Sephiroth Posted October 31, 2001 Share Posted October 31, 2001 ok, I played on the Game Cube yesterday, I only played one game though, wave race, here are my thoughts on the machine.... At first glance.... when I finally saw the machine, I thought it was a tower! it was just so damn big, it looked ok, but the size of it.... also, when I saw the joypad, I was like, you have GOT to be kidding, it looked like something a little kid made, it was similar to the playstations dual shock pad, but different in the fact that it had these 2 extensions where the 2 anologue sticks were on the ps2.... When I saw the game, I didn't think much of it, it just looked like the original.... Playtested.... wow, this machine is cool! although I had a major gripe with the look of the joypad, its actually pretty cool, I got used to the controls of wave race in no time, and the loading was also very fast, almost instant.... wave race was cool, but it was just too similar to the first one, the graphics are amazing after playing it up close, the water effects are really marvellous, and when you play on the dolphin park level, the dolphins just look so damn cool! I have 2 gripes with the game though, one of them is the commentator, he is just so damn irritating, every 2 seconds he would shout "yes!", "thats the way", "excellent!", "oh no!", it just gets verry irritating after a while, my second gripe is....how the HELL do you boost? the damn commentator kept telling me I have my boost bar to the max, but how the hell do you boost? I tried everything.... Final Thoughts.... I am impressed with the game cube thus far, I will definately get a game cube, and after playing wave race, I might get it too, I'm not sure, its pretty similar to the original, but thems the breaks I guess.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treble Posted October 31, 2001 Share Posted October 31, 2001 Heh that was intersting.I'd enjoyed reading it.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shy Posted October 31, 2001 Share Posted October 31, 2001 Very informative, thanks seph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted October 31, 2001 Author Share Posted October 31, 2001 heh, no problem, just thought I would say my opinion after playing the machine.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorykoAngelcry Posted November 1, 2001 Share Posted November 1, 2001 I love hearing opinions, especially when it is not the same repetative opinions as everyone else gives. I will have to try one out this weekend, though as the commercial says - "Save your hands" . . . ^_^ Once I try it, I might add my own thoughts(better to do it now, then after everyone else gets one and fills the page with their own voices of praise =P Just kidding, I love Nintendo and all of you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorykoAngelcry Posted November 5, 2001 Share Posted November 5, 2001 Going to put my review in here, so no one gets mad at me for starting a new topic. For some, this may seem a bit biased, but as eager as I am looking forward to this game, I couldn't see anything wrong or dissapointing at all. Played the Gamecube at Target today, and had to say I was blown away. First, they had a tiny screen, and the arm attached to the controller at just the height to make it almost un-enjoyable to play, but I managed happily ^_^ While watching the kid before me, I was just amazed at the graphics. Even on the small screen, the detail was very sharp, and the images were very clear. When I asked one of my friends that worked there, he said they were using the simple RF Adapter to hook it up to the TV. I was happy with that, since if I want to take it to other people?s houses, I will have no problem getting it up and running on almost any TV set-up. Finally the father sensed my growing desire to play *evil grin* and hurried his kids along. I could almost see that he wanted to play himself, but opted to let his children have fun. As I was watching him, his eyes were glued to the Gamecube screen, and could care less about the X-Box or Playstation2 screens. Controller ? I grabbed the controller, and had to do a double take. I couldn?t believe how good this felt in my hands. I could barely tell that it was there, and my fingers fit nicely across the whole pad. The buttons were easy to reach, and I found little trouble getting to each button without even trying. Everyone keeps comparing it to the Playstation controller, and I have to disagree. I never liked the Playstation controller, it was bulky, obtuse, and very uncomfortable to hold. The Nintendo controller was like they crafted the controller to fit my hand! Finally, I started up the game for myself. I was given the option of Star Wars, Luigi?s Mansion, and Waveracer. I started off with Luigi?s Mansion, opting to save Star Wars for last =) When I started up the game, I was happy to see how fast it loaded. I think the only reason it seemed to take long at all was because they had to give credit to the makers of the game (like they do on all games, flashing the companies who took part in the making at the beginning). Once I started though, I was amazed at the graphics in the game. Though I didn?t play for too long, I got used to the controls very easily, and was sucking up ghosts in no time. It took a minute to get used to the whole ?flashlight on the ghosts and use the vacuum to capture them? attack, but soon, I was in the swing of it. I didn?t want to spoil the game too much for myself, so I opted to just take what experience I had and run with it. So here comes Star Wars ? I started up the game, and saw a group of Stormtroopers dancing to the Cantina song from the original Star Wars. I laughed out loud when I saw this, and to contain my embarrassment, I skipped this, and went right to the game. The demo was a fight over the first Death Star, and this just blew me away. The laser filling the screen had me banking hard in all directions hoping to avoid it. I revelled in the explosions that seemed too real to be a game. When I fired the torpedo, the ripple effect created by it?s flight made my jaw drop. The voices and music were also awe inspiring, being way life like, as if I were watching the movie right there. I finished with the first objective, and then the ties came on =) I was blasting them left and right, flying through the explosions as I locked onto another. This was making me smile, and I had to stop myself due to all the looks I was getting (though I didn?t care much). This may seem a bit biased, but I love Nintendo even more now, and can not wait . . . so if you all have any concerns at all still, take it from me ? GET IT!