^ Those are some awesome find, especially for a thrift store. I have given up on my local thrift shops (especially Goodwill) because they usually sell anything that isnt a sports game online so they can make more money. The last good thing I found at a thrift store was a complete copy of Zelda Collectors Edition on the GC, about 6-months ago I think.

Shenmue_Jehuty

[QUOTE="nameless12345"]

[QUOTE="Chozofication"]

Get real.  There was nothing impressive about that crap.  Anyways, those PC centric developers just didn't want to lift a finger if the development platform wasn't x86.  A game not being on a system means it can't be ran is just as asinine.  Those latter games looked like crap too. 

Keva820

Those two running on a measly 64 megs of RAM and Pentium 3 was pretty dang impressive if you ask me.

PC versions required atleast a Pentium 4 with 256 MB RAM to run any decently. (and a capable graphics card with pixel-shaders)

GameCube didn't have the RAM and the shading capabilities (normal mapping) to run them on a decent level.

I'm not even so sure if Wii was able to output better graphics than first Xbox due to a GPU based upon GC's.

And before you want to say that GC had better fill-rate and poly-counts - I don't really agree, Xbox's GPU could do up to 29 million polys (485k@60fps) while GC's could do up to 20 million polys (337k@60fps).

Xbox's GPU supported full DX 8.1 feature set (pixel shader 1.4) while GC's supported DX 7 feature set. (with some fixed-function shaders aka "TEV pipeline")

To say that Xbox couldn't handle GC's games like Resident Evil 4 and Rogue Leader in comparable graphics is just nonsense but GC would most likely have issues running several Xbox games.

[QUOTE="Yo-SUP"]

Them having a consisten low end console equaling cheaper game development is the only reason. To be honest it's no longer Nintendo market, they are just the top "dedicated" handheld for portable gaming.

nameless12345

People seem to forget the economics of game developing with Handhelds. Yes, the Vita is impressive spec wise but the problem is that game development for the Vita are much higher than the 3DS. So why waste resources on making games with a low install base when they can save a buck making games for the 3DS?

FireEmblem_Man

Both these statements are truth.

Handhelds don't really need power to be successful, things like cheaper price, portability, long battery life and big selection of games are much more important, which explains why Nintendo didn't get run-over by much more powerful competitors.

I mean, who wouldn't like a color handheld over a black/yellow/greenish one? ;)

But people prefered a cheaper system with more games, smaller form-factor and longer battery life...

[QUOTE="Yo-SUP"][QUOTE="ReadingRainbow4"]

games far from a piece of shit, it's alot harder than the most recent megaman titles however as the levels are packed with traps and enemies.

For Free you really can't go wrong on this anyway, the fact It's just plain better than what capcom has been offering is mind boggling.

ReadingRainbow4

Megaman 9 and 10 for starters.

[QUOTE="Yo-SUP"]The game is a piece of crap that has terrible issues, and only people with Megaman nostalgia will overlook them. I have seen fans play this game getting frustrated with so many bad decisions and still saying it's the best Megaman game since 3. I would rather play Battle Network 4 three times in a row in one sitting.ReadingRainbow4

games far from a piece of shit, it's alot harder than the most recent megaman titles however as the levels are packed with traps and enemies.

For Free you really can't go wrong on this anyway, the fact It's just plain better than what capcom has been offering is mind boggling.

[QUOTE="Yo-SUP"][QUOTE="Silverbond"]

It's funny because for the first half of this gen Capcom was basically considered a top 5 dev

Silverbond

[QUOTE="MonsieurX"]Yet,GeOW and Halo both outselling Uncharted and TLOUStrongBlackVine

Gears doesn't outsell Uncharted and TLOU will likely outsell any of the 4 Gears.

It's funny because for the first half of this gen Capcom was basically considered a top 5 dev

Silverbond

Sheep are too busy swimming in the loads of good games the 3ds has been getting to give a single f*ck Shinobishyguy