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Two’s company, Three’s a crowd, but four makes gaming sessions a real treat!
If you were to talk to many people nowadays about multiplayer gaming, they might talk about online Quake, Half-Life, Wolfenstein, and Medal of Honor. But in my most humble opinion, you still can’t beat a bit of four player fun; you and three mates/siblings crowded round the TV, some cans of beer/coke, some salty snacks and loads of games. GoldenEye, Perfect Dark, Smackdown, Pro Evolution Soccer, Halo, Mario Party/Tennis/Golf, Smash Bros and many more are all perfect examples of the potential for four-player fun.
Multiplayer gaming dispels any images of many gamers being lonely nerds playing online games in their bedrooms, and although there are still many nerds out there who live in the Quake universe, playing with their equally geeky online ‘mates’, multiplayer console gaming is a great social experience. Plus you still can’t beat the feeling of when you gloat over a 5-0 drubbing in ISS, or when you give your mate a complete mauling in GoldenEye.
Four-player gaming also helps increase friendship and camaraderie amongst people. In Pro Evolution Soccer for example, you can have four people on the same team and sometimes you win but sometimes you lose; although you have great fun either way.
Frequently whilst playing GoldenEye, we would roll around the floor with laughter after a funny death, or if someone was on a really hot killing spree, or when my little brother was running around in the game on his knees killing us with slaps to the knee-caps on the one hit kills mode. (If you’ve ever played GoldenEye, which I’m sure many of you have, you’ll know how funny it looks when someone is ‘skating’ around on his or her knees!)
A good multiplayer game also greatly increases the longevity of a game. Again take GoldenEye for example; after I had completed the single player mode after a few weeks/months of play, I played it for years after with my family & friends in the four-player mode.
I’ve had many cherished gaming moments that involved multiplayer gaming. Three-player Secret Of Mana was gaming heaven; not only did you have the best RPG ever, but it could also be played in three-player!!
It was the N64 though that was the real connoisseurs choice for multiplayer fun. GoldenEye, Perfect Dark, Smash Bros, Mario Kart/Golf/Tennis, Mario Party 1, 2, 3, Turok Rage Wars, ISS, F-Zero, Lylat Wars, Conker, WWF Wrestlemania, WWF No Mercy, Top Gear Overdrive and many more all had fantastic four-player modes which gave hours and hours of fun.
The PSOne & PS2 have suffered by not having four control ports in the machines, though it wasn’t a huge problem as you could buy a separate multi-tap, nevertheless, the machines did/have suffered form a lack of decent multiplayer games.
Timesplitters, Smackdown, Smash Court Tennis, Pro Evolution Soccer are the best I can think of right now (though I’m sure there are a few others), but it’s not really a huge selection.
One of the key aspects I’m looking forward to about the launch of the Gamecube is Nintendo’s dedication and skill in the multiplayer aspect.
Launch day fun with Wave Race: Blue Storm, Monkey Ball, ISS2, then Smash Bros Melee, Metroid??, Perfect Dark??, Mario Kart??, the Sega-Nintendo F-Zero project and Phantasy Star Online.
Of that multiplayer list, it’s probably PSO that excites me the most. I don’t really care about the online functions; just give me the four-player split screen mode!!
Although many gamers drone on about Sony, Nintendo & Microsoft’s plans for the future of online gaming, I for one couldn’t really give a monkeys about online console gaming. I played PSO on the Dreamcast for a little bit, though it was quite good, I will much prefer it when playing with my REAL friends/relatives on the GC version rather than with a load of weird strangers.
As you can see by all that boring writing above, I’d much prefer to play games with people I know and on the same screen than online games, as I feel it’s a better gaming experience, but if anyone has differing views or is greatly looking forward to the online console gaming revolution then please let me know.
Thanks for reading :)
If you were to talk to many people nowadays about multiplayer gaming, they might talk about online Quake, Half-Life, Wolfenstein, and Medal of Honor. But in my most humble opinion, you still can’t beat a bit of four player fun; you and three mates/siblings crowded round the TV, some cans of beer/coke, some salty snacks and loads of games. GoldenEye, Perfect Dark, Smackdown, Pro Evolution Soccer, Halo, Mario Party/Tennis/Golf, Smash Bros and many more are all perfect examples of the potential for four-player fun.
