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"The Ultimate Battle.............for my cash."

I love my games, I do. I'm currently the owner of a Game Boy Advance, Mega Drive and Dreamcast. But now, I'm looking to buy into one of the numerous next-gen games consoles that are currently on the market. I already own a Dreamcast, so that leaves the X-Box, PlayStation 2 and Gamecube to choose from.

Well for starters, the X-Box can go take a jump. The skyscraper size (big enough to fit 2 babies inside along with my brother's 14-year old, 4ft irritating nonce of a friend), incredibly chunky and unusable controller plus my hatred for Microsoft (due to them being the most money-hungry company that Satan and myself ever placed on this Earth) mean that if Microsoft want MY money, they can pry it from my cold, lifeless fingers.

So it's either Sony or Nintendo who are going to get their dirty little hands on my crisp, hard-earned cash. It's either the PlayStation 2 or the Gamecube, people.

And in coming to this conclusion, I've been weighing out the pros and cons of each console in an attempt to decide which console to buy. So here's my "report" on just the pros for each console, for all to view....


PlayStation 2:
- The PS2 plays DVD's, which is its' main advantage over the Gamecube.
- It's backwards compatible with all of the old PSOne games and the majority of the peripherals.
- With 2 multi-taps, I could have up to 8 players.
- The PS2 can be stored vertically, which will save on the space it takes up next to my other....stuff.
- There's the PS2 range of Platinum games, each costing only 20 quid.

Gamecube:
- Up to 4 players without the need to shell out on any multi-taps.
- The Gamecube is far smaller than the PS2, making it far more portable if I were to take it anywhere (something that I frequently do with my consoles).
- The Gamecube has the ability to link up to the Game Boy Advance via a special cable, adding more to the videogames experience (admittedly there's only the Sonic Advance / Sonic Adventure 2: Battle link-up at the moment, though).
- Compared to the PS2, the Gamecube comes at a real bargain price (round about 130 quid).
- Loading times are something that any developers working on Gamecube games have actually lengthened themselves in order to actually makes the games feel more like games.
- The Gamecube controllers are easier to get to grips with than those of the PS2.


Now that the cons of each console have been sorted out, it's now time to move onto the games. Below is a list of the games that really interest me or have caught my eye on each console...

PlayStation 2:
- Ecco the Dolphin
- Grand Theft Auto 3
- Jak & Daxter
- Red Faction
- Star Wars Voyager: Elite Force
- Time Crisis 2
- Virtua Fighter 4

Gamecube:
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
- Star Wars: Rogue Leader
- Super Monkey Ball
- Super Smash Bros Melee
- Wave Race: Blue Storm

And there's also these games, which appear (or are set to appear) on both consoles...

- Burnout
- Extreme G 3
- Spider-Man: The Movie
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
- Turok Evolution


So that's it, then. I've looked at the good points of each console and had a look at which games I'd buy if I were to buy one of the consoles... and each console brings about its' own merits which are more than good enough to warrant me buying the consoles. So I'm totally stumped.

Which is why I'd like the opinions of "you lot". Which console do "you lot" think I should buy into? I'd be really appreciative of any opinions "you lot" could give me. Thanks, "you lot".

Buy a gamecube, i am a nintendo zealot though. So i would say that, although ive been playing it non stop since i got it, which is pretty rare.

Edgy wrote:
> Lawless Fever wrote:
> Good post, not sure what the meaning of it was though ;)
>
> I hope that was sarcasm lol

I've been drinking. Stella anybody?

Lawless Fever wrote:
> Good post, not sure what the meaning of it was though ;)

I hope that was sarcasm lol

Good post, not sure what the meaning of it was though ;)

Still, great post non the less. Buy a GameCube if you haven't one already!!

But if you'd like to keep onto the topic at hand, it'd help me out a lot, "you loT". Ta, very much.

Starlight wrote:
> Yep we had Super Mario, Super Soccer, Super Tennis, hell it was even
> called the Super Nintendo.
>
> I guess it was pretty super though.


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Indeed it was, and still is. Sadly, I never owned one...but I used to spend HOURS a day playing on the SNES over me mate, Ben's house.

Yep we had Super Mario, Super Soccer, Super Tennis, hell it was even called the Super Nintendo.

I guess it was pretty super though.

Edgy wrote:
> Starlight wrote:
> Anyone noticed how Gamecube games all begin with S.
>
> That's all just you know pointing that out for you so you can maybe
> think up some amusing conspiracy for me.
>
> :0)
>
> Bit like the SNES really:
>
> Super Star Wars
> Super Probotector 2
> Super Mario Allstars
> Super Mario World
> Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
>
> Infact most SNES games started with 'Super'....
>
> Super Monkey Ball...
> Super Smash Bros Melee...
>
> um...


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Egads! Superman is attempting a major conspiracy against the world by inserting the word "super" into the titles of EVERY Nintendo game! RUN FOR COVER!

Starlight wrote:
> Anyone noticed how Gamecube games all begin with S.
>
> That's all just you know pointing that out for you so you can maybe
> think up some amusing conspiracy for me.
>
> :0)

Bit like the SNES really:

Super Star Wars
Super Probotector 2
Super Mario Allstars
Super Mario World
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Infact most SNES games started with 'Super'....

Super Monkey Ball...
Super Smash Bros Melee...

um...

Anyone noticed how Gamecube games all begin with S.

That's all just you know pointing that out for you so you can maybe think up some amusing conspiracy for me.

:0)