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BEAUTY. I didn't expect this game to be so fun. I just picked it up, just expecting to shoot things. I couldn't of been anymore wrong. This game is the best game out for the Dreamcast. No question in my mind. First off, you just don't shoot thing. There is actually a real plot to this game. Which sometimes lacks in others in this genre. There are puzzles to solve, so you actually have to think to play. But the best feature in this game is the mood. It's just so morbid, you feel like your in the game. No joke. If I see a zombie, I start to wig-out. It draws you in. I really can't describe it. The only way you'll know what I'm talking about is to play the game. It's the greatest. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Was defective when I got it. This Gameboy Advance SP has always been my favorite. It is small and light-weight. I love playing the older games like Donkey Kong Country, and I have the first version of a Scrabble Game that I still enjoy. It cheats and I find that amusing. I thought getting a new unit to have as a backup would be a good idea. It was a birthday gift from my husband and I was excited to get it. While it was on the charger I was playing a couple of new 3D DS games which kept me busy. When I turned on the new unit it was noticeably darker than my old one. When I pushed the backlight button, it got even darker, so dark it was unplayable. I had to return the item . I think I will just see about getting a new battery for my old one, and spend the same amount to get the new 3ds XLS. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Ready... Firght For The Gamecube. It is hard to imagine a great video game system based on the merit of quality of the games. Well, not just the games, but also the way a game system speaks to the public. Nevertheless, that is just the facts. Since Nintendo came out with the Gamecube a few years ago, it has been one of the most convient and recognized consoles. Well, condiering the popularity is now slipping away, there is still a great opportunity to make some great sales pitches. Well, when you combine one of the first Gamecube games, with a feeling of the legendary clans from Mario, Star Fox and Kirby, you get the best of a battle royale.
The latest Nintendo Gamecube bundle, includes the rock'em sock'em action game super Smash Brothers Melee. The system itself is very compact, in its sleek silvery styled platinum. It also is a little more convient to roam around with its handle on the back, and the numerous amount of game from classics like Super Mario Sunshine, to latest hits like Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, this fairs much more in the need of price and value. As for the Super Smash Brothers Melee game, it is a great game that features clasics characters that you can go against from Kirby, to classics like Mario and even Bowser. The game in itself iis a much needed improvement from its Nintendo 64 prequel. In itself, there are so many outrageous arenas to square off in, from the furtuistic streets of F-Zero, to the classics locations like the Mario worlds. The game in itself is easy to manuever with a bit of practice, and is great for all to play no matter what your age is. There also are so many great hidden secrets, characters and locations to unlock in the process.
While so many have choices for the Nintendo Gamecube, many might want this bundle pack if you don't have the Gamecube, and a neat fighter game like Super Smash Brother Melee to match. This is a great delight for gamers who want a video game system at a very affordable price.
Price: A
Control: B+
Gamecube: A
Super Smash Brothers: B+
Graphics: B+
Sound: B+
Fun & Enjoyment: B+
Overall: B+ | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The Force is Repetative With This One. Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the force seems like the greatest way to fully enjoy Star Wars. This is not a bad game but as my title says, its repetative. That's not to say its a bad game, it just rehashes too much at throughout each level.
The game is comprised of five chapters, ten levels in each chapter so the game is 50 levels long. You control Luke throughout your journey through the Star Wars Trilogy. You'll begin in A New Hope and end in Return of the Jedi. The game follows the story quite closely and throws in a scene shot (not an actual scene, think of Super Star Wars) from the movie every now and then.
The game plays out simple. Each level is a 2D side-scroller where you'll work your way from one of the level to the other. When you first begin its really easy to get into it. The game doesn't present any major challenges and then you get to the moment where you have to stop to massacre a bunch of your enemies at once. Pretty soon this becomes a chore in almost every level. It wouldn't be so bad if they didn't have it play out the same way. Luke doesn't take much damage... and he deals out a lot. Top that off with most levels can be progressed through pretty fast so in short it feels like your doing the same thing over and over again. This also wouldn't hurt so much if the game weren't so easy.
There are a few fun levels though. The Trench of the Death Star is pretty fun, and so is the Speeder Bike chase from Return of the Jedi but these level are too few and far between. Mostly you'll just play through the side-scrolling levels. If the game didn't have 40 of these levels and had a bit more variety in the gameplay it would be a little better.
However, Luke does get lots of different moves. When you begin you can only do the basics like jump, crouch shoot and the like. By the time you get to the end of the game you'll be able to do backflips, double jumps and a whole lot more. After each chapter Luke gains another ability or two he can use. This makes it so there's plenty for you to do. I wish as the game went on though, enemies attack patterns would change. An enemy that only fire one blast at you will always only fire one blast at you. As you get further into the game the difficulty level never ups itself.
After you get through the game though, you can rush through the game playing the levels that aren't the same old side-scrolling. But that isn't enough to warrant this game for a buy.
Graphic wise the game doesn't live up to the full potential of the GBA. Visually it isn't appealing enough but it runs pretty fast and stays consistant. I haven't experienced any slow down. The game is pretty colorful but a bit more of a facelift would've been nice.
The audio in the game is disturbingly good. While John Williams classic score sounds a little odd coming from the GBA speaker at times, it matches up with the movies really well. The game also borrowed voices from the movie and dumped them in; from the Jawas to Darth Vadar. There are some original tunes but most you'll recognize from the movies.
This isn't a bad game but it also offers no replay value. Its too easy for starters and eventhough its 50 levels long you can finish it in a day or two. Should you buy it you won't have it long before you fully exploit what it has to offer. The repetativeness of each level is also tedious after a while.
Overall, this is not really a bad game but it really isn't good either. Great idea, but it doesn't live up to the potential of what it could be. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
THIS GAME IS A MUST HAVE!!! READ TO FIND OUT MORE. The first time I saw Golden Sun was when the first version came out, and I thought that the game would be plain stupid...but you have no idea how wrong I was! After playing the first version "Golden Sun" I was in love! The graphics for these games are absolutly stunning and clear, as well as bright and colorful! I would say this game is definitly not a dissapointment.
The only problem is that if you want to play this game, you have to play the first one first, or else you will have no idean what the heck you are doing. Anyway, the story for this game is really great and characters have some pretty amazing personalities. I like it how all the different characters have different attitudes about their experiences in the game, and it really makes it a whole lot more interesting. I like how in the beginning you leave off in the last dungeon of the first game, only you're different characters instead of being Isaac, where in this game you play as Felix, Jenna's brother. Even though I recommend to buy and play the first version, some of the text does go back to the othe game so that you're not totally lost.
Ok, now back to the game! This game has so many amazing dungeons and enemies, and I would say that they are way more challenging than the first game. As you get farther in the game the enemies begin to get really strong, but it's really fun to battle them. And don't worry Golden Sun fans you do get MORE Dijnn, yeah thats right MORE Dijnn. Now for those of you who don't know what Dijnn are, they're elemental allies that help boost your magic, and character stats such as attack strength. There are also some really cool NEW attacks in this game, even for the characters from the last game. Just wait until you learn about the hidden summoning tablets that you have to find.
The summoning tablets able you to sommon very powerful monsters that can cause so much dammage that it can kill a whole party of enemies in one blow. (Yes you need Dijnn to be able to summon these awsome creatures!) Although it is very challenging to find these tablets, but it is way worth the wait. There are also 2 special summoning tablets that you can only get if you have all the Dijnn inlcuding the ones from Isaac's party. I almost forgot! You can transfer your data from the first Golden Sun game to the new game, so make sure that you have all the Dijnn in the first game or you will not be able to receive the 2 special summoning tablets, and trust me, you don't want to miss out on these! Especially because one of them gives a lot of damage as well as reviving any downed allies and restoring their HP.
Now more info about the battle! Even if you don't transfer data from the first Golden Sun Game you will be able to meet up with Isaac and co. Anway, when you have Isaac's party with you, you are able to switch out characters if their magic or HP is low, the only problem is that you can only switch out one character at a time. This means you need more strategy than ever! But do not take this special treat to your advantage. That's basically the only new stuff about the battle scences, otherwise everything is basically the same. Although there is new battle music depending on who's in your party at the time.
Like I mentioned before the dungeons are more challenging. If you're not a patient person then I recommend that you buy the guide book, because some of these places are very tedious. When I played, there was this one dungeon and it drove me crazy because it was almost like a maze. But I do have to admit that it was quite challenging and fun! You will also have to collect pieces of a trident in the game, and even though it may sound easy it is not, because all the pieces are in different places, so don't give up hope if you cannot find them...because they're out there somewhere.
Back to the characters. Now for those of you who thought that Felix is some evil person you are totally wrong. He plays a really great role in this game, and it's really cool to see Jenna and Felix battleing side to side. You also get to know more about the mysterious Sheba and about her past. A new character in this game is an allie named Piers, who comes from Leumuria. You also get to know more about his life and what the mysterious Lemuria is really like. There are so many mysteries about each character, but no worries, you find out everything in the end. And for those of you who wondered "Does Isaac ever talk?" well yes, in matter of fact he does! So this is really exciting for some, and believe it or not Felix has a few lines as well.
For those of you that like the villians, then you should definitly keep reading. Just like the last game there are two main enemies. There names are Agatio and Karst, and you DO NOT face them only once, which is really exciting.
There is really so much more to tell but I don't want to give away all of the amazing details and secrets hidden in this game. I would have to say that ending is very amazing and this game is definitly not a disappointment! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Works like a charm. This memory card does exactly what it's supposed to--it saves your games. I only started playing video game last year, but then I heard about all of these great games from the past that I was missing. I went to a local used game/DVD store and bought myself a Game Cube console, but it didn't come with a memory card, as I was told I needed one in order to save games. [My first system was a 3DS.] I did some research and decided to buy this one over the other two memory cards for Game Cube, as it saves 1019 blocks of memory. So far, I haven't had any problems with it, such as losing data. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The picture may be wrong, but the product its awsome. Ok so first of all I ordered this because I lost my original AC adapter for my GBA Micro, at first I was worried a little because i saw some reviews about the product, that people had receive the wrong Ac adapter, they wanted a GBA Micro and they ended up getting a Nintendo DS ac adapter, well the picture of where they are selling this i must say is wrong but when I receive my product everything was perfect and it was a GBA Micro AC Adapter, it works fine, its not perfect but it does the job I am so happy with my product that I would recommend this to anyone who needs something like this | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great Game Great Price. Now that this game has been out for a while, you can get it at great prices. It certainly is worth a try if you like shoot-em-up games with machines. I like the Star Wars arcade games and this gives the same feel and the graphics are really impressive -- not so much from the detail of static displays (which also are very good), but more so the amount of graphic information and the speed at which it is presented to you. This was one of the least likely games for us to keep when we purchased it, but now it has turned out to be one of the most likely to keep. Good stuff. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Nintendo's excellent series continues. The original Nintendo "Golf" for the NES was one of the first golf games that I actually found interesting, and NES Open and Mario Golf 64 remain two of my all-time favorite games, so Toadstool Tour has a lot to live up to.
Unfortunately, it has a couple of flaws (unlike Mario Golf 64), but not enough to detract from the absolutely unlimited play value.
First the bad. If you are trying to aim and there's a tree or another obstacle in front of you, it won't let you see where the ball would land were the obstacle not there. You have to mess around endlessly to put the aiming grid where you want it. Also, the top view is much harder to aim with than it was in Golf 64. The aiming on the green is not bad using the C-stick but it's *very* sensitive so it takes some getting used to.
Also, when you putt, sometimes the camera lingers on your player instead of showing you the ball... you have to rely on the sound to know if you made the shot or not.
Everything else improves on Mario Golf 64, with (eventually) six courses of amazing hilly terrain and water effects, new "fast fairways" (that you don't always want to land on) and easy-to-implement backspin and topspin. (I love how the spinning ball burns a streak in the fairway). The ring shot, speed golf and club slots are back, along with a par-3 contest and a slew of excellent mini-games.
The play is very goal-oriented, and outside the tournaments, the other players "invite" you to play them one by one... when you beat them, you increase their maximum drive - a nice touch. You can earn more characters by defeating the mini-games and collecting birdie badges as in the N64 version.
The new characters, including Boo, Petey Pirahna, Baby Bowser and Birdo, are welcome, and they all have great animations, including one that's a little shocking but funny... Petey Pirahna vomits a huge puddle on the green when he gets a bogey.
This version also has much more room to save your best shots (like holes-in-one), and you can "lock" your favorite ones so they don't get automatically erased as they do in Golf 64.
One thing I wish the newer games would take from NES Open is the cash collection mode. In NES Open, you won cash for placing in tournaments and for winning long drive contests, etc., which you could deposit and save in a bank. It was fun seeing how much you could get. You could also name all 40 of the other players in the tournament. I used to play tourneys with all my favorite video game characters.
But in itself, this is an outstanding game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Jango Fett's own game. One of the coolest upcoming Star Wars games is definetly this! This game follows the adventures of Jango Fett: Bounty Hunter and father of Boba Fett. About 15 levels are spanned in this game which starts in Epsoide 1 and end in the very beginning of Epsoide 2. You get those cool dual lasar guns and jetpack with probably more guns to control. The Slave 1 will be under your control which means space levels like the astroid field chase in Epsoide 2. Not many details of this game are known yet but you will explore many familar Star Wars sites such as Tatooine, Coruscant, and many other planets will be explored. The game will have some of the best graphics ever seen in games like it's other Star Wars games which push the graphic processor to the max. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Simple Yet Addictive. Fall of the Foot Clan is a side-scroller in its most basic and simple form: this can be a good thing or a bad thing. Unless you have never played a video game before in your life, there will be little if any difficulty completing this one. There are five levels, four turtles, three bonus games, and a handful of enemies. Let me break it down like this:
Graphics: 5 of 10
Gameplay: 4 of 10
Sound: 7 of 10
Innovation: 1 of 10
Storyline: 2 of 10
Fun: 9 of 10
+ familiar characters, nice music (especially in level 5), cartoony graphics, mini-games
- too easy, no female turtle (no Venus), April is not playable, turtles walk slowly | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Even the demo kicks major . This game alone is good enough reason to buy the GameCube, if you don't already have one. I myself consider Super Metroid one of the greatest games of all time, and I was wondering all these years when a follow-up would arrive. After eight years, the wait was finally over.
