The Dreamcast was a brilliant system and would make for a fantastic console mini. However, you were a fool if you bought it on day one. Sega had showed their lack of commitment to their customer base. You can't keep releasing consoles and killing them a few years into their life and expect your consumer base to have your back.
there are very good emulator for it on PC, we don't need no Dreamcast classic as we didn't need a PS1 Classic.
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Sega dicked up the Saturn sadly but the DC had been out for quite some time by 9/9/99 - gaming mags all over covered it, I'd played sonic adventure at a local comic shop with an imported system
shit was awesome and there was lots of reasons to be there day 1, not the least of which was the GOAT launch lineup
Richard worked with Gary Cutlck at Sega Saturn Magazine which had a very similar sense of humour, particular towards the end so this wouldn't surprise me.What an awesome, crazy site. Is the rumor that Richard Leadbetter was writing for them true?
Er powerstone 2? I guess most of Sega's output is elsewhere thoThe article is obviously trying to channel the spirit of UK Resistance, but it's lacking the wit and charm that made UK:R so wonderful to read.
The main problem with a Dreamcast classic these days is that most of the games have been ported to other systems.
You have to go to the more obscure and weird titles to find games which are trapped on the system.
Don't get me wrong. There are still a lot that are trapped there. Crazy Taxi 2 is a personal favourite along with the Power Stone games.Er powerstone 2? I guess most of Sega's output is elsewhere tho
Crazy Taxi 1 and 2
Dynamite Deka
Cosmic Smash
Segagaga
Rent a Hero nº1 (OG xbox does not count)
OG Bangai-O
Cannon Spike
Plasma Sword
Heavy Metal Geomatrix and Spawn: The Demon's Hand
L.O.L.
OG Maken X
Project Justice
both Power Stones (PSP repack does not count)
Psychic Force 2012 (psx port looks bad)
Soul Calibur 1 (XBLA port does not have mission mode wtf)
Space Channel 5 (the first one)
Tech Romancer
Frame Gride
probably half a dozen racing games I never ended up playing
One could argue PSO and Skies of Arcadia too, since the GC is also kinda dead (and I think GC SoA is hard to find?), though Blue Burst lives on PC.
... wanting a DreamCast Classic. Problem is our system is already a motherfucking classic.
a good punk knockoff of the onion that couldnt get enough hits doing that so they had to resort to gamers rise up
It's a bad excuse too. When I was 8 I had played and owned several systems!
2K Sports games were amazing. Fighting games were great. Shenmue, Skies of Arcadia, and many more.Nope. I was there for them all. Genesis was a monster.
Phantasy Star series
Shining series
Fucking Shinobi
Streets of Rage
The greatest Contra ever made
Shooters galore!
Third party support!
Dreamcast was an arcade port machine for the most part, with a few original games. Third party support was a major meh.
You had to be there. ;)
Oh I'd totally buy a Dreamcast Classic.
Just the NAOMI ports alone would make it a must.
Although I also look forward to the Ages team tackling these games on Switch, just wish they speed the hell up with their releases.
We didn't deserve Dreamcast then, we don't now. Still my second favorite console of all time behind SNES.
Bought that shit to college with me. Man, DOA2 and Soul Cal was in heavy rotation.
Not sure if this trend of retroactively blaming people is hilarious, awesome, or really lame. I take that back, I'm certain it's all three.
I get that nowadays it's common to buy multiples of the same console, but the Dreamcast was the one I bought twice first.
I bought an import Dreamcast in March of 99 to defer some serious personal grief, and maybe I spoiled the North American launch for myself a bit, but I'll never forget the excitement of that midnight launch.
Admittedly, I'm a bit sore that we didn't get another year of Dreamcast. Not sure if I'd buy a classic version at this point. I'd miss the VMUs too much, I guess.
You not alone. I had an import dreamcast and US one myself. I had to have Street Fighter 3.
Best damn console for fighters I've ever experienced in terms of just classic after classic that my friends and I threw down in.
UK Resistance was hilarious. What a great site, still miss it 7 years later.
UK Resistance was hilarious. What a great site, still miss it 7 years later.
I was there at launch, and still have my launch model. The Dreamcast sucked. So did Shenmue. Open world, that's a laugh. Give it credit for Quick Time(r) Events.
It's not a classic, it's an also-ran. And a classic version of it would bomb.
Truth."Oh great Shenmue is on Steam now!" SO HAPPY FOR YOU! Sure, we practically bankrupted ourselves to throw $50 Million dollars behind Yu Suzuki so he could INVENT SANDBOX GAMING but hey, glad you've got an extra $20 two decades later to plunk down to see if it was worth the hype.
this is a fuckshit post, and i hope you do better in the future (as well as with exploring amazing console libraries)
be blessed~
Is there anything left from the DC catalog that hasn't been ported and improved upon?
Shenmue 1&2, Jet Set Radio, Rez, Crazy Taxi, Code Veronica, Soulcalibur, Sonic Adventure & Sonic Adventure 2 etc have all had rereleases.
Wait, Power Stone Collection was a port for the PSP. I'm not sure how the content matches up. But it might count.
Friendly reminder the VMU still is the best idea ever and fuck cloud saves.
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Crazy Taxi 1 and 2
Dynamite Deka
Cosmic Smash
Segagaga
Rent a Hero nº1 (OG xbox does not count)
OG Bangai-O
Cannon Spike
Plasma Sword
Heavy Metal Geomatrix and Spawn: The Demon's Hand
L.O.L.
OG Maken X
Project Justice
both Power Stones (PSP repack does not count)
Psychic Force 2012 (psx port looks bad)
Soul Calibur 1 (XBLA port does not have mission mode wtf)
Space Channel 5 (the first one)
Tech Romancer
Frame Gride
probably half a dozen racing games I never ended up playing
One could argue PSO and Skies of Arcadia too, since the GC is also kinda dead (and I think GC SoA is hard to find?), though Blue Burst lives on PC.
Kinda of PS2 B tier jank before PS2 B tier jank, if that makes sense? The robot designs are super cool though, and there is a tiny tiny grain of Custom Robo with the summons/drones.
I was there at launch, and still have my launch model. The Dreamcast sucked. So did Shenmue. Open world, that's a laugh. Give it credit for Quick Time(r) Events.
It's not a classic, it's an also-ran. And a classic version of it would bomb.