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Well maybe or maybe not a delay, but there's still a few/several months to go before its release. So what's there to do in the meantime? Buy a PS2? I surly hope NOT!
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One of the greatest consoles of ALL time! If you don't own one, go get one, NOW! They're so cheap nowadays that you can't possibly pass up the opportunity to get one. I've seen them going for as little as £25.
What am I talking about?
Yes the N64! That great console you may now dismissed as yesterdays console, or even SOLD it! Well here's some reasons why you should keep it, and keep on playing on it.
Well the reason you should buy one is that the games are soo great! Well if you like platformers and first-person-shooters anyway. If you're an avid beat-em-up fan, then you should probably get a Playstation. The N64 never really had many beat-em-ups made for it unfortunately. But if you really like platform games, then this is the console for you. With the absolutely CLASSIC, Mario 64 for starters (a game that every gamer the world over, SHOULD own), then there's both the Banjo Kazooie games, the massive Donkey Kong 64, Jet Force Gemini, and Conker's Bad Fur Day.
And if you're a fan of first-person-shooters, then I say that the N64 is the best console to cater for you. The joypad for starters is just sooo much easier to use to play them, than the Playstations pad. Well the ones I sagest you get are, Perfect Dark. I've put soo many hours into that game and still haven't completed all the solo missions on all the difficulty levels, or level 30 on the multiplayer missions. Also, Goldeneye. One of the greatest first-person-shooters ever, FACT! If you really want a FPS for its solo game, then I sagest you get Goldeneye out of the above 2 games, but if you want a great multiplayer game also, then get Prefect Dark. I sagest getting both! Then if you still need more, get all the Turok games. They're great good ol' go round shoot anything that moves kind of FPS's. I recently purchased Turok 3 and i'd say it's the Half-Life of the N64 in term of content and style. Then finally there is Forsaken. I really liked that game. It's a FPS where you fly round in a space ship {Desent style} and I absolutely luv it.
Now for the racing games. Well first of all Waverace 64 has to be mentioned first. It's the greatest water based racer I have every played and no other game has come close to matching the wave effect in this game, (well maybe the wave effects in Waverace: Blue Storm on the Gamecube). I've bought 3 different water based racers on my Dreamcast to try and find one to match Wave Race, but none have come even close. You really should get this game when you get your N64. Other than that there's Mario Kart 64. Many games have tried to copy Mario Kart's style, but none come close. GET IT! If you're a big fan of the Mario Kart style racer, then you should pick yourself up a copy of Diddy Kong Racing. Much the same as Mario Kart, but made by Rare. In this game you get to ride 3 different modes of vehicle and the single player mode I think is far better than Mario Kart's, due to the adventure aspect of the game. If snowboarding games are your thing then you should get 1080 Snowboarding. You may have played Cool Boarders on Playstation or SSX on PS2, but neither of them compares to 1080. Well if your into futuristic racing games, a-la Wipeout, then the N64's got the two Extreme G games. I'll admit that they're not quite as good as Wipeout, but they're pretty good. And going that I picked Extreme G up for £2.99 no-ones gonna complain. Also there is an incantation of Wipeout on the N64. Also, a classic futuristic game has made its way onto the N64. F-Zero, in the mold of F-Zero X. If you liked the original on the SNES, then your gonna luv this version. Much the same in style, it uses basic backgrounds so that it can cope with the very fast pace and the fact that there's 30 cars on track at once. One last futuristic racer I almost forgot to mention is Star Wars: Episode 1 racer, it's great fun, even though some of the later levels are a bit of a nightmare to complete. If you like rally games then the N64's got Top Gear Rally 1 and 2, and they're pretty good. The 2nd game of which has a random track generator after you complete it, which helps add to the longevity of the game. Another rally game I recently bought for £2.99 Multi-Racing Championships was REALLY good, and if you like rally games I definately advise you to get that game. If you like good ol' arcade racers then the N64's got it in the form of it's own version of Ridge Racer and World Driving Championships.
If originality is your thing, then you should get Blast Corps. It's a very quirky game created by Rare whereby you have to demolish buildings n stuff to stop a truck carrying a nuke crashing into them as it travels across the levels. Also, Pilotwings 64. It's a very enjoyable game where you have to fly using a plane, hang glider and jetpack to accomplish various tasks.
Last but not least, if you want to play Zelda then your gonna have to get an N64. Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time is regarded as one of the greatest video games of all time and with good reason to. It's an absolutely brilliant action RPG that all game players MUST OWN! Also, that game was followed up by Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask. While the story might not be quite as good as Ocarina's, this game is also brilliant. Playing just the same as the previous game, which is a good thing, you have more dungeons and temples to explore, and apart from the main adventure there is soo much extra to do in this game that you'll be playing for ages.
So as the Gamecube isn't going to be released for some time yet, make the most out of your N64's! Go buy all those games you wanted when they came out ages ago, but couldn't afford them!
