Author Topic: Incoming SEGA GCN announcement! (Read 32962 times)

Hemmorrhoid · « **Reply #25 on:** February 15, 2003, 02:56:11 AM »

yeah your welcome, DVDboxoffice is really great

PaLaDiN · « **Reply #26 on:** February 15, 2003, 06:35:12 AM »

DVDBO is the worst POS website I have ever had any contact with.

Sure, on the surface it all looks clean, legit and all that...

But I've tried preordering Zelda there, and my experiences were insatisfactory to say the least.

Anyway, back on topic...

I think the Sega GCN announcement is Virtua Fighter Quest. Not because it hasn't been announced already, but because nobody knows jack about it except for two pathetically blurry snapshots of a moving sheet of paper containing screens from the game... from a distance.

TheResidentEvil · « **Reply #27 on:** February 15, 2003, 07:21:12 AM »

Shenmue 3. That is all.

bryanee · « **Reply #28 on:** February 15, 2003, 08:05:57 AM »

i really want shenmue 3, but i'd also like to see them get shenmue 1 on the gc, i love it and i wudnt hav to keep gettin my dc out to play it.

ThePerm · « **Reply #29 on:** February 15, 2003, 10:38:35 AM »

shenmue 1-3 super saga

Tride15 · « **Reply #30 on:** February 15, 2003, 01:24:59 PM »

Mario, did you get this information from the IGN Boards or did one of the IGN editors actually say this? Who is this very reliable source you're referring to?

Ace · « **Reply #31 on:** February 15, 2003, 08:36:14 PM »

Guys, It won't be Sonic Adventure 3 because Naka said that they were abandoning the Adventure name for the Sonic's. It also won't be Virtua Fighter Quest because it was already announced to be exclusive to the cube. I do hope that it's NiGHTS, Skies of Arcadia 2, Phantasy Star 5, a Shining game, Shenmue 3 or even Streets of Rage 4

AGENTDICKLAURENT · « **Reply #32 on:** February 15, 2003, 08:52:03 PM »

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Guys, It won't be Sonic Adventure 3 because Naka said that they were abandoning the Adventure name for the Sonic's. It also won't be Virtua Fighter Quest because it was already announced to be exclusive to the cube. I do hope that it's NiGHTS

Wait a minute. You're using facts to refute the wishes of others and then you start out your own wish-list with one of the games Sonic Team is least likely to ever give another shot and one they have actually commented on not wanting to do. Yeah, likely.

Kai · « **Reply #33 on:** February 16, 2003, 12:15:09 AM »

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DVDBO is the worst POS website I have ever had any contact with.

Sure, on the surface it all looks clean, legit and all that...

But I've tried preordering Zelda there, and my experiences were insatisfactory to say the least.

What problems have you had?

Although they are slow with shipping, they don't charge for it, so if you are prepared to wait four weeks to get a game, then DVDBoxoffice is good (and I think the site is fine)

You will have the same problem pre-ordering Zelda there as you will have with any retailer that isn't one of the "participating retailers" They are not sure if, when, and how many copies of the game they will get.

Some stores got copies of the game who weren't on the list, but that's because they pulled some strings with other companies that WERE.

I actually think if you really want a copy of the game, then you are gambling to some extent when you buy it from any store that isn't on the official list. The people at DVDBoxoffice probably know less about the deal than we do.

PaLaDiN · « **Reply #34 on:** February 16, 2003, 01:35:36 AM »

I'd post the string of emails I exchanged with them here, but I won't because:

1. They have personal info.
2. The sheer stupidity could be hazardous/contagious.
3. I don't wanna drive them out of business THAT badly.
4. I don't want other companies to get more ideas on how to con people out of money.
5. Just thinking about them makes my blood boil.
6. We'd get off topic, like we are now.

Grey Ninja · « **Reply #35 on:** February 16, 2003, 04:42:03 AM »

4 weeks of shipping isn't something I am willing to put up with anyways.

I might just get it from EBGames if they are ever not backordered.

Hemmorrhoid · « **Reply #36 on:** February 16, 2003, 06:18:08 AM »

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Although they are slow with shipping, they don't charge for it, so if you are prepared to wait four weeks to get a game, then DVDBoxoffice is good (and I think the site is fine)

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4 weeks of shipping isn't something I am willing to put up with anyways.

4weeks? The longest I waited was 3 weeks and thats to get a game to Germany, where do you guys live??
Afghanistan, Iraq, Siberia?

