Game Cube looks very nice.

http://cubemedia.ign.com/media/space2k1/pics/panasonic/panacubespace6.jpg

http://cubemedia.ign.com/media/space2k1/pics/panasonic/panacubespace4.jpg

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http://cubemedia.ign.com/media/space2k1/pics/panasonic/panacubespace15.jpg

Hopefully there wont be shit loads of kiddy games.

:eek: That's soooo BIG!!
it's like that square mac computer

about the kiddie oriented thing... i read a statement by the president of nintendo that said this console will concentrate on the younger gaming community.
While the xbox concentrates on the hardcore gamers, that need the best graphics, best detail, etc.

Is it a Nintendo? Looks like a Panasonic to me...

BTW, ever notice Sega is always way ahead of it's time, but no one ever buys their stuff? The Sega GameGear or whatever is was was color, and long side to side. Everyone bought the inferior monocolor Gameboy. Now Gameboy advance, like 10 years later, is color and long side to side. Sega CD was like the only CD system, and no one bought it, instead they stuck to cartridge Nintendo systems. Now everything is CD (or DVD, but still disc) based. Sega came out with the first 128 bit system, and no one liked it. Then came the PS2, and everyone got it.

:confused::confused::confused:

Gamecube and PS2 will own this holiday season. Death to the X-Box... :finger:

Originally posted by Heep
BTW, ever notice Sega is always way ahead of it's time, but no one ever buys their stuff? The Sega GameGear or whatever is was was color, and long side to side. Everyone bought the inferior monocolor Gameboy. Now Gameboy advance, like 10 years later, is color and long side to side. Sega CD was like the only CD system, and no one bought it, instead they stuck to cartridge Nintendo systems. Now everything is CD (or DVD, but still disc) based. Sega came out with the first 128 bit system, and no one liked it. Then came the PS2, and everyone got it.

:confused::confused::confused:

it's so true.... i think Sega was the best video game company in the world, but nobody got it for some reason... i think they just had bad marketing (main reason)

but they did have a couple systems that were popular like the Sega Genesis, everybody had that :D i also had a game gear when it came out... now i have a Dreamcast and a PS2, and you know what? PS2 isn't that much better, on a scale of 1-10, i would give dreamcast a 9 and the PS2 a 9.5
There haven't been any games for PS2 that have really BLOWN AWAY the dreamcast, there are so many racing games for DC too, and they have all the good RPGs like Shenmue. NFL2K1 for Dreamcast is the best football game still and i play it all the time against other people around the world.
Dreamcast was the first 128-bit system also the first system with a built-in modem so that you can have multi-player games on your dreamcast, suprisingly NO LAG!! (most of the time)

also i read that dreamcast only uses like 60% of it's potential system power :eek: that means it could have games that are WAY better than PS2.... but since they stopped making them cause of some bullshit goin on in Sega, they didn't move to the stage of the really advanced games.

btw, Tennis 2K2 for dreamcast......... most fun game EVER!! :D :D

The biggest money maker at Sega was the software, the hardware was just a way for them to promote and sell their games at a maximum profit. They realized they could make a better profit by just selling the games (software) and kill their hardware department. Just a bottom line call.

Still, Dreamcast was bomb as hell. I'm sad that development will cease for it. It's gonna feel weird playing the next Sonic title on my PS2...

Originally posted by johnny
Still, Dreamcast was bomb as hell. I'm sad that development will cease for it. It's gonna feel weird playing the next Sonic title on my PS2...

yeah they're still making games for the dreamcast though, for like another 2 years i think

a bunch of games came out lately like Tennis 2K2, NFL 2K2... and all the other sports games

You wouldn't think a tennis game would be fun, but holy hell, Sega hast the magic touch!!

I don't know, I'm kinda at a lose for words.:huh:

Originally posted by DVSNCYNIKL
I don't know, I'm kinda at a lose for words.:huh:

I dont believe that for a minute!

I'm still happy with my N64, hell, even a super Ninetendo would keep me happy! I do all my hardcore gaming on computers these days, which I'm sure has slowed sales of gaming consoles.

I think the problem with the Game Gear was its huge appetite for the 'AA's.

Plus I always prfered the Game Boy games and I'm not alone.

Segas biggest (only?) success was the Genesis/Megadrive. Its other systems alwas played second fiddle to Nintendo, or more recently, Sony.

