I think it's a cool idea.
What I don't think is cool is that some games require it.
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I think it's a cool idea.
What I don't think is cool is that some games require it.
There's going to be a small backlash here from people who bought the GCN but not GBA (like me)... It's like you bought their console, but Nintendo increasingly will only support your investment with software only if you happen to own multiple GBAs. Now since Nintendo's target audience is arguably the family where little Bob and Jane have their own portables (and since GBA has a 100M installed base), this might not be a problem. Yet I'll be left in the dark since my friends aren't gamers--if there's a gaming party, I have to supply everything--so this whole thing kinda stinks for me.
First, I wonder how many of you who say it's a bad idea own a GameCube...or a GBA. I don't have any stats on it but I'll bet you that the majority of people who own a GameCube also own a GBA.
It's not that far fetched a concept. There is something like over 100,000,000 GBAs out there. I personally know 1 dude who owns a GameCube but not a GBA. That's it.
Second, so far only ONE game requires a GBA, Final Fantasy CC (as far as I know Pacman does not require it to play, but I don't know). And at $60 it's a much cheaper controler than say...Steel Battalion's. All told that was a $200 game. Sure it came in a nice box and all but, honestly $40 of that was game and $160 of that you were paying for the controler. If they didn't use that controler, they would never have packaged it in that cool box. Woulda been on the shelf like any other game.
But people LOOOVE that game and it's controler. You can play how many games with it? One? Oh...two, Steel Battalion Online. You'll be able to use the GBA for ALL of these link-only games, plus the games that have been release (although aside from AC, there's no real reason) and at the end of the day...you still got a fucking GBA to play GBA games. Steel Battalion's controler pulls double duty as a controler and a paperweight.
I think it's a very cool idea and the execution will determine how good it is or isn't.
Once again...it's cool to hate Nintendo, whether or not they're giving you a reason for it.
I own a GC, a GBA SP, and the GB Player. The idea still sucks.Quote:
Originally posted by Blaine
First, I wonder how many of you who say it's a bad idea own a GameCube...or a GBA. I don't have any stats on it but I'll bet you that the majority of people who own a GameCube also own a GBA.
What do you think sucks about it?Quote:
Originally posted by Yoshi
I own a GC, a GBA SP, and the GB Player. The idea still sucks.
See my poll for a sample of those stats from TNL users.Quote:
Originally posted by Blaine
First, I wonder how many of you who say it's a bad idea own a GameCube...or a GBA. I don't have any stats on it but I'll bet you that the majority of people who own a GameCube also own a GBA.
Is that including me? :lol:Quote:
It's not that far fetched a concept. I personally know 1 dude who owns a GameCube but not a GBA. That's it.
The person controlling PacMan NEEDS the GBA; the other 3 watch their ghosts on-screen. It's designed that way, in addition to FFCC (mentioned above), Tetra's Trackers, and 4 Swords. GBA is an option for Mario Golf (RPG part), Nintendo Puzzle Collection (on-the-go load-n-play), and the previously released Zelda:WW and Animal Crossing. That's 3 games requiring up to 4 GBAs, 1 game requiring 1 GBA, and 4 offering GBA as an option.Quote:
Second, so far only ONE game requires a GBA, Final Fantasy CC (as far as I know Pacman does not require it to play, but I don't know).
Edit: It seems I was misled by IGN's Japanese interview. Not my fault. :p
FF CC doesn't require the GBA.
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Originally posted by MonsterMash
FF CC doesn't require the GBA.
Q: So the GBA is needed for multiplayer?
A: That is correct.
From here:
An interview with Akitoshi Kawazu, producer of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
"personally". I don't know you at all, let alone in person. So my figures won't include you.Quote:
Originally posted by RedCoKid
Is that including me? :lol:
What I meant regarding Pacman, as I too have read about it is, that you may be able to still play it with just controlers. Say, that no one plays as Pacman, and you and your friends play as ghosts. As fun? No. But neither is House of The Dead without the lightgun.Quote:
Originally posted by RedCoKid
The person controlling PacMan NEEDS the GBA; the other 3 watch their ghosts on-screen. It's designed that way, in addition to FFCC (mentioned above), Tetra's Trackers, and 4 Swords. GBA is an option for Mario Golf (RPG part), Nintendo Puzzle Collection (on-the-go load-n-play), and the previously released Zelda:WW and Animal Crossing. That's 3 games requiring up to 4 GBAs, 1 game requiring 1 GBA, and 4 offering GBA as an option.
I never saw that Tetra's Trackers and 4 swords require a GBA, but if you say it does, fine by me.
And as far a 4 of them offering it as an option...yeah...but so what? Multiplayer Halo is an option, but only if you have more than one controler. And there's far far more games that you can use (not have to) with the GBA than those listed.
My point really is, is that scarce few GameCube games demand a purchase of a GBA to play. *shrug* If it's 1 or 4 really doesn't change a whole lot.
http://cube.ign.com/articles/402/402172p1.htmlQuote:
The version playable here at E3 strictly demonstrates the four-player gameplay that the title has to offer and does not allow single-players to hit the quest alone, though Square states that both adventures will be essentially the same. Kiosks are set up with four GBA SP systems connected, allowing up to four people to join the action at any time. One thing in particular must be cleared up: players are not required to use a GBA system to play Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles in its current form. In the private hands-on playtest that we experienced, only three GBA SP systems were available, thus a Nintendo representative was forced to plug in a standard GCN controller to join the party. The previously mentioned Japanese interview had caused quite a stir among Nintendo fans during the past week in regards to whether four GBA systems were required for multiplayer action, but we can confirm that this is not the case in the version we played. Whether or not this will change for its final release remains to be determined, but we consider it unlikely.