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"The up's and downs of console, then and now."

Consoles up’s and downs!!

Sony PlayStation™/ PSone™

Released: 9th September 1995
Price: Special Reserve= £79.99
MVC= £98.99 (with Harry Potter game set)
HMV= £99.99 (with Harry Potter game set)
Best Game: Metal Gear Solid

Good Points:
· Has a wide variety of games
· Has a comfortable controller
· Has the Dual Shock controller
· Plays audio CD’s
Bad Points:
· Requires a multi-tap for multiplayer gaming
· Horrible colour

Nintendo Game Boy™/ Game Boy Colour™

Released: UNKNOWN
Price: Special Reserve= £58.99
MVC= £79.99 (with Pokémon Crystal)
HMV= £ NOT AVAILABLE
Best Game: Super Mario

Good Points:
· Small and compact
· Portable
· Has an adapter to plug into to the mains
· Colour varieties
· Many accessories available for it
Bad Points:
· Costs a fortune in batteries
· No built in light

Nintendo Game Boy™ Advance

Released: 22nd June 2001
Price: Special Reserve= £64.99
MVC= £71.24
HMV= £69.99
Best Game: Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2

Good Points:
· Variety of colours
· Portable
· Has an adapter to plug into to the mains
· Plugs into the GameCube for better play
· Good graphics for a hand held console
· 32-bit
Bad Points:
· Again, cost an arm and a leg in batteries
· Expensive for the actual console

Nintendo 64™

Released: UNKNOWN
Price: Special Reserve= £ NOT IN STOCK
MVC= £ NOT AVAILABLE
HMV= £ NOT AVAILABLE
Best Game: Goldeneye

Good Points:
· Doesn’t require a multi-tap for 4 player gaming
· Has a massive selection of games
· Has an easy to hold comfortable controller
· Most games don’t require a memory card
· Can buy a rumble pack
Bad Points:
· Uses expensive cartridges meaning the games cost up to £50 per game
· Can’t play audio
· Some games required an expansion pack

Sega Dreamcast™

Released: UNKNOWN
Price: Special Reserve= £62.99 (with one game)
MVC= £ NOT AVAILABLE
HMV= £ NOT IN STOCK
Best Game: Shenmue

Good Points:
· Has one of the best games ever (Shenmue)
· Has a classy memory card (the VMU)
· Plays audio CD’s
Bad Points:
· Didn’t last on the market for long
· Dismal sales
· My DC blew up!! Hmmm

Sony PlayStation™ 2

Released: TIRED AND CAN’T REMEMBER. Umm, November 2000
Price: Special Reserve= £199.99
MVC= £199.99
HMV= £199.99
Best Game: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Good Points:
· Has the great Dual Shock 2 control pad (sensitivity feature)
· Plays audio CD’s and DVD’s
· Can be placed horizontal or vertical
Bad Points:
· Requires a multi-tap for multiplayer gaming
· Not enough original games
· Release date kept on getting put back
· Not enough consoles were produced at launch

Microsoft XBox™

Released: 14th March 2002
Price: Special Reserve= £197.99
MVC= £199.99
HMV= £199.99
Best Game: Halo

Good Points:
· Wide variety of games
· Built in Hard Drive
· Uses nVidia GeForce 3 graphics
· Has Dolby Surround Sound 5.1
· Cheap only 7 weeks after release
· It has a modem
Bad Points:
· Too big
· Green centre piece doesn’t light up
· Not many launch titles
· Many games converted from other consoles poorly done (not using XBox’s full potential)

Nintendo GameCube™

Released: 3rd May 2002
Price: Special Reserve= £164.99
MVC= £169.99
HMV= £169.99
Best Game: Star Wars: Rouge Squadron 2

Good Points:
· Non wired controller
· Small/compact
· Cheapest next-gen console at launch
· It has a modem (56k or Broadband!!)
· Uses new miniature discs
· You can choose between different colours for the console
· Lots of launch titles
· 128-bit console
· Can plug the Game Boy Advance into it
Bad Points:
· Doesn’t play audio and DVD
· It has a stupid handle on the back
· Nintendo have a mainly younger following


So, it has come clear that you should buy a GameCube from Special Reserve. I don’t want this topic to start a “GC is better then XBox” argument!

N.B These are my views and sources of info, therefore however wrong I maybe, I apologise before hand.

What are your veiws on the consoles?? What's your favourite console of all time??

Best game is the game I am or was most looking forward to. I have better ones, but they aren't released yet and won't be released in the near future.

Dringo, what an amazing way to get your word count up ;P

I think this topic is good because it has brought fans of all the different consoles together and made them see that other consoles have good points, too.

I don't know ifyou guys have played GameCube for long periods of time but I have a feeling some of you biguns may find the controller too small. Personally I like it (hence my preorder) but I'm sure there are going to be complaints. You don't know how much it hurt to diss my favourite console ever.

-M-

Did you really have to quote his entire post just to comment on the very last scentance.

Blimey.

