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"Official Nintendo Demo Disc"

Because the store I work at doesn't have a GameCube pod, the demo disc that was to be displayed was going to be chucked out.

I just happen to have magically aqquired this disc and it is sitting next to my console now - I hope it isn't, like the stickon label on the cover, in German.

I'll get back to you tomorrow when I've seen what's on it.

After playing a multiplayer session of NBA courtside in HMV in Oxford Street, I bought the game. It really is fantastic. SHows you what a good demo can do, eh...

Yeah, I played that, the heart beat game was very original but very crap as well

Solskjær wrote:
> Heh, I bet you dived into the bin after it as soon as it left the
> bloke's hands! ;D
>
> "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo"
> All in slo-mo like in a film or something. :)

You were in the shop watching weren't you!

I've played the demo disc and it's pretty good! It's got a playable Starfox demo, a playable Mario Party 4 demo (though just two of the mini-games, and they're poor), Beach Spikers or whatever that Sega volleyball game is called (and that's not the best game I've played either) and I think it's NBA Courtside as well - though I ain't played the demo of that one on the disc. It also has many a rolling demo on the disc of games too.

My GAME doesn't have any pods.

Gay.

This other shop does though so that's good.

My GAME doesn't have a GC pod. Unfortunately.

Hmmm didn't know anyone had demos.

Whenever I saw a Gamecube game playing in a store it was always just the proper game just playing over and over the automatic demo that comes up when you leave it for so long.

With Adagio for Strings playing.

Put that on if you are stressed and happy.

It'll calm and depress you all in one!

Heh, I bet you dived into the bin after it as soon as it left the bloke's hands! ;D

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo"
All in slo-mo like in a film or something. :)

star fox and mario party are completed though.
i have had them both for a few weeks now

Edgy wrote:
> Well on the front it says "Starfox Adventures and Mario Party
> 4"
>
> Anyway, why would Nintendo release a demo disc with currently
> available titles on it, when they could advertise and build up hype on
> up and coming new titles!

Cos the reason Nintendo don't like demo disks is that they feel demos of uncomplete games don't give gamers a feel for the true game. And players might play a demo and think it's pap, as the demo might be, but the finished game might actually be good. That's probably why now, on the demo disks, are completed games.

:)