I am considering purchasing a Gamecube.

[Squeek]

Man, I totally missed this thread. I gotta stop sleeping for 14 hours.

Reasons to get a Gamecube

1) The console is $99 and generally comes with a free game; Metroid Prime or Mario Kart usually.
2) The controllers for the console are ergonomically designed to work with you, not against you.
3) The graphics are astounding.
4) The size is perfect for fitting the console practically anywhere.
5) Hardly EVER a load screen for most games. You'll never see one in Zelda, Tales, Mario, etc.
6) Since you've waited so long, the price of older games have dropped substantially and you could afford more of them as soon as you get the system.

Games that will only influence your decision further

1) Animal Crossing. It's like GTA, only with more things to do and less violence.
2) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Insanely fun, somewhat of a challenge, and it's a Zelda game. Of course, the next one will be out soon to tickle your taste buds even further. (http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=641)
3) Mario Party. Doesn't matter which one; they are all fun and a great party game (as the name implies...). Apparently, Nintendo is looking to release a 7th one using a camera to avoid the use of a controller forevermore and make the party-ness of the game even more intense.
4)Sonic Adventure. Sonic Adventure DX, or Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Both are really fun games to play with some amount of replay value in the added features. I still haven't 100% completed SA2b because getting all the emblems is torture.
5) Sonic Heroes. Though this game came out for all three consoles, it's still fun.
6) Super Mario Sunshine. I don't care what anybody says about this game. It was fun and it was awesome. I still haven't managed to 100% complete this either, but I'm close.
7) Super Monkey Ball. Get both. Both of them are the greatest party games OF ALL TIME. Well, there is Wario Ware...but this is just so much cooler.
Eight) Super Smash Brothers Melee. This is truly the only reason I bought a Gamecube. I actually DID manage to 100% complete this after two years of playing it. But, that just goes to show you the replay value of this game. I still bring it with me whenever I go to a friend's house.
9) WarioWare Inc. Why wouldn't you get this game? You stupid or something? This is the most genius game ever made.
10) Ikaruga. Good luck. That's all I gotta say. Good luck finding a copy of it, good luck beating said copy.
11) 1080 Avalance. Maybe, only if you liked the first one. I did, and so I bought it for $10 a month ago. I already 100% completed it...
12) Viewtiful Joe. One of the greatest platformers of all time. So much action, so much difficulty, so much fun.
13) Metroid Prime. I don't have a GBA connection either, so I played these through with just the console. It is an amazingly detailed world and great classic Metroid action, leaving you with a perfect game. Prime 2 only managed to build on these things and make them even better.
14) Pikmin. Sure, it was designed for pre-teens, but pre-teens cannot beat this game. Be prepared for a pretty hard puzzle game.
15) F-Zero GX. Best racing game I've ever played. Still haven't 100% completed it, though I have no chance.
16) Tales of Symphonia. Best RPG I've ever played. It'll take you 80 hours to beat it, but you'll beat it in a week due to its intrigue. (http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=1307)
17) Crystal Chronicles. I don't really like this game, but maybe you will.
Eighteen) Mario Kart: Double Dash. Kinda fun racing game. The use of two characters at once is really fun.

If you need any trailers for any game I didn't supply one for, here you go: http://www.gametrailers.com/

Also, I took the liberty of getting you an estimate of prices for all the games I listed.

Animal Crossing - $20.
Wind Waker - $20.
Mario Party - $50 (I have no idea why #4 is still 50 bucks).
Sonic Adventure DX - $20.
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle - $20.
Sonic Heroes - $35
Super Mario Sunshine - $20.
Super Monkey Ball - $20.
Super Monkey Ball 2 - $20.
Super Smash Brothers Melee - $30.
Wario Ware Inc. - $30.
Ikaruga - $20 - $25 (Nobody carries this, so I can't price-check it...)
1080 Avalance - $15
Viewtiful Joe - $20.
Metroid Prime - $15 - $20.
Metroid Prime 2 - $50 (It IS still new...).
Pikmin - $15 - $20.
F-Zero GX - $20.
Tales of Symphonia - $50 (Good luck getting less for a few months).
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - $30.
Mario Kart: Double Dash - $40 (Get it free with your console).

By the way, these are all new prices. Getting it used brings it down a whole lot.

~Squeek

[Mr.Steilik]

RE: Re: RE: I am considering purchasing a Gamecube.

Resident Evil is the only real reason I would ever want a Gamecube....but that is not good enough for me to buy one...


I played Metroid Prime 2 for a bit and oh god, those controls are so bad.....SO BAD

Learn not to button mash first then tell me if the controls are bad.

I meant the way you aim, the way you walk...and those types of things


And why the hell would I button mash on an FPS...??

[vashthestampede0987]

RE: Re: RE: I am considering purchasing a Gamecube.

.....Because you are a n00b at the game possibly....I am not entirely sure...

[Mr.Steilik]

RE: Re: RE: I am considering purchasing a Gamecube.

Baffling

[Squeek]

RE: Re: RE: I am considering purchasing a Gamecube.

WHY ARE YOU RUINING THIS LEGITIMATE THREAD.

Talk to each other over PMs or AIM. Jewpin, I hope you clean up a few things in your thread here.

