorite console Nintendo released. I don't understand how it sold poorly when Resident Evil 4 originally was exclusive to this console. I loved Super Mario Sunshine and Animal Crossing as well.
I'm pretty old now, but a couple of years ago I dusted off my (still working) Amiga 500 and played me some Emerald Mine IV. Kinda wish I still had it to play again in a few years, but storage space. Can't hoard everything.
Supersmash Bros Melee and Super Mario Sunshine alone makes the system worth getting. Then you had Metroid Prime, Windwaker, Mario Party 5. Oh god it's so good.
I'm actually busting out my GameCube games right now. So many great classics.
Endulos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:02 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't learn about it until last year when I downloaded Dolphin and hunted down some ISO for the GameCube, but the GameCube had a little game series called Zoids VS.
Only one game was localized (Zoids Vs 2 which became Zoids: Battle Legends), but the rest are playable even if you know little Japanese.
Among all the shit games that the Zoids franchise has had, it is THE BEST representation of the Zoids anime. Those games are fucking awesome, and I suggest people try them if you like Zoids.
They're not perfect games (Minor things bug me about them, but they're minor) by any means, but compared to what Zoids has mostly gotten? They're fucking awesome.
I still have urges to go back and play Animal Crossing. But the thought of weeds over running my town and the amount of time I know I would spend pulling them stops me lol
kielly32 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:40:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God the memorabilia.
isayx3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The best GameCube option is the first gen wii. Component or HDMI out (via adapter). Can't be found used for $40-50 at gamestop. Can use gc controllers or wii classic controllers.
kielly32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:51 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why though? Get a GameCube cheap at a second hand store and play the shit out of it vanilla.
isayx3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:10 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GameCube is only rf/composite out. If you want the best image quality/ color on an hdtv then the wii is the way to go. Unless you have a old crt laying around then have at it l.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:30 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Love this console. Probably my most played overall.
kielly32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:53 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
666 comments. I have to break it... I still play the gamecube to this day. Still my favorite besides duck hunt on the nintendo 64. I used to play the shit out of The Simpsons: Hit and Run.
That reminds me, I still have two game cubes, thanks OP now I have to call in late to work on Monday.
jrsooner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:03 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Super Smash Bros Melee, Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Strikers, Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat.
Wish they'd make a remaster of this great game. :(
kielly32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:55 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This actually kind of reminds me. I have two GameCubes and an original xbox both in amazing condition. I should really get them out of the damp unheated house I have them stored in and save em for generations. My grandmother also had a Nintendo 64 that I used to play the shit out of till I grew up. I'm afraid to ask her what she did with it because 9/10 she just threw it out.
Celfarko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:07 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The GameCube controller was great. They should of improved on that controller going forward in the generations. The pro controller for the wii u is awful
doittuit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:30 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I fucking loved resident evil 4! One of my favorite games of all time!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:33 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Evil, how dare you attempt to sell the legendary GAME CUUUUUBBBBEEEEEEE
I think Nintendo is catching onto the fact that only their mobile platforms are doing well, hence the switch. It makes sense because of their target audience. If they want to compete with other platforms, they have to conform to the heavy graphics and do away with the gimmicks. The Wii did well because it was the first motion gaming system, but it died ultimately because it got old quick and the tech wasn't up to snuff to keep up. That's why the WiiU flopped.
Recently HDMI modded my cube, looks even more amazing than ever.
rebelx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nintendo consoles and games are never at the top of my priority (usually last), but SSB and SSBM (N64/GC) have given me hours and hours of fun w/friends.
So many great games. Metroid prime is easily one of the best games I've ever played, it was so atmospheric. It has to be up there as an all time classic, at least IMO.
Man, I loved the Gamecube. I played the hell out of.....
Windwaker
Smash Melee
Luigi's Mansion
Animal Crossing
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Metroid Prime
Resident Evil 4
Super Mario Sunshine
Paper Mario: TTYD
Soul Calibur 2
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (THE CHAO GARDEN THO)
Zelda Ocarina of Time Master Quest
Probably many others as well. At the time, GC rivaled my playtime against the PS2. I still played both a lot, but it was pretty even. Nowadays, I play my PS4 and PC, while my Wii U sits in dust waiting for Zelda U.
I never even beat Metroid Prime cuz I was younger and couldn't figure out how to get past a certain part of the story. I kinda wanna go back and play it. Sure I can emulate it or something :)
I don't think I ever beat it. I was pretty young and got stuck somewhere. Then I bought this cheat disc that let's you enable all the unlockables before starting the game, and I went places I wasn't supposed to yet and didn't know what to do. I should go back and restart it as well.
It only had one online game. you could play almost every game on other consoles or dozens of clones. Theres only ten good games, While the other console had 100 good ones. 3rd/2nd party games were few. The discs...... you cant play movies on it. You can carry it like a purse but cant use it like a purse
Morbid28 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The GameCube was so advanced that it was arguably more powerful than the Wii, which used a modified version of the same chip set. The largest part of the GameCube's inability to overcome the PS2 was the lack of compatibility for media discs (standard CDs and DVDs).
M_Bipson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:23 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought GameCube sold a lot. Everyone I knew had one and it had so many amazing games. Fucking Animal Crossing!
kolossal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:08 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Resident Evil 4 is the only game that has made me buy a console for a single game.
Not a bad system, but this seems very random. I haven't touched a GC since Wii launched. Why anyone would still be messing around with one, with the advent of digital consoles, I really don't know.
The gamecube remains my favorite nintendo console to this day. I actually have 2 of them sitting on a shelf in my room. The laser got screwed up on my first one so I went and bought a used one. I then managed to repair the old one using a partially melted pen and a screwdriver. Then something happened to the used one and its laser screwed up. I then opened up THAT one and fixed it. So now I have two working gamecubes sitting on my shelf with the cases just sitting over them and not screwed on.
Ok so I never had a Gamecube (switched to PS2 that gen) and just got Dolphin a couple of weeks ago to try out Wind Waker. I also have SSB Melee, Mario Sunshine and Double Dash.
What are your top 3 or 5 favorite GC games that I need to play? GO!
Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes, Skies of Arcadia and Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. All awesome games. Props to the GBA integration with LoZ: Four Swords Adventure and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. I was actually lucky enough to have 4 friends with GBAs to play with.
Goose306 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:16 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
May my Eternal Darkness disc RIP forever after a college buddy accidently broke it - greatest mature game Nintendo has ever produced, and flat out one of the best survival horror games of all time.
We still have one and love it to death. Kirby air ride, animal crossing, Pokemon... We never got many games for it, but we still play all the time.
PRNmeds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:20 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smash was one of the best games of all time! I also remember being completely blown away by how good the graphics were in the game 'Pikmin'. The geographical landscapes, the transparent water. Totally amazing.
I got one of these in fifth grade, and my mom also sold it in fifth grade. She wasn't into video games and neither was my step father, so we only had 3 games for it: a Pac man one, a Mickey mouse one,and a game called Ty the Tasmanian tiger (I think). I really liked the Pac man and Ty one,but by the time she sold it I had only got about halfway through because I sucked at videogames. It wasn't until like 8 th or 9 th grade that we got a ps3, and then it was like an explosion, we got a wii, xbox, Ds's, psps and a shit ton of games so I was over saturated with content.
It was so bad that I didn't know that games had a storyline and ending until my boyfriend told me around senior/junior year, and I didn't finish a game until the year after I graduated (GTA V is the first and only game I've finished, with help from my boyfriend,and I'm working on terraria right now,but it's hard for me to find games I like). A wish for me right now is to get a game cube and the Pac man as Ty games and actually finish them,because it's been about 9 years.
I did like the game cube it had its flaws i wasnt the biggest fan of the controller tbh it didnt really live up to how good the n64 was or maybe that was just down to the fact it didnt have the goldeneye or perfect dark games. It is the games that make or break a console xbox and playstation had most the games and some rights were enterly theres. If there had of been a very good mario to go along with there really good mario cart things may have been different.
Any love for Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem? I mean, kudos to all the classics on the GameCube, but this was my favorite. The sanity effects making you think that your save got deleted, or using a healing potion and the top half of your body exploding until you realize that your character is just losing their mind. Soo good.
CodyCus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:21 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Replace it with a wii U and the comic is still accurate
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:49 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The thrift store is selling them for $50, worth it?
Go for it if you don't have a regular Wii. Or you can look online and see if there are any bundles people have up there that come with games and controllers. This system is a masterpiece when it comes to the selection of games.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:54 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a Wii U that I barely use, I should probably boot it up haha
So there's gonna be one of these with a Wii U in ten years?
Souloni ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:17 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gamecube was a PS2+ in terms of graphical power. I was never able to own one in addition to the PS2 I had, but I was always amazed at how smooth cross platform games were. If it wasn't a higher framerate then it was slightly crisper graphics.
Nintendo makes systems that make me feel pissed off for the lack of longevity, but they provide an experience that is one of a kind.
This is exactly my relationship with the Dreamcast. Underpowered, sure, and maybe not the greatest lineup of games. But the great games it did have were pretty amazing.
I remember for one of my birthdays when I was young I got a GameCube with Super Mario Sunshine and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle. It quickly became my favorite console. I still play a lot of games on it!
I miss the days playing with Mario Kart Double Dash with all of my family. My dad was a beast at that game. He loved playing Soul Caliber 2 as well. Gamecube brought happy moments into our lives. ๐
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:05 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still have my GameCube and I absolutely love it! The wife got me Metroid Prime 2,Resident Evil 4 and Prince of Persia for Christmas. I haven't touched my PS3 in weeks.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:32 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It sold well for me lol, me, my dad and my stepmum probably owned about 10 gamecubes between us over the years
Eddyoshi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:42 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good news for you because Switch is getting Gamecube games!
Lyianx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:25 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
VC doesnt count.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:10 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those games were good DESPITE the hardware not because of it.
I never owned one, I was a dirt-poor college student at the time, but I'm STILL trying to get Dolphin (a gamecube emulator) to work with the rogue squadron games... i've been dying to play those games for a decade and a half.
sephtis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:56 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Double dash, wind waker, melee, time splitters.
Man, such good times.
_0x0_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still have one in my garage. If I had copy of Mario Sunshine, I'd play it.
One night in about 2003 I was lying in bed with a very beautiful woman, easily out of my league. There had been the sex! It wasn't even the very first time of the sex.
In the small hours of the night, she sat up and took my hand. Turning to me in that close darkness she asked me....
"Fuck it, let's try The Black Gate one more time."
We donned hasty pyjamas, loaded The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King into the Cube - and that night we finished that game.
Today, we are still together - and I will be her Player 2 throughout this life and into the New Game +.
I'm actually in the process of getting my cousins back together to play some Hunter: The Reckoning with my old GameCube, but now we'll have memory cards and not have to restart the game all over again when we play some other time. GameCube is freaking great!
I dont think I have ever run into anyone who knows about it. Such a great combat system. Sure the cards are daunting at first but once you get the hang of deck building it's like jrpg meets gambling. Lol
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:07 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Coliseum and it's amazingly edgy protagonist, yet pure unadulterated "mature" Pokemon world showed that games can grow up with me as well.
Super Smash Brothers Melee and the fun of flying around the screen pursuing combos or just throwing pokeballs everywhere showed me how stupidly fun a game can be.
Tales of Symphonia and its world of friendship and love while tackling worldly problems like racism, isolationism and even bits of depression showed me how beautiful a game can be outside of the mechanics.
Sonic Riders showed me how fun it was to press and let go of L or R at the right time.
Mario Kart Double Dash showed me I can play games with my sister and have fun while doing it. At least, while I was driving.
The Gamecube might've been outclassed by PS2 in various ways, but it was the door to many personal growths as well as other games. It was a great system.
I was avid NES and SNES player and grew up on the 2D platform I was very hesitant to get the N64 and the fact I was 16 when it did come out I said no way I would want to play it anyway. So I didn't. I didn't like it at a friends house so when GC came out, for some reason I thought it kicked ass so much I went to buy it and fucking loved it.
It's half fan, it is the least likely to die if left on for a long time. Also, Link was in soul caliber 2. And f-zero gx was awesome, and if you could find the arcade game was awesome with custom shit.
jgr9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:46:12 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jurassic Park Operation Genesis didn't sell well either. It was essentially dinosaur roller coaster tycoon. It was awesome and now the disks are worth like $100 since few of them circulated.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:02:24 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mario kart, super strikers, mario tennis, mario golf. I spent a lot of time in college smoking weed and playing those games with many people.
Ezili ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:25:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There were a bunch of awesome games on the gamecube - Double Dash, Melee, Time Splitters, Viewtiful Joe and so on.
But my abiding memory of owning one was going into a game store every weekend to find an awesome new game, and instead just looking at a shelf load of crap. There were great games, but they were mostly first party and there was a lot of shit. I wanted more great releases more often.
Wasn't it also because GC didn't have any online multiplayer?
The wii barely had online support.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:30:15 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IIRC the GameCube was the only console of that generation capable of having self shadowing in Rogue Squadron
FVCEGANG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:44:02 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved my gamecube, I had probably 25-30 games for it. My oldest sister always begged me to have it long after its initial run. One of the biggest mistakes i made was giving it to her. she lost it along with all my games in maybe 2 months. I was pissed, and I still miss my trusty GameCube to this day.
I never had it when it came out, we had a ps2. Managed to get one for ยฃ10 from a friend who was clearing out a bunch of stuff his lodger left behind. Since its now harder to find games (the good ones anyway), I now enjoy building my collection of absolute classic games. I ended up just buying wind waker from Amazon for pretty much full price as nobody ever trades that game in. After playing it, I see why.
Amongst the other consoles I have kept/bought over the years my aim is to build the ideal "history of video games" collection for my kids to learn it's roots. They are definitely not starting with the latest consoles and being spoilt by fancy graphics and sound. They are starting with a Sega mega drive like their father did.
hwarming ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:11:55 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gamecube is definitely the most beloved in hindsight console. Everybody hated Windwaker when it came out, now a lot of people consider it the best, lot of people hated Mario Sunshine, now a lot of people think it's the best, Twilight Princess on the Gamecube was the superior version until the Wii U
N1biru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:43:02 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I started gaming on a GameCube... Need for speed underground is still one of the best racing games
steam29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:43:43 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have only played maybe 20 or less games on a gamecube(not even the best ones) when i was young but they were damn awesome and gave me hours upon hours of fun with my friends and cousins wether it be in the garage on christmas day with my cousins or solo playing mario kart
I think they marketed it poorly. At least they did in Australia. I never saw ads for it or for any of the games. I've only ever seen one once and it was after the Wii was out. And I grew up with the supernintendo and 64
XelNigma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:15:36 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats a funny looking Dreamcast.
R2-ME2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:45:25 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To me the same applies to the Wii U. There were so many quality games on it that I had to buy a second-hand one for myself after the Switch announcement
JZBurger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:00:27 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was the console I grew up with and I adored it. It honestly had some of the most memorable games of all time.
kilot1k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:02:06 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had the ps2 originally... I traded it out for one reason, halo. I loved my ps2, but that fucking game resonated with me on a level I never thought possible. Nothing was better then all night LAN parties playing CTF on sidewinder, nothing!!!
Custom robo and super smash bro melee were the fucking shit!!! And that pokemon game where you steal people's pokemon.
I also loved Mario party (the first 4-6), and KIRBY AIRRIDE!!!!!!! SWEET CHILDHOOD!
jml011 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:41:27 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bro, nothing sold well compared to the PS2. The Gamecube sold almost 22 million, with the OG Xbox selling 24 million. By way of comparison, the Xbox One only just passed that number sometime in the middle of this year.
Mrpvids ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:50:05 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Gamecube had great experimental games, like Donky Kong: Jungle Beat, Eternal Darkness, Super Mario Sunshine, etc. We also saw a bunch of mew IP, some of which need a sequel, introduced. Kirby Air-ride, Gotcha Force, Killer 7, Custom Robo, Viewtiful Joe, Animal Crossing, Pikmin.
Edit: These are just the games I could think of, off the top of my head.
One of the most underrated consoles of all time. Use to play Super Mario Strikers with my brothers tell my hands cramped up. Nfl Street, always fun. And Double Dash to this day is one of the greatest games ever created.
kieran81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still use mine to play Melee with my friends. That game will never be old.
Clearly Animal Crossing is the best thing since the GameCube and needs its spotlight too. I spent so much time with my buddies in our town "Buttville". Racing to outbuild each other, leaving ridiculous jokes for each other via flags, shirts, townsfolk messages and songs.
I get that this was an awesome contender in that generation of consoles, but will gamecube fans please pull thier heads out of their asses and accept that the control was a crazy Niche piece of shit that ruined the consoles chances in the 3rd party. As if nintendo's 3rd party chances weren't bad enough. Its one of the rare times where even the developers have to look at your product as that of one for children.
What kind of crazy fuck wants to play RE4 on the gamecube? I get they released that stupid gimmick chainsaw computer, but that does not make it worth it.
It has a handful of titles that are great, I'm not saying it's a system without good games, but it's no GameCube. The GameCube was a fantastic system that got drowned out by the thunder of the ps2 and had decent third party support. The wiiu just kind of rumbled out but quickly petered out.
Lyianx ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:30:34 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its not that bad.
mikiec67 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:01:42 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha right.... Keep saying the game cube wasn't bad. But it's Nintendo based and most of their games just couldn't and still can't compete with the competition. It all really boils down to what type of gamer you are. FPS games are by far for the XBOX crowd, Play Station is more for the sports games, and game cube is just catered to mostly younger kids and Mario based franchise games or Nintendo flops...
Xbone and PS4 are glorified low-power computers, while Nintendo consoles are usually quite unique.
mikiec67 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:07 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the Nintendo consoles can't even do nearly as much as their competitors. It's obvious you must be a Nintendo fan, and that's O.K. But...it doesn't change reality!
And the PS4 and Xbone can't do nearly as much as a PC. Your point?
mikiec67 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:45 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha wasn't trolling, so yeah, it would be a bad attempt I guess at trolling. I was just stating a popular opinion; derived from statistics from the market so....
What a low-quality shitpost to make to the front page, unbelievable. Reddit would upload a photo of a turd with a one liner on it
utu_ ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:56:44 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
gamecube was terrible. as a kid who had all three consoles I never touched the gamecube and was mad at my aunt for shoplifting it for me. dreamcast was pretty solid though you could burn games to a CD and play them, I had every game, that dolphin one was fun as shit.
Yamone ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:07 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same could be Said even more so for wiiu. Some of the actual Games were ecceptional
Spram2 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:29 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What people don't know: If you have a Wii, you also have a Gamecube.
If you add the sales of the Wii to the Gamecube's then you get 123 million which makes it the 3rd best selling console of all time (losing to PS2 and DS).
You know that 21 million people buying something is objectively a success right? How much do you think they spent making and advertising them, vs how much money they made lmao
Im certain they didnt make nearly as much as they wanted to. Especially when the Ps2 went on to sell literally 700% of the gamecube, im sure it wasnt what they expected.
If you think Nintendo wouldnt be the industry titan as they are now if the gamecube didnt sell well, you have to consider that Nintendo has decades of dominating the games industry, as well as over a hundred years of selling toys before they sold games. Nintendo has money to spare even of they take a loss the size of the wii u.
Im not splitting hairs, im speaking objectively. I never said it failed, I said it comparatively did not sell well. Microsofts first non pc console sold better, every other Nintnedo system sold better until the wii U, and it didnt hold a candle to the ps2.
Objectively, it did not sell well. That is a fact.
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[deleted] ยท 4163 points ยท Posted at 17:54:40 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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sara_steve ยท 1693 points ยท Posted at 18:03:04 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Compared to the ps2 it didn't sell well, but neither did the xbox. They weren't flops, there was just a more popular console that generation.
khaeen ยท 463 points ยท Posted at 21:27:07 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ps2 sales blew everything else out of the water. The GameCube was just unfortunate that it was in a bad cycle for competition. Nothing was particularly terrible about it, but Xbox had online and Ps2 was the king of all consoles.
BlotOutTheSun ยท 226 points ยท Posted at 00:01:16 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RIP Sega Dreamcast
Same story :/
Swizzlestix28 ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 00:22:05 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
House of the dead, power stones, shenmue. Way classic. Much awesome
pigwalk5150 ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 00:25:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ready to rumble, crazy taxi. So many good games, I wish I still had my dreamcast!
MAGAallthetime ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 00:44:50 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Crazy Taxi! Wow what a great game
dynamicj ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:19:00 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Emulators and roms.
randallross420 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:40:07 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
marvel vs capcom 2
Swizzlestix28 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:26:32 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just keep echo the dolphin the fuck away from me
Adam_Ondi_Ramen ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:29:03 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This game was actually fucking great... For young aspiring masochistic achievement whore, anyways.
Mingky ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:22:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YEAYE YEAYE YEAYE YEAYE!
kajarago ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 00:28:49 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Soul Calibur
Swizzlestix28 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:31:41 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeh it was awesome.
Tyrann0saurus_Rex ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 10:21:25 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Skies of Arcadia hands down the best game of a generation
LLLLLink ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:37:04 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Skies of Arcadia, Phantasy Star Online
Swizzlestix28 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:22 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well im gonna have to dust off the dreamcast and hook it up now. I even forgot about sonic and mini games on the memory cards
LLLLLink ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:40:19 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those memory cards need to come back
right_in_two ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:39 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I missed out on Phantasy Star Online, but I played PSO2 when I found out you could play it on pc.
LLLLLink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:21:22 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The original was the best, hands down.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:04:01 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can't forget about Jet Set Radio!
pasou21 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:55 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My first Phantasy Star Online was Dreamcast. Good times
Ed-Zero ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:59:20 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Marvel vs Capcom 2 as well
Mustafa_K_Redditurk ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 00:21:10 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The dreamcast controller was a piece of shit and was probably part of the problem. I loved the games though... MvC2, virtua tennis, Skies of Arcadia, Grandia 2, Jet Grind Radio....
Ringo-Slice ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 00:37:24 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Phantasy star online too
the_party_hat_cat ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:41:10 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What was wrong with the controller? I still have my Dreamcast and while there's other controllers I like more I sort of like it, haha.
MuricaPersonified ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:48:46 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't know about OP, but for me it was a little on the pointy side and wasn't really equiped for 3D games; not enough buttons
beboppin_n_scottin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:53 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well for starters the cord came through the bottom and had to be pinched onto the back to route it where it should have been to begin with. Plastic analog stick wasn't very appealing either. Thing was huge to boot.
And chances were the memory card you had in the thing screamed at you every time you booted it up.
SpectraI ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:48:42 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was a pretty bad controller but thinking back on it I don't think it was too different from the original xbox controller was it? That thing was fat as hell
Effimero89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:17 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Am I the only one who played that spawn fighting game? That game was insanely fun. Can't even remember the name
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:48:48 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spawn : In the demons hand? That's the one I owned growing up.
Effimero89 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:16:44 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea has to look it up. Damn fun game
mixedliquor ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:34:12 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My view on the Dreamcast was the ability to easily counterfeit. What developer wants to make games everyone pirates? I saw more pirated copies amongst my peers than legit games.
KillerDJ93 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:21:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A big part of the Dreamcast's failure was because you could literally burn copies of the games, and need no mods to play them. No one wanted to make games for a console that had no anti-piracy controls.
DrCashew ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:28:07 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dreamcast died because there was no game protection, you didn't even need to mod the dreamcast to play any illegal copies.
Lolleos ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:55:35 on December 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, the Dreamcast's story is a much sadder one. It was a console that smashed every other console (when it launched) in terms of raphisc and power. Hell, it even had online connectivity. But along came the PS2 to crucify it and the fact that the Dreamcast failed emant the demise of Sega as a console oriented brand.
Still, to this day, the Deramcast holds one of the most impressive game libraries in terms of the percentage of good games and, for the time, it was a huge step forward.
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x007isYoshi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:08 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well also no developers really wanted to work with the Dreamcast since no one was sure if Sega was going to make a new console yet again. But what do I know, I only had a Gamecast.
MildlyAngryBlackMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:20 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Phantasy Star Online is the game that started my MMO addiction.
probablynappin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:14:49 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To this day I miss mine so much. Awesome games.
BlotOutTheSun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:22:25 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got mine out and played with the 3rd party RF switch on channel 3. My wife and I played Gauntlet Legends:Dark Legacy. It was wonderful :)
YaboiMuggy ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 00:18:31 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dreamcast sucked.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:20:35 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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david0990 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:25:51 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had one. It sucked.
Omg_Shut_the_fuck_up ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:47 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nintenga megacast
ExpFilm_Student ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:43:28 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Super Monkey Ball was my fucking jam. I was fucking tits at targets.
ericelawrence ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:38:44 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PS2=DVD player.
Guildo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:46:22 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
same with PS3, only console with Bluray support and when it came on the market it was the cheapest bluray-player
ericelawrence ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:16:32 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And now the PS4 Pro doesn't play 4K discs but the Xbox One S does.
SpectraI ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:31 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ps2 had online also! I used to play midnight club and burnout online all the time it was great
hutxhy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:09 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I might be wrong, but doesn't PS2 still have the record for console sales?
Trankman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:10 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep, it sold 155 million units. That's 3 times more than the PS4 currently.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:56:36 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well it didn't help that Nintendo decided to go with the mini discs. Imagine Resident Evil 4 but with the some engine potential as God of War.
OurSuiGeneris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:59:34 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean if you were online in that time, plenty of people shat on it for being less powerful and for rarely getting the same "hardcore gamer" games that the other consoles got.
procrastigamer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:10:48 on December 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Basically right place at the wrong time
[deleted] ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 22:06:38 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The controller for gamecube kind of sucked.
Talador12 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 23:53:11 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that why tons of smash players still covet the wavebird controllers?
DTX41 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:01:53 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only smash I've been good at was melee and it was because of the controller
chillaxinbball ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:37 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, the wavebird is bad for smash gameplay because it adds a bit more latency than a wired controller.
[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 00:06:42 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's because they went with the game and it is what they got used to. There is a reason controllers like that stopped existing. HINT: It wasn't because they were superior.
KingOfTheDust ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:01:59 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That controller was awful. God forbid anything be symmetrical, right? The ps2 and xbox controllers were so much better
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:07:43 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, I have no so many angry fanboys downvoting, but you're immune, because angry fanboys can only go three levels down. It is part of their LARP character.
Pinkish_Phoenix ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:47:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I don't really get the hype over the GC controller either didn't like it then, don't like it now.
Big_TX ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:51:40 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think they are the best by far. Followed by Xbox 360.
I use PlaySstations and I still don't like their controllers haha.
Danster21 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:53:06 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel the same way. The gamecube controller feels great in my hands and each button has a different size and/or shape so it's ridiculously easy to learn to use effectively. 360 controllers are good too, probably the best feeling to hold in your hands of any controller, simply by design. Playstation controllers are easily the hardest to get accustomed to, and the X, Triangle, Circle and Square are much harder to memorize their placement than ABXY.
My next door neighbor had a PS2 (we only had PS1 at my house) and I went over all the time but even after months of playing, I still had to look down a lot to remember which button was which.
Toltec123 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:02:19 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You had a PS1 at home and still couldn't remember the buttons? Do you remember to wipe your ass after taking a dump?
Danster21 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:15 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No need to be so insulting. Yeah, I loved Spyro so much, easily one of my favorite series' ever. I never had 100% certainty over the buttons, but I've never had that problem with any other controller ever.
KingSolo4 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:18:20 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well then this seems to be on your end and not the controller. I've had all the consoles and it was always easy switching from one to the other. I know it's anecdotal but it was the same for my friends and I who had the consoles. Never any problems with the controllers. Although it is hard to believe you have trouble with Playstations controllers when they've practically been the same since.
Arklelinuke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:22 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's true. It's better than the N64 controller though, that one is the spawn of Hell.
PhasmaFelis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:44 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I heard far more compaints about the Xbox controller. Odd, because none of them bothered me at all.
Enriquehotpantz ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:59:48 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The biggest problem (pun kind of intended) with the Xbox controller was they were made for people with Andre the Giant sized hands. Once they started selling the smaller version of the Xbox controllers it was much better!
ThatNerdyGuy82 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:02:42 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm. Source: I have Andre The Giant sized hands. That frisbee controller fit oh so right.
HappyStalker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:05:41 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same. The ps controllers even today feel like they were made for small children. Which they probably were but still.
I_got_nothin_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:45 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PlayStation contollers were probably made for Japanese people sized hands.
Enriquehotpantz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:12 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't have small hands, but they were too big for my hands.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:45:24 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ps2 sold we'll because I had 4 break on me
DFile ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:56:31 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well the Gamecube was really underpowered compared to the other consoles on the market.
mewithoutMaverick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:31:30 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was more powerful than a PS2 and not far behind an Xbox...
DFile ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:17:44 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's graphics were limited by the mini DVD's though.
VolvicApfel ยท 792 points ยท Posted at 19:55:15 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ps2 had soooo many games . Thats was the golden age ... And there was stuff for everyone . I wish nintendo would make more games besides the standart (mario,zelda) stuff .
khaeen ยท 342 points ยท Posted at 21:28:41 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PS2 had so many games because it's sales numbers dwarfed everything else. It snowballed and so people bought the console for the games, but so many people bought that there are millions of games released with a lot of them being crap.
golapader ยท 805 points ยท Posted at 21:39:35 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Keep in mind when the ps2 came out a lot of people still didn't have DVD players, considering how expensive they still were at the time. Knowing that you got a DVD player with your game console was a huge selling point.
illinoishokie ยท 147 points ยท Posted at 21:52:34 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hugely underrated point here. I justified the money toward a PS2 in college (from eBay, for a hundred bucks over retail, because you could not find one in stores after launch) because of it doubling as a DVD player, and because of Silent Hill 2. I never regretted a dime of it.
S62anyone ยท 45 points ยท Posted at 22:57:57 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aahh silent hill 2.....those long as stairs from the museum to the underground prison still gives me the fuckin chills
Joetato ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 23:30:29 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, you couldn't. I worked in a WalMart when the PS2 came out. One night, not long after launch, there was an announcement on the intercom: "Attention Shoppers: we have four Playstation 2 consoles at the service desk. It's strictly first come, first serve. Please come to the service desk if you want to buy one."
