Everybody celebrate! Yes, today, the Dreamcast turns ten years old.
But seriously, the launch of the Dreamcast was one of the most memorable in my life, even since the 7th generation. The ad campaign was brilliantly handled.
I guess discuss your fondest Dreamcast memories here. Now let's play Powerstone damnit!
On the cusp of the 10th anniversary of the ill-fated Dreamcast console, SEGA has just teased a brand new Sonic game. According to the original interview, the game is set to return to the 2D roots of the series - revamped with HD graphics.
The silhouette for this new game looks very similar to the classics, heres to hoping for the best!
Boo-urns if it's based on the original, woo if it's based on Sonic 2, and if it's based on Sonic 3 & Knuckles....well I'll just need to change my pants.
Douche McCallister
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Sep 09 2009 04:38 pm
I fondly remember getting my dreamcast for free from FuncoLand. Phantasy Star Online came out and my boss demanded I get it. When I said I couldn't afford a DreamCast he said "You can have the Arcade unit." I traded in some games got Phantasy Star and a keyboard. Most memorable 100's of hours of my life. I really want the gamecube compilation but can't pull the trigger.
Also Soldier of Fortune was fucking sweet.
JRA
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Sep 09 2009 04:50 pm
Video game console anniversaries are kind of a moot point since they "die."
There are a lot of what if's in life Donny. What if I hit you really hard in the face, knocked yo shit to the back of yo skull? What if I....had you girl gargle my nuts? The fact remains, you are a fuckin mutant.
TARDISman
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Sep 09 2009 05:21 pm
I always wanted the Dreamcast, but I was 9, and my dad bought all the systems, and we could choose either a PS2 to replace our PS1 which I may have burnt out playing Final Fantasy Tactics for 10 straight hours, or the Dreamcast, and Final Fantasy beat Sonic with a stick...
I did get pretty close to beating Sonic Adventure on the demo machine at Sam's Club, then they took all the demo systems away
RIP Hacker 1993-2014
"Paint me like one of your French Squids" -My buddy on Relm vs Ultros.
Ash Burton
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Sep 09 2009 05:46 pm
In 1999 I was stationed in Japan with the Marines, so I was smack dab in the middle of video game heaven. I got the PS2 and Dreamcast before they were released here and spent most of my time on the DC. A truly awesome system that still holds up today. I still play it quite often and if you're a fan of 2-D Fighting, it doesn't get any better than the Dreamcast. Happy B-Day to the machine that brought me home from overseas broke and addicted to Phantasy Star Online, cue the Prince song...
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Ash is probably just home humping his SNES collection.
IceWarm
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Sep 09 2009 06:44 pm
Another reason I think it failed as far as sales was that it didn't an option to play DVDs. At the time a standalone DVD player was still a good $200. The PS2 was both a game console and a DVD player. People decided to buy the PS2 and get both for the price of one as opposed to buying a Dreamcast and a DVD player.
I still love my Dreamcast and it is a shame how it failed right when Sega got it right.
"Anybody who ever built an empire, or changed the world, sat where you are now. And it’s because they sat there that they were able to do it."
"Fighting in a basement offers a lot of difficulties, number one being, you're fighting in a basement."
"You're Not So Tough Without Your Veggie!"
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Sep 09 2009 10:17 pm
Greg the White
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Sep 10 2009 12:12 am
Dude, Skies of Arcadia still owns my god-damned life now. And looking back, I missed how colorful and bright a lot of the games on it were.
So here's to you Mrs. Robinson. People love you more- oh, nevermind.
IceWarm
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Sep 10 2009 01:07 am
Another Dreamcast commercial, this time a Best Buy one:
"Anybody who ever built an empire, or changed the world, sat where you are now. And it’s because they sat there that they were able to do it."
"Fighting in a basement offers a lot of difficulties, number one being, you're fighting in a basement."
"You're Not So Tough Without Your Veggie!"
Douche McCallister
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Sep 10 2009 07:13 pm
Well I broke down and bought the GameCube version of Phantasy Star 1 & 2 thanks to this thread. Now to find some free time to play it!
If you missed out, they sell NEW black and white versions of the console with everything in the box.
whoa, thats badass. i might break down and get one, unless my buddy can find his old one
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Syd Lexia
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Sep 11 2009 07:38 pm
The PSO1/2 compilation for GameCube tends to go for a lot because you can use it to set up a fake server. This could be used to burn ROMs of GCN games, and to run ROMs as well. If you plan on getting a copy of PSO1/2 to do this, make sure it is the original version and that it does not say Plus anywhere on the box.
