The "General Games Chat" forum, which includes Retro Game Reviews, has been archived and is now read-only. You cannot post here or create a new thread or review on this forum.
Many gamers wait in great anticipation having salivated over thousands of screenshots over the last few years, just waiting for this day...
I still remember when I got my N64 all those years ago. My brother and I went down to the local Dixons before they opened (though our parents laughed at us for doing something like that, as they KNEW it wouldn’t sell out.)
As it happened, there weren’t too many people waiting outside Dixons that day, but when they opened, we entered along with another man and his son. We enquired about the N64 and the Dixons employee said that they had only got 2 N64s in for the launch day and 2 copies of Mario 64, 1 Pilotwings 64 and 1 Shadows of the Empire.
Well, the other man only wanted an N64 with Mario 64 for him and his son, so we were able to snap up all the remaining N64 stock and run home (after handing over a huge wad of cash of course.)
Many years of great gaming past with our beloved Nintendo machine.
Now the wait for the Gamecube is nearly over, hopefully an equally great amount of gaming pleasure is to be had, and here is my ideal launch day for this machine…
May 2nd: Feels like Christmas Eve.
Even though as a 22 year old I shouldn’t be getting this excited about a small cube of purple plastic and electrical components, but what the heck.
I go to bed on May 2nd and dream of Luigi in his creepy mansion, flying an X-Wing in a dog fight over the Death Star, having wet fun in a jet ski (with great water effects), scoring sweet goals in ISS2 and find myself stuck in a large plastic ball collecting bananas like in Super Monkey Ball.
May 3rd: I wake up.
Todays just like any other day to most people, but to us gamers (well, ones with good taste anyway), today is the day of the cube.
I don’t actually know what time of the day I’m buying it, but when I do, my gaming life will change forever.
HOPEFULLY, the Gameaday prizes I claimed from Special Reserve (Luigi’s Mansion and soon to claim Monkey Ball and ISS2) will arrive on the day….I’m sure they will ;)
Having visited Special Reserve to collect my cube, I buy 3 more controllers for multi player Wave Race, Monkey Ball and ISS2 (and an all important memory card of course).
I also purchase Star Wars: Rogue Leader and Wave Race Blue Storm.
After breaking the land speed record and the law (not really—fast driving costs lives) I arrive home with my bundle of Nintendo goodies.
I DON’T rip open the packaging, as I like to keep all my stuff in pristine condition, and after carefully unwrapping the equipment; I quickly scan through the instructions....
“Never sit to close to the television”
“Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour to avoid repetitive strain injury, Tendonitis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or skin irritation etc”
“Play in a well lit room…. to spoil the atmosphere of Resident Evil”
“Do not eat any of the Gamecube components”
“If you are a bit fragile and experience dizziness, motion sickness or nausea whilst playing take up a less dangerous hobby like knitting”
“Blah, blah, blah…does anyone actually read these precautions I wonder???”
Which game do I play first? If all goes to plan I should have Rogue Leader, Wave Race, Luigi’s Mansion, ISS2 and Monkey Ball...
After flipping a lot of coins and playing a lot of ‘Paper, scissors, rock’, I finally decide to play Rogue Leader first.
I power up the console, and the famous Star Wars music begins.
I start playing the game and my eyeballs start to water and the hairs on the back of my neck stand to attention…I’M IN THE STAR WARS UNIVERSE, FLYING A FLIPPIN SNOW SPEEDER IN THE BATTLE OF HOTH!!! Cruise around Tatooine, shoot down Tie fighters and AT-Ats....SWEET.
You wont find that kind of entertainment on any other console.
Then Wave Race.
WOW, that water looks pretty wet.
Then there’s multi player, thrashing my siblings as they drink my salty seawater spray I leave behind.
Luigi’s Mansion.
Hey, it’s no Resident Evil, but it’s great fun exploring the creepy mansion and it’s definitely the most fun you can have armed with a torch and a vacuum cleaner…I think ;)
ISS2, having great multi player matches and scoring amazing goals, but is it better than Pro Evolution Soccer?? We’ll have to wait and see...
Super Monkey Ball, well, there’s probably not enough hours in the day to accommodate all this games playing, but Multi player monkey puzzles, bowling, pool, golf etc will be a riot.
THANK YOU NINTENDO.
Eventually I sleep.
Wake up on May 4th, put the PS2 in the back of the cupboard and play my Gamecube again...
Then there’s Resident Evil: Biohazard, Super Smash Bros Melee, Star Fox Adventures, Eternal Darkness, Mario Sunshine, Zelda, Perfect Dark, Mario Kart/ Tennis/Golf and many more to come to come....