One guy a few feet away from me literally dropped everything he was holding (which was a few items from around the store) and started running towards service desk. I mean, he was running like he was in a race. The dude took the fuck off. I never checked if he made it in time to get a PS2, but it was a superstore (so it was big) and we weren't close to the service desk. Plus, I was living in a college town, so probably half the customers in there were in college and, I'd imagine, most of them wanted a PS2. The only reason I didn't try to get one was because you can't buy stuff while on shift. Even if I did make it in time, they would have told me to get the fuck back to work.
I did eventually end up buying one in mid-2002, though.
epraider ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 23:51:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Shit like this happened with Nukacola from Fallout 4 at Target last year. I went in the morning before the store opened, probably 12 people lined up. First lady, a relatively older women probably in her 50s had apparently been there a while. As soon as they let us in she took off at a sprint towards the gaming section while the rest of just kind of strolled back there together in a group talking about the game.
She tried taking 12 of the 18 bottles they had, and got really pissed they wouldn't let her (I assume her intention was to try to flip them online). Took more than five minutes for the manager to convince her that she could only take 2. Most ridiculous fuss over a damn drink I've ever seen in my life.
harborwolf ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:14:12 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People are such assholes...
RxCubed ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:29:00 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. Bunch of self absorbed shit stains humans are.
Danmarinja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:48:40 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Something about shopping for something you're not allowed to have turns good people nasty.
Source: work in retail, in a place where a lot of people have misconceptions about the things I sell.
pigwalk5150 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:34 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can remember pulling my little brother out of school so he can camp out in front of the Best Buy.
Edit: wrong launch game. Am old, got years mixed up.
OperationAsshat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:24:02 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who cares if its the wrong launch. I had two friends who camped out in front of a new buffalo wild wings. They sat there right after we got out of school the day before until they opened at 10 the next day. They got in trouble with the school, but each got free wings for a year.
sxales ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:31 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not really underrated, the integration of DVD player was a key part of its sales strategy similar but consideribly more successful than the decision to include a blu-ray player in each PS3.
drzan ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 21:50:09 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is one of the reason I got it in high school. DVD players were just hitting main stream and not always cheep. It was the biggest upgrade when I had the DVD player that the ps2 had. I remember being thoroughly stoked.
RemixOnAWhim ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 22:12:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember just being sly enough as a dickish preteen to tell my dad (who was looking for DVD player for my mom) that "Sony was making a new DVD player that would play Iron Man". We did not then play Iron Man on it as I was not good at it.
[deleted] ยท 228 points ยท Posted at 22:04:09 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The same thing happened with the PS3 and Blu-Ray players. The only difference was Blu-Ray didn't pan out in the end like DVD players did, because online streaming killed Blu-Ray before it reached market penetration.
LyreBirb ยท 394 points ยท Posted at 22:17:23 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blu Ray isn't dead. Hdvd is dead.
SwineHerald ยท 242 points ยท Posted at 22:19:58 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It isn't dead, but it never really hit the highs of DVD and VHS.
[deleted] ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 22:53:27 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
largely because its not different enough from the past predecessor.
theth1rdchild ยท 184 points ยท Posted at 23:10:36 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is absolutely the same quality jump from dvd to blu ray as VHS to DVD.
Streaming killed physical media.
bedsidelurker ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 23:18:38 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh to your average consumer I don't think there is as noticeable a jump as there was from VHS to DVD, maybe because the physical medium didn't really change. But I'd say most people would agree (even if it's not necessarily true) that the move to DVD was a bigger change.
FliedenRailway ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 23:19:36 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
While technically true there's a "good enough" level that a lot of people don't care about the additional quality. I.e. for a lot of people a DVD is the same quality as a Blu-Ray. Not technically same quality, but essentially "clear, non-fuzzy" picture and decent sound is all folks needed/wanted.
Verizer ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:24:17 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There is the point where higher resolution gets to be TMI.
We don't need to see every pore on some actor's face. And their makeup lines. And beads of sweat forming on their skin.
Bruce_Wang ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:38:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just want HD sound. Partly why I still have a Netflix mail subscription. I didn't buy all this fancy home theatre equipment to listen in standard DTS. I need DTS-HD and streaming can't deliver that.
fireysaje ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:33:16 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Netflix mail still exists?
Bruce_Wang ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:47:47 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People like me keep it alive.
PM_ME_UR_NUDE_GIRLS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:39:15 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The soap opera effect is the most irritating part of HD.
Still prefer blu ray over DVD but with some things a lower quality is better due to that effect.
weenort ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 04:34:57 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Usually just a setting in your tv. Upsets me so much when people have it on and dont know
Verizer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:47 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, thats a problem too, but not quite what I'm talking about.
Khalbrae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:35 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also too much detail can make actors in the foreground pop out too much from the background, breaking immersion.
funvideothrowaway ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 23:17:51 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DVDs offered a lot of benefits over VHS. Smaller, no need to rewind, interactive menus. Blu rays and DVDs play the same way so people don't notice much of a difference.
fullforce098 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:05:15 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really miss commentary tracks, but they aren't enough of a selling point for me to consider buying blurays again.
CueDahPie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:40 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wait until I hear enough about the commentary that will make me go out and buy it or the directors cut that makes the film more cohesive to the actual plot.
Snipe812 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:56:39 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
If you removed streaming from the equation then Blu-Ray would've been equally successful. VHS allowed people to record shows something that wasn't avaliable with most DVD players. But people still moved up because of the quality and avalability.
Iirc the PS3 was the first system to get Netflix. Which helped sales some but that wasn't until mid way through it's life. Also the PS3 and Blu Ray was during the DVR explosion and the shift to broadcasting in HD.
Plus DVDs were during the blockbuster era. Once blockbuster dropped VHS a lot of people who wouldn't have switched were forced to. If streaming had not become a thing Blockbuster would still be around and would've dropped DVD by now forcing people to upgrade to Blu-Ray. Once blockbuster dropped VHS they started an entire trend where every other major store followed because Blockbuster had shifted the entire market.
Tl:dr: Blockbuster killed the VHS and streaming severely damaged all physical sales.
Edit: Look through these comments from an article written 15 years ago where people explain why they wouldn't jump.
Khalbrae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:44 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also because when Blu-ray was introduced, HDTV was still not as widely adopted and even then so many screens were only 720p at the time that people didn't notice a huge difference. 480p looks decent on 720p screens much as 720p looks decent on 1080p screens.
Aarakocra ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:25:57 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Diminishing returns. Blu-Ray looks great, but DVD was already clear enough and had the major jumps in user-friendliness through removing rewinding, menus, alternate languages and subtitles, and so on. Compared to that massive jump, BR gives better picture and more space for the same features already on DVD. Streaming has had an effect, especially on the importance in terms of the console, but BR is not as revolutionary for consumption as the DVD.
MyersVandalay ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:24:18 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think the general point is, not everyone can visibly see that much better of a difference (Not denying you can, just saying I can't, and I don't think I'm entirely alone in it).
Also features and convenience, DVDs had the ability to jump to extra features, allow the ability to pick the exact scene you wanted etc... DVDs also last a very long time without degredation of quality.
Blu rays... kept all of this, but what exactly was newly added? If anything they seemed to lower the convenience, as they went further on the unskippable advertisements concepts than DVDs had reached.
HolycommentMattman ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:16:56 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't wholly disagree with the last sentiment, but that's not why Blu-ray isn't as successful as DVD.
It's because Blu-ray doesn't offer a stark enough difference for the added cost.
I still own DVDs. Will I replace them with Blu-rays? No. Why should I? It costs more and what do I gain? Some extra pixels? I'm not enough of a videophile to care.
And look at DVD vs BD sales. Zootopia has roughly the same amount. Only high fidelity movies like Star Wars VII are outselling DVDs by a large margin.
sneezlehose ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:19:26 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, there's also a certain physical factor you have to account for as well. Technologically speaking the upgrade may be significant, but from a packaging standpoint blu-ray doesn't look much different than a DVD. In fact, without the case the two would be indistinguishable. A VHS tape, however, looks like Stone Age technology compared to a DVD.
Invius6 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:23:17 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But not the radical difference from cassette to CD and DVD quality was a high enough quality level that the average person didn't care about the latter jump in quality.
Verizer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:28:40 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Quality that most people can't see or don't care about. Or maybe don't want to see, as in some cases high def is too much definition.
Also the convenience of DVD over VHS is a major selling point. DVD and bluray are exactly the same on convenience level.
slip-shot ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:36:08 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the too much definition, or soap opera effect, is actually a function of the new TVs. Its called smoothing and if you turn it off, it will make everything seem less artificial again.
Verizer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:52:18 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not quite what I'm talking about.
topazsparrow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:17:52 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's an interesting point because on the surface it appears convenience and instant gratification beat out quality and physical ownership.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:28 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:37 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As far as streaming goes, I'm not a big fan. I use steam for almost all my games and am familiar with the convenience of being able to access them anywhere at anytime, but I'm also familiar with being locked out of my media by forgetting a password or having my Internet go down. Everytime I've had that issue, I've been able to resort to games that I physically own, so while having netflix is awesome, I would rather own my movies physically.
Slaymach ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:37:00 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When you moved from VHS to DVD you could suddenly start at any chapter in the movie, plus had extra space for 'bonus features' not to mention never having to rewind a tape.
Blu-ray has none of that... it really just sharpens the picture and audio. It may have more space for features - but thats not exactly an entirely new concept.
c010rb1indusa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:47:07 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No way! VHS was awful, plain awful. DVDs still look pretty good today even though they are SD.
deadowl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:17 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a question of how much added value it had to the average consumer, which is not nearly as much as the price difference.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:32:39 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But you got to realize that outside reddit most people don't care about the quality of the picture when you can barely tell without comparing them side by side. I'm still rocking a 10 year old 1080i plasma TV as my main TV. I know my 360 had to run at 720p on it and I'm sure my Xbox one does too. There are many things I'd rather spend money on then a new TV when the picture doesn't really bother me.
EffrumScufflegrit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:45:54 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're just talking picture quality. That's just a small factor. If you're comparing two products like that you need to consider overall experience quality. We both know damn well that there was way more of a jump between VHS and DVD with no rewinding, no more snapped tape, picture quality, sound quality, extras, a fuckin GUI, scene selection, scene skipping, etc.
Don't just use one random metric to fit your narrative.
fireysaje ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:31:26 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think many people switched to DVD from VHS because of video quality. DVD players were more compact, easier to use, and you didn't have to rewind a tape every time you finished watching a movie.
shadow_fox09 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:34:45 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Physical media is far from dead, bub.
Past about 35 year olds everyone is still beholden to physical media.
Don't get carried away
blackmist ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 23:46:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Quality wise there's a bump, but most people don't notice that. The biggest selling point of DVDs was that you didn't have to rewind them when you were done.
erikor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's probably mostly because physical media lost to streaming.
RESET-REWIND ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:14 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's actually a pretty huge jump from DVDs to Blu-Ray. Change the slider on a YouTube video from 480p to 1080p. While that's not exactly representative it'll give you an idea.
HD tv penetration was a thing. Also, proliferation of enhanced Definition tvs and 720p tvs didn't really showcase the benefits of Blu Ray. Unlike the PS2 where most people already had tvs that could immediately highlight the differences between VHS and DVD.
Hydro033 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:26:55 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly
LyreBirb ยท -34 points ยท Posted at 22:23:18 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right so I could go to Walmart and pick up planet Earth in Hdvd? Just that easy? Or fuck it. Anything in Hdvd.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:32:58 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
You're trying to drive the thread off topic. The comparison is between DVD and Blu-Ray as product offerings. It was not about resolutions (i.e. the pixel resolutions of NTSC versus VHS versus DVD versus HD.)
Dinosauringg ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:38:44 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god, they're comparing Blu-Ray to a failed version, Hdvd. You're all getting up in arms with each other over literally nothing
LyreBirb ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 22:37:50 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I said bluray isn't dead. Which is true. And compared it to the competition which is dead.
Some one said hdvd isn't dead, false, so I asked them a rhetorical... And now I'm off topic? I'm not even talking about the stats. Hdvd is dead, if you disagree show me an Amazon link for Hdvd disks.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:45:32 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No one here said Blu-Ray is dead. You're the one assuming someone did.
The #1 problem of Reddit is the majority of Redditors don't read what is actually written on the page. They read what they think is written on the page.
I said Blu-Ray didn't pan out like DVD did.
I am not compelled to defend a claim I never made or participated in.
LyreBirb ยท -14 points ยท Posted at 22:50:21 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like you? Yeah fuck off cunt.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:57:31 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well now you've jumped the shark.
LyreBirb ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 23:04:43 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least I don't need a sock puppet in an argument. Kinda odd how in a minute I'm negative on all these posts and you're positive don't you think?
SFWxMadHatter ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:10:50 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's because you turned an argument of technology into a display of you being an ass.
MAKE_ME_REDDIT ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:17:39 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're an idiot. It's the Internet. Calm down.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:14 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What the fuck is wrong with you.
First, Reddit detects sock puppets if they're coming from the same IP address.
Second, no, I'm not using sock puppets to downvote you. It's not a conspiracy. You got downvoted because you're emanating a touch of douchiness, and now you're becoming a whiney punk because things aren't going the way you wanted.
Third, I am way, way too lazy to bother with putting in the effort to circumvent Reddit algorithms. I have adult concerns outside of Reddit that I devote the majority of my mental effort toward. Not whiney punks on a web forum.
LyreBirb ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:55:58 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
aww babby mad it got called out when your deep as shit comment has an upvote mere seconds after posting. get a fucking life. You cant even argue without needing to lie to your self.
Zefirus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:36:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not a suck puppet. Downvoted it because you're being a little bitch.
lets_trade_pikmin ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:00:52 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is your girlfriend a bluray disc or something? Why are you so butt hurt that people don't use bluray?
LyreBirb ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 23:05:46 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you retarded? I'm not. I'm annoyed because this fucker, and the other fucker, are saying that Hdvd isn't dead. And literally no one can back that up.
hdsgdsagdsaggdsagsda ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:08:52 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
nobody at all has said that hdvd isn't dead. You misinterpreted something. They were agreeing that bluray isn't dead, but wanted to clarify that it's not reached the same level DVDs did.
IamBeast ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:10:01 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When swineherald said "it isn't dead" in response to your "Bluray isn't dead. Hdvd is dead" he was replying to the first part of your statement "Bluray isn't dead" and not to your second statement of "hdvd is dead." If you would just calm down a little and go back you'd see that you're misinterpreting what he said and going off.
LyreBirb ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:16:18 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If I'm wrong, which I'm not, then people should learn to communicate clearly, but really that's too much to ask. "It" when there are two opposing sides is useless.
MAKE_ME_REDDIT ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:18:52 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe I'm the one who's wrong. No! It must be everyone else!
Some_Dude_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:22:47 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're getting downvoted because you're asserting a claim that was never made by the other posters. You're asking them to back up the claim that Hdvd isn't dead, when no one but you made that assertion. And now you're also being super condescending about it.
Here's how it went down:
Original claim -
Your retort -
True, but a bit pedantic to what's actually being discussed.
The response -
Let me translate for you: "It(Blu-Ray) isn't dead, but it (BluRay) never really hit the highs of DVD and VHS"
He was responding to your assertion that Blu-Ray isn't dead, and was clarifying his position. This wasn't addressing Hdvd at all. No one other than you had mentioned Hdvd at all up to this point.
Then you replied with -
Which was the incorrect imposition as to what the person was talking about. This is why you threw the thread off topic, no one was mentioning Hdvd before you, yet you continued to veer the conversation towards Hdvd despite no one else mentioning it.
Your post about BluRay not being dead and comparing it to the competition of Hdvd was still on topic and valid. Your imposition on the following post being attributed to Hdvd is where you veered the conversation off topic because of a misunderstanding.
If you hadn't continued to be a condescending ass in your following replies, maybe you could have figured out for yourself that you were the one in the wrong.
akiba305 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:17:25 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't even know that hddvds existed until last year when I saw one at a garage sale.
rebelx ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 23:54:00 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You must be young. Blu ray vs HDDVD was huge. Stores would carry both. You'd see red cases on one side vs blue cases on another. If not for the PS3, I think HDDVDs would've likely won. They were cheaper. Microsoft for some reason decided that they wanted to sell HDDVD drives separately for the XBOX and you'd have to put down another $100+ just to watch a movie. Hard to say no to a blu ray when it was built into your gaming console, though.
akiba305 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:03:30 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh I remember Sony pushing Blu Ray like Peruvian marching powder, but I couldn't afford that shit and I didn't follow the trends, so I ended up getting a PSP (not that I'm complaining, I think it was the best handheld ever made RIP) I didn't get a 360 until Fallout 3 (shortly after the HD DVD was discontinued)
co99950 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:49:56 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Could have just been broke. I was around 18 at that time so I dont think too young but I didnt know about them for a while since I hardly went to the store because I was so broke and we had no internet or cable tv where I may have seen an ad.
Silvertongued99 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:00:22 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blu ray vs HDDVD was not huge. HDDVD was only around for maybe 2-3 years because the only major player was designed by Microsoft and made as a peripheral to the original Xbox 360.
FriedMattato ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:40:51 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember thinking HD DVD's would win since they were cheaper. Was kinda surprised when Blu Ray won out.
akiba305 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:06:13 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were our generations' VHS v. Betamax.
LyreBirb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:04 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yet there are peopl ein this thread claiming hdvd isnt dead. it's crazy. and people claiming bluray is dead. am I the only sane one here?
3ee3 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:07:58 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, it was always Berenstain.
LyreBirb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:23 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OK no it wasn't. And I don't care what you people say.
3ee3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:40:17 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bill Murray is still alive.
DiamondEevee ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:11:24 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blu-ray should die though.
I hear stories of newer Blu-ray movies requiring Online DRM checking before the movie starts...
If my blu-ray player is going to have DRM i might as well just pirate or go buy amazon prime instant video.
Maxis47 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:31:53 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My laptops Blu-ray drive will play the first two Hobbit extended cuts, but the third movie requires I buy a brand new copy of the software. The fuck is up with that?
yeash95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:43 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blu ray drives on computers are fucked. The software killed them
grizzlycustomer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:09:07 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't use Blu-ray software like Power DVD. AnyDVD is updated and removes DRM.
Maxis47 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:34:03 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It came with the laptop so I just kinda fell into it. I'll give that a look thiugh, thanks
princessvaginaalpha ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:17:36 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which software does you use to pay the disc? Did you try VLC?
Maxis47 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:07 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, VLC won't play it either. I have Power DVD 12 I think and it wants me to pay to upgrade to 15 =/
carlos5577 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:23:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As long as we don't have "Google fibers" internet then Blu-ray will live on because "quality" everything is awesome. Just look at the Lord of the rings Blu-ray, they had to split down that into two discs because it couldn't fit. The next quality movie item experience is 4k HDR and it looks noticeably better than 1080p. Can you just imagine all of that Bandwidth.
DiamondEevee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:28:18 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Google Fiber internet is quite fast...
But I'm pretty sure Blu-ray isn't going to die anytime soon, but for $20 for a new boxed movie I'll only watch once, it doesn't seem worth it to me...
I'd rather rent it or something from Amazon, iTunes, or Google Play.
I know you can rent movies but I'm not going to go find those giant red boxes.
carlos5577 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:36:53 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's because you don't know how to buy movies man. http://dailydvddeals.com/
Yeah $20 is steep but to own some movies I really enjoy is awesome because I like to own them and quality. There are steam sells for everything nowadays. The only ones that still have that $20 price are really new movies and grocery stores.
kinghammer1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:03:54 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My brother buys a lot of blu-ray, IDK why though I tell him it's a waste of money especially since I let him mooch off all my streaming accounts (Netflix, HBO, and Amazon Prime) .
DiamondEevee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:05:40 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
with all those streaming accounts why does he even buy a single blu-ray omg give me your amazon :D
_Tenderlion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:28 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Streaming killed blu ray for the most part.
cuppincayk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's really that people are allowed to be more selective about what they choose to buy THROUGH streaming (and even piracy). If people like something, they are generally willing to buy a physical or even a digital specifically for the quality and features that come with it. It's just that these products are no longer kind of given to us with no way to know that we'll even like it other than to trust the box or read anecdotal reviews (which we now know could also have been paid for by the company who made that piece of media). With streaming, someone can watch a lower quality version of something and find out if it was something they actually wanted. I agree with the above stipulation that this will not change until both high internet speeds are the norm and that special features are easily accessed without needing a physical copy.
In general, I think people also don't realize that blu-rays are used for more than just watching movies. You can buy blanks at the store to use for storage just like you could for DVDs. It will be a long time before we get to the point where we don't need these things and even then there is a certain amount of privacy afforded to keeping them. (If the only copy of very confidential information is on a disc that is separate from computer/cloud systems, then no one else could possibly access it without first gaining access to that disc).
I know I kind of rambled here, but hopefully people can see what I'm getting at.
Ayepocalypse ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Looks like it's coming back with internet companies suddenly rolling out data caps.
LyreBirb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:48 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
streaming is killing bluray. Its not dead yet.
NotJohnDenver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:46 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not dead, but I can say I've never bought a Blu-Ray disc. Physical media in general is the real loser.
DoyleReddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:11 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not dead yet, but definitely sentenced to death
LyreBirb ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:58 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Totally agree. Dying I'd argue.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:46:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:54:30 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
It's because the difference in quality isn't large enough to make a difference on older 1080p and 1080i televisions. For a lot of people, quality beyond a certain point doesn't matter. It's even more true if you don't have 20/20 vision. What good is 4K video quality to someone with poor eyesight? It's the reason people still buy $25 headphones to listen to music. It's good enough to get by with.
Edit: Oh, and DVD offerings in Redbox machines is usually better than Blu-Ray offerings.
nguyenqh ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:21 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ehh your argument is more about quality vs cost. The eyesight thing is just silly lol. If you have poor eyesight, get glasses.. Good enough to get by with vs wanting to enjoy something at a high quality is different. If quality beyond a certain point didn't matter, we would never have advanced any type of technology, ever..
4K is a huge difference from the standard 1080p. If you're buying 4K movies, obviously you should have a TV that's 4K compatible because you wouldn't really be watching in 4K and that basically defeats the purpose of buying 4K in the first place lol.
PhoenixDog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:28:47 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because the quality difference between Blu-Ray and DVD is negligible to most people on most tvs.
Hydro033 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:27:48 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can stream in 4k from Amazon on my 4k TV. So yea
xmashamm ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:11:49 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you do it right you can pirate any quality you want. Including bluray
Kushbushh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:49 on December 17, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah man. Those files would be like 30GB+. Show me some torrents of some non-compressed, full quality blu-ray titles.
atzenkatzen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:53 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
dvd to blu-ray was nothing compared to the jump from vhs to dvd.
harborwolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:44 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're pirating the wrong files.
Silvertongued99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:01:14 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Depending on your source, you can actually find digital files substantially larger than what is put on a blu ray disc.
Cody610 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:52 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bluray wasn't really killed by anything. Sony had rights over it for so long but once that changed it was off to the races. You got scratch resistant physical disc media that held 4+ times more space.
Bluray was battling HD DVD, with Bluray winning because it was just a better universal media device.
PS2 sales dwarfed because you got a great priced DVD player and could operate it without any additional hardware. That was a huge selling point to alot of people who rarely played games.
Xbox 360 came back in sales because it had perfected online console gaming. But the PS3 was the cheapest Bluray player for a while so sales were close because online gamers went with Xbox while people interested in PS3s media capabilities boosted their sales.
Hydro033 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:38 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bluray mattered for a shorter time and to a lesser extent. It wasn't as big of a tech jump
Monkey_Junk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:32 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I bought a PS3 because I was looking for a Blu-Ray player. I remember the price tag for the Blu-Ray player was so high, and I saw for like 50-100 bucks more I could play a shit-ton of video games too.
MarcusQuintus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:44 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The quality jump from video tape to DVD was huge and easily noticeable by most people, like the jump from crt to flat screen. The jump from Blu-ray to DVD was less significant, like going from 1080 to 4k so people were eager to buy ps2s(DVD players) but not ps3s(Blu-ray)
c010rb1indusa ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:45:25 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DVD to Bluray didn't make as much of a difference as VHS to DVD. Bluray also required an HDTV to be taken advantage of unlike a DVD player. At the time, people were just starting to upgrade to flat panels that were 720p/1080i, yet alone 1080p. Add to that the cost of a PS3 was $600 compared to $300 for a PS2. And even after all that Bluray never really took off. DVDs are still just as if not more popular.
Kowzorz ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:02:54 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was a no brainer for me. At the time, I remember seeing DVD players for over a hundred dollars while the PS2 was 200 iirc, in that ballpark, certainly enough to justify the purchase.
Listen_up_slapnuts ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:21:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In those days, if you bought a cheap DVD player , there were certain disks it wouldn't read. The name brand DVD players in 2001 were 300 and up
Lurkndog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:46:48 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
For my circle of friends, we bought crappy import DVD players that allowed you to circumvent region lock. I can't remember the brand now, but it was really hit or miss whether they'd play any DVD.
Edit: APEX was the brand.
Listen_up_slapnuts ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:02:04 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had a shitty TV from that brand
yab21 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:54:36 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My dad went to Best Buy to buy a 2 DVD players for our house. He came back with 2 PS2s for the sole reason that they were 100 bucks cheaper than the DVD players that were for sale. As a 12 year old, I couldn't argue with the logic. I just got 2 PS2s!
Waldemar-Firehammer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:25:34 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The same thing then happened with the PS3 and Blu-ray. Well played Sony.
Hydro033 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:25:23 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was it. That was definitely the key to its success. Nintendo still refuses to add that functionality. They pissed me off because my family refused to get a DVD player for the longest time.
brynm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:24:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same reason I ended up with a ps3. Great blu ray player that I'm still more than happy with.
OurSuiGeneris ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:00:34 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My parents bought a PS3 when it came out because it was the same price as the only other highest-rated Blu-ray player and had a super low failure rate.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:05:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PS2 also had a huge modding scene and everyone I knew were buying burned games for cheap.
Brettersson ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:27 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Wasn't it also one of the cheapest dvd players on the market when it came out, despite being a game console?
theDarkAngle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:17 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There were cheaper ones but iirc there tended to be quality issues.
NoeJose ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:58 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It also came out before the Xbox and cube
roxhead99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:24 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not only this but it was one of the most unusable, dependable and durable dvd players on the market
matchaj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bingo. Sounds like nothing today, but I remember this was a big deal when making the decision and I think that xbox live was $5 but I don't remember if that was the case from the beginning
kapate13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:47 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is how I convinced my parents when I was a kid, best christmas ever
tech_kra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:07 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This. I pretty much used my ps2 for a DVD player than for the games.
DrBlaze2112 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:58 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can confirm: I convinced my dad, who is not a gamer or even a fan of electronics, to pay 1/3 for my first PS2. I said we needed a DVD player
ac3raven ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:07:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*'millions' is an extreme exaggeration.
khaeen ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:15:16 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The number of cheap knockoff games is astronomical.
ac3raven ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:33:35 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are less than 3,000 PS2 games.
sommerz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:38 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LOL. You really think there were 400 times as many knockoffs games as official ones? 2501 titles were released for the ps2 if the Wikipedia article on it is correct.
Davidcottontail ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:00:39 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There were only 3874 games for the ps2 as of 2014.
Yodiddlyyo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:42:40 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had to look it up because I thought it was hilarious that you googled something to to try to prove a hyperbole wrong.
But apparently if you don't count language copies, rereleases and other variants, the number is actually only 1850.
Davidcottontail ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:46:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I do.
SFSMag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:22 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got a PS2 because I had a PS before that any many of the franchises that I liked were releasing new games on the PS2 so that's what I got. My friend had an Xbox and we played Halo on it and I played some other games like Fable. When the next gen came out all my friends got the 360 so that's what I got. When I wanted to play games with my older brother (who only had a pc) I had him help me build one and then shortly after that all my friends built PC's to play together.
Khalbrae ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:01 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The PS2 coasted off being a cheap DVD player. Much like the Wii did for motion controls. Both have huge libraries with tons of gems but even more shovelware.
supermann423 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:20 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This game is not crap
maxis2k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:49 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Wii didn't have that same treatment, despite millions of consoles selling early on.
And when it came to the PS2, it was more that third parties all rallied behind the PS2 before it even came out. Which is what led to the Dreamcast dying. Third parties just didn't even try to make games for the Dreamcast and waited until the PS2 released. Just like they didn't make games for the Wii until some 2-3 years into its life cycle. They just expected the 360 or PS3 to dominate.
Pinkish_Phoenix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:47 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There were not "millions" of games released only a few thousand and the ratio of good to bad games isn't as bad as you make it seem, this isn't the Wii we're talking about.
Ghostlier ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:22:16 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were still making PS2 games up until late 2013, but the console itself was discontinued around 2012-2013.
It's pretty impressive that the Playstation 2 survived the Gamecube and Wii's entire lifespan as well as releasing a few games just after the Wii was declared discontinued. In fact, the Playstation 3 was discontinued in 2015 - two years after the Playstation 2. That's pretty amazing that it was able to be successful enough to remain in the market alongside its successor.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:17:00 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone should take all the first gen Xbox games, all of the PS2 games and all the Gamecube games, get a bunch of reviews for all the games then come up with the mean average review game score for each system. Does this make sense? It does it my head.
Davidcottontail ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:05:23 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well up until the xbox and gamecube stopped making games. Cause sony was still porting new games to the ps2. Shit i remember madden coming out on ps2 like 5 years after ps3 was out.
henryuuk ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 22:26:15 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they do.
people just don't buy it when they do and ask : WHERE IS NEW ZELDA!!!
ComputerMystic ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 23:29:38 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not me, I ask "WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE ANOTHER METROID GAME?"
henryuuk ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:36:23 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
eh, not gonna go into THAT vat of bile in this thread, fair enough
SweetTooth37 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:05:19 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*Metroid Prime
ComputerMystic ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:18:54 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not even that, just another one that plays like a fucking Metroidvania game instead of a co-op FPS.
