Topic: Why I'm happy owning only GameCube...

[KnowsNothing]

Thank you, more people that dispise the Cubed one.  I find all of his posts obsene and/or totally pointless, going around bashing people who say one positive thing about Nintendo.  This is a Gamecube site for cryin' out loud.  We're not going to go around saying "Xbox rules."  I feel, that for a Gamecube sight, we point out alot of Nintendo's mistakes, but just because we have faith in company, and we like the product they make, doesn't make us biased.

Oh, and I absolutley hate his avatar.  It reminds me of the black hole the video game industry is heading in, and it reminds me that he is one of the people that's pushing it down that hole.

"Rated M for Moronic"

[Hostile Creation]

I also briefly considered (for about a minute) buying a PS2 or Xbox.  I didn't do the research you did, but I did think about what games I'd buy if I did get one.  For PS2, definitely Sly Cooper, and maybe Parappa the Rapper 2.  Only problem there is my friend has both of those, and I play them often enough.  Parappa is fun, but I'm satisfied and would have no fun hereafter, and Sly Cooper I've played a good deal of as well (Sly Cooper: the one PS2 game that should come to Gamecube that didn't).  There may be some other games, but I don't know any, since I don't regularly check the PS2 library.  Same goes for Xbox.  Halo is fun as heck, but frankly, I probably wouldn't buy it.  I played it for about six cumulative hours (not all at once, it was over time) and was bored of it.  Same for GTA, though I spent less time playing it.

So I realized that Nintendo was more than enough for me.  I've said this many-a time before: It's as if they make their games especially for me.  I love every one of them, so I would never need to buy another system.  I know this sounds dumb, but it's hard to express in words how I feel about Nintendo.  Dey jus' so cool.

[Luciferschild]

Ian sane maybe you like the ps2 controller for that game better...but to say the controls are terrible, I don't know man, I think that's going a little to far since I can do the moves fairly easily and have talked to other people who feel that the gc controller works fine for that game. Anyway, I've never used a ps2 controller, maybe it's better I don't know.  

[Ian Sane]

"Ian sane maybe you like the ps2 controller for that game better"

Actually I don't really like the PS2 controller for that game either.  The stupid split D-pad is a blister machine.  Personally I find that all three current controllers suck ass for 2D fighting games.  They all have crappy D-pads.  Hopefully next generation Nintendo will grab a brain when designing their controller and use the old N64 d-pad.  Whoever made the final decision for the Gamecube's D-pad was obviously thinking enitirely about the cost benefits of sharing a D-pad with the GBA then the actually usefulness of it for games.

[mouse_clicker]

You're half right, Ian- the Gamecube controller didn't originally even have a D-pad. The start button was where the D-pad is now, and the Gamecube was written in the middle where the start button is now. I guess a lot of people requested a D-pad, so Nintendo squeezed one in.

I know what you mean about the current D-pad's sucking- the PS2 still has that split D-pad from when Nintendo still had a patent on the cross design, the Gamecube's is too small, and the XBox's is all wavy and really cumbersome.  

[thecubedcanuck]

The reason I think this thread is nothing more than a fanboy playground is really quite simple.

How can anyone who calls themselves a gamer, honestly say that they cant find more than one game worth playing on the x-box or ps2?

Gimme a break, the PS2 has over 500 games, and you only think one is worth owning? Yet Monkey ball 2 is a must have?

Now tell me, doesnt that seem a little strange?

The cube has many great games, in fact IMO eternal darkness is the greatest game of all time, RE0, RE, Zelda, Sunshine and metroid are all good games in their right, but I just dont see them as being anymore superior to the good games on other systems.
If you are a true gamer, you would want all three systems without a doubt, because you then would have access to all the great games. However, to say that only the gamecube has good games cannot be viewed as anything other than a biased opinion.

See, the problem you have with me is because I refuse to think along the same shallow lines, so you consider me a troll. Read my posts and you will see I really do like Nintendo for the most part, I also like Sony and MS. Now if this makes me an evil troll, then so be it, I think I can deal with it .


