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The Gamecube was a big letdown for me - being a big Nintendo fan from the old school. The problem wasn't that there were no games - there were no GREAT games aside from RE4 and Zelda Wind Waker. Mario Sunshine was a disappointing oddity. N64 also had a dearth of games but it had Mario 64, Zelda:OoT/MM, Waverace, Goldeneye, etc - all masterpieces. Gamecube had some really good games, but it just couldn't compete with PS2 and XBOX's library.
yip it was a remake of mgs 1 based on an updated mgs 2 game engine ! there was also a resident evil 1 remake that looked better then anything the ps2 could throw at it !Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBigKahuna
People forget to realise that although the ps2 had the most games and sales for its generation it was not the best console from a technical perspective. Many ignorant people would say the dreamcast was a bad console ! Y was it bad ? probably cause sony said so ! there used to articles in magazines claiming the DC could only render 3 million poly's a second and the ps2 could render 70 million (what those articles forgot to mention was that the 70 million poly's was essentially a wireframe model rendering with all PP effects turned off ! ) I believe @ looking at factual information about consoles instead of running after brainless PR BullS***
I don't think there is a bad console tbh, only bad game collections on certain consoles
It all depends what you play and what you can get your hands on
Any console is terrible if you don't have decent games on it, I even bought a ps3 from a guy who never used his because he stated it was junk, turns out he had GH, Wrestling and Trivial Pursuit , and nothing else on it, so now wonder he thought it blew
Most people scorned Nintendo over the cartridge format of the Nintendo 64.
But in hindsight how beautiful is to still own one with all those carts and be able to play the games even today.
Game city in the Golden Acre in Cape Town still had a Nintendo 64 boxed for R499 a month ago.
What a piece of art to own one in this day and age[If you can source the games]
Yes i suppose worse console is a matter of taste, bundled with sales figures.
I still go back and play those old N64 games now and again. There are a ton of texture packs out there:
http://www.emutalk.net/showthread.php?t=45875
I just had to share this with you.
Look at that a$$:eek:
http://i960.photobucket.com/albums/a...132xcables.jpg
As you can see, the 32x is clearly making whoopie with the Genesis.
The Wii. As the console with the most mainstream reach, it had the potential to unveil gaming as more than something 5-12 year olds waste their time with, how its ready to start chipping away at the movie industry and become widely recognized as a sport. Instead, Nintendo delivered a last-gen console with "fancy" gimicks and games like party babies. If anything, Nintendo have slowed the whole process down with their Wii stunt, I guess I would have done the same if it was so damn profitable.
Nintendo Gamecube (of doom) !
Peace "B" :cool
Erm, I agree with you to an extent that the Wii graphics-wise is just a gamecube 1.5, but those "fancy gimmicks" you speak of was a brave and innovative move from Nintendo, as always. Sony and MS always play it safe banking solely on graphics, hell the playstation has the same damn controller since its inception. If it wasn't for the Wii you guys wouldn't be getting your moves and natals, so hows that slowing down the process?Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackhand
I'll agree with you that the Wii has a ton of shovelware along with all those crappy games as developers try to cash in on the Wii's success, but those aren't the only games for the system. The Wii has an excellent 1st party line up as well as some good third party games.
I agree with what Xerowing said, the hardware by itself doesn't a console great or bad, it's the games that decide whether a console is good or bad. Nintendo make excellent 1st party games, if not the best. Looking at this gen's console I'd say they're the most talented and creative for developing for such a challenging platform. I mean seriously, how long can the other companies keep improving graphics with the next gen? That just might be a dead-end, then they'll have to look to other means to make their games awesome. The ps2 had considerably better graphics over the ps1 and sold a huge amount, but the ps3 and xbox combined sales to date haven't reached the amount that the ps2 has sold in its lifetime, evidence already that graphics alone doesn't sell.
/end rant.
I really like your statement.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBigKahuna
The Wii's graphics are by far not the best.
Why does it sell?
You answer this nicely by pointing out that their first party games are good.
Shigeru Miyamoto is almost solely responsible for Nintendo's success.
After all you can have the best equipment and still be rubbish.
This is a true testament to his abilty.
But i still believe their are those duds[Sega32x] that are produced quickly in a rush merely to respond to a situation.[Playstation looming whilst developing the Saturn]