Mertoid Prime isn't really a sequel, since it takes place between the events of the first Metroid and Metroid II. Basically, Samus lands on a frigate in high orbit over Tallon IV. She realizes that the Space Pirates are up to no good, so she (for anyone who didn't know, Samus is female) investigates, and when the ship is about to explode, she sees an old nemesis. Upon landing at Tallon IV, she investigates further, learning more about the Pirates' plans, the Chozo, and other things. The Space Pirates' master plan: to use a mutagen called Phazon to enhance their ranks and create stronger forces.
The Graphics are so polished and so good that you'll think it was Metroid all over again. It's only up close that the quality falters, but it's negligable. The game also supports Dolby Pro Logic II, which is as good as its Digital counterpart, and also supports progressive scan. The control mechanics aren't hard to master, and are somewhat based on the mechanics of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. You'll be using the Scan Visor a lot. You have to in order to get the best ending.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City needs to step aside. I can understand why it and GTA III were so successful, but, was anyone even paying attention to the graphics? I've seen graphics like that on the N64.
This game is an instant classic, and has the potential to be the greatest game of all time. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
I am a game collector with over 100 game consoles and all i have to say is this. this device is the best and even better then i thought and theres a secret to this device of which you need to know!!!
1. This device can be saved by rebuilding the device its simple to do.
First off if you have one of these devices you can use paints to restore the art work and even better purchase a screwdriver to take apart the Gameboy advance sp one apart the main shell can be repainted along with the artwork and even better you can order a replacement screen lens for the gameboy advance sp as well so don't let a small scratch disturb you when paint can fix it!!
2. get a great paint brush
pay at least 10.00 for a small paint brush 2.99 don't work and leave hairs behind.
3. get a spray on clear coat that you can spray into a throw away container and paint it on with the brush after restoring the artwork with paints
once dry reassemble the gameboy advance and your art work will never fail fade or wipe off again | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A Great Sequel to an Even Greater Original. Hi, I picked this game up for my 15 year old son who is the biggest X-men freak on the face of the earth and he is obsessed with it. He asked me to type this review in for him since he had school so here you go:
X-men Legends II is a great sequel to a wonderful original game. While the number of characters in the game doesnt increase that much (from 14 to 18) the choices were pretty good. The story follows the combination of the X-men and Brotherhood teams to stop Apocalypse who has not only taken out Magneto's nation of Genosha, but has captured the X-man Polaris and Magneto's son Quicksilver. From the X-men come Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm, Wolverine, Iceman, Rogue, Gambit, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Bishop, and Sunfire and from the Brotherhood, Magneto, Toad, Scarlet Witch, and Juggernaut. Along the way Professor X, Deadpool, and the Golden Avenger Iron Man will join your squad. The bosses in this game revolve around those who had starring roles in the Age of Apocalypse epic but with some marvel favorites including, Sauron, Archangel, Abyss, Grizzly, Holocaust, Mikhail Rasputin, Mr. Sinister and of coures Big A. While the cast of playables is great what will really make marvel fans smile is the cast of Non Playable Characters including Emma Frost, Blob, Pyro, Shadowcat, Banshee, Blink, Sabertooth, Mystique, Angle, Beast, Forge, Destiny, Sebastian Shaw, Selene, and Guardian and Vindicator of Alpha Flight.
Gameplay is a major aspcet of this game (duh). You will have four X-men/Brotherhood members on a team at a time, and you will also be able to receive bonus based on who you choose (eg "Forces of Nature" - Sunfire, Iceman, Storm and Magneto +10% to all resistances). Each character has about 16 powers made up of Active powers (ones that deal damage), Boosts (ones that give you extra power), Passives (ones that always exist that don't cost Energy, eg Nightcrawler's "Sword Mastery" which makes all sword attacks stronger")and Xtremes (each character has two, one that pretty much clears out all enemies, and one that boots the team) Each hero also has 2 or more costumes that you can choose from eg
Colossus - Ultimate Costume, Ultimate Costume without Armor, Astonishing X-men Costume, 70's Costume, X-men Legends 1 Xtreme Costume, Greek Colossus Costume, and Age of Apocalypse (compile four teammembers with Age of Apocalypse costumes to get a +100% attack power bonus)
All in all this is a good game. I was dissapointed with the inclusion of the Brotherhood because it took away spots from popular X-men such as Angel, Beast, and Psylocke who should have been involved and the choices for unlockable characters were not very appealing which included Deadpool (a mercenary barely related to the x-men) An Avenger (Iron Man-makes no sense), and Xavier (who after you unlock him can magically walk). But it was good. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A good solid game, very fun. I will admit, I'm not a hardcore gamer, I can't handle really hard games. This game is somewhat easier, and allows some exploring. The puzzles are pretty appropriate to the cartoon. [..], same as the general concept of many of the cartoon shorts. You control the 3 Eds together, selecting each Ed as appropriate. All 3 Eds have their unique moves, attacks, and a special combo that utilizes the Eds as a group.
The sounds are perfect. The voices are all the same from the cartoon, the sound effects are all there, and the music is great to listen to. The 3D models of the Eds are a little rough, but easy to work with. They could have made the characters a little more expressive, especially in the cut-scenes, but the overall quality of the game is really good. It's a fun game for kids and those that are kids at heart. The gameplay is very responsive, but the controls can be a little confusing. I'd suggest wandering the cul-de-sac for awhile, trying the different modes until you get the hang of what button does what. What's interesting about this game is that you don't have a health meter, you have a coolness meter. If you run out of coolness, you start again from a little ways back, you essentially have infinite "lives". | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Fun and Innovative; A Welcome Change. It's rare that something this different comes along. There was Track and Field for the NES, the first to use a floor mat. There was the DS, which opened up a whole new world with the touch screen. Now there's Jungle Beat, a game which is truly innovative in every way.
Jungle Beat is a standard Donkey Kong platformer. It's side scrolling, and the goal is to finish the levels with the most banannas (referred to as "beats" in this title). Here's the twist: you control DK with the bongos.
The controls, strange as they may sound, are exceptionally intuitive. Left bongo moves left, right moves right, both top jump, clap to interact with the environment. Every stage has 2 "levels" and a boss fight. Once you beat that, your total remaining beats are measured, and you earn medals. the more beats, the more medals (with a possible 3 for each stage). As you earn more medals, you get more stages to play.
The concept is simple, but it is so much fun. If you already have Donkey Konga and the bongos, this is what you want.
The only down side to this title is it's only single player. A multi-player mode would have really enriched the experience.
GameCube owners should buy this game. There's nothing like it on any other system, and I doubt there ever will be. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Goldeneye:Rogue Agent. First off, if you're expecting the lastest incarnation of the James Bond video game franchise to be better than the Goldeneye for the N64, you'll be disappointed. Not that this Goldeneye is a bad game, it's quite the opposite.
The single player campain is excellent. The Fort Knox level really sets the tempo for the rest of the game:fast paced, non stop action. It's a standard FPS affair, but it's still a blast. The new "Goldeneye" feature really adds a cool dimension to the fray. You can see thru walls, manipulate machines, throw enimies, and other things. One small gripe about the single player game...it's too short. It only has 8 levels, and while each level is fairly long, it'd be nice to have maybe 12 or 13 levels. The multiplayer game is fun for what it's worth. It's just standard deathmatch stuff.
All in all, this is a fun, fairly challenging game that is well worth its $50 price tag. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
so....overrated. I do not see what is so good about this game. Super Nintendo RPG's are much much better. The character look like Michael Jackson especially Chaz Ashley (*snicker*). I do not see why you can not change the names of your character. The battle system has very little charm and is not fun. The towns are extremely uninteresting especially all of Motavia. I was hoping that Dezolis's towns would be interesting but I was wrong. The music is pollution to the ears. I agree completely with the other one-star review on this. If you want to play some truly awesome rpg's get a Super Nintendo. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
For hardcore entertainment freaks only. This little device is perfect for anyone with more than one system and a TV with only one set of imput jacks. It allows for up to 5 systems/DVD players/vcrs to be connected to your tv at the same time.(Mine has a PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, VCR and a DirecTV receiver hooked up to it.) Also it comes with interchangeable labels for every major system on the market so you can keep track of what is hooked up where. My only beef is that it does not come with a cable to hook the box to the TV so be prepared to shell out a few extra bucks. Overall this is a well made product that does exactly what its supposed to do. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A fun game, but a little gets lost. Grand Theft Auto was a great game on other consoles. To try and squeeze this on to GBC was very hard, and thus the translation suffers. First, actually stealing a moving car is too hard. You will occasionally find one that is parked, but it is a pain. And Second, the game lacks any of the real blood, gore, or cursing that made it stand out otherwise. However, there is still a great driving game underneath. Fast speeds, good music, and exciting missions make it always fun. There is also an arrow, which points you where you need to go. This is always very helpful. Joyriding is great, as none of the game is timed. Missions are always optional, and there are many to choose from. You get to play in three diverse cities: Liberty City, Vice City, and San Andreas. Everything made it over from the PS One great, and this is an great game. Buy this for the driving, not for the edgy content the PS One version had. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Walkthrough pretty much. this game is the coolest! It comes with Valkyrion the Magnet Warrior, Harpies Feather Duster, and Sinister Serpent. In the game there are 14 sections that have people in the them <duelist either known or fuzzy and passerbyes>. If you want the days on the game to pass faster you can just talk to a passerbye to pass the day but you need to watch out because a thought to vbe passerbye can be a rarehunter who wil steal one of your cards if you lose! You can also duel tons of ppl like Yugi/Y. Yugi, Joey, Tea, Trusdale <solomon mutou> etc.. You don't really walk around but you look at an area on the sides surrounding you to see if there is a duelist or passerbye then you can choose one. Every monday you get a magazine that comes with 5 cards and every saturday if you are close enough to the area that a tournamet will be held you can enter for a pack of rare cards. You have these special points from the beginning on called duelist points and you get more if you win but lose a little less if you lose. The more points you have the more booster packs available for the picking! about every other week ther ius a target week were you are assigned 2 targets and you have to beet those targets by the end of the weeek to get extra duelist points! Sometimes they alos have tournamnets that last for 3 days and you have ot make it to all of the locations or you are disqualified! Also with 6 langauages you vcan duel with ppl from all over the world!
Well this is pretty much what i know from playing the game but i bet that there s a lot more! Also remember you can trade cards via the GBA game and you can import passwords! All in all i think that this is an awesome game wel worht your money! i mean the cards you get by themselves are probably worht it! It is alot better than the sequels Dark Duel Stories for GBC and Eternal Duelist Soul for GBA and i own all yugioh games so i know! you better hurry before they run oyut though! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
movie fans only please. I thought this game lived up to expectations. everybody thought it be just like the movie, and it was. There was alot of action, but not a whole lot of plot to up the storyline. Personally I hated the movie. I thought it stunk on ice, but that is only my opinion. Some of the villians in this game were not part of the movie(shocker and vulture) but there is a long battle sequence with the green goblin. I was suprised that the fighting match that spider-man did in the movie was only a mini game their should have been a part in game about it like at the begining but it skipped that part and went straight to the killer as the first boss.
The battles themself were good and the control over spider-man is incredible! There are a bunch of moves like ziplining(Moving very fast using the web) you can shoot webs at villians and there are many more but if you get this game you will find out about them all. The grafics on this game are some of the best I have ever seen. The people that created this game really took atvantage of the gamecube's potential. Over all this game is pretty short about 5 hours(give or take). If you are a fan of spider-man I would recomend buying this game, but if you are looking for an exellent gamecube game rent then buy.
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Here's the Scoop. I own 4 of the Tony Hawk games. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, and Tony Hawk's Underground 2. I would have to say, this is surely the ugliest of the bunch, with many more rough goals and strange humor. The kid in the wheelchair is disturbing, the goals are sometimes a little off the wall, and the skaters will go to any means for a good practical joke. On the other hand, the gameplay is simply addictive, as I seem to get stuck playing it for up to 4 hours at a time.
So I guess if you are 15 or over, and enjoy the Tony Hawk games, this is a no brainer. It's just plain, excellent gameplay, and that's all there is to it.
All in all, this game is a positive playing experience, every bit as good as the Pro Skater series! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A Gameboy Advance Must. I bought my daughter a gamboy advance SP for her birthday in November. She just turned 5, and is really getting into video games. She has been purchasing a few games here and there for it. Then she also asked and asked for a Gamecube, because her cousin had one and she loved the Super Smash Bro. game. So my mother bought her it for Christmas! She loves having it, but only had a few games. I was planning on purchasing the cable to connect the gameboy and Gamecube together, and then came across this item. It looks perfect. And it nearly is! It was VERY simple to connect, and now all she has to do is insert the startup disk, and put one of her gameboy advance games in the slot provided. She was tickled to death. All the games she loves on Gameboy, she can now play them on the Gamecube also. It's amazing. All the gameboy games, now can serve 2 purposes! Although the quality of the picture is slightly less on the tv than on the gameboy screen, it is still worth every penny! I guess it can't be perfect. It's a must have for anyone owning a Gamecube and Gameboy!!!!!!!! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Sonic rocks. Graphics. Best. Speed. Fast. Running as fast as he can, Sonic rushes to stop Chaos, the water monster. This is a great game, even for people who don't know a lot about Sonic. It may be a little to fast for some people though. You can play as six different characters and if you beat it with all, you get a little surprise. You can also interact with the new creatures called Chao. Raise them. Evolve them. Then you can transfor them into a VMU fom more fun( almost like a Tamogatchie quest). Sonic is finally back on the Dreamcast with his buds Tails, Knuckels, Amy Rose, E-102 Gamma, and Big the Cat. This is a great game and anyone should buy it. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Not Bad. Having just purchased a Game Cube for my 6 year old, this was the first game I purchased for it, although we rented several. I agree that the background music isn't as loud as it could and should be, and there is a glitch in graphics from time to time, but overall, none of that effects the game play. My son, as well as my husband, who are both avid wrestling fans, both love this game and have spent many hours playing it and staying out of my hair. There is a wide variety of superstars to choose from, everyone from The Rock and Stone Cold down to The Hurricane and Lita. Not so easy to control at first, but then it's not supposed to be so easy or it wouldn't be a game. Takes time and practice to get all the moves right, as well as a good memory, but the more you learn the better you get. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Perfection for the Patient. I wonder how many times it's happened - someone brings home Vanishing Point, puts it in the ol DC, is astounded by the opening cinema, and, with an expectant and thumping heart, starts a race.
Only two cars open at the beginning? -- well, OK. Only one track as well? - Hmm, that's a little strange. And then the race begins. The Explorer (or Mustang) slides all over the road, fishtailing like mad, and then flips over, seemingly on its own. "What the heck is this??!??" The once-hopeful gamer removes the disc, and returns it to the store right away.
