I took advantage of Gamestop's buy 2 for $10.00 sale and grabbed a copy of LA Noire and Toy Story Mania (that was the Wii Toy Story carnival side-showesque shooting game). Since I'm a Gamestop member again I even saved %10, so I got the two for just $9.

I bought Wave Race Blue Storm the day I got my gamecube.  Some of the fondest gaming memories of my life.  I remember really "feeling" the waves and the jumps even without rumble (because of wavebird).  Sadly I seem unable to get visceral about games anymore.

bugsonglass said:

I bought Wave Race Blue Storm the day I got my gamecube.  Some of the fondest gaming memories of my life.  I remember really "feeling" the waves and the jumps even without rumble (because of wavebird).  Sadly I seem unable to get visceral about games anymore.

Very fond memories of that game as well.  Being able to swoop past obstacles by just shifting your weight and anticipating the waves in order to take sharp turns...  Such great memories.

The series could really do with an online enabled new game.  I always thought it was a pitty that I couldn't play the game with anyone, as everyone was rubbish at it because they couldn't accustom to the waves and weight of your racer in short multiplayer sessions.

SupremeAC said:

Jungle Beat is a great game.  It was the Mario Galaxy team's first game, and you can feel the same vibe, the same enthousiasm.


There's a lot of high-score potential in there, and after you complete a level they show you a small clip showcasing some extra technique or hidden area to maximize your score.  Some levels you could finish with only having touched the ground twice or trice, resulting in huge scores.  Congrats on finding it.

Did you play it back in the day when it was a bongo-controlled game?  I only got to play it on Wii New Play Control (or whatever they called those gamecube rereleases).  I liked it but I wasn't crazy about it.  Made me wonder and kinda wished I'd played it the way it was originally meant to be played instead

Um....got this for free, brand new in the package:

_Bear said:

New Wii U Update is taking a long time to install it must rather large.

Great game.

^ N64 was the shit back in the day.

Rogue Squadron and Ep1: racer are great games.  They were both visually stunning for their time, and I preferred Ep1:racer to F-zeroX at the time.  Not only did it blow F-zero out of the water in the graphics department, but I liked the level design better.  I playes as Mars Guo most of the time, unless it was a very narrow track (Mars Guo's podracer is huge).  You should also try playing the game with true podracer controls: a controller in each hand, using the 2 analogue sticks to accelerate/brake and first person point of view.  It'll melt your brain    Ah, good times.

try it with mars guo his engines are so huge you'll be lucky to catch a glimpse of the track...

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