Gaming Am I the only one who thinks things started going downhill when n64 came out?

[Subversive]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Tricool [/i]
[B][color=red]I really liked the N64 but the Gamecube has a better library of games to choose from. But remember its not really how many games Nintendo makes in a period of time but how good the games are, although it is nice to have a large selection of games to choose from. Quality over Quanity.[/color] [/B][/QUOTE]

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Simply, I'm friggin tired of the more games for the PS2 comment. People usually aren't even saying more good games, just simply games. My Question: Why is that good?

Yipeee 23 more pieces of crap this week to add to the library of PS2 in your head, none of which you will actually buy.

*back to topic*
GameCube is making me more excited about video games then I ever have been before. Nintendo is known for gameplay, but now games are looking even more stunning. I just wish I had one right now. *cries over broken GCN*

[vegeta rocker]

They are not even going to continue making the Res Evil games. Instead of like 6 they will make three. I think that that was just a wrong move. Game Cube is more for kids man! What would you buy a a child? A ps2 or GC? I like ps2 but some of the titles aren't for kids. Then they went and cel shaded link. they have lost me forever.

[hiachi]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by vegeta rocker [/i]
[B]Game Cube is more for kids man! What would you buy a a child? A ps2 or GC? I like ps2 but some of the titles aren't for kids. Then they went and cel shaded link. they have lost me forever. [/B][/QUOTE]

That is the most stereotypical (i stress "typical") thing anyone can say about the current game market, a system is for whatever type of people who want it!

[GotenksSSJ343]

I think Nintendo is going uphill and also I've heard Gamcubes successor might be done and ready by 2005 a full year before X-box 2 and PS3. i'm not sure if it can play gamecube and gamecube 2 ( I'll call it that until theres an actual name for it and if it's actually coming out in 2005) yet but it sounds great. Back on topic.

My library for GCN is huge and I mean huge in quality I may only have about 13 games but there all great.

[Desbreko]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by vegeta rocker [/i]
[B]I like ps2 but some of the titles aren't for kids.[/B][/QUOTE]
[color=indigo]Lol, and every GCN game is? The also GCN has some titles that aren't for kids, you know. Try going to the Game List feature on [url]www.nintendo.com[/url] and look down the list of GCN games. You'll find there are a decent amount of mature and teen games. And some E rated games aren't for kids, either. Super Mario Sunshine was pretty dang hard in some parts for me, let alone a little kid.[/color]

[Talon]

[color=teal]Stereotypicality is common when comparing game systems, like the GCN stereotype about it being made "for the kids" while the PS2 was branded "for the teens and adults" when GTAIII came out. However, did anyone realize that it's the GAME, not system, for the "kids" of the "adults". Anyone ever heard of Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly? One of the first fifty games on the PS2, came before GTAIII. It was a game MADE FOR THE KIDS! Resident Evil? My little brother would have nightmares for years if he played it. RE Zero? No way in Hell. But me? I play the games all the time ON THE GCN! And when the cel-shaded Link, it wasn't for appeal, it was for a different approach. Everyone thought the same way you do, but then they played the game. A child could NOT get past the first dungeon. It took my little brother four hours to realize you could pick the lizalfos' torches and light them. Lesson: IT'S THE GAME, NOT THE SYSTEM, MARKETED FOR A SPECIFIC CROWD!

On the subject:

Nintendo may have experienced a gray area in the N64's time, mainly because of the difficulty rating "Near impossible, even with cheats, but without 'em, yer screwed" (Jet Force Gemini was the main one) on most games, then the graphical inequalities when they sacrificed quality FOR this difficulty, but when 'SSB' came out, the gray area made way to the GCN, in which Nintendo has become one of, if not THE best, in video game creation.[/color]

[Super Feen]

I don't own a gamecube but I only wish all the best for nintendo and I was actually excited about the sales boost they had in february, but I think this pretty much sums up what your average person thinks:


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[Guest Musahi]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Harry [/i]
[B]Am I the only one who thinks things started going downhill when n64 came out? [/B][/QUOTE]

I only have one thing to say to that!
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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by vegeta rocker [/i]
[B]Game Cube is more for kids man! What would you buy a a child? A ps2 or GC? [/B][/QUOTE]

*sighs* You hit my sore spot.

The GCN is in no way at all a "kiddy system". Eternal Darkness ( A GCN exclusive no less ) is one of the frekiest games out for any system. I almost pissed my pants the first time I played it. Another example would be all the Sesamie Street games for the PS2, I don't see any of those on the GCN market. Not to mention that the PS2 is the only system which the bleeped out the naked people in BMX XXX.

See my point?

