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Ok, I'll try and remove and prior-Nintendo loathing and post honest thoughts.
Controller?
Awkward and too small for me, felt like I'd increased massively in size and it felt like it would break in my hands.
Games?
Rogue Squadron.
Good.
Graphics are extremely good. Controls a bit fiddly, but I put this down to my fear of snapping the thing if I moved it too hard or pressed to hard.
Sound is awesome.
Using that little buttong to look about is a top idea and gives some feeling of being involved with it.
I'd recommend this game without a doubt.
Sonic.
Gah.
Utter, utter toss.
For most of the level I played, I had zero control over him. I hit something and it rebounded me off into a wall, threw me down a track and kept me zooming along paths. I sat there for the best part of 20 seconds not touching the controller, and that little hedgehog did fine with no help from me.
Too fast, too loud and too "wacky"
Waveracer
Exactly the same as the N64 version, just with better graphics.
I couldn't be bothered with this one.
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So, from someone that really had no intention of buying one before?
It's worth getting for Rogue Squadron, if the console + game were £80.
That's just my opinion, but I still wouldn't get one, as the only game that interests me is the Star Wars one and I've already got Jedi Knight 2 on the PC, which for pure Star Wars action still rules.
*shrugs*
It was alright, nothing special.
Not worth £130 for someone that isn't a Nintendo fan, you might as well spend the extra £70 and get a PS2 or Xbox unless you really really want a Cube.
Maybe when it comes down below £100 or there are other titles I'm interested in I'd consider getting one.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to play Halo again and UFC:Tapout.
Controller?
Awkward and too small for me, felt like I'd increased massively in size and it felt like it would break in my hands.
Games?
Rogue Squadron.
Good.
Graphics are extremely good. Controls a bit fiddly, but I put this down to my fear of snapping the thing if I moved it too hard or pressed to hard.
Sound is awesome.
Using that little buttong to look about is a top idea and gives some feeling of being involved with it.
I'd recommend this game without a doubt.
Sonic.
Gah.
Utter, utter toss.
For most of the level I played, I had zero control over him. I hit something and it rebounded me off into a wall, threw me down a track and kept me zooming along paths. I sat there for the best part of 20 seconds not touching the controller, and that little hedgehog did fine with no help from me.
Too fast, too loud and too "wacky"
Waveracer
Exactly the same as the N64 version, just with better graphics.
I couldn't be bothered with this one.
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So, from someone that really had no intention of buying one before?
It's worth getting for Rogue Squadron, if the console + game were £80.
That's just my opinion, but I still wouldn't get one, as the only game that interests me is the Star Wars one and I've already got Jedi Knight 2 on the PC, which for pure Star Wars action still rules.
*shrugs*
It was alright, nothing special.
Not worth £130 for someone that isn't a Nintendo fan, you might as well spend the extra £70 and get a PS2 or Xbox unless you really really want a Cube.
Maybe when it comes down below £100 or there are other titles I'm interested in I'd consider getting one.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to play Halo again and UFC:Tapout.
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Goatboy wrote:
"Awkward and too small for me, felt like I'd increased massively in size and it felt like it would break in my hands."
Hmmmm... not really that bad to me, anyway. D-Pad is a little... odd, but everything else seems pretty good.
"Rogue Squadron."
"Good."
"Graphics are extremely good. Controls a bit fiddly, but I put this down to my fear of snapping the thing if I moved it too hard or pressed to hard."
Had same problem, but you get used to it.
"Sound is awesome."
I thought it was... ok. But probably my speakers are crap.
"Using that little buttong to look about is a top idea and gives some feeling of being involved with it. I'd recommend this game without a doubt."
Cool. Knew you would like it.
"Sonic."
"Gah."
"Utter, utter toss."
"For most of the level I played, I had zero control over him. I hit something and it rebounded me off into a wall, threw me down a track and kept me zooming along paths. I sat there for the best part of 20 seconds not touching the controller, and that little hedgehog did fine with no help from me."
"Too fast, too loud and too "wacky""
Completely and utterly agree. Played one level, turned it off. Camera is absolutely dreadful, I'm sure there's a game in there somewhere, but hard to damn find.
"Waveracer"
"Exactly the same as the N64 version, just with better graphics. I couldn't be bothered with this one."
Same here. Can't stand either of them.
"So, from someone that really had no intention of buying one before? It's worth getting for Rogue Squadron, if the console + game were £80."
