BiGBrOwNPimpsta

if you guys miss dreamcast, or hell just wanna slap 15 bucks around for something with still decent graphics grab one of these!

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/1...t%2Fha2L7rxvGQ

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MIG-31

dreamcast were damn good for its time.

thats the last console i had before moving to pc gaming.

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@/2ct!<

Hey, me too. My DC still has a little workout every now and then when people come over.

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MythicaL

Yep, all I did was play that Sonic game, and that Virtua Tennis one

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Always knew I didn't belong in this world. I wasn't made for this. But I'll never forget those who betrayed me, and those who never failed my trust.

MIG-31

2 games you mentioned were amongst my fav....along with shenmue...but never got to play the sequel.

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No_Style

Tennis 2K2 owns. But I currently do not know where it is... My bro lost it. I still play with my DC

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BMG_Cya=-

Got two of 'em. One never used.

VGA adaptor (640 x 480!!!)
(It actually does look pretty damn good, especially SC)

Games:
F355 Challenge
Q3A
Soul Calibur
Sega GT
(coupla' more I can think of atm...don't feel like digging in the closets either..atm)

2 memory cards...6 controllers...diff colors Green...Black...Blue...

Some other accessories...
May be collector's item...in 50-60 years...

MIG-31

F355 Challenge... good but tough..

Q3A....can't beat pc version..

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BMG_Cya=-

Yeah more sim like than most PC racing titles.
My actual first Online gaming experience as well.
I was hooked on that immediately.
I actually got a high playing against other people.
Played that thing night and day for about 3 months.

The Japanese were really good at it, as they saw the arcade machine version about 1,000 times more than any Europe or American guys. Had more practice.

Great memories of that game.
Actually, as far as competitiveness it was better than PC,
as there were hardly any ~ console cofig tweaks that
took months and endless searching to find. Everyone
had the same hardware...had to play the game pretty
much out of the box...as it came.
Close matches, and not a damn one of us knew anything about
"56k sucks" and Ping times. We just had fun.
It was actually the PC guys with the DC Expansion maps on
Dreamcast/Sega servers that screwed everything up.

I know I didn't get my butt kicked as often as on PC.
Sheesh...

MythicaL

Oh yeah Shenmue... Also I had that, and I have Shenmue 2 on Xbox

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Always knew I didn't belong in this world. I wasn't made for this. But I'll never forget those who betrayed me, and those who never failed my trust.

Counterfe1t

those were the good old days when people would equal one 2 liter bottle of vanilla coke per level.

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BiGBrOwNPimpsta

DAYTONA! i hope sega remakes it on XBOX with xbox live, every frickin track from every frickin daytona usa game. (daytona 1, 2, champion circuit edition)

and have the excitement of the arcade version

sonic adventure always fun, marvel vs capcom so many fun games on that thing

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No_Style

I couldn't play SA1 or SA2 very far.. But I do intend to finish it on the PC with my GC controller. As for for all the 2-D fighters for the DC: uber. I got the DC just for CvsSNK and other 2D fighters.

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Nacht

i skipped the DC...i knew it would fail before it launched in the states

No_Style

I skipped it initially, but I got one when Sega announced it's death I don't regret it. Lots of games were ported over from the DC to the big 3 consoles today.

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Markius

a dreamcast for $15?

that is a truly awesome deal.

Also id like to say (like others) that shenmue rocked
played part one and 2, hope they get part 3 going

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"Lifes tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late"

pr0digal jenius

one word:

Ikaruga

No_Style

I concur

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The_Neon_Cowboy

no it wasn't lol it fell face first... flop

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hohum

I'm not one to flame, but from what I remember in the other dreamcast thread you had seemingly never owned a dreamcast Neon - so how can you say it was no good? You wouldn't know...

And yes, it was damn good for its time. Easily one of my favourite consoles.

Edit: I say dreamcast thread, but it was actually about the 3dfx/powervr days

MIG-31

then you totally misunderstand my comment.i said for its time.

uk release time it had no compatition.......the dreamcast fell flat on it's face when the ps2 were released.

as im a uk resident we always get our stuff quite a while after us/jap release dates.

so basically the dreamcast were the best super console we had for a time.so concider the time scale of the release dates before commenting.

tottaly agreed.

