Which Console should I buy?

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more strangeness. I've never heard anyone suggest that any football game even comes close to Madden.

ESPN NBA is awesome as well.

 

[Alcareru]

Ahh the poor Dreamcast. So much potential, trodden and destroyed by Sony and their ally EA. I too loved NFL 2k and NBA 2k when they came out.

And lets not bash the Neo Geo handheld. SNK produced a great machine with a large bright backlit screen-and did it in 99-2000. Sadly of course, it was doomed to fail with no games support.

But then again it aint about hardware in consoles is it? Its about the games.

 

[Tsyr]

Heh, and the Game Gear had a nicely sized bright backlight screen before that.

Nintendo was really behind the times on with regards to that...

 

[Alcareru]

Heh, and the Game Gear had a nicely sized bright backlight screen before that.

Nintendo was really behind the times on with regards to that...

... yes but it always had that dang plumber and the kid in green tights....

 

[WizarDru]

Antagonistic, much?

I'm quite happy with my dreamcast... No "dumb enough to buy" about it. I wouldn't trade my Dreamcast for any other console. So hush.

Alas, poor Dreamcast, I knew ye well. So many poor titles sinking an otherwise excellent console. Tsyr is spot on the money that Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast STILL looks as good as Soul Calibur 2 on next gen systems. Shenmue, and then Shenmue II (the DC's superior version, not the poor X-box translation) still rank as some of the finest games I have ever played, anywhere.

Controller-wise, I rank the PS/2 as OK, but the four fron buttoms are irritating to me. The Gamecube controller is comfortable to me, and I like it's layout. The base X-box controller is uncomfortable in my hands, and I think Penny Arcade was spot on the money. Considering how much they push the X-box otherwise, I don't think they were being too disingineous. Just like them, I find the Controller-S much better and more comfortable.

 

[Tsyr]

Alas, poor Dreamcast, I knew ye well. So many poor titles sinking an otherwise excellent console. Tsyr is spot on the money that Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast STILL looks as good as Soul Calibur 2 on next gen systems. Shenmue, and then Shenmue II (the DC's superior version, not the poor X-box translation) still rank as some of the finest games I have ever played, anywhere.

Controller-wise, I rank the PS/2 as OK, but the four fron buttoms are irritating to me. The Gamecube controller is comfortable to me, and I like it's layout. The base X-box controller is uncomfortable in my hands, and I think Penny Arcade was spot on the money. Considering how much they push the X-box otherwise, I don't think they were being too disingineous. Just like them, I find the Controller-S much better and more comfortable.

I only have the X-Box version of Shenmue 2... I passed up a chance to get the european Shenmue 2 for Dreamcast about 6 months ago, and I've kicked myself every since. What exactly is different, could you summarize? I still love it...

 

[WizarDru]

I only have the X-Box version of Shenmue 2... I passed up a chance to get the european Shenmue 2 for Dreamcast about 6 months ago, and I've kicked myself every since. What exactly is different, could you summarize? I still love it...

So you didn't get it? I ask this, because I still have it. I traded in the DC, but not Shenmue II. The DC version uses Japanese dialogue, with subtitles. The American X-box version is apparently dubbed terribly, which is a shame, since the first Shenmue was well done.

Now, if you wanted said game, something could be arranged.

 

[RyanL]

...but...it just...you know...I mean... come on... it really wasn't all that fun... not really... actually... to be honest... it was boring... add in the fact that in general I think FPS games on a control-pad are an abomination, and that Metroid Prime seemed bad even by those standards, and even the halfway decent graphics (It's no Halo, though) couldn't save it.

Wow, Tsyr. I usually agree with you, but I have to respectfully and strongly disagree here. Have you played any of the other Metroid games? Maybe the problem is that you approached Metroid Prime as a First Person Shooter, which it isn't.

Metroid Prime is one of the best games I've played in years on any system, and easily the best game available for the 'cube. I found it immersive and exciting.

-Ryan

 

[Tsyr]

Wow, Tsyr. I usually agree with you, but I have to respectfully and strongly disagree here. Have you played any of the other Metroid games? Maybe the problem is that you approached Metroid Prime as a First Person Shooter, which it isn't.

Metroid Prime is one of the best games I've played in years on any system, and easily the best game available for the 'cube. I found it immersive and exciting.

-Ryan

I've played Metroid since the old 8 bit days on Nintendo.

I realized MP was supposed to be a hybrid of FPS and metroid gameplay. But IMO it didn't work. They combined some features of each, but didn't get a better whole.

 

[stevelabny]

Tsyr out of curiosity what were your opinions of Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time? Did you dislike the other series' first 3D games too?