Roll on May 3rd.
I still remember when I got my N64 all those years ago. My brother and I went down to the local Dixons before they opened (though our parents laughed at us for doing something like that, as they KNEW it wouldn’t sell out.)
As it happened, there weren’t too many people waiting outside Dixons that day, but when they opened, we entered along with another man and his son. We enquired about the N64 and the Dixons employee said that they had only got 2 N64s in for the launch day and 2 copies of Mario 64, 1 Pilotwings 64 and 1 Shadows of the Empire.
Well, the other man only wanted an N64 with Mario 64 for him and his son, so we were able to snap up all the remaining N64 stock and run home (after handing over a huge wad of cash of course.)
Many years of great gaming past with our beloved Nintendo machine.
Now the wait for the Gamecube is nearly over, hopefully an equally great amount of gaming pleasure is to be had, and here is my ideal launch day for this machine…
May 2nd: Feels like Christmas Eve.
Even though as a 22 year old I shouldn’t be getting this excited about a small cube of purple plastic and electrical components, but what the heck.
I go to bed on May 2nd and dream of Luigi in his creepy mansion, flying an X-Wing in a dog fight over the Death Star, having wet fun in a jet ski (with great water effects), scoring sweet goals in ISS2 and find myself stuck in a large plastic ball collecting bananas like in Super Monkey Ball.
May 3rd: I wake up.
Todays just like any other day to most people, but to us gamers (well, ones with good taste anyway), today is the day of the cube.
I don’t actually know what time of the day I’m buying it, but when I do, my gaming life will change forever.
HOPEFULLY, the Gameaday prizes I claimed from Special Reserve (Luigi’s Mansion and soon to claim Monkey Ball and ISS2) will arrive on the day….I’m sure they will ;)
Having visited Special Reserve to collect my cube, I buy 3 more controllers for multi player Wave Race, Monkey Ball and ISS2 (and an all important memory card of course).
I also purchase Star Wars: Rogue Leader and Wave Race Blue Storm.
After breaking the land speed record and the law (not really—fast driving costs lives) I arrive home with my bundle of Nintendo goodies.
I DON’T rip open the packaging, as I like to keep all my stuff in pristine condition, and after carefully unwrapping the equipment; I quickly scan through the instructions....
“Never sit to close to the television”
“Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour to avoid repetitive strain injury, Tendonitis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or skin irritation etc”
“Play in a well lit room…. to spoil the atmosphere of Resident Evil”
“Do not eat any of the Gamecube components”
“If you are a bit fragile and experience dizziness, motion sickness or nausea whilst playing take up a less dangerous hobby like knitting”
“Blah, blah, blah…does anyone actually read these precautions I wonder???”
Which game do I play first? If all goes to plan I should have Rogue Leader, Wave Race, Luigi’s Mansion, ISS2 and Monkey Ball...
After flipping a lot of coins and playing a lot of ‘Paper, scissors, rock’, I finally decide to play Rogue Leader first.
I power up the console, and the famous Star Wars music begins.
I start playing the game and my eyeballs start to water and the hairs on the back of my neck stand to attention…I’M IN THE STAR WARS UNIVERSE, FLYING A FLIPPIN SNOW SPEEDER IN THE BATTLE OF HOTH!!! Cruise around Tatooine, shoot down Tie fighters and AT-Ats....SWEET.
You wont find that kind of entertainment on any other console.
Then Wave Race.
WOW, that water looks pretty wet.
Then there’s multi player, thrashing my siblings as they drink my salty seawater spray I leave behind.
Luigi’s Mansion.
Hey, it’s no Resident Evil, but it’s great fun exploring the creepy mansion and it’s definitely the most fun you can have armed with a torch and a vacuum cleaner…I think ;)
ISS2, having great multi player matches and scoring amazing goals, but is it better than Pro Evolution Soccer?? We’ll have to wait and see...
Super Monkey Ball, well, there’s probably not enough hours in the day to accommodate all this games playing, but Multi player monkey puzzles, bowling, pool, golf etc will be a riot.
THANK YOU NINTENDO.
Eventually I sleep.
Wake up on May 4th, put the PS2 in the back of the cupboard and play my Gamecube again...
Then there’s Resident Evil: Biohazard, Super Smash Bros Melee, Star Fox Adventures, Eternal Darkness, Mario Sunshine, Zelda, Perfect Dark, Mario Kart/ Tennis/Golf and many more to come to come....
Roll on May 3rd.
Page:
What GC games have you back-ordered, Meka? Anyone?
