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"Where are all the games?"

Well, where are they?

I have noticed that hardly any games at all have been coming out. OK, so GT3 was released a week a go, but lately, there hasn't been many other good games to buy.

Let's have a deeper look at this. What has been released lately on the PS2: Red Faction, Onimusha, GT3 and ATV Offroad Fury are four must have games that I can think of that have been released in the last couple of monthes. That's FOUR, unless anyone else can think of anymore. There have been fairly average games poping up, such as Escape From Monkey Island and The Bouncer, but not many, noy many at all. Where have all of the games gone?
When I went down town to see what new games had arrived to our stores, I managed to find one lousey game, that new music generator game that I have forgotten the name of. I was a little disappointed. It's not that I am bored with the games that I own, far from it, but I like to see more and more good games arriving, giving more choice of what game to buy next.

I was thinking of buying a Gameboy Advance, but for the past couple of weeks, I haven't noticed many new games coming out. When I walk into shopw such as Dixons and V.Shop, I don't notice any new GBA games. I do still intend on buying one, but it has been out for a month, and the choice of games is still very similar to that of launch day.

There are several brilliant games heading our way in the future, but there is that word, FUTURE. Some may be closer than I think, but a lot are being released in the distant future. There are Playstation 2 games that I am waiting for such as the new ISS and MGS2, and I am also waiting for some new GBA games to appear on the shelves before I decide to but the GBA.
And the release of the other two 128-bit consoles isn't until next year, over here at least anyway. The games for both of these cosnoles look top quality, but this is where that word pops up again 'FUTURE'.

I might be the only one that feels like this at the moment as PS2 owners are mighty happy with GT3 at the moment, and I doubt GBA owners are disappointed either. I just like to see good games appearing on a regular basis. I know, developers can't rush games otherwise we get a games that aren't as good as they could have, I suppose I just like to see a good game every Friday. Is that too much to ask?

Horn blower!!!

Hur hur hur...

Strafex wrote:
> By the way, I when I said I was waiting for fairer prices, I was
> talking about the £35 games.

A little over priced for 16bit
> games, especially when you compare them to games on other systems
> for the same price.

32 bit

By the way, I when I said I was waiting for fairer prices, I was talking about the £35 games.

A little over priced for 16bit games, especially when you compare them to games on other systems for the same price.

Man, you are a PC World customer.

I read about that secret switch in a magazine, although I can't remember which one.

Although it would be tempting, I wouldn't touch it if it meant keeping my GBA working (if I had one).

DanDaGr8 wrote:
> RastaBillySkank wrote:
> Heh! Listen to this!

[Taken from
> 64Magazine]

"After a
> certian website posted a news
> article about a hidden contrast button
> on the GBA, Nintendo
> quickly responded by way of a press release.
> The switch, which
> can be found under the label on the back of the
> unit, is
> hidden for a purpose. It is not actually a contrast control
>
> but a voltage control. It adjusts the voltage passing to the
> liquid
> crystal display. The standard setting is where it
> should be -
> Changing it will have the effect of
> brightening/dimming the screen,
> but will also damage the
> display in the long run."

!!!

lol, too bad my brothers
> borrrowing the GBA at the moment or id try that


Hang on, I left a bit out:

" We recommend that you don't touch the switch, however tempting it may be. If it all goes wrong that's 80 quid down the drain!"

Super Gohan wrote:
> DeltaJava wrote:
> That's what they said about the PS2.

Not
> too worry, there will be another price drop at christmas I should
> think, and around the time of Xbox and Gamecube release.

Doesn't affect my decision... still going for the GC.

RastaBillySkank wrote:
> Heh! Listen to this!

[Taken from 64Magazine]

"After a
> certian website posted a news article about a hidden contrast button
> on the GBA, Nintendo quickly responded by way of a press release.
> The switch, which can be found under the label on the back of the
> unit, is hidden for a purpose. It is not actually a contrast control
> but a voltage control. It adjusts the voltage passing to the liquid
> crystal display. The standard setting is where it should be -
> Changing it will have the effect of brightening/dimming the screen,
> but will also damage the display in the long run."

!!!

lol, too bad my brothers borrrowing the GBA at the moment or id try that

Heh! Listen to this!

[Taken from 64Magazine]

"After a certian website posted a news article about a hidden contrast button on the GBA, Nintendo quickly responded by way of a press release. The switch, which can be found under the label on the back of the unit, is hidden for a purpose. It is not actually a contrast control but a voltage control. It adjusts the voltage passing to the liquid crystal display. The standard setting is where it should be - Changing it will have the effect of brightening/dimming the screen, but will also damage the display in the long run."

!!!

DeltaJava wrote:
> That's what they said about the PS2.

Not too worry, there will be another price drop at christmas I should think, and around the time of Xbox and Gamecube release.