As much as I love Prime, Super Metroid is still the best game I've ever played.
RemoveTheTop ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:01:42 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved fusion, and zero mission. Basically everything handheld has always been my favorite.
ComputerMystic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:26:50 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well it's lucky that I haven't gotten around to the GBA ones yet. They're on my list, but my backlog is huge ATM.
RemoveTheTop ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:18:10 on December 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Great! :)
I hope you enjoy em when you get to them. You might want to buy ahead of time if you're not going the emulation route because it'll probably be somewhat cheap now in comparison to when they all start to be thrown away, lost etc as the GBA generation starts to grow old.
OurSuiGeneris ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:23 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're worth it. The first metroidvania metroidvania game I played was on gba.
FUNKYDISCO ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:23:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And Metroid! I want side-scrolling Metroid!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:06 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People definitely do buy it when they do make good new ones. Pikmin + Splatoon.
henryuuk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:38:57 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pikmin didn't actually sell anywhere near that well.
The only reason the series even continued is cause it is Miyamoto's little baby and he loves working on it.
Splatoon is an exception to the rule.
They have many games/series under their belt that are great, sometimes even better than their "main" series and nobody buys them cause they don't want to take a risk.
People don't actually want the stuff they yell about, they just want something to yell about.
Majority of people crying about everything from Nintendo being the same series probably don't even buy Nintendo games anymore
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:31 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
18th top selling game on the Gamecube. As a new franchise I think it did fine. Better than titles from many existing long running franchises.
We can always look at Animal Crossing instead though.
It's easy to see why there hasn't been a serious new FZero since GX unfortunately.
Joosus ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 22:43:15 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's like asking Naughty Dog to make things other than their core franchises. (Uncharted, Last of Us, Bandicoot, etc). Nintendo is both a developer and a manufacturer. So their first party offerings....yeah, they're gonna be Nintendo characters. Every once in awhile a new franchise like Pikmin or Splatoon will take off.
That's why there are third party devs. Which Nintendo needs to be better with, and Switch looks hopeful so far.
Hydro033 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:30:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've been a Nintendo fan boy my whole life and every console makes grand promises of better third party support but it never happens. Watered down ports because of poor horsepower and limited online functionality with key features removed. I was always disappointed with Nintendo third party support.
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:48:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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rocklobster3 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:59:09 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah the Wii was an awesome system, and basically the first of its kind. But at the same time the Wii was when Nintendo kinda went downhill. The Wii was a new and very different game system. Some games were a shitload of fun on the Wii, and the motion control worked very well. The problem was that not every game would translate very well to the Wii motion control system. My cousin got call of duty for the Wii, and it was just fucking awful trying to play an fps on the Wii. It's just not designed for that kind of gameplay. I got a PS3 and a Wii for Christmas when both systems had first launched a month or two before. At first I played the Wii way more than the PS3. But with the limited amount of games for it I stopped playing it after a year or so, then I only played PS3. If Nintendo does offer a lot more 3rd party games with their next system I think it will do a lot better than the past few systems have.
tuscanspeed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:56:05 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can always trust Nintendo to generate a fuck ton of peripherals to fix it. The classic controller was a must.
N64Gamer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:50:36 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
3rd party support started going downhill as early as the N64 though.
juniorspank ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:58:55 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
N64 wasn't bad, they got the best version of Harvest Moon, the best WWF games, the best Bomberman, Castlevania games, Chameleon Twist, Iggy's Reckin' Balls, Vigilante 8, San Francisco Rush, South Park, Tony Hawk, Turok.
N64 third party games were lit.
N64Gamer ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:20:24 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Compared to the PS1 and the fact that only 296 games were released for it in the US, it really was a big decline from the SNES.
juniorspank ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:30:32 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can't argue that it was lacking compared to the PS1, that's a fair point.
tuscanspeed ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:57:12 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was those cartridges. Held less. Cost more.
Technically, the N64 was more powerful. The cpu alone was 3 times faster than the Playstation.
Hydro033 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:42 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It did not have all of the types of games that playstation had, many rated M titles made by the West catering to the West for example. Like gta and military shooters
occurredcord ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:15:01 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah does anyone remember the whole black ops on the wii debacle?
Hydro033 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:53:16 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes
DarwinGoneWild ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:36:16 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except for Resident Evil 4. That game was the bomb. Maybe the one time Nintendo had a true third party exclusive that kicked ass.
Hydro033 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:20 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't an exclusive though ircc, but yea it was the best example of a mainstream popular game not being a shit port. I can't think of many other titles.
DarwinGoneWild ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:53 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was originally an exclusive. Part of the Capcom 5. Although it was eventually ported to other systems later.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capcom_Five
PM_ME_YOUR_SEX_FACE_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:04:51 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You must have not been alive during the NES and SNES days then
Hydro033 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:48 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I wasn't referring to their golden years. They barely had competitors at that point and most developers were eastern. It only mattered once PSOne came out. SNES was and still is my favorite console of all time and it's why I became a fan boy at all.
[deleted] ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 23:38:42 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nintendo is a shitty company tbh
atzenkatzen ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:58:50 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You cited a 32 year old development studio that created a new franchise less than 4 years ago as an example of a company won't stray from its core franchises?
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:34:08 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeah but Jak & Daxter/Bandicoot/Uncharted/Last of Us are all very tonally different from each other. Besides Metroid Prime everything on Nintendo is pretty Nick Jr. Would love some more diversity in tone (and advancements in storytelling)
PM_ME_YOUR_SEX_FACE_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:18 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Xenoblade is considerably heavier than any Nintendo series.
mostymr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:14:28 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
does any one remember jak ?i played the shit out of that series
qwigle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:18:01 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Em? One is just one studio the other is a publisher. And even as you mentioned, Naughty Dog has done: Crash Bandicoot, Jak and Daxter, Uncharted and Last of Us. Last of Us was a new IP just 3 years ago.
eggery ยท 72 points ยท Posted at 22:10:45 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone's childhood is their "golden age".
awildwoodsmanappears ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 23:16:55 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not mine
TheEmeraldKnight ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:32:54 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was your childhood your "wooden age"?
NoPlisNo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:33:54 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
me too tanks
justafIeshwound ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:29:52 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/showerthoughts
[deleted] ยท -15 points ยท Posted at 22:22:28 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure 2004 was objectively the best time for video games.
Grasshopper188 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:25:23 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Certainly for Star Wars games. KOTOR 2 and (almost) Jedi Knight Academy came out around that time.
It makes me sick every time I remember EA has all the rights to make Star Wars games. We have the potential to have another golden age of SW games, but it looks like it's going to be ruined because a lame company that puts minimal effort and maximum paid DLCs into their work is the only one who can make them.
cowforcow ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:21:23 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know I have to say the first 5 years of the 360s life cycle was amassing. The graphics were great and the games were fun.
eggery ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:40:22 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfVideoGames?from=Main.TheGoldenAgeOfVideoGames
theDarkAngle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:31:50 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Im never going back in there
Davidcottontail ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:14 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly i can't play any game from back then and still have fun. Besides pokemon maybe.
theDarkAngle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a silly thing to say. "Objectively" speaking, in terms of technology, quantity, cross-platform availability, production quality, barriers to entry, online communities, e-sports, etc, 2016 is a far better time to be a gamer.
the_fathead44 ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:52:14 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I know this was on PS1, but I remember Breath of Fire III being an amazing game. I ended up getting a copy of it from my uncle, who had burned it onto a disc for me to play on PS2. I think I was pretty far into it, but I never had the chance to finish the game... there was a huge scratch in the disc that prevented me from continuing past a certain point - it'd always freeze, and there was no way to get around it. I played through so many times hoping that maybe it'd work, but it never did.
It still bothers me that I haven't completed that game.
brianbrianbrian ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:15:35 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd hit up some emulation. I also remember it being really good.
Gr33nman460 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:17:27 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But it didn't have some of the best Star Wars games. Namely KOTOR
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:25:06 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The problem is time. They barely have enough time to give their existing franchises all the titles that people want, let alone make new ones.
People are dying for a new a real new Metroid and a new FZero. Star Fox only just finally got something after years of the audience begging.
CausticRemains ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:35:02 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know! In the jumps between Dreamcast to PS2 and PS2 to PS3 I considered looking at a Nintendo system but without looking it up I honestly couldn't name even a handful of games (except Mario, zelda) on it or even the name of the last Nintendo system released!
I feel bad turning my back on my gaming roots but as a patient gamer it also didn't help seeing how expensive Nintendo stuff stays!
SweetTooth37 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:08:30 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm still waiting on a starfox adventure game. That was honestly one of my favorite GameCube games.
xravishx ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:08:55 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those games ARE for everyone. That's why they're so great!
Jarl_Bridgewater ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:18:35 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It will. Tons of 3rd party developers are backing the switch. and before you say the wiiU did too, well the switch is WAYYYYY more hyped.
Simba7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:23:50 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Plus the N64 was fucking amazing. I know I thought "Why bother upgrading? This thing is fantastic."
Though I did get a Ps2 later, but that was a more 'grown up' console.
slantview ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:31:21 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved ps2 so much. I played thousands of hours of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2. I may never have any of those songs out of my head.
Sk8matt123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:34:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was this ATV game that was so much damn fun on the PS2. I used to play it for hours on end.
PM_MEMONEYYY ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:36:48 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Resident evil 4 would like to have a word with you.
jeef16 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:44:28 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
nintendo has made other games, but they're just not that good. Gamecube/N64 was the golden era of nintendo games. Mario TTYD, luigi's mansion, sunshine, metriod prime, pikman, double dash, etc.
now, nintendo's reduced mario down to pitiful and unoriginal games. Luigi's mansion 2 wasn't that great either, only because it felt that nintendo could've put more effort into the game. Skyward sword wasn't that great either, mainly because the control's are total all. The only game that I think plays better on wii controls than GC would be metriod games. Totally changes the game.
c0ckad00dled00 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:44:39 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can we just have a new F-zero title pls nintendo
Racionalus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:48:16 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's funny that many people in college still have a Gamecube though, but you never see any ps2s.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:48:16 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But they do. Every gen they come out with new IPs. Moreso than most, if not all, other developers.
JRPGpro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:28 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah yes Splatoon. The single title that is more than anyone else apparently.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:00 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Codename S.T.E.A.M, Rusty's Real Deal Baseball, Xenoblade Chronicles, Pushmo, The Wonderful 101, Steel Diver, Dillon's Rolling Western, The Last Story, Ever Oasis, Tomodachi Life..
But yeah, you can ignore everything they've done/funded/had a Nintendo owned studio make except Splatoon if you want.
SwampyBogbeard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:49:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you asking for more variety from the in-house EPD studios, their other first party studios or 3rd party developed games published and owned by Nintendo?
Because no. 1 and 2 is unrealistic because of the numbers and sizes of the teams (and by that I mean more variety than they're currently releasing), and no. 3 is already happening all the time.
h_phantom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:08:20 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
but did it have super smash bro's melee tho? that's all that matters. one game to rule them all.
"yo fight me on smash" was the ultimate challenge of another's honor.
THE_GR8_MIKE ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:10:15 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hopefully with the Switch they can. It appeals to two markets and has a processor that doesn't alienate developers.
Blitzkrieg_My_Anus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:29:48 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Plus it had backwards compatibility. That's the biggest reason I got mine at the time.
lazyslacker ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:37:09 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eternal Darkness 2 please
makenzie71 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:11:03 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This. I was going to get one until I realized I only wanted Starfox and Zelda. Went with the PS2 because I wanted to play everything.
Zexis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:59:10 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
switch has a bunch of third-party studios lined up, this *could* be the generation I go back to nintendo
aNightOwll ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:59:20 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No way man that was what made them awesome. Zelda, Mario Party/Kart/World/Sunshine, Smash
Sure they could sell the other games but that might have taken away from their ability to sell these kinds of games and these were what made nintendo special
Draconoel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:53:37 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Game Cube has an amazing library of games, and not only classic Nintendo stuff(although I love the classic Nintendo stuff, and many of the Nintendo stuff had changes to the formula with the GC, Metroid and Star Fox are examples of this)
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:40:32 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Supposably the switch is supposed to be open to more 3rd party games. So we can get something new for once.
Curlybrac ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 07:30:05 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It has like about 11,000 games and the last game came out in like 2015
TeddyR3X ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:10:45 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair gamecube could have access go all gba games
flameguy21 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:47:36 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Splatoon says hello.
Cronotrigger1212 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is such a retarded comment.
FUNKYDISCO ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:24:18 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pikmin send their regards.
fatasslarry7 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:38:28 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Golden Age???
Kids throw that term around way too loosely these days. You could argue the N64/PS1 generation was the Golden Age of 3D console gaming, but the PS2 for the most part had games that built on the innovations of the previous era.
Also, Nintendo has continually branched out over the years. Remember, they are just one developer yet have created a hit in basically every genre of gaming - from RPGs to platformers to racing to sports to fighting. Name another developer who has accomplished that.
EggFooYongTours ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:44:59 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or if Nintendo is going to keep making Zelda and Mario games, get out of the console wars and make those games for PS4 and XBONE.
Nintendo would make so much more money selling new games and the classic ones for the new systems.
I would buy Zelda: A Link to the Past and so much more if they brought them over...
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:07 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We're in the Golden Age.
We need a sub for this mentality /r/lewronggamer
[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 22:16:30 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PS2 was a pretty cheap DVD player at the time.
ameoba ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:08:41 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PS3 was a cheap Blu-Ray player when it first launched.
ryanmeadus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:44:23 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Xbox One S is a pretty cheap 4k Blu-Ray player today.
NameTak3r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:00:02 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But who wants physical media anymore?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:41 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me? Movies look better in physical media then streaming. Unless you're downloading but a 4k movie will take a lot of storage.
ryanmeadus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:58 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
100% fact.
kirillre4 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:26:21 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
On the other hand, not a whole lot of consoles sold well, compared to PS2. DS, WII and PS1 (with last two still being at 60% of PS2 sales).
TheAllMightySlothKin ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:20:01 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember correctly didn't the NGC come in like dead last sales wise?
Maxis47 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:34:29 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Technically the Dreamcast came in last that generation. Many people forget it being as it had a one-year head start and died out shortly after the launch of the GameCube and Xbox.
Despite all this, it's still the best console I ever owned.
Dudewitbow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:38 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yes, the xbox sold slightly more than the gamecube
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:51 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
thats shocking to me, i didnt feel drawn to any xbox games as a kid besides halo 2 and none of my friends had an xbox. gamecube brought the heat
Hooman_Super ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:54:18 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sony still outsells Ms and Nintendo :/ sigh
SuperNeonManGuy ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 20:24:30 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WiiU+3DS > PS4+Vita in sales though? PS DEFINITELY outsells them in home consoles, but not overall
Jakey113G ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 21:12:39 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're getting down voted so I just wanted to give the numbers based on a very quick google search.
Nintendo 3DS: 62 Million
Wii U: 13 Million
Playstation 4: 50 Million
Play Station Vita: 13 Million
Data from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_game_consoles
Raquefel ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:24:32 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Goddamn, the 3DS really is super fucking popular. I didn't even realize it. I suppose I'm not surprised, Nintendo has always been the undisputed king of the handheld market.
pnt510 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:31:19 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the 3DS way under performed the original DS which sold over 150 million.
Worthyness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:05 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That thing is a $150 pokemon machine. The most recent pokemon games are the fastest selling games for nintendo is almost every region.
SlaughterHouze ยท -20 points ยท Posted at 21:36:06 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think if you include PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PSP and PSvita sales are greater than GameCube DS 3DS Wii U and Wii tho...
Ive_come_to_say_this ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 21:38:04 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But then you leave out all the other Nintendo consoles.
redditor77492 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:14:53 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only analogous one I don't see is N64.
PS1 / N64
PS2 / GameCube
PS3 / Wii
PS4 / Wii U
PSP / DS
Vita / 3DS
Now I have no idea if he's right or not, but with N64 added in it's a fair comparison.
Twilord_ ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:39:13 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You also have to include GBA, GB, N64, and Gamecube then.
For the hell of it might as well include the SNES, NES, Arcade Cabinets, and the Sony Walkman.
MassiveMeatMissile ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:54:27 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sony also sells more TVs than Nintendo, Nintendo really needs to get their shit together.
glvbtmn ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:57:54 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nintendo sells more playing card.
Worthyness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:48 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nintendo has been around for a century. Checkmate SONY!
dinocamo ยท -11 points ยท Posted at 22:29:00 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because Sony is not a console manufacturer exclusive. They manufacture the electronic and industrial in general, like TV, Phone, Washing machine, etc. The PS series is just a part of their business.
Meanwhile, Nintendo is a console manufacturer and gaming exclusive. They whole rely on their game and the nostalgic.
To make it legit, compare Sony consoles to Nintendo consoles.
And if someone needs to put the shit together, it's your mind. You are comparing apple to orange.
MassiveMeatMissile ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:34:02 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was being facetious, you need to learn to read tones because it's blatantly obvious I was.
EatABuffetOfDicks ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:39:23 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You'd have to throw in all of Nintendo's handhelds and other consoles if you're going that route.
Exist50 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:53:15 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The 3DS has 2-3 years on the PS4, though. And those two are really the main sales drivers.
TooDrunkToTalk ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:15:28 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty much this, the comparison made SuperNeon is really misleading. Since 2014 the PS4 alone has actually been outselling the 3DS and Wii U combined every year.
Madmagican- ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not as much as you'd think though. The 3DS was considered a flop with only a couple good games like Kid Icarus Uprising and Resident Evil Revelations for about a year before Nintendo gave up on the 3D part and went full on games with 3rd parties and dropped the price. Only then did it start to pick up steam
smb275 ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 19:03:14 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More like outsmells amiright? haaahahaahahahahaaahaha
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[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:34:48 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Got em
Milfhunter420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:07 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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blahblahblicker ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:38:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found the Latino
Kyoopy2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:49 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude the original Wii sold much more than any other system... ever.
SlaughterHouze ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:29:06 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To their credit they really did revolutionize gaming as we know it today...
FordyceFoxtrot ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:35:00 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
N... No. They didn't. They didn't revolutionize ANYTHING. Nothing. They just did what was already there and did it really well.
daysofchristmaspast ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:50:45 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol how? Don't get me wrong, I love Sony and I love my PS4, but they don't create anything new
ABrokenWolf ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:09:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In what way was the PS1 not revolutionary?
daysofchristmaspast ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:15:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How about you start by naming some ways that it was revolutionary?
ABrokenWolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:01:32 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OK, lets start:
Started the disc based media trend (the right way to do it with the available techbase)
The PS1 was designed as a multimedia device (it acted as a CD player) rather than just a game platform.
Affordable portable data storage for a console.
The disjointed DPAD
Brought 3D gaming to the mainstream with a console specifically designed around 3D rendering rather than 2D like all its predecessors I cant stress this enough, PS1 is literally the reason 3D games became a thing when they did
the dual analog setup that is now the standard for gaming
Integrated motion feedback in controllers via the dualshocks
of note (but not a technical acheivement): playstation is the reason that gaming became a mainstream medium rather than a niche, as it was not marketed as a toy for children and hobbyists but rather entertainment of everyone.
SlaughterHouze ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:59:20 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
PS1 was totally revolutionary dude and paved the way for today's gamers... PS2 was the platform on which today's online gaming was basically built. I know SEGA and Nintendo made attempts at building online networks in the 90s and what not but Sony was the ones who really hit that shit home first.
edit: here's a good article about how Sony got into the gaming industry too and revolutionized it with not only is software but its hardware as well. https://www.google.com/amp/www.stuff.tv/features/playstation-20-how-playstation-changed-gaming%3F_format%3Damp?client=safari
xIdontknowmyname1x ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:06:54 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Owning a PS2, I thought that the Xbox did a better job at implementing online gaming
SlaughterHouze ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 22:23:04 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Xbox only came about because of PlayStation really tho. And once they hit the PS3 Xbox360 era PlayStation came out on top in the online arena again.
xIdontknowmyname1x ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:30:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah no. Xbox 360 had way more online players than ps3. Online community definitely wasn't a pro. Don't get me wrong, Sony has made brilliant business decisions. Online just hasn't been their forte until recently
SlaughterHouze ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:40:50 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I liked PS3 online better first and foremost cause I didn't have to come out pocket for the game I wanted to play and then monthly to keep playing it...
daysofchristmaspast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:14:58 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like how you don't back this up at all and just expect me to take it as fact
SlaughterHouze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:56:02 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I posted an article on how Nintendo approached Sony to help with setting up their NES disk system and then back out of the deal, prompting sony to start making their own video game system, creating the first 3D gaming engines. And then there's the controllers they pioneered that frontier too with the first erogonomic controllers without them the N64 prolly woulda had a flat controller like the NES and SNES... just read the article man..
daysofchristmaspast ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:49:13 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No. You should be able to formulate your own argument instead of parroting what you read on the internet
ConstantEffect ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:25:57 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I believe N64 was the first console with a joystick on its controller...
zgh5002 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:24 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What would you call the Atari 2600 controller then?
1that__guy1 ยท -23 points ยท Posted at 19:02:41 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MS is bad tho
RS_Skywalker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:18 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think a lot of ps2's sales were justified because of the built in dvd player. That was game changer because early in the ps2's life dvd players were $100-200 which is just a short jump to a ps2. I'd be curious how many sales were for primary movie watchers.
starspec ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ps2 was the only Sony console I owned. Probably my favorite
waltdewalt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:07 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Compared to the PS2, nothing has sold well, except maybe the DS. It's the best selling console ever
Noctis_Fox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:09 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You'd be surprised just how close the DS is.
Just missed it by ~1 million.
boomheadshot7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:22 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Technically, compared the the ps2, nothing sold as well.
chinoz219 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:24 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still, gamecube only needed 1 game to outshine them. Wanna smash?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:31 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
really? huh, thats weird. i've always thought of the playstation as the niche one and the other two as mainstream
theian01 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:47 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing sold as well as the PS2. Pretty sure it's still the highest sold console.
Digitalist_Matt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:39 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had all three, although I preferred the original xbox. Halo 1 and 2 were the shit. Was very little when they came out but my brothers and I would play 3-4 player split screen. They'd constantly tell me what to do and how to get better. (They'd still hate to be on my team) One of the things I still love about gaming is how it bridges the age gap. It makes people come together, and gives them something in common. Even with the current election going the way it did and my family being on both sides of the political spectrum, we still have fun playing online together. Thank you game developers.
Kyser_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:13 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing compared to the ps2, and imo nothing since has compared to it. Maybe the 360 has had a similar legacy, but the ps2 had literally EVERYTHING, and it pretty much dominated the market for 7 years, and still sold so many even after the playstation 3 came out in 2006. DVD player? check. Great controller? check. literal fucktons of games? check.
It makes me wonder, that if the ps2 hadn't dwarfed the gamecube to such a crazy extent, if Nintendo would've went deeper into the classic console rather than making the Wii to be different enough to compete with the "big 2"
StubbyHarbinger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:09 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing sold well comparing to the PS2 to be fair
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:19 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ps2 is still the best selling console of all time. They kept making new releases of some games for it up until a couple of years ago.
YeltsinYerMouth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:31 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Microsoft actually lost half a billion dollars on the original xbox.
Honest_Abez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:05 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PS2 had the big advantage of being the first on the market and the cheapest DVD player as well.
poopyheadthrowaway ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:58 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When one console starts outperforming the others by a large enough margin, it just snowballs. As a developer, why make games for other consoles when one already has majority market share? And then as a gamer, why buy any other console when all the third party developers are making their games for this one console?
joedude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:47 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ps2 is just the godliest gaming console ever made with literally 500 trillion games, games that are STILL being made im not even kidding lmao.
tabber87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:05 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never owned a ps2. I had a Gamecube, Xbox, and Dreamcast and I played the fuck out of all 3 growing up. I'm still waiting on the next installment of Shenmue
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:57 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ps2 is the best selling console of all time
everything sold like shit next to it
boxisbest ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:11 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ehhh it did not sell well at all. Yes the PS2 was the king and killed everything. But nintendo got outsold in the console space by a FIRST TIME console manufacturer in xbox. The fact that the 4th Nintendo console was outsold by a brand new player in the space is definitely some level of flop.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:44 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Compared to the PS2, nothing has ever sold well. Not even bread.
tvkkk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:01:12 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was gamecube made my Nintendo
ironw00d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:03:21 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ironically I had a ps1,Xbox, GameCube, and a Sony dream cast but never a ps2. Twisted Metal, Metal Gear Solid, and FFVII were more than enough for me in the SONY realm.
Curlybrac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:29:17 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
155 million ps2 to 24 million xbox and 21 million gamecube and 10 million dreamcast. The ps2 sold about 2.5 times those three consoles combined. Thats fucking insane.
freedod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:16:27 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still though, the picture seems to regard the Gamecube as if it was some kind of lesser known counter-culture console not many people played lol.
rezivor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:13 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ps2 sold so well because militaries bought millions of them to daisy chain for super computer shit. Because Sony sold system below cost it was cheaper to do this than to just buy normal computers
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:46:26 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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rezivor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:08 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think this proves it actually. For a system with the largest sales ever to not also have largest gaming sales ever-- Especially with the ps2's library, sort of suggests what I said further
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:09:46 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why do I feel like both ps2 and Xbox sold better because adults bought them. But really, the GameCube dished out the most entertainment and nostalgia inducing gameplay.
Noctis_Fox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:34 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
That's nostalgia and even possible the inner fanboy talking.
ILikeLenexa ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 19:15:41 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're also not particularly resilient, and early Wiis play their games.
CitricBase ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 20:28:18 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GameCubes aren't resilient? They're the toughest disc-based consoles ever produced, famously so.
Resident132 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:37:51 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ya seriously it was like the toughest console ever. I still have my day one gamecube and its gone through a hell of a beating and looks beautiful, plays fine.
Hodorhohodor ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 21:23:55 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I vividly remember having to manually spin the discs quite a few times to get them to work properly on multiple game cubes. It it was more like a feature though, like blowing into a cartridge.
TuckerMcG ยท 104 points ยท Posted at 19:33:30 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah this should be a Dreamcast.
Domenicoh ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 22:19:43 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or a Vita
darkm4gician ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 23:41:44 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really wish the Vita did better. It was such a fantastic system. Games like Persona and Gravity Rush were incredible. It was also nice having UMVC3 on the go as well.
Dissidence802 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:22:38 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Final Fantasy X, Ratchet & Clank Collection and Binding of Isaac...god, I love my Vita!
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:08:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most underrated console ever.
rojovelasco ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 23:16:34 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Underrated? Oh man, Dreamcast is overly rated by most gamers. The fact that it died young just contribute to the fact. Like Kurt Cobain.
SEGA killed the Dreamcast, not the players.
Joetato ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 23:31:32 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SEGA killed Kurt Cobain?!
killiangray ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:50:47 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Genesis does what Nintendon't
rojovelasco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:10 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Helped by Yoko Ono :P
Squidfist ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:09:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Actually CD burners becoming common in homes is what killed the dreamcast. Their copy-protection was minimal because it wasn't a real thing to worry about during development. Skip forward past launch and everyone knew someone with a CD burner, or had one themselves, and burning games and a boot disk was as easy as reading a guide for 5 minutes.
Ever wonder why the gamecube had tiny disks that had the data stuck on backwards? After Sega went under as a console developer, Nintendo took a big note, and developed a console you absolutely could not burn games for, because they watched it tank Sega.
rojovelasco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:13:05 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The thing with SEGA giving up the hardware business is more complicated than just piracy.
There were a lot of mistakes, stockpiling until the time of Dreamcast. The internal fights between SEGA of America and Japan was a huge part of them. Dreamcast was almost doomed even before it was launched, and even though, it sold pretty well.
Mr_frumpish ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:44:19 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sega did fine with the Dreamcast. But after the debacle with the 32X and the poorly though out Saturn launch too many players were burned out on Sega.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:38 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ease of pirating games killed it. The only catch was that they would take a few hours to download. I'd like to think I still have some IRC channel trivia records while waiting for files to download.
OverHaze ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:37 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Dreamcasts failure was such a God dam travesty. So many great games and great new ideas. Also its failure lead to the shitty Sega we have today. Can you imagine what gaming would look like if Sega where still the cool older bother version of Nintendo? Crappy EA and their sports games.
ShittingOutPosts ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:10:25 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish I had more than one upvote to give you.
DoctorKoolMan ยท 93 points ยท Posted at 20:39:23 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea it didn't sell poorly, just the ps2 sold super super well
I preferred my GameCube tbh, not having to deal with a multi tap was amazing, plus those are my favorite Nintendo games for the most part
Super easy to just plug in and play, my ps2 always has problems reading discs and the quality of the games seems shot (like audio issues/frame issues)
The console just didn't seem to age well, my friends all have the same issues with their ps2s
Our gsmecubes tho? Everything works like the day I got it. Probably my favorite overall console
wazzupo1 ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 22:12:07 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's odd that the playstations you guys had got shoddy. mine still runs like a dream. So does my gamecube, but the ps2 still plays super well.
andre_macassi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:17:58 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Out of a childhood ps1, ps2, gamecube, and xbox360 only the ps1 and gamecube are still functional
KingSolo4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:54 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice, my PS1, and PS2 made it! Sadly my GameCube and Xboxs stopped working about 3 and 5 years ago respectively. My fat back ps3 from launch died along with the Gamecube but everything else works fine. I still play my N64 from time to time as well but I'm too hooked on the newer consoles and PC. I do remember a friend of mine had his ps2 stop working and was the only reason he got the PS3.
Dre_wj ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:43:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mine runs just like new as well. And I have a launch model! The PS2 is the longest lasting console I've ever owned
TheKingOfCrumpets ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:04 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a difference between the fat ps2s and the slim ones. The fat ones last forever, but in my experience the slim ones aren't as reliable.