As for Ninja, hugs and kisses as always ~

[mouse_clicker]

They're not neccessarily shallow, though- I agree that it's hard to believe that there's not one game they can like on either the PS2 or XBox, but then there's people who just don't care. I'm sure everypne can find a game they like on the PS2, but that doesn't mean they have to go out and buy one just to play it. What popkorn is basically saying is that his Gamecube suits all his gaming needs and hence he doesn't feel the need to own any other console, and that's perfectly fine. Some of us do need more than one console to satisfy our gaming needs, some don't. Just because they don't doesn't mean they're a fanboy.


And I told you guys he'd bust out if you pused him.

[thecubedcanuck]

Mouse clicker

He didnt say that, he said he looked but couldnt find another gamer game on either system. He had one for each but couldnt find a second. Now that I just dont get.

It is all opinion, but there is a big differance between saying the Gamecube satifies my gaming needs good enough, versus saying the gamecube is the only system with games worth owning.

Owning three systems may be out the price range for many, and that is fine and very understandable, But to say that you wouldnt want the other 2 just doesnt seem to me to be very genuine. If you like playing games then one should assume that the more selection you have the better off you are.

[Ridley]

"Owning three systems may be out the price range for many, and that is fine and very understandable, But to say that you wouldnt want the other 2 just doesnt seem to me to be very genuine. If you like playing games then one should assume that the more selection you have the better off you are."

Then welcome to reality. There's nothing wrong with not wanting the other 2 systems. I personally have not seen one game on PS2 or X-box that I would truly want to buy. Does it make me a fanboy? No. It just means they don't have what interests me.

[Inkwell]

Oddly enough I completely agree with Cubedcanuck (sp?)...

There are a bunch of games for both the PS2 and XBox worth owning, and besides there wouldn't be a point saying that your looking for another console to provide more gaming experiences when your so satisfied with the Gamecube.

Me personally wish I didn't bother buying a Gamecube or a PS2, they both seem to have games that just don't keep my attention. So when the next gen comes through, there better be something very interesting that happening.  

[The Omen]

I think calling Cubedcanuck anything other than a realist would be selling him short.  If i remember correctly, he's owned all of Nintendos consoles from day 1.  Hes obviously not anti-Nintendo.  I think he likes games in general, and he likes other systems...so what?  isnt he entitled to like whatever he wants?

 Also, i think the proper way to express "why im happy owning only gamecube"  should be "why im CONTENT owning only GC".  If you're satisfied, as i am, great.  But you have to see there is more than a fair share of good games for all consoles.   Yes, even the Xbox.  

[Grey Ninja]

CubedCanuck, your opinion is not gospel.  There are games on the PS2 I would like to own.  Yes, that's true.  I can easily name about 5 games for PS2 that I would buy if I had the console.  I can only name one game that would be a system seller for me though, and that would be Xenosaga.

What you are implying is that I am somewhat less of a person because I can't find more than one game on the PS2 and not a single game on the Xbox that would convince me that owning the system would be a good idea.  That makes you a troll.

[mouse_clicker]

I'm sure any sane person would love a PS3 and Xbox in addition to a Gamecube, but they don't want them enough to actually go out and buy one. It's not entirely a money issue, either- I could afford an XBox right now but there's just not enough games on the system I like to warrant a purchase. It's not a matter of not having the money, it's a matter of not wanting to spend it. Besides all that, some people don't want the compelxity multiple systems bring- I know people who own all 3 and say it's hell trying to keep up with all the releases and buying all the games they want. Some people just want one console despite any other games on other systems.

