Author Topic: GameSaves for GameCube (Read 11586 times)

WindyMan · « **on:** December 30, 2003, 07:08:17 AM »

Why cheat and beat the game when you can buy something that already has the game beaten for you?

Source: Press Release

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Mad Catz Brings GameSaves for GameCube™ to GameShark Lineup

First GameShark Product for the GameCube™ Enhances Players' Gaming Experience

San Diego, California, December 29, 2003 -- Mad Catz Interactive, Inc., the world's leading third party video game accessory manufacturer, announced today it has shipped its newest product in the growing GameShark® lineup, GameSaves for GameCube(TM). Packed with tons of killer game saves for all the hottest and most popular GameCube titles, GameShark GameSaves for GameCube enables players to access and experience virtually any level within the game, obtain killer objects and unlock hidden areas, all without having to complete preceding levels. GameSaves for GameCube is currently shipping to retail outlets for a suggested retail price of $29.99 U.S.

GameShark, the leader in video game enhancement software, GameSaves for GameCube gives players hundreds of options for their games. With more than 150 game saves, players aren't restricted to starting only at the beginning -- they can start virtually anywhere in the game. And, with the included high-speed USB cable, players can download even more game saves from the Web, store them on the computer and email to friends.

"Since purchasing the GameShark brand earlier in the year, we have successfully broadened the lineup to include all the major consoles and handheld systems available," commented Darren Richardson, President and Chief Operating Officer for Mad Catz, Inc. "We are thrilled with the performance of GameShark and are happy to offer GameCube users a taste of the GameShark experience with this incredible product."

Steven says: From the looks of it, you can ransfer your legitimate save files from the GameCube to the PC with this. This is the only reason why I'd be interested in this product.

savanna03 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 30, 2003, 07:49:59 AM »

why would someone want something like this... this is so stupid and its a waste of money... why bother playing the game in the first place when someone cant beat it anyways or obtaining the best item... arrrrgghhh... i dont know, i just hate cheaters all together...

Tatsu · « **Reply #2 on:** December 30, 2003, 07:53:06 AM »

Ooooh, now people who really suck at games can jump through them and see the ending in 10 minutes.

How can Mad Catz have the nerve to claim that this "Enhances Players' Gaming Experience"???

mikeytsi · « **Reply #3 on:** December 30, 2003, 08:16:05 AM »

I don't know, selling game saves to untalented feebs that can't beat the games on their own would certainly enhance MY gaming experience,....

Ian Sane · « **Reply #4 on:** December 30, 2003, 08:21:54 AM »

I actually can see some usage for this. First of all like Windy said you can use this to backup saves to your PC so you only ever have to buy one memory card. It also would be pretty nice for rentals. If you only want to rent F-Zero GX and have no intention of buying it you might as well use to this to unlock all the tracks and cars since you probably couldn't do that in the rental period and thus want to see everything. In order to have four players play any character they want in Def Jam Vendetta for example you need to have unlocked every character FOUR TIMES. That's a big pain in the ass when you just rented a title to play with your friends. Finally this is useful for Sonic Mega Collection that requires you to enter and exit each game like a hundred times to unlock Ristar. Since every web site I see talks about a different requirement to unlock that game a pre-loaded save would be nice.

vudu · « **Reply #5 on:** December 30, 2003, 08:27:28 AM »

i agree with ian. i can also see use for this product for fighting games with unlockables. it would be nice to be able to have every character/arena/weapon available without playing through the typically dull single player mode for hours on end.

KnowsNothing · « **Reply #6 on:** December 30, 2003, 09:09:36 AM »

The only thing I would use it for is to save my files on my PC, which would be incredibly useful. Plus you can email your files to a friend which is kind of cool. But what it's really meant for is really really stupid, imo.

but Ian did bring up a good point, and I'm sure somebody will find other uses for it.

Knoxxville · « **Reply #7 on:** December 30, 2003, 09:41:17 AM »

Yeah. A lot of things we use everyday and take for granted weren't originally planned for those purposes. So, with Ian's brainstorming, this little gadget is starting to look at little more appealing.

"It's when you look beneath the surface is when you REALLY see what's going on" - Knoxximus

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #8 on:** December 30, 2003, 09:43:15 AM »

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Originally posted by: savanna03
why would someone want something like this... this is so stupid and its a waste of money... why bother playing the game in the first place when someone cant beat it anyways or obtaining the best item... arrrrgghhh... i dont know, i just hate cheaters all together...

It's also great for using custom characters in wrestling games, RPGs, etc, etc. The list is endless and it is not a waste of money, or stupid whatsoever..

ib2kool4u912 · « **Reply #9 on:** December 30, 2003, 09:46:24 AM »

^^^ how would a save file help you get custom characters?

mkeyes · « **Reply #10 on:** December 30, 2003, 10:32:28 AM »

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Originally posted by: ib2kool4u912
^^^ how would a save file help you get custom characters?

