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Re: Game systems in HT?
#69469 11/28/04 02:32 PM
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let the games that look most appealing to you dictate which platform you get.




Hmmmm, the problem is, I'm not even sure what the best games would be! And, unfortunately, the opinions of a hard-core 20 year old that's been playing for ten years might not jive with mine! That's why I'm asking here; many of you are old.



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Can anyone recommend a website that would be helpful to a beginner like me? Maybe some info as to what the most popular games are of different genre...i.e., "Of flight warfare games, F-14 Tomcat is considered one of the best and is available for XBox only. "Strike Eagle" is also popular and is only available for the GameCube system". Any sites that are along those veins?

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Re: Game systems in HT?
#69470 11/28/04 02:45 PM
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Since we are on this topic...anyone know of a good emulator for the PC that emulates the PS2? I want to play Gran Turismo (the third and upcoming 4th one mostly), but don't really want to go out and buy a playstation just for that game. The PS2 still seems to be about $150, plus the game puts me at $200, which is quite a bit for what will effectively be one game. (can they please just come out with this on PC )

Re: Game systems in HT?
#69471 11/28/04 05:28 PM
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>>Can anyone recommend a website that would be helpful to a beginner like me? Maybe some info as to what the most popular games are of different genre...i.e., "Of flight warfare games, F-14 Tomcat is considered one of the best and is available for XBox only. "Strike Eagle" is also popular and is only available for the GameCube system".

This is the last remaining reasons big box stores exist IMO. Walk into one (the ToysRUs electronics section isn't bad) and browse -- you'll get a feel pretty quickly.


It's not so much "best games" that dictate console choice, more "preferred game genres". There is a lot of overlap ie you can get some games in every genre on every console, it's just a question of where you want to focus. Here are a few examples :

- if you have young kids there are relatively more suitable AND cool games on Gamecube

- if you are into sports games PS2 seems to have the best selection

- XBox tends to focus more on action games and generally has the best image quality & sound

- PS2 has the largest installed base and probably still hase the greatest number of games overall

Here's the "for dummies" rule -- if kids will be using this a lot get a gamecube or PS2. If it's primarily for you get a PS2 or XBox. If you're one of those nuts who has to have the best sound you can afford get the XBox



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Re: Game systems in HT?
#69472 11/28/04 06:07 PM
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Here are a few examples :




This is EXACTLY the basic info I need to help me get started.

Thank You!


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#69473 12/01/04 05:14 PM
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Mark,
late note to add here and others can correct me if I'm wrong, but you can use old Playstation games (Playstation 1) on the new console. While the games are obviously not up to par with PS2 releases, it does open up a wealth of other games that you should be able to buy for a song (used or new).


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