Got my GameCube!

[GMan]

And it's all wrapped up for Christmas, along with Rogue Squadron, Smash Bros Melee and something Spyra! Oh, and a couple extra controls. The kids are gonna be stoked and I can't wait to see the expressions on their faces. This will be completely unexpected for them.

Thanks for all the good advice I got here on systems and games. Appreciate the experience.

One more question, do I need to buy memory to make the games run smoother, or is memory just for saving games? How does it help?

[Gumdrop]

Ahh... reminds me of the time I got my Commodore 64 computer with Blagger (superior Manic Miner clone) and The Hobbit. Man, did I cry when I finally had to go to bed that night! Took me all boxing day to figure out how to escape the Elven halls in those darn barrels!

Oh, and memory cards are just for saved games.

[Shadow Creepr]

Congratulations and good choice. I would get the memory card for sure, it came in handy for me.

[Lake]

Yes, the 'kids' will be having fun with it.

[Fafhrd]

congratulations on getting the "right" system.

anyway, you may want to know about this promotion http://www.planetgamecube.com/news.c...n=item&id=4816 - buy two GC games off of a list, or a couple other things (unfortunately including buying a new GC) and you can get a zelda pack in disc with the NES zelda games and the N64 zelda games (if you care).