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Do they really do 480p on the Wii? I know it's a system setting, but there are Wii games that don't do 480p anyway. I sort of assumed that non-480p Gamecube ports would be among that group.
The Nintendo GameCube Appreciation and Collecting Thread.
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Do they really do 480p on the Wii? I know it's a system setting, but there are Wii games that don't do 480p anyway. I sort of assumed that non-480p Gamecube ports would be among that group.
sixteen-bit
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RE0 and REmake on RE Archives for Wii should support 480p according to my google fu.
Benzychenz
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So my Gamecube arrived a few days ago as well as the games I bought.
Black and Purple controllers are pretty much perfect condition.
The stick on the wavebird is busted. Wiggles around like crazy and gets pushed in. Was not in the ebay description so am not happy. How easy are they to replace? And how do I get my hands on genuine parts? Take them out of another controller? :\
Anyway, as for the games.
I own:
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (with OoT Master Quest)
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
Viewtiful Joe
Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble
Will buy soon:
Super Mario Sunshine
Luigi's Mansion
Mario Kart: Double Dash
F-Zero GX
Metroid Prime (have played on Wii)
Metroid Prime 2 (have played on Wii)
Pikmin (have played on Wii)
Pikmin 2 (have played on Wii)
Will buy eventually/when I see for cheap:
Pokemon Colosseum
Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness
Starfox Adventures
Starfox Assault
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Animal Crossing
Baten Kaitos
Kirby: Air Ride
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (+ bongos)
Wave Race: Blue Storm
Chibi-Robo
Doshin the Giant
Skies of Arcadia: Legends
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
Viewtiful Joe 2
Anything major I've missed? Obviously Resident Evil 4, REmake and Eternal Darkness, but I can't do horror D:
Black and Purple controllers are pretty much perfect condition.
The stick on the wavebird is busted. Wiggles around like crazy and gets pushed in. Was not in the ebay description so am not happy. How easy are they to replace? And how do I get my hands on genuine parts? Take them out of another controller? :\
Anyway, as for the games.
I own:
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (with OoT Master Quest)
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
Viewtiful Joe
Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble
Will buy soon:
Super Mario Sunshine
Luigi's Mansion
Mario Kart: Double Dash
F-Zero GX
Metroid Prime (have played on Wii)
Metroid Prime 2 (have played on Wii)
Pikmin (have played on Wii)
Pikmin 2 (have played on Wii)
Will buy eventually/when I see for cheap:
Pokemon Colosseum
Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness
Starfox Adventures
Starfox Assault
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Animal Crossing
Baten Kaitos
Kirby: Air Ride
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (+ bongos)
Wave Race: Blue Storm
Chibi-Robo
Doshin the Giant
Skies of Arcadia: Legends
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
Viewtiful Joe 2
Anything major I've missed? Obviously Resident Evil 4, REmake and Eternal Darkness, but I can't do horror D:
Alien Hominid
IrishNinja
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thank god i got most all the expensive GC games in the day & kept em, bummed that i picked up Baten Kaitos here @ GAF when apparently i meant to get Origins though
Benzychenz
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Edit: I'm just gonna make a new thread where this issue will get more attention so I can fix it
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=839147
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=839147
IrishNinja
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well, first thing you need to do is play more Paper Mario, clearly
Benzychenz
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But I don't want to play it with the side of the image cut off.
KDash31987
Member
Did you try going into the service menus? If not, look up you TV model number or brand online and find out how to access it. Don't mess with any options not related to image size, though.
Englebert3rd
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I think you've got the most interesting games covered really!
I own most of them too, probably about 70% of that list.
For quality single player experiences you're missing
Baten Kaitos Origins
Batallion Wars
Killer 7 (though I guess this is pseudo horror)
Mega Man X Collection
For ok to good (depending on taste) single player experiences
P.N.03
Lost Kingdoms 1 and 2
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Oceans
Speed Challenge: Jacques Villeneuve Racing Vision
Tube Slider
Odama
The Legend of Zelda: Collectors Edition (4 in 1 Zelda)
Cubivore
Gotcha Force
PSO Ep 1 and 2
PSO Ep 3
Quriky Multiplayer/interesting for collecting but not nessecarily playing
Dream Mix TV World Fighters
Pac Man VS.
