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Mayhem
10-22-2006, 03:42 PM
Well they might have been released in Japan also, but I mean ones which didn't make the US ;)
Anyone got a definitive list? I think I might grab them in addition to the US Cube collection I'm amassing. So far I've got these noted:
ISS2
Conan
Gadget Racers
Micro Machines
UEFA Champions League 2004-2005
Doshin the Giant
Largo Winch
Those in red I already own. Micro Machines was lined up for a US release but never made it (I own the dev disc for it). Anyone got any more? Was there a Taxi game for the Cube?
slapdash
10-22-2006, 08:30 PM
I don't have any games to add, sorry, but I have a curiosity question -- if you're in the UK, why aren't you collecting UK games and picking up US exclusives instead of the opposite?
Mayhem
10-23-2006, 08:01 AM
Cos I'm an importer :)
Been importing hardware and software since the late 80s. The US tends to get stuff earlier and cheaper than it can be acquired here, plus I don't have to worry about a lack of optimisation (a problem that blighted most of the SNES/N64/PS1 period here) when running on PAL equipment.
For example, most new US Cube games I get for no more than $40 a shot, plus shipping to the UK (usually $10 total for up to four titles via GPS). Cube games here cost 40 GBP each (or about $70 at the current exchange rate). Bit of a no brainer on the cost front.
Almost all of my console hardware is US or Japanese in origin. I think the only UK hardware I own are the computers, PS2, the Vectrex and Gameboy Color. And in the latter two cases, they have no region coding so their origin doesn't matter on that front. The PS2 is chipped for region free goodness, the best part being here in the UK is that the TVs will support anything I throw at the machines anyhow.
So in my case here, my Cube is a Japanese model switched to also play US games. Suits my needs perfectly. I own about 40 Japanese titles, and over 500 US ones now. PAL titles total very little so far. Admitedly Nintendo have gotten better this gen and lots more PAL releases have been properly optimised for 60Hz. It's a start... I'll still be picking up a US Wii though because of the region coding.
fishsandwich
10-23-2006, 11:58 AM
Anyone have an idea how many US games DID NOT get a release in Europe?
Gadget Racers
This game is Road Trip: Arcade Edition in the US.
Mayhem
10-23-2006, 03:10 PM
Gadget Racers
This game is Road Trip: Arcade Edition in the US.
Cheers for that. I did take a look at the back of the case and didn't recognise the screenshots. Didn't buy it cos the shop I found it in was asking more than I wanted to pay for it. I've got Road Trip anyhow, so I'll scrub it off the list.
playgeneration
10-24-2006, 01:03 PM
Im not entirely sure but was ISS2 released in the US as MLS (Major League Soccer) Extreme 2002
Mayhem
10-24-2006, 06:48 PM
Well it could be the same engine, but I'm fairly sure there are different teams and frontend for starters. MLS2002 has the US teams in it I believe, and they aren't in ISS2 afaik.
snes_collector
10-25-2006, 05:09 PM
Did the He-Man and E.T. games make it out over there?
Mayhem
10-25-2006, 07:13 PM
Was the ET game released on the Cube in the US? Never seen it. Neither a He-Man Cube game either.
snes_collector
10-26-2006, 05:08 PM
Was the ET game released on the Cube in the US? Never seen it. Neither a He-Man Cube game either.
I pretty sure it wasn't. It was however on GameStops list for a long time(and still probably is). The He-Man was supposed to come out here by TDK, but it most have got cancelled at th last moment though. It was also on GameStops list a was reviewed by Nintendo Power. I've never saw I copy of either, or heard of anyone else having one, so I'm pretty sure they didn't make it out here in the US.
anagrama
10-26-2006, 05:40 PM
Was there a Taxi game for the Cube?
Indeed there was. (http://www.priceminister.com/offer/buy/1627859/Taxi-3-Jeu-Gamecube.html)
playgeneration
10-29-2006, 01:50 PM
Well it could be the same engine, but I'm fairly sure there are different teams and frontend for starters. MLS2002 has the US teams in it I believe, and they aren't in ISS2 afaik.
Any idea if thats the same case for Jikkyo World Soccer 2002? id like to know if i should consider it the same game as ISS2 or different enough to list as a seperate game.