Het Grote Gamecube Topic deel XVI

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Addertjes onder het Freeloader gras

Het klonk ook allemaal te mooi om waar te zijn, vinden jullie ook niet? De Freeloader blijkt helaas niet zo perfect te werken als Datel beweerd.

Op het forum van codejunkies (de website van Datel) regent het inmiddels klachten over de Freeloader, Datel's bootdisc om je GameCube regiovrij te maken. Vreemd genoeg lijkt iedereen andere klachten te hebben.

Bij de een werkt Metroid Prime als een zonnetje, bij de ander loopt Samus Aran nog trager als de gemiddelde oma in bejaardenhuis 'de laatste zucht'. Weer een ander klaagt over het vervagen of zelfs vervangen van kleuren (geel wordt blauw en blauw wordt geel) in Metroid Prime.

Resident Evil 0 lijkt helemaal onspeelbaar te zijn met de Freeloader. Volgens de berichten verloopt de actie traag en hakkelig en maakt dat de game uitermate onspeelbaar.

Goede berichten zijn er echter wel over Animal Crossing. Die werkt namelijk zonder enig probleem bij iedereen. Dus krijgen wij PAL-cube bezitters toch nog de kans te stoeien met deze game, als we bereid zijn er wat meer voor te betalen.

Een van de vele klachten:

Ok I got my Freeloader today and am extremely disappointed that it doesn't work like Datel says it will. I bought 5 import games and they all have various issues with them. I'm using the official RGB Scart lead for the NGC, and my TV can display 60hz.

Firstly there are 3 fairly similiar boot methods to boot up the Freeloader.
The first method invloves a direct boot for the Freeloader from power on of the Gamecube, taking the disc out on prompt when it loads, and inserting the import game.

Second method involves inserting the Freeloader disc after you switch the GC on, waiting for it to read it, then going into the Gameplay option in the GC menu and switching discs from there.

Third method involves booting the Freeloader like normal, when it boots up, you press Z on the controller to select the region of the disc you want to play (you can select from three flags (USA, Japanese and Austrailia). This method seems to be the most successful for me. Depending on which one I chose, I had varying degrees of success. Here are my results.

Resident Evil Zero (USA) -
This game has the biggest problem making it impossible to play currently. It will only run using the third boot method. When this game boots up after using the Freeloader, it is extremely slow and choppy, sound is messed up making it totally unplayable.

Metroid Prime (USA)
This game has various issues but is now perfectly playable for me. If I boot this game using boot methods 1 or 2 it will run, but the titles screen is completely blank with just the text and a black background. If you continue and start the game, it will be very choppy when you move Samus around. The screen moves very jerkily. Even though its playable like this, its not really recommended. Its like its trying to play it in 50hz, when the game wasnt designed to,be played like this. hence the strange choppiness.
Now when I first used boot method 3 on it, the game would load up, even having the full titles screen, but there would be one BIG problem. The colours of the game would be messed up completely, i.e. yellow is blue etc. However, (and this has completely baffled me) when I run the game using method 3 now, it runs perfectly, at 60hz with the right colours. I dont know why its suddenly started working with method 3. This just makes things more confusing.

Skies of Arcadia Legends (USA)
Game runs fine using method 3. Have yet to try the other two methods.

Super Monkey Ball 2
Only runs using method 3. Will not load at all using the other two methods. Also game crashed once when I was playing it.

Animal Crossing
Again, only works using method 3.
So it seems there are lots of problems with this Freeloader. Other people might have different experiences with these same games, but I am disappointed by it as I spent approx £150 on the import games, and I can't even play one of them. The problems also seem to be rather random which makes things even worse. Didn't Datel even test this properly? It's not like the games I tried are obscure and hard to find.

Datel medewerkers hebben inmiddels gereageerd op de klachten op het eigen forum. Men geeft toe dat er problemen zijn, en heeft beloofd te zullen werken aan een lijst waarop alle titels die werken met de Freeloader aanwezig zullen zijn. Het lijkt er dus op dat er niets anders op zit dat het importeren van een NSTC GameCube om al je Amerikaanse en Japanse toppers te spelen.