Multiplayer gaming dispels any images of many gamers being lonely nerds playing online games in their bedrooms, and although there are still many nerds out there who live in the Quake universe, playing with their equally geeky online ‘mates’, multiplayer console gaming is a great social experience. Plus you still can’t beat the feeling of when you gloat over a 5-0 drubbing in ISS, or when you give your mate a complete mauling in GoldenEye.
Four-player gaming also helps increase friendship and camaraderie amongst people. In Pro Evolution Soccer for example, you can have four people on the same team and sometimes you win but sometimes you lose; although you have great fun either way.
Frequently whilst playing GoldenEye, we would roll around the floor with laughter after a funny death, or if someone was on a really hot killing spree, or when my little brother was running around in the game on his knees killing us with slaps to the knee-caps on the one hit kills mode. (If you’ve ever played GoldenEye, which I’m sure many of you have, you’ll know how funny it looks when someone is ‘skating’ around on his or her knees!)
A good multiplayer game also greatly increases the longevity of a game. Again take GoldenEye for example; after I had completed the single player mode after a few weeks/months of play, I played it for years after with my family & friends in the four-player mode.
I’ve had many cherished gaming moments that involved multiplayer gaming. Three-player Secret Of Mana was gaming heaven; not only did you have the best RPG ever, but it could also be played in three-player!!
It was the N64 though that was the real connoisseurs choice for multiplayer fun. GoldenEye, Perfect Dark, Smash Bros, Mario Kart/Golf/Tennis, Mario Party 1, 2, 3, Turok Rage Wars, ISS, F-Zero, Lylat Wars, Conker, WWF Wrestlemania, WWF No Mercy, Top Gear Overdrive and many more all had fantastic four-player modes which gave hours and hours of fun.
The PSOne & PS2 have suffered by not having four control ports in the machines, though it wasn’t a huge problem as you could buy a separate multi-tap, nevertheless, the machines did/have suffered form a lack of decent multiplayer games.
Timesplitters, Smackdown, Smash Court Tennis, Pro Evolution Soccer are the best I can think of right now (though I’m sure there are a few others), but it’s not really a huge selection.
One of the key aspects I’m looking forward to about the launch of the Gamecube is Nintendo’s dedication and skill in the multiplayer aspect.
Launch day fun with Wave Race: Blue Storm, Monkey Ball, ISS2, then Smash Bros Melee, Metroid??, Perfect Dark??, Mario Kart??, the Sega-Nintendo F-Zero project and Phantasy Star Online.
Of that multiplayer list, it’s probably PSO that excites me the most. I don’t really care about the online functions; just give me the four-player split screen mode!!
Although many gamers drone on about Sony, Nintendo & Microsoft’s plans for the future of online gaming, I for one couldn’t really give a monkeys about online console gaming. I played PSO on the Dreamcast for a little bit, though it was quite good, I will much prefer it when playing with my REAL friends/relatives on the GC version rather than with a load of weird strangers.
As you can see by all that boring writing above, I’d much prefer to play games with people I know and on the same screen than online games, as I feel it’s a better gaming experience, but if anyone has differing views or is greatly looking forward to the online console gaming revolution then please let me know.
Thanks for reading :)
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Yeah, I agree, too!
Plus, the best thing about 4-Player action in the living room, is that you can gang up on people!
I remember a specific No Mercy game, where me and my brother ganged up on my other brother. It wasn't pretty... It cost us an N64 controller!
I can't wait to play 4-Player Donkey Kong Racing.. that WILL rule.
Mario Kart aswell...
Oh, and all the other games...
God, GameCube rules!
Plus, the best thing about 4-Player action in the living room, is that you can gang up on people!
I remember a specific No Mercy game, where me and my brother ganged up on my other brother. It wasn't pretty... It cost us an N64 controller!
I can't wait to play 4-Player Donkey Kong Racing.. that WILL rule.
Mario Kart aswell...
Oh, and all the other games...
God, GameCube rules!
I agree. I'd rather play games at home with friends present, rather than against people on the internet, and the N64 had the greatest 4 player games I've ever played.
The multiplayer options were my primary reason for wanting Super Monkey Ball, and though I'll only have 2 pads on launch day (hopefully) I'll look forward to the days when the Wavebird's arrive and I get two more.
