I freaking love the GameCube. I remember some of those commercials that has Somebody Whispering "GameCube" or seeing the message "Who are you?" at the end. Those were some good times back then.
While Budokai 3 was my favorite DBZ title in that generation, I really enjoyed the board game aspect of 2. Beating opponents to powerups. Searching the spaces for hidden rewards. Beating an opponent once, then chasing them while they were "dizzy", beating them, which then counts as 2 wins to eliminate them. The only thing I really disliked about Budokai 2 was the roster being shrunk to just the absolute minimum for each saga.
Xseed Games owns the publishing rights to not only Trails of Cold Steel 1 & 2, but Trails In The Sky 1-3. Nis-America is current publisher of CS 3-4 and Trails from Zero and everything going forward. Xseed has to be the ones to grab the switch ports from Japan and Asia to localize them.
Budokai trilogy is awesome; I remember playing this for the first time on PS2 and loving it. I do prefer 3, but no one can argue what your favorite is. Its entirely subjective and requires zero justification.
DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is hands down my favorite. The simplified super attacks, mid battle transformations, and the largest roster of any dbz game solidify it as the definitive ps2 dbz experience imo. It's so satisfying to beat the everliving piss out of omega shenron with Arale lol
Im trying my man. Hit him up on Twitter and superchat whenever spawncast go live. I don’t want him to straight to cold 3/4 without playing or watching summaritof the sky trilogy and crossbell
Thank god I was able to complete my gamecube collection when I was in college 10 years ago. No one seemed to care about the gamecube at the time and most of the games were cheap or affordable.
I'm glad you like Trails of Cold Steel 1 because ToCS 2 is greatly amped up, the stakes are substantially higher and 4 goes even beyond that. "Small Spoiler Alert* 3 kinda rolls it back with a completely new class.
It's all about the nostalgia. When kids who had the NES and SNES grew up and got disposable income, prices for those skyrocketed. Now the kids who grew up with PS2, GameCube and XBox want to relive those same memories, and prices are shooting up as a result.
I'm sure you already know this, but TOCS is the 6th game in the Legend of Heroes series(3 Sky games, and 2 Crossbell games)...and without giving any real spoilers, they do interconnect with each other. The end of TOCS2, some of TOCS3, and the vast majority of TOCS4, will not be as rewarding if you have not played the previous games first. Just throwing that out there from someone who has played all the games. The story, characters and worldbuilding in this series is second to none IMO...but the time required to be fully invested is a major challenge.
Trails really needs to be fully on Switch, JRPGs are meant for handhelds. We need the Sky Trilogy and CS 1&2 to be localized (as they are already on Switch in Japan, Korean, and China).
They are already localized, as they are on Steam (CSI&II, Sky) and PS4 (CSI&II). For whatever reason the publisher, XSEED doesn't seem to want to put them on Switch. The distribution rights specifically for the English localization of these games are owned by XSEED.
Sky 1 and 2 already are on PSP and since it is a handheld there is no barrier to just pick up and play the lot. Also all titles are available on PC so you can try to get a Steam Deck or similar mobile PC device. So if you really are into these games and absolutely want to play them on the go you already have several options since ages. There is no need for Switch ports.
I remember when TOCS 1 & 2 Decisive & Relentless Editions were $40 new. I’m glad I bought them back then. Crazy how expensive they’ve become. Super fun games though so definitely worth it.
Trails of Cold Steel is a very underrated series. Each game is worth 150+ hours. Also, they abruptly end on a couple of them requiring you to immediately start the next game. One of my top picks for the genre.
Just to warn you if you play Cold Steel 2 on ps5 there is a bug that still hasn't been fixed. When you go to go back to the school the game will crash after the cutscene. You have to fast forward the scene till the next day or play it on ps4 and get past that point and save then start back on ps5.
MK had the extra characters because it didn’t have online. The Xbox and PS versions came out earlier and had online. Added it to give the GC something exclusive
I'd have to say Budokai 3 is my favorite Dragon Ball game from that generation of them. I loved the Dragon Universe mode and doing it with all the characters, allocating points to level them up and become stronger. The music in it was amazing and super memorable, too. I really wanted to become great at the game and even Z3 difficulty ended up being easy to me I put so much time into it. Love that game!
I remember I rented Budokai 2 for the GC and played it a ton for that week or so. It stuck with me, but didn't bought another DBZ game until Tenkaichi 3 on the wii.
My buddy back in middle school had an Xbox and PS2, and had MK Deception. I remember playing it for a long time, surprisingly Chess is what we would always go back to. I've never beaten him. Haha
MK Deception in GCN have Shao Khan and Goro because was like a apology for not getting online like the PS2 or Xbox version, now that the online is gone in thoose platforms, one can say the GCN version is the most complete version now.