Bron:Cubezone.nl

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Maak een goed product of breng het gewoon niet uit!

[Dit bericht is gewijzigd door Strolie75 op 06-02-2003 13:30]

En Sega Soccer Slam ook. Terwijl dat toch wel een leuk spel scheen te zijn...

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Op donderdag 6 februari 2003 12:12 schreef Tweek het volgende:

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Op donderdag 6 februari 2003 13:28 schreef I.R.Baboon het volgende:
Hoe veel kostte ie?

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Op donderdag 6 februari 2003 13:32 schreef Strolie75 het volgende:

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34,99 euro, maar ik verwacht dat hij binnenkort, als SMB2 uit is, overal voor deze prijs te krijgen is! Te gek spel trouwens!

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Ikzeihettoch.

Hoe ver ben je al?

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Op donderdag 6 februari 2003 13:33 schreef Strolie75 het volgende:
Komt Skies of Arcadia trouwens ook uit in Europa, of missen we wederom een mooie RPG?

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Op donderdag 6 februari 2003 13:33 schreef I.R.Baboon het volgende:
Hoe ver ben je al?

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Als het goed is krijg ik trouwens vrijdag SSBM.

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Op donderdag 6 februari 2003 13:30 schreef Chocobo het volgende:

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*Freeloader cancelled* !

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*ademhaalt*

NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Ach ja..zelda komt toch over een maand dus misschien is het al te laat voor dat ding!

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Op donderdag 6 februari 2003 13:34 schreef Chocobo het volgende:
Nee,...die vind je ergens rond deze periode ook in onze winkels !

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Ben je erg teleurgesteld over de Freeloader Chocobo?

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Op donderdag 6 februari 2003 12:12 schreef Tweek het volgende:

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Op donderdag 6 februari 2003 13:35 schreef Strolie75 het volgende:

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Niet zo ver, level 8 van Beginner Mode. Maar ik wil alle levels halen met alle bananen en zonder continues. Heb wel veel Monkey Race en Monkey Fight met mijn vriendin gespeeld.

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Monkey Race vind ik trouwens niet zo veel aan. Monkey Fight is wel leuk. En dat vliegspelletje is het leukst, vooral als je iemand anders hebt die elke keer jouw records verbetert.

Golf is een paar keer leuk en daarna niet meer, bowlen is iets langer leuk (Behalve als je broertje beter is. .) en Billiards is het leukst, vind ik.

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Op donderdag 6 februari 2003 13:36 schreef Strolie75 het volgende:

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Ben je erg teleurgesteld over de Freeloader Chocobo?

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Op donderdag 6 februari 2003 13:39 schreef I.R.Baboon het volgende:
Monkey Race vind ik trouwens niet zo veel aan. Monkey Fight is wel leuk.

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Golf is een paar keer leuk en daarna niet meer, bowlen is iets langer leuk (Behalve als je broertje beter is. .) en Billiards is het leukst, vind ik.

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Op donderdag 6 februari 2003 13:40 schreef Chocobo het volgende:
Snap zoiets niet. Zo'n klote bedrijf moet gewoon eerlijk zeggen dat hun product sucked en niet mensen in de veronderstelling laten dat het werkt. Gewoon niet uitbrengen of goed uitbrengen.......

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Op donderdag 6 februari 2003 13:40 schreef Chocobo het volgende:

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Snap zoiets niet. Zo'n klote bedrijf moet gewoon eerlijk zeggen dat hun product sucked en niet mensen in de veronderstelling laten dat het werkt. Gewoon niet uitbrengen of goed uitbrengen.......

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Bovendien is het belachelijk wat voor situatie Nintendo creeert door Pal spellen een half jaar later hier uit te brengen.
Ze werken gewoon hun eigen succes tegen!

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Nintendo announces Player's Choice range

News 1234Questions?

Nintendo Europe will re-release best-selling GameCube games with a budget price tag later this year.

