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i nearly bought a gamecube today.
 

offline WeaklingChild from Glasgow (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-11 21:49 [#00261059]
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i was thinkin about it. i couldve sold my playstation2, but
i wouldnt be able to see all my dvds. and i have the family
guy first series. it would be a crime if i didnt watch at
least once every week.


 

offline CORTEX from Canada on 2002-06-11 21:51 [#00261066]
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buy a gamecube instead of keeping your ps2??????????

people i know sold their gamecube for a ps2 or xbox. you're
the first one i hear who wants to do the opposite!

i never tried the gamecube though...


 

offline WeaklingChild from Glasgow (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-11 21:53 [#00261072]
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it just looks....so...so...so cute!


 

offline gyroscope on 2002-06-11 21:57 [#00261088]
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lol, yes it does! i want one too ^^


 

offline Asche XL on 2002-06-11 22:00 [#00261098]
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no0o0o00o0o0o0 ps2 is the best, and will continue to be the
best ;)

buy REZ and wipeout: fusion if u want some quality ps2 games


 

offline recycle from Where is Phobiazero (Lincoln) (United States) on 2002-06-11 22:04 [#00261115]
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why?


 

offline uzim on 2002-06-11 22:06 [#00261127]
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i found wipeout fusion a bit disappointing... but maybe
that's just me


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2002-06-11 22:07 [#00261133]
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PS2 is the best, but NONE of them are that great... SNES and
Genesis forever. Hell, Playstation and N64 are better, too.


I'll buy a Gamecube for Metroid, though.


 

offline Jarworski from The Grove (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-11 22:34 [#00261188]
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pOgO bought me a Gamecube. It's cool, but Mario Sunshine
will really prove the machine's worth.


 

offline grinningcat from london (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-11 22:35 [#00261190]
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NINTENDO rules... and gamecube is definately the best
looking out of the three.



 

offline MachineofGod from the land of halo's (United States) on 2002-06-11 22:51 [#00261232]
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gamecube i think is definately the best one out now. its
got lots of good stuff out now and all the good stuff is
comin out soon too. xbox is a complete waste of $ for me
because the the only 3 games I find interesrting are Jet set
radio future, project ego and Panzer dragoon. ps2 is pretty
good but still doesnt have enough good games for me to buy
it. the only games ive liked so far are mgs2, gta3, virtua
fighter4 and ico. game boy advance is also great.


 

offline Deathsmith from Brussels (Belgium) on 2002-06-11 23:03 [#00261255]
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best-LOOKING??? X-Box of course wins that prize, but I'm
SICK of people drooling over the Game FUCKING Cube about how
fucking cute it is, how it's a nice small pretty fucking
box. Goddamit appearances, to me, do not mean SHIT!!!

The Playstation 2 is incredibly bland and unremarkable to
look at, of course, and I'd rather look at a Gamecube than a
PS2, but I'd rather PLAY on a PS2 than a Gamecube anyday. .
. at least what with all the shitty Gamecube games so far. .
.



 

offline MachineofGod from the land of halo's (United States) on 2002-06-11 23:09 [#00261268]
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gamecube is the only system thats fun to play. ps2 and xbox
are not even fun (for the most part) are games not supposed
to be fun anymore? i agree with ophecks though snes aera was
the best.


 

offline Monoid from one source all things depend on 2002-06-11 23:12 [#00261273]
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Think again Boi, Think again! Consoles suck........and you
wanna know why ?! Most games have NO Multiplayer support !


 

offline BlatantEcho from All over (United States) on 2002-06-11 23:34 [#00261298]
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I never bought a console till I grabbed a GameCube. I love
this thing.

If you are playing DVDs on your PS2, you need help. The
decoder in that is so bad, it's like watching VHS tapes.

The XBOX is cool, but I've seen them crash before, the S
controller is better than the huge original one.

Still, I don't want something the size of a VCR to play
games on, the GameCube is perfect. Lots of great games
comming out, and Resident Evil is sweet.