Well, I just had to pay for the console really, so that ruled. Thanks SR. For a free game it's fantastic.
"That's just my opinion, but I still wouldn't get one, as the only game that interests me is the Star Wars one and I've already got Jedi Knight 2 on the PC, which for pure Star Wars action still rules."
And Tie Fighter. I'm so sorry about this, after next Monday I'll have a bit more time, and I'll get it done then, but at the moment I'm really funning laid out here.
"It was alright, nothing special."
Cool.
Still though, one mind is telling me to say "Play Luigi's Mansion, it's actually a lot more fun than you think"... and the other is saying "Nah, not his type of thing."
It's really short, not worth the money at all, but if you can, play it. It's pretty kiddy, but it IS good fun.
"Awkward and too small for me, felt like I'd increased massively in size and it felt like it would break in my hands."
Hmmmm... not really that bad to me, anyway. D-Pad is a little... odd, but everything else seems pretty good.
"Rogue Squadron."
"Good."
"Graphics are extremely good. Controls a bit fiddly, but I put this down to my fear of snapping the thing if I moved it too hard or pressed to hard."
Had same problem, but you get used to it.
"Sound is awesome."
I thought it was... ok. But probably my speakers are crap.
"Using that little buttong to look about is a top idea and gives some feeling of being involved with it. I'd recommend this game without a doubt."
Cool. Knew you would like it.
"Sonic."
"Gah."
"Utter, utter toss."
"For most of the level I played, I had zero control over him. I hit something and it rebounded me off into a wall, threw me down a track and kept me zooming along paths. I sat there for the best part of 20 seconds not touching the controller, and that little hedgehog did fine with no help from me."
"Too fast, too loud and too "wacky""
Completely and utterly agree. Played one level, turned it off. Camera is absolutely dreadful, I'm sure there's a game in there somewhere, but hard to damn find.
"Waveracer"
"Exactly the same as the N64 version, just with better graphics. I couldn't be bothered with this one."
Same here. Can't stand either of them.
"So, from someone that really had no intention of buying one before? It's worth getting for Rogue Squadron, if the console + game were £80."
Well, I just had to pay for the console really, so that ruled. Thanks SR. For a free game it's fantastic.
"That's just my opinion, but I still wouldn't get one, as the only game that interests me is the Star Wars one and I've already got Jedi Knight 2 on the PC, which for pure Star Wars action still rules."
And Tie Fighter. I'm so sorry about this, after next Monday I'll have a bit more time, and I'll get it done then, but at the moment I'm really funning laid out here.
"It was alright, nothing special."
Cool.
Still though, one mind is telling me to say "Play Luigi's Mansion, it's actually a lot more fun than you think"... and the other is saying "Nah, not his type of thing."
It's really short, not worth the money at all, but if you can, play it. It's pretty kiddy, but it IS good fun.
I think that the GC controller is quite comfortable. It didn't feel to small in my hands and apart from the y button being a bit fiddly I got used to using it very quickly.
I wouldn't say that it's any better or worse than the PS controller, they both serve their purpose and both do the job they say they do.
I wouldn't say that it's any better or worse than the PS controller, they both serve their purpose and both do the job they say they do.
Turbonutter wrote:
> Or†ega wrote:
> The Gamecube Controller is actually bigger than the PS2
> controller...
>
>
> You know very well that's a lie. In total volume, perhaps, but the bit
> you actually hold is tiny in comparison.
Not really. In general, the PS2 and Gamecube controller are just about the same shape.
I'm holiding them both right here next to me...
> Or†ega wrote:
> The Gamecube Controller is actually bigger than the PS2
> controller...
>
>
> You know very well that's a lie. In total volume, perhaps, but the bit
> you actually hold is tiny in comparison.
Not really. In general, the PS2 and Gamecube controller are just about the same shape.
I'm holiding them both right here next to me...
No.
I did enjoy the Star Wars one though, stupid Rebel pilot wouldn't get in the Y-Wing though.
I wanted a Y-Wing.
Yeah...Waveracer.
It's just me maybe but that wasn't my thing, just didn't seem any different to the N64 one except for cosmetic changes.
Still a bloke on a Jetski doing stunts.
Nah, Gamecube & Rogue Squadron for < £100 and I'll get one.
Until then, enjoy your consoles.
I did enjoy the Star Wars one though, stupid Rebel pilot wouldn't get in the Y-Wing though.
I wanted a Y-Wing.
Yeah...Waveracer.