Nintendo Europe has today announced that it will launch its Player's Choice range of GameCube games in Europe on April 4. The range will be launched with three titles initially, including Luigi's Mansion, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Pikmin. Player's Choice games will retail for an estimated 30 Euros, which equates to roughly £20 in the UK.


By Justin Calvert, GameSpot [POSTED: 02/06/03 - 03:32 am pst]

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De rest vind je hier

GBA Player spul/plaatjes

GBA SP plaatje

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker reclame

_{ik heb laatst dat filmpje nog gezien was niet goed voor me}

Stuk van IGN over "Enter the Matrix, The Game"

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February 05, 2003 - Last night IGN's own Doug Perry went hands on with the various different home console and PC versions of Enter the Matrix. Below, his impressions:

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At the biggest-ever cross industry event the world has ever seen, Infogrames/Atari connected with Warner Brother Studios to debut the first footage of The Matrix. By ushering in the most intense collaborative effort between film and game makers, the Wachowski Brothers created a film, a videogame (via Shiny Entertainment), and a series of CG animes (or "animatrix" shorts) that all tie in together to tell the newest chapters of The Matrix, the first of which premiered tonight.

On the Warner Brothers lot 8, at the Steven J. Ross Theater, the press, celebrities including Marilyn Manson, Will Smith and Laurence Fishburne as well as numerous Hollywood industry executives watched CG footage (with help from Square, no less) of the first animatrix film, followed by a collage of footage from the game, and then finally stage appearances by the major actors from the game, including Jada Pinkett Smith who play the character Niobe in the upcoming movie and game.

After the premiere showing, we were whisked off to another close-by Warner Brothers' warehouse where the party began. In between ogling some of the finest females of the land and gnawing on chicken wings we got to grips with the game itself in PS2, Xbox, PC and GameCube forms. Showable at the event were four playable levels, two action-fighting missions, a ride in a hovercraft in the underground canals, and a car chase scenario. The game is reaching fruition differently than most movie-based videogames. Here, the game stars two minor players from the movie, Ghost and Niobe, rather than the two major stars Neo and Trinity. It's as if you took short clips of time from the movie and expanded on them to such an extent that you could fill a game, which is mostly what Shiny has done. The game, however, ties in to everything involved in the movie. Using a combination of Kung Fu moves, stealth, hi-level acrobatics and gunplay, players will get to the bottom of the story as they switch off between playing Ghost and Niobe.

Shown from a third-person perspective and using a tight, panhandle camera to follow the characters around, Enter The Matrix enables players to follow a simple navigational arrow at the screen's top to progress. Mixing narrow hallways, balconies and large, arena-like rooms, Shiny incorporates enemy fights with a slew of evil ruffians perfectly capable of countering your Kung Fu moves. On the PS2, the buttons are mapped out quite well. Players use triangle to punch, circle to kick and square to grapple an opponent. R1 enables players to wrestle a weapon away from an opponent, which then can be used to kill him and any other enemies in the room. R1 also aims and targets enemies while in combat. Players can use L1 to use their focus meter, to enter into Bullet Time. At this point, we're not sure how configurable the controls are, given the game's still relatively early form.

Meet Niobe

Perhaps what is most interesting is the path Shiny has chosen for combat. Characters auto-target nearby enemies, and by using simplistic button pushes, players can perform some very impressive-looking moves upon their enemies. By simply pressing the punch buttons, my character was somehow able to deliver a slew of killer moves that burst out on their own, with nothing to do with the way I moved the D-pad or anything. It's real simple stuff at this point, folks. Press kick repeatedly and without any skill involved, a flurry of stunning kicks come blazing out. Using grappling is more interesting, still. The enemies seemed to counter more often with this move, returning the pain with more ease. Mixing up the punch, kick and grapple buttons is even more intriguing. By diversifying your attack order, the enemy is more like to succumb to a grapple, which can be countered during a closely balanced match.

