12-23-2003, 10:00 PM
WarLocke,Dec 22 2003, 02:53 AM Wrote:My second thought was to maybe invest in a console; I haven't owned one since my old PS1 died, and there are several console-exclusive titles I wouldn't mind playing (I hear Metroid Prime is good... ;) ), but $200 buys a console and maybe 1 or 2 games, so it would seem a bad investment.I'm too late, but you can get more than that. $100 gets you a GameCube with 4 classic Zelda games - two good NES games, which are very dated, and two good N64 games, which still rock. You'll need a memory card, which is $20 at most. Metroid Prime is $30, Super Smash Bros. Melee is $30, Pikmin is $20. You just need to pick up the older games instead of the newest stuff.
Also, a console game rental service like www.RedOctane.com or www.GameFly.com can be a very good deal.