Back on topic, Shenmue 3 is highly unlikely because someone working on the SHenmue 2 Xbox version(i think he was director) said that one should expect further Shenmue games on the Xbox. I wonder why Sega are that stupid, after all, Shenmue 2 sold badly on the Xbox.

Sega would do well in putting all SHenmue games on the GCN, after all, GCN is the paradise for ports

(RE, Skies, Sonic...)
If theres any truth to it, it might just be some crappy game. like a cooking sim or something

AGENTDICKLAURENT · « **Reply #37 on:** February 16, 2003, 04:10:33 PM »

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4weeks? The longest I waited was 3 weeks and thats to get a game to Germany, where do you guys live?? Afghanistan, Iraq, Siberia?

Don't look down on those places man.. Germany is the new #1 enemy of the US.

AGENTDICKLAURENT · « **Reply #38 on:** February 16, 2003, 04:13:52 PM »

oh btw. That was a "funny" because it's true kind of joke. uhuu.

Anyway. Grey Ninja, I think you should look into getting it from dvdboxoffice. They're pretty good.

Ace · « **Reply #39 on:** February 16, 2003, 05:00:17 PM »

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Wait a minute. You're using facts to refute the wishes of others and then you start out your own wish-list with one of the games Sonic Team is least likely to ever give another shot and one they have actually commented on not wanting to do. Yeah, likely.

Sonic Team said that they didn't want to make another NiGHTS game? I never knew that. Can anyone tell me what the first one was about? I hear it was great but never got a chance to play it.

AGENTDICKLAURENT · « **Reply #40 on:** February 16, 2003, 05:58:53 PM »

It was a copout man. The point wasn't to discredit your list. Even though Sonic Team have said this in the past. The point is, times change.. what someone said once may not apply anymore. Opinions change. What's financially feasable change. No one here knows what Sega's going to put their snouts into next so there's no point in backing up why this game couldn't be made and that game won't be made.

LOUiE · « **Reply #41 on:** February 16, 2003, 07:50:37 PM »

I'm hoping for Shining Force 4, or a port of all 3 scenarios of SF3, or how about both at the same time. That would rock.

Grey Ninja · « **Reply #42 on:** February 16, 2003, 09:29:39 PM »

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Originally posted by: AGENTDICKLAURENTAnyway. Grey Ninja, I think you should look into getting it from dvdboxoffice. They're pretty good.

Thanks once again, but I think I have harrassed the local Toys R' Us enough that they are making a special effort to get the game. I went down there in person today to raise some hell, and they said that they would be getting it by the end of the month. I will of course be phoning them every day until they get it.

I would like to avoid buying online if at all possible. (Besides, most online sites I know are already backordered).

AGENTDICKLAURENT · « **Reply #43 on:** February 16, 2003, 11:22:19 PM »

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Originally posted by: AGENTDICKLAURENTAnyway. Grey Ninja, I think you should look into getting it from dvdboxoffice. They're pretty good.

Thanks once again, but I think I have harrassed the local Toys R' Us enough that they are making a special effort to get the game. I went down there in person today to raise some hell, and they said that they would be getting it by the end of the month. I will of course be phoning them every day until they get it.

Haha. Awesome!

Mephistopheles · « **Reply #44 on:** February 17, 2003, 07:54:36 PM »

Anyone consider it might be a game we already know about?
Cuz seriously, I wanna hear about some Xbox Sega games migrating to the Cube, or Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution on Gamecube... but maybe that's just me.

Hemmorrhoid · « **Reply #45 on:** February 18, 2003, 01:08:32 AM »

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4weeks? The longest I waited was 3 weeks and thats to get a game to Germany, where do you guys live?? Afghanistan, Iraq, Siberia?

Don't look down on those places man.. Germany is the new #1 enemy of the US.

How can you call Germany #1 enemy of the US? I assume that means Germany is a bigger threat than Iraq or North Korea because they have a different opinion? What about China, Russia or France? THose nr 1 enemies too?
I myself am not very happy about the radical position of the german government but that doesnt mean they arent against Saddam or his evil regime.

Anyway, I just hope you didnt mean it that way so ill get back on topic.

WHy do we actually take this Sega announcement for fact, as far as i recall this evolved on the IGN boards which certainly doesnt make it a fact.

Sean · « **Reply #46 on:** February 18, 2003, 06:33:51 AM »

As for Virtua Fighter 4 on GCN, I can't imagine it. I mean, I LOVE THE GCN CONTROLLER, but I don't even want to play Street Fighter with it much less the unbelievably complex VF4. I mean, some of those moves, if you ask me, are almost literally impossible to pull off on the much bigger and loser PS2 control pad (I've lost fingers--nuff said). The only way I would get that game, my favorite fighting game just behind Steet Fighter Alpha 2, is if Sega released a joystick or if I had that sweet new Hori Soul Calibur stick. To me it really boils down to that. I just really think that it's with games like this that the GCN controller shows one of its few real handicaps.