But think of it. These moves are not key framed nor hand animated. All of the characters in this game are motion captured. Moves such as walking, strafing, running, jumping and all of their fighting moves are created by the often mechanical process known as motion capture. At first glance, the game's stiff mo-capped fighting moves recall the high-strung characters of Mortal Kombat. Enter The Matrix does share a wee bit of that same look and feel, though even at this relatively early stage in development, it's far better captured and produced than any of the old Mortal Kombat games.
The result of this extensive and expensive motion capture work, however, provides gamers with a powerful cocktail of visual experiences. While the initial stiffness of the Mortal Kombat-like moves slowly mellowed in my brain, what became most impressive as I watched the characters is the range of their motions. There is a depth to their moves and even, to a certain extent, a gracefulness in the human motions themselves. And it's all in full 3D. When Niobe or Ghost punches or kicks, the whole motion is captured, and though there's a slight mechanical feel to it, the fluidity of the actual mo-capped motion has been fully realized in videogame form. Some of the moves are incredibly graceful. When you pull off a straight-fingered poke to the enemy and follow it with a grapple, which slings the opponent across your leg and sprawling onto the ground, it's stylish looking and satisfying. Makes you feel like you really are playing the movie.

Likewise, the Matrix-centric use of Bullet Time is not only here in the game, the moves are incorporated into the gameplay. There are a few ways to use Bullet Time: One is by using the wall to pull off a straight backflip, Jackie Chan-style; while the other is to run along the wall to avoid or attack an enemy. By grappling an enemy with a gun, you can acquire the weapon, and then by pressing L1 and jumping near a wall while running nearly parallel to it, you can jump and run along the wall while shooting at enemy -- just like in the movie. It sounds a little complicated, but it's actually simple.

The two other levels shown were neat too. In the driving mode, players can drive, pulling e-brake induced powerslides, and if necessary, your co-pilot can climb halfway out the side window and mow down oncoming enemies via a powerful machine gun. In one level, you must cross a bridge to reach your destination but it's up for several minutes. Meanwhile a horde of cops comes blasting onto the screen and you must gun them down -- and survive their onslaught -- until the bridge lowers. The other level, which was early and thus not terribly polished just yet, was the underground tunnel-shooter level. Piloting a hovercraft much like the one Morpheus created, you must escape the wyrms by means of careful navigation and fine shooting. Thankfully, a set of powerful machine gunners man your ship for quick fire attacks.

Visually, the best of the games on display was the PS2 version. To be fair, it's because the PS2 version is the base code for all of the other versions, meaning it's farthest along. While many of the environments were destructible, they were also quite spare and empty. Clearly, much of the game's highest quality graphics have been put on the characters themselves. They texture work on the character's faces is just short of incredible. They look very realistic, very compelling. Case in point is the side-by-side comparison of Niobe's images, the actual versus the videogame shot (shown above). Additionally, a good amount of work is being focused on the motion capture, as I've said. But little things like the character's naturally flowing trench coats are notable. Shiny is aiming to get the game run at a brisk 60 FPS, though it wasn't running that fast at the event. We're told the final game will run at 60 FPS most of the time. A fair enough assessment.

There is a ton more to say about Enter The Matrix and we'll have more extensive coverage very, very soon, just as soon as this journalist finds a few more hours of shuteye. In the meantime, ogle at these shots and think positive thoughts. Shiny's game has shown a potentially respectable combat engine that incorporates Bullet-Time and wall-running attacks into its core play. Graphically, this early build (the game ships in May) is relatively clean, with especially impressive facial and body textures and sharp looking character models. One other production footnote worth relaying: We're told that during the course of the filming of the movie, all of the actors spent considerable time shooting footage exclusively for the game, which totals about an hour of exclusive material altogether. This extra footage is sure to bring about a rare story element few movie-based videogames can boast, but more than that, the footage is sure to drive and deepen the story. That's got to be a good thing.

In the end, Enter The Matrix looks to offer gamers some of the most impressive production values seen in a videogame-movie collaboration ever. The game, however, looks to be mostly aimed at casual gamers and diehard fans of the movie. If Shiny can pull this off, it'll be one of the biggest success stories in a long while. If not, chalk up another strike for the folks that gave you Earthworm Jim so long ago.

