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« on: November 09, 2003, 05:12:21 PM »
I get what you're saying MattVDB. The same thing happened to my first black generation Gamecube, which I bought right at launch date. About 1 and a half year later, I bought another Gamecube for my nephews, which they usually leave at my house (which I'm guessing would be the second generation). So now I have 2 Gamecubes in my household.
Anyways, when I got my copy of Metroid and heard about the glitch, I wasn't too worry about my Gamecube or the game being affected by this problem. I have always trusted Nintendo, from previous experience except for the NES days. Boy, was I wrong. When I first encounter the glitch for my Metroid game, I quickly memorize the exact location in which it took place. I took the game, placed it in my nephews' Gamecube, and tried it there. Guess what? Nothing happened. I tested it over and over again. Yet it didn't freeze up. 10 out of 10 times it didn't freeze up. But when I took it back to my first Gamecube and tried it out at the same exact location, 6 out of 10 times it froze.
My theory on this whole mess? Well, I know there is a slight minor flaw with Metroid because of others who have encountered it, but it also requires a Gamecube flaws as well to simply trigger an overall freeze up effect. I continued to play Metroid on my Gamecube and it never froze up again. It only happened to me in that one particular part. After I finished Metroid, I began to use my gamecube for other games. The freezing glitch never affected me again, until I got my copy of Zelda Wind Waker. Oh boy, was that game unplayable. Every time I enter a new arena, it would say, "Disc Error" or something like that. I tried the game on my Nephews' cube and nothing happened. Therefore, I was convinced that my Gamecube had a problem, which I refused to when I was playing Metroid. I blamed it on the software like so many others. I was in denial. It was a Nintendo product for crying out loud! It's not supposed to break down! As the years passed...err...more like months I learned how to cope with the lose and look forward on the days ahead. Guess what, it's finally here! I'll be getting another GC shortly with the Zelda bundle coming out soon. I hope it is Platinum. It better be Platinum! I hope you can do the same.
Oh, if you are curious of where the freezing part was, I don't quite remember anymore. It has been a while, plus I have bad long-term memory. So, you're not alone. I have been there, but I have been over it. You should do the same.
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