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vsp · 11-04-2003, 11:03 AM

I have a Cube (at age 32), but I've barely used it. I bought Metroid Prime but haven't started it yet (can't... stop... playing... PS2 Disgaea...), rented Wind Waker (and disliked it intensely, to the point where I could've bought it for $20 later on and turned it down), and blasted through Bloody Roar in an evening.

My wife has gotten more mileage out of it, via hunting zombies and other dead things (Eternal Darkness, Resident Evil, Resident Evil Zero), and we haven't gotten around to plowing through Hunter: The Reckoning much yet.

If you're into the classic Nintendo franchises (Mario platformers, Mario Kart, Metroid, Zelda, F-Zero, Mario sports, Starfox, Mario Party), the GameCube is an absolute steal at $99 or less. If you're not -- and, as Dave noted, many older gamers aren't -- there's not nearly as much to recommend it. The only other exclusives of note are:

* Animal Crossing (basically, The Sims gone Saturday-morning cartoon)
* Skies of Arcadia Legends (only RPG of note, similar to DreamCast version)
* the shoot-dead-things games mentioned above, which are an acquired taste
* Viewtiful Joe (which is getting major critical acclaim, but it hasn't clicked with me yet)
* the Monkey Ball games.

Not exactly a console custom-made for PC-gaming/FPS junkies.

11-04-2003, 11:03 AM	#454
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	I have a Cube (at age 32), but I've barely used it. I bought Metroid Prime but haven't started it yet (can't... stop... playing... PS2 Disgaea...), rented Wind Waker (and disliked it intensely, to the point where I could've bought it for $20 later on and turned it down), and blasted through Bloody Roar in an evening. My wife has gotten more mileage out of it, via hunting zombies and other dead things (Eternal Darkness, Resident Evil, Resident Evil Zero), and we haven't gotten around to plowing through Hunter: The Reckoning much yet. If you're into the classic Nintendo franchises (Mario platformers, Mario Kart, Metroid, Zelda, F-Zero, Mario sports, Starfox, Mario Party), the GameCube is an absolute steal at $99 or less. If you're not -- and, as Dave noted, many older gamers aren't -- there's not nearly as much to recommend it. The only other exclusives of note are: * Animal Crossing (basically, The Sims gone Saturday-morning cartoon) * Skies of Arcadia Legends (only RPG of note, similar to DreamCast version) * the shoot-dead-things games mentioned above, which are an acquired taste * Viewtiful Joe (which is getting major critical acclaim, but it hasn't clicked with me yet) * the Monkey Ball games. Not exactly a console custom-made for PC-gaming/FPS junkies.