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Title: Broken Gamecube Candy Dish
Post by: TheNimbleFingersofJustice on April 21, 2003, 06:01:40 AM: You can get them fixed, eh?

DAMN YOU JAPANESE COMPANIES!

That's what happened when my PS2's laser was all crappy, so it didn't boot games half the time.. I sent it in and they fixed it for free, since it was their fault

Well, it looks like if you can get a GC fixed for a reasonable amount of money, I won't be able to pursue my dream for a year or two.

Any idea on how much it costs to get a gamecube refurbished? If it's like $25 + shipping and not more than $70, I guess that'd actually be a pretty cheap way to get a Gamecube

I still wouldn't have much use of it until I finish Zelda 64 and have more time to goof off, but that wouldn't be too bad
Title: Broken Gamecube Candy Dish
Post by: Strell on April 21, 2003, 06:26:26 AM: So let me get this straight. You'd spend money to get a Gamecube, and then turn it into a candy dish.

K.

Just to let you know, Xbox's make dandy doorstops, anchors, and paperweights, as well as effective bludgeons in a pinch.

PS2 can be used to light things on fire, last I heard. Or to scratch up DVDs. Think of the savings! That's killing two birds with one stone right there.

But don't get your hopes up too high. Being a Sony product, it will last all of a year or two before it breaks down. Microsoft products break down every three months, and require you to ship it off to Microsoft so they can upgrade it, when really all they do is make you pay for shipping and a sticker or something.
Title: Broken Gamecube Candy Dish
Post by: TheNimbleFingersofJustice on April 21, 2003, 06:54:03 AM: INCORRECT

Also, MGS2 by itself made the PS2's $300 price tag worthwhile
Title: Broken Gamecube Candy Dish
Post by: Strell on April 21, 2003, 07:09:33 AM: Incorrect? Is that the best you can come up with?

You're going to have to try harder than that.
Title: Broken Gamecube Candy Dish
Post by: Tman on April 21, 2003, 07:10:27 AM: MGS2 was a retarded romp through the land of crappy dialoge.
Title: Broken Gamecube Candy Dish
Post by: thepoga on April 21, 2003, 09:46:12 AM: what are u talking about? i have never played the game but i know that it was one of the best games ever. (to some THE best ever). i would like to get it if substance comes out for gc.
Title: Broken Gamecube Candy Dish
Post by: ThePerm on April 21, 2003, 10:44:50 AM: i dont nkow mgs was a better mix of cinema and game...they overdid the cinema on mgs2...and the plot is kinda wack.
Title: Broken Gamecube Candy Dish
Post by: Locke Cole on April 21, 2003, 10:55:41 AM: umm just to let you know this is the Gamecube forums, not the "talk about MGS2" forums.
Anyway to stay on topic I think it would be wicked cool to have a gamecube candy dish. Store some along side my regular gamecube, and have the perfect snack whle playing.
Title: Broken Gamecube Candy Dish
Post by: Tman on April 21, 2003, 11:07:08 AM: Quote
Originally posted by: thepoga
what are u talking about? i have never played the game but i know that it was one of the best games ever. (to some THE best ever). i would like to get it if substance comes out for gc.

I beat it in one sitting, I'm stupider for having read/listened to all that crap.
Title: Broken Gamecube Candy Dish
Post by: Arbok on April 21, 2003, 11:12:06 AM: It’s obvious that this guy is a PS2 fanboy, although he is trying his hardest to mask this, his making fun of the other two systems and saying that the PS2 was worth the $300 dollar price tag for MGS2 was the tip off. So I don't see why everyone should be all that bothered. If anything I would mark it as a good sign for Cube owners if someone is bored enough with their own system purchase to try and stir trouble with others enjoying the GCN as a means of fun.

