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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alzrius" data-source="post: 4004605" data-attributes="member: 8461">I know you've already spoken in regards to this, so you might want to skip over this paragraph. It may be more worthwhile to get a Wii, because it has the Virtual Console. For a small one-time-only fee ($5 for NES games, $8 for SNES), you can just download games onto the Wii that can then be played whenever you want. They have, IIRC, all of the Super Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong games on there already, along with a number of others. It's almost certain that the prices you pay for the games there will be cheaper than what you'd pay to buy them used, and they won't have the troubles that a used game might have.That said, the GameCube did have a Mario game (Super Mario Sunshine, though most agree it isn't as good as most Mario games), but it's only Donkey Kong games that I remember were the ones where you needed the bongos controller to play.  :\ However, your idea of a GameCube with a GBA adapter is not a bad idea at all (particularly since, IIRC, the GBA adapter can also play most original GB and GBC games as well). Many classic games were re-released for the GBA (including most of the Mario and Donkey Kong games), and since the DS can still play GBA games, most stores will still have these games for sale (quite possibly new, as well as used).It's also true that a SNES will probably run you more than a GameCube - given that the SNES is now over a decade gone, it's nostalgia value is driving its price back up, whereas the GameCube is still dirt-cheap now (this goes for the games on each system, also). I still think the SNES has a much better catalogue of games, but the gap is significantly narrowed if you avail yourself of the GBA adapter. One thing I recommend is that, if you buy the systems used at a store, ask to try it out right there in the store. You definitely don't want to find out that something's wrong with the system or the controllers after you bring it home and set it up for you son. Also, ask the clerk about the cables you should use depending on what kind of TV you have. I think the GameCube had a special cable (not included with the system) that you could use to get a better picture if you had a 480p television.</blockquote>

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