Ditch the PS2, Metroid, Zelda, Mario............drool


 

offline plugexpert from Nijmegen (Netherlands, The) on 2002-06-11 23:35 [#00261300]
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C64


 

offline grinningcat from london (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-11 23:36 [#00261302]
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ps2 has had ayear and a half ahead of gamecube, so give
gamecbe a chance!

when ps2 first came out it had shit games too( and less than
gamecube has). u have to give these things time......


 

offline plugexpert from Nijmegen (Netherlands, The) on 2002-06-11 23:40 [#00261309]
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ahhhhhh console wars,.the old debate over which one is
better.

amusing


 

offline revpersona from Plainfield (United States) on 2002-06-12 00:12 [#00261340]
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I bought a GC for Resident Evil Remake when it was released.


There are some pretty cool games coming out for it, like a
few new Squaresoft ones.

Otherwise man, stich with PS2, there are much better games.


 

offline afxNUMB from So.Flo on 2002-06-12 00:33 [#00261365]
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I love my gamecube and I wouldnt change it for shit!!!

you hear that shit!!!

REsident Evil
Monkey ball
Smash bros!!!!!!!!!


 

offline BaronVonPickleF from United States on 2002-06-12 00:34 [#00261367]
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I think the game cube is going to go under really soon and
playstation will take over the market but I could be wrong
!!!!!THE BARON HAS SPOKEN!!!!


 

offline afxNUMB from So.Flo on 2002-06-12 00:36 [#00261371]
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Yes, youre wrong.


 

offline roygbivcore from Joyrex.com, of course! on 2002-06-12 00:38 [#00261374]
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i played a game called the bouncer or something last night
eww


 

offline MachineofGod from the land of halo's (United States) on 2002-06-12 00:38 [#00261375]
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well sony already has the most control over the market
anyways. the gamecube definately will be here for a while,
now xbox I dont know about. I mean bill gates can keep it
going forever if he wanted to do but I dont know if people
will keep buying it. its already third saleswise of the 3
systems.


 

offline afxNUMB from So.Flo on 2002-06-12 00:45 [#00261386]
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The only good game Xbox has is Halo....and since the prices
went down for all consoles...I dont think any of them are
going anywhere but Gamecube comes out with more games,
therefore is going to kick PS2 and Xbox in the ass


 

offline MachineofGod from the land of halo's (United States) on 2002-06-12 00:47 [#00261391]
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also halo will be out on pc soon so, there goes halo for
xbox, itll have lots of addons and internet multiplayer


 

offline revpersona from Plainfield (United States) on 2002-06-12 00:51 [#00261396]
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I don't see X-Box doing to well in the future. It has
rather low sales figures in Japan compared to PS2 and rather
close to GC's figures.

If a system was to fail in Japan, the inevitable will take
place in other countries. So, if Nintendo and MS don't get
their act together in Japan, it won't be looking to bright
for either of those companies in the future.


 

offline damion from Auckland (New Zealand) on 2002-06-12 02:56 [#00261483]
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bullshit the dvd player in the ps2 is bad
its just normal
i should know ive got a high end dvd player and ps2 and they
are both hooked up with s video
the high end dvd player is only a little bit better in the
picture department


 

offline Xanatos from New York City (United States) on 2002-06-12 04:35 [#00261573]
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The ps2 dvd player sucks, although I don't own a seperate
one to compare it too.


 

offline BlatantEcho from All over (United States) on 2002-06-12 04:54 [#00261585]
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sorry buddy, the dvd decoder in the PS2 is pure shit.

Even a super cheap DVD player from brand X is twice as good.
Check out dvd.ign.com or any other respected site that
reviewed the PS2. Its just awful for playing DVDs, like a
VHS, almost that bad.


