PS2 has the volume and is definitely easier to locate still.. Gamecube (like original XBox of late) seem to command more for games that were ported to all 3 systems.

Though, as I and many others have said, the AVGN review is about as thorough as you're going to find, our friends here at Gamespot did get into the Zelda (and Mario) games for the CD-i in their video that can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYLSyd-JHlI

Agree- the original XBox is more reliable than the 360 that would replace it. In the long run, at least if the current treends are to continue, there will be emulators and legit downloads of the games on whatever the current console at the time everyone's playing. The good news about the video game industry is that, unlike the hardware, games don't ever really die.

Wow how the times have changed - I remember being a kid in the early 90s lusting after a Neo Geo while playing my Sega Genesis thinking at $600 for the console, and a couple hundred per game, nobody but the wealthy would ever have a chance to play the thing.

Now SNK is releasing a handheld running Linux for $130 with its top 20 Neo Geo titles preinstalled. Here's the full specs:

• Linux OS
• 480 x 272 resolution
• 128MB DDR2 RAM
• SD card support (1GB to 8GB)
• Six-hour battery life

Anyone considering one of these for nostalgia's sake?

Nope I've been in it since Gen 2 and can't help but get excited with each subsequent generation. I can't quite put a finger on why, but this gen has probably been the least exciting to me to date but I'm all up in it nevertheless.

I despise being unable to skip cutscenes. Particularly those that do a lot of story setup to get the game underway. It destroys replay value (for me anyway).

Nuon- because there's actually a chance of completing that 5-game collection!

Kidding of course, I'm actually enjoying collecting for the PS2 and Dreamcast.

I like to think I do- even if it means digging through the old stuff at the back of the closet to do so. -Something that seems to be happening more and more for me lately.

In truth this very question has Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo quite nervous. It's been proven among insiders that there really hasn't been a generation-resetting advancement since the PS2 days. It was the world's collective switch from CRT televisions to high definition (plasmas, LCDs, LEDs et al) that warranted the generation we're currently in. It's no big secret that this has been an abnormally long generation because of this fact.

It was rumored among developers a couple of years ago that 3D televisions would be the innovation to usher in the next generation of consoles but that plan hasn't proven valid either. Don't be surprised if this gen keeps on going until some "big thing" comes along that forces gamers to upgrade.