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Buying a new-to-you retro console is a lovely thing. A complete and well-appraised library ready to be experienced, an array of affordable games, and a wealth of written features, histories and buyer's guides to delve into. You're getting a new piece of hardware to explore, an unfamiliar startup screen to gawk at, and controllers to get to grips with. A new medium via which you can experience, or relive, a time past. A new box to pour some of your passion into. While the Nintendo GameCube isn't quite brand new to me, I've never owned one myself. However, I'm planning on changing that very soon.  Aside from chasing the new-console high, the decision to buy a GameCube was partially inspired by talk of Eternal Darkness a few weeks ago on The Back Page pod. I'm a sucker for historical-timeline-switching, and being that it's only playable on GameCube, Eternal Darkness is the perfect excuse for a console purchase. I was semi-familiar with it beforehand, but not o

We might be six months away from Forza on GameCube. In the last week, it has been widely reported that Microsoft is on the verge of bringing some of its highest profile Xbox exclusives to other platforms, including Starfield and this year's tentpole title, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Rumours persist that this isn't just a dipping of toes, but a wholesale shift in strategy for Microsoft and the Xbox brand.  MS hasn't denied the rumours, which should tell you plenty, and Xbox head Phil Spencer has said that they'll be addressing future strategies this week. He may or may not wear a PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale t-shirt while doing so. As you would expect, the internet took this news in its stride. Very-online, console monogamists flipped their lid. The PlayStation cultists bragged about their imminent victory in the console war, and some of the Xbox hardcore were so disillusioned that they posted heartfelt messages online detailing their decision to withdraw