Man this generosity must have shocked a few people out of replying! How there's only 3 pages i have no idea!
I'd like to go in the running for Ikaruga please. I'm moving to Japan next year and as part of that, been culling my collection. My PAL GCN from launch day is something i couldn't part with, and thankfully will work over there too, with a JP power adapter.
But i decided I didn't want to take my bulky Xbox 360. Instead of selling it though, i figured i'd give it to my 8yr old nephew. It's not worth much i thought, and i know he'd get some enjoyment out of it at least, even though most of the games i gave with it are too 'mature' for him right now. But my sister knew he wanted to play Minecraft so when i told her i'd give him the console, she was really pleased and got him the game for christmas. She wanted me to give the console to him earlier though, since he still believes in Santa
So i gave it to him the other day and was absolutely taken aback with his response. At first he was shocked then gave me a hug, then went back to sitting down, before we knew it though he was in tears and couldnt speak. My sister took him aside to make sure he was ok and eventually he just said "i can't believe it....!"
I actually felt a little bad. I hadn't felt much like i was doing something special, rather that he was doing me a favour not having to take the thing with me to Japan! So while it was good he was pleased, i didnt want to make him cry and didn't feel like i really deserved such a reaction. I should have known it'd be awesome for him and maybe not given it in front of the others so he wouldn't be embarrassed or something. I didnt realise at all i was doing so great a deed... More like i was only thinking of myself! But after it all settled i felt good for doing it, i only wish i truly had no other reason for doing it than to make his christmas now. Chittagong, you're probably making a lot of people happier than you know with this thread, so good on ya!
I bet there's an N64 kid-level reaction in the making for when he unwraps his Minecraft in a few days! And they're gonna trade in some of my violent games too, for something a bit more family friendly!
They can't do anything with the digital copy of Ikaruga on the machine though, so hopefully he can get some enjoyment out of that one day.
I have many of my old 360 games on PS3, but I don't have another copy of Ikaruga, so that's why i'd like it on Gamecube please!