The Freeloader is shipping!!

Quote:Now Shipping! At long last!
Datel's Freeloader disc is the first product released that claims to allow all-region GameCube compatibility with absolutely no internal hardware modifications. Just put the Freeloader disc in, let the system boot it up, and then switch out with your favorite game.

PAL software running on US or JPN hardware will reportedly run at 50Hz, rather than the NTSC standard of 60Hz.

There are three methods for playing import software:

1- Direct boot of Freeloader from power up, remove Freeloader, insert import 2- Power up Gamecube, drop Freeloader, select Gameplay option, insert import 3- Direct boot Freeloader, press Z button to select region of import, insert import

Datel has acknowledged a problem with PAL GC consoles playing the USA version of Resident Evil Zero, but there is no word on a fix or workaround. This the only game at this time reported to have issues.

It looks like the days of installing a switch in your GameCube to play imports are long gone.

Quote:REDMOND, Wash.--Feb. 6, 2003--Beginning February 9, some of the best video games of the current Nintendo generation will be more affordable than ever.

With the purchase of a Nintendo GameCube™ system, at a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $149.95, Nintendo of America Inc. is offering consumers their choice of one of the following hit games for free -- Metroid® Prime (2002 Game of the Year*), Star Fox® Adventures, Mario Party® 4 or Capcom's Resident Evil® 0 -- at participating retailers.

In addition, the Super Mario™ Sunshine Bundle Pak, which includes a copy of the Super Mario™ Sunshine game, Nintendo GameCube system and Memory Card 59, which was previously $189.95, will be priced at $159.95.

Finally, continuing its prestigious "Player's Choice" program, the MSRP for Luigi's Mansion™, Pikmin™, Super Smash Bros.® Melee, and other classic Nintendo GameCube titles, originally priced at $49.95, will drop to $29.95.

"These three offers are about giving players what they want -- great entertainment at a great value," says George Harrison, senior vice president, marketing and corporate communications, Nintendo of America Inc. "For less than $150, players will find a world of quality only available with Nintendo."

This annoying memory brought to you by Vanilla Ice, TMNT2: Secret of the Ooze, and Fox. Why Fox? Because on Saturday Fox will being airing the brand new TMNT cartoon! YAY! The original creators are behind this new effort, so hopefully it will be good. If they used the original song, I would cry for joy. Well, maybe not quite.

It's on right after Pokémon here, so I won't even have scheduling conflicts! But remember, check your local listings for times in your area and all that blah blah blah.

Now, discuss the greatness of the Heroes in a Halfshell and the hope that since Konami is making the new TMNT games they will be as good as the originals.

This is a special one, because, as the thread title states, this is a game of my own creation... sorta.

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Post pictures of your favorite model, actress, singer, girl next door, little sister, adolescent 3rd world country sex slave, etc...

My current obsession is with Thora Birch. :love:





I love the green hair... :love:









Absolutely gorgeous... :love: :love: :love: :love: :joysitck:

In an effort to stretch the thread out horrizontally, I'll include the full side image. :p



I like the 2.7 billion polys per second figure. Hahahaha! I'm sure this guy just copied the GameCube specs form the Ultimate GameCube FAQ and bumped the numbers a bunch.

It's that time of the year again, kids!

Last E3 we all knew what to expect from Nintendo, but this year Nintendo hasn't announced any major fall/winter titles, so I expect a lot of surprises. As Fran said in a recent Insider mailbag, what has the Luigi's Mansion team been up to? What about the Wind Waker team? The Mario Sunshine team? Here's what I expect to find:

-Pikmin 2. This has been hinted at for so long and I just know that Nintendo will show it at this year's E3. possibility: 80%

-Mario Kart. FMV of this game was shown eons ago at Spaceworld, so I expect to hear and see something about it at E3. It could also be Nintendo's big online title, if they're smart enough to do something about it. possibility: 80%

-Animal Crossing 2/Online. The game has already been confirmed, and all Nintendo needs to do to make it a huge seller is add an online mode and make a few enhancements. possibility: 80%

-New Factor 5 game. I hope they don't wait until E3 to show it, but whatever the case is I'm sure we'll hear about it by then. What will it be? Rogue Leader 2? I'm sure it'll be Star Wars something.possibility: 99%

-Too Human/New Silicon Knights game. Rumor has it that Too Human has been scrapped in favor of another project, but I sincerely hope that's not true. ED didn't sell very well but it would probably be easy to make a sequel to it, so perhaps we'll get another one. I'm hoping for either Too Human or an original title. possibility: 70%

Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen: Finally Legal!! "You know you want this game! From the creators of BMX XXX comes a new kind of Olsen Twins game, and we can do whatever we want to now that they're of legal age. This is gonna be off tha' hook!!" possibility: 0.00%

Is it possible that a minute of live news can turn an average man into an instant celebrity? As in the case of Bubb Rubb, yes it is.

Two weeks after discussing a piece of metal that is added to muffles to make them whistle Bubb Rubb has since gained a following of several thousand people! Songs and flashvideos have been made about him!

A Bubb Rubb fansite

Suggested downloads:

Clip from the newscast

In the "Music" section download song number 1

Woo Woo!!

From Nintendojo:

Quote:New Nintendo.com Poll

A new poll has been posted at Nintendo.com since Jessica Alba took the honors for fan's choice to play the role of Samus in the upcoming Metroid film. This time, Nintendo asks which game of four Japan-only titles we would like localized:

Nintendo Puzzle Collection
GIFTPIA
Fire Emblem
Legend of Stafi
Nintendo Puzzle Collection is a compilation of classic Nintendo Puzzle games including Dr. Mario, Yoshi's Cookie, and Panel de Pon.

GIFTPIA is a collaboration between Nintendo and Skip Ltd (housing two of the creators of Chrono Trigger). The game is a non-traditional RPG focused on a boy coming of age.

Fire Emblem is most likely referring to the announced GBA entry into the Japan-only RPG series. Roy and Marth, characters in Super Smash Bros: Melee, originated in Fire Emblem

And finally, Legend of Stafi. A GBA title deemed to the action genre by IGN, follows the adventure of one of Nintendo's newest characters, a starfish.

(jr)

Source: Nintendo

From Games Are Fun:

Quote:Miyamoto wants new Zelda...
Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo's design guru who has been responsible for series like Mario and Zelda, stated in the newest issue of Famitsu that he hopes to produce a new game in the Zelda series this year, as well as original episodes in the Mario and Pikmin franchises. The latter two games were already discussed, though the hints of a new Zelda game aren't. This all seems to contradict Nintendo's previous message that 2003 would be a year of new ideas and characters, but is anyone going to argue against a new adventure starring Link?
Source: GameFront/Famitsu

Posted by Soul4ger on 2.5.2003