Episode 053 - The Xbox vs GameCube Draft

Released November 26, 2021 listen

Show notes:

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.

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.

Matthew won w/ ~60% of the votes.

Category	Samuel (Xbox)	Matthew (GameCube)
Adventure/RPG	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic	Beyond Good & Evil
Shooter	Panzer Dragon Orta	TimeSplitters 2
Fighting/Sports	Jet Set Radio Future	Soul Calibur 2
Platformer	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time	Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (w/ bongo controller)
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 (w/ mech controller)	Killer7
Free pick	Ninja Gaiden Black	Super Mario Sunshine
Free pick	The Matrix: Path of Neo	Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Free pick	The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay	Metroid Prime
Free pick	Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne	Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Free pick	GTA Double Pack (GTA 3 & Vice City)	Super Smash Bros. Melee
Free pick	The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind	Viewtiful Joe
Free pick	Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords	F-zero GX
Free pick	The Warriors	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Free pick	Hitman: Blood Money	Resident Evil 4
Free pick	Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker