Hudson Selection Vol. 3: PC Genjin (Bonk) for PS2 and Gamecube

[farankoshan]

...it's probably easier to get it to run on a GC.  I have the Star Soldier remake on GC, & IIRC, you just pop in a disc, & then pop in the game.  But for PS2, you have to do the slide key trick, unless you're is modded?

I get you. It's more of a procedural difference, if you intend to do swap-disc-tricks when playing them.

But, I own a freeloader for my cube, and I have a JPN PS2 to play games from JPN, so I'm interested in the gameplay and interface differences.

AFAIK, they're exactly the same.  The only difference I think I heard, was loading is a little quicker on the GC...

Is loading then, the only difference?

[Bernie]

AFAIK, they're exactly the same.  The only difference I think I heard, was loading is a little quicker on the GC.  Also, it's probably easier to get it to run on a GC.  I have the Star Soldier remake on GC, & IIRC, you just pop in a disc, & then pop in the game.  But for PS2, you have to do the slide key trick, unless you're is modded?

Wait..  are you saying I could possibly play this game on my US Gamecube, without having it modded? 

[esteban]

AFAIK, they're exactly the same.  The only difference I think I heard, was loading is a little quicker on the GC.  Also, it's probably easier to get it to run on a GC.  I have the Star Soldier remake on GC, & IIRC, you just pop in a disc, & then pop in the game.  But for PS2, you have to do the slide key trick, unless you're is modded?

Wait..  are you saying I could possibly play this game on my US Gamecube, without having it modded? 

Yes. You need to get the boot loader disc (or whatever it is called). I have US GC + Japanese imports (including the game this very thread is about).

I don't know how much a Japanese GC would cost now, though. You might look into it.

[TR0N]

AFAIK, they're exactly the same.  The only difference I think I heard, was loading is a little quicker on the GC.  Also, it's probably easier to get it to run on a GC.  I have the Star Soldier remake on GC, & IIRC, you just pop in a disc, & then pop in the game.  But for PS2, you have to do the slide key trick, unless you're is modded?

Wait..  are you saying I could possibly play this game on my US Gamecube, without having it modded? 

Free loader or action replay can work for playing imports on a gc.

[Tatsujin]

What's a gotcha question?

A catch question

Sorry if I'm reading this wrong, Tatsujin. I appreciate the replies. Really I do. But I'm seriously confused as to what you might be implying that I'm saying. It's not a loaded question at all. I'm seriously participating in this discussion, asking which version is better...

I'm sorry. wasn't thto intend to create any confusions here
Just wanted to imply that both of the ports are absolutely terrible and awful, and not even worth to compare to each other, since non of 'em would win just the littlest price of anything.

[Mathius]

So this is all I'd need to play Japanese GC games???

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Action-Replay-Nintendo-Gamecube-/320893197237?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item4ab6b99bb5

[Tatsujin]

Lol 45 bucks, rather get a loose jpn cube for half or even less of that price.

[TR0N]

So this is all I'd need to play Japanese GC games???

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Action-Replay-Nintendo-Gamecube-/320893197237?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item4ab6b99bb5

LOL that's over priced try amazon 

[farankoshan]

Wow! That's a deal! (watch out for falling sarcasm.)

But, the one thing to remember about JP games is that though you may be able to boot it up using a freeloader, if the game needs a memory card, you can't use a US memory card. You need a JP formatted memory card.

Games like Mr. Driller Drill Land are affected by this and thus, become virtually unplayable without a way to save.

[ParanoiaDragon]

Ok, that's something I never heard about, that really sucks!  I never noticed since all I have is the Star Soldier remake.  I almost got the Adventure Island one, but held off for some reason.  Didn't care about the Lode Runner remake.

[Mathius]

I definitely wasn't going to pay that. I was just posting that auction as an example. Thanks for the info.