Dreamcast 🌀 25th Anniversary
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Highly unlikely to get 15-30 games on a single disc given the various rights holders. Would love to see Sega do genre collection like dreamcast/naomi/model 2 racing games fighting games etc. Would they sell enough to warrant the work? I am not so sure.
Happy birthday! Will have to say the library of games holds up very well today.
PSO is still just as addictive today. Hope we get a modern port of Blue Burst or something.
PSO is still just as addictive today. Hope we get a modern port of Blue Burst or something.
Still to this day my favorite console ever made. I know there are objectively better systems and systems I own more games for, but there was something about the Dreamcast. I bought an import Dreamcast that first Christmas with VF, Sonic and soon after Sega Rally 2. 90's arcade Sega was something special and finally getting good arcade versions was magical. Also the creative output from internal Sega is still to this day unmatched in my opinion from 1 studio for a 2 year time frame. So many classics I can't name them all. You realize Jet Grind Radio, Shenmue and Skies of Arcadia came out in 3 consecutive weeks in the U.S.? This is the kind of output I'm talking about. I don't even want to count the hours I put in on PSO. While I think the top Nintendo games reach higher highs, Sega released so many more very high quality games that spoke to me. Dreamcast forever!
Edit: just counted them up and pretty sure i had 55 games in that small 2 year period just for U.S. releases much less imports. Amazing time.
Edit: just counted them up and pretty sure i had 55 games in that small 2 year period just for U.S. releases much less imports. Amazing time.
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Still one of my favorite consoles of all time. Still a shame Sega went to shit during this era, it could've had so many more titles.
I first played Dreamcast very shortly after it's launch in 1999, not from buying it, but from renting it with Sonic Adventure. Sonic Adventure looked so fucking amazing to me. I was utterly gobsmacked by the graphics.
I didn't actually own a Dreamcast until they announced they were discontinuing it and steeply dropped the price. I already hitched my wagon to the PS2.
I didn't actually own a Dreamcast until they announced they were discontinuing it and steeply dropped the price. I already hitched my wagon to the PS2.
The graphics on the Dreamcast were quite something. It was quite the jump from the PS1/64/Saturn, where the 3D was still pretty rough.
25? My mind immediately defaulted to like 15 years ago…and now I'm a bit sad.
Dreamcast was absolute magic at that time (well, on the US release). One of the last memories I have of being completely astounded by the incredible tech we had in video games.
It was truly on another level.
Dreamcast was absolute magic at that time (well, on the US release). One of the last memories I have of being completely astounded by the incredible tech we had in video games.
It was truly on another level.
My immediate family never owned one ourselves, but my cousins had a Dreamcast so I associate the system with positive memories of visiting them throughout the 2000s. The console always had a vibe that I appreciated. Gaming felt a little less fun after Sega stopped making consoles on the regular.
Impressive.There are currently 35 games that have active online functions, though the servers are made/run by fans.
As all others have said, it was pure magic.
Rez, all the Naomi stuff, PSO, all the shmups, fighting games, etc etc. Golden Era console for sure.
Rez, all the Naomi stuff, PSO, all the shmups, fighting games, etc etc. Golden Era console for sure.
same. using all of it's online features in 99/2000 made me feel like i was living in the future.
i rented the system after it's european launch, with sonic adventure, mvc1 & soul calibur. i almost lost it when i saw SC running.
Jesus it's been that long? Dreamcast was the first console that I was able to get at launch. Worked my ass off in Burger King and would buy EB gift cards so I wouldn't spent the money lol.
Still a very cool console.
Why did it die? I Remember it was cracked pretty wide open. You could burn cd-r and play with no modification right.
I Remember a story about how they cracked it But can't Remember it. Anyone care to refresh my memory?
Why did it die? I Remember it was cracked pretty wide open. You could burn cd-r and play with no modification right.
I Remember a story about how they cracked it But can't Remember it. Anyone care to refresh my memory?
Happy birthday, king! The most Fun I've had with a console ever. And the console that taught me patience, with 60 part download files on rapidshare to burn that game.
The feels...
The feels...
Then I'll take 5 minimum, 10 maximum, and some bonus features we commonly see in collection games like a Music Player, digital Art Pieces etc
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Odd timing as I was in Tokyo a month later and picked one up on a whim. It was really amusing coming through immigration with my briefcase in one hand and my DC "briefcase" in the other.
Played some Bangaio today. Good stuff.
Played some Bangaio today. Good stuff.
Almost everyone was waiting for the PS2, I felt like a hipster at school for championing the Dreamcast but I loved it.
A Dreamcast with a GD-Emu and fan mod (it's so blissfully quiet now!) remains perma-plugged into a CRT in my home office for when I need to dip away from modern games for a bit and relive some delicious arcade nostalgia.
My favourite console of all time.
Some servers have features like XP boosts, adjusted drop rates, hardcore modes, etc. incase you want an accelerated dip back into nostalgia-land.
SEGA had also burnt a few dev/publisher relationships back during the 32X/Saturn fiasco so some had hesitation about jumping aboard too. EA most notably.
My favourite console of all time.
re: PSO specifically, there's an official PC port called "Blue Burst" which has all the episodes including a PC-exclusive episode 4. It's also ran on fan servers these days but it's where the bulk of the community is.
Some servers have features like XP boosts, adjusted drop rates, hardcore modes, etc. incase you want an accelerated dip back into nostalgia-land.
