Episode 53: The Xbox vs GameCube Draft
Who can build the best hypothetical mini console, Matthew, representing GameCube, or Samuel, representing the original Xbox? As both consoles have turned 20 years old, in this episode we’ll revisit the libraries of each in a competitive format.
Wondering who won this one? It was Matthew, with around 60% of the vote.
This week’s music is from the Super Mario Sunshine soundtrack by Koji Kondo and Shinobu Tanaka, the Metroid Prime soundtrack by Kenji Yamamoto and Kouichi Kyuma, The Simpsons: Hit and Run soundtrack by Marc Baril, Jeff Tymoschuk and Allan Levy, and the Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne soundtrack by Kärtsy Hatakka and Kimmo Kajasto.
The Categories
- Adventure/RPG
- Shooter
- Fighting/sports
- Platformer
- Licensed game
- Launch game
- Stealth/horror
- Multiplayer
- Racing
- Wild card
- 10 Free picks!
Picks
| Category | Samuel (Xbox) | Matthew (GameCube) |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure/RPG | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | Beyond Good & Evil |
| Shooter | Panzer Dragoon Orta | TimeSplitters 2 |
| Fighting/sports | Jet Set Radio Future | Soul Calibur 2 |
| Platformer | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (with the bongos!) |
| Licensed game | The Simpsons: Hit and Run | Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader |
| Launch game | Halo: Combat Evolved | Super Monkey Ball |
| Stealth/horror | Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory | Hitman 2: Silent Assassin |
| Multiplayer | Halo 2 | WarioWare Inc.: Mega Party Games |
| Racing | Burnout 3: Takedown | Mario Kart: Double Dash |
| Wild card | Steel Battalion (with the mech controller!) | Killer7 |
| Free pick 1 | Ninja Gaiden Black | Super Mario Sunshine |
| Free pick 2 | The Matrix: Path of Neo | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door |
| Free pick 3 | The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay | Metroid Prime |
| Free pick 4 | Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne | Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem |
| Free pick 5 | GTA Double Pack (GTA 3 and Vice City) | Super Smash Bros. Melee |
| Free pick 6 | The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind | Viewtiful Joe |
| Free pick 7 | Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords | F-Zero GX |
| Free pick 8 | The Warriors | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess |
| Free pick 9 | Hitman: Blood Money | Resident Evil 4 |
| Free pick 10 | Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker |
Episode 55 Revised Heart Picks
| Category | Samuel (Xbox) | Matthew (GameCube) | Samuel (GameCube) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adventure/RPG | Shenmue II | Skies of Arcadia Legends | Skies of Arcadia Legends |
| Shooter | Panzer Dragoon Orta | Metroid Prime | Ikaruga |
| Fighting/sports | Dead or Alive 3 | Super Smash Bros. Melee | Super Smash Bros. Melee |
| Platformer | Psychonauts | Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (with the bongos!) | Super Mario Sunshine |
| Licensed game | The Matrix: Path of Neo | Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader |
| Launch game | Halo: Combat Evolved | Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader | Luigi’s Mansion |
| Stealth/horror | Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory | Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes | Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes |
| Multiplayer | Halo 2 | WarioWare Inc.: Mega Party Games | Mario Kart: Double Dash |
| Racing | Burnout 3: Takedown | Mario Kart: Double Dash | F-Zero GX |
| Wild card | Steel Battalion (with the mech controller!) | Killer7 | Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean |
| Free pick 1 | Ninja Gaiden Black | Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 | Killer7 |
| Free pick 2 | Jet Set Radio Future | Resident Evil 4 | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door |
| Free pick 3 | The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay | Resident Evil (2002) | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess |
| Free pick 4 | The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind | Chibi-Robo! | Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance |
| Free pick 5 | Jade Empire | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | Viewtiful Joe |
| Free pick 6 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | Viewtiful Joe | Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem |
| Free pick 7 | Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords | F-Zero GX | Resident Evil 4 |
| Free pick 8 | Breakdown | Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker |
| Free pick 9 | OutRun 2 | Super Mario Sunshine | Chibi-Robo! |
| Free pick 10 | Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | Metroid Prime |
Results
Samuel 41%
Matthew 59%
(417 votes)