Viewing Thread:
"X box or gamecube"

Hi guys

I realy need you guys help!Christmas is coming up AND my mum asks what I what for CHRISTMAS. I say X-BOX or the GAMECUBE, But what one should I get please help

No one knows

X-Box Pros :
DVD Player
In about 2 months, it'll own 90% of game producers
By Christmas it'll cost a tenner
Halo
It's got a hard drive
Controller S soon


X Box Cons:
You need to shell out some cash to buy the DVD remote to use the DVD player
It's filled with lead
It doesn't come with a forklift to move it
its ugly and green and black
Big controller
Only 1 good game

Gamecube Pros :
Best Games such as
Mario
Zelda
Metroid
Starfox
(This list is endless)
Best controller
Made by Nintendo
Looks cool

Gamecube Cons:
No hard drive
no dvd player

Ummm... I'd go with gamecube (So I did)
Don't call me a Ninty fanboy BTW, I spent weeks working out which to buy, I've got a good friend with an X-Box, two brothers with PS2's and i've got a gamecube
i made the better decision

Inflatable Monkeys rool

die oinks. Oh he is already dead. inflatable monkeys.

he is a poor mislead newbie.

*points in direction of "worlds longest thread" in Prime"

Go there with your spam.

And reptar- why report lots of his posts?

report 1 of em and they would still probly ban him.

Although it would be better if he knew the sorta rules for UKCF (ie don't spam, don't write crap)

oinks wrote:
> HELP ME PLEASE

[Below is information I originally wrote for a PS2 owner wanting to buy a GC or X-Box. Because of this, it may seem a little confusing, but the information's there.]

Well, if you're getting a console on top of your PS2, then the GameCube will be the best bet. The reason being? Most games coming out on X-Box will be on the PS2 and GameCube anyway, so what you should decide it is the first and second party games. Here, I believe GameCube wins hands down. Think of games like Super Mario Sunshine, Donkey Kong, Resident Evil and Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron 2 and only GameCube owners can play them. There’s many more, so just feast your eyes on this list of games:

Above Average Games Out Already:

ACTION

Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron 2 – 9/10.
Super Smash Bros. Melee – 9/10.
Timesplitters 2 – 9/10 [Apparently best on ‘Cube]
Bloody Roar Extreme – 8/10.
Cel Damage – 7/10.
Spider-Man – 7/10.
James Bond 007 in Agent Under Fire – 7/10.
Turok Evolution – 7/10.

ADVENTURE

Super Mario Sunshine –10/10.
Resident Evil – 9/10.
Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem – 9/10.
Luigi's Mansion – 8/10.

DRIVING

Burnout – 9/10.
Wave Race: Blue Storm – 8/10.
Driven – 8/10.
Extreme-G 3 – 8/10.
Smuggler’s Run: Warzones – 8/10.
Dark Summit – 7/10.
Spy Hunter – 7/10.
SSX Tricky – 7/10.
F1 2002 – 7/10.
MX Superfly – 7/10.
Freekstyle – 7/10.
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 – 7/10.
Pro Rally – 7/10.

PUZZLE

Eggo Mania – 8/10.
Worms Blast – 7/10.
ZooCube – 7/10.

ROLE-PLAYING GAME

Lost Kingdoms – 7/10.

SIMULATION

None yet :).

SPORTS

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 – 9/10.
International Superstar Soccer 2 – 8/10.
NBA Street – 8/10.
NBA Courtside 2002 – 8/10.
Red Card 8/10.
Madden NFL 2003 – 8/10.
Beach Spikers – 8/10.
Kelly Slater’s Pro Surfer – 8/10.
FIFA 2003 – 8/10.
Sega Soccer Slam – 8/10.
NHL Hitz 2002 – 7/10.
Aggressive Inline – 7/10.
NHL Hitz 2003 – 7/10.

STRATEGY

Super Monkey Ball – 8/10.
Pikmin – 8/10.

[These are the official scores, I didn’t just make them up. They were taken from Nintendo Official Magazine where 10/10 is Gaming Perfection, 9/10 is Almost Perfect, 8/10 is Highly Recommended, 7/10 is Good and 6/10 is Average. I’ve only listed the above average games.]

And Still To Come:

ACTION

Star Wars Bounty Hunter [GameCube exclusive from LucasArts]
Metroid Prime [A class FPS from the Big N]
True Crime: Streets Of LA [GTA beater apparently]
Resident Evil 0
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil: Code Veronica
The Matrix
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
RTX Red Rock
James Bond 007: Nightfire
Die Hard Vendetta
Gladius
Largo Winch: Empire Under Threat
Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Project BG&E
Tomb Raider: The Prophecy
Splinter Cell
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
Reign Of Fire
Blood Omen 2
Ikaruga
Hunter: The Reckoning
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee
Medal Of Honour: Frontline
Project Devil
Bloodrayne
Muscle Champ: Muscle Island Challenge
Rocky
Knockout Kings 2003
Batman: Dark Tomorrow
StarCraft: Ghost
The Sum Of All Fears
Gundam: Treasure Battle