Chief-grand-Cherokee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:00:05 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Both of ours went to shit. I can't remember how many controllers we went through too. With the triggers giving out. Our Xbox original Xbox controllers got more wear and still work though. we went through a few game cubes but those were actual damage problems (someone would pull the whole console off the shelf). We ended up getting a ps2 slim which was nice and still works
Joetato ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:42:55 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i hear all the time about how easily the PS2 fails, yet I've had the same PS2 since 2002 and it still works fine for me. Granted, I haven't turned it on in probably 2 years at this point, but it was working normally in 2014, which is still 12 years.
But yeah, I remember my friend bitching he had to buy a new PS2 every 6 months or so because they fuck up and stop working. But, this was after the PS3 had come out and he'd be buying used PS2s for like $40 from GameStop, which I figured was the problem.
But maybe not. Maybe my PS2 is just lucky.
Arklelinuke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:46 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have one of the fat PS2s, stopped reading discs. Got on the Internet, found a guide to open it up and turn a little plastic sprocket a couple of notches that controls the laser's distance from the disc, haven't had a single problem since.
Hydro033 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:22 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Meleeeeeee
Eire_Ramza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Plus the gamecube had some great peripherals for some games. Many hours of my life were sunk into banging those bongoes playing donkey Konga
Orisi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:56 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly the whole GameCube store for Switch has probably sold one to me. The idea of super Mario sunshine on the go is beyond tempting.
Dippin_Emma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:17 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah mine is broken, too, doesn't read any discs.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:57 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It sold poorly compares to most nintendo consoles, it's the second worse selling Nintendo console right now.
generalgeorge95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:49:13 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nintendo consoles do seem very sturdy. I've never had one die on me, but I've had 2 PS2s and Xbox 360 and a PS3 die on me.
Shiroi_Kage ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:59:00 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was quiet successful. It's just that the PS2 completely crushed everything that generation.
chuckymcgee ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 21:53:07 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, Nintendo sold a third fewer consoles than the N64 and still came up short compared to the original Xbox. The Wii would end up selling nearly 5 times as many consoles as the Gamecube. It was enough for Nintendo to hold on. Not a total flop, but not fantastic.
mladakurva ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:28:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure if you're speaking against him but I think the ps2 was some of the best performing consoles of all time. Other consoles didn't have a chance
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:21:02 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was the best; It's not even that bad processor wise either; It ran final fantasy 10 like a charm remember? And that was considerably beautiful for the time.
LTALZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:48 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When you say 'hold on' I think you are inferring that without GameCube sales they would have went under. That is severely under estimating how much money Nintendo had in reserve from the Nintendo 64 and NES sales. They could have ran for probably a hundred years off of just that
chuckymcgee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:27 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope.
LTALZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:28:35 on December 17, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Quite convincing argument..
Shiroi_Kage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:55:51 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was profitable, which is all that mattered in the end.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:11 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Joetato ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:46:48 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was 26 when the Gamecube came out and nothing at all about it really appealed to me. My ex (who is a decade younger than me) loved her Gamecube, though.
stash0606 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PS2 was the first console I got (alongwith GTA: San Andreas), but fuuuck if Super Smash Bros Melee wasn't one of the most fun games I've ever played.
Rodents210 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:28 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The GCN is incredible. I sometimes still find myself wishing that the GCN controller could be used for every game. Though the PS4 controller ergonomically gives it a run for its money. The button layout isn't as good as GCN but damn if it isn't the most comfortable controller ever.
Joetato ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:50:13 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always thought the PS2 controller was the best one ever. In fact, I thought that was sort of universally acknowledged by everyone, but anytime I bring it up, people start disagreeing with me, so maybe not.
The gamecube controller was all right. i still liked the PS2 controller better, though.
LTALZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What is gcn?
Rodents210 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:05:30 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Nintendo Gamecube. It was abbreviated as GCN (and is the official abbreviation for the console used by Nintendo) because at the time NGC was used for Neo Geo Color.
LTALZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:37:20 on December 17, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Interesting, thanks!
Also, I agree, Gamecube controller was the best controller ive ever used when it comes to ergonomics and even button placement. The main buttons (A, B, X, Y) were in such random positions I dont even know how Nintendo came up with the design but it worked better than any other controller layout ive ever seen.
HarlanCedeno ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. I feel like I knew a lot of people at the time who were addicted to Super Smash Brothers: Melee.
SycSyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:33 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found the sheltered kid.
bstones ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:41 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty sure Zelda WindWaker got alot of hate because of the cell shading art style
travworld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:13 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like almost everyone I knew had a Gamecube. People usually had a Gamecube and a PS2, or an Xbox and a PS2 if they had 2 consoles. At least in my area.
Waffle_qwaffle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:28 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I sold my friends n64 for this, loved it. Later I bought him a GameCube and gave the n64 cartridges back for Christmas lol
tack50 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:57 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Similar thing here. For people my age (1998 born), the Gamecube was the console we always saw as great, but never had because we picked the PS2 instead.
I was always blown away at the screenshots of Mario Kart Double Dash and Pokemon XD. They seemed incredibly awesome. It's a shame that not that many people got to play the Gamecube
c0ckad00dled00 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:06 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I regret selling mine to buy an Xbox with Halo 2 when it came out. :(
Howell2010 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:00 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was my reaction upon hearing it was a terrible console that didn't sell well and was a black spot for Nintendo. "I played the shit out of that. That era I went to the local gamestop every week to find out about new games. Super Mario Sunshine, Super Smash Brothers Melee, Meteroid Prime, LOZ Wind Waker, Resident Evil 4 (Really the entire Resident Evil series except for the spin offs and anything past 4) Eternal Darkness, Soul Calibur 2, Animal Crossing, so many 007 games, Cubivore, Custom Robo, Need For Speed Most Wanted, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai, Enter The Matrix, Crystal Chronicles, Gauntlet Dark Legacy, Gotcha Force, Gun, Harvest Moon, Hunter The Reckoning, Metal Arms Glitch in The System, Megaman Anniversary Collection, Megaman Network Transmission, I've gone on waayyy too long. Needless to say I love the system.
TheGuruAmongGurus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:11 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PS2 DOMINATED the gaming world during that gaming phase. Xbox didn't sell well until the 360 release due to the timing (slightly beat the PS3 out if I remember correctly) and to the fact that Halo 2 was an exclusive (yet again during that time period Halo's online gameplay was incomparable)
THE_GR8_MIKE ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:21 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone had one! Everyone still has one. Melee, Sunshine, Air Ride, Double Dash, MP4, and 5, the list goes on. Some of my favorite games.
AtLeastJake ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:24 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't realise it until years later. I'm with you, I loved mine, and easily played it more than any console that gen. But there market share was extremely small, especially contending with PS2 and Xbox.
Lacer_Lis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:01 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember out of all my friends, majority of us had PS2, a fair amount had xbox, a couple kids had both, then a very select few actually had game cube.
It didn't sell well immediately, but I remember a few years after it was released it started to get very popular, probably due to how cheap it was.
SpliTTMark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:44 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So you missed out on like 200 new IPs and characters just to save that damn princess again
Booserbob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:46 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It did sell well. GameCube was enormously popular.
OP just likes to play the hipster
paulster12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:01 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
NHL hitz baby
rocket_raccon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:08 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ya I had fewer games for it than my PS2 but the ones I had were amazing. All the ones made by Nintendo. And the Resident Evil remakes? Superb!!
BrendanTheONeill ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:47 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Came here to say the same thing. It was the only console that anyone played in my house besides the N64 from 2002-2007.
mugdays ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:10 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's Nintendo's worst-selling system to date. So yes, it was certainly a failure, sales-wise.
maxis2k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:05 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was the lowest selling Nintendo console until Wii U.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:09 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gamecube with animal crossing, harvest moon, pokemon, zelda, etc.
Brings me right back to my childhood.
Happy days when consoles were actually good.
chiliedogg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:12 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was actually the most successful Nintendo console up to that point. But it didn't have near the market share of previous consoles.
The market had simply exploded.
Pequeno_loco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:24 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It still turned a profit, PS2 was just huge though.
Pedophilecabinet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:00 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GC sold fine. It was certainly no Wii U in terms of sales.
rydan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:10:43 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's because you were young and didn't know any better.
aNightOwll ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:22 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ya I thought that gamecube sold great and it was the Wii that didn't sell well
ultra_muffin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:24:43 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably my favorite console of any of them.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:00:54 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know anyone who had one. But plenty of my friends had a PS2.
Curlybrac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:28:02 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here but I was a kid during the gamecube era and it seem all my friends either had gamecube or ps2. Thinking back, a lot more did have ps2. I only seen like teens and adults that had the original xbox
therearesomewhocallm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:45:46 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Gamecube sold 22 million units compared to the PS2's 153 million.
The N64 sold 33 million, and the Wii sold over 100 million.
The Gamecube was definitely a low point in Nintendo's life.
JFK_did_9-11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:47:23 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some people were pissed about the decision to use those tiny ass Discs, making it the only system that gen not to support dvd
xahhfink6 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:33:01 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It did sell well, but the games were on average pretty poor quality. OP is struck hard by some nostalgia-goggles.
Khalbrae ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:49:05 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GameCube was only the third best if it's generation. Sold worse than the Xbox, but better than the Dreamcast. The GameCube had the second most powerful hardware of that console generation too (behind only the Xbox which was basically a small form factor custom OS PC).
Resident Evil 4 ran a lot better on the GC for example. When they ported it to the PS2 the character models had to have about 50% of their polygon count reduced to work. Also a lot more scenes that were once rendered real-time were changed to pre-recorded FMVs.
NeatAnecdoteBrother ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:31:54 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's actually interesting. I didn't own one either, my friend did. I had PlayStation. But GameCube is still more memorable to me. Ssx tricky. Smash bros. Mario party
crimsontideftw24 ยท 517 points ยท Posted at 18:24:19 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The original Super Monkey Ball games were the absolute best!
Ambushes ยท 67 points ยท Posted at 22:30:20 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
one of the best party games for sure, had an absolute blast with friends and family back in the day.
quercusellipsoidalis ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 23:20:00 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Warioware might take the cake though. So bizarre, so fast paced, so much fun.
SoloSpartan123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:20:47 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Friends?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:44:19 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PARTY GAME?
TinierRumble449 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:15:44 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That Monkey Landing game was so hard!
Averant ยท 135 points ยท Posted at 22:16:21 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't fall off don't fall off don't fall - FUCK
Yarthkins ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 22:50:40 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the only game that pisses me off so much that I have to stop and put it down... for weeks.
afsdjkll ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 00:15:26 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Monkey target = the best
Broncorage ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:53:25 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"You douche! Why would you go for the magnet and the brake?!?" - me to my older brother every time
veryscruffyjanitor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:49:45 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know, I enjoyed monkey boxing quite a bit
PM_ME_UR_BDSM_FETISH ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:44:21 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was the first (and arguably only) game I got really good at. I eventually discovered if you didn't lose a live during the normal stages you got to play bonus stages. I eventually from there discovered if you beat the bonus stages without losing a life you get to question your life's choices.
Rikuxauron ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:08:50 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You could lose lives, just not use a continue.
PM_ME_UR_BDSM_FETISH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:59 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh...
Thats_So_Shibe ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 22:46:16 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was that game that you couldn't tell any of your friends that you played, but you still secretly loved
Thats_So_Shibe ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 22:46:31 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Desiderata03 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 23:07:09 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, friendship was so much easier back then. "Hey I got multiplayer game, you wanna come over and play?" "YES"
Speculater ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:15:16 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's the Natural Ice for?
morganfux ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:35:20 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ChadBroChill, is that you?
Gorgonto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:32:46 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair...that might work as an adult. When was the last time you tried?
ELFuhler ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:11:05 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
mako591 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:21:21 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hell no I told everyone, because the party games were so much fun!
Thats_So_Shibe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:19 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For me it was more, I didn't want to utter the phrase "Monkey Balls" in public
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:28:27 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They really were great games. So much fun for four people. Good game to fire up and have some drinks with friends.
sunny_ughs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:10:57 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I played this with my siblings and we straight up laughed for the entire 3-4 hours we played. It was great.
ASovietSpy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:17:34 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Metal arms though
j-riz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:33:45 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is it downloadable on Wii u?
crimsontideftw24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:35:19 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no clue sorry!
j-riz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:40:29 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nintendo was always so stingey releasing old games for download.... like wtf is with their marketing department. Sell old n64 games for download on Wii u $$$$
sirmav ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:25:46 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Monkey tennis ftw
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:00:03 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nobody I know could beat me in the original Monkey Fight.
EmperorKira ยท 576 points ยท Posted at 19:36:25 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Metroid prime was and still is one of my favourite games of all time.
[deleted] ยท 84 points ยท Posted at 23:26:42 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Tony_Sacrimoni ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 23:54:23 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Metroid Prime is a beautiful game down to its core. If you run it in 1080p in Dolphin it still looks better than a lot of games released for 360/PS3
oddfuture445 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:35:53 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How do you get better graphics? Mods? Cause I have dolphin and run every GCN game flawlessly but it's limited to actual graphics it was released on.
Tony_Sacrimoni ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:55:06 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unless you're rendering on like 480p then you're getting better graphics already compared to GC, but effects like anti aliasing vastly improve the quality. Others could go into greater detail because I honestly don't know what the other effects do.
oddfuture445 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:31:20 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
maybe because I play full screen it looks blockier to me, idk. But yeah I definitely will try anti aliasing, thank you.
virtuousbamboo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:53:48 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Increase internal resolution, makes textures look way better.
oddfuture445 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:32:27 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any resolution sweet spot work best for you?
superfiercelink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:14 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
1080p is just fine
virtuousbamboo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:32:13 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, it really depends on the power of your computer. You can play around a bit. Personally I go for 4x native.
SycSyn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:50:17 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The comparison was between the ps2 and Xbox at the time and the GameCube was very lacking hardware wise. Not to say it didn't have fun games.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:02:53 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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SycSyn ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:29:38 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry should have specified, yes that's what I meant. Not only lack of DVD but a proprietary disk format itself that served no other purpose. Xbox was the clear winner for internet having an onboard nic.
Mylaur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:29:40 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The release of Metroid prime trilogy is the greatest thing ever.
Smooth controls. Three masterpiece in one.
ILikeThisNameMore ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 22:41:08 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved Prime and 3. 2 was a rough patch because it scared the hell out of kid me and now I just don't have much desire to play it.
facetiousfag ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 23:16:42 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same. 2 made me anxious and nervous to enter rooms. 1 was just comfy and cozy.
Phendrana Drifts, so chill
Jacksonator5000 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 23:20:51 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had the opposite effects. 1 scared the crap out of me. Especially that whole mission after you get the thermal visor and you have to travel back entirely in the dark. 2 was a lot of fun but I didn't like the whole having ammo for dark and light beams. Otherwise it was a lot of fun.
Khar-Selim ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:49:40 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ahh, gotta love the obligatory 'fuck you it's time to introduce the metroids' moment. 3 did it better though, made you pull the trigger yourself.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:02:21 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was that in Phendrana or Phazon Mines? Fuck all of that horseshit
Khar-Selim ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:14:21 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Phendrana had the first metroids in the first game. In 3 it was in Skytown, you walked down a bunch of winding little passages full of metroids in stasis fields, expecting any minute for something to happen and all of them to get out or something, but it never does. Then you get to the end and see two things. One is the powerup you need, also behind a stasis field. The other thing is the power cell powering all the stasis fields. I have never hated Retro Studios more than I did in that single moment.
whitetrafficlight ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:59:09 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
3's metroids were much easier to deal with though. Hypermode, blam blam blam. It was scarier in 1 because the Ice Beam was a slower projectile so you couldn't easily deal with them at a distance and it took a second to switch to it.
Scariest Metroid enemy though? Puffers. Damn things kept respawning, and just when I think it's safe to try a bit of platforming, turn around and GAH! There's one right in my face! Blech!
Khar-Selim ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:01:50 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fission Metroids tho
kenjutsudude ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:56:20 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh Jesus, I forgot about that thermal visor bit. The Chozo ghosts scared me so bad. I loved Prime, beat it multiple times, but I scrambled like a maniac to get through the dark sections as fast as humanly possible every time.
suraj1989 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:38:46 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Phendrana Drifts was incredible. The green lush overworld was amazing, too. Really the Phazon Mines was the only really challenging world. Prime 2 was just hard and I didn't like the dark world.
JustSomeFarmer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:17 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember the first time I played it, and I got through entire introductory fight with the queen and so on. But when you got to talon and those first beetles pooped put of the ground at me, I said "fuck that" and put it back on the shelf.
ElHomie20 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:41:39 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like they made 2 much more difficult
johnnyringo771 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:49 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never finished 2, I got so annoyed with it. One of the bosses you have to kill as a morph ball, fairly early on was a pain, and then with several of the back tracking, dimension hopping puzzles, I just eventually quit.
Dennis_Rudman ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 21:50:35 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That game was great, did you like Metroid prime 2 as well?
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 22:27:03 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
prime was my favorite game of any i've ever played on any platform but I never got to play the sequels (parents were very very cheap with me).
ElHomie20 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:41:14 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same here. Metroid prime is my favorite game of all time. But Ive only recently played the last two. They were beautiful games as well.
raulduke05 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:45 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you should try them out on the dolphin emulator. and if you have a half-decent computer, you can play them at much higher resolutions and frame rates too.
weaselman1080 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:12 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Prime 2 runs ok until you hit Torvus Bog, something about the rain effects in that game slow emulators down like crazy.
TheEmeraldKnight ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:41 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you have a Wii U? The whole trilogy is $20 on there, and the first two games were redesigned to work with a Wii controller.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:09:15 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't want to ruin it for myself, unless you can buy rose tinted glasses to go with a wii :P I'm too old :(
Hawkshadow31 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:29:23 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trilogy edition is well done, not some thrown together port. The controls are not perfect but aiming with the wii mote works quite well. 2 and 3 will not compare to the awesomeness that was Prime, but you should still play them as they are some of Nintendo's best games in the GC Wii era If you have a wii U get the virtual console version. The wii disc can be hard to find
Pedophilecabinet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:59:54 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not going to be ruined. Just play it.
Zellough ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:53:11 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You should, Prime 2 is my personal favorite Metroid game
EmperorKira ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 21:56:06 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, to a lesser extent. 3 I never felt much for. I really liked the atmosphere of primes 1 and 2. 3 didn't really have that.
Its_Snowing ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 22:03:39 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The atmosphere in Prime 3 suffered a bit because the levels were literally separate worlds as opposed to being sort of integrated like in 2. The pirate homeworld felt pretty cool and Phaaze was super atmospheric.
bankholdup5 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:14:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really enjoyed 3 and your username
funksaurus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:49:30 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Username is currently accurate.
Khar-Selim ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:05 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I swear to God there was some serious idea crossover between the Zelda and Metroid teams during Twilight Princess, Prime 3, and Skyward Sword. Those games were practically in the same series in some ways.
brandons404 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:32:16 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I second this. Metroid 1's sound track was absolutely beautiful. Gameplay was fun. Great story. 2 was much more complex, a lot harder, and multilayer, which I liked. Not as much as 1 though. 3 was nice. Fantastic graphics. But awful controls.
ThatOneSchmuck ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:44:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Metriod Prime 2 is by far one of my favorite games to date. I very much enjoyed the game play and story.
Worthyness ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:45:21 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved 2 because it had multiplayer. That shit was dope. Who wouldn't want to play with arm cannons and shoot their friends int eh face?
Gasilly ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:15:07 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Out of the 3 Prime 2 was my least favorite and is the only one I haven't beaten. I hated the key fetch quests and the almost required healing/safe zones made most of the boss fights boring. The one fight I really enjoyed was the boost ball guardian because it forced you to manage with not being in constant safety.
Spram2 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:55:40 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You must be the only one!
zer0t3ch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fusion is the best to this day.
RedChld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:56:01 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved all three. Gorgeous games, amazing musical scores.
suraj1989 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:03 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Metroid Prime is one of my favorite games of all time. I wasn't a big fan of the dark world in Prime 2. It was also more difficult.
travworld ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:46:06 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still get the Phendrana Drifts song stuck in my head from time to time.
payne_train ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:22:31 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah man I loved this game. It had kind of a creepy vibe and felt almost ahead of its time
BrainTrauma009 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:28:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
YEEEEEESSSS! Such a well made game. All the way down to the soundtrack.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:39:16 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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TheMasterLoller ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:36:42 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Prime was essentially the reason I bought the console. I was 12 or 13, and eventually nailed down the game down and would do 100% speed runs. My times were not impressive compared to the professionals, but I was so proud of myself for it!
rydan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:15:25 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First game I played on GameCube. I made a huge mistake and walked right past the first area of the game without even seeing it. That's the part that tells you what your mission in the game is and gives you hints on how to accomplish that. So instead I went through the game completely in the blind basically beating it. Then I reached the end of the road and had no idea what to do next. So I backtracked the whole game trying to figure out what went wrong before finally ending up back at the start and finding that room. Then it told me where the two or three relics were that I missed so I had to go back through the entire game again.
Siriacus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:40:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just thinking about Phendrana Drifts again gives me chills.
TordTorden ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:52:39 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I first played MP on the Wii with the Triology collection, and after going through all 3 games with the Wii controls, I recently decided to try the GCN version with the Dolphin emulator. And I hated it. The controls felt so bad after being used to freelook and strafing at the same time, but I can imagine that back in the days it was groundbreaking. Had a GCN myself as a kid, but never owned MP, so going back to those controls felt really weird after playing FPS games on PC as well
RedChld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:54:35 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That and Eternal Darkness are among my favorites.
Quetzacoatl85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:37:39 on December 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That amazing piece of music! You know which one I mean.
zoglog ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 23:02:17 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Funny. It was one of my.least favorite. It was the first game I ever returned because it was such a huge disappointment.
QuasarsRcool ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:34:09 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
...are you sure you're talking about the same game?
zoglog ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 23:39:16 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes... Opinions.
QuasarsRcool ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:43 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, and you gave yours to counter those who like the game, without giving any reasons behind it. Joining a conversation about some thing by only saying you dislike that thing is going to get you questioned.
zoglog ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 00:55:06 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Slow boring gameplay
Horrible controls
Bland environments
Among many issues.
J_See ยท 235 points ยท Posted at 21:58:54 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kirby Air Ride. โค๏ธ
Crazyflames ยท 103 points ยท Posted at 00:22:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You mean Kirby : City Trial
Cranksta ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 00:43:50 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Truth. Never played the other modes.
zGunrath ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:49:56 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yooo finding the last Hydra part was so satisfying!
SpaceMun ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:58:24 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had so much fun finding hard to reach areas...
brandons404 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:36:25 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My disc broke so now I emulate it on my pc๐
J_See ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:38:05 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The legendaries were always pretty sweet.
brandons404 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:58:56 on January 30, 2017 ยท (Permalink)
Indeed they were
alexakitten ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:29:30 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yes yes yes yes yes yes yes!
SwaQOverlobe ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:16:09 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Came here to say this. Seems like not many people played this game though which is a shame. My brothers and I played this more than anything growing up.
Arcturus075 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:46:20 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kriby Friendship ruining ride. I loved that game, but caused more rage than Mario Party ever did among my friends.
hipnogoat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:34:54 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Playing battle mode for days!
Teddy_Raptor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:33:47 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My friends and I would play free trial, pick cars we wanted and then had bases where we would camp out for hours. Amazing times.
StrongStyleSavior ยท 440 points ยท Posted at 18:03:14 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
metroid prime
windwaker
melee
my god
[deleted] ยท 335 points ยท Posted at 20:58:55 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
my god 2 was better
InukChinook ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 22:11:26 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The series peaked at my god 3: The Quest For my god.
Rakaro ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 22:20:11 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then the weird redheaded step child from the series, my goodness
[deleted] ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 22:59:58 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anyone remember the version for gameboy, my gosh?
InukChinook ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 23:13:34 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the short lived spinoff series on Dreamcast, good lord
M7S4i5l8v2a ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:10:42 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Am I the only one who played the Christian nock off, dear lord.
IWishIWereLink ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:54:25 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And Dear Lord 2: Lordy, Lordy!
Burn-E_B ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:35:30 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At some point, these are just blatant cash grabs though. I mean For Christ's sake was the last good game was on PS2.
Danmarinja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:50:30 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't a fan of the gritty reboot, my god: genesis origin revelation 64 HD
Dexaan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:28:26 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My God: Simon's Quest? Although they would perfect the formula in later games.
lithiumdeuteride ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:13 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The series kinda jumped the shark with the PC-release 'Your God'.
All puns intended.
TellMeWhyYouLoveMe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:54:59 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Godus
[deleted] ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 23:25:01 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SUPER SMASH BROTHERS MELEE FOR THE NINTENDO GAMECUBE
professionalautist ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:48:44 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MMMEELLEEEEEE!!!!!
MeridianBayCaballers ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:15:13 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
(2001)
QuasarsRcool ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:55 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like Melee but N64 is where it's at
custardBust ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:22:19 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Timesplitters, fzero gx
Visualize_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:51:29 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn I loved Timesplitters. I would always play splitscreen with my friends and it never got old
Umgar ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 23:00:23 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
๐กI DONT SEE ETERNAL DARKNESS ON YOUR LIST BRAH
Lyryx92 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:39:36 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!
aabeba ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:29:31 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not your bra, hombre
Umgar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:40:26 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not your hombre, homie
TWICEdeadBOB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:17:55 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not your homie, dude.
SnowboardNW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:58:25 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still one of my top five games of all time.
killiangray ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:54 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man I know I'll probably get hate for this, but I always thought Eternal Darkness was so overrated.
anonatitagain ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:08:48 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate you so much for this
TechnoProdigy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:19:24 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those three were basically my childhood. Toss Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles in there too, though.
mozennymoproblems ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:48 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Somewhere, deep in storage, I have a cube wth 4 gbas and the necessary cables. I can't bring myself to get rid of it. Too many feels. I fucking loved that game.
TechnoProdigy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:00:15 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ours stopped reading discs a very long time ago. but we still have it around here somewhere.
Big_Simba ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:12:32 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No love for Luigi's Mansion, Star Fox Adventures or Mario Sunshine?!
virtu333 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Best system.
Emily918273 ยท 777 points ยท Posted at 18:01:19 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door is my favorite game of all time. Thank you Gamecube.
slowbar1 ยท 154 points ยท Posted at 19:34:02 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Glitz Pit is my favorite level in any game ever. The core concept of working your way up in a fighting league is cool enough on its own, but the level is full of mysteries that all come together in the ending. If you haven't played this game you must, even if you don't have a gamecube get an emulator and try it out. Some of the best writing in a video game.
damask_linens ยท 66 points ยท Posted at 20:52:25 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think back to the glitz pit all the time. The part with the railroad mystery too. Such exceptional writing.
Cosmonaut15 ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 22:05:31 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've replayed this game so many times just for these levels
[deleted] ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 23:22:02 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The abandoned station that you're taken to is kind of creepy in its' own way. It's such a dilapidated place and the sunset just makes it worse. I'm always so happy to get out of there. Something about it is just unsettling.
Flintfall ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:53:49 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it was unsettling for me was because it was so quiet. Every other part of the game has prominent music, but the station had practically nothing. At least, I don't remember the music very well.
It's a hauntingly beautiful level though.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:12:26 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now that I think about it, that's probably it. It's been a while since I played it, but I don't think there's any music at all. It's almost a shame that there are enemies in there to interrupt the atmosphere with the happy battle music.
Flintfall ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:30:07 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Ha, that was always pretty jarring.
EDIT: redundant
cucufag ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:59:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I opened the diary. Did not expect that coming.
ILikeThisNameMore ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 22:39:58 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The glitz pit is literally how I always end up wanting to replay it. The only problem is I absolutely hated chapter 2 with all the dumb little cotton ball heads that went wherever they wanted to.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:21:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chapter 3 is so brilliant, probably the best in the game. The weird thing is that it comes between the two worst chapters in the game.
JD0ggX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:56:32 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chapter 2 sure, but what's so bad about chapter 4? I thought that one was pretty cool.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:01:56 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For me, they went way overboard with the backtracking. Some of the level design was confusing, and I personally am not a fan of dark places in games. A whole chapter of that is just kind of...ugh.
JD0ggX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:01:02 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh yeah I forgot you had to make so many trips back and forth. Yeah I could see how someone wouldn't enjoy it especially right after 3. But I love the dark gloomy setting.
dougiefresh1233 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:08:47 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The whole game has a backtracking problem. Especially the level you're talking about, the Keyhaul Key level, and even the train level.
On the island you have to get from on end (where your camp is) to the other (where Bobbery is) to find out he's dying, then back to camp to get his Cola, then back to him to give it to him, then back to camp to get Flavio, then back to where Bobbery was to start the dungeon.
Then on the train you have to constantly run between the two ends of the train for one reason or another.
I love that game (I'm actually currently replaying it) but about half the game is just running back and forth in between conversations with NPCs.
KDx3_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:40:15 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dont think anyone liked Chapter 2 honestly.
never_not_relevant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Funny that was the demo level.
mythofechelon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:59:02 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking Punis! The only way I can make it through that level is by telling myself that The Glitz Pit is next.
Pocodudeface ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:43 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
KP Pete is still one of my favorite characters of all time. I love everything about the Glitz Pit.
farcicaldolphin38 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:40 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree 100%! Definitely my favorite level!
THE GREAAAAAAAT GONZALEEEEEEEES
kaitybubbly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:50:58 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh man that was my absolute favourite! I still break out my GameCube to play my way up to that level, I loved it.
mythofechelon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:59:35 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not to mention all of the NPCs reacting to your rising fame accordingly. That was the seller.
dielawn87 ยท 204 points ยท Posted at 18:43:33 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Such a classic. They really fucked that franchise up.
lulzdemort ยท 334 points ยท Posted at 20:24:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What do you mean? They stopped after thousand year door.
YOU HEAR ME, THEY STOPPED. THERE ARE NO MORE.
Yarlreadykno ยท 53 points ยท Posted at 20:26:44 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And that's the fuckup. We need more Paper Mario (actual paper mario that is...)