Ah, my friend, what joys you have missed.
Vanishing Point is yet another addition to the crowded line of Dreamcast racers, but has enough innovation and depth to place it in the upper echelon along with Metropolis Street Racer, Test Drive Le Mans, and Sega GT. VP is, at its core, a strange mix of street and rally racing - you choose everyday cars (examples are the aforementioned Ford Explorer and Mustang, the Lotus Elisse, BMW 325i, and quirky offerings like the VW Microbus and Mercury Sable Wagon: there are over thirty cars in all, and all perform very differently) and race on several tracks, ranging from a nighttime trip through downtown to a semi-offroad course through a mountain town. The courses are populated by regular drivers, as well as drivers you're competing against - but you're not trying to beat them all to the finish line. Rather, each race has a pre-determined time limit that you must beat, similar to rally racing. As you careen through the course, your "place" is updated at invisible checkpoints, and you're shown just how far off (or ahead) of the 1st-place pace you are, as well as where your current pace places you. It takes a little getting used to, but is easy to grasp.
This time-based system makes each race an intense experience. You can't really relax for fear of losing precious seconds. The tracks are full of obstacles that aim to slow you down, and the traffic gets in the way as well. The other competing drivers are the worst - they'll intentionally block you or ram you from behind, which is always surprising until you learn to anticipate it.
VP has many, many secrets to unlock, which is a blessing and a curse. On one hand, you always have sufficient motivation to replay the game to unlock that next car or track or game mode. On the other hand, too little is available at the beginning, which is off-putting to gamers expecting immediate satisfaction. It's almost as if the developers wanted to reward players who stuck with the admittedly crazy handling of the early cars. Once you put in a few hours, win some tournaments, and start unlocking vehicles, the sky-high quality of the racing engine becomes apparent, and VP becomes a real honest gem.
Another aspect of VP is the high number of play modes. Single Race is pretty self-explanatory. Tournament Mode is a series of three challenges per car, and contains the meat of the game overall. Each car has a Bronze (2 courses, 2 laps), Silver (3 courses, 2 laps) and Gold (3 courses, 3 laps) stage to the tournament. You are awarded points based on your finishing position, and must finish first in each stage to advance to the next. Completion of a stage usually results in unlocking something, which keeps you motivated. There are also several multiplayer modes, a few of which are unlocked as you go - I don't want to spoil them here, but rest assured that they're well worth it, not to mention refreshingly unusual!
VP also has a Stunt Mode, which could have been a game unto itself. You are presented with increasingly difficult challenges in a pre-determined car, which range from "Pop all the Balloons!" to "Perform a Barrel Roll!". If you complete the challenge, you're given a score from 1-100 depending on how long you took, etc. Additional challenges are opened based on your cumulative score, and you'll often find yourself going back to completed challenges to try and raise your score by a point or two in order to unlock the next event. Stunt Mode is incredibly addictive, not to mention incredibly challenging.
As you can see, Vanishing Point is stuffed to the gills with content. It also looks gorgeous, never budging from its high-frame rate and resolution. There's no car damage, but who wants to drive around with broken headlights and dented doors? The tracks are filled with eye-candy, from waterfalls, passing trains and monorails to huge airliners flying right over the track or floating hot-air balloons. You can race the tracks in reverse, mirrored, or mirrored reverse, and they're designed so well that each seems like an entirely new track. The soundtrack is much more tolerable than typical racing-game techno, and the ambient sound effects are superb. Technically, VP is a masterpiece.
Vanishing Point is a true underrated Dreamcast classic. It suffers only from initially daunting challenge, but once you unlearn what other racing games may have taught you and start unlocking all the hidden features, you'll find an almost bottomless game that's immensely challenging yet enjoyable, alone or with friends. Racing enthusiasts should not let VP pass them by. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Refined Dolphin Questing. The original version of Ecco the Dolphin was an impressive display of the Sega Genesis' graphical capabilities. It had detailed and varied environments with an original story. Unfortunately it was a struggle to play through. The control was clunky and the music was grating. Fortunately the Sega CD received an updated version of the game.
Ecco CD uses the capabilities of the Sega CD to upgrade the soundtrack, add levels, and improve gameplay elements. The new soundtrack was composed by Spencer Nilson, the artist behind the US soundtrack of Sonic CD and The Amazing Spider-Man Vs. The Kingpin. The music is incredibly effective and atmospheric catering to the style of each level. In fact, the music was so well done, Sega released an album called Ecco: The Songs of Time featuring a combination of tracks from Ecco CD and from the soundtrack of the Sega CD version of it's sequel, Ecco: The Tides of Time, also composed by Nilson.
The game also features seven new levels which use art assets from The Tides of Time. These are welcome additions that allow you to get the most out of your experience. But along with these levels comes the most important addition to Ecco. An addition that almost completely changes the experience... There are now Checkpoints!
Any veteran of the first Ecco games knows the pain and suffering of getting to the very end of a level and dying only to be put at the very start of that long trial. Ecco CD answers this problem by giving you a check point after every Key Glyph is cleared, large crystals that block your progress at various points in the levels. After clearing one, dying gives you the opportunity to continue from that point or restart the level entirely. This makes the game far more bearable. This alone would make this the preferred version, but all these features together make a solid package that would grace any Sega collection. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Pokemon sapphire best game in my opinon. When i first got this game i was like wow another pokemon game, the i saw all the kinds of new creatures it had and my favorite is Ralts. Of course for each new game there is always problems like if you chose the wrong starter and all that time is wasted. The pros are the following 2 on 2 battles(in game or with freinds{also a pair of twin gym leaders}), over a 100 new pokemon to battle with, new pokeballs and items, and berries. The cons are you can not trade with older verisons(you can trade and battle with latter verisons though), they took away the pokegear, still cant rename a traded pokmon, and the elite four are twice as strong as in silver, gold, and crystal. All in all I would reconmend this game to anyone, wheither they be a friend or starger.
Ps I still haven't beat it. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great Portable Zelda Action. Although I have not finished this game yet, I feel that have played enough to give a very accurate review. First off, you would be hard-pressed to find a better game for the Gameboy Color. Everything about this game is a amazing, right down to the series of blips and bleeps that pass for music on the Gameboy. If you've played Link's Awakening DX, you know how the controls in this game are: amazing. The only problem is that you cant face any diretions other than north, south, east and west, but it never hurts you during the game. The colors are very real looking, Capcom didn't try to do too much with the GBC's meager palette. Although the story is nothing special (your standard evil guy takes destroys something and kidnaps someone to take over the world), it feels very good for this type of a game. The bosses aren't too difficult, but some of you may need to use a strategy guide or FAQ. Any problems with this game are minimal, and should not be too much of an issue with anyone. Nintendo and Capcom scored a hit with The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Sonic gets downgraded to 8-bit. This has to be the worst idea ever. Sonic used the Genesis console's high-tech processor to run at amazing speeds. He would run through a loop-de-loop. He slid down water slides. He jumped so high that you could see Star Light Zone's night sky. Can an 8-bit processor do that? No. When Sonic runs in this, it gets really glitchy. My game got confused and shot Sonic to the end of the level. The controls are not as accurate as the Genesis game, they lag a little bit and have bad traction. The zones are built terribly. Green Hill Zone has had every signiture loop-de-loop removed. Bridge Zone was an awful auto-scrolling "bridge" that had a horrible collision system. Sonic jumps onto a scale and waits for the rock to fall on the other side, but it does not bounce him high enough to reach land. He ends up falling and dying. Sometimes the pieces on the bridge fall (not a glitch), but the issue is that so many fall that the game starts to lag. Do not get this game.
Game Gear games I recommend:
Sonic Blast
Sonic Triple Trouble
Sonic Drift
Genesis games I recommend:
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic 3 and Knuckles | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Merely average and way too easy. I'd give Texas Hold 'Em a little higher of a score than one star, but I have to agree with what the previous reviewer said about the game's computer-controlled players. If you go "All In", most of the other players will too... regardless of what they have in their hand. I beat the Atlantic City scenario (4th out of 5) in less than 15 minutes thanks to a few well-timed All In bets.
Graphically, don't expect much. There are no player faces... just the cards on a table. The interface is easy to use as well. As far as the sound goes, the "announcer" is a neat touch- the first time you play through. After a while, hearing "The Flop Is...", "The Turn Is...", "The River Is..." gets old quickly!
If you're looking for a bargain-priced poker game for GBA, this is pretty much your only option. It is a fun game, but die-hard poker fans will definitely consider looking elsewhere for a better challenge. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Fantastic game, but it comes with a warning. Happy New Year everyone! I just received a Game Boy Advance as a Christmas present. I had some doubts about the Mario Kart series going hand-held, but, as a big fan of the series, I still decided to make this game the first of my new Game Boy Advance collection.
What a surprise! This game is actually just as good as its predecessors! With vibrant graphics, crisp sound, lots of tracks (so far I've discovered 24), tight play control, and all the characters from the past two Mario Kart games, the GBA Mario Kart is sure to keep the series alive and well!
The best all-new features in this game would have to be the never-before-seen tracks. They are remarkably imaginative and beautifully detailed (especially Sunset Wilds), and although they're not very long (the longest one takes about 2 minutes and 45 seconds to complete 3 laps), they're loaded with obstacles that range from the quicksand traps of the Yoshi Desert to the blind mice of Cheese Land. Also, the play control is not only precise and varied among the weight classes, but you can even feel it getting more difficult among the more difficult tracks. In Yoshi's Desert, for example, you can actually feel the quicksand trying to pull you in, so it gets even harder to maneuver around the already tight turns.
But let's not forget about the things we already know and love about the Mario Kart series. Some tracks are a blast from the past, too! After all, no Mario Kart game would be complete without Rainbow Road! Plus all your favorite characters are back, too: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Toad, Donkey Kong, Wario, and Bowser are once again racing for the finish line! And the items are back, too--you can once again drop banana peels, shoot your opponent with a shell (green, red, or blue), blast ahead of the pack with a mushroom or a Super Star, become invisible with a Boo, and zap your opponents with a lightning bolt!
So run, don't walk--or better yet, drive--to the nearest video game store and pick up this game! I'll see you at the finish line!
P.S. The "warning" that I mentioned is that this game owes a lot more to Super Mario Kart (for the SNES) than it does to Mario Kart 64. The tracks are very 2-D, just like an official race track. Therefore, fans of Mario Kart 64 might miss the hills and jumps of the Wario Stadium, or the mountains and valleys of Choco Mountain and Yoshi Valley. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
BEST GAME IN THE WORLD! A. I always was a final fantasy fanatic, having played all the games, and seeing the movie, but this is the game that changed that. By far, this is the best game EVER! You customize your own character, and then can either play the many offline quests, or go online and play with others. The 1 disatvantage though is that some level 99 person online could give a low level person a very strong weapon, making them 5 times stronger than they should be. Also, they should have made more customization options for the characters, because I have run into at least 20 people that look exactly like me. Other than that, AWESOME! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Holding up the family tradion. The legend of Zelda: the wind waker is the top of the list of greatest video games just like it's several predecesors. Though, all of us were expecting to see real life textures and 3D fighting with Link still the title is a one of a kind that leaves all other games in it's tracks.
Although in this game you don't get to use the awesome adult Link you at least get new sword combos, new weapons, new enemies, and with a storyline that keeps the Zelda legend going. The legend of Zelda title will keep you playing until the gerudo dies.
I hope Nintendo keeps making more of these great games to continue such an incredible legacy started with that good ole' 2d version that blew away the rest of the world.
Keep gaming! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
the Gameshark SP version 4 is the best of all the Gamesharks. To be honest, the Gameshark SP version 4 is the best of all the Gamesharks. Even though you can't download new codes
with a usb cables, you can add new games & codes manually. You will receive a message if you don't have enough memory.
No problem, just delete any unwanted games on the list, it's that easy. It's easy to operate, once you know how. Use common sense,
don't use too many codes & you'll be fine. I just received mine in the mail today & it works great. You can find these on Ebay or Amazon
for various prices. The one's listed on Ebay are cheaper, so if you want one, act fast. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
One of the Best Re games yet. Resident Evil Code Veronia X is one of the best RE games on the game cube to date (RE-4 is not out yet, and it is looking like it will overtake RE CVX). But not counting RE4, RE CVX could very likely be the best RE game yet. This game is so great, you start off as Claire on an island, the virus leaks after an old enemy launches an attack on the island. You then must get off the island which is easier said than done, however you meet a new friend along the way. You finally get off (if you're good that is) and then you go to a very cold base (take a guess where). After playing as Claire for a while longer, her brother Chris takes over, he arrives on the island and finds it is empty (well almost empty). He must then fight his way off the island and get to the base where Claire is. The games ending sequence is great, and it alone is worth the game price... Your Resident Evil collection will be incomplete unless you add Resident Evil Code Veronica X to it.
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love it. You love it to death...or you simply hate it. That what this game is like. This game is pretty cool actually...you start out as some perosn and you set your calander and clock on the game to the time and date that it is in real life. So when it is July 4th in real life...it is July 4th in the game..and your animal friends will all meet at a certain point in your town and you can watch fireworks. Also at Christmas...your animal friends will give you gifts and all will be good. You plug in your birthday too so the townsfolk can give you gifts. You can do all of that and more like fishing...which you can sell the fish you catch....and you can travel to another of your friends town by putting your memory card in slot A and theirs in slot B. Then you can visit your friend's town. Thats pretty cool. So...this game never ends really.....there are over 100 different animals that can be in your town...so the animals never get boring. The only bad part- takes up a whole memory card....but you get a free one when you buy the game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
I have been allowed to play deeper into the game. I had the priviledge of playing a couple of hours of Metroid Prime, and I liked what I saw.
The game began with Samus on an outside platform. Thousands of asteroids were flying across the sky, and she could go to a clear spot on the platform and shoot them. Ultimately, however, she needed to search her surroundings for hidden devices that would open the doors of the structure. The adventure doesn't really begin until Samus enters the building.
This game has all kinds of terrain to explore--including some very Turok-esque jungles. These are huge places. I have no idea how long it will take people to finish the game, but I'm betting better than 60 hours.
Seen through Samus's visor, Metroid Prime is every bit as much about exploration and puzzle solving as it is about shooting. Samus's visor includes a window that exposes hidden signs and symbols. Once you uncover these clues, it is up to you to figure out how to arrange them to unlock door and find hidden items.
Metroid Prime's camera shifts to the third-person perspective when Samus curls up in a ball and rolls places. She rolls through tunnels that are otherwise too small to explore. By placing explosives on the ground, she can bounce her balled-up self to reach elevated tunnels.
