soul calibur
samba
shenmue
shadowman
code veronica
virtua tennis
sonic 1 and 2
grandia 2
skies
house of the dead with the guns
msr
crazy taxi
phantasy star
jet set
space channel 5
2d fighters for days!
128bit
"arcade perfect"
online play
vmu
triggers
4 player
analogue stick in the right place
crisp picture on a VEGA
60hz
legendary chat rooms
porn (aint gonna lie)
boot disc (aint gonna lie)
ufc 1-6 on vcd
PRICE!!!
a true legend
samba
shenmue
shadowman
code veronica
virtua tennis
sonic 1 and 2
grandia 2
skies
house of the dead with the guns
msr
crazy taxi
phantasy star
jet set
space channel 5
2d fighters for days!
128bit
"arcade perfect"
online play
vmu
triggers
4 player
analogue stick in the right place
crisp picture on a VEGA
60hz
legendary chat rooms
porn (aint gonna lie)
boot disc (aint gonna lie)
ufc 1-6 on vcd
PRICE!!!
a true legend
The VMU is still one of my favourite gaming peripherals ever. The Chao garden was pretty mind blowing back when it came out.
Where's my Segagaga English translation you bastards?!?
I don't know what their Japanese marketing team were smoking (probably just weed) but they also created this:
View: https://youtu.be/VuHrvnDeWx4
I don't know what their Japanese marketing team were smoking (probably just weed) but they also created this:
View: https://youtu.be/VuHrvnDeWx4
The Dreamcast was a truly magical experience at the time. I bought so many games for that thing, and a bunch of Japanese imports too.
PSO was the peak though definitely. Still have that entire soundtrack stuck in my head.
PSO was the peak though definitely. Still have that entire soundtrack stuck in my head.
My favorite console of all time.
I actually bought the ROG Ally primarily so I could turn it into a handheld Dreamcast emulator. I want to get all of my old Dreamcast Magazine demo discs and games running on it, but so far I've been too lazy to figure out how to set it all up and research what the best DC emulator actually is.
I actually bought the ROG Ally primarily so I could turn it into a handheld Dreamcast emulator. I want to get all of my old Dreamcast Magazine demo discs and games running on it, but so far I've been too lazy to figure out how to set it all up and research what the best DC emulator actually is.
One of my favorite systems ever. 9.9.99 was an awesome day and the Dreamcast an awesome system.
9/9/99 was the US date. I do not miss the days of getting consoles over a year later haha.
Incredible machine.
Incredible machine.
Amazing console. Amazing memories.
Launch day reports from EDGE and Next Generation.
Launch day reports from EDGE and Next Generation.
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Nintendo still gives me some of that magic, but yeah, losing SEGA as a hardware manufacturer/major publisher took a lot of that special sauce from gaming. They were so creative.
Pretty sure Sega would have done a card reader or an Eye of Judgment kind of deal. Something TGC considering their arcade stuff.
Okay, to get the cost down... Dreamcast Mini, but all it has is Illbleed. I think this is a good compromise.
Still have my Dreamcast and didn't sell it like PS3, PS4, Xbox Original and X360.
Sometimes play Virtua Tennis and really love it. Don't know what magic did they use to develop this game, but it looks and sound amazing even after more than 2 decades and has a unique feeling that I didn't find in any other sports game, even next Virtua Tennis games.
Sometimes play Virtua Tennis and really love it. Don't know what magic did they use to develop this game, but it looks and sound amazing even after more than 2 decades and has a unique feeling that I didn't find in any other sports game, even next Virtua Tennis games.
I think I was in 7th grade when the Dreamcast came out. I somehow convinced my parents to get me one at launch, and I loved the console so much. I have very fond memories of SoulCalibur, Sonic Adventure 1 and 2, Crazy Taxi, Powerstone, PSO, NFL2k1... just hit after hit after hit.
As so many others have said, it's truly a shame the console flopped. It was ahead of its time with the VMU and online play.
As so many others have said, it's truly a shame the console flopped. It was ahead of its time with the VMU and online play.
Dreamcast ornament still seems available for those who want a Sega Christmas:
www.hallmark.com
SEGA Dreamcast Console Musical Ornament With Light
Reminisce about hours spent gaming in your bean bag chair with this SEGA Dreamcast Console Hallmark Keepsake Christmas ornament. Video game console design features light and sound.
www.hallmark.com
My mom rented a DREAMCAST back when that was a thing you could do. Came with Aerowings, Virtua Fighter 3TB, and Sonic Adventure. I was OBSESSED with Sonic Adventure, but we didn't have a memory card. I was 12 years old on summer break, so I'd keep replaying the game again and again and again until eventually, I could get to Super Sonic in a single sitting. The only reason I ever got on the Internet and engaged in message board culture was so I could actually talk about Sonic Adventure with someone, and I haven't stopped since.
Eventually, we'd own the console and a memory card. I'd eat up the phone line playing Worms World Party. I'd pour over magazines and replay demo discs. I sadly fucked up and locked myself out of PSO's online functionality, so I solo'd the entire thing (don't worry, I'd eventually skip college classes to play blue burst on a laptop). Jet Set Radio opened my eyes to how games could look and sound and act and feel.