Originally posted by YogsVR4


I dont believe that for a minute!

I swear! Just like every politician says "NO NEW TAXES"!:D:D

what are you guys talkin bout?? :huh:


Lizard: if you've played the really good dreamcast games you'd see there's almost no difference between them and PS2 games
there is no RPG on any system that could even compare to Shenmue. and NFL2K1 is the best football game on any system

I agree that the two systems were very close in ability. The PS had slightly more balls, although Dreamcast had more RAM I believe.

PS had much better games, I totally disagree about Shenmue. The FF games were better.

I was talking to some guy who worked at a game shop, and he said that he went to a convention where they previewed Gamecube and X-Box. He said that Gamecube is going to crush X-Box when it first comes out because of all the titles its gonna have.:D

What you posted pics of is nothing like the pics of Gamecube I've seen. The one I've seen is cheapo purple plastic, like something Nintendo would put out

Originally posted by Lizard King
I agree that the two systems were very close in ability. The PS had slightly more balls, although Dreamcast had more RAM I believe.

PS had much better games, I totally disagree about Shenmue. The FF games were better.

whoa, i was comparing Dreamcast to playstation 2...
Shenmue breaks barriers, there are lots of games for dreamcast that the graphics are almost as good as PS2... and the games are made alot better
Shenmue, is the only game that use the internal clock and real time stuff

I don't have time now, but i'd get into it more

Whoo HOOO

I'm th only person here with any knowledge about that little thing made by Nintendo/Panasonic.

:huh:

WTF is up with you ppl's?

I'll explain if anyone cares.:D

Originally posted by YellowMaranello
I was talking to some guy who worked at a game shop, and he said that he went to a convention where they previewed Gamecube and X-Box. He said that Gamecube is going to crush X-Box when it first comes out because of all the titles its gonna have.:D


Typical talk coming from a shop owner. He is a bit bias right there when he said GC is going to crush Xbox? Thats doubtful. The GC's launch line up only has about 2 games that are must buy, Xbox has about 6. I'd rather have Xbox then GC anyways. GC doesn't offer much right now, not until the new zelda or Mario games are you. Smash bros and Rouque leader are the only two games that will crush any of the Xbox games. But, that shop owner knows nothing.

Originally posted by SkYLiNeFrEaK
Whoo HOOO

I'm th only person here with any knowledge about that little thing made by Nintendo/Panasonic.

:huh:

WTF is up with you ppl's?

I'll explain if anyone cares.:D


explain away :)

Originally posted by gang$tarr
Shenmue, is the only game that use the internal clock and real time stuff

So does Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero...

I can't wait for the gamecube, but The 64 was kid oriented, but still had some of the greatest games: 1080 snowboarding, Golden Eye, The Zeldas, World Driver Championship, All of the sports games that were also on the PSX, but with graphics that were 10x better, and the greatest of all of them Conkers Bad Fur Day. There were others, but those were my faves.
You can only get Rare titles on Nintendo systems, and since they are the greatest game company around, I am going to get the Gamecube.
Can't wait for the new Zelda, Kameo(Probably going to be the best game for the Gamecube for at least the first year), Metroid Prime, Wave Race: Blue Storm, Luigi's Mansion, Rogue Squadron 2. The Gamecube may focus on the younger audience, but it is not abandoning us.
The X-Box at first I thought was going to be the best, but then I looked at its games, and I don't see anything I can't wait to play. And the cables that it uses can't handle all of that extra power, so it really isn't used.

Oh and the problem with sega, they rush every system they have so it ends up being inferior in the long run. The gameboy was more succsessful because of the cost, and the games. And gameboy advance is much more powerful and smaller than Game Gear was, and the Game Gear went through batteries. If you want to talk about a company that was way ahead of its time it way mmmmm help me here, 32 bit portable handheld, I can't remember started with an L though.
I thought Shenmue was a little boring, and too technical, but a great game nonetheless. I personally think psx systems are overrated. The only games that they had the N64 didn't have that I really liked were Teken, and Gran Tourismo.

