ok how can you call a system that had super mario 64, goldeneye, ocarina of time, super smash bros.. starfox 64, perfect dark, blast corps, diddy kong racing, yoshis story,and lots of other great titles a bad decision? im sorry all the ps1 had was vincent in ffVII, daristalkers and the marvel vs. series, vampire hunter D, armored core, crash bandicootand if you live in japan gradius gaiden. and most of the games i like on xbox i can just get for pc (stubbs, pyschonauts, armed and dangerous) so while you may be able to play music and movies andwhateverelse on the other next gen consoles, sony and microsoft just dont have the games, whichshould be thebiggest reasonforpicking a console.

oh and ninitendo defintinely isnt all causal. ever playtwilight princess or metroid prime 3? or looked at super mario galaxy orsnash bros. brawl?

but if there is one thing i know from expierence isanything that is isntthe norm will be looked down upon. im glad nintendois breaking the mold. instead of justslight graphic upgradesnintendo is challengingus to try something different. all sony and microsoft wanna do is point and laugh at nintendo while offering up a bunch of overhyped (halo)and been there done that games (whatever bland stuff sony has on the PS3)

ok im starting to sound like i work for nintendo so i will quit :P

on the one hand: a new DS cv is always a good idea and i hope it comes out soon so that i can forget how pathetic my life is for a while :P

on the other hand: ok is iga like allergic to nintendos home consoles or something? why wont he make a cv on the wii or gamecube? i swear im going to send a howler! (for those who dont know what that is go ask a harry potter fan)

ill give chang the correct answer only because she got the cotm one and ainge got one wrong. i think the DoS secret item your thinking of is the bell (the other two being the crown and konami man) and the bell is the powerup item in Parodius, so techinically its not actually Gradius. The Sotn shield is activated with a speical command with the shield rod equipped. oh and you both missed one the salmander spell from PoR summons the fire dragon from Gradius III and Salmander.

and i havent played CoD but ill give chang the benefit of the doubt

ok sorry for the delay been busy. i think this one is a tough one

How many castlevania games have had a Gradius reference?