Davidcottontail ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:12:33 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the one thing i don't get is people bash call of duty, for being a copy paste game, same for madden, but no one ever does that for mario party. i know totally not on the same subject.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:35:33 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm. The GC era Mario parties were considered the best ones in the franchise. They differ pretty greatly from title to title, and people are pretty unhappy with them now due to the deviation of the franchise compared to then.
Seems like a bad comparison to me.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:28 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
N64 mario party was best
2 >1>3
Blizz310 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:54:40 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
5>all
Danster21 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:39 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have the Dolphin emulator on my laptop but I'm still waiting to download that game until I'm home and can play it with my brothers. Nostalgia shall ensue. I fucking loves MP5.
Mr_Cinnabunns ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:17:34 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
4>all. The character themes were actually interesting
littlebobbytables9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:43 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's because (at least in my experience) with CoD if you don't have the same version as your friends you can't play multiplayer together online, which is one of the central experiences with CoD that really isn't for mario party.
Davidcottontail ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:29:18 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah you can. you just can't play the other maps.
edit__police ยท 38 points ยท Posted at 21:34:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I liked super
kenjutsudude ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 23:58:18 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Super Paper Mario is to the Paper Mario franchise as Silent Hill 4: The Room is to the Silent Hill franchise. Everyone hated it initially because it was different than its predecessors, but then the later games were even worse and people realized it at least got the atmosphere and tone right.
edit__police ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 00:23:41 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, that's a great comparison and I totally agree
[deleted] ยท 128 points ยท Posted at 20:35:46 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
super paper mario and colour splash are good
Garfunklestein ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 21:23:18 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's dumb as hell that you're getting downvoted for your opinion, but that's reddit just being dumb in turn.
ShawntezPhillips ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 21:19:49 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're getting down voted but you are right color splash and super paper Mario are really good games.
The only task hiccup is sticker star and with improvements that gave could have been great and.. we see that... in color splash
WynterKnight ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 22:29:27 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Combat ruined color splash. Great visuals, great writing and humor as always. Terrible, slow, and meaningless combat and menu layout made me loathe combat encounters. This also seems to be the general consensus on the game. It was ruined by a single bad design choice with the cards and the paint filling thing.
screecaw ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:36:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My issue with sticker star and color splash was the characters
In both thousand year door and super there were likable villains
In TYD we got Duplis, the shadow sisters, the trivia bots, and silly bosses.
In super we got a goofball cast of interesting bosses (Mimi was hilarious), a love story AND a ridiculous final boss
Sticker star and color splash were just normal mario cast
Color splash had "black bowser" who had no interesting characteristics that was only defined by "ah its Bowser, but corrupted by unmotivated evil paint!!!!"
if they wanted to make a new quality paper mario game what they need to do is create interesting villains and add more dialogue. If they just gave each character like 5 lines that they said based on your progress what abilities you had etc that would make the world instantly feel more alive.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:50:00 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The way Color Splash is designed, it seems like they want you to avoid combat most of the time. I've been doing that and the game is excellent that way.
whitetrafficlight ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:01 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, Sticker Star is the only bad Paper Mario. Colour Splash has had mixed reception, but I really enjoyed it. As far as I'm concerned, it has only two flaws, but they are big ones.
ThrowawayusGenerica ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:32 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were bad Paper Mario games though.
Muffinmanifest ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:20:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They aren't Paper Mario games and shouldn't be grouped with the original 2.
Danster21 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:57:04 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's my thought. I didn't have an awful time playing Super Paper Mario but it was absolutely a let down after the first two and would be regarded better if it had original IP or even just a different name instead of just taking the "everything is paper" gimmick (Which was less of "everything is paper" and more of "everything is 2D").
mythofechelon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:57:23 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Super Paper Mario was okay.
Colour Splash looks okay but the combat looks so retarded.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:48:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
found super paper mario to be better than ttyd tbh
RegalKillager ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:21 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITCC: I don't like this entirely likeable game; therefore, it's a shitstain that doesn't exist.
v3n0mat3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:40 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can we get a proper Super Mario RPG 2? No "Paper Mario". No "Mario and Luigi". I really want another "Super Mario RPG".
darexinfinity ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:05:00 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WAKE UP SHEEPLE
Whether you liked it or not they made 3 more after that
Thank_You_Love_You ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:21:07 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I rather enjoyed Super Paper Mario as much as thousand year door.
Joetato ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh. After reading that, I thought, "Wait, there's only two. Paper Mario and Super Paper Mario."
As it turns out, there's a whole bunch of Paper Mario games I didn't know about. Interesting.
cucufag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:40 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Super was alright. Did away with the turn based gameplay for a platformer rpg, which handled decently. The story was the best element, and kept to the style of the previous games. The setting was not nearly as good though, and I know I preferred the turn based gameplay.
Sticker Star and Color Splash are not bad games. But they miss a large amount of the spirit that made Paper Mario games great. It's just not the same, and most fans are pretty upset about it.
Brewer_Ent ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 21:19:49 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Got a surprise for you.
PAN_Bishamon ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:02:16 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who would have thought that a game involving 2D sprites would be the biggest reason I now want VR?
RyanTheQ ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:43:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
gekko88 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:31:04 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man I wish it would come out for Wii U.
Nintendo has so many good classics but the Wii U store is nearly empty.
I'd buy it (and Luigi's Mansion) immediately.
ehsteve23 ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 22:57:03 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Switch is supposed to have GameCube virtual console so it's possible soon!
Rakshaw0000 ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 23:02:21 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that would cause me to buy one immediately
Flintfall ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:27 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My money wouldn't fly out of my wallet fast enough
kenjutsudude ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:15 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder if that means it has pressure sensitive shoulder buttons. Some Gamecube games would be unplayable without them.
Vikkio92 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:16:58 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Couldn't agree more. Perfection.
Though Wind Waker. gamegasm
Ncrpts ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:02:09 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The train mystery part is still one of my favorite video game moment ever
_konvikt_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:35:33 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am long overdue for another playthrough. Soon.
cidscv ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:05:34 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn i got to finish that game. Got it about a month ago on eBay and am playing it for the first time. I'm on the pirate chapter.
jmac8122 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:37:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's awesome. I still play through a couple times a year, you picked a good one. Good luck finishing it up
kv0thekingkiller ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:19:40 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Definitely one of my favorite gaming experiences of all time as well.
Teuthex ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:47:42 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Started playing this on emulator earlier today.
It's pretty much perfection.
ElHomie20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:51 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Funny story. When I was 6 my dad told me I can get a game. I wanted smash bros 64 and I got paper Mario instead. I got confused but I realize now that it was for the good. I know it says the thousand year door but I just wanted to say this.
toleran ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:44 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll never forget the time my little sister and I played through wind waker. We were both about as old as the characters in the game so in hindsight it was all kinds of awesome.
nynedragons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:04 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You ever played Earthbound for the SNES? I'm a huge EB fan and I saw a lotta parallels with TYYD when I was playing it for the first time. Similar aesthetic and humor.
KilliamWallace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:37 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hope it's downloadable on the switch. I never got to play this one. I'm also hoping for Mario rpg. That game was fantastic.
OhSeeThat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:03 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What abouy Bloody Roar? I played that game for way too long.
jmac8122 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:25 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love that game so much. Even if it took me 4 years to beat the final boss. (No seriously, I had to walk away from the game)
Dyloneus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:53 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This song made me cry 14 years ago when it came out, and I still love it so much
Froq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:59:26 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i think i still have that game in the plastic wrap lol. i usually dont care to much for those rpg games.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:08:47 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mine's the nintendo version. I didn't know games could actually have stories back then.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:13:47 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you Nintendo for ruining the best game series ever.
theian01 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:37:58 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a weird way to spell Wind Waker.
juliusaurus ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:47:51 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always see this, but when I played it when it first came out, it felt like a retread of Paper Mario 64, hardly improved, and in many ways, less enjoyable. I feel like it's the most overrated Nintendo game.
StanTheManBaratheon ยท 271 points ยท Posted at 20:36:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gamecube is my go-to argument in why it's so important to have first party game support. Smash Bros, Double Dash, Sunshine, Luigi's Mansion, most of the GC era Mario Parties, Metroid, Windwaker, Pikmin... nothing rivals their stable of in-house properties
dmbrandon ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:10:41 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
True, but for middle class families who couldn't afford many/multiple consoles, the gamecube was a fantastic argument for why THIRD PARTY support is equally as important. Rarely did a game come out that wasn't Nintendo that mattered. Eternal Darkness and RE4 come to mind, but for the most part it was a barren wasteland of Nintendo attempting to find the end of their ego. Which they did eventually find and has been unable to backtrack until the switch
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:03:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Time splitters, eternal darkness, Nightfire, resident evil 4, soul caliber with link, d&d Baulder's Gate, Gauntlet dark legacy, I can't remember any more but there were a ton of more third party games that were excellent. I wouldn't say Nintendo had terrible third party support but I would say the gamecube marked the fall of third party support for it.
dmbrandon ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 05:38:58 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not a gamecube exclusive, okay, yuck, okay, lowest tier of the 3, not exclusive, not exclusive
And of the not exclusives, only re4 played better on gamecube
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:39:20 on December 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, soul caliber for the gamecube is regarded as the best of the three, with link being the best exclusive character. As far as the other games go, not being gamecube exclusive doesn't stop them from being great third party games (except 007, that game was trash). I'd you look at the wii,there are only a few good third party games, red steel 2 and no more heroes probably being the best. Gamecube had a few great games from 3rd party developers but it seems like that's where the support stopped.
dmbrandon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:04:56 on December 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No. The tourneys were held on mostly xbox. Spawn was banned due to exclusivity but was one of two up for discussion for balance ban. Link is considered the lowest tier of the three
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:18:45 on December 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No way, tournaments were only on xbox because of how easily xbox was able to do multi-player. Not to mention that xbox had wide-screen natively. While spawn was Asteroth 2, Hitachi was unique and so was Link. Link is considered the better of the three because he has more unique combos and they can be switched up mid combo, on top of that he is the only other one with long range attacks and even those were better than cervantez's. He had a lot of rising attacks and actually dealt a good deal of damage. He was a good character and when utilized well, worked good against charge characters. His wide sweeping attacks also utilized the free movement system of soul caliber really well.
dmbrandon ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:33:11 on December 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Link is considered bottom 2 in the game across all systems. A friend of mine runs 8wayrun.com, the source of competitive content for sc.he's also the lead twitch streamer for the series. I've been following competitive sc since 2004.
You're just wrong dude.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:32 on December 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is there anywhere to check the rankings? I just checked the forums of 8wayrun and it appears that people consider link bottom tier but there are also posts talking about how well he works when used correctly. A lot of people also say that he is too linear which is definitely wrong considering a lot of his attacks have a 180 degree arc. His sidestep strike works well to make space while also attacking in a sweeping arc which makes it great for controlling the field.
dmbrandon ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:01:36 on December 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People do that in all games. Anecdotal evidence to support why characters are good. Mostly nonsense. The game is 12yo now so it's gonna be hard to lock down reliable information. But linearality stems from easily predicted attacks and slow moving offense. Once you're inside, he can't stop you ever
FeyCGirl ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 21:29:21 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Console was also way more advanced than others at the time in terms of hardware. Nintendo is great at creating things that make their competitors products look 5 years out of date... then completely failing to market them in any way.
APiousCultist ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 21:56:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Pretty sure the Xbox was the most powerful of those consoles by a bit. And the PS3 trashed the 360 at the expense of being a pain to code for.
[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:41:19 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PS3?
APiousCultist ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:05:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Typo. But the PS4 also trashed the 360 in terms of performance.
A-HuangSteakSauce ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 23:11:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I should hope so.
IAmA_TheOneWhoKnocks ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:21:14 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but the Xbox 360 came out like 10 years before the PS4. The PS4 is a current gen console and the 360 is last gen, so it's not really a fair comparison at all
APiousCultist ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:35:59 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was a joke over a typo Johnnyraybuckley was correcting with his comment.
SwissQueso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:27 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think Xbox's were a lot more expensive too.
Oath_Break3r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:30 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Xbox and PS2 both launched at $300. GameCube launched at $200.
360 launched at $300/$400 and PS3 launched at a whopping $500/$600.
SwissQueso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:25:15 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe the PlayStation dropped in price first then?
I do remember thinking the Xbox seemed like a better deal because you didn't have to buy memory cards for it.
Oath_Break3r ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:56:22 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably because the Xbox and GameCube launched way after the PS2
GIANT_BLEEDING_ANUS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:16 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't say "trashed".
Pequeno_loco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:28 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea an 8 core processor was an arrogant move. They got too cocky from the PS2.
myhihi1 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:19:54 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe but third-party games for the PS3 usually ran worse than the Xbox 360 because it was hard to code for.
Classy_Narwhal_ ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:17:20 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No it wasn't, not by a long shot. The gamecube had very few third party titles because of its hardware limitations. The PS2 and Xbox gave devs so much more to work with, and many didnt even bother with the GameCube.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:51:23 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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lactatingRHINO7 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:49:39 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aside from it's mini-discs the Gamecube was more powerful than the PS2
crash7800 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:51:46 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't it a better argument for why third party support is important?
sl33p_t1ght ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:06:59 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Great... now i have to go get an emulator and start playing gamecube games I miss them all so much.
DrunkWisconsinite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:07 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh god. Pikmin. Such a great game.
Calligraphiti ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:06 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pikmin is an unbelievably great game. Had Pikmin 2 but lost it at one point, still have 1 though!
Siriacus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:46:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
F-Zero GX, Starfox Assault, Fire Emblem, Legend of Zelda: Collectors Edition, Twilight Princess.
Incredible 1st party / in-house titles.
superpanchox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:22:05 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Animal Crossing, F-Zero GX, Star Fox Assault, Rogue Leader, Super Mario Strikers, and the list goes on...
mchiasson15 ยท 90 points ยท Posted at 18:05:46 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Pokemon colosseum
EDIT: colliseum to colosseum, thanks to a comment
GeneralPhatCawk ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 21:24:28 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm hoping they come out with a re-make of those games. Most nostalgic battle music ever
mchiasson15 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:39:14 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same... i wish they'd put it on the 3ds too, like what smash bros. did
Possible_Ocean ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:55:57 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THE MUSIC AHHHHH I WANT IT
zSocrates ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 20:40:29 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved that game but annoyingly traded some pokemon over from my pokemon Ruby game to see what they looked like in 3d but now they're stuck on there forever because I forgot to take them back from the game and haven't been able to play it since
valakmtn ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:17:36 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
XD is my favorite Pokรฉmon game ever, colosseum is good too however
Charsky ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:29:01 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The concept behind catching a shadow pokemon and having celebi purify it was awesome.
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:28:58 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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mchiasson15 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:21:07 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hell yea! And just having the battle animation with updated graphics from stadium
RafikiDev ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:19:35 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It had minigames?
I need it now.
hewhoreddits6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:42:47 on December 15, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think it had mini-games. Pokemon Stadium on N64 had them, but fairly sure Colosseum didn't.
Pleaseshitonmychest ยท 127 points ยท Posted at 19:18:05 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
were still
I don't know why but I need it that way
FruitCakeSally ยท 49 points ยท Posted at 22:43:36 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yooooo I shouldn't have had to come this far to find this.
Jogsta ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:04:46 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously. I'm down voting the lost as hard as my phone screen will allow.
Tesseract14 ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 22:53:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was expecting this to be the top comment. It physically hurt my eyes to read
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:31:08 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I thought that too but then figured that the "still" is unnecessary altogether and now sits there like a nasty pimple that needs to be popped.
Plugpin ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:34:50 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Came here to say this. I was getting seriously concerned it wouldn't be here. Should be top comment.
bpk_giantbass ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:54 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
100% OP must be ESL.lol
HarryMcFann ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:07 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank you.
Highdef344 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:42 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My brain actually auto corrected that shit and I had to go back in after a last second glance while closing the pic. Like WTF.
PumpedNip ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:00:22 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still, were?
senrab47 ยท 156 points ยท Posted at 18:07:48 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a cube that plays games. What's not to love?
zxcv437 ยท 148 points ยท Posted at 19:46:47 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not spherical
yomommasofat3 ยท 125 points ยท Posted at 20:57:47 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SPHERICAL!!!
throwheezy ยท 63 points ยท Posted at 21:16:20 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
OKAMAAAAA GAMESPHERE-U
Alfalfa_Centauri ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:41:38 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
don't forget to bring a towel...
WhereAreMyMinds ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:08:14 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GAMU-SUFERU
Condor36 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:53 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
r/theholysphere
through_a_ways ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 20:40:16 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
not spherical
FireflyOmega ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:38 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ooooohhhh.... I just got it.
[deleted] ยท 979 points ยท Posted at 20:26:34 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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AnghellicKarma ยท 140 points ยท Posted at 22:49:19 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just tried, and TIL I am not a real gamer :'(
Dkeh ยท 121 points ยท Posted at 23:02:01 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am ( อกยฐ อส อกยฐ)
Jarl_Bridgewater ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 23:19:27 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My asshole is a gamecube, does that count?
Kunderthok ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:21:16 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Imagine that little opening sequence playing everytime you take a dump ๐ Some old dude in a nursing home has lost bladder control, shits himself and this plays. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J5yNlsOHrv4
steve0suprem0 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:21:04 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
holy shit i never knew about the other two.
LordStatistics_Esq ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:08 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bonus points
Randomritari ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:02 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You just need practice, I have faith in you!
bambam6688 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:59 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least you tried. I'm just going to go straight to "I'm not a gamer"
SplatterBox214 ยท 39 points ยท Posted at 22:53:55 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
With the gameboy advance adaptor
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:11:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that thing was so great. it actually made it a cube, and i could play pokรฉmon on a console. i still have it actually.
right_there ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:57 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Welp, now I can't get it up there.
flameguy21 ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 22:50:16 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
เฒ _เฒ
LordHighNoodle ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:32:00 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every time I try, it slides out...
GrayFauchs ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:58:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I needed that laugh
ComputerMystic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:25 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does a flash drive with Dolphin on it count?
BordomBeThyName ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:54:28 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A quick check of the Gamecube systems specs and the Raspberry Pi Zero specs says that the Pi Zero is technically capable of running Gamecube games. Because there are 661 GC games delivered on 1.5 Gb discs means that the entire GameCube library is less than 992Gb. So, with a Raspberry Pi Zero and two of these little guys, you could probably fit a GameCube and every single game up your ass for a little under $700.
ComputerMystic ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:07:09 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The problem there is that I doubt that a Pi Zero could run Dolphin, which is needed to run said games on anything other than an actual gaming lunchbox.
And if it can't play GameCube games, I can't in good conscience call it a GameCube, as as such there's no point in shoving it up my ass.
misshimsomuch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:39:21 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
where else does one store a gamecube?
FrankTank3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:40:15 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can someone explain this new emoji phenomenon to me please? I've seen people using it unironically and they've been asshats every time, but I just can't put my finger on it. What are they doing with the hands and why?
Lulink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:23:53 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll stick with the disk for now, thanks.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:31:39 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't ๐Claim ๐ To ๐ Be ๐ a ๐ Real ๐ Gamer ๐ If ๐ You ๐ Cant ๐shove ๐ your ๐entire ๐ gamecube ๐ up ๐ your ๐ asshole.
VikingHair ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:42 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Triggered
Tez85 ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 18:44:15 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Easily one of the best consoles, still have mine hooked up, viewtiful joe is a beast!
sidneyleo55 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:47:35 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Viewtiful joe was one of my favorite GameCube games, but it was so damn hard to play
EmeraldxWeapon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:08:27 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved the scoring system. Crappy, Bad, Awesome, and Viewtiful ?
RafikiDev ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:29 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And it makes you feel bad to play it at easy, because it's labeled "Child" difficulty.
DoubleOhGadget ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:41 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I bought the GameCube specifically for Viewtiful Joe. It was the only game that I had for it.
Analoracle ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 20:39:50 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Luigi's Haunted Mansion was everything !
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:14:13 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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dep13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:32:18 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was it thps 3? That's was my jam
Italipinoy95 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:29:15 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was the first game I played on the GameCube! Scared the hell out of six year-old me, but the game was still amazing. I can't believe they got rid of portrait ghosts in the sequels - like, those portrait ghosts MADE that game.
Trevmiester ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:25:18 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got a 3ds and one of my first thoughts was "Luigi's Mansion!" Little did I know that it was not even close to the gamecube version. The environment and ambience of that game was what made it enjoyable for me. The gamecube Luigi's Mansion will probably be one of the first games I get on the Switch
Devobserves ยท 156 points ยท Posted at 18:43:08 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Did anyone remember Eternal Darkness on this? EXTREMELY scary for being on a Nintendo console. God I wish I could go back and play that with the scary imagination of a child again.
Hodorhohodor ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 21:29:06 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes! Eternal darkness was so bad ass. That's definitely a game that needs a sequel, scared the crap out 14 year old me.
Slaine777 ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 21:38:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-05-24-eternal-darkness-successor-shadow-of-the-eternals-still-alive-denis-dyack-claims
TheScrumpster ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:33:01 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Im very disapointed that Too Human never got its sequels. I loved Silicon Knights games
Tiinpa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:04 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm more bummed the original concept for too human never saw the light of day in a playable form (N64 or later)
NoeJose ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:40:47 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whenever there's a GameCube thread that's the game I look for
LawdGiveMeLulz ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:03:23 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dropped $40 on Eternal Darkness in 2015, don't even have a GameCube at the moment, but I will hold on to that game forever. Such a good rendition of Lovecraft's universe.
ingloriousbaxtr ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:11:47 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I LOVED that game. I never finished it, cause I got stuck on something, and back then I didn't really know how to find walkthroughs and stuff like that. I still think about that game from time to time and wish I could replay it
imjusta_bill ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:15:29 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got stuck on the invisible monster. I just couldn't kill it when it went to the basement
unguardedsnow ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:16:02 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You wanna talk scary on Nintendo? Motherfucking dead hand and the whole Shadow Temple
zoglog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:02:49 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was a solid game. Too bad silicon knights failed so miserably.
schenkerian ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:31:19 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was the comment I came looking for!
Salomon3068 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:50:44 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still own this game still and was thinking about playing it after I finish twilight Princess. It's so great the way it fucks with you when playing
SunflowerSamurai_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:02 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still rave about how amazing that game is to anyone who will listen. SO GOOD.
fast-track ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:14:12 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sanity's Requiem. Such a badass title.
orpheusj ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:53:38 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I LOVE that game. Great story and characters through multiple generations and time periods. Great suspense and story telling. And LOVED the touch of silly things they would throw in when the sanity meter would run low--I really thought there was a fly on the screen...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:04 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RemindMe! 6Months
GrayFauchs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't it come with a soundtrack too?
Sariel_Malr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:31 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, I 'member
blazingwhale ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:50:45 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For a Nintendo console? The game cube is where the best resident evil launched, resi4 is one of the best horror games ever.
Feuerwald ยท 403 points ยท Posted at 18:33:52 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Mario Cart Double Dash - my favorite version of Mario Cart. Edit: Mario Kart of course (not a native English speaker here)
ravioliraviolii ยท 91 points ยท Posted at 20:22:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Character specific special items were great
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:13:23 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except when you were fighting over the babies because they could get the chain chomp.
[deleted] ยท 280 points ยท Posted at 22:04:44 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kart
DerpyDan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:03:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah yes, the blue shell.
The great equalizer.
aabeba ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:28:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How dare you spread falsities!? I challenge you to Mortal Combat! En garde!
DialgoPrima ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 22:06:44 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But Double Dash was on a disc.
thefoxyboomerang ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:06:02 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I get it
skepelz11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:35 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't :(
thefoxyboomerang ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:15:49 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's spelled Mario "Kart" in real life, so the joke is that this guy meant Mario "Cart" as in cartridge, which was not the format for the GameCube.
skepelz11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:54 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL I'm stupid.
ThrowawayusGenerica ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shut it, Nappa!
mchiasson15 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:24:31 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had a go "kart"(for this purpose) and a mini motorbike in my early teens. Three of us used to ride around one driver and one guy hanging onto the top bar of the roll cage. Obviously one guy on the bike.
The driver chases the biker while the rider tries to hit the biker with a tennis ball from his shopping bag. If hit, biker forfeits the bike to the rider and the driver becomes rider.
TL;DR: We played double dash in the cemetery behind my house
Old_Man_Lucy ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:00:21 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I only just recently learned that it could be played with up to 16 players locally with the network adapter.
If I had known I could connect my Gamecube with a friend's we would have done 8 player races at birthdays and other get togethers as much as we could. I don't know why no one ever told me it was a thing!
skinrust ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:55:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
This was my favourite drinking game as a teenager. Crack a beer at the start of the race. You must finish it by the end. But you can't drink and drive at the same time. Baby park got wild. Edit: Mario party 7 and Melee were also unreal drinking games. Such a party console.
BBQ_HaX0r ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:57:34 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At college we used to LAN two Gamecube's together for 8 player Double Dash madness. Fuck yeah!
Apex_dream ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:53:04 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a child, my parents only let me play this game for 20 minutes at a time, and boy did I use up those 20 minutes everyday. Sadly enough, my mom just told me she sold this game after she found it in the attic
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:50:35 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Feuerwald ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:14:55 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You must be fun at parties. I guess everybody loves you.
izzie833 ยท 104 points ยท Posted at 19:10:20 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
my mom sold my gamecube for like 25 bucks with melee at a garage sale.
wazzupo1 ยท 48 points ยท Posted at 22:15:21 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
so... where did you hide her body?
Twilord_ ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 21:43:52 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hope you informed her that, had she looked into it, she coulda gotten up to ten times that.
MythenStein ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 22:17:22 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Would have found a car key and a couple hundred bucks.
[deleted] ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 22:46:35 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget an entire n64 and case or beer.
Deathdealer02 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:54:25 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dont forget to look in the memory expansion slot
rydan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:59 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No. You have to include the car key and the hundred bucks with the sale. That's why they sell for so much.
SeaSquirrel ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 22:45:50 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
maybe 4 times, but not 10
Trevmiester ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:28:11 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, since the Wii can play Gamecube games, Gamecubes aren't worth that much. I dont think Melee goes much higher than $100 online.
LordRump ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:59:00 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I recently bought melee for $50, not quite as valuable as people make it out to seem. Still pricey for a 15 year old game, but it is not worth over $100. Unless it is mint condition, maybe.
Besuh ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:28:11 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
really? I see them ranging from 25-50
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:25:43 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literally that's just because Melee
Besuh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:30 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ohhh. K I see, They are going for like 60 bucks. Hmm I wonder if it will dive after the latest news.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:59 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh did they confirm melee for switch?
Besuh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:25:53 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not officially, but the people who leaked the switch. (relatively reliable sources) confirmed a Virtual console that has Melee and Mario sunshine I think.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:27 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well looks like I'm getting a switch
Besuh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:50 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yeap, I skipped the last Gen of consoles, but the Switch is actually pretty dope.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:12 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Last one I had was gamecube but the disks are getting messed up so time to get the new one
Captvito ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:19:53 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only if they don't fuck it up. If they end up putting in too much lag melee discs will stay valuable.
TheVeryBakedPotato ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:10:45 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Garage sales usually sell things cheaper, not many people would buy if melee was 25 bucks or more. (I would though)
izzie833 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:19 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this was about 7 years ago.
supah0t ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:31 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
for a gamecube and melee? do they really sell for that much, i still have mine
_im_that_guy_ ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:29:41 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk about the cube but melee is easily worth $70 and you could get offers for $80+ depending on how big the smash scene is near you.
supah0t ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:04 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
non existent haha
_im_that_guy_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:33:37 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh well. Never hurts to try Craigslist or something though.
TravelerHD ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:18 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I sold Super Smash Bros. Melee alone for $18 on eBay back in the day.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:26:01 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was a steal then, too. Melee discs go for like 60 bucks now
Media_Offline ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:13:03 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My mom sold my game boy, all my games, and my handy boy for five bucks while I was at school. I am 34 and it still makes me angry to think about it.
killiangray ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your mom gave me a handy boy the other night
Guerilla_Tictacs ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:17:16 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gave you? She charged me five bucks. :(
Mehdiocre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:58:49 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lucky. She just broke my arms.
travworld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:07 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel your pain. Around the time I was playing my PS3, my mom gave a duffle bag full of my GC and all my games to one of the kids in my neighborhood. She thought I didn't want it anymore. I still have a couple of GC games, but only because they were in my dresser and didn't make it into that bag.
mbarbour ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:12:17 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My brother sold mine for booze while it was still relevant. Rip the best console I've ever owned.
ojipog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:22:12 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
20xx
Ghaleon32 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 20:36:11 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People will make a picture like that for the Wii U one day if the Switch is a cultural pop thing in the next 2 yeare
Combogalis ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 22:54:36 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've felt this way about the Wii U since I got mine.
Still, more games would be nice.
ECHOxLegend ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:27:15 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WiiU is fantastic, its marketing was just really bad.
Twilord_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:44:35 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeap...
PracticingGoodVibes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:49:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd be interested to see what people reminisce about with a Wii U.
whitem4ge ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 00:19:36 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except the Wii U is terrible and the "Switch" will fail too.
FruitySploosh ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 23:11:49 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sonic adventure 2 battle
Carthage96 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:45:36 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, this one's way too far down the thread.
In other news, "I found you, FAKER!"
FruitySploosh ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:54:52 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're not even good enough to be --ILL MAKE YOU EAT THOSE WORDS
Carthage96 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:42 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Music at correct time
There's no time to play games. You won't even get the chance.
Lethargic_Otter ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:16:35 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I played for the Chaos.
zSocrates ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 20:39:22 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mario Kart Double Dash, Smash Bros Melee, Pokemon Collosseum/Gale of Darkness, Legend of Zelda Wind waker/Twilight princess.. My childhood.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:42:03 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
XD
Geomans ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:00:35 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokรฉmon XD:Gale of Darkness was definitely one of my favorite games, the concept of capturing other people's Pokรฉmon, and the shadow Pokรฉmon etc. were amazing.
inibrius ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:18 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This plus Soulcaliber II and Ocarina of Time was my mid 20's.
