Re:GAMECUBE vs PS2 Review - Mega Man Anniversary Collection

[CalebNaquin]

Dude... really? I mean, I don't wanna sound like an ass, but I played this on my friend's Gamecube a couple of days ago, having never played it since the NES version, and I got adjusted fairly quickly. Hell, I beat MM1 in about an hour. Sounds to me like you're just making excuses.

[crammage]

@CalebNaquin have you benn playing megaman all your life?

i cant adjust just that easily 

[dragoonitro]

Were you recording next to a waterfall?

[cyberhoodlum]

I can't believe how many people disagree with this video. I bet that no one who disliked this video has actually played the Gamecube version of Megaman A.C. before. I used to think that A to shoot and B to jump wouldn't be that big of a deal, but when I played the NGC version of this game, I could never get used to it. It's like trying to learn how to drive on the opposite side of the road.

[crammage]

@cyberhoodlum yeah only worse , with opposite pedals

[cyberhoodlum]

@crammage Also, I don't know if this was a big deal for you or not, but when I play old-school 2D games, I prefer using a control pad rather than a stick. However, the control pad on the Gamecube controller is too darn small to use properly. This same problem also hinders my ability to truly enjoy Sonic Mega Collection on the Gamecube.

[crammage]

@cyberhoodlum yes but its not as much of a problem on sonic because its a much more fast pasted game

[swl9380]

i dont know what is problme with my, but any one have this same problem as me

some reason sometimes my control startin to act up, it wont up or down or stop workin, this only game that do that to me, all my other games run fine,  i have ps2 version

[TheTravisChannel]

Its amazing how much of a difference the switched controls are.

I just cannot play this game.

[Mrguy891]

pfftftfh im getting this version regardless, you just cant handle a minor change you whining idiot.

not everyone is you!

[crammage]

i don't know how anybody can get used to the controls

when you have been using b shoot and a jump for over 18 years!

when i played it i constantly died

[Mrguy891]

@crammage i had a busted gc controller and played sunshine (a and b switched but i threw it away) and i played fine, if i could do that i can handle a simple controlled megaman game

[darknight068]

@crammage It took me all of maybe 2 minutes and I was playing like nothing changed. As I've stated a couple years before, the big issues had nothing to do with the controls and everything to do with the port jobs. And truth be told, these days I actually have both versions of the game and after playing the PS2 one long enough, you know what, they both suck. The PS2 got the better end of the deal still, but the remixed soundtrack audio quality is so bad sometimes it defeats the purpose of it.

[darknight068]

That's not even counting the STILL screwed up sound effects, Mega Man 8's butchered robot voices (I originally thought this was done only on the GC version for storage reasons, but that can't be the case on a DVD that's not even filled), lack of ANY polygon effects in Mega Man 8 which either ruined or had several visual effects removed, and weird slowdown issues among other things.

Thankfully Capcom got the X Collection near perfect, because Atomic Planet made a disaster.

[GamingShadow01]

dude, its not a big deal. you just have to get used to the button configuration.

[FalconKPD]

Why does this onl have 2 stars?

[crammage]

because people can't handle the truth

[rlbd708]

yas but what if u havent played the megaman series thechange wouldent affect u cause u havent played it i havent played them and i have a gamcube im getting it and ill enjoy it u may not have but i will

[DansukeTheHedgehog]

gamecube version doesn´t scuk. ATOMIC PLANET SUCKS (the people who ported the games to the anniversary collection)

[darknight068]

It does suck, but for completely different reasons besides the controls. The controls worked fine, it's the stupid porting job of EVERY game in the collection on BOTH systems that I had an issue with. Past MM6, the porting job of the two arcade games along with 7 and 8 were atrocious. Slowdowns and frame drops for NO good reason. Sped up voices in MM8. Horribly edited audio in BOTH versions. The problems go on and on.

[darknight068]

The PS2 version, aside from the load times and the obviously disc reading delay for every track in the game was the better game, but only because the porting issues aren't as bad as they were on the GC.

