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Sun 21/04/02 at 14:19

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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.

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Sun 21/04/02 at 14:34

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The size is OK. If I forgot any major info, again, I appologise before hand. N.B This is not a console wars topic. It's not "PS2 is better then GC" or "XBox is gunna kick PS2's a$#". It took me ages to find all the CORRECT info and lay it out in the best possible way. I was tired when I did it. So if you have anythig to add, say here and we can argue/discuss what's good and bads about a console. I did this topic to try and stop such things as "PS2 is better then GC" or "XBox is gunna kick PS2's a$#". Let's hope it works!!

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Sun 21/04/02 at 14:29

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Twain wrote:
> Another "Down" for PS2:
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> The Dual Shock 2 is too small.

Why are they?

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Sun 21/04/02 at 14:26

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