Lynx?
http://www.vgstore.com/lynx/11265.jpg

Lynx thats it. Thanx. That was ahead of its time.
But anyway back to Kameo. Kameo is a rare game, and I have only been dissapointed by 1 rare title, and that was banjo Tooie. Conker is the best so far though. If you havent' played conker go buy it. Funniest game ever made, and amazing graphics. One of my favorite games of all time definitly in the top 2 or 3.

Originally posted by Cannabis
But anyway back to Kameo. Kameo is a rare game, and I have only been dissapointed by 1 rare title, and that was banjo Tooie. Conker is the best so far though. If you havent' played conker go buy it. Funniest game ever made, and amazing graphics. One of my favorite games of all time definitly in the top 2 or 3. Kameo sounds like super-duper Pokemon, but better. At least from what I've read. ;) You catch monsters and stuff and use them to fight other monsters...

Well yes that is one way to look at it, but it sounds bad ass, and it is a Rare game, so I have to try it.

Originally posted by Cannabis
...and it is a Rare game... Oh, "Rare!" I thought you were saying 'rare' as in 'hard to find!' Hahaha! :D

Originally posted by SkYLiNeFrEaK



Typical talk coming from a shop owner. He is a bit bias right there when he said GC is going to crush Xbox? Thats doubtful. The GC's launch line up only has about 2 games that are must buy, Xbox has about 6. I'd rather have Xbox then GC anyways. GC doesn't offer much right now, not until the new zelda or Mario games are you. Smash bros and Rouque leader are the only two games that will crush any of the Xbox games. But, that shop owner knows nothing.

Just what I've heard... I don't know about X-Box though... My overall opinion is its either going to be really good, or really bad, but nothing inbetween. If Microsoft puts alot of money into it, then it will be really good, but I think that Microsoft just put out X-Box to be in the competition. I think that it wont be that great when it comes out, but might be better in the long run.

he he he My bad should have been more clear about that.

Originally posted by Heep


So does Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero...

sorry, what i meant was Shenmue was the first

if you're into racing games (which i know you all are :D) Dreamcast offers soo much more than PS2 or psx. I think there are like 15 racing games for Dreamcast, and most of them are really good

Ferrari F-355 Racing
Tokyo Xtreme Racer 1 & 2
Lemans
F1 world Grand Prix
metropolis street racer

and lots more

The biggest advantage of DC is that you can burn games that you get off the internet, pop the cd in and it works. I have like 50 games, and i only paid for 4 of them :D :D
but my dad's gotta shell out the cash for the PS2 games

Oh and I have to bring up something that was said earlier. The Genesis was nowhere near as good as the Super Nintendo. I have a Genesis, and not a super, but the genesis doesn't have nearly as many colors, and it is buggy as hell.
BTW yellow maranello, Earthworm Jim kicks ass. I wish I could find my Earthworm Jim 2 though.

Genesis was better than Super nintendo.... i was reading the specs a while ago, and the genesis has alot more colors...... haven't you ever seen Vectorman for genesis?! it looks almost like a playstation game........ key word: almost :)

Originally posted by jay@af
Lynx?
http://www.vgstore.com/lynx/11265.jpg

I had a Lynx. It had about one good game (that I happened to dislike) and batteries lasted about 2 minutes.

Originally posted by gang$tarr
Genesis was better than Super nintendo.... i was reading the specs a while ago, and the genesis has alot more colors...... haven't you ever seen Vectorman for genesis?! it looks almost like a playstation game........ key word: almost :)

Colours are the one thing that undoubtably the SNES had in its favour. The SNES had many, many times more colours than the Genesis.

That is what I thought. YEAH!!! In Your Face Gangstarr!!!!


J/K

The genesis had more colors, i was reading about them.... but it was the genesis that i had it's a square not a rectangle.... i think it was like the second edition genesis or something

I thought the genesis had 16, and the snes had 256. But you can't deny that the genesis was really buggy. I see that every time I play it.

16 :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: I bet the old regular nintendo had more than that! :D

This is a really bad picture but it's hard to find genesis screen shots. This game was said to look as good as an early playstation game. if you played it for real you'd see, it looks damn good
now that's probably more than 256 colors

sega is still the best, just now theyll own all systems. they wont be makin dc games for 2 more years though. that gamecube is the panisonic gamecube its got a dvd drive and its only available in japan. itll be goin for the equivilent of about 300 american dollars. ive got a dvd player, so spendin an extra hundred bucks for sumthin i wont need doesnt matter, so i aint to sad they dont have any plans for it here. looks sweet though.