For us who had GameCube, that little indigo machine was a bit of a surprising beast going up against the other consoles. Some games just looked flat out brighter, sharper, and better than the other versions. And that was during the ridiculous Dreamcast/PS2 era seeing graphics we never saw before. If there was a new Amish, we would stop at GameCube :D
Fun fact. MK Deception had Goro and Shao Khan as playable characters because it didn’t have online. It also came out about 6 months after the Xbox and ps2 version.
I know it never got a Gamecube version but the 3rd game in the Burnout Series is still one of the all time greats hell it might just be the Greatest Arcade Racing game ever.
Gamecube MK Deception got those 2 extra characters because the Gamecube version came out later after the ps2/xbox versions. I enjoy this game on the xbox better because it runs in 480p AND widescreen
Burnout 2: Point of Impact on GameCube is one of my favorite arcade racers of all time. Drifting around a corner perfectly then hitting the boost while the in-house music surges in volume is intoxicating I swear lol. It feels more "pure" than 3 as 3 kinda reeks of EA imo. Great game though.
I noticed that Target randomly has retro videogames on their website. Things from the GBA, PS2, Gamecube, PS3, etc. The prices seem fine compared to scalper prices, so I'm wondering if they're good deals. Edit: Third party sellers on Target, not Target itself.
@@kiraryu2710 I just mean on their website, I forgot to mention that it's a different seller. But I've seen listings for F-Zero GP Legend for around $60 or so, which I thought was much less than it's going for but it's actually awful now that I'm actually looking up the price online. I really should have looked it up before commenting.
Dang i had no idea I posess such a valuable game. MK Deception more valuable than Metroid Prime Trilogy? I remember getting a Freeloader -disc just to be able to play it on my PAL-Gamecube. I just LOVE the Konquest mode so much. I had to beat it...boy those where some good times. Amazingly they were able to squeeze this game on PSP as well.
the funny thing about MK: deception, in the french translation the title basically became "mortal kombat: fraud" due to how the french used their version of the word "deception". So the game did pretty badly and I think it even had to be rereleased with a different name.
'Deception' means disappointment in French. Can't sell a game with disappointment in its title. They renamed it 'mystification' which indeed can be translated into 'fraud'.
Speaking of Trails of Cold Steel II, I have that version new and sealed. It's because I am still stuck on the first Trails in the Sky 🤣 Technically, I can play Cold Steel I and II without spoilers from previous Trails games but III and IV requires the previous 5 Trails of games to avoid spoilers (This is what fans say anyway).
Don't let the fanbase dictate where you start, because the fanbase already argues that the most "optimal" order to play them isn't even in the actual sequential order of release. I say either play in sequential order of release, or just start with the arc you find most interesting/appealing. The idea of these games is that they all take place within the same continent of the same world within the same roughly 5 year timeframe (thus far), so of course you will see characters from other games show up or be mentioned. This can be cool if you know who they are from a previous game in the series you have played, but it really isn't necessary. For example, you said you were told that starting the Cold Steel games before playing the Sky games would be "fine"; however, I can already tell you that there is one character in the Sky games that is pretty mysterious that you don't find out who they actually are until the end of Sky 2, but if you played even just the first Cold Steel game before it would "ruin" that moment as you know who this character is already. It is mainly the people who started the series with the Cold Steel games that say starting with CS is "fine", because a lot of us who played the Sky games before CS came out told them they may appreciate CS more if they played Sky first. Because they didn't want to go back and play the "old" games first before starting the cool new most current shiny game at the time, they have justified that starting with CS is "fine". I mean, I am all for people starting where they want, but these people are sort of hypocrites because while they say playing CS before Sky is no biggie, they will also say that you should play certain games before others still..
Cold steel 3/4 are basically avengers infinity war and endgame. Everybody from the previous arc. So when the fan base say go back and play sky trilogy and the crossbell games they mean it. Storylines from those arc finally get an conclusion in cold 3/4 and the upcoming reverie. Spawn if you are reading this please go back to the sky trilogy on pc and crossbell when they drop in September and early 2023 before you play cold 3/4
I first tought that the first box was a bit broken, but then notice that all of them looks like someone cut out a piece at the bottom right side (if you look at the front of the cover) in the plastic, so I guess the NTSC boxes all had that thing?
There are 4 games in the trails of cold steel series..." Oh you have no idea, there's 5 other games before the cold steel series, There's the trails in the sky trilogy (only one is playable on psp in english, but the other games are on pc via GOG and Steam) and the Crossbell games which are just getting localized (Trails to zero and Trails to Azure).