Goldendragon55 ยท 58 points ยท Posted at 20:08:35 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Double Dash.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:40:22 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a game
ThrashandTrash ยท 182 points ยท Posted at 19:07:48 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All these member berries.
MentalAutopsy ยท 100 points ยท Posted at 20:44:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Member Super Smash Bros Melee?
iWearCapesIRL ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 21:00:50 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ooooh member wave dashing?
FordyceFoxtrot ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 21:36:54 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Member Marth being good?
IoIs ยท 41 points ยท Posted at 21:37:39 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But he's still good
Namilos ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:22:54 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
( อ ยฐ อใค ยฐ)
jakefromstatefarm10 ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 23:06:40 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not in the new ones. Trash 4 Marth is garbo team.
_im_that_guy_ ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:25:42 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell that to MK Leo or Mr E. Still a much more boring character than he used to be, but definitely not a bad character.
jakefromstatefarm10 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:27:34 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's C tier at best.
_im_that_guy_ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:34:57 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not gonna argue tier lists right now, but even if he was C then that's not "garbo".
jakefromstatefarm10 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:36 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's totes garbo
_im_that_guy_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:48 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
C is pretty much universally seen as mid tier in all the tier lists out there (shitty ones and non shitty ones). But there's no reason to continue this.
stillwontstop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:45 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Marth is currently between top and high tier in smash 4.
IoIs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:47:40 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literally every pro smash 4 player would disagree with you
jakefromstatefarm10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:16:30 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Has a Marth even won a big tournament?
IoIs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:19:03 on December 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, MkLeo won one last month. Also, MkLeo is a Marth main and between 2nd and the 4th best player in the game. Most top players currently believe Marth is high to top tier and anywhere from 8th to 12th on the roster.
Mmeaninglessnamee ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:01:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Member Jigglypuff being good?
sdururl ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 21:34:52 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck wave dashing.
leahyrain ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 22:28:51 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wavecheating and fun cancelling
RickandMortyRules ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:12:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
fun cancelling lmfao gonna use this one at my next local tourney.
MattForte2222 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:24:33 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why fuck wavedashing?
cManks ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:15:31 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably cause they can't do it.
zoglog ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:06:26 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your're right. I voted for trump because of GameCube.
samusmaster64 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:08:43 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except I still play Gamecube games via Dolphin all the time and they're fantastic. Nostalgia helps get people interested, but it really did/does have some of the best video games ever created.
Chet_Bratwurst ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:14:44 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It will happen to you too :)
sephrinx ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:41:58 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no
[deleted] ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:24:02 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Creating those baby things in the sonic game, anyone???.
PoopyParade ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:40:52 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That snowboarding through the streets intro
Vikingboy9 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 05:21:19 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FOLLOW MEEEE
SET ME FREEEE
TRUST ME AND WE WILL ESCAPE FROM THE CIIITAAAAY
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:00 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:22:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chao island! That is the one!.
Me and my fellow young teenage male friends were like mothers in their prime.
fEjH ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:27 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me and my friends sank loads of hours into our small herds of chao. Really a neat little addition to an already great game.
Averant ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:16:36 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You get so invested into them.
"COME ON BUDDY GET UP YOU CAN DO IT RUN KEEP RUNNING CLIMB CLIMB CLIMB"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:23:13 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep same.
Watching youtube videos is bringing it all back.
thetokingbandit ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 21:12:25 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm playing Simpsons hit and run on my GC right now ๐โค๏ธ
horacethehushed ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:41:29 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Goddamn thinking about that game brings back memories
Renacion ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:36:45 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got my first console and games on my 5th b-day (Lucky, right? :D). The first two games I got for it were Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Simpsons Hit & Run. That game absolutely consumed me for a year, I think. Getting home and playing one of those two games was amazingly entertaining.
P.S. if you were wondering how I tolerated playing the same two games for a year, keep in mind that I was new to gaming, so it was revolutionary, and I was pretty bad.
urda ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 23:02:19 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
AW DOES ANYONE MEMBER THIS GEM?
DingleHorns ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 09:20:49 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MFW DAE LE GEM?
ftfy
pseudonarne ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:09 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
how'd you make that weird underline?
Oafel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:31:47 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah you fuckinn frwak
Oafel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:48 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah you fuckinn frwak
PoopyParade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:55 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
AW HE DOESNT KNOW HOW TO UNDERLINE
pseudonarne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that's not the same line. I can do that one
PoopyParade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:58 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WAIT WHAT THE FUCK
goldgibbon ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 22:12:53 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ultimate Gamecube collection: Luigi's Mansion, Super Monkey Ball, Eternal Darkness, Pikmin, Metroid Prime, Smash Bros Melee, Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker, Super Mario Sunshine, James Bond 007 Nightfire, Resident Evil 4, TimeSplitters: Future Perfect, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
livsimplthinkcomplxx ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:15:36 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved playing Time Splitters!
charizardpoop ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:50:36 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Time splitters part 2 was my ishhh
Mashedwaffle ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:19:30 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No Pikmin 2? My siblings and I logged hundreds of hours into that multiplayer. We still sometimes switch it on and play it.
amberlite ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:35:39 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You are missing the most intense racing game ever made, Fzero GX
briannalk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:44:44 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pikmin!!!!! please make another pikmin.
justinjustin7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:11 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about the Zelda game with LoZ (original), LoZ 2, OoT, MM, and a Windwaker demo? I mean sure it was a rerelease of the older games, but still an amazing title! (even if it didn't have masterquest)
Zellough ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:55:28 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nightfire was an assload of fun holy
SleepyBD ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not including MKDD or even Viewtiful Joe and Twilight Princess makes your list incomplete trash
Athos19 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 21:54:51 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Soul Calibur 2 is an underrated fighting game and my favorite in the series. Wish there was a competitive scene of some kind.
JustSomeFarmer ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:03:34 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT. Such a good one. Me and my brother spent hours fighting each other.
JustSomeFarmer ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:04:11 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuckin Raphael and his bullshit thing where he taps you with his sword. Still irritates me to this day.
CKL2014 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GameCube version had Link!
Blehgopie ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:36:45 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also applies to the Wii U.
Animedingo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:24:13 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a wii u owner, I can firmly say it applies slightly less to the wii u
Pequeno_loco ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:32:36 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea, big one also is the gamecube turned a profit. The Wii U hasn't.
Animedingo ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:42:53 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its a shame. It is similar in the sense that they both have excellent games, and if there's 4 or 5 titles you want to play, Id say its worth getting. For example, I never hear people talk about the wonderful 101 and I adore that game.
But sadly the wii u will go down in history as a mistake in almost every other regard.
Hawkshadow31 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:40:22 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some of the more popular games will most likely make the Switch... Sorry. But games some great game like Wonderful 101 may never leave the Wii U. It's a shame.
Animedingo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:57:15 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh i know the w101 is dead. I never hear people talk about it which is a shame. But its not like Platinum needs the money.
Mylaur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:33:19 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
XENOBLADE CHRONICLES X
SMASH 4
Guys?
Animedingo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:48:39 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually couldn't get into XCX. The combat was too complicated and the story was very unbelievable
Mylaur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:55:15 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the sort of game where you take time in figurating things out at your own pace. The game is easy enough until chapter 9, and I don't think you're supposed to know everything right in the beginning, but gradually progressing through your knowledge, experience and more options.
Animedingo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:25 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
right but the game lacks intrigue. Youre supposed to be interested in this world and the mystery behind your character, but its explained why you were in stasis and in the middle of nowhere within minutes.
You are supposed to be intrigued by the missing group of people which could be anywhere on the planet by the just comes off as a MacGuffin, a plot device that doesn't serve any other purpose other than end goal.
And there's just so much about the situation that's unbelievable. In their situation we're expected to believe that instead of saving as many resources as they can they went and rebuilt LA. Hell right as you wake up, right after establishing that you have amnesia, they give you a gun!
I find it extremely difficult to care about a world, thats trying to be believable but fails at it so immensely.
And that's only the story I have even talked about the gameplay yet. And honestly I can't say much about the game play because I haven't gotten that much of it in. I got a little Exposition, a little combat, and then a lot more exposition, and then I turned the game off.
Mylaur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:47 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well you're not really wrong, XCX isn't certainly about the story but more about the world itself. It does an excellent job at world building and that's why I love this game, I find it extremely immersive. The story itself is certainly okay but not amazing. However many little bits of mini stories are in the affinity missions and the normal missions which some people say are better than the main story line.
I would give it another go since you already have the game, but since you're off put by the story already when it didn't even begin, I don't know what to say. Some moments in the game are pretty good but some events are kind of left there and unexplained to the player (that sucks) . I have never even heard that argument. I didn't see this as a problem personally. You're breaking my heart :(
Maybe try posting on the according subreddit, maybe some people can explain better than me.
Animedingo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:57:39 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, I dont want to take away from anyone who does enjoy the game. I understand the audience and honestly its more about my own tastes than the game itself.
For what its worth, the game LOOKS great.
Mylaur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:38 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The game looks gorgeous yes, and exploring is my favorite part of the game, and fighting.
Actually the game is about not about a hero but a normal BLADE carrying out missions and exploring the mysterious planet full of stuff, creatures and environment. You're literally rewarded for exploring hidden locations and discovering new places. You're helping humanity recover from the crash and live. The continental musics are amazing. I do agree however the main story line is quite disappointing but has some twists even if not really important. The main character seems to be the planet itself.
Noogle_Doogler ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 18:13:20 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eternal darkness anyone?!
IKnowPiToTwoDigits ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 19:42:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eternal Darkness EVERYONE!
Pargon Pargon Pargon Tier Pargon Pargon Aretak Pargon Pargon Chattur'gha Pargon Pargon!
PorkChopExpress80 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:19:15 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Loved that game. The different characters the insanity effects. It was great.
Noogle_Doogler ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:27:02 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First time I got hit with "controller 1 disconnected"
SunflowerSamurai_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:00:12 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bruh they straight up told me they deleted my save file. I freaked the fuck out. Then white flash and "This can't be happening!"
Thank god.
yomommasofat3 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:59:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We need a sequel but the people making a spiritual successor are dicking around without funding.
uhcayR ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:01:42 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SSX3
Done.
ChiraqJimbo187 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:58:57 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Broooooooo memories ๐ญ And SSX Tricky
mlozano88 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:06:11 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BringbackRougeSquadron
Mashedwaffle ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:20:05 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking right? Just started playing through Rebel Strike again. God I love that game.
Shaojack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:38:31 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's on steam
Mashedwaffle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:47 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have it on GameCube. But I might check it out in PC for lols.
digicow ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:25:08 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Very excited for GameCube VC on the Switch
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:20 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What Is that?
digicow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:26 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Nintendo Switch, their new console coming out in March. It'll support GameCube games on its "Virtual Console" emulator (in addition to N64, SNES, NES, and handheld games supported by its wii predecessors)
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:44:59 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't know what vc was thanks
Ekrank ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:07:01 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But, but, it had super smash brothers melee.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 23:08:22 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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LudwigAhgren ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:46:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ROFLL I'm literally clicking through for the melee
PotatoLunar ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:23:00 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Literally searched for Melee and upvoted like everything lmao
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:21:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So many hours sunk into Windwaker...
I wouldn't mind, I wasn't even playing the missions, I just enjoyed sailing.
Averant ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:18:15 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone likes Black Flag, but Windwaker did sailing best.
RafikiDev ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:30:22 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wind Waker is one of my favorite games of all time, but I still must admit that the sailing was one of its biggest flaws. Nothing ever happened on it (or barely), it was mostly used as disguised loading between islands.
I'm curious, what did you find good about it?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 10:45:25 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I found it relaxing in between the puzzles and combat of the islands :)
RafikiDev ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:55:24 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fair point!
Averant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:00 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not sure... Mostly I think the cartoonish aesthetic and music combined to really strike a chord in me, enough that I didn't mind the long time I spent sailing. Also the boat was a small and maneuverable skiff, not like the damn whale you get to drive in black flag.
And, of course, the hopping.
You could hop with the boat.
Really, that just made everything better.
I don't really know why I liked the sailing so much, but I did.
RafikiDev ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:24:45 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha, it's ok! It's sometimes hard to rationalize those things.
Anyway, I'm happy to hear from someone who didn't hate the sailing. Objectively, I think it's a bad component of the game, but personally without going as far as loving it, I never minded it.
Teuthex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:33 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've actually sailed boats that size. Wind Waker's sailing was neither accurate nor fun.
Averant ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:35 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never said anything about accurate X) You could hop the boat, for god's sake, nothing accurate about that. But I had more fun sailing on Windwaker than I did in Black Flag, so take my opinion as you will.
Teuthex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:12:13 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't play Black Flag, but I was pretty neutral towards the sailing in AC3. But sailing a giant boat is pretty different from sailing a tiny boat, so I can't vouch for accuracy there.
Peskeycj ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:17:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's weird that it didn't sell well, everyone I knew had one.
PoopyParade ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:22 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I think it's even weirder because I had a PS2 but we never played it because we kept buying new games for the GameCube and later the Xbox 1. But people always say the PS2 was the pinnacle of gaming?
Nah Halo 1 and Melee take the cake
Edit in anticipation of more nonsense comments: I don't think PS2 was bad. I just never played it and I loved the other games I did play.
SpliTTMark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:08 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Without ps2 we wouldnt have ssx, burnout, timesplitters, Metal gear solid 2... okami... shadow the colossus.... gta 3........... ratchet jak sly kratos, dark cloud, dmc, onimusha.... final fantasy. You could play xbox games on ps2 and some gamecube games. Killer 7 RE4 viewtiful joe. Yes it was the pinnacle of gaming.... oh but melee totally was like the bees knees.โฆ
PoopyParade ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:42:07 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
See the only one of those games I played was Final Fantasy... 7. I played FF7 on my PS2 lol
I'm not saying PS2 games weren't good but I don't lose any sleep over never playing them
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:45 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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PoopyParade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:01 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not trying to
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:04:59 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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PoopyParade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:50 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you're reading into my original comment way more than I intended
SpliTTMark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:08 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I kinda read it that way.. like you and others here are questioning how could the ps2 be the pinnacle of gaming but at the same time barely if never used it... its like you never gave it a chance. I cant tell you what to do.
PoopyParade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:44:41 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The PS2 may very well be the greatest console ever made. I liked the other consoles more... 15 years ago when I used to play them
Jepsenqt ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:42:38 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SUPER SMASH BROS MELEE
[deleted] ยท 65 points ยท Posted at 21:24:34 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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greengrasser11 ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 23:51:11 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude seriously, how is this post doing so well? Melee, Mario Sunshine, Metroid Prime, the list goes on. The system was incredibly popular.
Red23UK ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:47:48 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still have one in my loft I think, Resident Evil 4 was incredible!
Salomon3068 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:52 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also resident evil 0
CosmicCharlie99 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:48:04 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The original companion cube.
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:14:36 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Your games were still awesome*
jaypenn3 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:23:49 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seriously that grammar is pissing me off and I usually don't care about this stuff.
Jaytalvapes ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 21:30:44 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Really? Nobody is talking about how Pikmin is the best game of all time? I'm fucking ashamed of you people.
PoopyParade ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:37:58 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pikmin 2 is the king of the universe
FelipeCRC19 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:19 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hell yeah! Pikmin was so awesome, commanding your small army of them into battling some giant boss was (still is) so cool.
lifeofanartgeek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:49 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pikmin was all I played!! It was amazing!!
ImNotFromCanada ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:54 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing will ever overtake pikmin 2 as my favorite game of all time
briannalk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:03:48 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh my god yes. I want a pikmin 3 so badly.
tyled ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:12:05 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Scrolled though all these comments to find one person with a shred of sense. Thank you for not letting me down.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:08:02 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
RE4
tym0 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:28:20 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just a friendly reminder that Dolphin emulator is awesome and run pretty well even on midrange laptop.
jspence95 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:51:42 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
super mario sunshine the best game ever made
Infinite901 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:42:54 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My top 5 Gamecube Games:
TheNarrMaster ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 18:00:31 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why does that Dreamcast look like a Gamecube?
DamnThatsLaser ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 19:28:24 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Dreamcast was hands down the best console in that generation. I have never met a person who knew the DC (my friends did because I had one) and would claim otherwise. It had Soul Calibur, Crazy Taxi 1 and 2, Shenmue 1 & 2 (though a DVD drive would have helped somewhat here), Jet Grind Radio (later ported), Power Stone 2, a lot of good games.
andykekomi ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:11:34 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And pirated games... I played so many shitty but awesome DC games in my childhood, best console ever.
awildwoodsmanappears ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:19:38 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got one and loved it but none of my friends would come over to play it... they were still all playing Goldeneye.
Got rid of it after about 5 years and have regretted it ever since
There was a good halfpipe snowboarding game, sort of remember that
wafflz1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:57:01 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can't remember the name but that spawn arena type fighting game. Pair that with the arcade style game pad and I was in heaven
Psyanide13 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:20:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Power Stone 2, Worm's World Party, Quake 3 Arena, Phantasy Star Online were all amazing.
Dreamcast completely made up for the crappy Saturn but then just died.
kirillre4 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:36:20 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Only if you're really into arcade ports. I was really hyped for Dreamcast by everyone mentioning how great it is, so I grabbed it on occasion (saw it at flea market) only to be disappointed. I wasn't into fightings or other arcade-y stuff Dreamcast excels at, and rest of it's library is quite lackluster. Most of noteworthy titles are also on PS2 or PS1 (and I've played them to death there, like Resident Evil or Dino Crisis series).
RafikiDev ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:20 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
While I agree that the Dreamcast mostly shines for its arcade games, there are a lot of gems outside of this category. Shenmue 1 and 2 have already been mansion, and there are also Grandia 2, Skies of Arcadia, Phantasy Star Online...
Ok yeah, so you have to either like arcade games or JRPG.
kirillre4 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 10:28:03 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's about dozen more games in RPG genre on console (including non-japanese rpgs like Pern). Vs couple hundreds on PS2. I wouldn't call it console for JRPG lovers. Lot of them are on other consoles, too. Grandia 2 is on PS2 and PC (recently), Skies of Arcadia on GameCube, Shenmue 2 (and a lot of other Sega's IP) is on Xbox, so is PSO.
iwearadiaper ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:55:05 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
funny how 80% of the great games Gamecube had are all Dreamcast ports...
InukChinook ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:13:53 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More like 80% of the greats were first party, 19% were DC ports, and the last 1% was Need for Speed Underground.
iwearadiaper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:28 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, way more than 19%...
dielawn87 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:54 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Dreamcast looked more like a PS1 than it did a Gamecube.
ModernDog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
....are you autistic?
dielawn87 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:14 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The gamecube is purple bruh
ModernDog ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:20:41 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm saying his obvious joke went over your head.. just like my comment. bruh.
VauIt-Tec ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:15:51 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It didn't sell well? Such a shame.
ElLocoS ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:57:00 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BATEN KAITOS! BATEN KAITOS! please someone.....
Epistemify ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:51 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone is actually doing a Baten Kaitos 100% completion speedrun right now. You can find them on twitch. The run takes something like 300 hours... so they'll be at it for awhile
ElLocoS ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whelp, there goes my weekend.
ILikeThisNameMore ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:41:51 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most GameCube games are still dope today. There's never a bad time for Kirby Air Ride
kupovi ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:59:26 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Replace the console in the image with the Wii U and I'd feel the same way.
The Wii U was so fantastic for owners (those who werent reliant on it for 3rd party games) but it got such a bad rep. I have no regrets for owning one and will happily replay all these games for years and years.
tonytroz ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:20 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Switch should reach the potential that the Wii U was shooting for. It's a more portable version with more versatile local multiplayer gaming which has always been Nintendo's strong point.
AZ1717 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:07:16 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
mario baseball was the titties
edit__police ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 21:34:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
shitpost
PoopyParade ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:39:09 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
THERES NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP ME
LuckyLightning ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 23:10:27 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God this is such a shitpost
[deleted] ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:43:41 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
DAE NosTALGIa??!?!
jaywinner ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:32:10 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What sub do you think this is?
jedinstarke ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:45:04 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Baten kaitos is still one of the most innovative games that I have ever played. Love my gamecube
Zerosion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Im really glad to see someone else post it other then me. It really was a fantastic game and it seems like im the only one that ever remembers it half the time.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:55:23 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
nothing gives me more nostalgia than a gamecube
Printnamehere3 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:00:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still play this every Sunday. Friends and I watch NFL while we threaten each other in Double Dash
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:30:01 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles.
I had that and it was absolute shit
Plus you needed to buy GBAs and GBA to Gamecube adapters to play with more than one at a time.
What.The.F**k.
SSBM made up for it. Until your buddy learned to play falco and mastered the dash evade thingy.
Soul Calibur and its ridiculous combos.
Zelda Windwaker was great despite criticism on cel shading. I loved it personally
IsNotAPipe ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:49:13 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't sell well? Didn't everyone have 'that friend' who had one?
mcw831 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 22:21:49 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish i could downvote this more than once
elfmaiden4 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:25:58 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wind waker
4acodimetyltryptamin ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:38:24 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Metroid
Prime
/Thread
ktsb ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:39:39 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mario sunshine luigi's mansion some pokemon games and metroid. And malee.
deathschemist ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:04:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the real mvp is the dreamcast.
pseudonarne ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:06:40 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
poor dreamcast. it had so much great stuff their competition are only phasing back in now, how did it fail so hard :(
kpecc99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:03 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only console where you can buy one game and have all of them.
RipThrotes ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:06:00 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And now games cost $200 on amazon new because they're collectors items, and controllers the same situation.
BelmontZiimon ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:00:01 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Buy the smash controllers. They are gamecube controllers with longer wires.
lcenine ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:52 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I scored a GC on amazon with a dozen games and original controllers for $65. I really only wanted it for SSX Tricky and Windwaker :)
Also learned that Wii U does not support GC disks.
dangil ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:37:13 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bought to play Ikaruga
Bought x360 to play Ikaruga
Later bought dreamcast to play Ikaruga (original one, no copies)
Finally bought on PC to play on my TATE pc monitor
WhysoRood ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:03:21 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man i was the only kid in the block that had a GameCube, everyone had ps2's. I still play those games to this day!
reb0014 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:47:13 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How I feel about the Wii U
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:59:04 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/
nostalgiagamingCoonrac ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:59:28 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
'Member Kirby's Airride?
Spram2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:14 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Never played the game.
Found about city mode earlier this year and now I want to send a message to my past self to at least rent the game.
_bieber_hole_69 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:03:11 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dragoon on the city raining HELL
Knightwyrm ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:07:21 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved my GameCube so much!!!
SentientMynd187 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:31:51 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Star fox adventures was the shit!
EZPlayer123 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:43:31 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GameCube is still my favorite Nintendo console. I'm excited for the Switch though. It looks really cool!
meantofrogs ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:53:25 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Were still* (sounds better)
IhateAngryBirds ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:59:57 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Overall I think the gamecube had the best exclusives of the consoles at the time.
Thank_You_Love_You ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:20:05 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have this gamecube game in my Steam library gifted to me from a friend called "Tales of Symphonia", anyone know if it's any good? The reviews I've read are mostly about how it was a bad port to PC at first but is now fixed rather than the game itself.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:48:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Thank_You_Love_You ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:50:22 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love all the old FF's and all the SNES RPG's so I figured I would enjoy it! I just have to wait for exams to finish to find the time to play it.
HLCRHLCR ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:22:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
melee forever
MrHorseHead ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:28:18 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I got a GameCube on launch day, still have it.
mrmrhi ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:54:25 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every Fucking Month
Neekvolante ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:57:19 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some of my favorite gaming memories are on GameCube๐
markons ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:57:53 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good games, but very short list.
WilsonWilson64 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:59:26 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone I know had a GameCube, myself included... How did they not sell well?
RiotDX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:03:21 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tales of Symphonia <3
Stumperrachi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:05:04 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Melee๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป
BleedPiston ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:07:18 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Great controller too imo
PasteeyFan420LoL ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:08:52 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is the most reddit post I have ever seen
nicholmikey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:09:55 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The game cube did fine. Now the dreamcast....
Ikarus3426 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:10:49 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mario Kart Double Dash is the best Mario Kart game ever made. FIGHT ME.
ordinarymind89 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:27:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Super Monkey Ball blew my fucking mind.
nvalle92492 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:09 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved windwaker, ocarina, and tales of symphonia!
Ryye ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:42:29 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who says GameCube didn't sell well?
Holographic01 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:45:08 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just like to inform y'all that you can play GameCube and wii games on your pc with a program called Dolphin. You can run them at a much higher quality than was possible on the actual console and can even use Wii motes. There's also CEMU being made to play Wii U games on your computer but it's very glitchy right now.
ConcreteWolf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:55:02 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Viewtiful Joe๐
FrenchieM ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:05:32 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The GameCube was the system I played the most for multiplayer games. Way more than the wii and slightly more than the n64.
This was also the first system when I had more third party games than Nintendo games: fire emblem, nba street, def jam, tales of symphonia, baten kaitos, star fox adventure... now add mรชlรฉe, mkdd (preferred mkwii tho), wind waker, metroid prime, pikmin, paper mario, pokemon XD and you have one of the best consoles ever.
Tho it's a shame that Mario Sunshine was meh.
I had a ps2 too and besides the Metal Gears and Tales of I didn't play a lot, just kept it for my friends to gather around PES weekly.
ThePonyMafia ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:06:41 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That because most of them were also on the PS2
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:11:20 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Luigi's Mansion was so underrated!
Animedingo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:29:45 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It really wasnt? It was the launch game for the system.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:30:30 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh cool, I didn't know. I never met anyone else who played it. TIL
ChillPenguinX ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:25:26 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nintendo's best console IMO. Best Zelda, best Metroid, best Smash Bros, best Mario Kart. And Resident Evil 4.
RsMasterChief ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:44:20 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think I'll ever be as scared by a game as I was of Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
mightbedylan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:57:58 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm betting on Nintendo pushing a bunch of classic GameCube sequels for the switch. New Mario Sunshine, Metroid Prime, Monkey Ball. Would be an awesome lineup
pjb0521 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:15:19 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also applicable to the Wii U
Lyianx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:32:05 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right? It has some fun games!
GreyFoxNinjaFan ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:24:22 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes.
That is all.
Betoken ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:04:53 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nintendo has always made great software. If they weren't sitting on a mountain of cash they might be motivated to re-release a lot more of the old stuff.
Cilantro42 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:41:55 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Upvoted for correct "your" usage.
account3231 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:12:06 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This post pretty much sums up why I hate this subreddit
Omipony ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 12:08:07 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dreamcast would like a word.
sdmaze ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:58:18 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this is how I feel about my Saturn and Dreamcast.
Skiddywinks ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:51:43 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shame about the controller.
Chakolatechip ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:17:20 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
controller was designed very well. The thumb sticks that require a lot of use were close whereas the secondary ones were more out of the way. The buttons that get the most action were larger and more centered. Trigger buttons were easy to press but required a firm press.
N64 controller on the other hand
Skiddywinks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:24 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If it was so well designed (and I don't necessarily disagree with anything you said), it would be a common place design by now.
At the end of the day it felt kind of all over the place. If you are going to have two trigger buttons on the right, might as well have two on the left as well. If you're going to have two sticks, might as well make them both analogue rather than have one function as basically a dpad anyway. It just seemed more ideological than practical.
Although I have to agree the N64 controller was a mess, despite being the console that really got me in to gaming in a "part of my life" kind of way (Perfect Dark and Smash Bros were literally my life back then).
Chakolatechip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:53:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
disagree with it being a common place in design. Nintendo has a history of being innovative and separating from standard designs. The traditional symmetrical design has been the standard so it may be hard for other companies to be willing to take the risk by doing that.
there's also other factors such as cost of manufacturing, cost of having a design team etc.
tl;dr "if it was so good, it'd be everywhere" is a fallacy.
Skiddywinks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:01:35 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think it is a fallacy, but I can agree with your point that it can just be an aversion to change from the Powers That Be.
I always felt that the Gamecube controller was the least comfortable; the PS2 controller didn't exactly feel shaped to human hands IMO, but it also had a sensible symmetry to it (although personally I am much more of a fan of the offset analogue stick design of the Xbox range than I am the symmetry of analogue sticks of the PS line, but the button spacing makes sense for both approaches).
Seeing as I don't strictly disagree with your "if it was so good, it'd be everywhere" being incorrect point, do you have anything to say about the c-stick and double right hand side but single left hand side shoulder buttons?
Chakolatechip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:39 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
C stick doesn't get as much use as the analog stick but more use than Dpad. generally most movement your fingers do on a controller is with your right hand (probably because vast majority of people are right-handed). I think it was keeping this trend in mind when putting the Dpad on the left, and Z button on the right. While playing games for gamecube the Z button was one that also got minimal use, so sure there's no reason to NOT have one on the left side, but I think I think there wouldn't be much benefit.
the fallacy has more to do with a claim that a superior design would necessarily be commonplace, but as I pointed out this conclusion cannot be logically drawn because there can be other factors as to why it wouldn't be. It's like saying "if there were a healthier alternative to McDonald's, People wouldn't eat at McDonald's"
Skiddywinks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:24:27 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So why not just make it an analogue stick? A lot of what Nintendo do feels like rocking the boat without any real direction, and is just for the sake of it (sometimes that is needed, don't get me wrong, but this is not one of them).
Irrelevant, since we are more talking about controller design in general rather than just the GC's design. Most games in the current and previous generations make extensive use of the shoulder buttons (as opposed to triggers), so there is clearly an ergonomic argument to having them.
And while I have no issue with you pointing out that the argument of "a better controller would be more widely adopted" being something of a fallacy (otherwise I would argue we'd all be using Steam controllers), your analogy is poor; what is the gaming controller equivalent of healthy? I simply argued better designed, which I think is a much more inclusive term considering it entails more than just one factor.
Chakolatechip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:52 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
your first point makes no sense, because it's the same as the left side stick, except on the right, smaller, and out of the way.
your second point is wrong in regards to relevance, as you cannot separate controller design from design of everything else. likewise the general design of controllers has no bearing as to the discussion of whether the gamecube's design was done well.
your third point is not much of a point, because 1) your issue with it is the entire point of the analogy; it shows that there is an obvious fallacy in the analogy which is less so with the original assertion 2) as an analogy, it's inherently different from the original point so saying it's different doesn't actually show fault with the analogy.