Originally posted by gang$tarr
if you've played the really good dreamcast games you'd see there's almost no difference between them and PS2 games

I agree 110% with ya G$. I have a DC and I have to say that the games are pretty damn good, and I dont see that much improvement in PS2 over DC.

Its just too bad that more good games didnt come out for the DC :(

yeah... but there were hundreds of games put out, so you can always find new good ones :D
what are your favorites?

the sports games for DC are amazing. NFL2K2 is commin out on XBox, since no more Dreamcast :(

Anumeric: they are still making games for the dreamcast though... like 5 games just came out for the dreamcast a week or 2 ago

Originally posted by gang$tarr
what are your favorites?


My fav DC games would have to be:
(no particular order)

MSR
Sega GT
Shenmue
Virtua Tennis
Ferrari F-355
NFL2K1

heh, i got all those except for Sega GT... i didn't think it was good (though i never played it) but everybody says it's awesome.. so i gotta check it out :D
MSR is so freakin hard... i think there's somethin i'm doin wrong :)

I like Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2.. that game is sooo fun, plus you can mod your car in it. Get body kits, suspension mods, new exhaust and performance mods like turbo... so you can increase the hp of your car. There's also stuff you can do to make it lighter. Then you drive around streets and race people, it's good fun :D

Originally posted by gang$tarr
The genesis had more colors, i was reading about them.... but it was the genesis that i had it's a square not a rectangle.... i think it was like the second edition genesis or something

I have to agree with you gang$tarr...I'm 99.999999% positive that an old issue of some popular console gaming mag (can't remember the damn name) that I had back when SNES and Genesis were new said that the Genesis had way more colors and better graphics than the SNES, but the SNES had way better sound. And I remember compared Street Fighter 2 for Genesis and SNES, the voices in the Genesis version were unintelligible, but the graphics rocked, while the SNES was easy to understand, but the graphics were worse.

Glad to see I'm not the only one who still has their DC hooked up. Like someone else said, the great thing about the DC is the amount of games available and you sure can't beat the price. I seriously haven't even played all the games I have for it. I have about 200 (paid for about 20) . I even have an 80gig HD sitting in my closet with games just waiting to be burned. You can order them online for $2.50-$5.00 And I don't think anyone can really say the kidcube is gonna be better than the Xbox because it all comes down to the games. A system is only as good as the software than runs on it. My girlfriends little brother is counting down the days for his kidcube and I'm counting down the days for my box. There's only one game so far coming out that I've seen exclusive to the cube which I'd wanna play and he's getting that anyways. So it all comes down to which has more games you wanna play. And as far as which ones will do better in the stores? Well let's see, us adults have to shell out our own money to buy them, which might be difficult. As opposed to all the parents that don't want to make their little rugrats sad Christmas morning. I still think the box do far superior in sales and games. I already have my A/V selector hooked up to the TV, with the DC in slot 1, PS2 in slot 2, and a nice warm fuzzy spot for the big green behemoth I like to call my new friend :)

yeh theyr still makin games but they wont be makin em for 2 more years. i heard they pulled shenmue 2 and now its only comin out on xbox but i read a review for it on dc in a magazine. crazy

yeah they're not gunna be makin the shenmue 2 for DC in the states... put i'm pretty sure there is Shenmue 2 for DC in japan... cause i saw a review of it too

DC rules.. i like it better than my PS2, mainly because i can get almost any game i want for free when i feel like it :D and Sega makes really good games
it's a smart move not puttin shenmue 2 on DC here... i think. cause they'll get soo many more sales if they put it on the Xbox or another system, plus then they can make it look even better (even though it looks pretty damn good now)

but can't wait for the Xbox, which will destroy everything

my fav dc games are jet grind radio, shenmue, tokyo extreme racer, tony hawk 2, and spider-man. iv seen some new games for ps2 that look pretty sweet like devil may cry, metal gear solid 2, and tony hawk 3, but im gonna wait till the price drops which hopefully wont be too long with the arrival of gamecube and xbox. as for nintendo and microsoft i am still undecided as to whose pockets my money will end up it. on one end we got nintendo whose been goin crazy with it for years. and on the other a supercomputer desguised as an entertainment unit. duece