And soon we will get a fith title in the Trails of Cold Steel series, although it omits that moniker and calls itself Reverie. Also Sky 2 is also playable on PSP in english.
I never knew you were a big fan of Dragon Ball games from PS2 era. I’d say if you liked Budokai 1 then you would surely love Infinite World which was the last Budokai styled game on PS2 that had similar kinda cut scenes as Budokai 1 but better and tons of characters. My favourite however will always be Budokai Tenkaichi 3 as that was not only the best Dragon Ball game but also the best arena fighter on PS2 ever made.
Ayy infinite world is lit. It's always been overshadowed by Budokai 3 just because it released late in the PS2 life cycle, and people make up excuses for why it's "not good" when Budokai 3 has those same problems, if not more.
@@RandomAnimeGamer Budokai 3 was good but Infinite World’s story mode destroys Budokai 3 which was confusing and didn’t even have any cut scenes. There were more characters in Infinite World as well. I think that is one game that needs a HD remake for sure. With BT3 of course.
@@AliFOJ5 Tbh they should just do proper remakes of all of them. Like yeah the OST is a lost cause, but I'd love to see the uncensored remakes of B1 and B3, along with B2/IW packaged in (maybe even the shin budokai games too?) I love BT3, but BT2 is just way better in so many aspects too, especially the combat. Holy hell, BT2's combat is something else, it's so great.
@@RandomAnimeGamer I dun wanna see Budokai 1 or 3 because they've already been remastered once. They should do Infinite World and Shin Budokai games. Shin Budokai games were great as well. Hell Tag Team Tenkaichi was awesome as well. It was technically the BT4. I do think Budokai Tenkaichi 2 is in a class of its own but I dun agree its better then BT3. The fighting mechanics, music, characters and graphics were just way better. BT3 added a lot of new combos that people don't appreciate enough. It was hella deep for an arena fighter.
Oh you were the one to pick that up LOL that was there for a while at the second and Charles I skipped on it due to the damage of the cardboard I wanted it to be more pristine. Great pick up
Awesome Jon! Are you able to shout out the store where you found Trails 2? I was at TMG that Saturday and meeting everyone on the Spawncast made the event for me.
My favorite dragon ball z game: For story mode and soundtrack: Budokai 1(game cube version because it aged better visually) For game play and roster: Tenkaichi 3
Arguably the best generation of gaming (Xbox, PS2, GameCube). It's after the clunky early 3D games of the N64/PS1 era, but before the era of microtransactions that manifested in the 2010's....
I did really love the first budakai. Really did not care too much for the second but because I was a kid, I played the shit out of it. But I still believe budakai 3 is the best and my favorite!
I'm feeling the pain with the retro games. I've gotten my 3DS collection to 75%, but that last 25% is just ridiculously priced for some of them. I don't think I'll ever get to 100%.
DBZ Budokai yes! I’m younger than you and had just gotten into DBZ as a kid, got this and the guidebook for Christmas from my parents and my friends and I had a fucking blast. The guidebook showed every combo for the fighters so we would spend time trying to learn them. Awesome times
I think there is a complete Trails of Cold Steel collection coming out in Japan this year. I'm about 40 hours into Cold Steel 1 myself. It's such a great game. The writing is fantastic.
Yup, a full Cold Steel Collection + Reverie... I doubt we'll see that collection at our side due to the fact that there are 2 publishers of the games (NISA and XSEED) sadly... but hopefully the future can prove me wrong (I really hope that).
Spawn goes to 2nd hand store: Finds trails of cold steel he was looking for Me going to second hand store: Finds the remaining stock of karaoke revolution
Thank you I Budokai 1 is Definitely my favorite game on the GameCube. The story mode was beautiful and it was just so good for it’s time. IT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT BACK WITH AN ONLINE MULTIPLAYER.
Good Job picking up Budokai 2. The reason it didn't come out with the HD collection on PS3 is because it has stolen music. DBZ infinite world (technically Budokai 4, it's a late PS2 exclusive) is probably my favourite from that generation.
Budokai was soooo sick. I preferred it over 2/3. Saga is easily my favorite out of that era though. I really want them to do something like that again. Honestly, they should just make Dragon Ball Warriors and call it a day
Budokai 2 underrated, had to beat the story boards with certain characters to unlock their forms or different characters, was actually the one I put most hours into of the first 3
Budokai was great but there were some janky things in that game. Like equipping the capsules and using heart virus and vaccine in character but not the other so the opponent is poisoned the whole fight. Or my personal favorite, Freizas spaceship
DBZ Budokai 1 on PS2 was my favorite (and only one owned). Rented the 2nd and never played the 3rd. Back in those days, it was just a “waste” of money to buy the same game on different systems. Cash is tight when you are a kid, and at the time, I’d have rather play something new than double up. I was also the only kid on the block with a GameCube so borrowing a copy was out too.
