Go Back  DVD Talk Forum > Entertainment Discussions > Video Game Talk
Reload this Page >

Point of the Gamecube BBA?

Video Game Talk The Place to talk about and trade Video & PC Games

Point of the Gamecube BBA?

Old 12-30-04, 11:18 AM
  #1  
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 9,866
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Point of the Gamecube BBA?

Why did Nintendo create this accessory and then fail to create games to exploit it? MK:DD lets you link two Gamecubes with BBA's but that is kind of weak - I mean I'd never find 8 people to play MarioKart at once.

The only game which legitimately uses the adapter is Phantasy Star Online I&II from Sega. I really enjoy playing that online, but I wish Nintendo could publish a title of their own that would truly utilize the internet playability (hint, hint - ANIMAL CROSSING 2?!?!?!).

Anyone know what the original purpose for creating the adapter was? Was there a line of titles inteded to use it where the BBA support was dumped prior to publishing? (Josh Hinkle - I know you have an answer for part of this.)

Thanks!
Old 12-30-04, 11:33 AM
  #2  
DVD Talk Legend
 
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Plano, TX
Posts: 23,225
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
The adapter was created primary for 3rd party developers. PSO I&II and PSO III are the only games to use it online. There was a Ghosts & Goblins Online game being made for Gamecube but I haven't heard anything about it in over a year. Animal Crossing Online would be pure evil.
Old 12-30-04, 11:46 AM
  #3  
Moderator
 
Goldberg74's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 19,139
Received 772 Likes on 504 Posts
Kirby's Air Ride uses it the same way that MK:DD does.

I have one, but I only used it to play MK:DD via Warp Pipe a few times last Spring.
Old 12-30-04, 11:58 AM
  #4  
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 9,866
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Originally Posted by Goldberg74
I have one, but I only used it to play MKD via Warp Pipe a few times last Spring.
I haven't used WarpPipe in a while. I should d/l the newer version and play some MK:DD again, but I'm still too into PSO I&II.

WarpPipe is an interesting project, but only able to be used when the BBA is accessible from the game (the other title that is true for is Avalache 1080). IMO those games don't count b/c they were not intended to be played online. The developers at WP figured out how to exploit it for that.

AC2 online would just rock so hard. Nintendo could get $10/month outta ME to play that on a server!!!!
Old 12-30-04, 12:14 PM
  #5  
Moderator
 
Groucho's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Posts: 71,383
Received 122 Likes on 84 Posts
Animal Crossing: Online seems like a no-brainer. As does Pokemon: Online.

Not going to happen on Gamecube though. Maybe next generation.
Old 12-30-04, 12:21 PM
  #6  
Retired
 
Join Date: May 1999
Posts: 27,449
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
As Pixy said, they put it out for third parties (namely Sega who was pressuring them over PSO).
Old 12-30-04, 12:28 PM
  #7  
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 9,866
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Originally Posted by Josh Hinkle
(namely Sega who was pressuring them over PSO).
I can see that - except why did Sega let PSO I&II go out of print for so f-ing long? It was impossible to find as far back as almost a year prior to the PSO I&II Plus release.

Last edited by rfduncan; 12-30-04 at 12:39 PM.
Old 12-30-04, 12:41 PM
  #8  
Retired
 
Join Date: May 1999
Posts: 27,449
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
It didn't sell all that well, so I guess they didn't feel a need to produce more copies.
Old 12-30-04, 12:42 PM
  #9  
DVD Talk Legend
 
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Plano, TX
Posts: 23,225
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
PSO I&II was taken off the market cause there was a network glitch you could expose to play stolen games.
Old 12-30-04, 03:54 PM
  #10  
Needs to contact an admin about multiple accounts
 
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 473
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by Groucho
Animal Crossing: Online seems like a no-brainer. As does Pokemon: Online.

Not going to happen on Gamecube though. Maybe next generation.
Or, more likely, on the DS...

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.