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"The Cube made me realise something."

Firstly, as some people on this forum will know, I was an avid Xbox fanboy. After managing to mature and open my doors to other areas of gaming, I was introduced to the Gamecube by my fellow forum friends (emphasis on the alliteration) and purchased one to see what it was like. Impressed with what was on offer I bought many games, until, due to financial circumstances, it had to go.

Bring forward one year, I've shed my love for the Xbox and repurchased a Gamecube. Don't get me wrong, the Xbox is a great console, it's just it didn't interest me anymore. I became fed up with "Realistic Racer #121531443" and all of the 'realistic games' that are on offer. Gamecube had that 'thing', the 'thing' that puts the fun into gaming once again. I remember playing the Amiga and loving all the quirky little games like James Pond and Super Frog, all that just isn't really there on say the PS2 or Xbox.

It's these games that are unique, they offer that fun factor that anyone can play. Which leads me onto the title of the post, The Gamecube made me realise that Nintendo really do make fun games, proved by a session on Mario Kart: DD yesterday with my family. Thats right, you heard it, my family for christs sake. The controls were easily adapted to by my Mum and Dad and my brothers and sister enjoyed the frantic racing.

"So what? I play with my GC with my sisters and brothers all the time" I hear you cry, well lets put things straight here, other then myself, my family never ever played with me on my Xbox, the games were just too complicated for them to really understand. With Mario Kart, you just pick up the game, press A and go. There's nothing more to it, it sounds boring on paper, but it's as funny as hell in the game when you manage to plant a green koopa shell in the back of your sisters kart.

Yeah, it might of just been a Christmas thing, but It's made me realise that the Gamecube is a fun console to have and holds the potential for excellent multiplayer gaming.

It's made me realise that the Gamecube is, for once in my life, a console that I will keep until it's replaced with the next one up.

Heres to the future.

gamesfreak.

I've played Zelda before.

I'm interested in getting Metroid Prime though, I could never really be bothered to complete Pikmin the first time.

No, get Paper Mario over Pikmin 2.

Dringo wrote:
> You don't have to totally get everything in a game. These elements
> are included for the big fans of the game.

Well when do you feel that a game is complete? After beating the boss? I will generally try to get everything that there is to get in a game because otherwise I don't feel I have completed it but I feel the need to get 100% even if I don't always want to.

I'm sure you'd tell me that I've completed SSBM having completed all the events, unlocked all the characters and unlocked all game modes (I think) but I feel that I must continue to try and get the three trophies that I still haven't won.

In my opinion, a game is not complete until you have done EVERYTHING and that is why I'd say that only a small percentage of the games that I own are complete.

Only 3 games? Well get Pikmin 2, Prime and Zelda before PM2.

Rickoss wrote:
> You can get Ms Mows on your squad? :O

Yeah, she's crap though.

I dunno to be honest, it's just me being a (what Dringo calls me) moron.

I've only got Super Mario Sunshine, Mario Kart: DD and Tales of Symphonia on this machine at the current moment in time.

What is your point? Just buy it!

I wouldn't mind getting Paper Mario 2 at some point, there's just this one thing thats holding me back about it.

It's yet another Mario game, I've already got two!

Yeah it tells you how in the new NGC.

I read it and I was like, well I'm at the boss now so that's a bit tough.

You can get Ms Mows on your squad? :O