@@timelymirror7826 I know, but in the context of a young teenage kid, were you really shelling out $150-ish for 3 copies of Soul Caliber II, just to play as Link or Spawn? Nah man…not me at least…
Budokai was definitely a good game, but Budokai Tenkaichi 2 & 3 were by far much more played in my friend group. The game tournaments we would have were so intense.
Oh wow!! I didn't know you were into The Legend of Heroes series. It's a great series. Best I can explain it that it's just like how marvel is doing their MCU movies.
Spawn I know you read the comments. Glad you are enjoying the Trails series but please go back and play the sky trilogy on pc and the crossbell games when the they drop before you move on to cold steel3/4. Cold steel 3/4 are the avengers infinity war and endgame of the where everybody from the first to arc come together. It will be worth the journey
I freaking love the GameCube. I remember some of those commercials that has Somebody Whispering "GameCube" or seeing the message "Who are you?" at the end. Those were some good times back then.
While Budokai 3 was my favorite DBZ title in that generation, I really enjoyed the board game aspect of 2. Beating opponents to powerups. Searching the spaces for hidden rewards.
Beating an opponent once, then chasing them while they were "dizzy", beating them, which then counts as 2 wins to eliminate them.
The only thing I really disliked about Budokai 2 was the roster being shrunk to just the absolute minimum for each saga.
Finally someone else likes Dragon World
Budokai 3 was leaps and bounds better especially for competitive gameplay.
@@noble2786 nah dragon rush was stupid af
@@Lakersdude7 skill issue
@@noble2786 rng issue
The original Dragon Ball Budokai has one of the best ‘story mode’ in any fighting game to this day
DBZ: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 had a really good one as well. It’s music and overworld was definitely the best it’s ever been in a DBZ game imo
He bought out the original Dragon Ball Z the one that started it all in America I love you brother lol
FACTS! All of the Budukai games were SO GOOD! By far my absolute favorite DBZ games
@@unknown36919 Amen brother
I liked Budokai 3 a lot at the time. And tbh some people didn't like the board of Budokai 2 but I did
Oh man when I was in HS I was obsessed with the opening scene of DBZ B2, that guitar, the animation. I still look it up to this day.
Xseed Games owns the publishing rights to not only Trails of Cold Steel 1 & 2, but Trails In The Sky 1-3. Nis-America is current publisher of CS 3-4 and Trails from Zero and everything going forward. Xseed has to be the ones to grab the switch ports from Japan and Asia to localize them.
I actually met John at TooManyGames. I actually did not knew he attended that day. It was really awkward and I was extremely anxious
I would agree on the gamecube version of Budokai being my favorite. It had the full cutscenes and the blood. It wasn't censored like the hd version
That HD collection was a travesty.
A crappy collection and the fact they changed things was a joke.
The HD version is horrible.
@@JohnDoe-wq5eu the music was changed because it was stolen music
Budokai 1 had the graphics, Budokai II had the story, and Budokai III had Kid Goku. I find them all about even.
Budokai trilogy is awesome; I remember playing this for the first time on PS2 and loving it. I do prefer 3, but no one can argue what your favorite is. Its entirely subjective and requires zero justification.
DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is hands down my favorite. The simplified super attacks, mid battle transformations, and the largest roster of any dbz game solidify it as the definitive ps2 dbz experience imo. It's so satisfying to beat the everliving piss out of omega shenron with Arale lol
Arale!!! God no, please no! My friends would use her to get cheap kills all time. I hated fighting against her.
I like how its almost universally agreed upon that, that game is the best one.
who wants to tell jon about all the other legend of heroes games cause theres alot more then just the cold steel arc
Im trying my man. Hit him up on Twitter and superchat whenever spawncast go live. I don’t want him to straight to cold 3/4 without playing or watching summaritof the sky trilogy and crossbell
Thank god I was able to complete my gamecube collection when I was in college 10 years ago. No one seemed to care about the gamecube at the time and most of the games were cheap or affordable.
I'm glad you like Trails of Cold Steel 1 because ToCS 2 is greatly amped up, the stakes are substantially higher and 4 goes even beyond that.
"Small Spoiler Alert*
3 kinda rolls it back with a completely new class.
