MegaMan52

I can't decide, so I'll just say PS1 and GameCube.

Glad I still have my original copy that I bought in Dec. 2006, which only cost $30. Still play it along with New Leaf.

I've gotten back to playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe online. It's unfortunate that the game doesn't display the Engine Class when the results appear, but I managed to get first place in Excitebike Arena on 200cc this morning:

On 8/22/2020 at 11:42 AM, Estil said:

What do you mean?  I've been using the GC/Game Boy Player since 2003 and it's always done a fine job for me.  Much better than that TV Advance thing I tried a couple years prior  

Same. I haven't had any major issues with the Game Boy Player since first using it in 2004 or so. Nowadays, my GameCube is hooked up to an HDTV with it's Component cable and I use a WaveBird controller. No noticeable lag, and my Game Boy Player still works just as well as it did 16 years ago.

Physical

Antique Store pickup:

Digital

Console, mostly because I play more retro video games than modern and prefer playing them using real hardware instead of Emulators.

I'm aware that PC's have a much higher resolution and that they usually run games at a smoother framerate, but it's not like consoles/retro games can't look good. Even GameCube still holds up reasonably well visually (and is still fun to play, of course), and several of its games run smooth at 60 FPS. Mine is hooked up with its Component cable, and some games such as Metroid Prime, F-Zero GX, and Twilight Princess still look modern(ish). Some also have Widescreen support, like F-Zero GX, Super Monkey Ball 2, and Super Mario Strikers. Also, nowadays, many games that don't have Widescreen support can be played in Widescreen with Action Replay, and even Animal Crossing looks decent when it is played in both Progressive Scan and Widescreen.

Anyway, console gaming gets my vote...though I can understand why many people prefer PC's.

Since 1990. 

Still have my original copy of Rad Racer as well as those "Super Mario Bros. Trapped in the Perilous Pit" and "Winning Tips for Nintendo" books, all three of which were among the first video game items I ever got.

5 hours ago, yellowgameboycolor said:

Now that every Wii U game has basically been ported over to Switch...will the Wii U still be viable to even collect for? What are your guys' thoughts. I'm glad everything is ported over but it just seems like there's really no reason to have a Wii U other than for modding purposes at this point.

Ah good. Been waiting for this announcement for a while. Could Star Fox Zero be coming to Switch as well in the future?

The only reasons I can think of that anyone would want a Wii U are collectors who need to have every Nintendo system, or the few people who don't have the original Wii and want to make use of the Wii U's backwards compatibility.

8/10

It has flaws, sure, but it is worth playing. It came with my GameCube, and I have been enjoying it since 2003. Underrated game; I don't regret playing it all these years.

On 7/31/2020 at 10:33 PM, CMR said:

I was so mad when that came out and they swapped the buttons and didn't give you the option to switch them back.  I couldn't understand how the devs could be so idiotic.  Also, despite their claim, they games weren't perfect replicas of the originals.  Some of the mechanics like the slide had subtle alterations.

Sumez was asking about the PS2 version, not the GameCube version, in response to my unpopular opinion that the GameCube version is superior (which I stand by, for several reasons listed on page 18). I, for one, didn't and still don't have a problem with the reversed controls since Metroid Prime is the same way (even in the unlockable NES Metroid) and I don't remember anyone ever complaining about that (just the aiming).

Batman Begins

Burnout

Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex

Enter The Matrix

Fight Night: Round 2 (includes Super Punch-Out!! and Little Mac is an unlockable fighter)

Freedom Fighters

Gun

James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing

Major League Baseball 2K6 (has fewer glitches than other versions)

Metroid Prime 1 & 2

Namco Museum/Namco Museum 50th Anniversary

Need For Speed Underground, Most Wanted, and/or Carbon

Pac-Man World 2 (with or without Pac-Man Vs.)

Pinball Hall of Fame: The Gottlieb Collection

Prince of Persia (any of them)

Rampage: Total Destruction (allows up to four players, unlike the PS2 version)

Rayman Arena

Resident Evil 4

Second Sight

Smuggler's Run: Warzones

Sonic Mega Collection

Spyro: A Hero's Tail

SSX On Tour

Strike Force Bowling

Tetris Worlds (people complained about the "Easy Spin" making it unplayable, yet the GameCube version has the option to turn it off)

TMNT 2007 (alternatively, purchase the GBA version and play it using the Game Boy Player)

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

True Crime: Streets of LA

Wave Race: Blue Storm

Wrestlemania X8, WWE Day of Reckoning

XIII

Physical

Traded one of my extra copies of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for these:

While this controller has a price tag, a friend of mine bought it and later gave it to me for free:

That being said, I'm leaving the tag on the controller since first-party controllers are rarely sold for that cheap nowadays.

Digital

Downloaded Super Kirby Clash:

I have two: one that I'm using, and another that is still sealed.

Not having DVD or CD playback didn't bother me, as I already had a DVD Player (and nowadays, a Blu-Ray Player). In addition, nearly everyone I knew in 2003/2004 had a DVD Player anyway even if they had a PS2. Even I, an owner of both a PS1 and PS2, didn't and still don't care much about the option to play CDs or the PS2's DVD capability. I bought them to play games, and that's what I did then and do now when turning one of them on.

After all, the point of buying a game system is to play games. So naturally, I was and still am fine with the GameCube just being a game system (especially since it has plenty of games I like). Offline gaming was fine by me as well. I had friends then who played Melee, Double Dash!!, and Sonic Heroes (among others) with me, and I still have friends now that play Melee with me occasionally.

I have to mention that it is really sad that many classic YouTube users such as ericmansuper, Blaziken257, Tailz64, yearofthe, PlayitBogart, and undercoverfilmer00v (now known as No1Run) barely get any viewers these days and upload less frequently, or have quit altogether. It's unfortunate that a lot of people these days seem to think only Celebrities are worth their time. YouTube was so much better in its early years than it is now.

I regret selling these:

Took those pictures in 2009. I also had a Top Loader NES so that I could play Ufouria.

It looks boring, and has that stupid IGN quote. The Japanese and PAL covers are much better.

A very brief history of YouTube:

2006: YouTube gets noticed and is a fun place for everyone. People enjoy watching basically any retro gaming video, watch them from start to finish, and post real comments

2020: YouTube resembles Facebook. Many users are picky about nearly everything from the type of video to a video's display, have shorter attention spans, and post spam comments...or nothing at all

53 minutes ago, Koopa64 said:

Sure it’s on the GameCube, I’ve played it lots, but I would LOVE to have it on an N64 cartridge now that repros are possible. 

So would I. I was just saying, it was eventually released. Just not on N64.

I wonder if there's an N64 Prototype of the GameCube version of Yoshi's Cookie.

Very interesting.

The GameCube version, included in Nintendo Puzzle Collection, is nearly identical to this.

I prefer playing it on GameCube. The Wavebird is the best.

On 7/15/2020 at 11:17 PM, Gloves said:

Very lame. Seriously if anyone has a copy for sale lemme know cuz I haven't ever played it and was really damn looking forward to it but could never get my Gamecube working. Now I have a working one and the FRICKIN GAME won't work.