Since it's another slow night here at LNC, I figured I might as well kick off another discussion, since that went over well last night. Earlier this evening I was looking over my console collection, and thinking about what game typifies each one. I've always been of the theory that every system, even the weakest of them, has at least one exceptional game. The Jaguar has Tempest 2000 (or Aliens vs. Predator, if that's your preference), the Lynx has Todd's Adventures in Slime World (yes, I know it was released for the Genesis, but multiplayer over multiple connected Lynx systems beats split-screen any day), the Sega Master System has Phantasy Star...the list goes on and on. What's interesting about this, is that not only is there at least one great game per platform, but in some cases, that one game really shows what a developer with enough familiarity with the platform can accomplish. Can you imagine how things would have been different if Panzer Dragoon Saga came out as a Saturn launch title? (Probably not all that different, since it's not really a mainstream title). In the cases of those systems that have a multitude of great games, the singled out game can be one that simply captures everything you love about a system. For the SNES, my favorite game is probably either Super Street Fighter II or Super Bomberman, not because either of them is inherently better than Super Mario World, but simply because when I think of the SNES, I remember those long, long, long sessions of those games I played with friends. So my question tonight is this: what game embodies your favorite platform(s), and why?

	GameCube Price Drop Official It's about time...Nintendo today made it official: starting tomorrow, the GameCube will go on sale for $99, a seriously low price for a console as young as the GameCube, and incredibly, bringing down to the exact same price as the GameBoy Advance SP. This is the price of just the console with no pack-in game, but it is pretty low nonetheless, and nearly half that of the other two systems (although to be fair, those do include pack-in games).
	GameCube Q&A Hot on the heels of today's announcement comes this Q&A with George Harrison of Nintendo of America over at Cube.IGN. George comments on a number of related topics, including why sports games don't sell on GameCube and those pesky comparisons to the Dreamcast.
	Atari Drops GameCube Titles It wasn't all sunshine and roses for GameCube today, as another major developer announced they were dropping GameCube titles from their lineup. The publisher today was Atari, who announced that development has ceased on the GameCube versions of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and Driver 3. Note that unlike Eidos, Atari still has GameCube titles in development, including the upcoming Mission: Impossible: Operation Surma.
	Square Pre-TGS News Sorry, no big announcements yet, but GameSpot has posted writeups of the roundtables with members of the Final Fantasy X-2, Final Fantasy XI and Drakengard development teams that were held in Square's Tokyo office. If you're really hardcore, GameInformer has actually posted MP3 audio files of the complete FFXI and Drakengard roundtables, although be warned -- they're pretty long.
	Nintendo's New Console Nintendo of Japan announced today that their debut system in the piracy-laden country of China would be a custom-developed platform known as the iQue Player. The system is based on the N64, and will retail for roughly $60, with games distributed as a paid-download onto 64MB flash memory cards. Thanks Slashdot Games for the tip.
	Grand Theft Lawsuit There's been a new development in that lawsuit being brought against Take Two by the family of a man slain by boys who were allegedly inspired by Grand Theft Auto...according to Gamesindustry.biz, attorney Jack Thompson now believes there may be grounds to file a class-action lawsuit, possibly involving "hundreds" of other cases.
	T-Mobile Hawking N-Gage As noted in this story at WirelessWeek, cellular provider T-Mobile has announced plans to offer a 30 day trial service with the purchase of an N-Gage system. After the trial period expires, gamers can sign up for a $10 a month plan for unlimited gaming service if they sign an annual contract.
	Mario Golf, Metroid Zero in 2004 During their big GameCube phone conference today, Nintendo apparently also confirmed that Mario Golf and Metroid: Zero Mission (the remake of the original NES title) will be released in early 2004.
	Starsky & Hutch 2 Announced I can't imagine who really wants it, but nonetheless Empire Interactive today announced that they have begun work on a sequel to their recently-released title Starsky & Hutch.
	Rebel Strike Q&A HomeLAN has conducted a Q&A with Brett Tosti of LucasArts, talking with the producer about their upcoming title Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike.
	Nippon Ichi's New Game Games Are Fun is reporting that Nippon Ichi, the company behind the recently released title Disgaea: Hour of Darkness has announced that they are working on a new strategy RPG titled Phantom Bribe for PS2. Presumably more about this game will be released later in the week at the Tokyo Game Show.
	Misc. Media/Previews GameSpot has a new preview of Need for Speed Underground (GC, PS2, XBox), new shots from Monster 4x4: Masters of Metal (PS2), NCAA Final Four 2004 (GC, PS2, Xbox), True Crime: Streets of L.A. (GC, PS2, Xbox) and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 (Xbox), along with the first shots and details from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (GBA). Over at IGN they have a new preview of Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (GC, PS2, Xbox) and new media from R: Racing Evolution (GC, PS2, Xbox), Need for Speed Underground (GC, PS2, Xbox), Manhunt (PS2) and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (GBA). Elsewhere online, GameSpy previews Gran Turismo 4 (PS2), GameInformer looks at the EyeToy add-on for PS2, The Magic Box has new shots from Time Crisis 3 (PS2) and the oddly compelling Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen 2 (GC) and CvG has a new preview of Need for Speed Underground (GC, PS2, Xbox) and new shots from Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior (PS2).