Pokemon Box
Mario DDR
Donkey Konga Series (+foreign versions included)
Mario Party Series
dreamcastmaster
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Buy old sports games and replace the cases.
Benzychenz
Member
Oooh thanks for the list, very helpful.
Few more games I just remembered, Super Monkey Ball (1 & 2) and Billy Hatcher (edit: and 1080 Avalanche), how are they?
Few more games I just remembered, Super Monkey Ball (1 & 2) and Billy Hatcher (edit: and 1080 Avalanche), how are they?
Englebert3rd
Unconfirmed Member
Great answer.
You can find them sometimes in charity shops, but in the ones I usually go to I can rarely find them.
Probably you'll have more luck in your area.
Benz, every console has a different center. Fix it for the GC and it's off for the Genesis. Fix it for Genesis and it's off for NES or PS. It sucks. That's why most UIs don't put anything past a certain point around the edges of your screen.
You can go into your TV service menu and lower the horizontal and vertical values until it fits.
You can go into your TV service menu and lower the horizontal and vertical values until it fits.
sixteen-bit
Member
Super Monkey Ball 1 and 2 are both great. 2 Supports progressive scan and widescreen so I'd recommend it over the first if you intend to play it on a newer flat panel TV. I like SMB1 better overall though.
Dr. Black Jack
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Just be sure that the sports games don't have the holographic "OFFICIAL ___ MERCHANDISE" sticker on them...most do, rendering them useless for case swaps.
So a buddy at work is bringing me his massive Gamecube collection next week. He's clearing out space, and knows I'll give it a good home.
I had the sudden realization tonight that, "Oh, hey, I think I might still have a few games left for that thing on my shelf. I wonder if I have anything worthwhile or valuable?"
Huh.
I had the sudden realization tonight that, "Oh, hey, I think I might still have a few games left for that thing on my shelf. I wonder if I have anything worthwhile or valuable?"
Huh.
DeuceGamer
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A booth at my local Flea Market is going out of business and I was able to grab the following this past weekend complete for $50:
Smash Bros. Melee
LoZ: Twilight Princess
Star Fox Adventures
Star Fox Assault
P.N. 03
Viewtiful Joe
I already had Smash and Twilight Princess but knew someone who needed them and my Twilight Princess sorta needed a quality upgrade anyway. I'm going to go back in Saturday and hopefully he's there at least one more weekend.
Feel like my GC collection is finally starting to be respectable at least. How is P.N 03 anyway?
Smash Bros. Melee
LoZ: Twilight Princess
Star Fox Adventures
Star Fox Assault
P.N. 03
Viewtiful Joe
I already had Smash and Twilight Princess but knew someone who needed them and my Twilight Princess sorta needed a quality upgrade anyway. I'm going to go back in Saturday and hopefully he's there at least one more weekend.
Feel like my GC collection is finally starting to be respectable at least. How is P.N 03 anyway?
IrishNinja
Member
^nice, always wanted to play both of those!
Brown Nose Bear
Member
Got an awesome haul of Gamecube games today for $5 each:
-Soul Calibur 2
-PN 03
-Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door
-Star Fox Adventures
-Baten Kaitos
-Baten Kaitos Origins
-The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
-Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
-Time Splitters: Future Perfect
-Wario World
-Mario Kart: Double Dash
-Luigi's Mansion
-Tales of Symphonia
Really psyched to play some games that I was never able to a decade ago.
-Soul Calibur 2
-PN 03
-Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door
-Star Fox Adventures
-Baten Kaitos
-Baten Kaitos Origins
-The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
-Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
-Time Splitters: Future Perfect
-Wario World
-Mario Kart: Double Dash
-Luigi's Mansion
-Tales of Symphonia
Really psyched to play some games that I was never able to a decade ago.
Thanks for the replies
I've got lucky and found someone on another forum I frequent willing to part with some cases DeuceGamer
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Very Nice score! I can usually find some amazing deals on PS2 and Xbox games in-person but honestly the Gamecube deals are much, much fewer and further in-between.
