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Nintendo Gaming / RE: 1080 Avalanche or SSX3

« on: October 24, 2003, 10:50:53 AM »

I got SSX3 originally for PS2, and while it was nice..  had some HUGE framerate problems, as well as very grainy looking textures.
Traded it in for the GC version, and well its quite an improvement..  especially the framerate!  

The only downside on the GC version is slightly lower sound quality, its not noticeable unless you have a mid to high-end surround sound system though.  And they removed a few grab moves, not a big deal in my book.

Also just a note, I assume because of the size of the GC disks looks like the had to add a little extra compression to some of the textures so some of them are little bit blurry.

Otherwise its an excellent game, not to be missed.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: SSX3 on Gamecube?

« on: October 21, 2003, 09:47:17 PM »

oh yeah..   my original question.

so did anyone find SSX3 for GC on Oct 21??   or did none of the stores get it, very weird that EA held it back.

[Grey Ninja]

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:SSX3 on Gamecube?

« on: October 21, 2003, 09:32:27 PM »

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Originally posted by: Grey Ninja
I find the controls MUCH better on GameCube.  Trying to press the L1 or L2 buttons while steering cramps my hand every time, and the controls for setting up spins or flips are just god-awful on the PSX.  The stick/d-pad layout are all wrong.  I very much prefer the GCN for SSX.

yeah..  I have SSX Tricky on GC.  and kinda prefer the controller over the PS2 DS.   But lossing moves = kinda crappy
The thing that is pissing me off about the PS2 version right now is a few corses, manly the city level have some massive framerate problems..  to the point where the controls feel off or sluggish.   I dunno if this is true of the GC or XBox versions, but would exchange the game if performance is better on GC.  

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Nintendo Gaming / SSX3 on Gamecube?

« on: October 21, 2003, 06:35:32 PM »

Hmm..   all the store around here, didnt get SSX3 today for GC.   But recieved their PS2 & XBox shipments of the game.
What the hell is EA doing??

Anyway the guy at EB let me change my pre-order and I got the PS2 version, though cause of a rather big mix-up that I wont go into here..  I can come back and exchange it for the GC version when it comes in.  Of course if I want to do that...

But I want to be sure the GC has all the same features as the PS2, otherwise its not worth trading in.
My big things would be..

-Retains all the moves, but I dont know how they would do it without the 4 shoulder buttons.  
-Dolby Pro Logic II & THX Certification
-16:9 / Anamorphic Widescreen Video Options
-Better Graphics / Better Framerate (not a huge thing on the list, but nice to have)