A second run of this disc was made for the GC that fixed some of the audio issues, but it's still quite bad on there irregardless of that.

Still, no matter what system we're talking about, the port job could've been 1,000x better.

[LookUpHigher]

left, no right, wait, what side is the subscribe button on?

I think you illustrated the issue perfectly at the end there, you simply can't adjust. It took me about a minute and a half to get the controls assimilated and zero problems after that.

Your "review" is not a review, but look on the bright side, at least you had a reason to wear your sunglasses at night.

[zebure]

well the controller doesnt mather. well take red faction for an exempel, the ps2 version. is an first fps game, if you wanna look up you press down on the controll stick, and vs versa. well the most game have up is up and down is down, it only take 1minute to get use to red factions controller.

[crammage]

no

thats nothing its called inverted aiming

and most of the time you can change that

not as big of a deal as with this game

[Vatebulu]

in my opinion...the controller should not be the excuse for a poor gamer like you...if you cant play it...then do not play it...play barbie or any pussy doll...haha

[AquariusCaMousse]

Even my brother who's 12 has succeeded in "changing his brain in order to understand that B = jump and A = buster" .

Seriously I have the GC version, and there's no problem at all if you are a good gamer, and if you can't play because of that, then please, stop buying video games :/

GC version is as good as the other -_-

[crammage]

might as well play halo with down as the shoot button

no the buttons should stay the same if YOU were a good gamer YOU'D know that

I STAND WHERE I WAS GAMECUBEVERSION SUCKS ASS!!!!!!

[AquariusCaMousse]

Tell me: how do you do when a new controller pad is out? You keep saying "that sucks because buttons are not in the same place" ? Or is it like "they added some buttons, I'm totally lost that sucks!" ?

If you can't make any adaptations between the different systems then I'm sorry but you suck. And you can say what you wanna say about my level (nothing to proove to the kind of yours) or you can make some pitiful comparison (like the Halo's one) , that won't change anything!

Peace.

[crammage]

your making a big fuss over nothing , its a platformer/action game, if can make mega man 1-8

mega man x1-x6 and mega man bass, all with the same controlls why cant they simply make the controls the same way ,

[crammage]

and why did your brother do so well???

BECAUSE HE HASN'T BEEN PLAYING MEGA MAN FOR 12 years so its not hard for him to get used to , for me it is , it like playing driving on the left side of the road ,or having yout gas and brake pedals switched,

or left and right mouse buttons flip floped

ITS JUST NOT RIGHT!!!

[crammage]

oh and im COMPLETLY FINE with new controllers just not fine when the jump and fire butts are switched in a side scroller game

[AquariusCaMousse]

Owkay even If I don't agree you I can understand guess people aren't the same concerning that,my mistake.

BTW my bro first played Megaman when he was 6 and it was on my NES with Megaman II and continued with the 5.And guess what?He told me the same thing at first: 'the control sucks!',but he succeeded in the adaptation and today he fully enjoys the game and says "this game's awesome" .That's a work to do and when you did it you can expect to see your true level again.I did it fast so did my bro.

[rachetfan76]

This is a one rare occasion were a gamecube port is worse than a ps2 version or xbox version.

[qwertx7]

i had the xbox version the bottens are riet and you can change then.

[garc4475]

xbox version has everything .

[IMOVAHERE]

Serious question time here. I've looked at other reviewers who compared the original games on their systems VS MM Anni Coll on The Cube and the audio/video compression was noticeable for some games. 7 music was different it sounded pitchy. M8 also had "different" sounding music with animated cut-scenes that looked washout compared to the original PSOne.

Is this in every version of the collection or just the NGC due to all the compression needed to fit i?

[crammage]

sorry but i have no idea

i havent played the game in a long time

[IMOVAHERE]

it* on The Cubes mini-dvd disc?**

[LilBoomy]

yo is megaman anivesary collection good?

[crammage]

yes but not on the gamecube

buy on the xbox or ps2

[kcakiz]

SirRikkuSama as the right

[crammage]

you people are insane

its like playing wii sports with your FEET!