I love that console. It's a formative part of my life and cringe as it may be, I consider it a core part of my identity. I have three consoles in my house and the entire library on my Steam Deck. If there ever is a Dreamcast Mini, I'm there day one.
And yeah, you better believe I have the Christmas ornament. Hell, my desktop wallpaper is the animated bios screen background.
Eventually, we'd own the console and a memory card. I'd eat up the phone line playing Worms World Party. I'd pour over magazines and replay demo discs. I sadly fucked up and locked myself out of PSO's online functionality, so I solo'd the entire thing (don't worry, I'd eventually skip college classes to play blue burst on a laptop). Jet Set Radio opened my eyes to how games could look and sound and act and feel.
I love that console. It's a formative part of my life and cringe as it may be, I consider it a core part of my identity. I have three consoles in my house and the entire library on my Steam Deck. If there ever is a Dreamcast Mini, I'm there day one.
And yeah, you better believe I have the Christmas ornament. Hell, my desktop wallpaper is the animated bios screen background.
That's a clean looking Dreamcast for a launch model!25 years... nearly half my lifetime. 😭
Still have my Japanese launch unit. Also kept the weird businessman box too (not pictured because it's in storage).
View: https://www.instagram.com/p/C0InQJ1B_Qt/?igshid=NzBmMjdhZWRiYQ==
Dreamcast peripheral goodness!
Me too!!!
So many incredible games, late nights and memories. Every year on 9.9.99 we celebrate the US launch and play the hits.
This year my partner even had a cake made for the event! 😆
Happy Birthday Dreamcast!
Found the Space Channel 5 remix album on YouTube:
View: https://youtu.be/-BelR0vUGoU?si=ktClgJJORVlCwnro
If you're a fan of the main theme, check out Gomi's Layer No Vox Mix from 11:25 onwards. It's great.
View: https://youtu.be/-BelR0vUGoU?si=ktClgJJORVlCwnro
If you're a fan of the main theme, check out Gomi's Layer No Vox Mix from 11:25 onwards. It's great.
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at the time we got an import Japanese model for our office. I think we had Blue Stinger, Sonic Adventure and Pen Pen Triicelon (sp?) - maybe some others, can't remember.
I do remember being most impressed by Pen Pen though. It was a pretty basic game, but the image quality blew me away. The textures were so high res and even when you went really close past a banner it didn't get blurry or pixellated. It was like magic to me at the time.
I do remember being most impressed by Pen Pen though. It was a pretty basic game, but the image quality blew me away. The textures were so high res and even when you went really close past a banner it didn't get blurry or pixellated. It was like magic to me at the time.
Love the console- though I got it on the EU launch in October the following year. I have a thread im updating semi regularly with my new purchases, and impressions of games as im going through the library here: https://www.resetera.com/threads/join-my-dreamcast-experience.674002/ if anyone wants to read more memories from folks about the console or about any of the games im going through.
There's soooo many good titles in there that I missed when I first owned the console, and soooo many that were reviewed super poorly, but remembered now with fondness. Stuff like Dynamite Cop getting 4 or 5/10's back in the day - but looking at it today, yes its short but its brilliant. At the time everything needed to be super long and story based I think. That was just the age it was released in.
Yet another reason the DC was so far ahead of its time :(
There's soooo many good titles in there that I missed when I first owned the console, and soooo many that were reviewed super poorly, but remembered now with fondness. Stuff like Dynamite Cop getting 4 or 5/10's back in the day - but looking at it today, yes its short but its brilliant. At the time everything needed to be super long and story based I think. That was just the age it was released in.
Yet another reason the DC was so far ahead of its time :(
... can we please get a Dreamcast mini?
I never got one... but did play it quite a lot at kiosks.
I never got one... but did play it quite a lot at kiosks.
I have to wonder if I'd even buy a DC mini seeing how my DC still works?
Yeah, I'd probably buy it anyway! 😁
One of my favorite consoles of all time. Incredible lineup of games. Shame it died so soon. Mine is actually hooked up to my TV even now and I still pop in Crazy Taxi pretty frequently.
Haven't felt anything noticable. Triggers could have used a little bit more resistance and overall it could have been a tad heavier, but I really like the feel of it. Retro fighters certainly has improved their stuff since the GC wireless one. Even worked from another room after connecting the Dreamcast to my PC and streaming my PC to Xbox via Moonlight.
Thanks! I'm not a prideful person, but I do try to take good care of my stuff. The box is a bit banged-up (we use it to store some of our Christmas decorations 😂), but the hardware is A-OK.
Shenmue Orchestra Version (Complete)
Shenmue Orchestra Version - Track Listing01. Shenmue Sedge Tree - 0:0002. Shenmue Sedge Flower - 05:0803. Everlasting World - 09:0304. Flag of Lions - 13:170...
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Shenmue Orchestra Version (Complete)
Shenmue Orchestra Version - Track Listing01. Shenmue Sedge Tree - 0:0002. Shenmue Sedge Flower - 05:0803. Everlasting World - 09:0304. Flag of Lions - 13:170...
I was just about to post that.
It's glorious!