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Thu 04/04/02 at 13:53
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Posts: 787
Just for the hell of it, here's an A-Z of games coming to the Gamecube. Some letters I had way too much choice, others I had none, but there's a game for each letter, though 2 of them are completely fictional, guess which two!

A: Animal Crossing: The new name for Animal Forest +, this is a communication game. I've never seen anything quite like this before, but the inclusion of half a dozen or so classic NES games is sure to add to it's appeal, as is GBA interactivity, in which you can customise all sorts of things.

B: Bomberman Generations: Though Bomberman failed to impress in his N64 days, I feel that Boberman Tournament has put him back on track. Also, the multiplayer promises to stay morefaithful to the versions first seen on the SNES, which is reason enough to want this game.

C: Crazy Taxi 2: The first version of this game is getting on a bit now, so hopefully when the sequel comes to the Gamecube it will be a little more inspiring. Still as fun as ever in concept though.

D: Donkey Kong Racing: Diidy Kong Racing was a fantastic single player racer, so this, it's indirect sequel should be equally as good. It also promises animal training, and switching animals mid-race to take different routes, if delivered properly it could revolutionise this type of racer.

E: Eternal Darkness: Story driven gaming has never been this powerful before. A creepy tale, that will involve 12 different characters through the ages, with a very mature theme. A must have.

F: Final Fantasy: With Square now developing for Nintendo, it seems likely that there will be a Final Fantasy game at some point, likely to be the online game, Final Fantasy XI, which is now more likely as Nintendo will soon launch the modem, and Sega's PSO.

G: Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee: A game with a name like that can't be left out! Basically a beat 'em-up with huge monsters, in which you can also trash cities. Definitely something for destruction fans!

H: Harvest Moon: Little news on this, though Natsume did say it was on it's way at the last E3. hopefuly we'll hear more soon, as I love this series.

I: ISS2: Because it's the best football series there is. I still play older versions of the game, and it's head and shoulders above the opposition.

J: James Bond Agent Under Fire: Nintendo and Bond go well together. Goldeneye was great. Twine was enjoyable, this game delivers a bit of a mix of action and other genres too, so is sure to be popular.

K: Kameo Elements of Power: It's Rare doing a big boy's Pokémon. It's different, and hopefully it will have plenty of that Rare magic.

L: Luigi's Mansion: It's like Ghostbuster's, with a Nintendo great. Apparently a great game to get you used to the controller, a little short, but full of fun.

M: Metroid Prime: It's been through a rough time, but seems to have found the light now. A first person adventure, apparently, that will have you exploring all manner of strange places, confronted by all sorts of aliens and the like.

N: NBA Courtside 2002: Some say it's the best basketball sim ever, Nintendo weren't impressed though, and cut Left Field Studios loose after it. Worth checking out for yourself.

O: Outlaw Golf: A nice friendly golf sim, that allows you to work out for frustrations by beating the hell out of your caddy, should you so desire!

P: Pikmin: Shigeru Miyamoto's take on Real Time Strategy, featuring creatures he invented whilst out in the garden!

Q: Qbert Revenge: Qbert returns to jump on blocks around a pyramid, avoiding enemies as he goes.

R: Resident Evil: Much more than a remake, the graphical make over makes it creepier than ever before. A must if your a fan of the genre, as there's enough changes to make it a new gaming experience.

S: Super Mario Sunshine: When I heard that the level of evolution between this title and Super Mario 64 was on par with that between Super Mario Bros 3 and Super Mario World, I was gobsmacked. Surely they can't have advanced the title so far? Definitely a must have!

T: Too Human: Despite hearing nothing on this for over a year, I'm still looking out for it. An action RPG set in a future in which humans can upgrade themselves. Intriguing.

U: Universal Studio's Park Adventure: Only on the list as it's the worst game released so far in the USA. A warning not to buy it!

V: Virtua Fighter Quest: Recently announced, a Shenmue-esque adventure featuring every character to have appeared in the series.

W: Wave Race: Blue Storm: Realistic water effects, and fast paced and fun gameplay.

X: XIII: Well it's a cel-shaded FPS, so surely it's worth a look?

Y: Yoshi's Bean Machine: Yoshi travels around a garden finding beans which, using his machine, can be cloned to feed the Yoshi population.

Z: Zelda: I don't care what graphical look it has, I just want to see how the game will evolve, and what will be added to it to make it different? We've seen alternate worlds and ages, transformations, playing songs, growing seeds, wearing rings, so what next?
Thu 04/04/02 at 17:37
Regular
"Peace Respect Punk"
Posts: 8,069
Can I use my 50:50...???

Nope? Damn...

Ah well... I'll go with XIII and Outlaw Golf being fake... (cel shaded FPS is plain stupid! And I just can't imagine anyone doing a golf sim where you get to inflict pain... although that'd be pretty hilarious!)

:D
Thu 04/04/02 at 14:12
Regular
"not dead"
Posts: 11,145
You listed 2 of the fakes, but the other two you listed really do exist.

But I won't tell you which ones!
Thu 04/04/02 at 14:02
Regular
"Peace Respect Punk"
Posts: 8,069
only 2 are fake...???