The game also has these really nifty half-pipe areas. Once you find the right explosives, you can launch Samus over the top of the half-pipes to reach otherwise inaccessible ledges.
Per past Metroid games, Metroid Prime has plenty of creepy vermin to kill.
Thanks to the first-person perspective, Metroid Prime does not suffer the irritating camera problems that have plagued so many of the latest 3D games. You are inside Samus's helmet, so you see what she sees. Better look quickly, though. When the action gets going, outer space thingies will come at you from all directions.
The art direction in this game is excellent beyond belief. I doubt that any PlayStation 2 game will ever reach this level of graphic quality. This even rivals Halo--and that is saying a lot.
The big complaint about Metroid Prime is that played from the first-person perspective, it cannot possibly have the same search-and-explore feel as earlier games--particularly Super Metroid for the Super Nintendo. This was a fair concern--but Nintendo guards its franchises carefully and Retro Studios has been true to the original vision. Metroid Prime does have that perfect blend of explore and shoot.
Actually, for those of you who play PC games, Metroid Prime feels a little--and I did say a little--like System Shock II from Looking Glass. If you played System Shock II as a naval officer instead of a spy or a marine, it was about exploring and setting traps and hacking into systems.
The weakness in this comparison is that the navy guy in System Shock II could not strap on anti-gravity boots or swing across ceilings--Samus does. System Shock II was brilliant in its sci fi reality and its feeling of danger. Metroid Prime has a more powerful fantasy element.
I, obviously, have not had the chance to finish the game, but I love this game. I absoultely love it. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Better than GTA Vice City. This game has 3 different modes besides walking around. They are driving, fighting, and shooting. All modes are very well done, but the camera view in shooting mode can be annoyingly difficult to see the direction you want to sometimes. On the gamecube (which is my experience with this game), the controls can become confusing because there are just too many functions, especially because there are 3 modes. And by the way, you can switch the mode at will by pressing a button.
The game area is absolutely HUGE; it takes a long time to drive across the city even in a fast car on the freeway. Yes, all the roads are real and they're all named. And the name of the road you're on is at the top of your screen, while the name of a cross street pops up as you're about to cross it.
Your character, Nick, says a bunch of great one-liners as he performs actions. The missions are more linear than GTA, but there are several alternate paths. And within a mission, when you're on the streets (more than half of the missions), you can wander around for as long as you want and resolve street crimes, or even randomly search pedestrians and find illegal drugs or weapons. Doing these things changes your rating of Good Cop / Bad Cop (depending on how you do them), and gives you points which can be spent for upgrades.
The upgrades come in 3 categories:
1) Weapons: You can get more abilities with your guns and get bigger guns.
2) Driving: You can earn more abilities of what you can do with a car, and sometimes you can do a race to earn yourself a new car (though you can drive any car when you want, but your cars are unique).
3) Martial Arts: You can earn new moves to use in a fight, making your fighting much more effective.
This game has a few minor annoyances (like the camera as described above), but overall it is very fun to play and I would recommend it. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE. I owned this game back on the NES. It was fun, but however it was short-lived. I never was able to finish the game (I think) becuase my system broke down. A few years later, I noticed that this game came out but i ignored it. Just last summer, i decided to buy a used version of this game. It reminded me of the old days back on the NES. The graphics were great for an old game, and the music was very unique. It was funny and hilarious even though it's an easy game. It also has a great re-play value. I hope to get the other Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle games soon. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Simply the BEST hockey game ever. OK, so this is an old school game with 64bit graphics so why would anyone want this when they can have the all singing, all dancing PS2 and Xbox NHL07 versions? Simple - this is so playable and fun it is a must for any sports fan. Its a shame that EA hit the high spot with its hockey coverage 13 years ago!!! Everything since has failed miserably, yes the graphics are better (a lot better!!) and sounds, crowd everything has been improved BUT at the cost of the most important element - gameplay. This game is just so smooth and set at just the right pace you could swear the little guys really are skating on ice. So, do as I have done and banish the PS2 to the cupboard, re-buy a Genesis off ebay, get your pads on, grab a stick and go PLAY THIS GAME!!! Its THAT good. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great game. Everybody needs it. Here's what I liked about it:
It starts at an easy level.
The controls are realistic. If you're doing a trick in mid-air, you have to stop and get right-side-up before you hit the ground, or OUCH! (Unlike SSX 3, where you automatically correct your position)
You can unlock new clothes and boards for each character.
Each character has a unique personality and controls a bit differently (Kemen is my favorite).
And up to four people can play at once!
If you do a certain number of tricks, you'll start going faster and be invincible to other players and wildlife, but if you fall, you'll lose your invincibility and have to do your tricks again to get it back. You also have a limited amount of energy, so if you fall five times, you retire. It makes 1080 Avalanche a challenge! I found it easier to master than SSX 3, but you can't upgrade your characters in 1080 Avalanche. The different boards have different stats, though, unlike SSX 3.
All the way around, it's a good game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Would be a lot more fun with the bongos. This game series is the reason that I recently added a GameCube to my gaming collection, and it's been a lot of fun. Thankfully, you can play it with your GameCube controllers if you don't have access to the DK Bongos. Sure, it's got some lame Nintendo songs on it, but it also has a few actually good ones, too (like the classic big band era "Sing, Sing, Sing", Queen's "We Will Rock You", "What I Like About You" by The Romantics and the B-52's "Rock Lobster").
I think that the play list is actually better than the one included on Donkey Konga 2. The first game just has more of the 'fun songs' to play.
Hit 70% of the notes correctly before the song ends and Donkey Kong's animation begins rocking out. He becomes a little slap-happy, bongo playin' fool! That's kind of fun to watch. :) | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Not as good as the original, but it's the best fix I could find for a broken joystick. I used these to replace the joysticks in a Gamecube controller I had that was in rough shape. You have to buy a special tri-wing screwdriver to open up the controller and put the new sticks in, but it's only about one or two dollars and it's not too hard to open up and put back together. At first it seemed kinda expensive, but I guess it's cheaper than finding an official controller in mint condition and it's a lot better than buying a cheap after market controller. Overall, this is a pretty good choice if you want to get some more life out of your old worn out controller. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
This game was awsome. I loved this game!!!! I was so wrapped up in it that i ended beating it in 2 months (shenmue time) you were supposed to have finished disc one by around april, i beat it by the 5th or 6th of December, then disc two, finished that in a matter of (shenmue timed) days, disc 3 left you hanging though. I'm yearning for the second, which is due out this fall. The time system was excellent, fight sequences were extremely fun. My favorite part was the 70 man gang fight, i've never had so much fun! In real time, i beat this game in about 5 days, i was totally sucked into it. I have yet to find an equal match to this game, graphics-amazing, gamplay-good, story-awsome. overall one of the best games, ever. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The game was the greatest so far. i have only just begun to play this game and i have so much fun. I never really ever got into Metroid until after my friend Neil gave me a look into Prime, i was amazed by the detail with the mist, heat, snow, he asked me what i thought. I said " i have no word to describe the game other then, it is better then Most of the games i have seen. I start playing at 6 pm Friday....at midnight Sunday morning. I didn't stop for sleep only to go to the bathroom and eat...you need food to survive on that game. it is that good...so please play this game. The end of it is the best as well as the beginning. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A must get GREAT game. F-Zero is a superb game. there are 4 different starting vehicles each a different style with different stats and piolots. You can later unlock 6 more vehicles. Then there is the races. 4 cups when you unlock queen and 4 diffuculty levels; begginer, advanced, expert, and master when you unlock it. There are 5 levels which you have to get at least third in to keep going. but if you finish that lap (there are 5 laps in total) in past the possision it shows near your place you lose. If u get at least third in each of them you win that cup. You can unlock a lot of things by winning races. So you have 1000 different choices of things to do!!!! The levels are action packed with simulated computer racers. you have health, speed, place, and place you need. There are bombs, boosts, slow dowm areas, jumps, and healing spots. So you can do practically anything in this game. It is a huge challenge and not just an afternoon game. you will need a lot of comitment because this game is no walk in the part. I am still going and i have had it 2 years! So if racing is your passion this game is good for you. good luck. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Unleash the Game Cube. As a precaution, make sure you do your research online regarding the gamecube requirements (model # & port) for this component cable installation.
If you happen to be lucky like me and own 1st generation gamecube, then this cable is a must have on a flat screen tv. I have a Samsung LCD and this cable made the graphics on SmashBros Melee pop! Graphics are smoother and colorful. I bought it for $86 on Ebay and it was worth it for me because I intend to rock the Cube Classics, I have no need to buy the latest and greatest consoles because I stick to PC Gaming. Hope this helps | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
GTA Meets 'Training Day. Great game. I bought the first True Crime, and to tell you the truth it was dissapointing. This one totally made up for it. Think Tommy Vercetti of GTA mixed in with Alonzo Harris. This is less like the previous True Crimes, and more like the GTA series. You are Marcus Reed,gangster turned cop. After your mentor is killed you go on GTA like missions to avenge him. You, of course, can solve street crimes and clean up the 20 precincts of the city, doing so earns you points. You may extort, kill, maim, fight, and do anything you see fit to avenge your mentor. Their are litarelly hundreds of buildings and interiors that you can enter. You can buy different weapons, cars, fighting styles, clothes, haircuts, and even music. Plus if you find 10 pairs of Puma shoes, you get a full Puma track suit. You can choose to do missions for informants, but beware, this will lower your good cop rating. The ONLY bad part of the game is it has glitches galore, which anger me sometimes. This game also freezes from time to time so save often. In the end, if you like GTA, don't hestitate to buy this gem of a game. It does away with the flaws of it's predecessor and introduces many new things that make this game a great one. This is one of those games that will be on the best games of all time lists. The best game of 2005. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Buy only if you meet certain requirements. Read on. So I finally decided to play my Sega Dreamcast again, but my old 36 " Sony Wega tube T.V. wasn't working anymore. Ditched it and got me a 65 " Samsung 4k TV to replace it. Ok so after doing a bit of research on the net, I decided to get me this cable. First, my TV doesn't have a VGA input. I found out I have to buy a VGA to HDMI converter box as well. It so happens that I own an Onkyo TX-NR808 receiver from like 6 years ago. This receiver has a VGA input with RCA audio inputs as well. I did another research about connecting retro consoles through this receiver, and if it would be compatible with any of them. Unfortunately I could not find any useful info., not even through the famous AVS forums. So I took a chance and bought this cable with the HDMI converter, anyway. Long story short; cable with converter did not work. Tried cable alone with a Viewsonic PC monitor, and it did not recognize the input. As a last resort; I tried the receiver. I Should have trusted my initial instincts, because this worked. SO looking at a picture of the Onkyo 808 from online, I realized that it has a PC VGA in as well as PC audio ins. Connected the RCA cables and voila! got image and sound!. Beautiful image by the way, better than I've ever seen with composite or even Component. I know there's another better option out there for the best quality ever, which is the SCART cable to HDMI. This cable wasn't available at this moment, so I would get it eventually, next year of course. For now I'm very satisfied and happy with this VGA cable going into my Onkyo receiver. The cable seems to be built to last and I had no issues with it fitting to the DC port( it actually has a snug fit). Also as a bonus, the video showed up as 4:3 on my TV. I've heard some cables and converters stretch the image to 16:9. If the TV doesn't have the option to change that, then you are screwed. Overall this cable goes highly recommended, but only if you have the correct devices to pair it with.
So have a checklist ready before purchasing, with something like the following:
*TV with VGA input - YES/NO - If No then you will need a converter box to HDMI or a Receiver that has a VGA input.
*TV Resolution compatibility - Some HD TVs may not accept the DC's default resolution of 640x480p. You might need to do some tinkering with the input settings, depending on what the TV allows.
*If your TV/PC Monitor, Converter box, or Receiver don't have RCA inputs then you will need to get a female RCA to 3.5mm adaptor like this one: <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/C2G-Cables-To-Go-40645-3-5mm-Stereo-Male-To-Dual-RCA-Female-Adapter/dp/B000J1H4VI/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">C2G / Cables To Go 40645 3.5mm Stereo Male To Dual RCA Female Adapter</a>
*A back-up solution - In my case the HDMI converter did not work: <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Ebaco--1080P-Audio-VGA-to-HDMI-HD-HDTV-Video-Converter-Box-Adapter-for-PC-Laptop-DVD/dp/B00VD6MPIK/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Ebaco 1080P Audio VGA to HDMI HD HDTV Video Converter Box Adapter for PC Laptop DVD</a> (don't know if I got a defective box) - Fortunately for me, my Onkyo Receiver worked.
So happy hunting! and a much happier retro-gaming time! :)
Enjoy!
P.S. Enjoying Shenmue I and II once again! :) | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
In a drought of RPGs a ray of hope for GCN. Originally released during the final days of the Dreamcast I was introduced to Skies of Arcadia when a friend of mine bought it for me for Christmas. It's the only video game I have ever received for Christmas so it was quite an appreciated gift! Nevertheless hard times caused me to part with the DC original for some quick cash. I was relieved when they announced the title for the GameCube, with some additional material.
While there are a few new elements added to the saga I must confess that by and large the game is largely true to the original, which can be both good and bad. In the ways its good is that the story remains largely unchanged, and what has changed helps to advance the story. However the game's graphics have not been enhanced much at all, and on my TV (Wide screen, HD, and 53") the graphical flaws can really stand out. While the colors seem more vibrant, but there is visible rendering quite close to the main character as he navigates the game. The scenery looks muddy, but smoothes out gradually as Vyse approaches, and you can actually see the lines render the graphics. This was an eye sore in the original, and I had hoped Sega would fix it, but they didn't. Character models are far from impressive by today's standard, and let's face it; the day of random encounters is long past. Games like Chrono Cross and Xenosaga have shown an encounter system that is a lot more fun. Battles in Skies can go for a very long time, but that doesn't mean they aren't fun. I just wish I could skip the opening animations for the battles.
