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Originally Posted by Head
Yeh, they are all in their origional graphics, even though I think they mighta updated the frame rate or somthing a little bit.
You gotta buy a couple of new games to get it and give Nintendo their pin numbers (renting them would probably do), or subscribe to Nintendo Power for $20. I don't remember exactly, nintendo has info on their website.
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Or you can get a job in a game store. Nintendo sent out hundreds of free copies of it to different retailers as Xmas prezzies for the staff. When my mate got it I marked out like a bitch. Ocarina of Time is one of the great games of all time and to see it on rerelease is fantastic. (not that I'll get it. I never threw the old N64 out!
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Mario Party is great for the sheer fact that you can play it while REALLY drunk and not be at any kind of disadvantage. It's the ultimate party game.
Also a couple of bargin buys: Gauntlet Dark legacy is simple, graphically unimpressive, cheesy as hell and one of the most addictive multiplayer games I've ever seen. The fact that the higher level you are the cooler looking your character gets and the joy of nicking each others items is great. I once went to bed leaving my housemates playing it, came back down the next day and they were still there. I love the way you can just add or remove players from the game without having to interrupt play.
Another good buy is IMO (bet people disagree) Ledgends of Wrestling 2. It's dirt cheap (I got it for a tenner) and beating the shit out some random jobber with a baseball bat is kinda cool. Don't expect anything much from it, but it's good for a laugh every now and then and so cheap that you might as well buy it rather than rent.
Games to aviod:
Rouge Leader: Cheap but not worth it. Suffers from the old game design theory of "if we make all the levels REALLY hard then nobody will realise that there isn't actually very much in the game." Playing the same level a million times over isn't what is meant by replay value. Plus the interface on the main menue is dire (it kicks you out to the start screen every time you die).
Hunter: Like Gauntlet but costs more.
Matrix: Duff, duff, duff, duff, duff.
The Cube is a great consol to have over Xmas. PS2 may have a bigger range of games. But nothing beats the cube for speed and multiplayer.