Woohoo! Got my Gamecube!

[Kevin]

Wow it is great. I know most of you probably hate console games, but I think the experience they offer is different from that of a PC game and that the two shouldn't be compared. Anyhow, it rocks. I have Waverace Blue Storm, Madden 2002, and Tony Hawk 3. Anyone else buy one of these or maybe an XBOX (don't want that POS)?
=Kevin

[OcPunK]

I want Tony Hawk 3 must make my parents buy a gamecube for my little bro and sis.

[iceheart]

Sorry to rain on your parade, but consoles suck the big one.

[BaconGrease]

Uhmm,
I thought college was hard!
Gamecube likely won't help.

[Kevin]

Originally posted by iceheart:
Sorry to rain on your parade, but consoles suck the big one.

Okay.

Originally posted by BaconGrease:
Uhmm,
I thought college was hard!
Gamecube likely won't help.

Hehehehe yah seriously. Yesterday I was supposed to study, but we had like 15 people in my suite all playing Madden on the big TV. We also mixed it up w/ some racing and a little bit of Tony Hawk in between sessions.
-Kevin

[Sled_Dog]

Tony Hawk 3 better come on PC cause I do not want a GameCube. If it is on PS2 maybe I will get a PS2.

[Sled_Dog]

Tony Hawk 3 is coming on PC.... in March 2002. Get a Gamecube Matt NOW!!

[UnaClocker]

What made you choose the Gamecube? Was it just the price, or is there something I'm missing. I looked at the stats, and the thing sounds like a dog.
Tho I'm not sure which one I'd have gotten. The evil XBox, albeit hella hackable. or the PS2, which is already looking outdated, and isn't likely to ever get a full fledged Linux port.. Hmm..

[Joe]

hehe Kev, College Student+NoJob gets new game cube. Hmmmm can I have some money please???

[Kevin]

Originally posted by UnaClocker:
What made you choose the Gamecube? Was it just the price, or is there something I'm missing. I looked at the stats, and the thing sounds like a dog.

Yeah when you look at the stats, it seems to lose. however, the system is very powerful. Kinda like the case w/ Athlon XPs vs. P4s you cant judge just by clock speed. Check out some games and you'll see that they look much better than PS2 games and just as good as XBOX ones. The $100 price difference wasn't much of a perk. I went to E3 last year to find which machine I liked better. The XBOX had Halo... and um... Amped Snowboarding. Nothing else interested me on that system.

Originally posted by Joe:
hehe Kev, College Student+NoJob gets new game cube. Hmmmm can I have some money please???

Haha I saved up from being a camp counselor this summer. I put $400 aside in a jar in my room (I actually did that as cheesy as it sounds ) so it wasn't like the purchase took a hit out of my pocket.
-Kev

[UnaClocker]

Mmm.. Actually, I like racing games. And that one for the XBox looks like it might be pretty fun.. Now if I can just hack in a real USB port so that I can plug in a Sidewinder force feedback steering wheel.. ;>

[Kevin]

I must admit... Project Gotham racing does look pretty neat. I like racing games too, but it doesn't have to be cars so I bought WaveRace: Blue Storm. I've never seen better water fx in any other video game. Also the gamecube controller rocks. The XBOX one doesn't.
-Kev

[Jake]

I got an Xbox (yeah whatever flame now, later pfft :P). Project Gotham Racing is hella cool, as is Halo and DOA3. I don't see what people are complaining about the controllers. Do you have little girl hands or something? I might have complained when I was 12 but not now.

Now I just need to find some one else in the Twin Cities with Halo and 4 controllers for some 8 player+ Halo action.

[Kevin]

Hehe I don't want to start a flame war between the two . I like them both, but GCN was the system for me. Yah the games you named are all fuggin great. Seriously. Those and Amped. I'm actually stoked cuz my little brothers who live back home are getting an XBOX so i'll still be able to play one. Like I said, it is just preference and I prefer the Gamecube. I'm pissed though cuz I spilled beer in one of hte controllers and the POS is all sticky.

Oh and about the XBOX controller... I do believe to be inferior. It is large, despite what you say. I'm also not a fan of its almost verticle button layout and how the last two are smaller... It is a dreamcast controller that feels bulkier and has two extra black buttons. But i'm not trying to dis the XBOX. I like it!

-Kev

[BaconGrease]

anybody using gamespy to play halo multiplayer?