Despite the games flaws its still a fun story, with loveable and memorable characters. And the game play mechanics, while traditional and even clich' are still a lot of fun. Its definitely a must have for RPG fans, even though its not perfect. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Luigi's Mansion Review. I got this game for Christmas and at first it was my favorite game. I beat it the morning of December 26. It's such a short and easy game. It's very fun at first, but it's so short that the fun doesn't last long. The hardest part was beating Bowser, but it only took about ten minutes. I probably wouldn't recommend this game to anyone because it's not worth [the money]. The graphics aren't too great, either. If you're looking for a new game to buy, I recommend Tony Hawk. Luigi's Mansion's a fun game, but Tony Hawk will keep you interested much longer. Luigi's Mansion is only for one player, while Tony Hawk allows you to compete with your friends. If you have millions of dollars and are willing to throw your money around, get Luigi's mansion. If not, get Tony Hawk. By the way, Louisiana rules! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Sonic the Hedgehog hits Nintendo. Who would have thought that after the long Sega Vs Nintendo feuds that Sonic the Hedgehog would finally grace the Nintendo format?
Mario, Luigi and Sonic sharing the same hardware. But does "Sonic Adventure 2: Battle" live up to the hype?
Firstly 12 playable Sonic characters are on this game. The makers of this game give you lots of sonic for all the year's they've deprived us of it. And they deliver it in story mode (1 player) and multi-player battles.
There are 2 sides that you can play on, 'Hero' or 'Dark'. One trying to save the world, the other trying to destroy it. This is an excellent feature as it gives you double the game time. And don't worry about wondering if they're the same levels just with different characters, each side has its own storyline and own levels. The Sonic team did not skimp on missions. Also when you finish both the 'Hero' and 'Dark' one last mission pops up in the middle of the two. An extra stage indeed.
The multiplayer in this game is good also. You can do 3 categories: Shooting, racing or treasure hunting. The racing levels are the best as it allows you to go through past levels Versing your friend while attacking each other. This is depending on how many rings you have, the more rings, the better the attacks. A multiplayer game you earn is that of Kart Racing. Just like Mario Kart except with Sonic characters.
But what you do when you've finished the game and there's no one to play in multi-player?
Well, The sonic team have added their own versions of Tamogotchi called 'Chao'. You feed them, nurture them, teach them and make them grow up to either be Evil Chao or Good chao. A lot of fun can be had and it passes the time very quickly as you can also make chao fight or race each other.
The sound in this game is not what I would have hoped for. It puts voices to all the characters and its not even in synch. One problem I also found with the voice overs is that the characters cut each other off. The music in the background is also tedious as its bad 80's rock with annoying repetitious choruses. This was the main con of the game.
The graphics are good, clear and precise although they could be more sharp. But you don't really notice the graphics when your running 500 miles per second down a bridge road.
The camera in this game definitely needs work as it has a habit of getting into very out of the way angles which its effect is killing you as you can not see where you're going. But it is tolerable.
The storyline itself is also divided into 3 sections. Shooting, Racing and Treasure hunting. The sonic/shadow (racing) levels are the best but only take up 30% of the entire game. The shooting levels are tolerable with Tails/Robotnik but are pretty much just button mashing. The hunting levels with Rouge/Knuckles aren't as bad as people make it out to be. I found all the emeralds pretty easy it just takes patience. Everytime you win a stage you get an emblem which adds to your tally, if you get all 180 emblems you get a level of the old sonic 2 game.
So overall, here's what the game offers.
Pros:
- 12 characters from the Sonic series on the Nintendo Gamecube
- Can play on the 'Hero' side or the 'Dark' side
- Chao (Like tamogotchi)
- Multiplayer
- Lots of Gameplay time
Cons:
- Music
- Lip synching
- Not enough sonic stages
- Camera angles
Overall its a good game where the good outweigh the bad. I suggest you rent it first and see if you like the gameplay. Especially if you've never played Sonic before. But this game is definitely for the Sonic fans out there.
It gets 4 out of 5 stars. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
could've been better. spiderman 2 was better than the first. in this game you get too walk in the streets and kill villians. if only it was more like jak 3 and GTA vice city, where you get to kill everyone. there are new tricks like hangining villians on poles. there is more room to play. the whole city. you can travel to the statue of liberty and ellis island useing helicopters. the helicopters go all over the city. on the really tall buildings, like the empire state building, you get a good view of the city. there are problems in the city that might occur whenever. so you don't have to listen to people. whenever you fight guys take atleast one and drop him off a tall buildings. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Shrek SuperSlam! GBA style - Secret stuff hidden in this game. I love this game I have both version's GBA and DS of this game why? Because you need both if you want the bonus stuff off of each game basically they both work as one to get extra material off of each game so if you want the bonus character's on the ds then you have to get the gba version to do it. Neatless to say it's quite an interesting game and the graphic's are just as good as the ds if not even better. Don't listen to the other reviewer's on them cutting down this game it's a really good game and ton's of fun for people who like shrek and shrek game's in general. DS or GBA version all shrek game's are pretty good I've never found one I didn't like yet. So buy this game you'll really enjoy it hey I know I do and I'm 21 and still play shrek game's including this one. Oh p.s. the level's are very interesting in this game if you've ever played DBZ it's sort of like that with the fighting only instead shrek style. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Portable Party. Nintendo has really known how to make a great franchise work right on the money. Nevertheless, that has been true for the Mario Party franchise. Since its debut a few years ago, it has been one of the most surprising games you could ever imagine. Yet, it did have a few mishaps along the way. The game was released as a part of the e-reader card gameplay game for the lackluster e-reader. While the e-reader fizzled into oblivion, the Game Boy Advance is still shining. All that was left was to make a new kind of Mario Party that handheld goers would love. This is that chance.
Mario Party Advance for the Game Boy Advance really does fair quite well. The game has enough of the challenge, and the skill Mario Party has conjured from its days on the Nintendo 64, and the Nintendo Gamecube. The graphics and the theme stands out very well, with over 60 different exciting mini-games to unlock and challenge against other party-players. The music sounds a little more cutesy, but can be a little bothersome at times. The gameplay and control for each of the games is a bit more challenging on a D-pad, rather than the analog stick, but it really is very easy to pick up after a few games. For others, it also makes a great game for the Game Boy Player add-ons for the Nintendo Gamecube. The game is pretty dull for players who are just playing alone, but with others, it really is quite a party.
All in all, Mario Party Advance works very well for the Game Boy Advance, and shows a much needed improvement than before. This is a true must have for the Game Boy Advance player, who wants a little board mania of their own. If you've played it before, you'll love this Mario Party.
Graphics: B
Sound: C-
Control: B 1/2-
Fun & Enjoyment: C+ if you're playing solo; B+ if you're playing with others
Overall: B | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Getting it, definitely. This is going to be one of the greatest games for the Nintendo Gamecube, ever. The graphics are simply amazing and don't think just because you're on a train for most of the game, you won't have much to do. Far from it. You can be in three different settings. The train, the Mansion (yes, you do go to the mansion in RE0), and the forrest. Plus, this time you don't just play one character through out the entire game. With the C-Stick button you can switch between Rebecca and Billy instantly. Another side note, there aren't Magickal Interlinking Item boxes anymore that you can drop your stuff into. In this new Resident Evil, you can lay your item wherever you want, in any room, anywhere. We get to learn more about what happened to the former S.T.A.R.S team before Chris, Jill, Berry, Wesker, and the gang arrived. We also get to learn more about how Wesker got involved with Umbrella. This game is going to be amazing, and on my top list of games to get. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
SSX -- The Most Fun I've Had Playing A Video Game In A Long Time. I'll start off by saying this: the gamecube is not the greatest of systems...nor is it the worst. It beats the heck out of PS2, (in my opinion)and it has developed games like SSX3 that blow you away.
The SSX games were always particularly fun during cold winter days without any snow. Being a boarder myself, it gave me something to do. Although SSX3 and all of the SSX games do go a bit over the edge - which is a good thing for most people - I must say it was one of my favorite games.
You will start off in a simple menu in which you see a single player - mode, multi - player, and some settings. After buzzing through the instructions, give it a go. Start up single - player and choose a character.
The characters are truly a masterpiece in all of the brilliant SSX games. They have many different dialogue sequences in which they can interact with another boarder. Highly detailed and pefected 'till beauty, these characters are not easy to overlook with a keen eye.
When you start up, you recieve a helping hand that maybe is...er... a bit too much of a helper. If you have not played SSX and SSX Tricky, you probably won't have too hard of a time. However, check out a few of the tips they provide on the first slope.
SSX is famous for its big jumps, horrendous wipe outs, and uber tricks; ridiculous as they are, they are just as "cool" to adults as they are to kids. They are very simple tricks to manuever on your controller, but in the game your character will pull off outstanding - sucicidal - tricks that will make you wan't to scream.
I found that in SSX3 you strangely sort of...bond with your character. You have to play it to understand, but I can kind of explain it. When you finish a race in 1st or 2nd place and you've been trying for days to beat it, you look to your left and right, shrug, and start hollering with joy.
Any parents worried for any reason that this game is not for children - it fine. Let 'em play it. No gore or swearing at all.
The controlls are very simple, but take some time to learn if you are new to snowboarding games. I recommend not getting it for kids 6 and under, (but thats only because the controlls may prove to be an issue for them)unless they are quite gifted.
The whole gaming experience with SSX3 is such a blast because its all freestyle. You can go anywhere on the mountain. You can go off your track and onto another; break through fences, ride rails off to the side for 20 feet and then land in a brand new place. Tracks hold hundreds of suprises that I still have not discovered. I know this because I have already found many passages, short cuts, what ever you want to call them - this game has it. You can dress your character to what ever funk or style you wish. Earn cash from events, and take home the gold metal! Push over riders and ride away, spraying them with snow. Take on avalanches that look insanely real, and hit the biggest jump you've ever seen in your life. Events include: racing, freestyle, halfpipe, big air, and more. Rack up the uber, rack up the points - buy SSX3, I know you'll be extremely happy with it.
D.D.L. Fedison | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Button control scheme renders this unplayable. If you grew up with Mega Man games like I did, you are likely salivating at the opportunity to have so many endearingly fun games conveniently on one disc. I sure was. Everything you love about the Blue Bomber is here. The graphics. The music. The non-linear gameplay. These are true masterpieces from the 8-bit and 16-bit eras.
BUT... and this is HUGE... the button layout is incorrect and cannot be reconfigured! Jumping and shooting are controlled exactly opposite of the way they were back when these games were originally released. For the life of me, I can't figure out why Capcom did this. Worst of all, they didn't allow the option to reconfigure to your likings.
I've tried to play these. Believe me, I've tried. But it just doesn't work. What a shame. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Better than the first one. Super Mario Land 2 is way better than its first one. In this "retro review" we're going to look at what made this one of the best GB games of its time (but too bad just a year later we'd get "The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening").
The graphics were a major step above the first one and were actually stunning visuals for the GB. They look ALMOST like a snazzy early SNES game.
Gameplay actually very closely resembles Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World. You've got your power ups that unlike the first Super Mario Land can actually TELL you grabbed them. The Flower Power up and the Bunny Ears (only seen in this one) are nice. The Bunny Ears is like the leaf in SMB3. Except that Mario can't fly but they allow him to glide down to safety.
The music is great for its time and even now it isn't bad. It's been about 11 years since its release and the tunes still play out in my head at times.
The Map is used in this one as well. Except you can't go and challenge old bosses which kind of stinks.
The story follows that Mario has lost his castle to Wario (no saving Princess Daisy in this one) and he can only get back into his castel using the six golden coins so he must set out to find them in one of the six different "Zones." What's nice about this is that you aren't forced to take the zones in any specific order at all! What's not to like about that. However, if you get a game over you have to find all six coins again.
For those whinning about no saving on Super Mario Land you can finally stop your bitchin' because this game incorporates an auto-save feature. It works well but there are moments where the game will erase the data on its own.
Overall this is still a worthwhile game even so many years later. Grab this game if you can and see what happens! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Sunshine has finally come. This is a great game. I have seen the graphics and they are off the hook! The background sound and music is just great and fits in perfectly. Mario Sunshine is a very brilliant game. It is set in a very sunny and tropical area and you can even visit the beach! Mario Sunshine dosen't take place in limited areas and small towns, but in numerous villages, areas, sites, towns, and tropical forests and beaches. The overall size of the places in Mario Sunshine is gigantic so you won't find yoursself running around in the same places because you'll be busy admiring the new scenery and stunning graphics. Mario also has some new equipment. He carries around a water tank on his back which he uses. The water tank is quite remarkable because it has numerous uses from watering plants to jetpack. Besides the water tank Mario has other equipment he can use, but those I am unsure of until you see them at the E3 convention. Overall, Mario Sunshine is one of the best games on GameCube and you have to make sure that you get this one because if you don't you will regret it for the rest of your life. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Last Hardcore Gaming System. Don't let being a casual gamer fool you into not buying the Dreamcast because it's development will stop on March 31, 2000! That has nothing to do with the 100+ games that are still coming out for it. By 2002, Dreamcast should have 350 games! I have played my Dreamcast over 2000 hours, and have not one regret of my purchase. I've also got one of my teachers to buy a Dreamcast from my strong recommendation. He really loves playing it, and thanked my personally for helping him decide on whether or not to get one. If you want to play multi-player games, Dreamcast is your best bet! The built-in modem is second-to-none in terms of being a great idea. Online gaming is here, and Dreamcast is best. My recommendations for online games are: Phantasy Star Online, NFL 2K1, NBA 2K1, Quake III Arena, Speed Devils Online, and Chu Chu Rocket. My offline recommendations are: Sonic Adventure, Shenmue, Resident Evil CODE: Veronica, Rayman 2, Soul Calibur, Test Drive Le Mans, Samba de Amigo, Seaman, Gundam Side Story, Crazy Taxi, etc., etc., etc.!! Dreamcast has the best line-up of games, I can't list all of them! About 1 of every 9 Dreamcast games is a bad-egg. Almost hard to not find a good one! For the love of gaming, pick one up. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Goregeous, immersive (no pun intended), difficult,satisfying. I just finished this game. Of course, as everyone has stated, the graphics are amazing. Despite complaints about a boring story, I thought the story, especially once "The Foe" descend, is quite compelling. The story is credited to David Brin, one of my favorite authors (read the uplift books for more on dolphin destinies). The gameplay is quite difficult in some cases. With only subtle clues you need to solve difficult puzzles (some took hours) and then, even if you know what to do, getting Ecco to perform various feats in precisely the right manner takes lots of practice. My favorite thing in the entire game were the levels called "Hanging Water" where Ecco has activated a force field generator that maintains tubes and spheres of water high in the sky that Ecco must navigate and jump between. This level is the most gorgeous thing I've seen on a video game anywhere so far. You'll definitely get your money's worth. Nothing even close on my PS2 yet. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Hours and Hours of Fun with Friends or Solo. I first heard of Warioware: Twisted when my friend Jonasz got it on his gameboy simulator. When I tried it out, I instantly fell in love with it! I still had my old Gameboy Advance SP, so I ordered it from Amazon and was playing it in no time at all. The motion sensor makes it unique from any other gameboy game, and the mini-game/record-setting gameplay makes for fun switching-off when playing with friends. The gameplay is absolutely hilariously random and enjoyable. Commenting on the game, one of my pals who played this for the first time said, "Dude, this game is like Asian TV in video game format!" Not having watched any myself I cannot back this up. But yeah, there it is. WarioWare is INCREDIBLE! Best $24 I've spent in awhile. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Abysmal controls. This was a tremendous disappointment to me. I understand that gameboy games are limited, but this game was particularly aggravating to me. The hardest thing about this game is how pathetically difficult it is to control your character. I usually look at longplays on YouTube before I buy games, and this one looked okay, but you don't know how messed up the mechanics are until you play it yourself. For example, there's one level where your character has to jump from surface to surface, and if you fall you just go to the lower level and walk over and try it again. There's no danger, it's something that would be a no-brainer in a game like Mario or Sonic. But the jump mechanic is so bad that this part took me several tries, not because it was hard or dangerous, the only challenge is the bogus controls.