Trails is such a good series and I am glad you are enjoying the games :)
It's all about the nostalgia. When kids who had the NES and SNES grew up and got disposable income, prices for those skyrocketed. Now the kids who grew up with PS2, GameCube and XBox want to relive those same memories, and prices are shooting up as a result.
My favorite DBZ game from that generation was a tie between Legacy of Goku II and Buu’s Fury.
Can’t forget the handles that generation.
I'm sure you already know this, but TOCS is the 6th game in the Legend of Heroes series(3 Sky games, and 2 Crossbell games)...and without giving any real spoilers, they do interconnect with each other. The end of TOCS2, some of TOCS3, and the vast majority of TOCS4, will not be as rewarding if you have not played the previous games first. Just throwing that out there from someone who has played all the games. The story, characters and worldbuilding in this series is second to none IMO...but the time required to be fully invested is a major challenge.
Trails really needs to be fully on Switch, JRPGs are meant for handhelds.
We need the Sky Trilogy and CS 1&2 to be localized (as they are already on Switch in Japan, Korean, and China).
They are already localized, as they are on Steam (CSI&II, Sky) and PS4 (CSI&II). For whatever reason the publisher, XSEED doesn't seem to want to put them on Switch. The distribution rights specifically for the English localization of these games are owned by XSEED.
Sky 1 and 2 already are on PSP and since it is a handheld there is no barrier to just pick up and play the lot. Also all titles are available on PC so you can try to get a Steam Deck or similar mobile PC device. So if you really are into these games and absolutely want to play them on the go you already have several options since ages. There is no need for Switch ports.
I loved MK Deception. My friends and I played the crap out of this on the Cube.
Budokai Tenkaichi 3 for the PS2 was my favorite drgon ball game from that era. I still boot it up from time to time.
I remember when TOCS 1 & 2 Decisive & Relentless Editions were $40 new. I’m glad I bought them back then. Crazy how expensive they’ve become. Super fun games though so definitely worth it.
That was the OG Mortal Kombat that I played i played as a kid.
Trails of Cold Steel is a very underrated series. Each game is worth 150+ hours. Also, they abruptly end on a couple of them requiring you to immediately start the next game. One of my top picks for the genre.
Just to warn you if you play Cold Steel 2 on ps5 there is a bug that still hasn't been fixed. When you go to go back to the school the game will crash after the cutscene. You have to fast forward the scene till the next day or play it on ps4 and get past that point and save then start back on ps5.
I LOVED Budokai 1, 2, and 3 (3s my fave). When Tenkaichi came out, I felt it took a few steps backwards.
MK had the extra characters because it didn’t have online. The Xbox and PS versions came out earlier and had online. Added it to give the GC something exclusive
I'd have to say Budokai 3 is my favorite Dragon Ball game from that generation of them. I loved the Dragon Universe mode and doing it with all the characters, allocating points to level them up and become stronger. The music in it was amazing and super memorable, too. I really wanted to become great at the game and even Z3 difficulty ended up being easy to me I put so much time into it. Love that game!
More videos like this please. Like to see the collection and your taste in games. Appreciated your game footage & your commentary! Nicely done.
I had Budokai 1 and 2 on GameCube as a kid. I had so much fun with them. Especially 2. I was always waiting for 3 to come over but it never did.
I remember I rented Budokai 2 for the GC and played it a ton for that week or so. It stuck with me, but didn't bought another DBZ game until Tenkaichi 3 on the wii.
My buddy back in middle school had an Xbox and PS2, and had MK Deception. I remember playing it for a long time, surprisingly Chess is what we would always go back to. I've never beaten him. Haha
MK Deception in GCN have Shao Khan and Goro because was like a apology for not getting online like the PS2 or Xbox version, now that the online is gone in thoose platforms, one can say the GCN version is the most complete version now.
For us who had GameCube, that little indigo machine was a bit of a surprising beast going up against the other consoles. Some games just looked flat out brighter, sharper, and better than the other versions. And that was during the ridiculous Dreamcast/PS2 era seeing graphics we never saw before. If there was a new Amish, we would stop at GameCube :D
Fun fact. MK Deception had Goro and Shao Khan as playable characters because it didn’t have online. It also came out about 6 months after the Xbox and ps2 version.
Is that version rare and uncommon
@@timelymirror7826 uncommon more than rare. It goes for around $50 compare to the ps2 version which you can get for about $10-$20.
@@mexiwolf009 I would assume that it had a low print run and wasn't that version not released worldwide
I know it never got a Gamecube version but the 3rd game in the Burnout Series is still one of the all time greats hell it might just be the Greatest Arcade Racing game ever.