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Konami heeft International Superstar Soccer 3 officieel aangekondigd, met een persbericht.

Konami heeft 2 bekende footiefranchises; de simulatie Pro Evolution Soccer en het arcade-achtige ISS. ISS2 is al sinds 3 mei 2002, de Europese launch van de Cube, hier verkrijgbaar. Deel 3 komt een jaar na de release van deel 2; ergens in mei, dit jaar. De PS2-versie van ISS3 komt al in maart uit. Of het uitkomen van ISS3 invloed heeft op de zeer waarschijnlijke Europese release van Pro Evolution Soccer 2 Final Evolution, is nog niet zeker. In Japan is PES2FE al uit op de Cube, maar door de release van ISS3 wordt er weer getwijfeld aan het uitkomen van PES2 Final Evolution. Check hieronder het officiële persbericht.

International Superstar Soccer 3 confirmed for March release

Konami of Europe returns to the football field with Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka, Inc (KCEO)'s International Superstar Soccer 3 (ISS3) running out for PlayStation 2 in March, with a version for the Nintendo GameCube following in May.

Designed as a companion title for Konami's world-renowned Pro Evolution Soccer series, ISS3 is a more arcade-orientated game than its stable-mate. Featuring a full selection of volleys, passes, flick-ons and rasping shots, ISS3 pits more than 90 FIFPro-endorsed international and club squads against each other in a variety of friendly and tournament matches. ISS3 also breaks new ground with the inclusion of a 'Mission Mode' wherein victorious players are awarded points after every match or by betting on the outcome of a two-player game, which can be used to build stadiums and unlock a wealth of special options and features.

ISS3 also extends this innovative approach to its on-field play, with KCE Osaka debuting an all-new 'Close-Up' mode. During the course of a match, an icon will flash above the head of a player as he nears the edge of the opposition's penalty area. On pressing L1, the game seamlessly zooms in on the attacking player, changing the view to directly behind him and giving the user more control over his actions. By holding down the R2 button on the controller, feints, spins and skill moves can be used as ISS3 players attempt to beat defenders in their way, while the 'Mission Mode' also holds the key to a number of additional tricks and moves.

The true beauty of ISS3, however, is its ability to grow with the player. While the controls are designed to introduce novice fans to the football genre, the intuitive use of passes, through-balls and first-time shots means that precision one-touch play is also possible, while the individual stats attributed to each of the instantly recognisable football stars can also be used to the player's advantage.

The game also benefits from the most detailed visuals in an ISS title to date. KCE Osaka has ensured that the sport's most famous names are instantly recognisable both in terms of appearance and trademark moves, with key players particularly adept as free kicks, while others enjoy enviable distribution skills and can make seemingly impossible defence-splitting passes with ease.

With its four-player mode, professional commentary and stadium announcements, ISS3 is the most accessible yet entertaining arcade football title to date. Its deft moves, intelligent player AI and incredible visuals and sound combine to create a truly immersive and always entertaining football title guaranteed to leave its rivals trailing in its wake.

ISS3 will be released for PlayStation 2 in March, and GameCube in May.

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Aarghhh had ik net over zeldaprevieuw filmpje 1 blijkt dat deel 2 uit is *download*

De meesten weten hier wel wat mijn bronnen zijn dus je moet hem daar maar downloaden of Strolie75 moet maar net zoals de vorige x de url posten (ik mag t helaas niet ivm dataverkeer enzo en dat respecteer ik dan maar )

Ik had t laatst over tubesliders ?

pics+verhaaltje

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Tube Slider
February 20, 2003

A lot of people are skeptical about this title, and a lot of people are quick to call it an "F-Zero" rip-off. The truth? The team that developed "F-Zero: Maximum Velocity" are the guys behind this title. The action is as fast and smooth as you would expect it to be, and here's something interesting: The tracks are (guess what?) tubes! Which means you have a pretty extreme amount of stunts and manuevers you can pull off all while racing in beautiful, futuristic environments. The four-player split-screen mode is most definately a godsend, more games should feature that option. All you guys that have been drooling over the upcoming F-Zero should take a look at this game... you won't be disappointed.