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted November 5, 2001 Author Share Posted November 5, 2001 good review, I'm interested in playing luigi's mansion, that sucking up ghost's with a vacuum thing intrigues me for some reason.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Penn Posted November 5, 2001 Share Posted November 5, 2001 Moe, you should have went to computer exchange yesterday, instead of playing GTA3 all day, they had luigi's mansion on the game cube to play on, looks very interesting :freak: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecil Posted November 5, 2001 Share Posted November 5, 2001 Nice reviews, both of you, but you make me want to get it now! I'm going to start :bawl: like a baby, if I can't get my hands on a cube the day it comes out. I don't know if I should be glad or very mad, but I'm going on a week long cruise of the Canary Islands starting the 20th. :nervous: :worried: :bawl: I hope this trip is going to be as good as it supposed to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo_swinkels Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 :bawl: I also feel like crying couse I spend my last money on a GOOD dvd player an few days ago. I couldn`t wait any longer. But I never even played on a Gamecube and I`m really jealous of you guys. :flaming: :flaming: :bawl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Break Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 [SIZE=1]Also I had the experience of playing a gamecube, the game I played? Pikmin, a confusing lemming-ish game... Well, the joypad and joysticks, much like the anologue on PSX are a nightmare to handle, but you will get used to them... the big buttons on the right are quite hard. You expect to see the lil' C-Buttons... but you see a moon shaped button, and a massive A button... also some others. The size of the console was really cool, like the width of the PS1, but quite tall, maybe double a 64's height... I think it is really cool though... I give it: 8/10 PS.I saw a video of all the games, they look SOOOOoooooooo cool, plus the graphics are excellent. They canceled this game called "Raven-sword" apparantly 'failed to impress nintendo and will not be released' It looked way cool, like a war game... class[/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorykoAngelcry Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by ShadowGohan [/i] [B][SIZE=1]Also I had the experience of playing a gamecube, the game I played? Pikmin, a confusing lemming-ish game... Well, the joypad and joysticks, much like the anologue on PSX are a nightmare to handle, but you will get used to them... the big buttons on the right are quite hard. You expect to see the lil' C-Buttons... but you see a moon shaped button, and a massive A button... also some others. The size of the console was really cool, like the width of the PS1, but quite tall, maybe double a 64's height... I think it is really cool though... I give it: 8/10 PS.I saw a video of all the games, they look SOOOOoooooooo cool, plus the graphics are excellent. They canceled this game called "Raven-sword" apparantly 'failed to impress nintendo and will not be released' It looked way cool, like a war game... class[/SIZE] [/B][/QUOTE] hehe, actually, I heard that was but one of the reasons that they scrapped it. Another being that they wanted to put more effort into developing the company's main title - (which the name escapes me for some wierd reason. . *shrugs*) will post once I can think of it =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Break Posted November 12, 2001 Share Posted November 12, 2001 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by NorykoAngelcry [/i] [B] hehe, actually, I heard that was but one of the reasons that they scrapped it. Another being that they wanted to put more effort into developing the company's main title - (which the name escapes me for some wierd reason. . *shrugs*) will post once I can think of it =P [/B][/QUOTE] [SIZE=1]But... why? What do you mean "main title"? And it looked sooo cool and they're scrappin' it just because of it's title?! SAD![/SIZE]:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zeh Posted November 13, 2001 Share Posted November 13, 2001 :) Thank god i'm gettin' a GameCube on the 4th. I've read reviews of a lot of the games and i liked them a lot, i just hope there as good as you guys described them. *ahhhhhh 666 posts* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorykoAngelcry Posted November 13, 2001 Share Posted November 13, 2001 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Cloud [/i] [B]:) Thank god i'm gettin' a GameCube on the 4th. I've read reviews of a lot of the games and i liked them a lot, i just hope there as good as you guys described them. *ahhhhhh 666 posts* [/B][/QUOTE] They are. . and will be. . You will not be let down by Nintendo of ALL systems. They have, are, and will continue to bring you high quality games of both fun factor, and replay and challenge. Go Nintendo *bows* 5 more days. . MWAHAHAHAHAHA *takes his pills. . . hehe* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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