Gamecube MK Deception got those 2 extra characters because the Gamecube version came out later after the ps2/xbox versions. I enjoy this game on the xbox better because it runs in 480p AND widescreen
I love how I could just tell the game in the thumbnail right off the bat. I love Budokai so much.
I got every last one for christmas and I would sit and try to finish the story on the same day, budokai 3 was my favorite by far
Burnout 2: Point of Impact on GameCube is one of my favorite arcade racers of all time. Drifting around a corner perfectly then hitting the boost while the in-house music surges in volume is intoxicating I swear lol. It feels more "pure" than 3 as 3 kinda reeks of EA imo. Great game though.
Fun fact: The Xbox version of Burnout 2 has some exclusive content. It was called the Developer's Cut.
acclaim published that game
@@timelymirror7826 Yes, and went defunct not too long after Point of Impact. It and Aggressive Inline might have been the last greats by them!
the Gamecube MK games had extra characters because PS2/XBOX had online vs. Cube did not
Dbz games are so nostalgic for me
I noticed that Target randomly has retro videogames on their website. Things from the GBA, PS2, Gamecube, PS3, etc. The prices seem fine compared to scalper prices, so I'm wondering if they're good deals.
Edit: Third party sellers on Target, not Target itself.
3rd party not actually target
Not actually Target though
@@kiraryu2710 I just mean on their website, I forgot to mention that it's a different seller. But I've seen listings for F-Zero GP Legend for around $60 or so, which I thought was much less than it's going for but it's actually awful now that I'm actually looking up the price online.
I really should have looked it up before commenting.
that blur didn’t fool me I knew it was budokai lol 3 is my favorite, nothing beats playing as super saiyan 4 Gogeta
I'm so glad I bought devils third when it came out, the games worth an arm and a leg now!
You’re glad you bought one of the worst games on the Wii U? Unless you plan on flipping it, what does it matter?
I had so many opportunities to buy it and never did 😓. Kinda regretting it now.
@@SnuggsMcDuff I have it. It sucks.
@@leeartlee915 yeah, I heard that it does. But its such a weird game for the Wii U that the notoriety alone is why id pick it up.
@@SnuggsMcDuff Just mod your Wii U and install it that way. The Wii U is super easy to get pirated software on. Second only to Vita or 3DS.
Dang i had no idea I posess such a valuable game. MK Deception more valuable than Metroid Prime Trilogy? I remember getting a Freeloader -disc just to be able to play it on my PAL-Gamecube. I just LOVE the Konquest mode so much. I had to beat it...boy those where some good times. Amazingly they were able to squeeze this game on PSP as well.
I had Supersonic Warriors on the GBA which was well loved at the lunch table in HS using the link cable!
The first Budokai’s graphics were actually awesome, preferred them over the more cartoon style of the later games
I was a game tester for the Budokai series on the PS2 and Game Cube.
the funny thing about MK: deception, in the french translation the title basically became "mortal kombat: fraud" due to how the french used their version of the word "deception".
So the game did pretty badly and I think it even had to be rereleased with a different name.
'Deception' means disappointment in French. Can't sell a game with disappointment in its title. They renamed it 'mystification' which indeed can be translated into 'fraud'.
fraud 🤣
Advise for best qty image in gamecube... Use a flat screen not bigger than 19 inches... Use a wii with component cable. Next option is my CRT
You should do a new HDMI mod and such.. people use Pi's and looks quite good
Speaking of Trails of Cold Steel II, I have that version new and sealed. It's because I am still stuck on the first Trails in the Sky 🤣
Technically, I can play Cold Steel I and II without spoilers from previous Trails games but III and IV requires the previous 5 Trails of games to avoid spoilers (This is what fans say anyway).
Don't let the fanbase dictate where you start, because the fanbase already argues that the most "optimal" order to play them isn't even in the actual sequential order of release. I say either play in sequential order of release, or just start with the arc you find most interesting/appealing. The idea of these games is that they all take place within the same continent of the same world within the same roughly 5 year timeframe (thus far), so of course you will see characters from other games show up or be mentioned. This can be cool if you know who they are from a previous game in the series you have played, but it really isn't necessary.
For example, you said you were told that starting the Cold Steel games before playing the Sky games would be "fine"; however, I can already tell you that there is one character in the Sky games that is pretty mysterious that you don't find out who they actually are until the end of Sky 2, but if you played even just the first Cold Steel game before it would "ruin" that moment as you know who this character is already. It is mainly the people who started the series with the Cold Steel games that say starting with CS is "fine", because a lot of us who played the Sky games before CS came out told them they may appreciate CS more if they played Sky first. Because they didn't want to go back and play the "old" games first before starting the cool new most current shiny game at the time, they have justified that starting with CS is "fine". I mean, I am all for people starting where they want, but these people are sort of hypocrites because while they say playing CS before Sky is no biggie, they will also say that you should play certain games before others still..