It's just me maybe but that wasn't my thing, just didn't seem any different to the N64 one except for cosmetic changes.
Still a bloke on a Jetski doing stunts.
Nah, Gamecube & Rogue Squadron for < £100 and I'll get one.
Until then, enjoy your consoles.
I know your entitled to your own opinions goaty, and I agree with the rouge leader and sonic adventure 2 comments as i have Rouge Leader and It absolutely rocks and I knew sonic adventure 2 would suck on the GC even before I played it, But Wave Race Blue Storm, cack?, i'm just curious but how long did you play it for?, not having a go or anything i'd just like to know because really it's one of those games that you have to play for at least 30 mins - 1 hour before you can really appreciate it, allthough I understand you hated the original so maybe it does'nt apply to you ;) but if you have'nt allready, go and play it for a little longer and you may be surprised how much you may or may not like it.
I was pretty sceptical about it at first and thought that it would be all graphics and subsidised gameplay, that was untill I bought it and played it, and I was thankfully wrong, as it is a vast improvement on the original, not just the graphics either but basically everything has improved including the speed as I was'nt impressed by the original on the N64 partly because of the painfully slow pace and lack of challenge, but play it again (if you have'nt allready) and you may be pleasantly suprised! {:)
slik ~_~
I was pretty sceptical about it at first and thought that it would be all graphics and subsidised gameplay, that was untill I bought it and played it, and I was thankfully wrong, as it is a vast improvement on the original, not just the graphics either but basically everything has improved including the speed as I was'nt impressed by the original on the N64 partly because of the painfully slow pace and lack of challenge, but play it again (if you have'nt allready) and you may be pleasantly suprised! {:)
slik ~_~
From the title (and seeing as it were your topic Goaty) I was expecting 'crack' to mean something entirely different. "I had a crack on a gamecube" would have had a whole new meaning!
Dunno.
Same way as you don't feel comfortable with the PS2 analogue.
It just looked/felt like a Kinder-Egg controller.
Gamecube was alright, not saying it's crap but the games I played? Only Star Wars did it for me, and I would definitely recommend that one.
Can't say for all the games because I haven't played them all.
Rogue Squadron = excellent
The other two? Bah
Same way as you don't feel comfortable with the PS2 analogue.
It just looked/felt like a Kinder-Egg controller.
Gamecube was alright, not saying it's crap but the games I played? Only Star Wars did it for me, and I would definitely recommend that one.
Can't say for all the games because I haven't played them all.
Rogue Squadron = excellent
The other two? Bah
Shortages are good though yeah? Well, Nintendo held back the release date because they wanted to get more GameCube's shipped to europe, and its still a sell-out? That has to be a good sign.
Reply to the original topic.
I have to digagree about the controller, its a lot more comfortable than a PS2/X-Box control, and why did you feel like you was going to brake it? I think their a sturdy, comfortable, great control. I HATE the PS2 analogues, I always think that I'll snap them off and they are not positioned in the right place.
Reply to the original topic.
I have to digagree about the controller, its a lot more comfortable than a PS2/X-Box control, and why did you feel like you was going to brake it? I think their a sturdy, comfortable, great control. I HATE the PS2 analogues, I always think that I'll snap them off and they are not positioned in the right place.
Or†ega wrote:
> The Gamecube Controller is actually bigger than the PS2
> controller...
You know very well that's a lie. In total volume, perhaps, but the bit you actually hold is tiny in comparison.
> The Gamecube Controller is actually bigger than the PS2
> controller...
You know very well that's a lie. In total volume, perhaps, but the bit you actually hold is tiny in comparison.
Or†ega wrote:
> And Gamecube seems to be a sell-out in my local area. Mate of mine
> went around quiet a few shops today and they were all sold out.
> Luckily I ordered two quiet a while back so one of my other mates who
> suddenly decided to want one had his urge fulfilled.
>
> So If anyone does decied to want one now they are probably gonna have
> to wait until the next shipment. Which is in two weeks I believe.
Yes indeed its true just about everywhere has chronic shortages.
> And Gamecube seems to be a sell-out in my local area. Mate of mine
> went around quiet a few shops today and they were all sold out.
> Luckily I ordered two quiet a while back so one of my other mates who
> suddenly decided to want one had his urge fulfilled.
>
> So If anyone does decied to want one now they are probably gonna have
> to wait until the next shipment. Which is in two weeks I believe.
Yes indeed its true just about everywhere has chronic shortages.
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