I've bought sooo many new N64 games lately and there just brilliant. And going that most of them only cost me £2.99 each makes it all the better!
:)
Read....
One of the greatest consoles of ALL time! If you don't own one, go get one, NOW! They're so cheap nowadays that you can't possibly pass up the opportunity to get one. I've seen them going for as little as £25.
What am I talking about?
Yes the N64! That great console you may now dismissed as yesterdays console, or even SOLD it! Well here's some reasons why you should keep it, and keep on playing on it.
Well the reason you should buy one is that the games are soo great! Well if you like platformers and first-person-shooters anyway. If you're an avid beat-em-up fan, then you should probably get a Playstation. The N64 never really had many beat-em-ups made for it unfortunately. But if you really like platform games, then this is the console for you. With the absolutely CLASSIC, Mario 64 for starters (a game that every gamer the world over, SHOULD own), then there's both the Banjo Kazooie games, the massive Donkey Kong 64, Jet Force Gemini, and Conker's Bad Fur Day.
And if you're a fan of first-person-shooters, then I say that the N64 is the best console to cater for you. The joypad for starters is just sooo much easier to use to play them, than the Playstations pad. Well the ones I sagest you get are, Perfect Dark. I've put soo many hours into that game and still haven't completed all the solo missions on all the difficulty levels, or level 30 on the multiplayer missions. Also, Goldeneye. One of the greatest first-person-shooters ever, FACT! If you really want a FPS for its solo game, then I sagest you get Goldeneye out of the above 2 games, but if you want a great multiplayer game also, then get Prefect Dark. I sagest getting both! Then if you still need more, get all the Turok games. They're great good ol' go round shoot anything that moves kind of FPS's. I recently purchased Turok 3 and i'd say it's the Half-Life of the N64 in term of content and style. Then finally there is Forsaken. I really liked that game. It's a FPS where you fly round in a space ship {Desent style} and I absolutely luv it.
Now for the racing games. Well first of all Waverace 64 has to be mentioned first. It's the greatest water based racer I have every played and no other game has come close to matching the wave effect in this game, (well maybe the wave effects in Waverace: Blue Storm on the Gamecube). I've bought 3 different water based racers on my Dreamcast to try and find one to match Wave Race, but none have come even close. You really should get this game when you get your N64. Other than that there's Mario Kart 64. Many games have tried to copy Mario Kart's style, but none come close. GET IT! If you're a big fan of the Mario Kart style racer, then you should pick yourself up a copy of Diddy Kong Racing. Much the same as Mario Kart, but made by Rare. In this game you get to ride 3 different modes of vehicle and the single player mode I think is far better than Mario Kart's, due to the adventure aspect of the game. If snowboarding games are your thing then you should get 1080 Snowboarding. You may have played Cool Boarders on Playstation or SSX on PS2, but neither of them compares to 1080. Well if your into futuristic racing games, a-la Wipeout, then the N64's got the two Extreme G games. I'll admit that they're not quite as good as Wipeout, but they're pretty good. And going that I picked Extreme G up for £2.99 no-ones gonna complain. Also there is an incantation of Wipeout on the N64. Also, a classic futuristic game has made its way onto the N64. F-Zero, in the mold of F-Zero X. If you liked the original on the SNES, then your gonna luv this version. Much the same in style, it uses basic backgrounds so that it can cope with the very fast pace and the fact that there's 30 cars on track at once. One last futuristic racer I almost forgot to mention is Star Wars: Episode 1 racer, it's great fun, even though some of the later levels are a bit of a nightmare to complete. If you like rally games then the N64's got Top Gear Rally 1 and 2, and they're pretty good. The 2nd game of which has a random track generator after you complete it, which helps add to the longevity of the game. Another rally game I recently bought for £2.99 Multi-Racing Championships was REALLY good, and if you like rally games I definately advise you to get that game. If you like good ol' arcade racers then the N64's got it in the form of it's own version of Ridge Racer and World Driving Championships.
If originality is your thing, then you should get Blast Corps. It's a very quirky game created by Rare whereby you have to demolish buildings n stuff to stop a truck carrying a nuke crashing into them as it travels across the levels. Also, Pilotwings 64. It's a very enjoyable game where you have to fly using a plane, hang glider and jetpack to accomplish various tasks.
Last but not least, if you want to play Zelda then your gonna have to get an N64. Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time is regarded as one of the greatest video games of all time and with good reason to. It's an absolutely brilliant action RPG that all game players MUST OWN! Also, that game was followed up by Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask. While the story might not be quite as good as Ocarina's, this game is also brilliant. Playing just the same as the previous game, which is a good thing, you have more dungeons and temples to explore, and apart from the main adventure there is soo much extra to do in this game that you'll be playing for ages.
So as the Gamecube isn't going to be released for some time yet, make the most out of your N64's! Go buy all those games you wanted when they came out ages ago, but couldn't afford them!
I've bought sooo many new N64 games lately and there just brilliant. And going that most of them only cost me £2.99 each makes it all the better!