Because you could make CustomizedCharacter55 and then save and transfer it to your PC and then email it to me and then I could transfer it to my memory card thus giving me your cool custom character.

ssj4_android · « **Reply #11 on:** December 30, 2003, 10:56:31 AM »

Third save backup thing out. I hope the file format is compatible with the USB memory card and GSC. Another use for this is loading premade Timesplitters 2 files. And just for more storage. Anyone, I already have PSO and a BBA, so I'll just stick with GCS.
BTW, does anyone know if it shows the actual filename (kind of confusing, sometimes it's just g435tx.gc or whatever.

Knoxxville · « **Reply #12 on:** December 30, 2003, 11:46:39 AM »

That's RIGHT! We could share Timesplitter 2 MAPS!!

*drool*

LouWeeJee · « **Reply #13 on:** December 30, 2003, 01:45:17 PM »

Now you're talking. There was this other product only available in Japan that let you transfer memory card files to your PC, but it's quite nice to see something available in the US now. Basically, any game that's customizable would benefit from this. Here's some more examples:
Animal Crossing: Got some extra room on your memory card, and don't know anyone else who plays the game in your area? No problem! Just find someone on the 'net who likes the game, get them to send you their town over e-mail, and go visit! You could have a whole community of people who visit each other's towns, trading neighbors and screwing up the landscape, just as long as people agreed to keep sending files back and forth. Also a good way to trade textures and, to a lesser extent, town songs.
Sports/Wrestling games: Any custom teams, custom players, etc., can now be shown to the world to be admired. I'd especially like to see people take advantage of this for Wrestlemania XIX (bad game, yes, but good customization features)
The Sims/Bustin' Out: Trade your Sims from across the country... on a console this time!
SSB:M: trade your pics, without the need for a fancy screen capture device!
But of course, TimeSplitters 2 really does lend itself to this feature (especially considering how large some maps can get)
So yeah, I'd say it's worth looking into.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #14 on:** December 30, 2003, 01:59:32 PM »

Does this mean I'll have unlimited memory card space now?

KnowsNothing · « **Reply #15 on:** December 30, 2003, 03:00:23 PM »

i think it's kind of funny how everyone's hyping this up, but that's not even the device's main function.

Pale · « **Reply #16 on:** December 30, 2003, 04:18:55 PM »

People fail to see the coolest part about this device..or at least it seems to me...

FRICKEN MARIO KART AND F-ZERO GHOSTS! This is feeding into my latest website project I'm going to launch shortly...

mouse_clicker · « **Reply #17 on:** December 30, 2003, 04:22:38 PM »

Hm- at first I was wondering about the functionality of such a product as well, but you guys have come up with some pretty good uses for it. It's not entirely new, though- there was the Dex Drive for the N64.

ruby_onix · « **Reply #18 on:** December 30, 2003, 04:44:35 PM »

These things are also great for "RPG Maker" games.

In case anyone didn't know, with RPG Maker you can design/write/draw your own RPGs (within certain boundries), and save them to a memory card (or at least that's how it was with the PSX version). With one of these devices, you can trade and play homemade RPGs with any similarly-equipped fans of the game on the internet. Of course, I don't think there's an RPG Maker game available for the Cube at this time.

Personally, I don't like pre-loaded saves unless they offer something special. Which usually means hacked. Like playing Castlevania SoTN starting with something like the Crissagrim instead of that stupid Short Sword. It's kind of fun sometimes. But, I doubt that Nintendo's made it very easy for anyone to try and hack the gamesaves.

So basically this thing's just good for a nearly-infinite storage space memory card, and an enhanced way to show off/share accomplishments with your friends. Well, that's plenty cool enough by me.

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It's not entirely new, though- there was the Dex Drive for the N64.

I got one of them for $0.99

I just can't find many uses for it, since almost nobody used the memory card.

dafunkk12 · « **Reply #19 on:** December 30, 2003, 04:56:42 PM »

DexDrive = best peripheral EVER. I only ever had to buy one N64 and one PSX memory card.

Cooolcorey · « **Reply #20 on:** December 30, 2003, 06:09:24 PM »

For the dexdrive, if you used a gameshark pro, you could connect it to your PC and download gamesaves from a cart, like from Zelda, and then you could save it to a memory card, or send it over the 'net, or whatver you wanted.

Husker02GT · « **Reply #21 on:** December 30, 2003, 08:53:58 PM »

I'll buy this for one reason.... NCAA Football.... Now you can have player names rather than simple #'s, and you might be able to download updates throught out the season for all sports games.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #22 on:** December 30, 2003, 10:38:46 PM »

This facilitates item duping in PSO...

Plugabugz · « **Reply #23 on:** December 31, 2003, 12:50:30 AM »

I believe that Animal Crossing, F-Zero GX Garage Data and PSO can't be moved or copied from the memory card it's on.

joshnickerson · « **Reply #24 on:** December 31, 2003, 05:47:05 AM »

F-Zero Garage Data can be moved, the only F-Zero data that can't is your progress through the Story and Grand Prix modes... which is uber lame.

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