[MegaMan52]

I got the GameCube version and I'm satisfied. It took me only 15 mins. to get used to the controls, the loading times are twice as fast, and Mega Man 1-6 are in full-screen just like on the NES. Also, the interview extra included in the GameCube version is a superior extra epecially when you can get the cartoon episode the PS2 version has along with all 26 other episodes of the cartoon on 2 DVD sets (which are of much higher quality as well...the episode has a really washed out look on the PS2).

[yomyma2]

how it always seems like Gamecube's version of games suck like with the sonic mega collection but ps2 and xbox has sonic mega collection plus.Man companies gotta stop hating on Nintendo

[SirRikkuSama]

I prefer the NGC version, and I have both...didn't like the remixed tracks and Cube's controller is more confortable than the Dualshock 2.

[crammage]

the buttons are f-in switched!!!

how could you possibly teach your brain to play that after years of playing with b shoot and a jump??!!!

[loomp]

Someone said if you use the Wii Nes Retroport

it so pose to fix this problem.

[crammage]

whats that?

[thesatanic6]

do you have a wii

[extremegods]

ya he does

[takethepot]

Heh, thanks for the review. Good to know all of that stuff. It's unfortunate that nintendo was the home to megaman 1-7 and they actually decided to flip the controls around on ya.

Stinks about the remixed music too, although I personally think controls is the first thing tow worry about.

[crammage]

i never noticed the remixed music, but yaeh flip floped controlles are gay

[mexvsbra]

The gamecube ruled!it had better graphics than ps2 but ps2 had better games.

[crammage]

umm its gay the buttons are swithched

thats like driving a car with the gas,brake and clutch ,all in a different order!

[IMOVAHERE]

OMG they changed it! How can we play if the shoot button isn't before the jump button! Shit! I start touching other buttons when they do that. Thats like If you went to England and the short yellow bus had its wheel and peddles on the other side or If you went to another country and they didn't speak English. Come on that would be crazy. Doesn't Capcom know its impossible to adapt for us water heads! Fucking n00bs! I like turt3lez!1

[crammage]

no kidding

[milanesaconbronca]

fuck the gamecube is so fucking dead

[crammage]

shut up

it has mario kart and smash bros

fuck you

[milanesaconbronca]

I'm a very true gamer man, because I don't like the gamecube it doesn't mena that, and I know it has some good games but it is just that the gamecube is just a shadow in comparison with the ps2 and the xbox

[crammage]

the gamecube is a fun party machine

your not a true gamer

[milanesaconbronca]

Yah sure, then I want to know if you like every console that exists: mega drive, master system, 3DO, Atari, SNES, NES, MSX, neo geo/cd, and more...

[crammage]

yeah pretty much

just ps3 at the bottom along with atari jaguar

and the gay vtech vsmile

[Marukomuru]

Well, the controls take some getting used to...

Especially in MM2 when you're in Air Man's stage and you've got to jump across all those heads... Aye...

But other than that, I have to agree with you on a slightly unrelated note. I just loaded up my GC version of MMAC after watching a PS2 review on said game, and apparently the GC version doesn't have the remixed music, which is my personal gripe...

I need to find me a PS2 version. XD

[GamecubeIsGreat]

Pfft. The GCN version of MMAC is god compared to Sonic and the Shitty Rings. The controls there are unadaptable. In MMAC you can adapt with enough playthroughs. I only had gamecube when I got this so I had no choice.

In SASR there IS no alternate. The controls fucking suck REALLY bad and it ruins the game.

[HyperZeroDS]

FUCK THE GAMECUBE VERSION!

[DolphinRevolution]

Wow, I thought the only thing that would've sucked was the D-pad. Thanks for the heads up :)

[SonikDude]

oh wow...that does suck. good thing i didnt' get it

[crammage]

hey dude thanks for repling!

yeah it sure does suck

have you seen my response you your super metroid review?

[crammage]

ok you did good