Yup, no mods necessary. Games had to be trimmed a little to fit on a CD-R but few games actually used the whole capacity of the GD-rom anyway and those that did a simple audio bitrate crunch usually sufficed. Back in those days, most used built-in TV speakers and home cinema/hi-fi setups were rare so I doubt most could even tell the difference in audio quality.
SEGA had also burnt a few dev/publisher relationships back during the 32X/Saturn fiasco so some had hesitation about jumping aboard too. EA most notably.
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I think that would work but it would be like a Capcom collection, Sega collection, Midway collection etc.
Agree they would be awesome collectors pieces with art and extras.
Given SEGA's treatment of Sonic Adventure - porting an increasingly broken port of a port of a port rather than going back to the original Dreamcast version - I wouldn't hold out hope they could do a collection worth having.
Waht you'd get is an outsource job to a company like Digital Eclipse and it would be awful.
The hype for the PS2 + Supply chains and developers having trust issues with Sega + Sega not having enough money to support it + One of the easiest consoles for piracy.
The Dreamcast wasn't considered a financial flop like the Saturn or the 32X but Sega was bleeding hard for N! factors at that time and the Dreamcast wasn't successful enough to that kind of recover, unfortunately.
Absolutely adore my Dreamcast- still got my PAL launch console with Sonic Adventure. Despite it's short life span I have so many fond memories: Shenmue was mind blowing for its time, playing soul calibur with my best friend, and skies of Arcadia had this real epic sense of adventure just to name a few!
Think I still love the Sega Saturn *slightly* more but , man what an incredible console….!
And now with both the Dreamcast and Ocarina of Time celebrating their 25th anniversaries, I feel incredibly ancient.
Think I still love the Sega Saturn *slightly* more but , man what an incredible console….!
And now with both the Dreamcast and Ocarina of Time celebrating their 25th anniversaries, I feel incredibly ancient.
Best console ever made. Introduced or popularized several features that became mainstream later, and had one of the best selections of games still to this day. Shenmue, Skies of Arcadia, Jet Grind Radio, and others… phew… Even lesser known and not-so-great games like Time Stalkers were my jam
Just bought a Japanese one and Samba de Amigo. Dreamcast is probably the reason my taste in games is the way it is today.
Happy Birthday!! one of my favorite consoles of all time, top 3 for sure
9/9/99 whas also one of the greatest launch of a console, i remeber sepnding a lot of money that day
So many great games , but the one i played the most was Virtua Striker 2, yeah i know, but i loved that franchise
9/9/99 whas also one of the greatest launch of a console, i remeber sepnding a lot of money that day
So many great games , but the one i played the most was Virtua Striker 2, yeah i know, but i loved that franchise
Lol I liked Time Stalkers as well :)
I also loved lesser known games like E.G.G.( Elemental Gimmick Gear), which I bought on a whim and had no idea what the hell it was. Bought it because of the cover and back of the jewel case alone haha. I should get all my Dreamcast games outta the closet and post my collection here.
I remember my brother and I saving up our money to buy this. Got Sonic Adventure and Soul Calibur. Spent countless hours on PSO with a Dreamcast keyboard. I actually used it to send emails from the browser.
Games I fondly remember Code Veronica, MvC2, Power Stone, and Soul Reaver. There was also some co-op zombie game? Forgot the name.
What a great system.
Games I fondly remember Code Veronica, MvC2, Power Stone, and Soul Reaver. There was also some co-op zombie game? Forgot the name.
What a great system.
I was a sales clerk for a local video game store called High Score here in St. Catharines, and my boss imported the Dreamcast from Japan in late '98 and kept importing games throughout the first half of 1999. He would sell blocks of time to customers who wanted to play the system and its games which was a novel idea ahead of its Canada/ US release, and we had a really good time.
What a fun, unique system with a lot of cool fun games that at first you feel deserved a better fate, yet, its fate and sales were precisely what is deserved imo. I literally witnessed piracy in real-time destroy whatever future it could have had.
Where does the time go!
What a fun, unique system with a lot of cool fun games that at first you feel deserved a better fate, yet, its fate and sales were precisely what is deserved imo. I literally witnessed piracy in real-time destroy whatever future it could have had.
Where does the time go!
As sad as this may be, I actually got emotional remembering the Dreamcast. So many fond memories, primarily around Phantasy Star Online. What a fantastic console.
I bought a brand new one when they went on fire sale for $99.
I got Sonic Adventure and Soul Reaver. Eventually got Crazy Taxi, Spike Canon, Ready2Rumble, Sonic Adventure 2, and MvC2.
I think I rented Time Stalkers and a few other titles.
Boy -- what a system.
I got Sonic Adventure and Soul Reaver. Eventually got Crazy Taxi, Spike Canon, Ready2Rumble, Sonic Adventure 2, and MvC2.
I think I rented Time Stalkers and a few other titles.
Boy -- what a system.
I still play my DC to this day! My favorite console of all time. 😎
DC games I still play at least a few times every year:
Soul Calibur
Tokyo Xtreme Racing 2
Mr. Driller
Crazy Taxi
Armada
Dead or Alive
Jet Grind Radio
PSO (offline, I just boot it up for the massive nostalgia kick and play alone for a bit...)
It's about time for another Skies of Arcadia playthrough....
DC games I still play at least a few times every year:
Soul Calibur
Tokyo Xtreme Racing 2
Mr. Driller
Crazy Taxi
Armada
Dead or Alive
Jet Grind Radio
PSO (offline, I just boot it up for the massive nostalgia kick and play alone for a bit...)
It's about time for another Skies of Arcadia playthrough....
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