Cold steel 3/4 are basically avengers infinity war and endgame. Everybody from the previous arc. So when the fan base say go back and play sky trilogy and the crossbell games they mean it. Storylines from those arc finally get an conclusion in cold 3/4 and the upcoming reverie. Spawn if you are reading this please go back to the sky trilogy on pc and crossbell when they drop in September and early 2023 before you play cold 3/4
My friend and I went hard on the 1st Budokai on cube, playing all day for multiple days, good times.
Holy crap. Budokai 2 has gone up.
Literally everything has.
it's never been re released the Budokai hd collection never had 2
The DBZ Budokai games need to come back for current gen.
I have a GameCube as well, along with the game Burnout just like you do and another game called Burnout 2, they're great games
I want GameCube games on switch online this year because these games are way too expensive
some of them can be cheap
The Gamecube and PSP had Goro and Shao Khan, because they were released later.
Congratulations on the PlayStation 4 find!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks
I played the original budokai recently on my GameCube. I played that game over and over again as a kid
I first tought that the first box was a bit broken, but then notice that all of them looks like someone cut out a piece at the bottom right side (if you look at the front of the cover) in the plastic, so I guess the NTSC boxes all had that thing?
There are 4 games in the trails of cold steel series..."
Oh you have no idea, there's 5 other games before the cold steel series, There's the trails in the sky trilogy (only one is playable on psp in english, but the other games are on pc via GOG and Steam) and the Crossbell games which are just getting localized (Trails to zero and Trails to Azure).
And soon we will get a fith title in the Trails of Cold Steel series, although it omits that moniker and calls itself Reverie.
Also Sky 2 is also playable on PSP in english.
I never knew you were a big fan of Dragon Ball games from PS2 era. I’d say if you liked Budokai 1 then you would surely love Infinite World which was the last Budokai styled game on PS2 that had similar kinda cut scenes as Budokai 1 but better and tons of characters. My favourite however will always be Budokai Tenkaichi 3 as that was not only the best Dragon Ball game but also the best arena fighter on PS2 ever made.
Ayy infinite world is lit. It's always been overshadowed by Budokai 3 just because it released late in the PS2 life cycle, and people make up excuses for why it's "not good" when Budokai 3 has those same problems, if not more.
@@RandomAnimeGamer Budokai 3 was good but Infinite World’s story mode destroys Budokai 3 which was confusing and didn’t even have any cut scenes. There were more characters in Infinite World as well. I think that is one game that needs a HD remake for sure. With BT3 of course.
@@AliFOJ5 Tbh they should just do proper remakes of all of them. Like yeah the OST is a lost cause, but I'd love to see the uncensored remakes of B1 and B3, along with B2/IW packaged in (maybe even the shin budokai games too?)
I love BT3, but BT2 is just way better in so many aspects too, especially the combat. Holy hell, BT2's combat is something else, it's so great.
@@RandomAnimeGamer I dun wanna see Budokai 1 or 3 because they've already been remastered once. They should do Infinite World and Shin Budokai games. Shin Budokai games were great as well. Hell Tag Team Tenkaichi was awesome as well. It was technically the BT4.
I do think Budokai Tenkaichi 2 is in a class of its own but I dun agree its better then BT3. The fighting mechanics, music, characters and graphics were just way better. BT3 added a lot of new combos that people don't appreciate enough. It was hella deep for an arena fighter.
Oh you were the one to pick that up LOL that was there for a while at the second and Charles I skipped on it due to the damage of the cardboard I wanted it to be more pristine. Great pick up
Gotcha Force is an incredible game. Really enjoyed playing through that one. May just break it out to play it more soon.
For some reason, I thought the blurred game was Puyo Pop Fever
DBZ budokai on the ps2 was amazing. Gameplay and music, even tho music was plagiarized, was 👏
Those gamecubes games i got it in the basement in a trunk, i remember trying to sell it back then, here nobody like those games.
:V
Awesome Jon! Are you able to shout out the store where you found Trails 2? I was at TMG that Saturday and meeting everyone on the Spawncast made the event for me.
Very cool man glad you got some cool stuff
Good for you Spawn
My favorite dragon ball z game:
For story mode and soundtrack:
Budokai 1(game cube version because it aged better visually)
For game play and roster:
Tenkaichi 3
Always check pawn shops when you see one. I’ve found countless deals on retro games and consoles.