I am not pleased and I do not recommend it. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
FINALLY A DUNK CONTEST AND PLENTY MORE FUN. Finally a basketball game with the greatest dunk contest ever. This game is the best basketball game out there. My opinion it's better than 2006. You also get the all stars game and much more. To me the controls on this is really easy to learn and they have better graphics in this one. The Dunk contest is great, you may need to practice the controls for that because it can be alittle tricky if you want a fantastic dunk. The only thing is that the hands on the players look huge, I don't like that look but everything else is way better. The franchise mode is excellent. the PDA is way better than 2004. All in all I highly recommend this game. You got so many options in this game and the moves on the players are outstanding. Awesome game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Snood 2 is better than the original. I have the first Snood and thought it was a cute addicting puzzle game. Then out came Snood 2! It's even better than the first. Snood 2 has more variety and is different but it is the same idea as the first. I enjoyed it alot. Great for all ages. My 6 year old likes it but gets frustrated at certain levels. They also have levels of difficulty, Child, Easy, Normal, Hard & Evil. There is a certain game where you can stop where you left off with a password. That was neat. Unlock a level, you get a bonus game! Adults will love it as well. I got the newer Gameboy Advance SP with brighter screen and, wow, I was able to see the colors much better than the older Gameboy Advance SP. With the older ones, it is bit hard to see the difference between Snoods. Hope they come out with Snood 3! I'll be first in line to buy it! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Great Concept, Bad Performace. As the newest in the series of Prince of Persia (starting with the original 1989 game), one can expect a lot from a game bearing this title. Besides, "The Prince of Persia" has been the base inspiration for many other games, books, and even movies. With all this said, as well as viewing the flashy commercials you are probably wondering whats with the review's subject line.
Well, to explain, this game is basically what you may want, or may not want. If your into fighting and want to rough up some bad guys in a game then this sadly is not the game for you. However, if solving puzzles like figuring out how to get from point "A" to point "B" when "B" is some forty feet up is your thing, then you may consider getting this game.
The plot is pretty simple. Your character has been tricked into releasing the sands of time, and these sands consume every living thing it comes in contact with and turns them into mindless entities called sand creatures (*something of a zombie, but not*). The Prince however is spared thanks to an odd dagger called the "Dagger of Time". However, the prince is not the only survivor. The daughter of the palace's ruler Farrah also survived due to another odd artifact (a medallion) and now its up to you to get both characters out of there alive.
A good 75% of the game is all about skill. Pulling off moves like running on a wall only to jump on a bar and swing to a ledge sounds impressive, however its this use of the same moves that gets boring, and eventually fustrating as your left to solve these physical riddles over and over as you are asking yourself "When do I get to slay some sand-creature scum?".
Well, when that moment finally arrives, it isn't all that great. Sorry, but combat is limited to a handfull of attacks, while at the same time the enemies seem to revive themselves after you spent a good three minutes destroying them. This brings up the fact that you cannot kill sand creatures and can only destroy them. -_-.
Don't expect much in cutscenes. While the animation is realtime (*that is if you are standing in point "A" then the cutscene shows you as being there still*), the graphics are a bit grainy. Its more toward something of THQ's Red Faction 2 or low quality people and objects, rather than the impressive styles seen in the Computer Generated Movie scenes in Namco's Soul Calibur 2.
Also this game requires time (*ironic isn't it*). It takes about 15 minutes before reaching the first save point (*that is of course adding the times taken after dying and figuring out what to do next*), and after that the puzzles may take longer to get through.
While this may be Ubi Software's strike back at platformers like Nintendo's Legend of Zelda, or Blizzard's upcomming Starcraft: Ghost, the game has very few good sides.
Those must be the innovations which are intended for use especially in all those obsticals. The first recieved is rewinding time (*up to 10 in game seconds*). While it is impressive, its a bit fustrating especially if you stop the rewind to early or end up wasting a sand tank (*power unit*) by doing the exact same thing again.(*lets see. Jump across gap, oops; fall to death, rewind time, fall again*) The other innovations are the storytelling, which is set in first person with the Prince telling what he did after all this is over. If you die (*and die you will believe me*) then the Prince will comment with a "Nonono, that didn't happen" or something along that. Another innovation is the viewpoints and the sandvisions. In this game if you bother to look around while outside, you will notice buidling portions which you will visit eventually. During the cinematic shots, everything seen in the backdrop are things you will see later on. As for sandvisions, basically its a hint, as well as a taste of things to come after saving the game. In a way it keeps the gamer into the game, while also avoiding spoilers and solutions to puzzles.
As UbiSoft continues the Prince of Persia series, it all depends on your taste of gaming. If you just want to destroy bad guys with no sense of thought to the game, then don't bother. However, if you prefer a game of some action and a lot of thinking, then consider this game. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
it was Okay i suppose. Hello and good day, i am daniel and this particular game was Okay the animation wasn't as good as the sonic adventure battle 2 i also bought but Mario Kart was always my favorite game.
i picked this game in particular because my friends recommended it to me so i thought i would buy it on amazon for myself. i only liked this mario kart game because it was "double dash" But i rated this 4 because it wasn't as good as the other mario kart games but it was still a good game and it was worth the money i paid for the amazon card. i would recommend this to all my friends...just to see what they would say to me. Bye and have a god day | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
An amazing game. Yes, I am writing this review in 2011, and the game is quite old.
Yes, the graphics aged quite a bit.
But but but...
It's such a great game!
It's much funnier than any of the more recent "Mario vs. Donkey Kong"
The level design is simply amazing, extremely clever, specially toward the end.
The game is so good that you quickly forget about the graphics.
The gameplay also surprised me. I thought Super Mario 64 was revolutionary, but many of Mario's movements were actually already included in this game (like the triple jump).
If you are a fan of retro games, or Mario (the 2D games), or Mario vs. Donkey Kong, then get this game and play it.
I loved it from the beginning till the end.
I don't often finish games but this one I did finish. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Simply AMAZING piece of work. Even now in 2017, it has a special place in my heart. Easily my favorite game I've played, and I sure have had an array of games in my childhood. After replaying the game for the first time again over 5 years after my wii broke, I was blown away again by just how overwhelming the game itself is. It is a simply brilliant game that every Mario fan, Game enthusiast, and sane person should play.
Let's start with the biggie: attention to detail. The scale of their detail work is beyond belief. Goombella, one of your main partners, has a tattle ability with which she can describe areas, enemies, and characters in the map to the player whenever they decide they want to see what she says. She has a bespoke tattle for EVERY room, and every character in the game--and I don't only mean she has a tattle for every goomba in Rogueport, but she actually differentiates every character, even the non-important ones. And yet, most characters are given a small back story, and all of them, whether they be Mario's partners, characters important to the story line, or just characters milling around the map, take on very powerful personalities of their own. The developers and writers did such a good job of immersing themselves in each character to write the script in the best way to being out diverse and strong characterization (they even did accents and dialects!!). This is one of my favorite parts of the game, as it really makes the player attach to the characters. You even get harkings back to other figures from previous Mario games!
Even the small things get amazing detail, like the Excess Express, the train to Poshley Heights, spinning its wheels a little before really setting off. The music has neat diversity and is very fitting for each stage, which enhances gameplay by leaps and bounds. When fighting the final boss, everyone who Mario has impacted over the journey cheers him on, and you even see Luigi cheering as well. Even the three dragons in the game know of each other and are family, even mentioning each other before the fights. The intertwining of the 2-D characters and 3-D map is brilliantly executed, and the game takes every opportunity to play with that aspect of the gameplay, which makes it amusing and fun to play around with.
Mario's partners are brilliant characters. The writing again fantastically makes them pop out to the player as diverse and relatable--It feels as if they represent real people. The same can definitely be said for the rest of the characters in the game as well. Their abilities are all very different and the story maps force the player to periodically use each one, even having the player revisit old areas to unlock new rooms using partners they hadn't previously unlocked.
Despite all of these great, tasty aspects of the game being thrown in, the game doesn't take itself too seriously, which really makes it charming to play. For example, they seem to acknowledge that some things in the game that happen are impossible, such as Hooktail writing to Gloomtail, who lives behind the Thousand Year Door. It would be impossible for mail to get there, but it also makes those characters a bit more comedic. You get the sense that they wanted to be meticulous with the game, as seen in its lack of bugs and glitches, of which I've only found a couple in my many complete gameplays, and yet not take themselves too seriously. It's a delicate balance of clean gameplay and comedic impossibilities, which I feel serve as an aspect of the story that appeals to the older player.
There is quite a bit of game to play, as it took me about 40 hours to do a complete gameplay, including the parts after the "ending." I wasn't rushing, but remembered most of the puzzles. There is also some annoying gameplay prolonging in the form of running back and forth in most maps, which is pretty maddening, yet curiously fun, as well. It also forces you to look around more in the maps, in hopes that the player can find the bazillions of hidden items throughout.
As a wrap-up, I absolutely love this game. I've played through it multiple times, and have even found that it favors players who have already finished the game previously. There are small tricks in the form of special badges that make gameplay and fights much easier, but most first-time players won't find them in their playthrough, making PMTTYD a fantastic game to replay--I even get goosebumps writing about it. The last thing to give me goosebumps of the severity that I had when I inserted the disc after being deprived for five years of the game was my first time watching Episode 7 of Star Wars when the famous fanfare blasted to life--that's how attached I am to this game.
Sorry to ramble, but I hope prospective players will find the review useful in fuelling their decision to buy the game. If you have a GameCube or Wii, this one needs to be in your arsenal, but if you're a student, you may consider not getting it because it is a game that you simply do not want to put down. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Loud But Entertaining. My daughter loves this game. It is one of the few that travels between house holds. Mainly I think her father enjoys tormenting me with the noise of this game. However I will say it keeps her and my 4 month old infant son entertained. He has the best time watching her play it. One time he would not let me even take him away from her while she was playing it. Quite amusing to me.
She would love it if they just had a game of raising the chos. They are her favorite part of the game. She goes over the levels till she knows them by heart. She plays the game endlessly till it is taken away from her. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Disappointing, but playable. I really enjoyed backyard hockey. I liked the detail (the different play of each rink, line changes, off sides and 2line pass rules), creating lines based on player strengths and being able to change line ups based on fatigue without slowing down the play and the controls and moves were intuitive and fit hockey play.
Unfortunately, backyard football lacked the just about everything that I liked about backyard football. There is some playablility in this game, but I got tired of it quickly. I liked the trick plays, and I messed around with the playbook, but the competition was never challenging for a single player. In fact, once I got a lead in a game, the challenge was running out the clock and getting to the next game. I was very very very disappointed in this game, especially since most backyard games are fun and this wasn't. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Another great addition to the Resident Evil series. I got this game a while ago when it first came out. Back then I had just started getting into the Resident Evil series and was working on completing the remake (also called rebirth) of the original. Lets break down the game...
Graphics: 10/10
The graphics in this game are truly amazing. In no other game have I seen such fluid character movement and attention to detail. The FMV's look absolutely stunning. Particle effects are also extremely well done, as in the remake. My absolute favorite video in the game is toward the end when you release the water from a dam. The water just looks incredibly good. The train is a really short part of the game, and sooner or later you'll find yourself at the Umbrella training facility. This place looks strikingly similar to the mansion of the remake. It doesn't take long to find out it's not at all like the mansion though. For starters, the place is absolutely huge. No wonder most of the game will be played here.
Gameplay: 10/10
Many people argue that the Resident Evil series has the worst gameplay. In many ways, this flawed gameplay is what makes the game so scary. People complain because they can't see around corners. You're not supposed to know what will be around the corners. That's the whole point of the game. This game plays very similar to the remake, as well as any other game in the series thus far. Since the backgrounds are 2D, there is an incredible ammount of detail in them. People tend to complain that movement is hard in these games, but if you spend 20 minutes with the game you should have it down no problem. The character switching is well done. The non-player character lacks a little on the AI side though, usually not shooting until you do or even not at all. You can control if the character comes along with you, so you don't have to worry about them dying in a dangerous location (they can take care of themselves). I found this game to be far more challenging than the remake was, mostly because of the lack of ammo. However, after unlocking and beating the minigame, the game became much easier (thank you infinite ammo). There are also new enemies, which is really nice to see.
Story: 10/10
Another excellent storyline in the series. It puts a few twists on the series without changing what we already know. You find out, in a fancy FMV, how the virus was initially created and why there are so many damn leeches. Fans of RE2 and RE Outbreak will recognize the Umbrella lab area totally remade, in all its fantastic glory, except the designers have added much more to the level. There's a whole 9 floors of fun right there (don't worry, it goes by fast).
Sound: 10/10
Another excellent soundtrack, when there is sound. Afterall, its the lack of sound that creates that creepy atmosphere.
Puzzles: 8/10
I didn't like the puzzles as much in this game. There were the usual ones we can expect from the series, but there were also a few annoying ones. More specifically, the animal puzzle. I'll just let you see that for yourself.
Weapons: 9/10
Of course there are the classic weapons from the RE series here, but its nice to see a few additions and modifications. The rocket launcher in this game actually blows the zombies head off, unlike in the remake. You actually get and use the magnum during normal gameplay, unlike the remake where you had to solve an optional puzzle. Submachine gun is a nice addition as well. The only thing I didn't like was how little ammo you actually recieve. By the end of the game on my first time through the game I met the last boss with nothing but a hand gun. Its a good thing the defeation of that boss is based on time, followed by a cool ending video, or I would've had to restart the game.