Skiddywinks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My first point is; why treat it like the lesser of the half (dpad) than the greater of the half (analogue stick). It isn't the same as the left side stick or it would be an analogue stick already (like the left half). An analogue stick has way more directions than a simple dpad mapped to a stick (as the c-stick is) has. It's the whole point of it. The c-stick on a GC controller only has 8 directions versus the (honestly I don't know) the resolution of an analogue stick (I mean, it's kind of in the name, analogue). For a fighting game it is be better due to the possible ambiguity of an analogue stick vs the precision of only having eight directions of a dpad (which is all fighters generally care about, and which, I would argue, is the only place the c-stick excels, since it it is hard to be in between any of those eight points on a GC due to the shape of the inset the c-stick lives in). But everywhere else it is a hindrance in precision. Following the fighter zeitgeist, both sticks would be so (as in, both would be c-sticks), rather than one analogue and one dpad-esque.
As regards to your second point, I fail to see it I am afraid; "likewise the general design of controllers has no bearing as to the discussion of whether the gamecube's design was done well." seems incorrect; of course the controller design has a bearing on the general design of controllers of the generation, or any past that. If it fades in to oblivion having had no impact, it is fair to say it was almost (if not entirely) irrelevant considering there is no informal multi-platform standard based on the GC. Take for example Halo; while considering the PC market it was simply a solid console FPS, it has undoubtedly shaped the direction of almost every FPS since (a la CoD), no matter what the platform (i.e only two weapons at one time). I see no repercussions of the GC controller or scheme anywhere. If such is the case, it is pointless and might as well have followed the same layout.
As for the third point/paragraph, all I said was that a better controller would generally be more adopted, with some exception, which I admitted to. If the GC was better, we would at least see some signs of it in modern controller design (i.e. some asymmetrical designs), even if not entirely adopted across the board. But we don't.
And as an analogy, it is too far from the point to have any meaning; your analogy has moved from one generic variable ("best") to a specific one ("healthier"). What does healthier even equate to in the discussion of a controller? At least "best" can be equated to what is "best" for a controller; i.e. a mixture of comfort, precision, cost etc depending upon the user. "Healthier" has no obvious relationable variable, unless you care to enlighten me/anyone else reading.
uberi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:34:40 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fantasy Star Online, Smash bros. man I miss the days when I could wake up and go to sleep and say that the only thing I did that day was play my GameCube and eat.
naossoan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:03:45 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
oh wow i didn't realize the gamecub sold so poorly compared to others. It's sold more than the XBOX One though, which is surprising to me.
Spram2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:17 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Wii is also a Gamecube! If you add the Wii's sales to the Gamecube's, it sold around 123 million units. Many people had a Gamecube and didn't even know it.
naossoan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:00:26 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well yeah that's true but you can't really do that because the Wii isn't a "gamecube" and the only thing that sold the Wii was its marketing, gimmicky motion controls, Mario, and Zelda. Through that logic you could argue your PC is also a Gamecube, a Wii, an N64, Genesis, NES, SNES, etc etc through all the emulators.
I preordered a Wii because the preorders for the PS3 were sold out. I was planning on doing the unthinkable and scalp it on eBay for a big profit (the PS3). I was gonna be one of THOSE guys, but hey, I needed money bigtime at the time.
Anyway literally the ONLY game I ever bought for the Wii was Twilight Princess. Then I put a mod chip in it, played like 3 other games then threw it in a box where it has stayed for the past 10 years lol.
contrastedcleverness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:32:47 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can't remember if it is any good since its been years since i played it, but i want to try that turok game again. Remember it having some open world segments.
HussyDude14 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:40:06 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I feel the same about the Wii U. Originality and quality is what matters, and be honest; the majority of people who play nintendo are probably little kids. How would they have gotten to grow up with games without something that appealed to them?
Philipjfry85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:01:00 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Played alot of nfs underground 1 & 2 on it because the controller was better for throttle control
arethosemypants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:02:43 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is exactly how I feel about the Sega Saturn.
Crazyflames ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:37 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saturn Bomberman is the best Bomberman!
arethosemypants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:05:13 on December 13, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wholeheartedly and completely agree!! I love Mega Bomberman (and a ton of other Genesis games) and have finished that game dozens of times. But I would love to play Saturn Bomberman again. Of course, I haven't checked for an emulator or anything...
Brewer_Ent ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:23:01 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Since I've gotten my Vive, Dolphin VR is my very favorite thing. F-zero and Metroid Prime were amazing in VR, and I haven't even tried the Windwaker, Paper Mario, or Custom Robo yet. Soooo much nostalgia.
Edit: Also, even though I was unable to get it working perfectly, Pokemon Coliseum was a blast as well.
BioDefault ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:43:17 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only 3 Custom Robo comments...
/sigh
Pandred ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:34:06 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cubivore!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:11 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It should always care if something sells well. More than likely the better is sales, the longer it's supported with progressively better content!
sephrinx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:43 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't sell well? Literally everyone I knew had at least one, if not another for some odd reason. I thought gamecube was the best selling console in its generation.
Waterknight94 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:13:21 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hmm what you are saying is what I remember about the ps2
JohnToegrass ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:35 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty hard to believe that.
sephrinx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:17 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, not literally everyone in the world but all of my friends did. And by "them" I mean their family owned one or more.
Of course, by the context, you would be able to infer that.
lvlat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:43:43 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Marvel nemesis rise of the imperfect. Still the best fighting game I have ever played to this day. As well as one of if not the best super hero game ever. If you can find an emulator and play it you won't be disappointed. The local multiplayer was amazing. You could be venom or spider man and swing around shorting webs at people. Or play wolverine and regenerate through all the sky you take. Or just throw people around as the thing. Such a great VS mode. Hopefully someone makes another one eventually.
CatsGoBark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:45:28 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I always thought it sold pretty well. Me and everyone I knew had one and the games were super amazing.
melvin45 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:17 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My GameCube was a hand me down from my sister and I'm glad she got that console over the other systems because every game I bought I really enjoyed.
SweetAurora ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:50:46 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same with the Dreamcast
EARTHisHOLLOW ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:51:57 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
yep I play Hitz about once a week
Jam-Master-Jay ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:55:09 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've still got mine set up although I haven't played for a while. Always great fun breaking it out for a bit of multiplayer around the holidays.
ihugfaces ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:57:18 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel the same way about my beloved Dreamcast.
I dont care if you didnt sell well, Powerstone(s), Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Capcom vs. SNK(s), and Code: Veronica were all better on Dreamcast!
CiaranBAC ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:53 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gamecube of Resi 4 is the best version of the best game of all time.
DannySpud2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:03:22 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah, the good old disk read error and the random dial inside the guts of the Gamecube that fixes it. I stripped my Gamecube so many times back in the day I could probably still do it a decade later.
Thrannn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:41 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i never finished a single game on the gamecube... idk why i think i was just a piece of shit that cried everytime when a game got too hard.
but i always imagine how i will take a month off and finish all the old games. of course i still have them all
subflax ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:05:46 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
i sold all my old shit building my first pc. far from that now, but id gladly sell an old gpu for a gamecube and some of my old games now. emulated shit isnt the same.
LiberalMusicLover ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:11:17 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I LOVED PAC-Man Fever on the GameCube.
Slaymach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:21:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats not what a Sega Dreamcast looks like....
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:51 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've never agreed more with a reddit post than this one
classrocker24 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:22:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SSX Tricky was the best on GameCube. I'm convinced.
hett ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:23:52 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A GameCube with Rogue Leader was my bar mitzvah present and definitely made it worth it memorizing all that Hebrew shit.
nemo1080 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wario on Virtual Boy is pretty solid too.
ninjalemur ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:59:26 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only one good game though.
Jbphilo50 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:04 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Spent so many hours playing Timesplitters: Future Perfect on that console
Lighthouseamour ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:36:11 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved Guardian heroes.
CarsGunsBeer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:22 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Metroid Prime 2 was the only force on Earth strong enough to wake me 2 hours before school started.
DanIsTheBestEver ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still one of the best controllers of all time
MacDaddy-7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:24 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
CUSTOM ROBO
LaXandro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:41 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
And the most Gamecube game of them all is probably F-Zero GX. Just like Gamecube, it didn't sell well, and again like it, it held up better than most things from back then. Many tried to one-up GX since, but few came close, and seeing how WipEout is dead, new F-Zero- if it comes- has a big chance of being simplified for casuals given the current state of Nintendo, and most indies like Redout and Formula Fusion miss the point of genre entirely- risk and reward system, packed into tight and expansive driving mechanics and a feeling of "I am definitely going way too fast here but it still works out" if you do everything just right, the best Gamecube game may stay as the best in genre for a long time.
tinycourageous ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:45:42 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still regret selling mine to this day. I genuinely adored both the console and its games, particularly Super Mario Sunshine.
PlantationMint ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:47:33 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Custom Robo anyone?
cokedoutfish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:01 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I finally brought mine with me to college. The game selection is just so stellar. Plus can't go wrong with fucked up games of Mario Party or Melee
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:34 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ahhh dreamcast
PhotoshopImprovement ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:56:01 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just picked a platinum one up with Twilight Princess on ebay for ยฃ30 :D
coachvicbaby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:00 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Member gamecube?
ninjalemur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:05 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still better than a console that only has licensed movie games.
SFSMag ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:59:44 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Other than some RE games, Fire Emblem, and SSBM I can't remember any other games for that system that I played a lot, but boy did I log some hours on those games I did. (I wouldn't even know about the Fire Emblem franchise if not for GC)
elsiphono ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:14 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bought a used one at a retro gaming store recently... I don't regret it one bit ! It came with the sequels of Rogue Squadron (Rogue Leader and Rebel Strike) ! It's awesome (and better than today Star Wars Battlefront) !
AbigailLilac ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:36 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SUPER SMASH BROTHERS
MELEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
captainedwinkrieger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:00:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It undersold the Xbox by like 2.3 million consoles. Going against the PS2, I'm surprised it was able to do that well
hackeysackey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:08 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My friends had a GameCube and all I wanted to do was play it but then they broke it so I was sad
CaptPicard85 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:47 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think when we look back at the history and pantheon of video games. They all become unprofitable but some become forgotten. GameCube will forever be loved and regarded as great.
AtlasWriggled ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Enjoyed the Gamecube more than the Wii U.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:15 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
NHL hits!!!
Mario soccer!
Mario tennis!
Smash bros !
And my favorite game of all time, WINDWAKER!!!!!
MarcusQuintus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:35 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It wasn't that the cube didn't sell well, it was that the ps2 sold extremely well. Xbox and GameCube sold close to equal amounts.
Ag3ntK3ntucky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:04:40 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Metroid Prime still looks great to this day! Edit: spelling
Jayboots ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:04 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm actually playing on mine currently. I'm playing Legend of Zelda:OOT Master Quest, and having a great time. Although, I'm used to my 360, and keep forgetting that I have to get up to turn it on and off lol.
Anbico ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:47 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you didn't play Metal Arms: A Glitch in the System, go back to your gamecube, because you aren't done with it yet.
ElementoF12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:53 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So awesome that im still playing them on my pc lmao
wintermuteTA ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:19 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I like how when I had it, everybody gave me crap for having it (and not having a PS2), and bagged on the games and the controllers. Now everybody treats it like it's some pinnacle of game machines; some misunderstood genius.
TylersParadox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:29 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This console was my childhood.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:34 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
so true :( i <3 you forever cube
eggn00dles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:45 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How can I setup a bot to continuously like this?
runed_golem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:34 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love my GameCube which I've had for 15 years now. I really need to get it hooked up to my current tv (but unfortunately I need to get component cables for it). But I lost my copy of smash bros one of the times that I moved in the last few years so that kinda sucks.
theunderlyingconcept ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:41 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Such an underrated system for it's time.
Metroid Prime is the reason I play FPS to this day.
And Mega Man X Command Mission wasn't to shabby either.
orestes1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I bought one, this Black Friday.
I love it.
hentaiisprettygood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:39 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Theme song was the best. BOO DO BOO DOO BOO DOO BOO DOOO BOOO DOOO DOOO BOO BWEH
WinterholdMage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:42 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eternal Darkness was my game of choice. So good. I wonder what Silicon Knights are up to nowadays...if they're even still in business.
CKL2014 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:54 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss the GameCube. You could buy an LCD tv for the top of it, it was the first machine with non-led wireless controllers, it was the first machine to release RE4, and it had great Nintendo staples like Metroid Prime, Windwaker, and Mario Sunshine.
I just never understood the d-pad design or the limited disc sizes.
corvidae_mantra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:57 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eternal Darkness.... Still one of my favs
lukeman3000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:31 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The good thing is that the GameCube is very well-emulated by Dolphin so many of the classic GC titles can still be played and enjoyed.
SpoonBooper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/smashbros would agree with you
CubeActimel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:17 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved star fox adventure! The whole story was amazing for me as a kid.
TechKnuckle-Support ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:46 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Talk about underrated consoles :(
ingloriousbaxtr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:12:57 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish I'd kept mine. I was moving and had to get rid of a lot of stuff and that was one of them.
I went to donate it to a local thrift store. the guy that was helping me unload everything took a look at it, handed me his car keys and asked me to put it in his car for him. At that moment I realized I probably should've sold it.
DeckJesta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Everyone shits on Starfox Adventures but I loved that game.
allrollingwolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:18 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I really hope we get past the sales-driven culture.
branmo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:24 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The resident evil games for GameCube were so good. Same with metal gear solid twin snakes
sportsfannf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:30 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My friends and I put hundreds of hours after school and on weekends into Phantasy Star Online.
Suitcase08 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:13:57 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Meanwhile, at Hello Games...
test822 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:20 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the wii made the gamecube look like n64
BloodBride ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:27 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We need a Saturn version of this.
ValaskaReddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:58 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Meh, it wasn't no PS1 or PS2 that's for sure. Heck it wasn't even N64! Or SNES! Or NES... But it did have Phantasy Star Online and that's something.
kazog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:06 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But muh gaphics...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Idk...most of the games I played that were on both ps2 and gc seemed to be equal in graphics.
And the gc was a lot smoother
robetyarg ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:15:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kirby Air Ride, Luigi's Mansion, Super Mario Sunshine, Resident Evil 4.. Ah, the good old days.
BuckeyeBentley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:09 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So brave
Citizen_Spaceball ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:16:31 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That Mariokart for the Gamecube was the bomb. I played it until my thumbs hurt.
nirach ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:18 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
P.N.0.3
That was the defining game for game cube for me.
Back in the day.
daboss54320 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:11 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Were? They're suddenly not? It was just a few weeks ago that I got all the shines in mario sunshine, there were always a few missing when I was younger... well I mean most... all the episodes bonus stars and gold coins... just need some blue coins. On and I've been wanting to play mario party 5 for a long time but I can't find anybody that has dolphin to play with.
dallasrm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still play mine at least once a week. And I don't own a Wii or Wii U. Can't wait for the Switch though.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:17 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you mind explaining what the Switch offers?
My brother has been telling me about it and it sounds like it basically does everything. I haven't been able to find a good source with info about it anywhere.
dallasrm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:20:29 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It will replace the handheld and console with an all-in-one hybrid. This means all future Nintendo games will be on it instead of being divided like with the DS and the Wii. You can play it on your TV or take it on the go. There are also rumors that it will play GameCube games.
custardBust ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:39 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gamecube and WiiU both. Great consoles with great titles.
Dakobo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:42 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was me but instead it was with the sega consoles.
sir_stride20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:09 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Scrolling through the comments and seeing no super Mario sunshine. For shame.
Artzipants ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:35 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The gamecube was the shit in my household. We had like 4 in my home. xD I never knew it didn't sell well till I did research on it. I'm glad I had the chance to play this awesome system.
drfunktopus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:11 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eternal darkness was my favorite. I loved the sanity meter
Puffwad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:16 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GameCube Virtual Console on the Switch!
The_Directors_Cut ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:24 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still use mine to this day. Love it.
Corruptmagician ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:34 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Gamecube was my first console ever. I loved that thing, Metabots, Zelda, Luigi's mansion, double dash.. So many great games.
I even had shiny silver stickers that covered the purple on my system to make it looks sweet as fuck.
biggerx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're even better in 1080p using the Dolphin Emulator.
TheFiona ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:42 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't care what anybody says, Gamecube controllers are the best controllers ever.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:25 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The only issue I ever had with one was when the Z button cracked on mine.
Other than that, the Cube was the most indestructible gaming system I've ever played on. Id leave that thing in overnight night, play it all day long, never overheated.
SapeMies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:31 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dreamcast was the original dream machine ๐๐
InsalubriousEthos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:44 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Opened this thread to say
Gotcha Force is my shit and I'm excited to go home for the holidays so I can play it. Sequel when?
Servuslol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:45 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Second Sight is a game I still tell people to go and play to this day. So good.
fallen-fawn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:46 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did anyone play The Sims Urbz?
voncrun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:03 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
as a kid I hated the ps2 because in my eyes it could only support a max of 2 players. I know there were multi taps and stuff, but that was irrelevant to 9 year old me. Gamecube had 4 player smash, crystal chronicles, mario kart, time splitters, warioware, and just so much else. me and my little shit friends would all huddle together at each others houses and just scream the house down playing 4 player coop and vs games. xbox did have halo which was sick, but i didn't get into until i was a little older. as a kid gamecube was the definitive couch multiplayer system, and since online play wasn't really a thing yet (halo 2 was still years off), i saw ps2 as exclusive and anti fun because we would have to take turns.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:33:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Couch multiplayer system"
Well...this was before wireless controllers. For me, it was the definitive floor multiplayer system. Lol
ziggyzoolaa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:20 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Monkeyball!!!
JackBond1234 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:34 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have basically no memories of the Game Cube. I remember being impressed by other people having it, because it used CD's.
I remember playing Melee.
I remember playing N64 Zelda games on the GC.
I remember playing Gameboy and GBA games on the GC.
That's it. I never had Luigi's Mansion, Mario Sunshine, or anything else that was popular on the GC.
wesleyaaron ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:25 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"I don't remember anything.... Except for all of these things."
JackBond1234 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:45:34 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Point being, they're not very prominent memories. Most of what I remember about the Gamecube is experiencing games I already played on other consoles.
Put1NyaHead ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:26:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
thats how i feel about the Dreamcast.
Wynner3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Other than the classic games, BMX XXX was the only game that I have played with topless women riding bikes. I ended giving my GameCube to a less fortunate co-worker. Up until that point, her daughter never had a console.
Bassethounds4ever ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:17 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hear some guy found a wad of cash and a nintendo 64 inside one of them.
nuke_the_orphans ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:24 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This but with a Dreamcast.
_G0NZ0_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:40 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mario Kart Double Dash will always be my favorite game. Thank you Gamecube
rdstrmfblynch79 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:43 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's interesting how much influence this had on how I hold a controller. I still hold an xbox one controller with just left index but right index on rb and middle on right trigger
Ayfia ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:52 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. I played my gamecube for so long and I thought it was popular :( All my friends and I had one. The games were amazing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:17 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you have my carefully considered upvote
awkwardgemini ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:30 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is my favorite console Nintendo released. I don't understand how it sold poorly when Resident Evil 4 originally was exclusive to this console. I loved Super Mario Sunshine and Animal Crossing as well.
holdmehbrew ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:38 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Time splitters 2
brownix001 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:43 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This seems like WiiU. Games were fun. But I didn't bother getting one.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:01 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But yet it's a sin that I loved the Wii U for this reason
jtom783 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:49 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Metal arms: a glitch in the system was my jam back in the day
fat2slow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:39 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Nintendo Switch will play Gamecube games with Virtual Console
expiresinapril ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:56 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty old now, but a couple of years ago I dusted off my (still working) Amiga 500 and played me some Emerald Mine IV. Kinda wish I still had it to play again in a few years, but storage space. Can't hoard everything.
Slagenthor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:31:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kirby air-ride... Zelda: the Windwaker... some of the best memories!
VarrickCarter23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:15 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My old console... Still have most of the games and cases
NorthernSpectre ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:25 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Supersmash Bros Melee and Super Mario Sunshine alone makes the system worth getting. Then you had Metroid Prime, Windwaker, Mario Party 5. Oh god it's so good.
propiedadporfavor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:36 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Star Fox Adventures, the best GameCube game.
Animedingo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:28:46 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Explain yourself
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:49 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My first ever console! I still have it and will break out Pikmin or some Sonic every now and then!
Stop_being_uh_douche ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:58 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm actually busting out my GameCube games right now. So many great classics.
Endulos ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:02 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't learn about it until last year when I downloaded Dolphin and hunted down some ISO for the GameCube, but the GameCube had a little game series called Zoids VS.
Only one game was localized (Zoids Vs 2 which became Zoids: Battle Legends), but the rest are playable even if you know little Japanese.
Among all the shit games that the Zoids franchise has had, it is THE BEST representation of the Zoids anime. Those games are fucking awesome, and I suggest people try them if you like Zoids.
They're not perfect games (Minor things bug me about them, but they're minor) by any means, but compared to what Zoids has mostly gotten? They're fucking awesome.
ComputerMystic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:06 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And thanks to Dolphin you will live on forever in HD GameCube.
its_cool_bro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just started playing Legend of Zelda: Windwaker last weekend. Forgot how fun and challenging it is!
nohiddenmeaning ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:05 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Say, that's a strange looking WiiU you have there
hipnogoat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:25 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still have urges to go back and play Animal Crossing. But the thought of weeds over running my town and the amount of time I know I would spend pulling them stops me lol
kielly32 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:40:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God the memorabilia.
isayx3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The best GameCube option is the first gen wii. Component or HDMI out (via adapter). Can't be found used for $40-50 at gamestop. Can use gc controllers or wii classic controllers.
kielly32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:51 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why though? Get a GameCube cheap at a second hand store and play the shit out of it vanilla.
isayx3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:10 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GameCube is only rf/composite out. If you want the best image quality/ color on an hdtv then the wii is the way to go. Unless you have a old crt laying around then have at it l.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:30 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How I feel about the wiiu
FrostyHabs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:22 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Love this console. Probably my most played overall.
kielly32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:53 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
666 comments. I have to break it... I still play the gamecube to this day. Still my favorite besides duck hunt on the nintendo 64. I used to play the shit out of The Simpsons: Hit and Run.
That reminds me, I still have two game cubes, thanks OP now I have to call in late to work on Monday.
jrsooner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:03 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Super Smash Bros Melee, Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Strikers, Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat.
The gameboy adapter was a game changer for me.
shane013088 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:06 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is how I felt about dreamcast
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dropped mine onto a pavement driveway from above shoulder height and you could barely even tell. Works like the day I bought it.
Fucking unbreakable
webmistress105 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:29 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still my favorite console. Its lineup rivals the N64's in originality, spirit, and fun.
uwanteetgewd ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For whatever reason, bomber man is ingrained in my mind as being the best co-op game ever
DildoBreath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:47 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So many good memories playing Super Mario Strikers and Time Splitters.
DoOneFin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:01 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every time I see this posted I'm very bothered that it says "Your games still were awesome" instead of "Your games were still awesome"
willyreddit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:23 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Saturn too.
Rando_gabby ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:26 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can still find them around. I'm thinking of getting one just to have it
datunderbitedoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:47 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Had one then, have one now. GameCube forever. Love the damn controllers haha
T8ert0t ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:03 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd love a new Luigi's Mansion reissue, or Luigi's Mansion 2.
korkidog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:17 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still have mine and many games! Love that system!
FoxTheBandit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:30 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Custom Robo was my jam. Wish they still made it
Waffle_qwaffle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:09 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eternal Darkness
Wish they'd make a remaster of this great game. :(
kielly32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:42:55 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This actually kind of reminds me. I have two GameCubes and an original xbox both in amazing condition. I should really get them out of the damp unheated house I have them stored in and save em for generations. My grandmother also had a Nintendo 64 that I used to play the shit out of till I grew up. I'm afraid to ask her what she did with it because 9/10 she just threw it out.
Celfarko ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:07 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The GameCube controller was great. They should of improved on that controller going forward in the generations. The pro controller for the wii u is awful
doittuit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:30 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I fucking loved resident evil 4! One of my favorite games of all time!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:33 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Evil, how dare you attempt to sell the legendary GAME CUUUUUBBBBEEEEEEE
killacam925 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:47 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My favorite system ever
Ansonm64 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:50 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The graphics were epic for it's time.
Tizy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:03 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did anyone else have one of those 3rd party controllers with the fans built into the handles? That shit was the shit!
VanillaSkyHawk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:09 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Wind Waker was one of my all time favorite games. Underrated and unique in the Zelda series
MetroGamerX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:44:47 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This console is my entire life.
Starheart8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:45:52 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Found my old gamecube last week. Still had a memory card and Zelda twilight princess disk in it.
Buttcheeksofury ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dreamcast and GameCube are crazy underrated.
DefinitelyRussian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:46:55 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Video showing all 652 games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SLKYBSb2ns
SweetToothKane ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:40 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ikaruga and Viewtiful Joe.
ReverseTrex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:47:52 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Millennial, sentimental drivel. N64 was the best Nintendo console and I cut my gamer tooth on an Atari.
FuckingColdInCanada ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:07 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wavebird for GOAT.
ArchPower ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:07 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think Nintendo is catching onto the fact that only their mobile platforms are doing well, hence the switch. It makes sense because of their target audience. If they want to compete with other platforms, they have to conform to the heavy graphics and do away with the gimmicks. The Wii did well because it was the first motion gaming system, but it died ultimately because it got old quick and the tech wasn't up to snuff to keep up. That's why the WiiU flopped.
Jwillis-8 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:25 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My favorite game on it was Geist.
Akuuntus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:49:45 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The GameCube sold a fraction of what the PS2 did, and yet I see like 10x more GameCube nostalgia online then PS2 nostalgia.
ougxar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:43 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mario party bliss still to this day.
joshuasingh32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:00 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Super Monkey Ball 2. I remember me and my friend would stay up all night laughing and having fun with the soccer because it was so fun and stupid.
Silver_Dynamo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:54:01 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I LOVED THAT GAME
kiddeanamite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:29 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
still irritated at the fact it still costs $50+ to get a physical copy of gauntlet dark legacy.
hskrpwr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:46 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Playing on a game cube right now
beauchampy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:07 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Recently HDMI modded my cube, looks even more amazing than ever.
rebelx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nintendo consoles and games are never at the top of my priority (usually last), but SSB and SSBM (N64/GC) have given me hours and hours of fun w/friends.
princetrunks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:39 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same with the WiiU
Imissyourgirlfriend2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:21 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish digital cables for this thing weren't $200, maybe then it wouldn't look so bad on modern TVs.
Eire_Ramza ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:45 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
So many great games. Metroid prime is easily one of the best games I've ever played, it was so atmospheric. It has to be up there as an all time classic, at least IMO.
BonerSoup696969 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:12 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And reliable
theShowstealer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:13 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No love for Strikers? Prolly cuz u people got mad after getting rekt.
travworld ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:37 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, I loved the Gamecube. I played the hell out of.....
Windwaker
Smash Melee
Luigi's Mansion
Animal Crossing
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Metroid Prime
Resident Evil 4
Super Mario Sunshine
Paper Mario: TTYD
Soul Calibur 2
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (THE CHAO GARDEN THO)
Zelda Ocarina of Time Master Quest
Probably many others as well. At the time, GC rivaled my playtime against the PS2. I still played both a lot, but it was pretty even. Nowadays, I play my PS4 and PC, while my Wii U sits in dust waiting for Zelda U.
joshuasingh32 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:11 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never even beat Metroid Prime cuz I was younger and couldn't figure out how to get past a certain part of the story. I kinda wanna go back and play it. Sure I can emulate it or something :)
travworld ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:34:06 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think I ever beat it. I was pretty young and got stuck somewhere. Then I bought this cheat disc that let's you enable all the unlockables before starting the game, and I went places I wasn't supposed to yet and didn't know what to do. I should go back and restart it as well.
ChiraqJimbo187 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:15 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sonic adventure 2 ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
jdfestus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:38 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Super Mario Sunshine 4 lyfe.
FresnoBob9000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:03 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*Dreamcast
tastycheezburger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Call of Duty Finest Hour was THE CRAP back in the day on Gamecube to me. Still better than IW xD
kazooie5659 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:10 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GCN is my favourite console. Period.
Canadian_dalek ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:48 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Double dash was the shit
Harzardless ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:16 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Were still awesome?
SpliTTMark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:40 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It only had one online game. you could play almost every game on other consoles or dozens of clones. Theres only ten good games, While the other console had 100 good ones. 3rd/2nd party games were few. The discs...... you cant play movies on it. You can carry it like a purse but cant use it like a purse
Morbid28 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:01:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Baten Kaitos 1 & 2 are the best.
SyFyWrestler ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel the same about the Wii U.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:47 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this the new gamer circle jerk? Are we done with the n64?In 10 years it will be the wii
CrazyDave746 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:49 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First time I played smash bros, it was on a GameCube. Seriously debated getting one instead of an Xbox purely based on smash bros.
chrisphoenix7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:51 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The GameCube was so advanced that it was arguably more powerful than the Wii, which used a modified version of the same chip set. The largest part of the GameCube's inability to overcome the PS2 was the lack of compatibility for media discs (standard CDs and DVDs).
M_Bipson ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:23 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought GameCube sold a lot. Everyone I knew had one and it had so many amazing games. Fucking Animal Crossing!
kolossal ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:08 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Resident Evil 4 is the only game that has made me buy a console for a single game.
Oberhauptvogel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:12 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are*
NuWorldMann ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:20 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I bought this just for Rogue Squadron..awesome game!
ThisShitIsNotFunMan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:01 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I may be alone here, but Kirby Air-ride was one of the best games of all time in my opinion.
Harperlarp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:59 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Gamecube is the only Nintendo console I ever owned. I grew up with a Mega Drive and PS1.