[Magnum Apex]

[font=trebuchet ms][color=darkblue]I believe Nintendo has just lost its top spot as far as the system wars is concerned. The Nintendo 64 and GameCube don't have as much variety in quality games as the Playstation 2. As of late, Nintendo is afloat thanks to its excellent first-party games; its franchises are what keep Nintendo above the X-Box.

The GameCube system MAY have been created with children as the main target audience (just look at the freakin' controller), but that doesn't mean that its games exclude the mature gamer. In fact, games like The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is a title that perfectly blends the fun factor for all audiences. A 10-year-old boy will enjoy it as much as a 25-year-old woman. Consequently, there are also games that are made for mature audiences only, like Resident Evil and Eternal Darkness.[/color][/font]

[Tricool]

[color=red]I think that the Nintendo controller is easier to handle than the Playstation controller and MUCH easier than the X-Box controller. Nintendo made thier controller for comfort and it is more comforting than the other controllers where you have to stretch your thumbs almost out of their sockets to press two buttons at once.[/color]

[Magnum Apex]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Tricool [/i]
[B][color=red]I think that the Nintendo controller is easier to handle than the Playstation controller and MUCH easier than the X-Box controller. Nintendo made thier controller for comfort and it is more comforting than the other controllers where you have to stretch your thumbs almost out of their sockets to press two buttons at once.[/color] [/B][/QUOTE]

[font=trebuchet ms][color=darkblue]I disagree. When playing a GameCube game, my hands ache easily after almost an hour of play. However, with the Playstation 2 controller, I get the comfort I need. Not only that, but the layout is the simplest of the three, and the most effective. For example, fighting games, especially the 2D ones, are impossible to enjoy with a GameCube controller. The Playstation 2 controller has the advantage of easy button layout and accurate d-pad. The shoulder buttons are a huge advantage in this case, as well as in games like Metal Gear Solid (Just check out the X-Box version of the game. You'll come running back holding your PS2 copy and saying to it "I'm sorry, I'm sowwy...")

As for the X-Box controller, I hated the original one. Luckily, the S controller is much better. It isn't as big, and the buttons are more separately laid in the diamond.

I do admit that the GameCube controller works great for specific games, like Super Mario Sunshine and Metroid Prime, but those games are a small percentage in comparison to the rest of the titles available.[/color][/font]

[Desbreko]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Cyke [/i]
[B][font=trebuchet ms][color=darkblue]When playing a GameCube game, my hands ache easily after almost an hour of play.[/color][/font] [/B][/QUOTE]
[color=indigo]I could say pretty much the same about a PS2 controller. Personally, I love the GCN controller. It takes about ten hours, maybe more, for my hands to start aching from a GCN controller (yes, I actually know this from playing Zelda: The Wind Waker for an entire day straight), whereas with a PSX/PS2 controller, it takes about half that time for my hands to ache. Especially if the game uses the R and L buttons a lot.

My point is, neither controller is really better overall. It just depends on which one you're more comfortable with. (Haven't used an Xbox controller for more than a few minutes at a time, so I can't really say anything about it, though).[/color]

[Mei]

[color=green]*Huggles my Gamecube AND PS2*They are both mah fwiends..and they both have messed up on me too.-- I personally think that I can easily enjoy both controllers and systems. What I like is the wide variety of games they both share. PS2 has some better titles such as FF, and Gamecube has some better title(s) such as Zelda.>> I equally love both of the systems!^^ It's really a matter of opinion I suppose. Personally though, I don't really like the x-box*hides from Sere, hoping she won't see that she said that*...because the controller...its just weird, and the games are very great.Oo But Sere lurrrrves her x-box...and says the gamecube is weird. See? Matter of opinion!^^[/color]

[Tricool]

[color=red]Yeah, I guess it would be easier to handle a ps2 controller if your used to it. All I ever play, well, ALMOST only ever play, is Nintendo games so I'm used to that controller.[/color]

[hiachi]

On a note of games being good for all audiences, yes Zelda: Wind Waker may look cartoony, but thats a grand art form, have you ever seen a game that stands out that much, you may say so, but all the other games i see dont have anything special to add to the looks other than polygonal detail, and that my friends doenst require as much skill as you think, you can just get a smoothing application, and with the right setup of polys, you get a very detailed model.....also, you may think that WW is childish, but younger children that you think it is for really cant play that game that well at first, thats whats great about nintendo games, their masterpieces of challenging gameplay--in desguise!

[Tricool]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by hiachi [/i]
[B], thats whats great about nintendo games, their masterpieces of challenging gameplay--in desguise! [/B][/QUOTE]

[color=red]100% correct. I have to admit that I didn't want to get some of the more kiddie looking games that came out for Nintendo, such as Pikmin. My cousin talked me into getting these games, which I am glad he did because I found them fun and challenging.[/color]