Minigame: 7/10
Its nice that you can unlock the minigame after beating the game once. Then you can beat the minigame and can get unlimited ammo, then run through the game in under 3:30 and get the good weapons. The only thing is that the minigame is hard. There are 100 leeches around the training facility that you have to pick up. There is no time limit, but there are an abundance of enemies in your way (that start coming back between 90 and 95 leeches). Add that to fairly limited ammo and hard to see leeches and you get a pretty hard game. I'm talking the kind of game where its not unlikely to see 2-3 hunters in a tight hallway, or even 5 in one room. The game itself can take as long as playing through the normal game, except you can't save. It will probably take 2 or 3 tries to find the best way through the minigame. It's well worth it though to get the infinite ammo. It makes the main game so much easier (and more enjoyable) and it helps when you want to get the special weapons.
Overall: 10/10
Another extremely well done addition to the Resident Evil series. Way to go Capcom. It's a must have for any fan of the series, and a great introduction to the series if you're new to the game, although I prefer going through the remake first. If you play the games in the order of 1 then 0 you will be in for a few more surprises than playing 0 first. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Recommended. Here is my opinion of F-Zero GX: It's awesome. However, the difficulty level is extreme almost to the point of being impossible. I consider myself a pro gamer with excellent hand-eye coordination, and I could not get past chapter 3 of the story mode in this game, even after trying for weeks.
Fortunately, I discovered you can buy something that will allow you to correct this problem. It's called Action Replay Pro. I wouldn't recommend using all the cheat codes, as that would make the game too easy. However, if you just use one or two (particulary the infinite tickets code), the game will be taken from "impossibly difficult" to merely "extremely difficult". Once the difficulty problem is rectified, this game becomes incredibly fun. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The Ultimate Gaming System", sounds corny, but it's true. Game consoles are expensive these days. I'm not getting an XBox because it's only available in bundles at $500. GameCube is nice, but there arn't very many good games out for it. I have a PlayStation2 and Game Boy Advance, and recently bought a Dreamcast. Why do I always leave the things I really want to buy for last?
I have so many friends that think a system with fun titles can actually "die." "You still play that? They stopped making them and don't make games for it anymore! It's dead, it's old! It came out in 1999!" Uh, that really wasn't that long ago. I still want an Atari 2600, but I got a Pocket PC and a few more games at the top of my list!
The Dreamcast is possibly the best console I've had the pleasure of wasting my eye-sight on. It's the first system to launch with a successful online plan (*** for Genesis, it tried yet nobody I know knows they really DID try). That, and it has some of the best games available for it: Soul Reaver, MDK2, Jet Grind Radio, Crazy Taxi, many more to name. In addition, it has the most confortable controller I've ever used (good for big or small hands). And now that Sega is out of the hardware industry and trying to sell-out their whole Dreamcast inventory, the price for the Dreamcast has now dropped to $50. It goes neck-to-neck with more recent consoles and it's dirt-cheap.
I honestly don't see any reason what-so-ever why you shouldn't buy Sega's final legacy. For any holiday, if you have a nephew, son, friend, or whoever that wants to play games for at least 20 hours a week and doesn't have one yet, at $50 this is more than a real-steal. Most of the games now are cheap (around the $10 range) and the system costs only 5 times that price.
In short, buy the Dreamcast. Sega only stopped making them because of financial problems despite the Dreamcast's success. A lot of good games to play on it, and gives the options of internet play or surfing the web, or even hooking the thing up to your monitor for crisper graphics. Outstanding. I'd give it a 5, but only if it had a built-in toaster. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
an ok game. This game is ok. People are complaining that you need a stratergy gide to get through it...erm...isn't that what online walkthroughs are for? All you have to do is type "Golden Sun walkthrough" into
google and you'll come up with who know's how many walkthroughs.
Anywho, about the game. Battling is fun enough, because you can use psynergy, Djinn, or just attack with weapons.
Psynergy is effectivly magic, and Djinn are pokemon like creatures who effect the types of psynergy your characters can use.
Plot 3/5
pretty standard plot: rescueing the world from a great evil.
Graphics 5/5
I usually stick to the original nintendo (yes yes, i know you think I should get a life) so these graphics look absolutly GREAT to me.
Music 4/5 Nice music...what can i really say about music? Not much...i really don't pay attention...
Characters 5/5 I happen to like the characters...your basic goodey-goodeys, its nice to laugh at Garet...
Challange 2/5 This game is NOT hard. If you're looking for a challange, this is not it. If you're looking for something to kick back to, I would think of this. Although the ocasional online walkthrough is nessary, you can usually figure most of it out by yourself.
Overall a pretty decent game. Maybe a step down from say Zelda, but overall an ok game...there isn't much else to say. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Sleek and Sexy. The inset screen light is incredible and makes gaming on the SP a joy. The rechargeable battery is a Godsend, as well... I always hated switching out so many batteries on my Gameboy Color.
There's only one drawback to the whole unit: after a couple of hours of continuous play, my hands started to get a bit cramped. Taking a break every hour like you're supposed to would probably alleviate the problem, though.
Overall, an amazing product from the ever-innovative Nintendo. I highly recommend it to anyone who has been curious about Gameboy Advance and any current GBA owners who want a little pocketful of cool. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
The original plus extra content equals a must buy title. Super Mario Bros Deluxe was released in 1999 for the Game Boy Color and is essentially a port of one of the best NES games starring Mario. Normally, this idea would have sold millions of copies but Nintendo went an extra mile or two. Super Mario Bros Deluxe is the original game plus extra content that equaled a must buy title. If you were a Game Boy Color owner, you immediately bought this and played the hell out of it.
The PROS: You get the original Super Mario Bros, a You Vs. Boo mode where you race against a ghost through some of the game stages, a 2 player VS mode where you and another place race against each other (connected via the cable link), a Challenge mode where for each stage you have to find 5 red coins, a Yoshi egg and beat the high score. There's also extra content like the ability to print images from the GB printer (sold separately), a program that tells you where the Yoshi eggs are hidden, a built in calendar and a fortune teller program.
The CONS: None.
It's a must own title back then and a real treat to play nowadays if you still have the Game Boy Color or Game Boy Advance SP. It was cool to bring around the original game with you (with the ability to save anywhere) but the extra modes and content really made it worth its price. Track down a copy because it's one game you will never ever get tired of playing. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Awesome classic. It's simply awesome to have the classic Mario gameplay back, and on Gameboy Advance, too! After getting my PS, PS2 and Xbox I stopped playing Mario for a while, partly because the game franchise was getting a bit stale. But after all these years, it's refreshing to be playing this all-time classic on a portable console. The graphics looks excellent on GBA SP with the backlighting. If you are an old-timer Mario fan this is nothing new but it provides fun on the run. If you have never played a Mario game before, this is the one to start with and you'll see why so many of us "old people" got hooked in the first place. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Sonny, they don't make games like this no more. Pure genius, there really isn't much more to say than that.
Pros:
The level design is fiendishly clever.
The graphic design is some of the most memorable I've ever seen. Truly as close as you will get to playing a cartoon (well, considering the shoddy work in certain cartoons such as Rugrats, it's even better looking than a cartoon)
Astonishing level of variety.
It's the funniest game I've ever played.(Hell, there's levels where running into huge puffy dandelion seed type things will cause Yoshi's eyes to bug out and the screen to sway back and forth. This truly is the Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds of videogames. And the look on Yoshi's face after being.....ummmm...'digested' by a gigantic frog, once released from its stomach had me gasping for air with laughter.)
Cons:
Too Too Too easy. Whereas Mario Bros 3 is excruciatingly difficult, Yoshi's Island is a cakewalk. You almost couldn't lose if you tried. Most gamers will beat the game with three hundred leftover lives.
Too much emphasis on 'scavenger hunt' quests. This contributes to the easiness since the only challenge comes from finding every single hidden item.
note: The annoyance level of baby Mario's crying is generally over-exaggerated. It won't bother you and adds extra incentive to retrieve him. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
X G3 Marks the Spot. This game is sweet! Its graphics and desighs will blow you away! Its got plenty of racers to choose from and a ton of long race tracks to go flying through. My favorite thing about this racing game is these motoctcles are armed for the next world war! if a racer is giving you a hard time...just use a E.M.P explsion on him! This game gets very hard about halfway through. Its almost impossible to beat some of the races but thats when (cough)codes come in. If you saw the anime movie Akira you would really like this because the motocycles in both are nearly identical! The only probelem I have found with this is its sound. on my tv, it sounds very static. I had to adjust the sound menu for 20 minutes just to make it sound right! I'm not sure if othet people are having that same problem. anyway, if your in the mood for really really really fast motorcycle shooting exploision action game, XG3 marks the spot! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
COWABUNGA DUDE, A RADICAL GAME. This games gotten a few reviews saying it doesn't compare to the other systems, well, screw them, this game rocks!
It's kind of based on the 1990 arcade version, mixed with a little bit of street fighter, star wars and a few other things.
I was hesitant to play this, seeing as how I'm a fan of the old school turtles and not the new one, but this one actually is a great game!
You pick one of the 4 turtles and do 4 missions each for each turtle. You do a stage like the arcade, kind a double dragon style thing, beat up the bad guys, once you complete that you do a bonus stage, Mikey has a cool skate board through the sewers where you have to jump oil drums and collect pink diamonds. Leo has a cool Star Wars kind of bonus where you drive through the sewer in something or other and shoot incoming mousers flying at you out of the water. Raphael has a street fighter kind of match against Casey Jones, they they have a drag race on motor bikes and the next round Casey helps[........]. the fourth stage is a boss to beat, or boss'
I think there may be 5th stages on harder difficulties. And I sure will be trying those out soon, so it does in fact have replay value!
I guess for those playing the 3D games, this one might seem lame, but i love 2D games, I was around when Atari first hit the homes and I've played them ever since... and 3D games these days look cool, but not a lot of them have the fun and replay value as a lot of the older 2D style games. And these TMNT games loosely based a Double Dragon style beat em up is my kind of thing.
A big difference between this and the original arcades is this one has improved moves and attacks, so you aren't mashing buttons all the time, I'd say its a button masher free game! I guess the reason I like it so much is that it's almost a newer version of the old arcades, PLUS it also has some elements from the original nes game if any one remember it. When I was playing as Donatello, there is a few things here and there where you push up at a computer and kind of reprogram it or something... it reminded me a lot of the water level of the nes game where you had to defuse all the bombs in the damn.
Overall, I love it, it features something from every old skool TMNT game that I grew up loving and this one has became an instant favorite the moment I started playing it!
Highly Recommended for those old skool fans of the original arcades and nes ports. And I cant wait to try out the other GBA TMNT games. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Easy breezy but most importantly fun. I've had this game for about 7 hours now and must admit that it's one of the easier Kirby games. You can breeze through a lot of the levels without much trouble. But honestly it's such a fun game that that might not matter to you. Younger players (around age 6) will find it really fun. The graphics are nice and colorful. Just about everything is given a cute aesthetic to make things attractive.
The story is very simple. The inhabitants of Dream Land live happy, perfect lives and sleep good and have awesome dreams. But this is no easy feat without the Star Rod which brings such great peace to everyone. One day King Dedede comes to Dream Land and bathes in the Fountain of Dreams. He then decides to take the Star Rod, breaking it into 7 pieces. Predictably, Kirby has to go through 7(?) worlds to retrieve them. The story is not award-winning but what Kirby game gives an enriched story? (:
The gameplay is pretty simple too. Kirby can jump, fly, do a slide kick and inhale enemies without powers. If he inhales specific enemies with powers he will take them as his own and attack at will (with the button "B"). If you are hit by an enemy though a star pops out of you which contains said power up. If you still desire that power you must retrieve it quickly for it WILL disappear rather shortly. **NOTE**: If you want to get rid of an ability that you have just press Select and Kirby will purge the power. I was trying to press every button to figure this out but finally just looked in the book.
If you've played a Kirby game where he can inhale enemies and steal their abilities then there isn't that much here that won't be of second nature to you. There are things like mini-games and multi-player things to do so your friends can join in on the fun too.
Overall, this game is definitely worth getting. The graphics (although simple) are pleasant to look at, the music is generally catchy pop-y type stuff that will be stuck in your head and the controls are VERY simple. This game is generally for beginners in video games but it's still pretty accessible to anyone.
My first review of July! Have a happy (and hopefully relatively safe) 4th of July, people!
4 stars. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
This 2nd* controller is useless to me now. <div id="video-block-R24S8Y93ITAONV" class="a-section a-spacing-small a-spacing-top-mini video-block"></div><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/A1xywXCrz1S.mp4" class="video-url"><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91a9fttMeeS.png" class="video-slate-img-url"> ANOTHER EDIT:
the company sent a replacement, and within 2-3months, the replacement failed.
Honestly never buying another one from this maker again..
EDIT:
So, after a couple weeks of use this controller has stopped pairing with my and other Android phones at my disposal. And when I plug it into my PC I get the ol: "USB Device Not Recognized" ...has malfunctioned and Windows does not recognize it.
Working with support on replacing or whatever'ing it..
Here was my old/original impression..
(Works with every single game and emulator I've thrown at it, Being a retrogamer this was a must-have for me because virtual/on-screen controllers just don't cut it. (I was always tapping the back button or window button instead of the on-screen controls...)
One of many complaints is that whenever I want to use it. I have to re-connect thru the bluetooth menu(which takes all of 3secs and a push of a button.) So yeah... | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Its a Zelda game+Shigeru Miyamoto was on the staff=Good Game. Warning: This review may be a bit biased due to the fact it is being written buy someone who has played and beaten ALL the Zelda games. For the gameboy colour system, there are only 2 series of good, quality games. They would be The Legend of Zelda and PokMon. If you own a GBC, it would be foolish not to buy this game, unless you are young (5-8) or are very bad at solving puzzles of anykind. I would recommend buying both The Legend Of Zelda: Oracle Of Seasons and The Legend Of Zelda: Oracle of Ages because besides both the games being of excellent quality, there is an interesting feature: After beating one game, you can transfer your character to the other game using a special password. The play time of both the games should range (depending on the skill of the player and weather or not they do all the subquests and explore) from 8-16+ hours. The Zelda series has earned its reputation as a immersive and fun series of games. It can be played if you are a medium-skilled gamer or a hard core gamer. Buy it. A word of advice: Zelda games are no fun if you use a strategy guide or website. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
If you don't wanna know how to beat it don't read it. First of all this game is really good , also buy sonic adventure 2 battle, spiderman, and ssx tricky for a great arsenal of games. Second of all, the controls are great , it has good graphics, and there are some really cool combos.
