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tommy:
For all the Playstation fans and how much more popular the ps2 was over the gamecube i still can't find a reason why it was loved over the GC.
I had a ps2 and a gamecube and ran soul calibur 2 on both at the same time, the gamecube loaded battles in half the time then the ps2 and looked as good or better. Thats only one example but i'm sure there are others.
Nintendo seems to always have a better machine then the rest.
On an unrelated note, should we be worried about the first run production of these new consoles not working well? PS3 or Wii?
I don't know alot about console production and wonder if a second batch Nintendo would be better then a first batch?
leapinlew:
My dad had a Gamecube (to play tiger woods golf) and I had a Xbox. We both played tiger woods. His came on 2 discs and mine came on one. Nintendo Gamecube used those mini-discs.
Anytime he went to a different part of the game, he had to swap the disc. It was a major pain. When we played some tiger woods on my xbox he noticed that I had quite a bit more content(live demos and stuff).
Those mini-discs were probably a mistake on Nintendos part. I can't think of any other examples.
I'm looking forward to the wii
tommy:
I think the small discs were to protect their games from being stolen, if i remember correctly.
The way you say he had to swap discs makes it sound like it was every five minutes. At the games halfway point you swap discs, so.
leapinlew:
--- Quote from: tommy on November 04, 2006, 03:21:28 am ---I think the small discs were to protect their games from being stolen, if i remember correctly.
The way you say he had to swap discs makes it sound like it was every five minutes. At the games halfway point you swap discs, so.
--- End quote ---
Yeah, I think it was some sort of anti-piracy move. It didn't work and ultimately ended up being more of a limiting feature.
You would have to swap discs anytime you wanted to go into the store to purchase gear. So, after finishing a round of golf and earning some money, you would have to swap discs, buy what you want, and swap discs back. They put all the courses on one disc and some of the other content on the other.
Point is... while the game looked nearly identical - the xbox version was superior.
GoPodular.com:
Yes, the GC used a proprietary disc format to combat piracy. The Wii will follow similar lines:
12cm dual-layer proprietary disc ~8.5Gb of data. It will also play GC discs.
(according to the info I have anyhow)
We have one on our wedding gift list. It was even *her* idea. :P