Outlaw Golf... (c'mon, what golf sim will allow you to beat up your caddy... unless the developers were watchin' rollerball... great film actually, saw it on TV last night!)

Qbert revenge... I've never heard of a Qbert... unless he is off some age old Atari classic or something like that...

XIII... a cel shaded FPS... you gotta be jokin?!?

Yoshi's bean machine... not heard about this on GC though it's possible as I remember Sega released a tetris clone called something or other Bean Machine for the Megadrive... but I reckon it's fake...


So which of those were real then...???
Thu 04/04/02 at 13:53
Regular
"not dead"
Posts: 11,145
Just for the hell of it, here's an A-Z of games coming to the Gamecube. Some letters I had way too much choice, others I had none, but there's a game for each letter, though 2 of them are completely fictional, guess which two!

A: Animal Crossing: The new name for Animal Forest +, this is a communication game. I've never seen anything quite like this before, but the inclusion of half a dozen or so classic NES games is sure to add to it's appeal, as is GBA interactivity, in which you can customise all sorts of things.

B: Bomberman Generations: Though Bomberman failed to impress in his N64 days, I feel that Boberman Tournament has put him back on track. Also, the multiplayer promises to stay morefaithful to the versions first seen on the SNES, which is reason enough to want this game.

C: Crazy Taxi 2: The first version of this game is getting on a bit now, so hopefully when the sequel comes to the Gamecube it will be a little more inspiring. Still as fun as ever in concept though.

D: Donkey Kong Racing: Diidy Kong Racing was a fantastic single player racer, so this, it's indirect sequel should be equally as good. It also promises animal training, and switching animals mid-race to take different routes, if delivered properly it could revolutionise this type of racer.

E: Eternal Darkness: Story driven gaming has never been this powerful before. A creepy tale, that will involve 12 different characters through the ages, with a very mature theme. A must have.

F: Final Fantasy: With Square now developing for Nintendo, it seems likely that there will be a Final Fantasy game at some point, likely to be the online game, Final Fantasy XI, which is now more likely as Nintendo will soon launch the modem, and Sega's PSO.

G: Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee: A game with a name like that can't be left out! Basically a beat 'em-up with huge monsters, in which you can also trash cities. Definitely something for destruction fans!

H: Harvest Moon: Little news on this, though Natsume did say it was on it's way at the last E3. hopefuly we'll hear more soon, as I love this series.

I: ISS2: Because it's the best football series there is. I still play older versions of the game, and it's head and shoulders above the opposition.

J: James Bond Agent Under Fire: Nintendo and Bond go well together. Goldeneye was great. Twine was enjoyable, this game delivers a bit of a mix of action and other genres too, so is sure to be popular.

K: Kameo Elements of Power: It's Rare doing a big boy's Pokémon. It's different, and hopefully it will have plenty of that Rare magic.

L: Luigi's Mansion: It's like Ghostbuster's, with a Nintendo great. Apparently a great game to get you used to the controller, a little short, but full of fun.

M: Metroid Prime: It's been through a rough time, but seems to have found the light now. A first person adventure, apparently, that will have you exploring all manner of strange places, confronted by all sorts of aliens and the like.

N: NBA Courtside 2002: Some say it's the best basketball sim ever, Nintendo weren't impressed though, and cut Left Field Studios loose after it. Worth checking out for yourself.

O: Outlaw Golf: A nice friendly golf sim, that allows you to work out for frustrations by beating the hell out of your caddy, should you so desire!

P: Pikmin: Shigeru Miyamoto's take on Real Time Strategy, featuring creatures he invented whilst out in the garden!

Q: Qbert Revenge: Qbert returns to jump on blocks around a pyramid, avoiding enemies as he goes.

R: Resident Evil: Much more than a remake, the graphical make over makes it creepier than ever before. A must if your a fan of the genre, as there's enough changes to make it a new gaming experience.

S: Super Mario Sunshine: When I heard that the level of evolution between this title and Super Mario 64 was on par with that between Super Mario Bros 3 and Super Mario World, I was gobsmacked. Surely they can't have advanced the title so far? Definitely a must have!

T: Too Human: Despite hearing nothing on this for over a year, I'm still looking out for it. An action RPG set in a future in which humans can upgrade themselves. Intriguing.

U: Universal Studio's Park Adventure: Only on the list as it's the worst game released so far in the USA. A warning not to buy it!

V: Virtua Fighter Quest: Recently announced, a Shenmue-esque adventure featuring every character to have appeared in the series.

W: Wave Race: Blue Storm: Realistic water effects, and fast paced and fun gameplay.

X: XIII: Well it's a cel-shaded FPS, so surely it's worth a look?

Y: Yoshi's Bean Machine: Yoshi travels around a garden finding beans which, using his machine, can be cloned to feed the Yoshi population.

Z: Zelda: I don't care what graphical look it has, I just want to see how the game will evolve, and what will be added to it to make it different? We've seen alternate worlds and ages, transformations, playing songs, growing seeds, wearing rings, so what next?

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