advice about buying a new game system

[High Lord Tolkien]

Hello.
I recently dragged out my N64 for my kids and caught the game bug again.

I'm not a hardcore gamer, I just like to kill and blow things up...and blow up things I've killed.....and...well anyway my kids are 3 and 6 so I need something simple with fun titles.

Looks like Gamecube would make the most sense for me.
The kids like Mario stuff.
But I have a nice large high def TV now and would like to enjoy some crisp graphics for myself.
Is Gamecube too old to make a good picture on my TV?

The XBox 360 is out of my price range but is it backwards compatiple with the old Xbox just in case?

So I guess what I really want to know is if the Gamecube, Xbox or PSII would look good on a highdef TV.

[Loredoctor]

Xbox 360 is indeed backwards compatible.

[Warmark]

I'm not really sure what games look like on a High Def TV.

But as for the 'Blowing Up and Killing....' Xbox and PS2 have more ''Mature'' games on them, although there are a few on the Gamecube.

[CovenantJr]

Xbox 360 is indeed backwards compatible.

I don't know what it's like in other countries, but here the 360 is only backwards compatible if you buy the correct package.

[I'm Murrin]

I'd heard they were only porting selected XBox games, and only a few would be backwards-compatible without porting.

[CovenantJr]

That's also true, I'd forgotten that.

[Usivius]

Xbox 360 is only backwards compatable for select games, basically all those that had 'platinum' status, ie: popular/sold lots.
Yes, it is still expensive, but the graphics and capabilities are astounding! I think I will be getting one next year.

Gamecube is definately cheaper and has games more geared for kids or family use.

Between PS2 and (regular) Xbox, I would go with Xbox, just because of better graphics and power of console. And Xbox Live set the standard and is still far ahead of PS. PC2 has a larger catalogue (but not necessarily better).