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i reckon it will be released on March 17th, but it could be all chance come spring...
slik ~_~
slik ~_~
Is there official news of the GC being delayed or is it just rumours.
It WILL arrive come Spring 2001.
Hopefully early March, possibly late April but Nintendo won't let the Xbox get ahead.
We might even get it in February if we're lucky...
It WILL arrive come Spring 2001.
Hopefully early March, possibly late April but Nintendo won't let the Xbox get ahead.
We might even get it in February if we're lucky...
Dr. Duck wrote:
> Didn't it come out at exactly the same time as (and hence get completely ignored
> bacuase of) perfect dark?
Whoever made that decision can poke themself in the
> eye for thousands of pounds of lost revenue : )
The same as Banjo Tooie and Conkers Bad fur day too, how the same company who made both games thought it was a good marketing strategy to release both platform games at the same time is beyond me. Both brilliant games though with Conker getting the edge over Banjo I suppose it was so kiddies could buy the BT game while Adults bought Conker.
> Didn't it come out at exactly the same time as (and hence get completely ignored
> bacuase of) perfect dark?
Whoever made that decision can poke themself in the
> eye for thousands of pounds of lost revenue : )
The same as Banjo Tooie and Conkers Bad fur day too, how the same company who made both games thought it was a good marketing strategy to release both platform games at the same time is beyond me. Both brilliant games though with Conker getting the edge over Banjo I suppose it was so kiddies could buy the BT game while Adults bought Conker.
Didn't it come out at exactly the same time as (and hence get completely ignored bacuase of) perfect dark?
Whoever made that decision can poke themself in the eye for thousands of pounds of lost revenue : )
Whoever made that decision can poke themself in the eye for thousands of pounds of lost revenue : )
Dr. Duck wrote:
I guess there are some nice titles out there. Others i still want,
winback.
I picked up a copy of Winback last week, it's definetly worth getting hold of, damn good game.
I guess there are some nice titles out there. Others i still want,
winback.
I picked up a copy of Winback last week, it's definetly worth getting hold of, damn good game.
It's in the streets of rage style, with fully trashable levels and upto 4 players.
Understand it to be pretty cool, but don't know why it never did better.
Just hoping it'll have the range of attacks of streets of rage. And throwing people off lifts, that was cool.
Understand it to be pretty cool, but don't know why it never did better.
Just hoping it'll have the range of attacks of streets of rage. And throwing people off lifts, that was cool.
Never heard of Fight Force 64
Bought Fighting Force 64 yesterday. 30 quid. Damn, i need to find some cheap games!
I guess there are some nice titles out there. Others i still want, mario golf, zelda mm, winback. Maybe super smash bros, but the gc release puts it at the bottom of the list.
Generally, if it's cheap enough, i'll probably buy it, but there aren't any shops where i can get them locally, so it may be a long time before i'd have a chance. Maybe too late.
I guess there are some nice titles out there. Others i still want, mario golf, zelda mm, winback. Maybe super smash bros, but the gc release puts it at the bottom of the list.
Generally, if it's cheap enough, i'll probably buy it, but there aren't any shops where i can get them locally, so it may be a long time before i'd have a chance. Maybe too late.
stephenw18 wrote:
> NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! not again! The gamecube delayed until next september! sheesh!
> And shops have taken half the Nintendo stuff away! whats this world coming to???
> I go down to buy a game and its nowere! you have to go around 4 or 5 different
> shops! Anyone else have that same prooblem?
Sometimes to get a gsme you
> have to get it second hand or lend it or something like that but when the
> GameCube comes out it will crush playstation and X-box and it will rule!
> Mohahahhahahaha (evil laugh) see ya
DELAYED until September!?!
Me-sa thinks you got your facts wrong there matey!
:)
> NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! not again! The gamecube delayed until next september! sheesh!
> And shops have taken half the Nintendo stuff away! whats this world coming to???
> I go down to buy a game and its nowere! you have to go around 4 or 5 different
> shops! Anyone else have that same prooblem?
Sometimes to get a gsme you
> have to get it second hand or lend it or something like that but when the
> GameCube comes out it will crush playstation and X-box and it will rule!
> Mohahahhahahaha (evil laugh) see ya
DELAYED until September!?!
Me-sa thinks you got your facts wrong there matey!
:)
NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! not again! The gamecube delayed until next september! sheesh! And shops have taken half the Nintendo stuff away! whats this world coming to??? I go down to buy a game and its nowere! you have to go around 4 or 5 different shops! Anyone else have that same prooblem?
Sometimes to get a gsme you have to get it second hand or lend it or something like that but when the GameCube comes out it will crush playstation and X-box and it will rule! Mohahahhahahaha (evil laugh) see ya
Sometimes to get a gsme you have to get it second hand or lend it or something like that but when the GameCube comes out it will crush playstation and X-box and it will rule! Mohahahhahahaha (evil laugh) see ya
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