GC Demo disk

[klamkilla]

Yep, I picked this up today, along with the new Less Than Jake album... Which is just pure awesome in music form, for the record. Anyway, I played three of the demos, because I have Splinter Cell already, and I couldn't care less about Sonic DX.

Soul Calibur II

You get to play through four levels in the arcade mods as either Cassandra (think Sophitia) or Nightmare. I'm not too sure about getting this one for the GC, despite the NP shilling... I don't know. I just found the control scheme kind of akward with the way Nintendo chose to lay out the buttons. Trying to press X and Y in conjunction was tough, becuase of the huge fucking green button. Plus, I prefer using the d-pad for fighting games, and we all know that story by now. Barring an insane graphical diffrence, I think I'll be getting this on PS2.

Viewtiful Joe

Wow! It took me a few minutes to get used to, no doubt, but THIS is how you do a next gen side scroller. The game has a graphic style never before seen, the action is fast and furious, and the view effects add an entire layer of depth to the game. That guy moving too fast for poor Joe? Just slow the world down, and have at him! I'll DEFINATELY be picking this one up when it hits. This was one of my most anticipated GC games, but now it IS my most anticipated GC game.

Billy Hatcher

Absolutely gay-tarded. Yes, it was so lame that I had to combine two derogitory words into one to effectively convey my hatred for this title.

[MrGameBoyTom]

Thats great to hear about Viewitful Joe, a bummer to hear about Billy Hatcher, and wondering about the Soul Calibur 2 deal. Thanks for the insight!

[BoneStormer]

Shit.... that was my fear. SC2's control. No matter what IGN or PGC said, I was afraid. Only losers (or non-fighters) use the analog stick in fighters. It's all about the d-pad. The only question is should I get this and see for myself if I want better control or Link? Or should I just save my money. Nothing else sounds good on it, well cept VJ which I already wanted. After reading a plethora of impressions from E3 from various sites, VJ was the only GC game I didn't see anyone say bad things about.

Get out, and take your Sacagawea dollars with you! I'll give you 'til three. One!

[nbrid]

I should be picking up the disk tomorrow (which is actually today). I already knew VJ would be awesome, I just didnt know how much. I really want to play this bad boy. SCII, I really dont think the control is a problem besides the d-pad. However, I'll be getting the Hori stick so it really doesnt bother me at all. Why cant you guys scrape together $20 for a PS2 to GC controller adapter for the better graphics and Link? Jesus Heihachi is the lamest weapons based fighter ever. Ill give you 1 guess why, 2 if he has that stupid diaper outfit.

Billy Hatcher lame? Possibly. But Ill play it for myself before any crazy judgement.

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As long as we've got a 4th player at the end of the day,
I've got this feeling every game is gonna turn out to be ok.

[BoneStormer]

Hey, where the hell are you supposed to BUY this thing? Everywhere I went/called all said the same thing, "Not for sale. Only free with purchase of GC." WTF? Nintendo doesn't want to make cash by selling it? Geeze. I'm gonna have to look online I guess... not that I'm that desparate for it. Maybe in a week or so they will become 'available'.

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I really dont think the control is a problem besides the d-pad

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What more do you need? For me that's almost enough right there. As for adapters. Like all fighters, it's all about multiplayer. And I dont feel like getting two. Still not saying I won't get GC's, but I have to try it before picking.

I mean wasn't it even you who said they say Link isn't that great? And if I'd 'never bother to fight with him' (your words), why should I bother to deal with inferiour controls?

Get out, and take your Sacagawea dollars with you! I'll give you 'til three. One!

[nbrid]

Did I say I'd NEVER fight with him? Of course I will. I think I said that he probably wont become one of my favorites, but then there's a good chance he might. This isnt just a game with Link in it, it's SOUL CALIBUR that just happens to have Link in it.

I mentioned the control issue because I dont think that the face buttons will be a problem but Ill find out once i find that goddamned disc. I called 2 gamestops (Im back at home now), 2 EB's, a Walmart, and Toy Works. NONE of them have it. One gamestop about 30 minutes away said they might be getting some later today. As far as Nintendo making money on those discs, Im pretty damned sure that if stores sell them, they don't make any money on them. It's probably the same way magazines work. Companies like Ziff Davis dont make any money on the EGM's we sell at gamestop because they are just given to us. If the GC preview discs are given out with new GC's, Im sure that any money stores make off of them is 100% profit for them. Same deal goes with the selling of the bonus Zelda discs for $20. They are marked used because it is 100% profit and none of that sale goes to Nintendo.

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As long as we've got a 4th player at the end of the day,
I've got this feeling every game is gonna turn out to be ok.