The news that Mario Party 4 was on it's way quite possibly made me smile more than the news of Super Mario Sunshine, as with 4 players you can guarentee fun, even if the games not 100%. With Super MArio Sunshine, you're relying on the developers having made a top job of it, though I don't have any doubt that it will be worth playing, it's Partying and Karting that will make my day.
Except for those times when I'm all alone. Then how I love the quests of Zelda, Mario, Starfox and the like. The best of both worlds? Possibly.
The multiplayer options were my primary reason for wanting Super Monkey Ball, and though I'll only have 2 pads on launch day (hopefully) I'll look forward to the days when the Wavebird's arrive and I get two more.
The news that Mario Party 4 was on it's way quite possibly made me smile more than the news of Super Mario Sunshine, as with 4 players you can guarentee fun, even if the games not 100%. With Super MArio Sunshine, you're relying on the developers having made a top job of it, though I don't have any doubt that it will be worth playing, it's Partying and Karting that will make my day.
Except for those times when I'm all alone. Then how I love the quests of Zelda, Mario, Starfox and the like. The best of both worlds? Possibly.
Two’s company, Three’s a crowd, but four makes gaming sessions a real treat!
If you were to talk to many people nowadays about multiplayer gaming, they might talk about online Quake, Half-Life, Wolfenstein, and Medal of Honor. But in my most humble opinion, you still can’t beat a bit of four player fun; you and three mates/siblings crowded round the TV, some cans of beer/coke, some salty snacks and loads of games. GoldenEye, Perfect Dark, Smackdown, Pro Evolution Soccer, Halo, Mario Party/Tennis/Golf, Smash Bros and many more are all perfect examples of the potential for four-player fun.
Multiplayer gaming dispels any images of many gamers being lonely nerds playing online games in their bedrooms, and although there are still many nerds out there who live in the Quake universe, playing with their equally geeky online ‘mates’, multiplayer console gaming is a great social experience. Plus you still can’t beat the feeling of when you gloat over a 5-0 drubbing in ISS, or when you give your mate a complete mauling in GoldenEye.
Four-player gaming also helps increase friendship and camaraderie amongst people. In Pro Evolution Soccer for example, you can have four people on the same team and sometimes you win but sometimes you lose; although you have great fun either way.
Frequently whilst playing GoldenEye, we would roll around the floor with laughter after a funny death, or if someone was on a really hot killing spree, or when my little brother was running around in the game on his knees killing us with slaps to the knee-caps on the one hit kills mode. (If you’ve ever played GoldenEye, which I’m sure many of you have, you’ll know how funny it looks when someone is ‘skating’ around on his or her knees!)
A good multiplayer game also greatly increases the longevity of a game. Again take GoldenEye for example; after I had completed the single player mode after a few weeks/months of play, I played it for years after with my family & friends in the four-player mode.
I’ve had many cherished gaming moments that involved multiplayer gaming. Three-player Secret Of Mana was gaming heaven; not only did you have the best RPG ever, but it could also be played in three-player!!
It was the N64 though that was the real connoisseurs choice for multiplayer fun. GoldenEye, Perfect Dark, Smash Bros, Mario Kart/Golf/Tennis, Mario Party 1, 2, 3, Turok Rage Wars, ISS, F-Zero, Lylat Wars, Conker, WWF Wrestlemania, WWF No Mercy, Top Gear Overdrive and many more all had fantastic four-player modes which gave hours and hours of fun.
The PSOne & PS2 have suffered by not having four control ports in the machines, though it wasn’t a huge problem as you could buy a separate multi-tap, nevertheless, the machines did/have suffered form a lack of decent multiplayer games.
Timesplitters, Smackdown, Smash Court Tennis, Pro Evolution Soccer are the best I can think of right now (though I’m sure there are a few others), but it’s not really a huge selection.
One of the key aspects I’m looking forward to about the launch of the Gamecube is Nintendo’s dedication and skill in the multiplayer aspect.
Launch day fun with Wave Race: Blue Storm, Monkey Ball, ISS2, then Smash Bros Melee, Metroid??, Perfect Dark??, Mario Kart??, the Sega-Nintendo F-Zero project and Phantasy Star Online.
Of that multiplayer list, it’s probably PSO that excites me the most. I don’t really care about the online functions; just give me the four-player split screen mode!!