I'm going to go to work on launch day. Hopefully it will be waiting for me at home when I finish.
I'm planning on playing Luigi's Mansion first, it just looks so fun.
I'm planning on playing Luigi's Mansion first, it just looks so fun.
Many gamers wait in great anticipation having salivated over thousands of screenshots over the last few years, just waiting for this day...
I still remember when I got my N64 all those years ago. My brother and I went down to the local Dixons before they opened (though our parents laughed at us for doing something like that, as they KNEW it wouldn’t sell out.)
As it happened, there weren’t too many people waiting outside Dixons that day, but when they opened, we entered along with another man and his son. We enquired about the N64 and the Dixons employee said that they had only got 2 N64s in for the launch day and 2 copies of Mario 64, 1 Pilotwings 64 and 1 Shadows of the Empire.
Well, the other man only wanted an N64 with Mario 64 for him and his son, so we were able to snap up all the remaining N64 stock and run home (after handing over a huge wad of cash of course.)
Many years of great gaming past with our beloved Nintendo machine.
Now the wait for the Gamecube is nearly over, hopefully an equally great amount of gaming pleasure is to be had, and here is my ideal launch day for this machine…
May 2nd: Feels like Christmas Eve.
Even though as a 22 year old I shouldn’t be getting this excited about a small cube of purple plastic and electrical components, but what the heck.
I go to bed on May 2nd and dream of Luigi in his creepy mansion, flying an X-Wing in a dog fight over the Death Star, having wet fun in a jet ski (with great water effects), scoring sweet goals in ISS2 and find myself stuck in a large plastic ball collecting bananas like in Super Monkey Ball.
May 3rd: I wake up.
Todays just like any other day to most people, but to us gamers (well, ones with good taste anyway), today is the day of the cube.
I don’t actually know what time of the day I’m buying it, but when I do, my gaming life will change forever.
HOPEFULLY, the Gameaday prizes I claimed from Special Reserve (Luigi’s Mansion and soon to claim Monkey Ball and ISS2) will arrive on the day….I’m sure they will ;)
Having visited Special Reserve to collect my cube, I buy 3 more controllers for multi player Wave Race, Monkey Ball and ISS2 (and an all important memory card of course).
I also purchase Star Wars: Rogue Leader and Wave Race Blue Storm.
After breaking the land speed record and the law (not really—fast driving costs lives) I arrive home with my bundle of Nintendo goodies.
I DON’T rip open the packaging, as I like to keep all my stuff in pristine condition, and after carefully unwrapping the equipment; I quickly scan through the instructions....
“Never sit to close to the television”
“Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour to avoid repetitive strain injury, Tendonitis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or skin irritation etc”
“Play in a well lit room…. to spoil the atmosphere of Resident Evil”
“Do not eat any of the Gamecube components”
“If you are a bit fragile and experience dizziness, motion sickness or nausea whilst playing take up a less dangerous hobby like knitting”
“Blah, blah, blah…does anyone actually read these precautions I wonder???”
Which game do I play first? If all goes to plan I should have Rogue Leader, Wave Race, Luigi’s Mansion, ISS2 and Monkey Ball...
After flipping a lot of coins and playing a lot of ‘Paper, scissors, rock’, I finally decide to play Rogue Leader first.
I power up the console, and the famous Star Wars music begins.
I start playing the game and my eyeballs start to water and the hairs on the back of my neck stand to attention…I’M IN THE STAR WARS UNIVERSE, FLYING A FLIPPIN SNOW SPEEDER IN THE BATTLE OF HOTH!!! Cruise around Tatooine, shoot down Tie fighters and AT-Ats....SWEET.
You wont find that kind of entertainment on any other console.
Then Wave Race.
WOW, that water looks pretty wet.
Then there’s multi player, thrashing my siblings as they drink my salty seawater spray I leave behind.
Luigi’s Mansion.
Hey, it’s no Resident Evil, but it’s great fun exploring the creepy mansion and it’s definitely the most fun you can have armed with a torch and a vacuum cleaner…I think ;)
ISS2, having great multi player matches and scoring amazing goals, but is it better than Pro Evolution Soccer?? We’ll have to wait and see...
Super Monkey Ball, well, there’s probably not enough hours in the day to accommodate all this games playing, but Multi player monkey puzzles, bowling, pool, golf etc will be a riot.
THANK YOU NINTENDO.
Eventually I sleep.
Wake up on May 4th, put the PS2 in the back of the cupboard and play my Gamecube again...