[BoneStormer]

Yes the "Not for Sale" demo discs Nintendo sent out they wouldn't make a dime on if these places would sell them (I only found 2 that even had them though). But my question is why wouldn't Nintendo send out a retail version that these places can sell (and hence N make money off of). They do it on Xbox.

However, looking around the net I see people post that starting May 25th (sunday?) that retail versions of the disc would be for sale. Anyone know anything about this?

At the very least I want to see Link do his sword demonstration on the title screne.

Get out, and take your Sacagawea dollars with you! I'll give you 'til three. One!

[nbrid]

hmm a movie over VJ...what's wrong with you?? Just download the movie in high res. Then again, I dont know where to find it nowadays. Actually the Nintendo E3 site has a nice chunk of SCII with Link doing his thing. I do want to just see SCII in action. When I say that, I mean I want to create the action, not watch a battle between Seigfried and Taki, which was awesome by the way. I cant believe they actually made the gameplay smoother! Yeah so...no disc yet. Im not too happy.

Games I played to make up for lack of disc today:

-Rush 2049
-Sonic Adventure 2 (Sonic/Shadow levels)
-Giga Wing 2
-brief stints in Zelda and Castlevania with my new DC emulator
-F-Zero X

Now that Im home, I can play these 2 systems that Ive been missing out on for a long time...well my roommate had his DC but i rarely played it outside of SC a couple times and his NES roms. Oh and surround sound GC gaming is back

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As long as we've got a 4th player at the end of the day,
I've got this feeling every game is gonna turn out to be ok.

[klamkilla]

I don't know about the gameplay being smoother... I do know that the more I play the demo, the more I loathe the GC controller.

[nbrid]

well after playing SC and watching someone play SC, the movies of SCII just seem smoother. Hey whatever happened to Capcom making a special fighting controller for GC? Hmm, its too bad that SNES-like GC controller didnt come out in stores over here. That would probably work great for SC.

[MrGameBoyTom]

Im going to go to a various amount of stores this weekend in town, and check and see if I can secure one of these highly elusive demos. Lets hope for the best! Viewtiful Joe awaits me!

[torkworld]

I got my demo disc at best buy in arlington, va for 10 bucks.

I'm surprised nobody bitched about sonic adventure dx:


[00:48] <dreamie> whats the dx on the sonic
[00:48] <GeNeRaL> nizzice
[00:48] <TorkWORLD> i'll tell you dreamie
[00:48] <TorkWORLD> the dx means
[00:48] <dreamie> uh oh
[00:48] <TorkWORLD> it's the dreamcast version
[00:48] <TorkWORLD> with added
[00:48] <TorkWORLD> slowdown and choppy frame rate
[00:49] <TorkWORLD> lol
[00:49] <GeNeRaL> how ghey
[00:49] <dreamie> lol god
[00:49] <TorkWORLD> awful
[00:49] <TorkWORLD> it's the exact same demo that was on the Dreamcast sampler
[00:49] <TorkWORLD> the 1st level


Viewtiful Joe grows on you, especially when you slow shit down to cheat, like on the slot machine.

Billy Hatcher seems cool, without the demo there would be no chance in hell i'd buy it.

I'm still cleaning the cum out my pants from playing Soul Calibur 2. The fun is back. They added some nipples and cleavage a la DOA, but graphically this a Dreamcast game. Hell even the cheap ringouts are back!

www.torkworld.cjb.net

[BoneStormer]

The reason no one bitched about Sonic DX is because no one gives a rats ass about that game. SC2 damn well better look better then the DC version, or else! Maybe the characters arn't that much better, but the environments sure are (at least vids/pics seem to suggest that). I think you've been hiting the bowl a little too hard man.


Protip: Hold down A and hit start at the title screen of Billy Hacher to play another level. (untested, just what I heard, could also be common knowledge, beats me)

Get out, and take your Sacagawea dollars with you! I'll give you 'til three. One!

[klamkilla]

Yeah, I tried the pressing A thing, and it does work. Unfortunately, its not a cheat code designed to make the game "good" or anything.

[BoneStormer]

Your welcome, you ungrateful bastard.

Well I finally found a place that had it AND would sell it: Toys R Us. I never think of that place except to play their GC kiosk (which is the only one I know of in the Greater Milwaukee Area).

It was a crappy kiosk demo. Just TWW and Lost Kingdoms 2 was playable, wow. A few movies of FZero, Ikaugra, PN.03, ect. PN.03 looks quite odd. A 3rd person shooter with a female lead that seems to like to dance around as she shoots bad guys? Zah?


Now off to try this demo thing... Hmm, am I wrong or is it odd that the best thing GC has had in months (well besides TWW) is a freakin demo disc?

Get out, and take your Sacagawea dollars with you! I'll give you 'til three. One!