It is actually a nifty idea though, to hollow out a system for use as a candy dish, although far from economically reasonable. I am pretty sure Nintendo has done this idea before actually, although with the Gameboy (and no not a real Gameboy, just a plastic box with the look and buttons of the handheld) as I seem to recall getting one when I was a kid. Candy wasn’t too great inside though if I recall.
Title: Broken Gamecube Candy Dish
Post by: kpw22 on April 21, 2003, 11:33:20 AM: WAIT Strell!, the people that use the saying two birds with one stone are actually refurring to an XBOX and not a stone. Next time u list uses of an XBOX make sure to add-To kill pesky birds
Title: Broken Gamecube Candy Dish
Post by: Strell on April 21, 2003, 12:17:50 PM: Quote
Originally posted by: thepoga
what are u talking about? i have never played the game but i know that it was one of the best games ever. (to some THE best ever). i would like to get it if substance comes out for gc.

You win Contradiction-of-the-Day award. I'd say of the week, or push for even year, but that's really giving more credit than it's worth.

"Never play" and "its the best game ever."

Yea k.
Title: Broken Gamecube Candy Dish
Post by: Hostile Creation on April 21, 2003, 01:20:45 PM: I laugh.

Uh, my Gamecube is fine and my friend got his fixed very efficiently and that's it bye.
Title: Broken Gamecube Candy Dish
Post by: Zelda on April 21, 2003, 01:26:56 PM: You're not going to find a gamecube for $25. Are you nuts?!
Title: Broken Gamecube Candy Dish
Post by: Hostile Creation on April 21, 2003, 01:30:03 PM: Plus 70 is 95, but still, it'll be almost double that amount. And I don't think it costs quite that much, but that's just a random guess. I have no evidence contrarywise or whatever.
Title: Broken Gamecube Candy Dish
Post by: Infernal Monkey on April 21, 2003, 03:12:54 PM: Hey, Nimble Fingers...

Go get yourself an Atari Jaguar, with the CD add-on. Awesome invention, you can store corn chips in the actual hollowed out Jaguar base, and since the CD add-on fits on the top, it'd make a killer dip container.

Rock on.

And what's this about PS2 scratching DVD's? Man, I tell ya, I must be ultra lucky. First generation (Well, first gen in Australia) unit right here, no problems. Ever. Apart from the disc tray getting a bit slow....

A WINNER IS ME!
Title: Broken Gamecube Candy Dish
Post by: JoeSmashBro on April 21, 2003, 03:44:07 PM: "It’s obvious that this guy is a PS2 fanboy, although he is trying his hardest to mask this, his making fun of the other two systems and saying that the PS2 was worth the $300 dollar price tag for MGS2 was the tip off. "

Please. It's a good game. A great game. Certainly one of the best ever. So just shut up.

Also if you got your gamecube a year ago or less Nintendo will fix it for free. Even if it was more, they might help you out anyway, because they're so nice. =P that's great compared to M$'s 3-month policy on the XBox
Title: Broken Gamecube Candy Dish
Post by: kennyb27 on April 21, 2003, 04:05:23 PM: Wait, wait, wait. You want to get your Gamecube fixed, but your dream is to gut out a GCN to make a candy dish? Talk about a serious conflict of interest.
Title: Broken Gamecube Candy Dish
Post by: Koopa Troopa on April 21, 2003, 04:58:10 PM: Quote

Please. It's a good game. A great game. Certainly one of the best ever. So just shut up.

No it isn't. It isn't even a game. It's a piss poor movie. I wouldn't even put it in the top 100 games of all time, MGS1 maybe, but definitely not that piece of garbage MGS2.
Title: Broken Gamecube Candy Dish
Post by: Strell on April 21, 2003, 05:17:01 PM: KPW, don't be silly. If anyone threw an Xbox, it would end the world from the massive earthquake that would ensue. You wouldn't just kill birds, you'd destroy all life as we know it.

Yes. Satan's computer runs Windows.
Title: Broken Gamecube Candy Dish
Post by: RickPowers on April 21, 2003, 05:47:02 PM: Last time I'm going to say this, people. STOP FEEDING THE TROLLS.