Arguably the best generation of gaming (Xbox, PS2, GameCube). It's after the clunky early 3D games of the N64/PS1 era, but before the era of microtransactions that manifested in the 2010's....
Thanks for pointing out the games that might need patched for progressing scan 480p
I did really love the first budakai. Really did not care too much for the second but because I was a kid, I played the shit out of it. But I still believe budakai 3 is the best and my favorite!
Good to see your collection is doing good. I just counted over 120 gamecube games... I'm very happy with the results so far...
Budokai 2 was so cool because you could play as Majin Buu after absorbing Frieza or Cell
I'm starting my GC collection this week with Sonic Heroes.
You can tell that frozen food wasn’t hitting right, your face gave it away when you bit into the food lol
I'm feeling the pain with the retro games. I've gotten my 3DS collection to 75%, but that last 25% is just ridiculously priced for some of them. I don't think I'll ever get to 100%.
DBZ Budokai yes! I’m younger than you and had just gotten into DBZ as a kid, got this and the guidebook for Christmas from my parents and my friends and I had a fucking blast. The guidebook showed every combo for the fighters so we would spend time trying to learn them. Awesome times
Surprised it haven't picked up Gauntlet Dark Legacy yet. Such a fun arcade co-op game.
I think there is a complete Trails of Cold Steel collection coming out in Japan this year. I'm about 40 hours into Cold Steel 1 myself. It's such a great game. The writing is fantastic.
Yup, a full Cold Steel Collection + Reverie... I doubt we'll see that collection at our side due to the fact that there are 2 publishers of the games (NISA and XSEED) sadly... but hopefully the future can prove me wrong (I really hope that).
Motor Kombat was Armageddon, mk 7
Mk 8 is mk vs dc
The second fact was just to remind people that happened
Lol I've got gotcha force just sitting on my shelf 😅
Spawn goes to 2nd hand store: Finds trails of cold steel he was looking for
Me going to second hand store: Finds the remaining stock of karaoke revolution
Thank you I Budokai 1 is Definitely my favorite game on the GameCube. The story mode was beautiful and it was just so good for it’s time. IT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT BACK WITH AN ONLINE MULTIPLAYER.
Wonder why the GameCube ps1 and vita are so popular right now
I got Top Gun recently too (complete copy for $3)! I also purchased a brand new copy of the Dawn of Mana for $40.
Good Job picking up Budokai 2. The reason it didn't come out with the HD collection on PS3 is because it has stolen music. DBZ infinite world (technically Budokai 4, it's a late PS2 exclusive) is probably my favourite from that generation.
why couldn't they have a different soundtrack
Budokai was soooo sick. I preferred it over 2/3. Saga is easily my favorite out of that era though. I really want them to do something like that again.
Honestly, they should just make Dragon Ball Warriors and call it a day
Budokai 2 underrated, had to beat the story boards with certain characters to unlock their forms or different characters, was actually the one I put most hours into of the first 3
Budokai was great but there were some janky things in that game. Like equipping the capsules and using heart virus and vaccine in character but not the other so the opponent is poisoned the whole fight. Or my personal favorite, Freizas spaceship
DBZ Budokai 1 on PS2 was my favorite (and only one owned). Rented the 2nd and never played the 3rd. Back in those days, it was just a “waste” of money to buy the same game on different systems. Cash is tight when you are a kid, and at the time, I’d have rather play something new than double up. I was also the only kid on the block with a GameCube so borrowing a copy was out too.
some games had different content across multiple consoles back then like soul calibur 2 had link on the gamecube version
@@timelymirror7826 I know, but in the context of a young teenage kid, were you really shelling out $150-ish for 3 copies of Soul Caliber II, just to play as Link or Spawn? Nah man…not me at least…
Budokai was definitely a good game, but Budokai Tenkaichi 2 & 3 were by far much more played in my friend group. The game tournaments we would have were so intense.
Budokai 1 and 2 were my favorite DBZ games and really never enjoyed anything else until FighterZ came out. Those are the only 3 I own.
Mortal Kombat Deception’s Konquest mode is super legit! One of the best games just because of this mode! 💪🏼🔥
Oh wow!! I didn't know you were into The Legend of Heroes series.
It's a great series. Best I can explain it that it's just like how marvel is doing their MCU movies.
The first two Trails of Cold Steel games are absolutely impossible to find. US copies anyway.
Spawn I know you read the comments. Glad you are enjoying the Trails series but please go back and play the sky trilogy on pc and the crossbell games when the they drop before you move on to cold steel3/4. Cold steel 3/4 are the avengers infinity war and endgame of the where everybody from the first to arc come together. It will be worth the journey