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The GC was originally 500 stars actually, and then at one point they decided to raise it to 1000, even for people who originally registered it.

There isn't much wrong with the price. 179 includes internal memory, a game, and wi-fi compatability and the controller is wireless. The 360 core at 199 requires you to buy a memory card, buy a game, buy a wi-fi adapter and the controller is wired. Although it does play DVDs.

The Sweet Irony that, and hope that TR: Legend doesn't get canned for GameCube in the UK, - that it will be the last 'good' Third Party game on the system. Is anyone interested in buying? I haven't been into Tomb Raider games before but may be willing to try this, the first time Lara's been on a Nintendo home system. Now if it ever gets released... watch this space.

Do you think, or hope, the Wii will have some kind of "Force Progressive Scan" option or setting so PAL Cube games can be played in Progressive scan on HDTV's? Im assuming that the progressive options are hidden and not entirely removed on PAL games as there are modchips that can force progressive scan. Of course for NTSC games It won't matter... Even if there is no progressive mode though the games will still look better than RGB with the component cable.

First game played was something like Arcadians or Hopper on the Acorn/BBC computer my parents had. Console game, it was Outrun on the Sega Master System II, as we bought it just before the console which had Alex Kidd built in.

i doubt GC component cables will work, as that used a different connector.

I went to the Madejski, what a gig, first time ive seen the Chilis play live and being one of my favourite bands it didnt disappoint!

Unmentioned ones Resident Evil Star Fox Adventures Viewtiful Joe

Rubbish. The Magazine's always been good.

Kittsy is the god damn EDITOR, he didnt leave! Mark Green and Jes are there right now. Geraint and Paul and Tim aren't there currently, though.

So when is this site becoming Wii-Europe?

WHYYYYYYYYY Wii.

Grabbed by the Ghoulies 2 days after finishing Conker... finished the other Rare Xbox game after playing it sporadically for the last 2 years. My file was only 7 hours long but it felt much longer due to the repetition of the game and feelings in Chapter 3 of "when's it gonna end??" and the last boss was one of the most annoying ever. It was an amusing concept but pretty average effort from Rare. 6/10

Prime is my only Player's Choice game, i had the original on release but back then I didnt have a Job, didnt like the game much, and sold it so i could get Zelda. Later when i had money i got it again and finished it.

Conker: Live and Reloaded Found it a bit more enjoyable experience to the original which I finished two years ago when it was graphically dated. Still got ChapterX to do, however. 8/10

Finished Escape from Monkey Island on PS2 last week after a long hiatus - The puzzles are blantantly unobvious but once you work it out its quite short and easy 7/10

You need an RGB Cable like the GAME one that has Sound Phono Jacks on it

Yeah thats true - another thing I was going to mention is NGC, due to no fault of their own is 90% DS-related

Yeah, it's a real shame NGC as i've been a fan since 1998. It really has gone downhill at the expense of the new NOM with this latest issue, NGC looks more like a 'comic' now, is it even worth £3.99, it has 11 pages of posters - what's with that?

UMD's practically are discs - with advances in battery life and perhaps a special type of power-saving drive a portable new GameBoy which was effectively a portable Cube would work fine IMO A Few extra points - the only problems i can see are current GC Multiplayer games which could only be achieved through all players having a copy of the game, and some kind of short-range 'kalierra' tunnelling system which could work. Also GBA link games wouldn't work, and of course no special peripheral games.

Is the Master Quest version of the Water Temple even less forgiving?

Excellent news, now I don't have to buy a PSP. I hope its out on the Xbox too!

If you had money to burn you can send it to Sega for repair; look on Sega-Europe.com for info

Funny as you should post this as i finally finished Shenmue II (after a long time since i last played it) on Friday (Xbox version, I have the first on DC). The two games are sheer brilliance although Shenmue II does drag a bit near the start until you get to Kowloon.

Another BBC fuckup: "Microsoft's new Xbox 360 - the first of the 'third generation' games consoles - has gone on sale in the UK. " How is it "Third Generation"? Gaming didn't begin with the PS1 era. Its either the Fifth or Seventh Generation, depending how you count it...