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One of my favorite systems.]]>Mar 4th 2008 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/
Even the demo display looks like it came from an alternate future, doesn't it?]]>Mar 4th 2008 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/
But Software Etc. definitely was sweet. I knew ONE kid with a Dreamcast. The only things we really played on it were Virtua Tennis and UFC. They were awesome. By the way...

"shockingly low current price?"

The thing has NINE DAYS LEFT. Everything on eBay is "shockingly low" until about 45 seconds before the auction ends. Thus, not so shocking.]]>Mar 4th 2008 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/
I agree with another comment that the gaming library wasn't what killed it. Sony didn't kill it, either. Mass bootlegging killed it. No mod chips, no swapping, no boot discs (after a while), so once that kicked in, it was done for.

However, there were definitely more than 3 good games for the system. Soul Calibur, the ONLY 4-player Marvel vs. Capcom, an exclusivity on MvC2 until its death, Skies of Arcadia, JGR, the 2K series of sports games, and I could go on, but someone already did.

By your logic of popularity and dollars, I suppose The Hulk was an awesome movie.]]>Mar 4th 2008 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 4th 2008 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/
Mostly, people with a limited budget who waited to spend their money on what would become the dominant and more widely supported console (the PS2). N64 and PS had life left in them for QUITE a while. A DC wasn't that sorely missed by most.

"However, there were definitely more than 3 good games for the system."

I never said there weren't. But the system was prematurely abandoned by consumers (that's what I meant by my three games comment) and then died. And where did I say that dollars dictate quality? I didn't. The Dreamcast wound up with less support and less variety than its competitors. That's all there is to it. This isn't a film, it's a video game system, and it wasn't a success no matter how many fond memories the few have for it.]]>Mar 4th 2008 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 4th 2008 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/
Sure Sega had plenty of sports games and Rpg's but, looking back, there wasn't a single game on dreamcast or saturn that made me wanna buy the system.

A death well deserved. ]]>Mar 4th 2008 8:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/
Yeah there were diehard Dreamcast fans, but if as many people ACTUALLY loved it as claim to have, it wouldn't have absolutely tanked.]]>Mar 4th 2008 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/

GREAT POINT.

People vote with their dollars. By that logic, Sony murdered Sega and nearly got Nintendo. Gamecubes and Nintendo 64's never sold as well as Wii is selling now - only because its the cheapest, most accessible system.

But from Sega, the failure of the Dreamcast and Saturn were no suprise. I stopped trusting in Sega when I realized that their games were inferior quality on both the Game Gear and the Genesis to the SNES and the Gameboy. It wasn't until Sega CD and 32X that I realized Sega was absolutely off their rockers and would never be competitive again in the console market.]]>Mar 4th 2008 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 4th 2008 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 4th 2008 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/
Rez, Soul Calibur, Shenmue, Jet Set Radio, Chu Chu Rocket, Power Stone, Mr Driller, Space Channel 5, Skies of Arcadia, Bangai-O, Virtua Tennis, Seaman, Crazy Taxi, Virtual On, House of the Dead 2 (Typing of the Dead, too), Phantasy Star Online, Samba de Amigo... Yep, nothing good or interesting there or in any of the other hundreds of games on the system.]]>Mar 4th 2008 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/
Take away the differences that distinguish the loser from the winner and of course they'll become equals. Not making much of a point.]]>Mar 4th 2008 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/
I think the Sega got it right for the first time in a long time. I wasn't a fan of Sega since the Genesis. I actually returned my Saturn for a Playstation.

But the Dreamcast was something that me and my friends would play on a regular basis. And the on-line filled in when my friends weren't over.
I also thought that the VMU unit was the best thing ever to happen to a console football game period. Never again was there the stand-off of one player waiting for the other to choose a play or defense. Gone were the accusations or thoughts that your opponent was basing plays off what you choose.

And many of the games were very well done. Even my GF at the time was into them (she normally never strayed beyond handhelds).
I still have my Dreamcast. I think I'll need to grab it out of storage. And even though I've been thinking of freeing up some space by getting rid of stuff that I've not touched in years. And mostly getting rid of my pretty large collection of consoles. I think the Dreamcast will be something I'll be keeping.

Yep, I think this weekend I'll introduce the GF's kids to such gems as: Hydro Thunder, SF Rush 2049, Soul Calibur, and Chu-Chu Rocket. ]]>Mar 4th 2008 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/
Chebwa, the only real reason the PS2 won is because of DVD. Had PS2 not had that, Dreamcast would have been the winner, no doubt, because it had far greater games earlier on- PS2 would have been dead from the start.
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Eeeeeh, I don't know about that. As far as my fence sitting went, I was very happy with the PSX and N64 lineups at that time. A LOT of people were. The best games for the systems were hitting. It was all in the timing. And think, if it had waited a little while, maybe they would have thought it over and also gone the DVD route. Timing is everything. DC and Saturn forgot that.]]>Mar 4th 2008 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 4th 2008 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 4th 2008 8:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/It made Disc Juggler famous.

VMUs? Ya, they were great until I found out they didn't turn off automatically and my batteries were permanently dead after a month. ]]>Mar 4th 2008 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 4th 2008 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 4th 2008 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/from the post.]]>Mar 4th 2008 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 4th 2008 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 4th 2008 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 6th 2008 10:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 4th 2008 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 4th 2008 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 4th 2008 8:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/
*useless


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Ironically I *actually* have one in my closet.
:)]]>Mar 4th 2008 9:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 4th 2008 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 4th 2008 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 4th 2008 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 4th 2008 9:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 4th 2008 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/
To me, if nothing else, the Dreamcast will have forever changed the look and feel of shoulder buttons. Well, at least while controllers are still actually used...]]>Mar 4th 2008 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 4th 2008 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 4th 2008 10:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 4th 2008 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 4th 2008 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/Mar 4th 2008 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/
Dreamcast had the first VMUs.]]>Mar 4th 2008 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/dreamcast-demo-display-shows-up-on-ebay/
Yep, considering the VMU launched in late 97, and the Japaneese launch of the DC was in 98, thats really good proof you have there. Sony is an inovator. Yep.

Because the VMU debuted BEFORE the dreamcast launched as a teaser for the new console. Sega released the Godzilla VMU as sort of a virtual pet, to hold Japan over for the DC's launch.

The DC failed for on big reason. EA. NFL2k1 was superior to Madden on the PS2 in almost everyway but people were too brainwashed by sony's BS hype machine.

Remember when Kurtagi said the PS2 will be like "Jacking into the Matrix" ? Yeah, if the matrix was bland, slow, and jaggy as hell.



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