What else to buy?

[max herman]

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Sorry to duplicate Coire's post from below but having been underwhelmed
by the majority of Wii releases, I am currently looking to invest in
Gamecube games that I missed the first time round e.g. this week I
bought Pikmin 1 & 2, Baten Kaitos and Paper Mario on eBay. What must-buy
titles can you think of?

I also own:

Metal gear
Wind Waker
Eternal Darkness
Soulcalibur
Beyond Good & Evil
SSX3
Tales of Symphonia
Second Sight
Splinter Cell (all)
Metroid (all)
RE (all)
Prince of persia (all)
Mario Sunshine
Sonic Adv. 2
Tomb Raider

There were a lot of games exchanged some time ago but I forget
what they were. Is there anything else that springs to mind/
any glaring omissions you can think of?

Thanks in advance,

-m.

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[Spore]

F-Zero and Timesplitters 2 (or 3 but I reccomend 2 highly). Timesplitters is the only FPS I can really bare that is on a console.

[Joxe]

TimeSplitters 2
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Ikaruga

TimeSplitters are just a great FPS which is really fast paced. It contains a great level editor and reasonable AI. If you've played GoldenEye you'll know what to expect.

SSBM, well simply, it's not the best selling GameCube game for nothing. Been playing this for nearly 400 hours and the fun never does if you have some friends around.

Ikaruga - this requires some interest from you since if you don't like Shmups them this won't be anything for you. If you're a fan of the genre then you're in heaven. I personally save this as the best Shmup ever and also one of the best games ever. Beware though since this game is really hard.

[SegaFan]

If you ask me I'd suggest you don't buy too many games at once, otherwise you'll end up with more games than you have time to play like I did.

But my suggestions would be:

Viewtiful Joe.

Ikaruga. One of the best 2D shoot 'em ups there are. A lot of people go on about how hard it is, and it's not easy, but it's a game that rewards practice, so even if you're a beginner you can go far if you keep at it.

F-Zero GX

More Sonic: Sonic Adventure DX, Sonic Heroes, Shadow the Hedgehog, Mega Collection (all depending on how much you liked Sonic Adventure 2)

Super Monkey Ball. Sega's first game on a Nintendo console, it shouldn't be overlooked.

Skies of Arcadia: Legends. Great RPG for when you've finished Baten Kaitos (which will take ages).

There are others, but that should get you started.

[Angelic Lapras King]

Skies of Arcadia. Buy it. NOW.

[max herman]

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Skies of Arcadia. Buy it. NOW.

:eek: yes sir! But I haven't even had a chance to try Baten Kaitos yet!

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Thanks for the suggestions so far: I've made a note of Timesplitters 2,
Skies of Arcadia and Ikaruga (just watched some footage on youTube
and it looks amazing. This is a genre I've seriously neglected... I think
the last shoot-em-up I played was maybe 1942 on my C64!)

Oh, and thanks for the advice SegaFan- possibly a bit late, though!
I already have too many games, to be honest... but I'll probably buy
these if I see them going for a song.

-m.

P.S. The games mentioned that were not noted (Viewtiful Joe etc.)
haven't been overlooked- it's just that I've already owned them at some point or other.

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[Spore]

1942 and today's schmups are pretty different. Get back into the groove of things.

[crops55]

If I were you I'd seriously consider F-Zero GX. It's cheap (I think I saw it going for like 10 dollars used at one point) and arcade racing just doesn't get much better.

[iNma]

Can't believe no-one mentioned the Super Monkey Balls. Or Chibi-Robo. And Wave Race: Blue Storm is a total must-have. And though this seems to be a contentious choice (much to my continued bafflement) Mario Kart isn't on that list.

[SegaFan]

Can't believe no-one mentioned the Super Monkey Balls.I did! I nearly put Chibi-Robo as well but I thought my list was long enough.

[iNma]

I did! They're good games.

Indeed you did. I stand corrected.

[max herman]

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Chibi-robo looks like fun- I've added it to my wish-list. It seems pretty
rare though... I can only see brand new copies for around £37!

Also, I bought Ikaruga and haven't been able to put it down. It is a
really great game, so thanks to everyone who recommended that.

-m.

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[Spore]

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Chibi-robo looks like fun- I've added it to my wish-list. It seems pretty
rare though... I can only see brand new copies for around £37!

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Solution? Buy it used.

[SegaFan]

The European version is quite rare, I haven't seen it being sold used for much less than that either. The only way of getting it cheaper is to import the American version, if you have a way of playing GC imports.

[max herman]

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The European version is quite rare, I haven't seen it being sold used for much less than that either.

Seems to be the case- I've put a bid on a reasonably priced copy
but there's already quite a bit of activity because of its low price tag
so I can see myself probably losing to some last-minute sniping!

The only way of getting it cheaper is to import the American version, if you have a way of playing GC imports.

What other ways are there to play GC imports? From what I have read,
FreeLoader no longer works on Wii after update 3.0 and that is the only
one I know of.

-m.

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[SKTTR]

My vote goes to Chibi-Robo. Yeah really, your Gamecube collection is worthless without Chibi-Robo,
even if you have Mario Sunshine, Wind Waker, Pikmin 1&2 and Eternal Darkness...

And get F-Zero GX as it's the best racing game.
And look out for Skies of Arcadia Legends if you're into RPG's!

You like unusal stuff? Then I recommend Donkey Kong Jungle Beat and Odama. Crazy stuff.

[SegaFan]

What other ways are there to play GC imports? From what I have read,
FreeLoader no longer works on Wii after update 3.0 and that is the only
one I know of.
I meant if you've still got a Gamecube or an import machine.

[max herman]

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My vote goes to Chibi-Robo. Yeah really, your Gamecube collection is worthless without Chibi-Robo,
even if you have Mario Sunshine, Wind Waker, Pikmin 1&2 and Eternal Darkness...

Yes, can't wait for Chibi-Robo... I keep hearing great things about it.
It's been a good week on eBay- I managed to get Chibi-Robo still
in its wrapper for a great price as well as Skies of Arcadia and Fire
Emblem. I have no idea when I'll get round to playing them, though!
I completed Pikmin 1 this morning and loved every minute of it... next
item on the agenda is Baten Kaitos alongside Ikaruga.

And get F-Zero GX as it's the best racing game.
And look out for Skies of Arcadia Legends if you're into RPG's!

You like unusal stuff? Then I recommend Donkey Kong Jungle Beat and Odama. Crazy stuff.

I had F-Zero but traded it in a while ago- it was good at first but
one player mode got a bit boring after a while. Thanks for those
recommendations (Odama looks absolutely crackers... Age of Empires
pinball-style!?), they are now on the wish list.

-m.

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[Refa]

F-Zero and Timesplitters 2 (or 3 but I reccomend 2 highly). Timesplitters is the only FPS I can really bare that is on a console.

What about Golden Eye 007? Considered the best FPS ever, it was on the N64, and Time Splitters was its spiritual succesor, with similiar design choices (which means you may like it; you may also like the Perfect Dark games, made by the same people).

I can't believe noone has recommended Fire Emblem Path Of Radiance, the greatest Gamecube game of all time. Well, I'm not like you guys :eek:. I recommend it NOW (GET IT NOW!!!) !!!