Wii vs. CD32

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Had some friends over last night and we fancied playing some games. After whining at us for ages to set up the Wii, I compromised by firing up my CD32. It's amazing how Pinball Fantasies and Speedball 2 can still keep a crowd amused for ages! :-)

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moto

[motorollin]

We're thinking of getting Mario Party. But TBH, we're bored of the Wii. Last night was the first time we played it in months. Once the novelty of the controllers wears off, it gets a bit dull.

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moto

[motorollin]

Well I really like my DS, and there are loads of games for it that I play fairly often. I also play SNES games on my GP2X. Overall I quite like Nintendo games. But with the Wii, it's a bit too much of an effort :lol:

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moto

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@A4000_Mad
Don't get me wrong, the Wii is a great console and it's loads of fun. But you do have to be prepared to make the effort to move when you play it :lol: Wii Tennis doesn't work very well when you're all sitting on the sofa...

The Wii is great for short bursts IMO, but I very quickly get bored until the next time. On the other hand, I could play on my CD32 for hours ;-)

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moto

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alexh wrote:
just don't upgrade your Wii firmware as they have already released a fix for the homebrew flaw.

It forces you to update before it will let you play Mario Kart, though I don't know whether the hack will get around that.

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moto

[motorollin]

I agree that of the "next gen" consoles, the Wii is the most innovative. And I wasn't trying to say that the CD32 is "better" than the Wii. I was simply pointing out that with the games I had, the novelty of the controllers wore off and I got bored of it, and that after all these years the CD32 can still entertain a party for the evening!

Now that I've got Mario Kart Wii, the CD32 might not be switched on for a while... ;-)

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moto

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Crom00 wrote:
Make sure you have the Samsung drive so you can read all those CD32 disks. Install UAEX for XBOX and you have a CD32 with Component output to a modern TV. Get one of those mutli game CD32 disks and you're set. You can also get USB converters and use a PC USB mouse and keyboard.

Interesting idea. I have a chipped XBOX which runs UAEX but I wouldn't have thought about using CD32 discs in it! However, my XBOX is built in to my arcade machine so the CD32 will remain as the lounge Amiga  :afro:

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moto

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JC wrote:
I'm not crazy about games that have tons of buttons to memorize.

AGREED! That's one of the great things about retro games, and also about the Wii :-)

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moto

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swoslover wrote:
However I did buy a wii, mainly because it looked fun (which is what gaming is supposed to be) and after well and truly having ym ass handed to me on mario kart online by my gf I can confirm it is the most fun I have  had on a console since the 16 but era.

I agree. Mario Kart Wii is absolutely brilliant! Playing with the wheel really adds a new dimension to the game, and the variety in the tracks means it never gets boring.

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moto