Dead Wonder wrote:

> Nintendo Game Boy™/ Game Boy Colour™
>
> Released: UNKNOWN
> Price: Special Reserve= £58.99
> MVC= £79.99 (with Pokémon Crystal)
> HMV= £ NOT AVAILABLE
> Best Game: Super Mario (errrrrr no Pokemon or Zelda more like)
>
> Good Points:
> · Small and compact
> · Portable
> · Has an adapter to plug into to the mains
> · Colour varieties
> · Many accessories available for it
> Bad Points:
> · Costs a fortune in batteries (unless you get a battery pack)
> · No built in light (that would eat up batteries)
>
> Nintendo Game Boy™ Advance
>
> Released: 22nd June 2001
> Price: Special Reserve= £64.99
> MVC= £71.24
> HMV= £69.99
> Best Game: Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2

So this game is better than Tony Hawks 3, Sonic and in particular Mario Advance 2 the best game ever... please!

> Good Points:
> · Variety of colours
> · Portable
> · Has an adapter to plug into to the mains
> · Plugs into the GameCube for better play
> · Good graphics for a hand held console
> · 32-bit
> Bad Points:
> · Again, cost an arm and a leg in batteries
> · Expensive for the actual console (not that much and worth it)
>
> Nintendo 64™
>
> Released: UNKNOWN
> Price: Special Reserve= £ NOT IN STOCK
> MVC= £ NOT AVAILABLE
> HMV= £ NOT AVAILABLE
> Best Game: Goldeneye (better than Perfect Dark, Zelda and Conker... i think not)
>
> Good Points:
> · Doesn’t require a multi-tap for 4 player gaming
> · Has a massive selection of games
> · Has an easy to hold comfortable controller
> · Most games don’t require a memory card
> · Can buy a rumble pack
> Bad Points:
> · Uses expensive cartridges meaning the games cost up to
> £50 per game
> · Can’t play audio
> · Some games required an expansion pack (a whole 2 require and 1 would be crap without)
>
> Sega Dreamcast™
>
> Released: UNKNOWN
> Price: Special Reserve= £62.99 (with one game)
> MVC= £ NOT AVAILABLE
> HMV= £ NOT IN STOCK
> Best Game: Shenmue (NOOOOOO JSR)

> Good Points:
> · Has one of the best games ever (Shenmue)
> · Has a classy memory card (the VMU)
> · Plays audio CD’s
> Bad Points:
> · Didn’t last on the market for long
> · Dismal sales
> · My DC blew up!! Hmmm
>
> Sony PlayStation™ 2
>
> Released: TIRED AND CAN’T REMEMBER. Umm, November 2000
> Price: Special Reserve= £199.99
> MVC= £199.99
> HMV= £199.99
> Best Game: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

(HA ha ha ha ha GTA3 ha ha ha)

> Good Points:
> · Has the great Dual Shock 2 control pad (sensitivity
> feature)
> · Plays audio CD’s and DVD’s
> · Can be placed horizontal or vertical
> Bad Points:
> · Requires a multi-tap for multiplayer gaming
> · Not enough original games
> · Release date kept on getting put back
> · Not enough consoles were produced at launch
>
> Microsoft XBox™
>
> Released: 14th March 2002
> Price: Special Reserve= £197.99
> MVC= £199.99
> HMV= £199.99
> Best Game: Halo

(or JSRF but Halo is fair enough)

> Good Points:
> · Wide variety of games
> · Built in Hard Drive
> · Uses nVidia GeForce 3 graphics
> · Has Dolby Surround Sound 5.1
> · Cheap only 7 weeks after release
> · It has a modem
> Bad Points:
> · Too big
> · Green centre piece doesn’t light up
> · Not many launch titles
> · Many games converted from other consoles poorly done (not
> using XBox’s full potential)
>
> Nintendo GameCube™
>
> Released: 3rd May 2002
> Price: Special Reserve= £164.99
> MVC= £169.99
> HMV= £169.99
> Best Game: Star Wars: Rouge Squadron 2

heh.

> Good Points:
> · Non wired controller
> · Small/compact
> · Cheapest next-gen console at launch
> · It has a modem (56k or Broadband!!)
> · Uses new miniature discs
> · You can choose between different colours for the console
> · Lots of launch titles
> · 128-bit console
> · Can plug the Game Boy Advance into it
> Bad Points:
> · Doesn’t play audio and DVD
> · It has a stupid handle on the back
> · Nintendo have a mainly younger following

The last point there, it has a younger following?????? sooo the games aren't just for kids so why is it a disadvantage, if you said childrens game i would understand and argue with you to death but younger following???

HálloHowArtThou wrote:
> Dead Wonder wrote:
>
> Nintendo GameCube™
>
> Good Points:
>
> · Uses new miniature discs
>
>
> harldy a good point...

Effectively, it is. It means you don't have to sit for ages waiting for it to load unless the disc is scratched, they're easier to carry, and they can still hold very large games on them.

Dead Wonder wrote:

> Nintendo GameCube™

> Good Points:

> · Uses new miniature discs


harldy a good point...

My favourite games:

Red Faction
GTA3
CBFD
Perfect Dark
Theme Hospital (?)

Dead Wonder wrote:
> I have small hands and for me they are perfect!!

I don't have small hands. Mine are big!

What's YOUR favourite games??

Twain wrote:
> Alright then. They're just right, but my hands are too big!

I have small hands and for me they are perfect!!

† Ð㥠Wålké® † wrote:
> Twain wrote:
> Another "Down" for PS2:
>
> The Dual Shock 2 is too small.
>
> Why are they?


Alright then. They're just right, but my hands are too big!