Then there’s Resident Evil: Biohazard, Super Smash Bros Melee, Star Fox Adventures, Eternal Darkness, Mario Sunshine, Zelda, Perfect Dark, Mario Kart/ Tennis/Golf and many more to come to come....
Roll on May 3rd.
I still remember when I got my N64 all those years ago. My brother and I went down to the local Dixons before they opened (though our parents laughed at us for doing something like that, as they KNEW it wouldn’t sell out.)
As it happened, there weren’t too many people waiting outside Dixons that day, but when they opened, we entered along with another man and his son. We enquired about the N64 and the Dixons employee said that they had only got 2 N64s in for the launch day and 2 copies of Mario 64, 1 Pilotwings 64 and 1 Shadows of the Empire.
Well, the other man only wanted an N64 with Mario 64 for him and his son, so we were able to snap up all the remaining N64 stock and run home (after handing over a huge wad of cash of course.)
Many years of great gaming past with our beloved Nintendo machine.
Now the wait for the Gamecube is nearly over, hopefully an equally great amount of gaming pleasure is to be had, and here is my ideal launch day for this machine…
May 2nd: Feels like Christmas Eve.
Even though as a 22 year old I shouldn’t be getting this excited about a small cube of purple plastic and electrical components, but what the heck.
I go to bed on May 2nd and dream of Luigi in his creepy mansion, flying an X-Wing in a dog fight over the Death Star, having wet fun in a jet ski (with great water effects), scoring sweet goals in ISS2 and find myself stuck in a large plastic ball collecting bananas like in Super Monkey Ball.
May 3rd: I wake up.
Todays just like any other day to most people, but to us gamers (well, ones with good taste anyway), today is the day of the cube.
I don’t actually know what time of the day I’m buying it, but when I do, my gaming life will change forever.
HOPEFULLY, the Gameaday prizes I claimed from Special Reserve (Luigi’s Mansion and soon to claim Monkey Ball and ISS2) will arrive on the day….I’m sure they will ;)
Having visited Special Reserve to collect my cube, I buy 3 more controllers for multi player Wave Race, Monkey Ball and ISS2 (and an all important memory card of course).
I also purchase Star Wars: Rogue Leader and Wave Race Blue Storm.
After breaking the land speed record and the law (not really—fast driving costs lives) I arrive home with my bundle of Nintendo goodies.
I DON’T rip open the packaging, as I like to keep all my stuff in pristine condition, and after carefully unwrapping the equipment; I quickly scan through the instructions....
“Never sit to close to the television”
“Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour to avoid repetitive strain injury, Tendonitis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or skin irritation etc”
“Play in a well lit room…. to spoil the atmosphere of Resident Evil”
“Do not eat any of the Gamecube components”
“If you are a bit fragile and experience dizziness, motion sickness or nausea whilst playing take up a less dangerous hobby like knitting”
“Blah, blah, blah…does anyone actually read these precautions I wonder???”
Which game do I play first? If all goes to plan I should have Rogue Leader, Wave Race, Luigi’s Mansion, ISS2 and Monkey Ball...
After flipping a lot of coins and playing a lot of ‘Paper, scissors, rock’, I finally decide to play Rogue Leader first.
I power up the console, and the famous Star Wars music begins.
I start playing the game and my eyeballs start to water and the hairs on the back of my neck stand to attention…I’M IN THE STAR WARS UNIVERSE, FLYING A FLIPPIN SNOW SPEEDER IN THE BATTLE OF HOTH!!! Cruise around Tatooine, shoot down Tie fighters and AT-Ats....SWEET.
You wont find that kind of entertainment on any other console.
Then Wave Race.
WOW, that water looks pretty wet.
Then there’s multi player, thrashing my siblings as they drink my salty seawater spray I leave behind.
Luigi’s Mansion.
Hey, it’s no Resident Evil, but it’s great fun exploring the creepy mansion and it’s definitely the most fun you can have armed with a torch and a vacuum cleaner…I think ;)
ISS2, having great multi player matches and scoring amazing goals, but is it better than Pro Evolution Soccer?? We’ll have to wait and see...
Super Monkey Ball, well, there’s probably not enough hours in the day to accommodate all this games playing, but Multi player monkey puzzles, bowling, pool, golf etc will be a riot.
THANK YOU NINTENDO.
Eventually I sleep.
Wake up on May 4th, put the PS2 in the back of the cupboard and play my Gamecube again...
Then there’s Resident Evil: Biohazard, Super Smash Bros Melee, Star Fox Adventures, Eternal Darkness, Mario Sunshine, Zelda, Perfect Dark, Mario Kart/ Tennis/Golf and many more to come to come....
Roll on May 3rd.
Page: