Topic: What's this? Demo Disc only with purchase of GCN?

[WhoDey]

I called the EB in my area and they are selling them for $10. Problem is they only had 3 left and would only let me reserve it if I was going to get it today. Since that is a 40 minute trip to get there, I passed. I'll call first thing in the morning and if they still have a copy get it after work tomorrow.

Truth be told, these things should be free. The more people that get them the more people likely to buy one of the games on the disc. However, I'm still willing to pay $10 for it. For Nintendo to say only people buying a new GC should get one is ridiculous. I imagine this will be changed quickly and they will be common to find in a couple weeks. Atleast I hope so. I'm really interested in 4 of the 5 games on the disc and that's 4 possible games that this consumer might buy if given the chance to preview them.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

I bought mine just in case Nintendo puts its smelly foot down and says it's "not for sale."

I'm was willing to pay cuz I'm a Nintendo media freak.

[StRaNgE]

Picked mine up at target today.

viewtiful Joe is lots of fun, I was not into the title at all before today but it was  fun, did start to get boring though after a bit but I assume that might be because it's just a demo.

Billy and the damn egg  lost my interest before I even began but my 5 year old loved it to death. Played it more then any of the others followed closely by soul caliber to my surprise.

Sonic was horrid, the cameras and jerkiness and glitches in were just way to many. I had always heard it was better then the second but find that extremely hard to believe after playing the demo. I played a level or two years ago and do not recall it being so bad. It used to be a must have for me now I might not even bother with a rental (thank you Mr. demo disk for saving me some cash).

Splinter cell was  splinter cell , a good inclusion for those who had not played it yet.

wario was a blast and dr. Mr. is dr. mario. A   idea having them downloadable like that!

Soul caliber. Very fun but wish I could play more then  2 characters and I wish I had a button to jump with.
I hate the fact there is not a jump button. The stick would not work as one because it's in a 3D ring but  the L button or R button would work perfect and  I just do not understand why it is lacking that, the amount of tricks  and moves could be increased by far with that inclusion. Besides that, a very beautiful game and will probably if not defiantly get that one.

[egman]

StRaNgE--You can jump. Instead of seperate button or using up on the control pad, jumping is a combination move. You need hold the block button while pressing up if I remember. Also can also do a jump attack similar by pressing an attack button instead.

Anyway I FINAllY got my disc yesterday. I live in Georgia so things to come in later. I hate all those people on the west cost that were playing this thing last friday. Just kidding, but I do miss living in Sacramento. I used to live 20 minutes from Fry's, and it looks like Fry's got the disc earlier than anyone else. Would've been nicer than a ten mile drive to the Mall of Georgia.

I played all the demos except Splinter Cell

I was dissappointed in Sonic--very little has changed except that now there is some stupid slowdown that did not exist on the Dreamcast. Unless you want all of the GameGear Sonics, then those who already have this on Dreamcast can save the money. Otherwise, it's a decent buy, but not mind blowing.

Billy the Hatcher--This is demo is SUPER short. I don't think I will a really good impression of this game until I can rent. However, the little I was able to see shows promise. This seems to be more emphasis on platforming rather than collecting stuff--a good thing.
Rolling the egg around for attacks is hell of awkard, but you get used to it.  It's not a stunner, but it has a lot of nice liquid effects from what I can see.

My only qualm is the pop up. I hope they have enough time to fix that up. SMS and some of best PS2 platformers have NO pop up--I would expect the programming talents at Sonic Team to at least meet that standard for draw distance.

Soul Calibur--I can't wait for this. The GC controller is slightly awkard, but you can get used to it. It doesn't matter to me much since I'm planning to get a arcade stick for this game and a few others.

The game is a sight to behold. While it might not knock your block off immediately like Tecmo has with DOA, a quick comparison between the Dreamcast orginal and sequel leave no doubt about the boost in visual splendor. More importantly, the game is still light year ahead of DOA in terms of gameplay. It's easy enough to get into, but button mashing only gives you so much mileage in SC 2 or SC for that matter. A good thing if you ask me.

Finally, Viewtiful Joe--I thought this would be a sleeper hit, but if Capcom and Nintendo promotes this correctly, it could be system seller. This game is FUN! Many will dig the Matrix type use of speed when fighting baddies. It's hard to describe the please of going into slow mo and laying down a devasting combo on some punk droid. I hope this will mark the return of beat em ups.

[dafunkk12]

For those of you complaining about Billy Hatcher's brevity...

When you beat the first mission, don't exit out of the demo.  Just start again and you'll be presented with Mission 2.  I didn' really play through it, so I don't know how many times you can do that, but they sure do tease you with a whole level flyby, and if its anything like the other included demos, I'm guessing they may actually let you play through the whole level.

[AlienJF]

Ok i tried what i think you said but i cant get mission 2.  please Explain cause id like to play more hatcher

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Albino Bush Monkey.

[RickPowers]

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Finally, Viewtiful Joe--I thought this would be a sleeper hit, but if Capcom and Nintendo promotes this correctly, it could be system seller.

Funny you say that.  Capcom seems to think it could be a system seller as well.

[Ian Sane]

If Capcom is that confident in Viewtiful Joe then I hope they put a huge marketing push behind it.  Right now pretty nothing on the Gamecube just sells itself.  Joe is also a really weird and quirky title that could likely be ignored by casual gamers that don't understand what it's about.  It's a good enough and original enough game to be a system seller but it needs some good marketing or like Eternal Darkness (which probably could have been a system seller) it may be ignored.

[Fammy2000]

Viewtiful Joe is pretty dang cool. Can't beat the sl o  w     m   o  t    i     o    n  .     .        .

I was turned off by the graphics initially, but once I was Viewtiful, it was all good.

Target is indeed the place to get the demo disc. Good luck y'all.

[nicksthings]

Figured I'd chime in here on the whole demo disc thing. Whoever said there was confusion between Nintendo and the retailers were right. I work at a Gamestop and had been getting calls for over two weeks regarding this demo disc, but unfortunately I had been given little information about. When the Nintendo rep popped in, I asked her about it and she had told me that it wasn't going to be for sale, it wasn't going to be free to take, but it would probably be packaged with or given away with some other Nintendo product (this was earlier in the week).

Two days and 25 phone calls later (in which I had told people they couldn't buy it), I notice that we're getting in a whopping 6 copies of the demo disc and they would a) be for sale $9.99 or b) come with the purchase of a new Gamecube system. So we got them in today, I picked one up, it's good times. All Gamestops should be selling them for $9.99 - if you don't see it, just ask. If you're told they're not for sale, just push them to check their daily store e-mail, because as of this morning, $9.99 was the story.

But beware the limited quantities. Nintendo likes to ship as low a number of in demand products to retailers as they possibly can.

[rpglover]

just picked up my demo disk at a gamestop
i love it- it was worth the ten bucks

splinter cell: its alright, i like the game, but i still prefer metal gear to it- but it is fun and is a long demo for what it is worth

billy hatcher: a very short demo but it was still fun- more so than the sonic game on the disk- i didnt think too much of the game until i played it but after i did i found out how much fun it was

sonic: blows- the game is too jerkey and not smooth- the dc version plays better than the game on gc does

soul calibur 2: tons of fun- a lot of good fighting and a good sequal to soul calibur- contols take some time to get used to but it is fun none the less

viewtiful joe: i have wanted this game since the capcom 5 have been announced and all i have to say is that the demo for this game is worth the ten bucks- the game controls great with the stick or the d-pad and the buttons are used very well
the effects in the game are great- l controls slow as r controls mach speed- and the game plays like a dream
i cant wait for this game now to come out- it will be good

[Skyman_Welks]

I agree with rpg lover. Viewtiful joe was well worth the 10 bucks. I must have put a good 6 hours into this disc already, and I have still barely played splinter cell.

I think all the games are great..... I still like sonic though.

EDIT: BTW, I'm having trouble getting that 2nd mission in billy hatcher...... explain it again.

[AlienJF]

HERE IS HOW TO GET THE SECONF MISSION IN BILLY HATCHER

At the start screen hold down A and then press start.  The second level is just the first but with a few different things.

[joshnickerson]

I just scored mine from Target. Of all the games on the disc, I actually liked Billy Hatcher the best. Go figure. Before I tried it, it was a game I probably never would've picked up, but now I'm definately interested in it. Sonic I was a bit disappointed in. The camera sucked as usual, I was expecting that, but the controls were too jerky. I kept running into walls. I played a bit of Soul Caliber 2, but I plan to go back and play it a bit more. Splinter Cell I didn't touch. I've tried it on the Xbox and I found it kinda boring. I also really enjoyed Viewtiful Joe and I may have even named it my most favorite on the disc, if I could've just gotten by that boss who shoots those stupid guns. I'm just bitter, that's all.
One of my friends almost wet his pants when he saw the Rebel Strike trailer.
Oh, and the downloadable Gameboy games are just freakin' cool.