ADVENTURE

The Legend of Zelda GC [Yet another innovative title from Nintendo]
Animal Crossing [HUGE game – possibly online]
The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time [Enhanced version]
Sonic Mega Collection [Huge compilation of Sonic’s best games]
Starfox Adventures: Dinosaur Planet
Dragon's Lair 3D
Wario World
Vexx
Crash Bandicoot: Wrath Of Cortex
The Hobbit
XIII
Dr. Muto
Haven: Call To The King
Harry Potter and The Chamber Of Secrets
Lupin the 3rd: Lost Treasure from the Sea
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger
Pac-Man World
Galleon
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
Sonic Adventure 3
Disney’s Donald Duck
Donkey Kong

DRIVING

F-Zero GC
1080: White Storm
Burnout 2: Point Of Impact
Rally Championship
Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions
Shaun Murray’s Pro Wakeboarder
Driver 3
Rally Fusion: Race of Champions
Colin McRae Rally 3
Big Air Freestyle
Micro Machines

PUZZLE

Mario Party 4 [Update of a great game – possibly online]
Disney Party [Like Mario Party, but with Disney characters]
Mr Driller: Drill Land

ROLE PLAYING GAME

Final Fantasy [All the ones Sony are getting]
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicle [GC Exclusive, plus GBA link-up.]
Phantasy Star Online: Episode 1 [GameCube online remake]
Phantasy Star Online: Episode 2 [GameCube online remake]
Skies Of Arcadia [GameCube remake – possibly online]
Falsebound Kingdom [Based on Yu-Gi-Oh! Japanese TV Series]
Eternal Arcadia Legend
Lost Kingdoms 2
Summoner 2
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance

SIMULATION

StarFox [NAMCO/Nintendo flying game]
Doshin The Giant
Cubivore
BattleBots

SPORTS

Mario Golf [Update of a great game – possibly online]
Mario Tennis [Update of a great game – possibly online]
Mario Kart [Update of a great game – possibly online]
WWE Wrestlemania X8 [Exclusive to GC]
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
Pro Evolution Soccer 2
Disney Soccer
Captain Tsubusa: Golden Generation Challenge
Knockout Kings 2003
Black and Bruised
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003

STRATEGY

Super Monkey Ball 2
Risk

All of the above will be out by the end of the year (with the exception of about fifteen or so) and are tipped to be very good. Combine that with the fairly large amount I’ve missed and the list that hasn’t been featured in magazines yet and you’ve got a huge variety of games on your hands by Christmas.

Also, the GameCube has been proven to match and better the X-Box in some areas and vice versa. This leaves the two fairly even when it comes to graphics and power. For example, the GameCube is capable of certain special effects the X-Box cannot achieve. Also, when it comes to polygon count, the two are more or less even. Aswell as this, the GameCube uses a different kind of processor than the X-Box, but is the equivalent of an 800Mhz one when dealing with the X-Box’s kind. This is more than the X-Box’s 733Mhz, so you see the GameCube is just as good as the X-Box technically. For a more in depth description of the consoles, I find that the following site is the best:

http://cube.totalgames.net/features/featuresfull2.epml? (space) features2.REF=15&newsFormat.REF=9&featureType.REF=1

Also, online gaming’s looking promising for Nintendo, and it’s out already in Japan [America to follow suit very soon] with it’s first release [Phantasy Star Online] and the promise of more soon. If you’re wanting to get hooked up to the internet, Nintendo have designed the GameCube so that people who can’t get broadband can buy a 56K modem for the same price or less. You’re looking at about a £20.00 modem [broadband or 56K] with no hard drive or installation necessary. Monthly and yearly fees are sketchy for over here, but it’s going to be either free, £6.00 a month or £100.00 a year if what rumours suggest is correct. GameCube online will reach Europe early next year, at about the same time as X-Box LIVE.

The controller’s the best ever designed in my opinion and will fit into your hand snugly. It caters for all sizes of hands, no matter what some people will say, and features superb left and right analogue shoulder buttons. Though the D-Pad’s a little small, most games are programmed to overcome this minor problem, and you’ll soon get used to it. All the buttons are the right sizes and in the correct, easy to reach positions, making it the perfect controller for almost anything. The analogue sticks are offset, which is best for first person shooters and each one has precise accuracy. It really is a great controller.

Also, the price is significantly less, and won’t eat such a large hole in your pocket. Sure the X-Box has a DVD, but you have to pay an extra £20.00 to get it working, and with a PS2 already, you don’t really need that feature. The GameCube makes up for the lack of hard drive by producing a superb memory card that will easily store save files for about 15 – 20 games. This is just £14.99, last time I checked, so it’s great value too. It’s also worth noting that the games are about £5.00 less than X-Box ones, with peripherals being a couple of quid less too. And with four controller ports, no multi-tap is necessary. Nintendo really have the budget gamer in mind.

Plus critics have tipped the X-Box to fail, and the GameCube to catch up with the PS2, so you won’t feel short-changed. Also, with something like one hundred exclusives by May next year and Nintendo on a roll of original, quality and innovative titles, there’s a lot of life and potential left in that box of wonders.

I have reported a lot of these messages, so stop it.


anyway you will be banned tomorow.

dwahdouwahshutup

AAAAAA

QQQQQQQQQ