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A few GameCube titles were recently reviewed by the Japanese press. See the scores inside!

Only a handful of titles are being released for the GameCube in the Japanese market in February. Famitsu Cube Plus Advance (Nintendo-only sister publication of Famitsu Weekly) reviewed five games while Dengeki GameCube reviewed six.

The highest scoring game with Famitsu Cube Plus Advance was Ikaruga. The game scored a 9 from all four reviewers. Reviewers generally praised the black and white system, which adds a puzzle touch to the difficult shooter. The next highest score went to Konami's World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 Final World Evolution. The game scored a (9,9,8,9). The reviewers liked the realism of the soccer simulator. Controls are simple and the various modes are a plus. Biohazard 2 and 3 both earn a score of (8,8,8,8).

Dengeki Cube reviewers were harsher on most of the games. Biohzard 2 received (6,8,6,8) while Biohzard 3 received (6,7,6,8). Reviewers criticized loading times and the lack of new elements. World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 Final Evolution gets (8,8,8,9). The pros were the good graphics, game play, and a great job simulating soccer. Minor criticisms included the lack of GC-GBA connectivity and the controls being a bit unintuitive. Nintendo Puzzle Collection received (9,9,8,7). In addition to being a perfect port of classic puzzle games, reviewers raved about the ability to download the games to GBA and the addition of 4-player modes. Activision's Spider-Man scored (8,8,7,6). Overall, reviewers liked the unique action and gameplay.

The scores are summarized below:

Dengeki Cube

Biohazard 2 (GC) - 6,8,6,8
Biohazard 3 (GC) - 6,7,6,8
World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 Final Evolution (GC) - 8,8,8,9
Nintendo Puzzle Collection (GC) - 9,9,8,7
Spider-Man (GC) - 8,8,7,6
Generation of Chaos Exceed (GC) - 6,6,7,7

Famitsu Cube Plus Advance

Space Raiders (GC) - 7,7,6,6
Ikaruga (GC) - 9,9,9,9 (die rare shoot/vlieg game remember Dr draggla?)
Biohazard 2 (GC) - 8,8,8,8
Biohazard 3 (GC) - 8,8,8,8
World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 Final Evolution (GC) - 9,9,8,9

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Although no official announcement has been made as of yet, every day more and more titles appear on Nintendo's own "game list". Some of the titles warrant no particular notice, but every now and again you come across something grand. Wether it be the announced "Metroid Prime 2" or "The Sims" games, no game ever appears on the official list for the heck of it.

"Return to Castle Wolfenstein" appears now on the Nintendo of America games list. Developed by Activision, the game doesn't appear to support a multiplayer mode at this time, however so early on in development (and considering Activision's track record at including multiplayer in Gamecube games), this might change as the weeks go by. "Return to Castle Wolfenstein" was one of the biggest sellers on the PC, and one that console gamers have been drooling over about as much as "Doom III".

The latest out of the Sega Camp is "Phantasy Star Online Card Battle". Again, this early on in development, there's no telling what exactly the game is. It could be a sequel to "Phantasy Star Online Episodes 1 and 2", or it could just be the latest conformity to the card battle craze. One thing's for sure, it's not a Dreamcast port anymore, so look for some amazing visuals from the Sonic Team this time around optimized for the Nintendo Gamecube.

More news as it comes, until then... stick with Nintendo Fire for the latest news and updates.

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Op donderdag 6 februari 2003 18:40 schreef febster het volgende:
of Strolie75 moet maar net zoals de vorige x de url posten

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Op donderdag 6 februari 2003 18:43 schreef Strolie75 het volgende:

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Over dat filmpje: Tsjaa t wordt best saai :

Die boomerang
Die hamer met special beweging
Die lichteffecten
Dat zweven met Deku tree blaadje
Etc etc etc etc etc

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I don't wanna sound like a huppeldepup Nintendo guy, but you have to pre order and get this, it's so sweet....

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[Dit bericht is gewijzigd door febster op 06-02-2003 18:54]