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RELEASED IN THE USA!!!
Post by Ryan Jenning on Aug 25th, 2003, 2:23pm
Well, here in St. Louis, Missouri it will take two more days to come, but the offical release of GX in the USA is today.
I'm so happy!!!
Re: RELEASED IN THE USA!!!
Post by F-Zero Fanatic on Aug 25th, 2003, 3:14pm
67 days.....
*grumble*
Re: RELEASED IN THE USA!!!
Post by Logan on Aug 25th, 2003, 3:28pm
I was told I'd get it tomorrow, but I'm still checking today.
Let me get this straight though, it's still over two months for the PAL version to be released, yet I thought that the disc itself wouldn't be any different from the NTSC version.
I understand with cartridges how the differences in Amperes could be a problem but with the discs, no voltage is going through it right? Is it spinning at a different speed? If so, then does Europe have PAL CDs and DVDs as well? That mystifies me. There must be a better way than making you poor people wait so long 
Do you know Sam Hughes?
Re: RELEASED IN THE USA!!!
Post by Ruben Moonen on Aug 25th, 2003, 3:45pm
the games here in europe are always late because those those french, german and spanish people always need EVERYTHING translated
. GOD I HATE IT
. sometimes thay have to translate the game to 6 diffirent languages. games like Animal Crossing are cancelled for the EU because of this reason. 
Re: RELEASED IN THE USA!!!
Post by Logan on Aug 25th, 2003, 4:10pm
So the PAL systems in Europe cannot run the NTSC discs eh? Strange, and I'd have to have someone explain it tecnically to me.
Blame everything on the French eh?
I am glad that in the US we don't have to translate things like that! Say, why doesn't the entire world learn English and simplify thing huh?
Re: RELEASED IN THE USA!!!
Post by Vesian on Aug 25th, 2003, 9:37pm
GRRRR. I ordered GX from www.ebworld.com on the 8th of August and it didn't ship today, damn them! I even payed extra for 1 day shipping! Damn them! *tears hair out*
Re: RELEASED IN THE USA!!!
Post by GreggRichardson on Aug 26th, 2003, 06:03am
I live in Massachuttes but I cant get it by this Friday.
Re: RELEASED IN THE USA!!!
Post by TelpeFion on Aug 26th, 2003, 08:34am
My friend'll get it in a week. He'll probably be one of the first to own the game over here. Should I try to get him to join FZC?
Re: RELEASED IN THE USA!!!
Post by Supreme on Aug 26th, 2003, 2:04pm
Hah I've imported F-Zero GX (us). It'll be here this friday or saturday
! Don't want to wait till the PAL-version is released...
Re: RELEASED IN THE USA!!!
Post by RP on Aug 26th, 2003, 2:46pm
The PAL systems can run NTSC games, but only with the freeloader, because the discs have different preset codes, which will be proved when the cube loads the game.
To run an NTSC game you put the freeloader disc into the cube, choose the option for Japan or US version, the freeloader gives the PAL code to the cube and then you put in the NTSC game. The cube got his PAL code, but you are running an NTSC game, with the freeloader itīs also possible to run PAL games on NTSC cubes. You also need it, when you want to play a japanese game on your US cube, because those systems have also different codes.
In europe we have to wait sometimes so long because, thereīs an order:
Japanese games are released first in Japan, then USA, then europe.
US games are released first in USA, then europe, maybe in Japan.
European games are released first in europe or USA, then in USA or europe, maybe in Japan.
Europe is less important than the USA and in europe are many languages spoken.
But itīs false that games are not released, because itīs too expensive to translate them. Itīs possible to convert the US version with english text in a short time for a PAL release, which was for example not done with Suikoden 3 for the PS2.
The reason for Animal crossing was that itīs first a very unique game, second you canīt make advertisement like "look at those graphics" and third itīs a game with much text and a comic look, so it should also be playable for kids. All together was not rentable enough for Nintendo of Europe to translate the game at least into 5 languages.
An example for a game with much text which was released short after the japanese and US release is Zelda - Ocarina of Time. They began with the translation for english, german and french about 3 months before the japanese version was finished to get ready to release worldwide before christmas.
I hope everything was understandable, if anyone has questions, post them.
Re: RELEASED IN THE USA!!!
Post by Qik on Aug 26th, 2003, 4:17pm
Got mine this morning in Ohio.
Re: RELEASED IN THE USA!!!
Post by Ryan Jenning on Aug 26th, 2003, 7:16pm
YEAH!!! Turns out that GX came to Missouri today, but since I'm getting it from KB Toys up at the mall, they had it in the "back area." My poor grandma that is turning 84 tomorrow, and I'm making her go pick it up because she is only a 5 min walk away from the mall (she still drives, she's 83!), and she is coming over anyway so...
She is still going to end up going to picking it up tomorrow, but she could have gone and got it tonight because her and the manager are very good friends. I don't really care that much though, I do need to sleep tonight so I can get up tomorrow, but then I'm gonna pull another "Ryan" and just stay up for three days straight, just playing F-Zero, ocassionally stopping to give my Gamecube a rest and go to school.
Re: RELEASED IN THE USA!!!
Post by Logan on Aug 27th, 2003, 1:46pm
Thanks RP, that does clarify things.
Good luck Ryan! I'm picking my copy up this afternoon. I've not decided yet whether I'll be a "snaker" or not
Re: RELEASED IN THE USA!!!
Post by Ryan Jenning on Aug 27th, 2003, 4:00pm
ALRIGHT!!! I finally got mine today after school, right now I'm letting my older brother play it for a bit, just wanted to come on and say how AMAZING this game is!!! I haven't beat anything on Expert, but I have beaten the first cup on Standard. I'm about to go play agian, but I'll be back on later tonight!!!