~Squeek

[Brainmaster07]

If you want a good selection of games which are both insanely hard (Ikaruga by a LONG SHOT, F-Zero GX) and have lots of freedom (SSBM, SMB, SMB2) I'd definately go GCN. The games have a lot more variety then other systems which specialize in just RPGS or just FPSs etc.

My favorite games (as said above) which I would highly suggest are probably:

Ikaruga. If you want a challenge like no other, get this game. No other game even COMES CLOSE to Ikaruga. It's kind of short (30min per run), but you could easily spend 100 hours just trying to beat hard without breaking your controller in half.

Tales of Symphonia. Comparable to SO3 if you've played it, great fighting system and a good plot (even if the dialogue isn't that great). Quite a bit of side areas with a lot of options for newgame+.

SMB/SMB2. They may look like kid games, but you could spend litterally hundreds of hours on this game and not perfect it. In fact, I HAVE spent hundreds of hours on this game. At one point I had 11 SMB2 world records, and let me tell you it's no easy feat. SMB is more challanging, especially unlocking master. In SMB you have to pass all expert and expert extra stages (60?) without dieing more then 3 times. It took me 2 years to do this, from what I can tell, less then 1% of people actually can get this far. Now SMB2 isn't nearly as challanging, but I like the feel more. I got to the master stages on the second day I had the game, as opposed to the second year, but I did have a lot of practice. Also, there is just so much freedom in the game, mostly practice mode competing for highscores. The stratagies to get the best time with the most bananas is endless, and some require days on days of practicing to even accomplish.

F-Zero GX. Great racing game, probably the hardest racing game I know of. Story mode will definately give you a run for your money, while story mode can range from semi-easy to pretty dang hard. The multiplayer is also very fun.

SSBM. Probably the best multiplayer fighting game. I think I've spent a grand total of 300 hours in multiplayer, between my friends/siblings and I. The challange mode is also pretty fun, although I could do without story mode.

[vashthestampede0987]

I will have to agree with you Brain. F-Zero's customizing between accleration and top speed was a pretty good setting to have. Its story mode is pretty good, but I really have never played a racing game with such an in depth story. The maps are good and multiplayer is always fun for a game like that. And of course SSBM is like the best multiplayer fighting game in the history of forever..in my opinion. I've spent a good...total playing time of a year playing the game...give er take a couple months.

[Musical_Master]

Argh, I typed up a really long response, but my computer got and error and restarted. Crap.

Anyway, here are my comments on the GC.

-It has a huge library of games. Plus, since the Game Boy Player enables the GC to play GBA games, it expands the library.
-Some good games are SSBM, Super Monkey Ball(2), Super Mario Sunshine, Mario Kart: Double Dash, Mario Party 6, Metroid Prime(2), The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker/Four Swords Adventures, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Pikmin(2), and Viewtiful Joe(2).
-The Gamecube is more durable than any other systems. People have dropped it on stairs and it still worked fine.
-It is a very portable system. It even has a handle for easy carrying.

I would go into an analysis of each game, but Squeek and some others have already done that.

[Kilgamayan]

Word of warning: You will not like Metroid Prime or its sequel if you are used to Halo's controls and suck at adapting to different controller styles.

If Halo is not a problem, then by all means, get both Prime games, as both are astounding.

Also get Melee and basically everything else Squeek listed.

[Moogy]

16) Tales of Symphonia. Best RPG I've ever played. It'll take you 80 hours to beat it, but you'll beat it in a week due to its intrigue.

I beat ToS in about 3 and a half days. I don't think any game has ever taken my full attention for a week, though Star Ocean 3 and Xenogears have come close.

Actually screw it, I'm playing SO3 again on Universe, and then on 4D, and I still have to do the extra stuff. It'll take me at least 3 weeks.

On topic, Metroid Prime 2 is awesome. I finally got around to playing it... thank god for player's guides... not that I'll use it on the first playthrough, of course. I only got it so I could get 100% my second time through in a decent time.

[Squeek]

Well, that's what I was getting at.

Basically, I bought it over the summer and had non-stop house-visits with my friends until we beat it. Every chance you get to play the game, you'll want to play it.

Also, what's with the Prime controls that nobody seems to like? They work fine for me. As Kilga said, it's tough not using the C-stick for looking and the Control stick for running, but you get used to it.

~Squeek

[jewpinthethird]

Thanks to everyone who took the time to respond. My opinion of the Gamecube has changed a lot.

The main reason I am considering getting a Gamecube is because of Resident Evil 4. Yes, I do know it is coming out for the PS2, however, I am sure there will be sacrifices in the game (graphics) to have it run better. I also have been wanting to play Tales of Symphonia, and Zelda for sometime (I have never played any Zelda game...ever).

I was totally unaware that Sonic Adventure came out no GC, which is a big plus since I love that game.

Also, my a lot of my friends own the GC, and I could probably borrow some games from them.

Though, I am still not certain whether or not I will get one (well, not anytime soon anyways).

[Musical_Master]

(I have never played any Zelda game...ever).

:O

You're missing out.

[Tsuteto]

Mario Party is fun for group play on it. I have Sonic Adventure 2, which is fun to race against another person on it. Melee... just buy it because it's freaking awesome. Super Monkey Ball 2 is quite fun, as well as Wario Ware Inc.

I'm sure there's more games... but I'm too bloody tired to think of more, so meh.

[jewpinthethird]

(I have never played any Zelda game...ever).

:O

You're missing out.

I know....