TheJediCounsel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:57 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Post this in 4 years with the WiiU. I love it and think it has some sweet games.
Vaedur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:08 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Replace with Saturn please
imaguy411 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:09:49 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
4 player Smash Bros Melee is still some of most fun I've ever had gaming. Years or great memories
LRedditor15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:16 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How I feel about the Wii U, to be honest.
donald347 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:09 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not a bad system, but this seems very random. I haven't touched a GC since Wii launched. Why anyone would still be messing around with one, with the advent of digital consoles, I really don't know.
WHYTHEN123 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:54 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The gamecube was awesome. I've spent a lot of time with Smash, Paper Mario and Zelda the Windwaker
bloomin__onions ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:00 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Super Mario Sunshine, anyone?
theymad3medoit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:05 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Best launch lineup of all time? Luigi mansion, rogue squadron 2, smash, all games I played theough the lifespan of the console.
NickPickle05 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:24 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The gamecube remains my favorite nintendo console to this day. I actually have 2 of them sitting on a shelf in my room. The laser got screwed up on my first one so I went and bought a used one. I then managed to repair the old one using a partially melted pen and a screwdriver. Then something happened to the used one and its laser screwed up. I then opened up THAT one and fixed it. So now I have two working gamecubes sitting on my shelf with the cases just sitting over them and not screwed on.
StatikTactiK ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:50 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ok so I never had a Gamecube (switched to PS2 that gen) and just got Dolphin a couple of weeks ago to try out Wind Waker. I also have SSB Melee, Mario Sunshine and Double Dash.
What are your top 3 or 5 favorite GC games that I need to play? GO!
MightyPieGod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:09 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Minecraft
Pickles12321 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:00 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
not naming any games because legal reasons (shouldnt emulate without a disc). But I will say i enjoyed the zoids and robotech tv shows
dinofreak6301 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:21 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess this can also apply to the Wii U? I mean, it's games were pretty damn good for a console that didn't sell well at all.
MINImanGOTgunz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kirby air ride, luigis mansion, double dash, and melee were the best games ever.
Redmanning ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:11 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, best sonic game ever made.
whitesleeve ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:28 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I want a companion GameCube
CoreyNI ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:42 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved super Mario sunshine!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:14 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice try, this is a repost from 3 years ago. http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1neqgg/still_awesome/
Pickles12321 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:57 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
jeez, how far back does your knowledge of every post on this sub go?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:10 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not to mention the top comments also are probably bots who steal top comments aswell.
BitesizeNinja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:24 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one actually gets posted here every couple of months.
Pickles12321 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:40 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh
Str8Faced000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:21 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All 4 of them
JohnnyDaKlown ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:38 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes, Skies of Arcadia and Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. All awesome games. Props to the GBA integration with LoZ: Four Swords Adventure and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. I was actually lucky enough to have 4 friends with GBAs to play with.
derpduelist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:53 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Melee! That's all I need baby
nismoasfuh ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:27 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Were still*
Pickles12321 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:14 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
still are*
Goose306 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:16 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
May my Eternal Darkness disc RIP forever after a college buddy accidently broke it - greatest mature game Nintendo has ever produced, and flat out one of the best survival horror games of all time.
Breakfast_Joe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:17 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Warioware!!!
RadleyCunningham ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:31 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
GameCube had one of the best Harvest Moon games in existence. It was the right amount of weeaboo without getting embarrassing.
homas1o1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:55 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can anyone recommend some good games?
dieth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:06 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Except for FF: Crystal Chronicles which was ruined by Nintendo's perversion that you need 4 FUCKING GAMEBOYS to play it properly.
Queen_Beezus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:10 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is Facebook level shit right here
ajackk1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:20:54 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The games were awesome... I wish I could say the same thing about that controller.
Senka_Durante ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:01 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We still have one and love it to death. Kirby air ride, animal crossing, Pokemon... We never got many games for it, but we still play all the time.
PRNmeds ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:20 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smash was one of the best games of all time! I also remember being completely blown away by how good the graphics were in the game 'Pikmin'. The geographical landscapes, the transparent water. Totally amazing.
thehighground ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:17 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still turrible
audiTurbo247 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:26 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is what I think about the dreamcast.
raidwarden ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:12 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Didn't sell well??? Really? Dang more of my friends had GameCube than ps2 or xbox
Malcerion ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:24:16 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dolphin Emulator
LarryfromFinance ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:06 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
really shitty personal anecdote
I got one of these in fifth grade, and my mom also sold it in fifth grade. She wasn't into video games and neither was my step father, so we only had 3 games for it: a Pac man one, a Mickey mouse one,and a game called Ty the Tasmanian tiger (I think). I really liked the Pac man and Ty one,but by the time she sold it I had only got about halfway through because I sucked at videogames. It wasn't until like 8 th or 9 th grade that we got a ps3, and then it was like an explosion, we got a wii, xbox, Ds's, psps and a shit ton of games so I was over saturated with content.
It was so bad that I didn't know that games had a storyline and ending until my boyfriend told me around senior/junior year, and I didn't finish a game until the year after I graduated (GTA V is the first and only game I've finished, with help from my boyfriend,and I'm working on terraria right now,but it's hard for me to find games I like). A wish for me right now is to get a game cube and the Pac man as Ty games and actually finish them,because it's been about 9 years.
GraphicGaming88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:08 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did like the game cube it had its flaws i wasnt the biggest fan of the controller tbh it didnt really live up to how good the n64 was or maybe that was just down to the fact it didnt have the goldeneye or perfect dark games. It is the games that make or break a console xbox and playstation had most the games and some rights were enterly theres. If there had of been a very good mario to go along with there really good mario cart things may have been different.
TwiidCommitSeppuku ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:24 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It'd be better if it was a Dreamcast instead of Gamecube.
PigNamedBenis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:44 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gamecube was like the windows ME of consoles.
IAmaBoredIntern ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure it sold very well
JTerror420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:08 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any love for Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem? I mean, kudos to all the classics on the GameCube, but this was my favorite. The sanity effects making you think that your save got deleted, or using a healing potion and the top half of your body exploding until you realize that your character is just losing their mind. Soo good.
CodyCus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:21 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Replace it with a wii U and the comic is still accurate
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:49 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The thrift store is selling them for $50, worth it?
adamtheamazing64 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:41 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Go for it if you don't have a regular Wii. Or you can look online and see if there are any bundles people have up there that come with games and controllers. This system is a masterpiece when it comes to the selection of games.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:54 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a Wii U that I barely use, I should probably boot it up haha
Gattsuhawk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:11 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
BATEN KAITOS!
Tharro99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:04 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Timesplitters surely
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:29:35 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dreams casted away
Flabble10 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:31 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So there's gonna be one of these with a Wii U in ten years?
Souloni ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:17 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gamecube was a PS2+ in terms of graphical power. I was never able to own one in addition to the PS2 I had, but I was always amazed at how smooth cross platform games were. If it wasn't a higher framerate then it was slightly crisper graphics.
Nintendo makes systems that make me feel pissed off for the lack of longevity, but they provide an experience that is one of a kind.
ShootsTowardsDucks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:20 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That controller though, wtf.
Laporaptor ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:00 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If it was a DVD player too it would have sold a lot better.
PKfireball ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:16 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
http://i.imgur.com/kADwTLh.jpg
Missing F-Zero GX and Spongebob Movie, but this is my shelf.
ILikeThisNameMore ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:46 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The soundtracks and music in almost every GameCube game were honestly just so on point
connord90 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:16 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So much fun playing Luigi's Mansion! It was really creepy as a kid.
detailed_fred ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:16 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah. Talk to Dreamcast owners and get back to me. You don't know our dedication.
DisposableBastard ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:35:30 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is exactly my relationship with the Dreamcast. Underpowered, sure, and maybe not the greatest lineup of games. But the great games it did have were pretty amazing.
tamadekami ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:37:58 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Skies of Arcadia remains my favorite to this day.
IMSmurf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:45 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Melee box was lit
brickwall5 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:14 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
For all of its many flaws, Star Wars Bounty Hunter is one of the games I look back on the most fondly from my adolescence.
sneakyMak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:26 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Luigiยดs mansion is where its at! :D
TheSpiritsGotMe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:40:41 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Skies of Arcadia.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:13 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm still upset that I can't find mine. Ty the Tanzanian Tiger and Windwaker were my jam. Along with Smash Bros.
alleavel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
NBA and NFL street were the absolute best on system.
Northern_Ontario ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:35 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bought it for RE4. Then bought Mario Kart and all the Mario party games.
TreyisMusic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:55 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Super Smash Bros Melee consumed my childhood
UnattendedGolfcart ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:40 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember for one of my birthdays when I was young I got a GameCube with Super Mario Sunshine and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle. It quickly became my favorite console. I still play a lot of games on it!
birdsinthesky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:50 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just brought out my GameCube and played Super Monkey Ball on it last week. Such a great game. I spent all summer playing that game when I was 9.
dryspongeboys ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:18 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
apparently selling 21 million units doesn't qualify as "selling well"
what?
ninshin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:16 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Relative to the others it was pretty bad, and they didn't sell a whole lot of games either
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:29 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
PIKMEN!!! favorite game ever
charizardpoop ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:45:55 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I miss the days playing with Mario Kart Double Dash with all of my family. My dad was a beast at that game. He loved playing Soul Caliber 2 as well. Gamecube brought happy moments into our lives. ๐
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:05 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
CHURCH!!!
GreatMattsby81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:43 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Super Mario Sunshine anyone? One of my favorite games of all time for the GameCube
jonl1973 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:04 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Photoshop a dreamcast in and you're halfway accurate ๐
TheLesserAmerican ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:47:25 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let's not forget about that controller btw!
Galan_Taa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:30 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still have my GameCube and I absolutely love it! The wife got me Metroid Prime 2,Resident Evil 4 and Prince of Persia for Christmas. I haven't touched my PS3 in weeks.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:32 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It sold well for me lol, me, my dad and my stepmum probably owned about 10 gamecubes between us over the years
Eddyoshi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:48:42 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good news for you because Switch is getting Gamecube games!
Lyianx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:25 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
VC doesnt count.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:10 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those games were good DESPITE the hardware not because of it.
Farlandan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:40 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never owned one, I was a dirt-poor college student at the time, but I'm STILL trying to get Dolphin (a gamecube emulator) to work with the rogue squadron games... i've been dying to play those games for a decade and a half.
sephtis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:56 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Double dash, wind waker, melee, time splitters.
Man, such good times.
_0x0_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still have one in my garage. If I had copy of Mario Sunshine, I'd play it.
MonstarDeluxe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:55:08 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One night in about 2003 I was lying in bed with a very beautiful woman, easily out of my league. There had been the sex! It wasn't even the very first time of the sex.
In the small hours of the night, she sat up and took my hand. Turning to me in that close darkness she asked me....
"Fuck it, let's try The Black Gate one more time."
We donned hasty pyjamas, loaded The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King into the Cube - and that night we finished that game.
Today, we are still together - and I will be her Player 2 throughout this life and into the New Game +.
Thanks, Game Cube.
Commander13CnC3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:25 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blip blip blip
1stLtObvious ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:49 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still the best!
belowme420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:01:21 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It as a best system.
solo6383 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:12:13 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still have my GameCube that I bought the day it came out. Can't bear to part with it.
kenny_duehit ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:21:11 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"still were" Stop
BabyRy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:21:18 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Phrasing of second line is wrong. It should be your games were still awesome, not your games still were awesome.
Lyianx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:31:40 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fixed
zivox ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:16 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Uhhhh, r/smashbros revived
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:08 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
SUPER MONKEY BALL
SUPER SMASH BROS MELEE
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA WINDWAKER
PIKMIN
RESIDENT EVIL 4
MARIO PARTY
MARIO KART
METROID PRIME
PN.03
skatermario3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:46 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Windwaker Mario sunshine Luigis mansion
chux4w ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:14 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Exactly how I feel about the Dreamcast.
slappinbasshars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:24 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Skys of arcadia is still one of the best rpgs.
Shabashco ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:36:50 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just bought Luigis Mansion. Classics are the best.
MagmaCream ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:43:41 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Member gamecubes?
chokeslam512 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:47:39 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
'member wavebird?
DM_Me_YourThot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:32 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Many a nights were spent with friends getting drunk and high while playing Mario party
Edward292 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:47 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First consel I bought with my own money I got from my allowence.
Fredasa ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:01 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And evidently destined to be the last Nintendo console that wasn't drastically inferior to its contemporaries.
monkeysaintfun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Metro is Prime, never gonna forget those 2 games!
knowledge_Sponge777 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:22 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Super Mario Sunshine was one of the best.
IcantIneedhelp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:58 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
$200 component cables
foetuskick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:36 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wander?
Crazy_JoeDevola ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:04:00 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doubledash
Sunshine
Melee
howajambe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:50 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who the fuck actually cares about sales?
Go the fuck outside
Jerzeyboi ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:12:57 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Simpsons hit and run, that's all I'm going to say.
bananasthesequel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:14:40 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Give me Eternal Darkness 2 NAAOOOOOOWW!!!
daneil-martinez ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:02 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
13 was the shit
Swquaaad ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:05 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same
VladmirShootin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:26 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mariokart double dash was best Mariokart
oman276 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:54:46 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me and my Wii U.
Booty_Buffet ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:01 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still have mine. Aside from a few sticky buttons it still works! Things a tank.
shazzaaaaaaaaam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:57:43 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pro tennis, killer game.
salvador74 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:58:40 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TORYAHH
salvador74 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:59:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FIYAHH
salvador74 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:00:01 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
blip blip
DaBi5cu1t ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:01:32 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ahem,
Ikaruga anyone?
Duhtantan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:48 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm actually in the process of getting my cousins back together to play some Hunter: The Reckoning with my old GameCube, but now we'll have memory cards and not have to restart the game all over again when we play some other time. GameCube is freaking great!
AJBURNSRED ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:05:45 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tell that to the Dreamcast!
Marco_AGJ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:06:54 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just a few games for the GameCube were better than Wii/Wii U's entire library.
kayrynjoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:37 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Animal Crossing!
duva_ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:21:16 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All 3 of them, yeah.
jedinstarke ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:36:06 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dont think I have ever run into anyone who knows about it. Such a great combat system. Sure the cards are daunting at first but once you get the hang of deck building it's like jrpg meets gambling. Lol
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:07 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Denial is cluelessness ugly cousin...
Aureliusmind ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:27 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've always thought of my Gamecube more as my Melee Machine.
outhouse_steakback ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:57:48 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know how to express my disdain for this without sounding childish.
JcobTheKid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:58:42 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pokemon Coliseum and it's amazingly edgy protagonist, yet pure unadulterated "mature" Pokemon world showed that games can grow up with me as well.
Super Smash Brothers Melee and the fun of flying around the screen pursuing combos or just throwing pokeballs everywhere showed me how stupidly fun a game can be.
Tales of Symphonia and its world of friendship and love while tackling worldly problems like racism, isolationism and even bits of depression showed me how beautiful a game can be outside of the mechanics.
Sonic Riders showed me how fun it was to press and let go of L or R at the right time.
Mario Kart Double Dash showed me I can play games with my sister and have fun while doing it. At least, while I was driving.
The Gamecube might've been outclassed by PS2 in various ways, but it was the door to many personal growths as well as other games. It was a great system.
VendettatheGreat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:04:49 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was a little known game called Def Jam: Fight for New York that was freaking amazing. Needs a proper reboot for the franchise.
captainjon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:16:00 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was avid NES and SNES player and grew up on the 2D platform I was very hesitant to get the N64 and the fact I was 16 when it did come out I said no way I would want to play it anyway. So I didn't. I didn't like it at a friends house so when GC came out, for some reason I thought it kicked ass so much I went to buy it and fucking loved it.
Link2Liam ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:32:18 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's half fan, it is the least likely to die if left on for a long time. Also, Link was in soul caliber 2. And f-zero gx was awesome, and if you could find the arcade game was awesome with custom shit.
jgr9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:46:12 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reposts will never be awesome.
zaphodava ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:50:25 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Both of them.
jmerridew124 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:55:51 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jurassic Park Operation Genesis didn't sell well either. It was essentially dinosaur roller coaster tycoon. It was awesome and now the disks are worth like $100 since few of them circulated.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:02:24 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mario kart, super strikers, mario tennis, mario golf. I spent a lot of time in college smoking weed and playing those games with many people.
catwhiches ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:29:05 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still sold better than the WiiU.
Mao_PingPong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:36:04 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still play DoubleDash to this very day.
randomCAguy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:53:18 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
remember when everyone was really into Tales of Symphonia?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:59:21 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IMO Pikmin 2 is one of the greatest RTS games of all time, thank you gamecube.
ChorizoBob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:24:39 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mario Sunshine.
Ezili ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:25:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There were a bunch of awesome games on the gamecube - Double Dash, Melee, Time Splitters, Viewtiful Joe and so on.
But my abiding memory of owning one was going into a game store every weekend to find an awesome new game, and instead just looking at a shelf load of crap. There were great games, but they were mostly first party and there was a lot of shit. I wanted more great releases more often.
bohnjatman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:10:20 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just playing smash 4 earlier. Gotta love it's peak at melee.
Nammi-namm ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:23:57 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dreamcast_IRL
ShadowXJ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:34:50 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still only managed to beat MGS Twin Snakes on it, but twas worth it :)
Blaz3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:01:35 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Soon to be recreated with Wii U.
Nice pic btw
TheycallmeHollow ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:18:27 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't it also because GC didn't have any online multiplayer?
The wii barely had online support.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:30:15 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IIRC the GameCube was the only console of that generation capable of having self shadowing in Rogue Squadron
FVCEGANG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:44:02 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I loved my gamecube, I had probably 25-30 games for it. My oldest sister always begged me to have it long after its initial run. One of the biggest mistakes i made was giving it to her. she lost it along with all my games in maybe 2 months. I was pissed, and I still miss my trusty GameCube to this day.
pedro1191 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:45:07 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I never had it when it came out, we had a ps2. Managed to get one for ยฃ10 from a friend who was clearing out a bunch of stuff his lodger left behind. Since its now harder to find games (the good ones anyway), I now enjoy building my collection of absolute classic games. I ended up just buying wind waker from Amazon for pretty much full price as nobody ever trades that game in. After playing it, I see why.
Amongst the other consoles I have kept/bought over the years my aim is to build the ideal "history of video games" collection for my kids to learn it's roots. They are definitely not starting with the latest consoles and being spoilt by fancy graphics and sound. They are starting with a Sega mega drive like their father did.
EoinIsTheKing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:57:47 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HbORw5eXsiM
hwarming ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:11:55 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gamecube is definitely the most beloved in hindsight console. Everybody hated Windwaker when it came out, now a lot of people consider it the best, lot of people hated Mario Sunshine, now a lot of people think it's the best, Twilight Princess on the Gamecube was the superior version until the Wii U
N1biru ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:43:02 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I started gaming on a GameCube... Need for speed underground is still one of the best racing games
Marcx1080 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:43:36 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
'Your games were still awesome'
mythofechelon ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:00:57 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No mention of Super Mario Sunshine?
steam29 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:43:43 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have only played maybe 20 or less games on a gamecube(not even the best ones) when i was young but they were damn awesome and gave me hours upon hours of fun with my friends and cousins wether it be in the garage on christmas day with my cousins or solo playing mario kart
Juxtaposn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:50:50 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Were still awesome? Why was this phrased so weirdly
Rick-powerfu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:58:31 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this meant to be a dank meme
newcoders ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:10:05 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Zx Spectrum is still awesome
TokiStark ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:06:46 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think they marketed it poorly. At least they did in Australia. I never saw ads for it or for any of the games. I've only ever seen one once and it was after the Wii was out. And I grew up with the supernintendo and 64
XelNigma ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:15:36 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats a funny looking Dreamcast.
R2-ME2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:45:25 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To me the same applies to the Wii U. There were so many quality games on it that I had to buy a second-hand one for myself after the Switch announcement
JZBurger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:00:27 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This was the console I grew up with and I adored it. It honestly had some of the most memorable games of all time.
kilot1k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:02:06 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I had the ps2 originally... I traded it out for one reason, halo. I loved my ps2, but that fucking game resonated with me on a level I never thought possible. Nothing was better then all night LAN parties playing CTF on sidewinder, nothing!!!
DankeyKong ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:10:01 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wish I could say the same about the WiiU
Lulink ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:22:29 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The same goes for the WII U as well... For the few games we had.
ajskuce ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:34:46 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Double dash mirror mode baby park, best drinking and driving EVER!
ShadowAley ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:10:24 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Getting up before school really early in the morning to play my GameCube are some of my best memories
monsterinacage ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:15:34 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Custom robo and super smash bro melee were the fucking shit!!! And that pokemon game where you steal people's pokemon.
I also loved Mario party (the first 4-6), and KIRBY AIRRIDE!!!!!!! SWEET CHILDHOOD!
jml011 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:41:27 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Bro, nothing sold well compared to the PS2. The Gamecube sold almost 22 million, with the OG Xbox selling 24 million. By way of comparison, the Xbox One only just passed that number sometime in the middle of this year.
Mrpvids ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:50:05 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
soul caliber 2 with fucking LINK
TheHeroHere ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:57:21 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The beauty here is that you can switch the GameCube up with a Dreamcast and it still works. Loved that console.
Squircle_MFT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:01:13 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Gamecube had great experimental games, like Donky Kong: Jungle Beat, Eternal Darkness, Super Mario Sunshine, etc. We also saw a bunch of mew IP, some of which need a sequel, introduced. Kirby Air-ride, Gotcha Force, Killer 7, Custom Robo, Viewtiful Joe, Animal Crossing, Pikmin.
Edit: These are just the games I could think of, off the top of my head.
StanleyOpar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:08:55 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kiddie purple = didn't sell well
DangerousBarnum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:12:55 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of the most underrated consoles of all time. Use to play Super Mario Strikers with my brothers tell my hands cramped up. Nfl Street, always fun. And Double Dash to this day is one of the greatest games ever created.
kieran81 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:20:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I still use mine to play Melee with my friends. That game will never be old.
FebrezeGod ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:24:34 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Extreme skate adventure
Darierl ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:28:28 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I played WindWaker for the first time a few months ago.
I was a fool to dismiss it because of its graphical style, its stunning.
It feels like a 3D version of a Zelda game on the SNES, once you make that adjustment you realise its brilliance.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:46:09 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a shitpost.
PracticingGoodVibes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:52:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Clearly Animal Crossing is the best thing since the GameCube and needs its spotlight too. I spent so much time with my buddies in our town "Buttville". Racing to outbuild each other, leaving ridiculous jokes for each other via flags, shirts, townsfolk messages and songs.
Damn I love that game.
Nailclippers ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:15:07 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle and Super Smash Brothers Melee is all I needed on this thing.
Adeviate ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:55:18 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My man
RedditWhileWorking23 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:12 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone post the console-tan edit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:34 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The original Super Monkey Ball games were the absolute best!
Prudent88 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:41:39 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is exactly how I feel about the Dreamcast.
Dayto_Dickteeth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:48:18 on December 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But the wii could play it's games sooo why
Just kidding I still love it
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:55:32 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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greentoof ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:05:00 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I get that this was an awesome contender in that generation of consoles, but will gamecube fans please pull thier heads out of their asses and accept that the control was a crazy Niche piece of shit that ruined the consoles chances in the 3rd party. As if nintendo's 3rd party chances weren't bad enough. Its one of the rare times where even the developers have to look at your product as that of one for children.
What kind of crazy fuck wants to play RE4 on the gamecube? I get they released that stupid gimmick chainsaw computer, but that does not make it worth it.
SentientMynd187 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:33 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes the control sucked dick...
ICUNURGAY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:39:03 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I liked playing RE4 with the Gamecube controller. Honestly the Gamecube controller is one of the best controllers ever made
nurb101 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:03:53 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's how I feel about the Sega Saturn
nem2k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:20:53 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's dozens of us! Dozens!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:41 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Screw that, the Jaguar is where it is at!
allfamyankee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:02 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That controller though
Resident132 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:57 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My favorite console of all.
truebeliever69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:23 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
N64 was way better. Gamecube was a let down
KoolaidPhobic ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:26 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Repost
DonnieK20 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:59 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dat sentence structure though... yiiiikes.
Omnipotions ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:58 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh, I've never seen a purple dreamcast before.
Failcker ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:46 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The fuck is this post?
Korpse223 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:58:10 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too bad the same can't be said about the wiiu 'sigh'
Lyianx ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:32:35 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It can, and is, actually.
Korpse223 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:28 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It has a handful of titles that are great, I'm not saying it's a system without good games, but it's no GameCube. The GameCube was a fantastic system that got drowned out by the thunder of the ps2 and had decent third party support. The wiiu just kind of rumbled out but quickly petered out.
snickering_idiot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:27:45 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
controller was a nightmare
Lyianx ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:30:34 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its not that bad.
mikiec67 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:01:42 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha right.... Keep saying the game cube wasn't bad. But it's Nintendo based and most of their games just couldn't and still can't compete with the competition. It all really boils down to what type of gamer you are. FPS games are by far for the XBOX crowd, Play Station is more for the sports games, and game cube is just catered to mostly younger kids and Mario based franchise games or Nintendo flops...
Gabu-chan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:06:16 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this a bad attempt at trolling or what? Nintendo makes the only consoles worth buying...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:22:50 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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Gabu-chan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:34:26 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Xbone and PS4 are glorified low-power computers, while Nintendo consoles are usually quite unique.
mikiec67 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:07 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the Nintendo consoles can't even do nearly as much as their competitors. It's obvious you must be a Nintendo fan, and that's O.K. But...it doesn't change reality!
Gabu-chan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:42:20 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And the PS4 and Xbone can't do nearly as much as a PC. Your point?
mikiec67 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:03:45 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haha wasn't trolling, so yeah, it would be a bad attempt I guess at trolling. I was just stating a popular opinion; derived from statistics from the market so....
FlatulentPerdition ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:57:15 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck nintendo
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 04:11:42 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
the controller was godawful tho
Wildeface ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 05:48:39 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Controller was awesome, gtfo.
Mike_HS ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:12:54 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Resident Evil 4 is still the best game I've ever played.
Paulylovesvideogames ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:21:59 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Games? more like a single game.
Animedingo ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:22:57 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Super smash bros melee, wind waker, pikmin, kirby air ride, pokemon colosseum, viewtiful joe, mario kart double dash, mario party 6, mario sunshine.
The defense rests.
liamthelemming ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:54:09 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Super Monkey Ball. YOU LEFT OUT SUPER MONKEY BALL.
Animedingo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:55:14 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IM SO SOOOOOOOORRRY
mikiec67 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 17:45:06 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So consoles are consoles and computers are computers. That's like comparing a Prius to a formula one car!
tooflashy ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 10:27:31 on December 12, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a low-quality shitpost to make to the front page, unbelievable. Reddit would upload a photo of a turd with a one liner on it
utu_ ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:56:44 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
gamecube was terrible. as a kid who had all three consoles I never touched the gamecube and was mad at my aunt for shoplifting it for me. dreamcast was pretty solid though you could burn games to a CD and play them, I had every game, that dolphin one was fun as shit.
Yamone ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:49:07 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same could be Said even more so for wiiu. Some of the actual Games were ecceptional
Spram2 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:06:29 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What people don't know: If you have a Wii, you also have a Gamecube.
If you add the sales of the Wii to the Gamecube's then you get 123 million which makes it the 3rd best selling console of all time (losing to PS2 and DS).
Animedingo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:33:52 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats mathmatically not the case, because there are people who bought wiis and not gamecubes, and gamecubes and not wiis.
The statement would reflect the sales of gamecube games, not cubes.
awful_website ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:23 on December 10, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The hell?
The gamecube sold really well, what a bad post
Animedingo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:20:33 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It actually didnt. It was popular among fans sure, but it only sold 21 million units. Comparatively, the ps2 sold 155 million.
awful_website ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:23:22 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
> only sold 21 million units
Animedingo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:22 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You want more statistics? N64 sold 33 million world wide. SNES, 49 million. The Wii, 100 million.
The only console that did worse than the gamecube, was the Wii U at 13 million.
Yeah, 21 million is a big number, and it wasn't the failure that the wii U is, but objectively it's the second lowest in nintendo history.
Maybe instead of scoffing and making incomplete claims, you could do your research before making assumptions.
awful_website ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:40:41 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know that 21 million people buying something is objectively a success right? How much do you think they spent making and advertising them, vs how much money they made lmao
Animedingo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:09 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you have any perspective as per how much 21 million is to nintendo? Yeah its not failing but it is the lowest theyve ever had until the wii U.
Its competitors, the ps2 which sold 155 million and even the original xbox (a console which almost no one regards as successful) sold 24 million.
You can lol and lmao all you want but you cant dispute facts.
awful_website ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:22:07 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you think they didn't make more than enough profit?
Animedingo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:32:32 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, what do you consider more than enough?
Im certain they didnt make nearly as much as they wanted to. Especially when the Ps2 went on to sell literally 700% of the gamecube, im sure it wasnt what they expected.
If you think Nintendo wouldnt be the industry titan as they are now if the gamecube didnt sell well, you have to consider that Nintendo has decades of dominating the games industry, as well as over a hundred years of selling toys before they sold games. Nintendo has money to spare even of they take a loss the size of the wii u.
awful_website ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:34:08 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More than enough is pretty literal dude, stop trying to split hairs
Animedingo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:00:01 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Im not splitting hairs, im speaking objectively. I never said it failed, I said it comparatively did not sell well. Microsofts first non pc console sold better, every other Nintnedo system sold better until the wii U, and it didnt hold a candle to the ps2.
Objectively, it did not sell well. That is a fact.
awful_website ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:02:54 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It sold more than enough, therefore it did sell well
Animedingo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:10:01 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You have offered no statistical information beyond subjective statements. Go get some facts or go fuck yourself.
awful_website ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:11:16 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's proven that they've made more than enough money, what are you talking about?
gronkjuice ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:17:54 on December 11, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have really obscure Doctor Who and Undertale tattoos but I don't care that no one gets them because I loooooove them! xDDDDDD
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