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I came back into the gaming realm somewhere through the GC's lifespan. 2002. Previous to that the last game I had played was SMB3 for the NES.


Sadly I don't really know anything about any of the games you mentioned...

I just finished Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance for my first time. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm considering playing through it again soon- and doing so on hard mode.

Ahhhh yes, Majora's Mask....it's funny, I have the same feeling towards it.  I've played it different times, mostly when I used to have the collection disc for GCN, but I got tired of it and took it back one day... *shrug*  I think it's an interesting game, and the "real time" and real-lives thing is cool, but yeah....there are certain time-sensitive things that make me hate it.  That and the dungeons can be hard as crap, and not very interesting to look at honestly.  They have the same vibe as the bonus levels in Mario Sunshine: they're interesting and HARD, but they don't make a whole lot of functional-sense.  I love the Ranch tho'.  Absolute favorite area in the game....and that poor guy surrounded by baby chicks(you'd like him Hen).  And of course the Romani sisters.   I'd almost buy the game just for the Ranch, EXCEPT for that very reason that you can't just get to it...and I'm not even sure if you can get to it easier after opening it the first time...maybe, I can't remember if there's a statue there or not.

Lot of good characters in it too.  I know there are some that are stereotyped, but it seems like they have a lot more character and 'life' to them than most did at that time.  Anyway.


I don't know if Gamecube games count as legacy by now( I mean they almost should ), but for WHATEVER reason, I suddenly threw in Sonic Adventure DX last Weekend, and I've worked my way through that, through SA2:B, and now I'm half way through Sonic Heros, and thennnn it'll be off towards Shadow.  I should have started with the collections if I was gonna do them ALL in order, but those take a rediculously long time to unlock certain games, and I can barely stand to play Sonic Gems honestly.  Shadow the Hedgehog will of course be the most annoying to play through(IF I don't replay Sonic Riders), but unlike how most people feel, I don't think it's because of the whole game, but just that some levels have an annoying 'fetch quest' to them that are sometimes impossible.

Y'see I lost a huge amount of game-saves due to my 1019 card corrupting when I used it with the Wii(some other people reported having the same problem), and the game saves that DIDN'T corrupt eventually did anyway, so I pretty much had to start over on everything.  I used that time to finish up MP2 before MP3 released, and Sunshine before SMG released, and now I guess I'm just sort of gravitating towards doing the Sonic games again.  I'm thinking about doing a sort of quick-review for each game, because honestly, each game has its good points that I actually love....and bad points I absolutely hate, and yet they don't quite break the game entirely I guess.

But well, that's all the retro gaming I've done aside from a few Virtual Console games, of course.  I've almost finished through SMB3 for my first VC run-through, and I've actually yet to bother beating SMW actually. I've actually got loads I haven't beaten, some cuz I found out I hate them, and some cuz they're just that hard(and some because I'm bored with them).

For the record, I consider anything that isn't currently being sold/produced new to be 'legacy'. I believe the GC fits into that category.

Well, I don't know about the system itself (I would imagine production of new ones of that are done), but, I believe a few new GCN games are still due to be released. Obviously, though, at this point most everyone has moved onto the Wii.
Anyway though, this is Hen's board, so her say is final 

Congrats on beating SMB3. I don't know how the VC version works, but, in the NES one,  Again though, don't know how the VC version handles that.

I still have my GCN/GBA link (have 3 of them actually), and, I personally really like it. I thought it was fun getting to use it in SA2:B. Didn't know DX included an option for it as well, so, that's nifty.

I used to have a Game Gear (it was actually my first portable system, got one even before getting an original Gameboy), but, unfortunately, it broke a number of years back (dropped it, and 2/3 of the screen is permanently grayed out. It still "works," just, I can only see what's going on in 1/3 of the screen). I had one or two Sonic games for it, and enjoyed them a decent amount. Haven't had a chance to play around with them on Gems yet, I should do that.

Vectorman, I actually kind of like that game (not spectacular or anything, but a fun one anyway), but, I have that on Sega Smash Pack for Dreamcast already. Kind of want to get the Genesis version one of these days (they actually had it at the store when I bought my latest selection of new games, but, I passed over it in favor of other stuff), but, who knows.

I don't remember Faxanadu too well .. was that the game that was on a 3/4 isometric view, sort of a puzzler, jumping around on platforms ... or was that something like Solaris?

Closest I have to that game might be something like Solomon's Key, which I got off the Wii VC.  I heard it was a challenging game, but I didn't know it was going to be 'frustratingly challenging'.  Oh well.

I haven't been doing much this week, just trudging through Sonic Heros, sort of wanting to play other games, but knowing that if I put this off, I'll never finish.

OH, I also recorded two levels of Ecco the Dolphin for Dreamcast.  Debating on whether I should upload them to Youtube or not, and if so, if I should actually narrate some dialogue or not.  I'm thinking not, probably, but I have a feeling the levels might be boring without it.  *shrug*  Dunno if I'll actually finish the whole game through recording either, but who knows.

Oooh, I loved the Genesis Garfield game.  Best use of cartoon license back then...excellent animation, level design(for the most part), and the level themes and music were all pretty good.  Although the levels past the first were pretty hard, and not always as good looking as the first, but it was actually a worthwhile game even though it was a 'cartoon game'.  I never played the GG version however.

Same for the Lion King Genesis/SNES(as in I liked them, but never played the GG version), although it got a bit hard just past level 1(I hate those ostriches and monkeys).

The Wii version of NES games like that, of course, also has the advantage of offering a "save" of sorts with being able to pause it and continue it later, which the NES version didn't have.
I have the GBA version of that as well, and, it's nifty to be able to take it on the go. I have to say though, my favorite version of the game is the one included on Mario All-Stars for SNES. Features regular saving as well, and, I just like the look and design of everything in it. Same with with SMB2 in Mario All-Stars, I really like the backgrounds and everything they added to the game in there.


I've been thinking of getting a Game Gear again one of these days. During the short period I had it, there were a couple of games for it that I enjoyed very much, and, it'd be fun to play them again.
Don't know how the GG version of Lion King compares to the Genesis version, but, I have the Genesis version of that, and, it's definitely a great game.