Although many gamers drone on about Sony, Nintendo & Microsoft’s plans for the future of online gaming, I for one couldn’t really give a monkeys about online console gaming. I played PSO on the Dreamcast for a little bit, though it was quite good, I will much prefer it when playing with my REAL friends/relatives on the GC version rather than with a load of weird strangers.
As you can see by all that boring writing above, I’d much prefer to play games with people I know and on the same screen than online games, as I feel it’s a better gaming experience, but if anyone has differing views or is greatly looking forward to the online console gaming revolution then please let me know.
Thanks for reading :)
If you were to talk to many people nowadays about multiplayer gaming, they might talk about online Quake, Half-Life, Wolfenstein, and Medal of Honor. But in my most humble opinion, you still can’t beat a bit of four player fun; you and three mates/siblings crowded round the TV, some cans of beer/coke, some salty snacks and loads of games. GoldenEye, Perfect Dark, Smackdown, Pro Evolution Soccer, Halo, Mario Party/Tennis/Golf, Smash Bros and many more are all perfect examples of the potential for four-player fun.
Multiplayer gaming dispels any images of many gamers being lonely nerds playing online games in their bedrooms, and although there are still many nerds out there who live in the Quake universe, playing with their equally geeky online ‘mates’, multiplayer console gaming is a great social experience. Plus you still can’t beat the feeling of when you gloat over a 5-0 drubbing in ISS, or when you give your mate a complete mauling in GoldenEye.
Four-player gaming also helps increase friendship and camaraderie amongst people. In Pro Evolution Soccer for example, you can have four people on the same team and sometimes you win but sometimes you lose; although you have great fun either way.
Frequently whilst playing GoldenEye, we would roll around the floor with laughter after a funny death, or if someone was on a really hot killing spree, or when my little brother was running around in the game on his knees killing us with slaps to the knee-caps on the one hit kills mode. (If you’ve ever played GoldenEye, which I’m sure many of you have, you’ll know how funny it looks when someone is ‘skating’ around on his or her knees!)
A good multiplayer game also greatly increases the longevity of a game. Again take GoldenEye for example; after I had completed the single player mode after a few weeks/months of play, I played it for years after with my family & friends in the four-player mode.
I’ve had many cherished gaming moments that involved multiplayer gaming. Three-player Secret Of Mana was gaming heaven; not only did you have the best RPG ever, but it could also be played in three-player!!
It was the N64 though that was the real connoisseurs choice for multiplayer fun. GoldenEye, Perfect Dark, Smash Bros, Mario Kart/Golf/Tennis, Mario Party 1, 2, 3, Turok Rage Wars, ISS, F-Zero, Lylat Wars, Conker, WWF Wrestlemania, WWF No Mercy, Top Gear Overdrive and many more all had fantastic four-player modes which gave hours and hours of fun.
The PSOne & PS2 have suffered by not having four control ports in the machines, though it wasn’t a huge problem as you could buy a separate multi-tap, nevertheless, the machines did/have suffered form a lack of decent multiplayer games.
Timesplitters, Smackdown, Smash Court Tennis, Pro Evolution Soccer are the best I can think of right now (though I’m sure there are a few others), but it’s not really a huge selection.
One of the key aspects I’m looking forward to about the launch of the Gamecube is Nintendo’s dedication and skill in the multiplayer aspect.
Launch day fun with Wave Race: Blue Storm, Monkey Ball, ISS2, then Smash Bros Melee, Metroid??, Perfect Dark??, Mario Kart??, the Sega-Nintendo F-Zero project and Phantasy Star Online.
Of that multiplayer list, it’s probably PSO that excites me the most. I don’t really care about the online functions; just give me the four-player split screen mode!!
Although many gamers drone on about Sony, Nintendo & Microsoft’s plans for the future of online gaming, I for one couldn’t really give a monkeys about online console gaming. I played PSO on the Dreamcast for a little bit, though it was quite good, I will much prefer it when playing with my REAL friends/relatives on the GC version rather than with a load of weird strangers.
As you can see by all that boring writing above, I’d much prefer to play games with people I know and on the same screen than online games, as I feel it’s a better gaming experience, but if anyone has differing views or is greatly looking forward to the online console gaming revolution then please let me know.
Thanks for reading :)
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