Well any way, to get marth play versus with everybody,to get roy play classic with marth, to get ganandorf beat event match 29: Triforce Gathering and for the other people it will take forever to type.
And finally, this is super smash bros for N64 except there are at least five new versions of game play, some good char. you start with(like ness and C. falcon) and level 9 of the regular game would equal level 7 on this game, well that's all folks! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Best Res. Yet. I bought a Gamecube for the Resident Evil titles and was dissapointed at the remake of the original from the playstation. Then I rented Resident Evil Zero and my faith was restored!!! The remake was hard and worse for a newcomer to the gener like me, but Zero has 3 difficulty settings! So I was actualy able to have some fun! The puzzles are a bit outdated I will say, but the feal and look kept my hands on the controler for the whole night! I beat it and loved every last second of it!
For a new comer this is what its all about!(Play this one at night for an added scare!) | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Carry the best card dueling game around in your pocket. I have never played Yu-Gi-Oh the card game or any previous Yu-Gi-Oh game. I am 29 years old and played pokemon extensively with my newphews during one crazed summer of their youth as well as have dabbled in "Magic: The Gathering" and previously the pen and paper role playing games as a kid.
About 1 month ago I purchased a Gameboy Advance SP and bought Wolfenstein (3-D Shooter), Shining Soul (like the first Diablo only with nes/snes anime graphics). My games quickly exhausted I went backwards to Pokemon the Trading Card game for gameboy color which also sticks out funnily in a gameboy sp. If wasn't too bad but I found the challenge and depth of real play fairly lacking. SO I READ AND RESEARCHED THE NET, READ REVIEWS CALLED MY NEPHEWS AND BOUGHT THIS GAME. Now I play almost too much.
I left off the sound used the passwords for certain cards to make a respectable deck based on the 20 monster 10 magic 10 trap card reccomendation and still preceeded to lost most of my starting games. Frustrated I almost sold the game. I figured a 29 year old should clear any kids game instantly. Well without resorting to outright cheat codes to get multiple copies of the best cards I continued to play and learned the game on the fly. I now can read the different behaviors or card play from the many different duelists and am winning 90% of my games two weeks later. There are also some excellent cards I have gotten from won matches that have no codes and have helped my deck alot. This game has become very addictive yet challenging if you face the tougher duelists. While I doubt any Yu-Gi-Oh tournament expert would struggle, this game has already paid for itself in challenge, fun, and replayability many times over. If you buy it and think its too easy keep playing till you get the unlocked characters, if it seems to hard keep playing some of the easier players. A couple dozen matches in and you'll start feeling like an expert. (If you don't play card games like this in real life I would reccomend the game for 12+). Till I find a better card game I can carry around, play by myself and save thousands versus holding all these cards in my hand I'll be burning up the lithium-ion batteries of my SP hoping the cartridge will come out one day when I finally bore of it. :-) | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
This is One of the Better Games. This game is Great! I got this one a few years ago, and I still play it. I like the fact that, not only can you visit the Johto region, but you can also visit the Kanto region as well, but you can only do that only after you defeat the Elite Four and complete other missions (I forgot what those were, since I haven't played them in a while). Plus, the graphics are much improved over the Red, Blue and Yellow Versions, and I like how they have the Day/Night feature on here... i think that's what I will like about Diamond and Pearl as well. The clock feature is really cool too. You can have this game on the road with you and still know what time it is. I highly recommend this game! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
You must play this. I've just started playing, and all I can say is... wow.
Advance Wars pits you against the computer or a friend in a strategic game of chess-like war. You must complete tutorials to advance, so you learn quickly and easily. The setup is incredibly friendly and easy to learn. While this game looks like it's geared to kids, it's a very challenging and fun game. You play on a turn based system, attacking and defending. The graphics are top notch, and there's tons of stuff to do. The best part is being able to customize and design maps to play with. You'll have endless fun with this.
You can't miss on trying this game out. I know a ton of people that have played it, and only one so far didn't like it - but even he had to admit it was very well done. As long as you like strategy games, you'll love this. Even if you don't like strategy games, this will reel you in and addict you. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
A genuinely enjoyable little game. I've never purchased any of the Disney Sports titles before in any form. All I know is that they have all been almost universally ripped to shreds by critics whenever I tried searching for online reviews on them, although I did find a glowing report for DISNEY SPORTS BASKETBALL.
This particular title is one that I have yet to see in any of my local stores. And I've found genuinely mixed reviews for it. Some hated it, one adored it and another said that if you could get by certain graphical issues then there was fun to be had. Finally my curiosity got the best of me. I took the plunge and ordered it through amazon.com and hoped I wasn't frittering away my cash.
I'm happy to report that DISNEY SPORTS SNOWBOARDING is a genuinely enjoyable little game, very challenging and exciting, graphically beautiful (the graphics do look a tad blocky, but that's no big deal) and fun to play.
Now I'm not in a position to tell you how well it matches up to any other snowboarding titles out there. I've never played any. Heck, I haven't even had the opportunity to play any on any consoles since I'm not a sports buff. For me, it was the Disney name that lured me to this one. So I'm afraid I'm unable to say how well it plays when compared to such-and-such. All I can tell you is that it's a fun little game.
The graphics do a great job of rendering a 3D environment considering that they're done on a GBA, and the resulting look, feel and gameplay in "race" mode as you zoom through all the various stylized environments will remind you of such go-cart games as the excellent CRASH TEAM RACING, complete with being able to use weapons and spells with your magic board to defeat and/or knock out your opponent. It's proving itself to be quite the delicious little timewaster, and I'm pleased with it. Out of all the backgrounds, I especially love the "Starlight Express" race track, it looks gorgeous.
Oh yeah, and I want to assure the author of the other comment about the game who obviously hasn't played this one yet: yes, it *does* allow you to play Chip & Dale. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
THE BEST GAME EVER! READ THIS FIRST. YOU ALL KNOW THAT BACKYARD BASEBALL IS ON THE PC TOO, AND ITS AWESOME, ALONG WITH BACKYARD BASEBALL FOR GBA. ITS JUST ABOUT THE SAME, EXCEPT FOR A FEW THINGS, HERES SOME OF THEM, ABOUT HALF OF THE PLAYERS STATS HAVE CHANGED, EX. PUJOLS, EVERYTHING IS 8 OUT OF 10. HERE THERE IS A BUTTON FOR SLIDING, IT COMES IN HANDY. EX. ON THE PC VERSION, PRETEND SOSA IS UP AND PETE IS ON 1ST BASE, AND YOU TELL PETE TO STEAL, AND THEN TELL HE TO GO BACK AND HE DOESN`T LISTEN AND SLIDES AND GETS OUT, AND SOSA HITS THE HOMER WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN A TWO RUN HOMER AND ONLY IS ONE, IN THIS GAME YOU TELL HIM WHEN TO SLIDE SO IN THAT CASE IT WOULD BE A 2 RUN HOMER, THE A BUTTON IS TO RUN AND B IS TO GO BACK ITS THAT EASY OR IT CAN BE SWITCHED AROUND IN ANOTHER CASE LIKE B IS TO RUN AND A IS TO GO BACK, AND R TO SLIDE. YOU CAN ACUALLY JUST SLIDE FROM BASE TO BASE, NOT IN ONE SLIDE THOUGH, YOU CAN EVEN SLIDE TO FIRST BASE, AND IN THE MLB YOU CAN`T. THIS ALSO HAS HOME RUN DERBY, YOU CAN DO 10 PITCHES, 20 PITCHES, 1 MINUTE, 2 MINUTES ETC. AND YOU PICK THE FIELD, AND YOU CAN CHALLENGE THE COMPUTER, IF YOU DON`T ITS KINDA LIKE BATTING PRACTICE. YOUR ALSO ALOUD TO MAKE UP TO 3 CUSTOM PLAYERS, AND THE MORE GAMES HE/SHE PLAYS THE MORE STATS HE/SHE GETS, YOU PICK WHERE THEY GO, BATTING, RUNNING, PITCHING, OR FIELDING. AND YOU CAN CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS IN SINGLE GAMES, HOME-RUN DERBY, AND TRADE YOUR CUSTOM PLAYERS WITH A LINK CABLE, AND REMEMBER, ALL YOU NEED IS ONE GAME PAK, BUT YOU NEED TWO TO TRADE YOU CUSTOM PLAYERS. THE ONE DOWNSIDE IS THAT SOME OF THE STATS AREN`T FAIR, LIKE CARLOS DELGADO, TODD HELTON, JIM THOME, PHIL NEVIN ETC. I JUST HAD TO WRITE THIS REVIEW BECAUSE I WANT EVERYONE TO LIKE AND KNOW ABOUT THIS AWESOME GAME, ... | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
An Adult Gamer Who Is Addicted to This Game. Tiny Toons Adventures: Wacky Stackers is an incredibly addictive game, and I am a 37-year old female gamer. I prefer the old 2-d platformer/side scroller type games as well as puzzle style games. Wacky Stackers is basically a version of Tetris or your typical match 4 style of game play; however, instead of the different shapes of Tetris, eggs drop down in pairs for you to match. There are 3 levels of play (Easy, Advanced, and Expert) as well as 4 different games that you can play (Survival/Individual, Puzzle (you have to clear the board in a certain number of moves), 1 player vs. the computer, and multiplayer mode). Survival mode is my favorite, and I also sometimes play the Puzzle levels. I have not played the 1 player vs. the computer or the mutiplayer mode at this point.
I purchased this game recently at Game Stop when they were having a Power Saver Sale on Game Boy Advance games. It was buy 2 GBA games get 2 free. This game was only $2.99, so it was one of my free games. When I chose the game, I had no idea what type of game it was, but I like Tiny Toons/Looney Tunes, so I took a chance on it. Boy am I glad I did! I have always LOVED the Game Boy Advance, but I haven't played it in over a year. Finding this game has given me a renewed appreciation for the Game Boy Advance, and I find that I can't put this game (or my GBA) down right now.
One other thing....I usually always turn off the sound when I play handheld video games because I generally find the sound annoying; however, with this game, I almost find the sound charming. The sound of the eggs "cracking" when you match four of a kind is very cutesy, and I don't find it annoying at all.
I highly recommend this game. I have a feeling it is going to be in my GBA for a long time to come. If you have a chance to pick up a copy of this at Game Stop or Amazon.com, I would definitely pick up a copy. I plan on scouring Game Stop stores while the Buy 2 Get 2 Free GBA sale is still on to pick up another copy for a friend if I can find it. Highly recommended and addictive! | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
connecting band cracked after 3 months use (*update* Sentey replaced the headphones. I use these for work to listen to music at a desk. They sit on my head most of the day. After 3 months of use the band across my head cracked. It hasn't fully cracked through to break in half but it's leaning that way. I do have a larger than normal head, but it shouldn't crack from just average use. The band is plastic not metal holding the two sides together. I love them aside from this and hopefully will find a way to keep it from breaking fully or reattaching the plastic to itself.
*Update*
After reading my review Sentey contacted me and offered a replacement. They were very generous and mailed me a new pair of the same headphones. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Best game in the history of games. I love this game! I stood in Game Crazy playing this for an hour straight, and of course, I absolutely had to buy it. It's so great! I highly recommend this to anyone who likes a game where machines shoot, rip apart, and pretty much destroy eachother. I recommend it to all gamers. If you're debating on whether or not to get this for you or someone in the family, take it from someone who has played a buncha games, loves games, etc, BUY IT. Do not hesitate. It is the best game ever created. Especially if you know someone that likes Zoids, this will be the thing they will want. You can't go wrong with this. IT IS SO GREAT! Great for you or someone you know. SO MUCH FUN! It's a great, fun, strategic game. The educational value is for learning that these awesome looking things on a screen make eachother go BOOM. Go and buy this game now. Atari really did a great job on this. You can be your favorite Zoids pilot, like Bit, Van, Fiona, all those peoples. IT'S FREAKING AWESOME! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED GAME! Seriously, go buy it. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Lots of fun. (Written by my 16 year old son)
This is the only MOH game I have ever played, and it is really loads of fun. The gameplay is addictive, and the sound is pretty good. You don't get to drive any vehicles, but I found that to be no big issue. The graphics in this game aren't that great, even for Gamecube, and the campaign is short, but you will keep replaying the levels because, like I said, this game is really addictive. This game also offers two player (no co-op here). Most of the multi player is just running around and trying to shot the other player, but it is still pretty fun. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Everything I loved about video games and more. This game is simply marvalous. Viewtiful Joe is one of the best Gamecube games out there. I happend to get this game when it first came and I simply loved it. It was well worth the 40$ and I have to say this game is non-stop fun and lots of action. If you like side scrollers then you'll love this game. With a cool Cartoony look and great level desighn it's no wonder Viewtiful Joe is so awesome
The story of the game is pretty wacked out and cool and I won't spoil it but it's really cool.
The graphics are just top notch it ranks up with all those other great cell shaded games. I simply love the graphics and level desighn and the bosses are super cool. Especially the shark boss. VJ's graphics are one of the best out there.
The gameplay is the only reason I even gave it a 5 out of 5 score it just simply rocks. What's great about it is that you can buy new moves and other things which give the game more fun.
The music in the game is great too I loved the level music it went with it. Had kind of a flavor to it if you know what I mean.
Over all Viewtiful is another reason why you have to own a gamecube. The cell Shaded Graphics and gameplay is two main reasons why you will love Viewtiful Joe. Henshin a go go baby!
I give it a 5 out of 5. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
Are you man enough to conquer Dracula's castle. Playing Castlevania again after all these years was truely a breath of fresh air. In the very first adventure through Dracula's castle this title proves that you must be hardcore to defeat it. With cheap hits at times and timing variouse areas this game is not for the weak.
The plot here is simple. You are Simon Belmont and recently Dracula has returned from the dead and is raising hell litterally. Your goal is to go through six levels of hell and face various monsters in your quest to slay Dracula. With only a mystical whip and big ol' set of grapefruits you embak on yur quest. Now you do get variouse sub weapons along the way, from the weak throwing dagger to the devastating holy water.
Now for the GBA edition they did include a save option for those who do a lot of traveling. This is a nifty feature that for some will make the game more bearable, but trust me it's not much.
Overall this is a game from the old days that will teach these young gamers the new meaning of discipline. If you can conqure Dracula's castle in this entry of the franchise, than maybe there is hope for your skills. | video-games_retro-gaming-microconsoles |
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