Check the classifieds...I just happened to be browsing this morning and there was a Gamecube + 2 Games + 2 Controllers for $60. Being that you live in a MUCH bigger city than I do, I bet you'd be able to find a similar deal.

well, i think you guys have sold me on a gamecube .. im glad i asked .. i have no idea about these things . .i've only played on a PC until i got the other old systems in garage sales, etc.

my kid is turned into a total addict though ... but now he's only allow to play them on the weekend for an hour if he had a good week at school.

i'm sure i can find a cheap game cube ... these kind of things pop up at cash converters all the time ..

Oh hell no...

Don't get me wrong I'm not criticizing, just glad you aren't my dad.

he's only 5 ... too young to be so obsessed ..

he freaks out when playing too - if he's having trouble ..

it aint pretty.

when he can control it better it wont be a problem (and he has had a tough time in school - he's very 'active'..)

Riiiight, didn't think about the age, shouldn't be flippin out over something so trivial or anything at all for that matter.

I have four kids and have had video games in the house since before they were born [anyone remember Intelevision] I never had a problem with compulsive playing........until OBLIVION....I had to throw my 14 year old off it just last night after almost three hours of playing.

Of course i threw him off so i could play Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter :D

But i know where urge is coming from.My 6 yr. old nephew is like that.He gets very agitated playing.

yeah its freaky ... my kid gets really frustrated - with any failure of anykind .. he doesnt have the patience yet..

that toy story game is too hard for me - i can imagine how pissed he gets :)

well, it's a moot point now :

my kids school had a raffle and we won the x-box ...

hey all,i no that if u get a ps2 chipped it fucks up really good coz my bro had one with a chip and it fucked up,like the games wont play good or wont load or if u get a game with 2 disks the 2nd one wont load,ive heard xbox will stuff up 2.i own one but it not chipped.cant get chips 4 gamecube(i own that 2).i really want tales of symphonia 4 gamecube but it not made any more....:D

def the Gamecube if you wanna play burned games, and it comes with a nice variety of kids games also, plus you get more options in the Nintendo game line-up, plus some really really good titles...

For the sheer variety of games though, I always preferred the PS2...plus the fact that the games look a lot more amazing on it, better graphics, better sound et al...

XBox is ideal for online gaming...you and your friends can hook up your machines together and have a go at each other or 2 player missions, but the XBox suffers from limitations in the number of games it offers...

I have all 3 of em, and most of the time I m hooked into my XBox usually at nights...but PS2 and Gamecube are better suited for single-player gameplay, and its an easier option of the two...