[PIAC]

i dont want a PS2 or Xbawx because i cant fit them in my game cabinent (no im not making fun of the size, my snes, cube, n64 and master system take up most of the room, and a dreamcast and nes have to be crammed in there somewhere)

reason i dont own a ps2 = lack of money to support it, xbawx = i look at the titles available on the shelfs and cant really see anything that thrills me, i might get a ps2/3 one day, RPGs are my soft spot :\


also, cubedcanuck isn't really a nintendo hater, i mean if he was would he be called cubedcanuck, unless he has 3 personalities? o_O sure hes againsed the general consensus of the board the majority of the time, but other times he does say stuff that actually makes sence

[ThePerm]

unfortunately for grey ninja food is more important then Xenosaga.....I wonder how many people live on their own in these boards. Life is alot easier when you got mommy and daddy's money. Unfortunately some peoples parents are tight asses about money, and other people's jobs don't even pay enough money to nourish them.
Really gamers should feel they only need one system, becuase if they don't then the console they own is not doing its job. Also, damn hardware is so similar every generation..if you own more then one system its like you bought the same hardware more then once.

[Ymeegod]

Well I had to make a choice between either owning all three consoles or upgrading my PC but I usually set a budget for myself each year on gaming.  The good thing about consoles is the lastability vrs a PC--no upgrades required.

The hardware is pretty much a set price (though if I knew a year later prices would have dropped this low and come with goodies I might have waited), but for software you can find some great deals (90% of the time I'm getting games for less than $30).

Or you can even rent games (Block buster has the "freedom" pass which allows you to rent one game per day for a month for $20.  Pretty damn cheap.  65 cents a day.    Add in $300-500 a year for hardware it's still less than $2.00 a day.

It's all about budgetting your money.  Instead of paying $5-20 per meal you can either make your own or have your GF make it for you :0.

[Grey Ninja]

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Originally posted by: ThePerm
Really gamers should feel they only need one system, becuase if they don't then the console they own is not doing its job.

Single most intelligent statement in this thread.  Stating that gamers should be required to buy all available platforms is simply lunacy.

[popkorn1]

If the way I wrote the initial post made it sound like there wasn't a single game in addition to the one I found that I thought was a good enough game to buy... then I came across wrong, but I don't think I did.  What I was saying was that while going through the list, there wasn't more than 1 MUST-HAVE game in MY opinion.  A must-have game and a good game are two different things.  And yeah, I haven't even played a lot of the xbox and ps2 games, but that isn't the point of the thread.  I said flat out that I'm not saying those systems don't have good games.  I got excited about the GC because it had games that I simply couldn't miss out on, and it had a lot of those games.  FOR ME, the other two consoles don't have that same value to me, the games just aren't my style as much.

To thecubedcanuck... I think you're being a bit more unrealistic to me than to take my thread and say that I'm saying not 2 of the 500+ ps2 games are worth owning.  That isn't what I said, and I'd appreciate if you didn't twist my words like that.  I simply said that I couldn't find two that I've been dying to play since I first heard about it.. the huge killer apps "screaming" to be purchased.   I never said the games aren't good, or that I wouldn't buy and enjoy a ton of them.  Hell, the point of this post wasn't even about how xbox and ps2 didn't have the games to warrent a purchase (FOR ME) .. it was about how much Nintendo put in to give us some HUGE blockbuster games.  Seriously, I see where you're coming from.. but I also can see how you're more a one track-realist who always seems to lean in the "oh, you're a fanboy" direction.  I'm not a fanboy, this thread was mearly here to show appreciation.  I didn't know saying "I'm happy with my Nintendo" implies that I'm a other-console-hatin-fanboy.  You're responses are like.. trifold-fanboyism, and seem to be against anyone who doesn't have/fully support all consoles.  xbox kicks ass.  ps2 kicks ass.  nintendo owns my ass, and kicks it.  i respect all 3 systems.  i just need one of them.  ain't nothin wrong with that.

So to clarify, I didn't say I couldn't find a second game worth owning.  I'd buy a lot of games, and enjoy them, if I had the system.  But, I couldn't find a second game that warrented the purchase of a new console.  I'd rather save my money for something else, since Nintendo deliver's enough for my needs at this point.

And at this point, it's overkill.. heh.. Anyway, just a completely random note, I've grown to fully love gba connectivity.  At first I thought it was a gimmick, but now I actually hope for this feature to be included in games.  It's that kind of extra mile that keeps me coming back.  (when it's not cheaply done anyway.. some ARE just gimmicks )