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No_Style

It didn't flop because it sucked. It flopped because developers and consumers didn't give it a chance. Developers and consumers were weary of Sega's new console due to its past failures, especially in North America. It's extremely difficult to market something good when everybody else has already overlooked it.

I'm sure this was the thought in a lot of people's minds:

"PS2 is coming. Why should I get a Dreamcast? Sega failed with the Saturn, SegaCD and the 32X.. The Dreamcast must be crap."

Sega Dreamcast had a lot of gems which developers like Capcom and Namco developed for it. Two games come to mind, Resident Evil: Code Veronica (If you haven't played this and you're an RE or survival horror fan, PICK THIS UP) and Soul Calibur. Both high quality games, one which was ported to the PS2 after the DC's demise.

Hardware wise, it didn't have the muscle like the consoles today, but that didn't stop great games from appearing on it which pushed the boundaries of gaming graphics (Shenmue). I personally adore the DC's controller. I like the way it feels and it's versatility (An additional 2 more buttons would make it perfection).

So, if you you're going to dub the DC as a trash console, it's only fair to say that you did not like the games that were on it and not the console itself.

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Datagg

Amen. The DC was a great machine. Its dual Proccessor design was a bear tp program for, and no oen gave it a chance. Sega pumped out soem amazing games for that system to show its power. It was also Microsofts test platform before they released xbox. The Dreamcast, was a virtual cast of high powers, yamaha,microsoft,nec and mroe had there hands into this unit, and it showed. Thru past sega failures, it was to much for people to trust again.

The DC was and always will be a great piece of hardware and I will miss sega in the Hardware end till the end of time.

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The_Neon_Cowboy

I know I used to work in electronics departments...
good = sells, bad = don't

Well I never bought one... and verry few people around here did either...
people prefurd the other consoles @ the time much much better and so did thier games...


pc games are like 1000X better most of the time
then those cheesy console games anyways...

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The console world can be a bit different from PC hardware.

The DC failed for two reasons:
1. Retailers, (game and toy stores) and consumers, (you)...were
leery of Sega's reputation and commitment to supporting a platform
in full because of the past experience with the previous Sega
platform, the Saturn.

The Saturn really was quite a disaster...and was overshadowed
quickly by the PSX, mainly because the PSX had better graphics
capabilities than the Saturn. Sony also threw tons of money at
game developers to develop just for their platform.
(Actually Neon...PSX/Sony were a bit like nVidia
...meant to be played...)

In fact, there will be NO Formula 1 games for any other piece
of hardware for the next 4 years..except you guessed it...PS2.

Thanks Sony for buying, (EXCLUSIVELY) the FIA license
and essentially ruining F1 sims for millions of people.

2. With exclusive titles, and about 300 million USD, spent on marketing the PSX, Sega couldn't compete. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Personally, I hate Sony. Every piece of hardware, Wega TV,
Walkman...PSX....were for me anyway...sub-standard products
as they neither performed as well as other companies products,
or simply died...usually about 30 minutes after the warranty
expired.

Drop in the bucket, but I have a personal boycott of Sony.
If I need a TV...Toshiba...Stereo...any other brand...etc.

No_Style

I like Sony, but I don't blame them for DC's demise. It was developer's choice. Capcom was a big supporter of the DC. Many titles released on that console.

Lack of sales do not dictate what is good or what is bad. Prince of Persia was a good game, yet it did sub par with sales. PC Game sales are declining, does that mean PC games are crap? No. I have yet to see an original PC 3-D or even 2-D fighting game for the PC. There are genres in gaming in which you just can't find a replacement for on the PC.

I'm a gamer, and I go where the games are. I don't have a particular platform in which I solely game with. I'd even play a few games on the X-Box at a friend's house despite my disliking of the console for their lack of unique games. In fact, my brother won our GBA Platinum in a tournament for Capcom vs SNK 2. We played it on the DC, but the tournament was using an X-Box...and him and I made it to the finals. He won though

I'll reiterate the statement again: "So, if you you're going to dub the DC as a trash console, it's only fair to say that you did not like the games that were on it and not the console itself."

P.S - The DC is a solidly built piece of hardware in my opinion. It's still working for me

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