[Snufkin]

Alexa: your side of the 'debate' is pretty easy then - buy a gamecube

Seriously, the more I read about the e3 nintendo releases, the less I can wait for metroid prime and zelda.
I read the Xbox e3 releases and can't wait for the PC port

 

[Alexa]

Actually, im deciding between ps2 and gamecube myself. so far, the only reason that would make me get a ps2 is final fantasy. Someone did tell me that theres going to be a nintendo version of ff "soon", but patience and me are two parallel lines.

maybe if i beg enough, my dad will get me both

 

[secretagent44]

Chuck all three and get a gameboy advance, so you can play zelda and metroid in 2D, like they should be played!

 

[Snufkin]

Yep, Square and Nintendo, together again

secretagent: you've got it all wrong! You buy a gamecube AND a gba so you can LINK the 2 together and use them together in games like zelda and metroid

 

[darkclouds]

I don't think it really mattered which console I get. I was just curious and it was most definitely an impulse buy. The price was also right. I don't forsee myself spending a whole lot of time on it.
More importantly, there wasn't a game out there, on any console, that I was dying to try out. So, I think I would be just as satisfied with any one of the consoles. Although, for some reason, I don't particular like PS2 very much. Some of my friends have them. If I recall correctly, the load time was pretty long. I could be wrong.
Also, I think I may be able to use the Xbox as a little complete home entertainment system, for gaming, music and dvd. Not bad for a couple of hundreds.
Anyways, DOA3 sorta sucks. After a total of maybe 3 hours, I'm completely bored. I'm waiting for Armada 2 now (did a little reading lastnite). I have a tendency to buy first and research later

 

[mbriant]

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Anyways, DOA3 sorta sucks. After a total of maybe 3 hours, I'm completely bored.

Don't give up on it until you've played it with a friend or friends. I was thinking the same thing after a couple of hours of practicing on my own, but the characters seem to have more to them when you are actually fighting someone else. Plus the competition adds to the fun.

 

[dhwilkin]

Absolutely. Most fighting games are much more fun when played w/ friends. Very few are good enough to be fun on their own as well. The best example of this rare type would be Soul Calibur. Incredible depth, in both features and gameplay. Also feels much more fluid than DOA3's fighting system, which can make a world of difference. I can't wait for Soul Calibur 2 to come to the Gamecube.

 

[darkclouds]

actually, I was playing with a friend. We are both now, officially bored

what's a really good game out there for xbox?

 

[mbriant]

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If I had to judge the XboX by it's looks alone, I'd say it was a cheap old oversized VCR produced in the late 80's, not a powerful console...

Oh ya!

The GameCube looks like a children's plastic Fisher-Price 8-track player.

So there.

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actually, I was playing with a friend. We are both now, officially bored

Try playing for money.

 

[Mumrik]

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Originally posted by Alexa I remember someone telling me that the XBox does have a GeForce3 inside it. Besdies, there are emulators for ps2, and Im sure there are for the XBox also.

Not quite a GF3, as far as I know it's a GF3 with and extra vertex shader (two in total and only one pixel shader) - I guess that makes it a low clocked GF4 Ti...

BTW, AFAIK there are no functional emulators for Xbox and Gamecube (not many would dare defy MS and make an emu)...


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Originally posted by Alexa Where theres a will, theres a way Most of their games are coming out on PC though- or there are versions for nintendo, and maybe playstation. I dont really like XBox anyway- their games just plain suck IMO. I was never into fighting games, and plus the controllers are too bulky. Not everyone has huge hands you know

One thing is that many Xbox games are ported to the PC, don't
forget that a lot of Xbox games are ported from the PC

I'm not sure if the Xbox controller requires huge hands (though I do have large caliber hands), I just don't like the placement of the right analog stick, and the fact that your right thumbs has access to SIX buttons...


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Originally posted by mbriant Oh ya! The GameCube looks like a children's plastic Fisher-Price 8-track player. So there.

Wrong!, it looks like an oversized lunch box... (it really does!)

 

[RMSzero]

drunk posting got me banned from one site. i'm not stopping there.

 

[andrzejpw]

I'm not sure what to do. I'm probably going to get an MG head, but a gamecube @ 150 or a ps2 @ 200 is very tempting.

 

[RMSzero]

dammit! headphone spending or headphone amp spending must consume ALL OFU JOR ANERDY!!