Have you ever played P.N. 03? I picked it up for a good deal recently and I'm curious if anyone has impressions on it.
Pancakes R Us
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Latest pick-up, got it because there was a thread on this a little while back:
EDIT: back cover contains the infamous word 'unprecedented', hah. That partnership
EDIT: back cover contains the infamous word 'unprecedented', hah. That partnership
Brown Nose Bear
Member
I haven't played it before. I've always been curious since I've known about the whole Capcom Five thing, but never bothered to buy it when reviews weren't so great.
Play it online! Not sure how popular the servers are these days but it's doable.
http://www.schtserv.com/
Also, PSO Plus is pretty rare, consider yourself lucky. Fun game, too, I sunk hundreds of hours in to both single and multiplayer.
I really like PN03, it was pretty much a prototype for Vanquish. I loved the soundtrack, too.
Also Donkey Konga 3 is the last game I need for my Gamecube collection, I have literally everything else I want. It's coming back in stock at play-asia but it's 90 freaking dollars. That breaks my heart and I'm waffling on it.
Is there any reason you're avoiding Ebay? It goes for like $25 or less there.
Can't make a thread, but i felt some people would love to see this.
A user of the dutch site Tweakers.net spent 2 years creating a Lynx Shaped GameCube Portable device
Throw me to the lynxes if old.
A user of the dutch site Tweakers.net spent 2 years creating a Lynx Shaped GameCube Portable device
Throw me to the lynxes if old.
I went a bit mental this week.
The Gamecube is a bit scuffed up but it'll be good as a spare just in case my other one dies. I also got 3 Gamecube memory cards (1 official, 1 unoficial and a mad catz one) and a Action Replay so I can play the imported versions of the games.
Here's my complete collection now.
Some of these I've been dying to replay through.
The Gamecube is a bit scuffed up but it'll be good as a spare just in case my other one dies. I also got 3 Gamecube memory cards (1 official, 1 unoficial and a mad catz one) and a Action Replay so I can play the imported versions of the games.
Here's my complete collection now.
Some of these I've been dying to replay through.
Pancakes R Us
Member
Crazy Taxi! I need to pick that up.
sixteen-bit
Member
Nope. Dreamcast has the best home version.
Seems to be pretty common and sell for around $10. I remember the reviews being pretty iffy for it.
Chinbo37
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sixteen-bit
Member
Yeah it looks like it took a lot of effort to make
NintendoGal
Member
I can't speak exactly what company or who was looking at doing this at one point, but there was at least one. In the end, it seemed to niche and therefore not worth it.
What's wrong with the GC version? Is it at least playable? I'd like to have a physical copy of the game in my collection, but I don't have a Dreamcast/PS2 hooked up.
sixteen-bit
Member
Both the GCN and PS2 version have a fair number of graphical issues. The GCN version had all the voices re-recorded, I believe to remove references to the licensed real-world stores, but I'm not entirely sure if that was why. Otherwise it should play well, so go for it if you don't have a Dreamcast.
Yeah, i've seen gamecube component cables not from Nintendo, sadly they're just outputting the S-video signal through component, so they don't do anything exciting. There's no other component cables that actually work properly outside of the Nintendo ones.
Apparently the spec of the digital output on the back actually includes audio... but no cable Nintendo ever made dealt with it. I guess having a chip in the cable to do the Digital-to-Analogue video was expensive enough.
Roddslayer
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Pick ups from today:
Complete Indigo Cube with a memory card, cords, and three controllers for $10 at a garage sale. I also got RE4 and RE1 for $8 each.
Looking forward to playing RE4 for the first time.
Complete Indigo Cube with a memory card, cords, and three controllers for $10 at a garage sale. I also got RE4 and RE1 for $8 each.
Looking forward to playing RE4 for the first time.
RE1 for 8 bucks is a good deal!
Fox Mulder
Member
it's playable, the DC ports Acclaim did like crazy taxi and 18 wheeler are just quick ports and got slammed in reviews for not looking better on better hardware.
sixteen-bit
Member
Complete Gamecube with the box and all? That's a really good deal.