Mephistopheles · « **Reply #47 on:** February 18, 2003, 08:46:53 AM »

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As for Virtua Fighter 4 on GCN, I can't imagine it. I mean, I LOVE THE GCN CONTROLLER, but I don't even want to play Street Fighter with it much less the unbelievably complex VF4. I mean, some of those moves, if you ask me, are almost literally impossible to pull off on the much bigger and loser PS2 control pad (I've lost fingers--nuff said). The only way I would get that game, my favorite fighting game just behind Steet Fighter Alpha 2, is if Sega released a joystick or if I had that sweet new Hori Soul Calibur stick. To me it really boils down to that. I just really think that it's with games like this that the GCN controller shows one of its few real handicaps.

I don't agree... the Gamecube button layout itself, with the guided layout (unlike the uniform are rarely distinguishable PS2 botton scheme, which I can only distinguish between because my X button is the most worn) provides a major plus for fighters... the problem comes with the control pad... but why should you have to use the pad? Seriously, I would love to try and play Virtua Fighter 4 with a stick... it would be far more reminiscent of using an arcade stick instead of getting a blistered thumb trying to achieve the same thing on a pad. Seriously, the only handicap is 2D fighters, and those have gone the way of the dodo. If you've ever played the original Soul Calibur with the Dreamcast controller (and it's lame and uncomfortable pad), you understand that using the analog stick for 3D fighters is just a good idea.

Christberg · « **Reply #48 on:** February 18, 2003, 10:18:48 AM »

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As for Virtua Fighter 4 on GCN, I can't imagine it. I mean, I LOVE THE GCN CONTROLLER, but I don't even want to play Street Fighter with it much less the unbelievably complex VF4. I mean, some of those moves, if you ask me, are almost literally impossible to pull off on the much bigger and loser PS2 control pad (I've lost fingers--nuff said). The only way I would get that game, my favorite fighting game just behind Steet Fighter Alpha 2, is if Sega released a joystick or if I had that sweet new Hori Soul Calibur stick. To me it really boils down to that. I just really think that it's with games like this that the GCN controller shows one of its few real handicaps.

I don't agree... the Gamecube button layout itself, with the guided layout (unlike the uniform are rarely distinguishable PS2 botton scheme, which I can only distinguish between because my X button is the most worn) provides a major plus for fighters... the problem comes with the control pad... but why should you have to use the pad? Seriously, I would love to try and play Virtua Fighter 4 with a stick... it would be far more reminiscent of using an arcade stick instead of getting a blistered thumb trying to achieve the same thing on a pad. Seriously, the only handicap is 2D fighters, and those have gone the way of the dodo. If you've ever played the original Soul Calibur with the Dreamcast controller (and it's lame and uncomfortable pad), you understand that using the analog stick for 3D fighters is just a good idea.

The problem with the GC pad is that Virtua Fighter uses EVERY button combination which comes to 8 buttons if you were to separate them. The GC pad is really poorly designed for the way the game is laid out. Then again, playing it on a PS2 pad doesn't even come close to approximating an arcade stick anyway. The GC pad would definitely NOT work with the game though.

That said, if a fighter were designed with the GC pad in mind from the beginning there wouldn't be any issues with it's layout.

Sean · « **Reply #49 on:** February 18, 2003, 10:31:35 AM »

My main problem, as I said, was the control pad itself--NOT THE BUTTON LAYOUT, per se. The control pad is EXACTLY the same size as the GBA's. NO ONE ON EARTH wants to play, exclusively, a game like VF4 on a GBA. Once you dig really deep into VF4, the finest control nuance is utterly essential, and I PERSONALLY would hate to play it on a pad that small. The PS2's regular pad is hard enough for the really complicated stuff. (The PS2 has it's own problems, too, that almost no one mentions, which is the horror of not having diagonal connections on the pad. Am I the only one on earth who hates this?

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...you understand that using the analog stick for 3D fighters is just a good idea.

And Mephisto, you've GOT to be kidding me. Using the analog for ANY fighting game is utterly ridiculous to me. I for one will never use anything other than a digital pad for a fighting game, at least until some grand revolution happens that makes it actually work. For me, and many others, I think, it doesn't. Doesn't even come close to the beauty of a great d-pad.

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