[GameCube 128] Het magische nummer

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Op maandag 17 oktober 2005 13:18 schreef Thomper het volgende:

En is Ultimate Spiderman wat?

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Op donderdag 20 oktober 2005 22:44 schreef Mr.BomBastique het volgende:
Ben op zoek naar een goede RPG game voor de cube in een Fable-achtige stijl, kan iemand me helpen?

Alvast bedankt

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Op zaterdag 22 oktober 2005 14:04 schreef chibibo het volgende:

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Nou, mooi is dat. Zul je zien dat witte controllers nergens te koop zijn.

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Op zaterdag 22 oktober 2005 14:41 schreef RaymanNL het volgende:

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Some time back, an IGNcube reader wrote to Matt Casamassina asking what, if anything, he thought Gamecube would be remembered for in the years to come. In his reply, the editor basically stated that the question stumped him. He asked other IGN staff members, and their responses were pretty much the same. Matt’s final answer was that there isn’t much the Gamecube will be remembered for at all, other than perhaps the Wavebird for being the first reliable wireless controller.


As a tremendous fan of Nintendo’s little purple cube, reading this prompted me to do a lot of thinking. I know I’ll remember the Gamecube fondly years from now, and I’m sure the same goes for many Nintendo fans, but I guess the harsh reality is that many people probably won’t.

What is it that decides which consoles are forgotten and which become the stuff of legend? Does our pint-sized purple friend stand any chance of being loved more in its afterlife than it ever was while alive? There’s a debatably historical film that might just provide some insight.

Those of you who’ve seen ‘Amadeus’ should know what I’m talking about. Here’s how the story goes: There was an eccentric musical genius in Vienna named Mozart, and he had a rival of sorts in the royal court, a famed composer named Salieri. The latter, though gifted, was not a genius by any stretch of the term, and his envy of Mozart let to hatred. Salieri used his sway to prevent Mozart from finding any real fame or success, and eventually the composer died in drunken destitution. In the years after his death, though, Mozart’s work rose to fame in no time at all, and Salieri, though far more well known at his prime, found his work quickly fading into obscurity.

You could say that comparing Gamecube to Mozart and its competition to Salieri is a real stretch, and I wouldn’t disagree with you. Still, while Nintendo may have messed up here and there with its current console, I find various aspects of the system and the ideas behind it to be rather ingenious.

First up, the design. When I saw the little purple box with a handle on its backside, I suddenly realized that this was exactly the console I’d been longing for without knowing it. The playful look was candid, honest, and up-front. From the moment I saw it, I knew what it had in store for me: fun. It took a lot of guts on Nintendo’s part to make a console that looked like a toy, and though it may not have been the best business move in hindsight, it earned the company some serious points in my book for boldness. Personally, I love the way it looks—I’m not much a fan of the design of the PS2 (the original, that is – the Slimline is killer), and I say the Xbox is anti-art. I’m willing to bet that the Cube stands a good chance of being remembered for its bold appearance if nothing else, a design so radically different from the competition that it polarized users into those who had enough (*ahem*) self confidence to play it, and those who wouldn’t touch it for fear of ‘looking queer’.

Secondly, the controller, as far as I’m concerned, is incredible. One look at it puts me in a good mood. The thing just looks fun. I’ve talked about this before, but I can’t help saying it again—I think the layout of the Gamecube controller, including the big ‘A’ button, is one of the most overlooked innovations of our current generation. I’ve never held a controller that feels so good. IGN’s Matt was right about Wavebird, too, of course—it’s a near-perfect wireless rendition of the controller. Sure, the layout has its faults, namely a painfully placed and sized D-pad, but overall, it’s an awesome piece of work that matches the console design for boldness while providing fantastic comfort to the user.

Third, Nintendo gave us some awesome, memorable games this generation that were oozing with charm. The Wind Waker, Pikmin, Animal Crossing, Mario Sunshine, Metroid Prime, Jungle Beat, the recent Batallion Wars, the upcoming Twilight Princess—the list goes on and on. Though there may have been no killer app at launch, we got loads of games that gave us countless hours of pure enjoyment.

Lastly, it’s the visionary ideas behind the Gamecube that deserve to be remembered. Sure, Nintendo has always marched to the beat of a different drummer, but this was the generation in which the company went a radically different route. Much was risked, and in reality, much was lost. Still, one can’t help but respect the grand vision that Nintendo had for Gamecube—a console that would be at home in any family’s living room, host to a wide variety of pick-up-and-play games that would make everyone happy and maybe even make the world a better place…or something like that. It appears that Iwata and Co. have learned a lot from this generation, and they appear more than ready to take the same vision and make it succeed with Revolution. Here’s hoping they can.

Years from now, when we’re interacting with holographic Yoshi’s running around our living rooms, will Gamecube be the Mozart to PS2’s Salieri? Will we think back to the Cube as the system that laid the foundation for the future of gaming, or will it be all but forgotten? Your guess is as good as mine. For me, though, Gamecube will always be the stuff of legend.

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Op zaterdag 22 oktober 2005 23:34 schreef Oksel het volgende:
Ik ga denk ik ook een 2e witte cube halen.. hij's geil!

Ow, en trouwens:

Gamecube spellen die ik nog zoek: (Alles moet in goede & complete staat zijn, geen Players Choice versie's)

- Mario Golf.
- Mario Paper.
- Tales of Symphonia.
- Baten Kaitos.
- Killer7.
- Pikmin 2.
- Ikaruga
- Donkey Konga Jungle Beat
- Mario Party 6
- Mario Party 4
- Zelda: 4 Swords
- Eternal Darkness
- Zelda: The Twilight Princess
- Prince of Persia: Sands of Times
- DDR

Roept u maar.. mordor@kabelfoon.nl

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Op maandag 24 oktober 2005 11:43 schreef Cheiron het volgende:
Jeej! De smash football pack is te pre-orderen bij de FRS

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Op dinsdag 25 oktober 2005 08:42 schreef Morthill het volgende:

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Dude, je hebt al een GC -.-