 

offline damion from Auckland (New Zealand) on 2002-06-12 05:06 [#00261602]
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the ign review is just fine
and i havnt seen a review saying its nearly vhs looking



 

offline BlatantEcho from All over (United States) on 2002-06-12 06:27 [#00261652]
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"there was a definite harshness to the picture" blah blach

"The PS2 does an adequate job of playing DVDs, and for most
people, there won't be a problem at all. Just don't expect
Sony S7700 quality out of this. "

The import one was adequete. I guess we will settle for
that. My experience was on a 1.5 year old PS2, so maybe it
was tired, but shit, the playback was no better than VHS.
The review says average, take your pick.

from "http://dvd.ign.com/articles/038/038319p1.html"


 

offline afxNUMB from So.Flo on 2002-06-12 06:58 [#00261669]
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hahahaha yes fuck ps2, fuck em up their stupid asses



 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-12 07:09 [#00261675]
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I think I'll be buying consoles past tense, now I'm getting
into super nes and instead of fighting in a competing market
for 50 dollar games, I'm getting them for 5-10 bucks, some
20, on ebay while everyone else's attention is diverted to x
box and gamecube. Later I'll buy these when everyone else is
into gamepyramid or something.


 

offline afxNUMB from So.Flo on 2002-06-12 07:15 [#00261677]
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Super nes?


 

offline plugexpert from Nijmegen (Netherlands, The) on 2002-06-12 17:36 [#00262465]
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Amiga 500


 

offline Aaladorn from Hull (United States) on 2002-06-12 18:14 [#00262501]
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I've pretty much stopped playing video games, but if you
want a good next gen system, get a PS2 or Gamecube,
DEFINATELY skip out on the X-box, that thing is pure shit.


X-box games are not fun, they're all graphics (save for a
couple exceptions).

I prefer oldschool games (SNES, NES, etc...), but then
again, I haven't played a game in months. (besides a couple
arcade games that were calling my name).

Anyway, Gamecube games seem more about the fun than the
graphics (even though the graphics are GREAT). Playstation
2 has a good collection of fun titles. And X-box is pretty
much devoid of fun. Yay, it's a 15 pound computer with no
mouse or keyboard or internet support that only plays games
that suck, huzah!

Fuck video games.


 

offline Deathsmith from Brussels (Belgium) on 2002-06-12 18:23 [#00262514]
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Nah, nah!!! X-Box ROCKS!!! Gamecube, every SINGLE GAME FOR
IT I'VE PLAYED FOR IT SO FAR HAS BEEN SHIT.

Except for Rogue Squadron 2, almost every game so far for
Gamecube has really not been worth playing. Smash Brothers
Melee? I got VERY bored VERY fast; it's just the same as
the N64 version!!!

AND WHAT ABOUT SPORTS GAMES??? if You're into sports games
DEFINITELY GET THE X-BOX!!!

As for racing games, I would also get the x-box.

The Gamecube is the LEAST of my choices. . . . it might be
good for a casual gamer or for little kids in a family, but
for a hardcore gamer, X-BOX is where it's at!!!

Also, if you want to do online gaming with a console. . . X
Box is the way to go.

AND FUCK YOU X-BOX ISN'T DEVOID OF FUN!!! If anything it's
the GAMES that are devoid of fun, and whether they have no
fun or not is a MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE. As was
aforementioned, the X-Box was built with hardcore, pc-like
gamers in mind.


 

offline Deathsmith from Brussels (Belgium) on 2002-06-12 18:24 [#00262517]
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I concur with the last fellow, though: FUCK VIDEO GAMES. And
computer games. I rarely play either.


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2002-06-12 18:28 [#00262524]
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Videogames are a medium that need an "autechre" to show what
is possible in them. Currently we just get fed all the
mainstream stuff, just like the music industry feeds back
street boys to people. This medium could be far more
entertaining than music, not to mention it could contain any
music in addition to the gameplay. Gameplay is what they
should organize, they're not supposed to be movies. Make the
mind focus on as many multiple things at once and having
different reflexes designed for different circumstances
might be a goal.


 

offline Deathsmith from Brussels (Belgium) on 2002-06-12 18:36 [#00262543]
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Hmm those are interesting thoughts "w M w". . . .


 


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