Exclusives that make a system still worth buying?

[tomaitheous]

PS1 Metal Gear Solid

It's not an exclusive to PS1. There's the GC version don't forget. And it looks much better than any emulation enhancements that PS1 emulators give to the original (or DC).

[108 Stars]

It´s not a GC-version of the game, it is a complete remake, using absolutely nothing from the original afaik. So I do not count it as the same game.

But The Twin Snakes are indeed what would interest me the most on the poor Cube.

[MrMatthews]

It´s not a GC-version of the game, it is a complete remake, using absolutely nothing from the original afaik. So I do not count it as the same game.

But The Twin Snakes are indeed what would interest me the most on the poor Cube.

But what about all the other great games for the gamecube?

Resident Evil
Smash Bros Melee
Super Mario Sunshine (to some)
Zelda: the Wind Waker
Metroid Prime
Eternal Darkness

Let's not forget that, for a while at least, Resident Evil 4 was exclusive to the cube

[108 Stars]

None of those games would count as a system seller to me. Maybe Zelda would have been attractive to me, but after hating the Phantom Hourglass I have lost my faith in new Zelda games.
Smash Brothers is crap in every incarnation. RE Remake is nice, but still only a Remake of a game I know. And RE4 is nice, but for me a disappointment because it is just an action game and lacks everything that made the series great.

Maybe Baten Kaitos is interesting though. But it still has not convinced me of buying the system, eventhough it´s only 20 Euros on eBay.

[j_factor]

It's not an exclusive to PS1. There's the GC version don't forget. And it looks much better than any emulation enhancements that PS1 emulators give to the original (or DC).

For some reason, I just didn't like The Twin Snakes nearly as much as the original. The gameplay just seemed a little off.

...and since we're on the subject of Gamecube:

Super Monkey Ball (SMB Deluxe does not count)
Tales of Symphonia
Wario Ware
Pikmin
Paper Mario 2
F-Zero GX
Metroid Prime
P.N. 03
Geist
Chibi-Robo
Billy Hatcher (seriously)
Go! Go! Hypergrind
Kururin Squash
Mr. Driller: Drill Land
Zelda Master Quest
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Skies of Arcadia Legends

[Iron Lizard]

I would have to say Zelda on Snes because is the only game I really seem to enjoy on the system.

I bought the Genesis back in the day just for Golden Axe.

[MrMatthews]

RE Remake is nice, but still only a Remake of a game I know.

In all fairness, the RE remake was as much of a direct port as Twin Snakes. I think the enhanced graphics, alternate control schemes, and additional areas and subplots distinguish it enough from the original.

RE2 and Nemesis were more or less direct ports, though.

[j_factor]

I didn't like the RE remake. It couldn't decide what it wanted to be. At times it felt like a straight remake with just slight differences, and other times it felt like it was trying to be a new game. All the hype about it was that it was so remade, it was like an entirely new Resident Evil. But judging it as a new Resident Evil isn't favorable to the game, as it's a step backwards from Code Veronica in many ways.

[bcfczulu]

neo geo- super dodgeball,shock troopers,blazing star

[Tanegashima]

The selling point on the Gamecube for me is an american version of Ikaruga and Pikman...I don't have a gamecube, but if I did, those two games would sell me on the system.

[j_factor]

I'm fine with the Japanese version of Ikaruga. Shooters don't need to be in English, and Dreamcast (as well as Gamecube for that matter) is very easy to play imports on.

[Tanegashima]

Oh I agree, but obtaining a Japanese copy of Ikaruga for the DC actually entails work. Just about every local game store around here has a Gamecube copy though. If I had either system I might care, but if I only had a Gamecube those two games would be enough.

I have neither system, though I did have a Dreamcast and I had several Japanese shooters for it...Rez was my favorite, but highly overrated once I actually really played it for some time. If I only had one or the other and didn't care about price or hunting down, the DC Ikaruga would certainly suffice.

[otaku]

n64-mario 64 (and other nintendo properties, this goes for all nintendo systems)
Saturn-Silvergun (and shmups in general) and Panzer dragoon saga (tons of good stuff here though) oh and sega rally

Dreamcast-shenmue
XBox-halo
PS3-I just bought one for Gran turismo and Ferrari challenge (oh and everyday shooter)

You put at least a handful of games or promise me a handful and I will buy your system haha

NES-mario bros
SNES-super mario world
Genesis-sonic among many others (shmups!)

[17daysolderthannes]

Comix Zone was released on GBA and on PS2 and PSP as part of the Genesis Collection.

don't forget it was also on the PS2 Sonic Mega Collection as a retardedly inaccessible unlockable: you had to go in and leave EVERY SINGLE GAME 50 TIMES to unlock it. Fuck that, I'll buy the cart for $5 thank you very much.

edit: omg, I need everyday shooter, its phenominal! java version plz!

[j_factor]

Oh I agree, but obtaining a Japanese copy of Ikaruga for the DC actually entails work. Just about every local game store around here has a Gamecube copy though.

Ah, well, I haven't seen Ikaruaga for Gamecube for a long time. I have no idea how hard it is to get for DC, because I preordered it back in 2002.