Dreamcast making a comeback?
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Dreamcast making a comeback?
Just heard about this. Theres now a Dreamcast.com website. Supposedly when you sign up you input your serial code found on your Dreamcast. Rumor is that Sega is trying to resurrect the Dreamcast console or making a new one. I still own a Dreamcast and I think it would be cool if they started making new games for it. But this is probably just a pipe dream. Anyone else think this could happen?
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It's a scam, Sega has nothing to do with Dreamcast.com
http://www.destructoid.com/hurry-and...e--74929.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/hurry-and...e--74929.phtml
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I was really disappointed that the Dreamcast never caught on. It was vastly superior to all other consoles of its time. I still have mine. Soul Calibur and Powerstone are still favorites around my house.
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Samba De Amigo with Maraca controllers
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Displaying your health status on the VMU was one of the best ideas I've ever seen.
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I always preferred the Dreamcast to the PS2.
Rez was the main thing I would still hook it up for these days though, and with Rez HD that is no longer necessary.
Rez was the main thing I would still hook it up for these days though, and with Rez HD that is no longer necessary.
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Originally Posted by Draven
Displaying your health status on the VMU was one of the best ideas I've ever seen.
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Originally Posted by fumanstan
Honestly, I didn't see the point because I don't see why anyone would want to look down at the controller in the middle of a game.
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Originally Posted by Jeremy517
Not with that ridiculous controller.
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Originally Posted by SteelgearX
And in two posts you guys pretty much summed up all the good (U.S.) software. Don't get me wrong, I still have my DC hooked up to my tv, but no support equals dead.
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One of the biggest things that killed the dreamcast was piracy. Once the damage had been done it got to the point where people didn't even have to modify their systems to play illegally burned games. Very sad because I did enjoy that system greatly.
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Originally Posted by djones6746
My sole reason for having a dreamcast currently(actually 2 in case the other craps out on me)is for Shenmue.
A lot of stuff on the Dreamcast seems like it would do pretty well now, with the rise of casual gaming and "non"-games. In that respect it was somewhat ahead of its time.
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Originally Posted by metalhead212
One of the biggest things that killed the dreamcast was piracy. Once the damage had been done it got to the point where people didn't even have to modify their systems to play illegally burned games. Very sad because I did enjoy that system greatly.
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Originally Posted by PerryD
Samba De Amigo with Maraca controllers
I got my DC at a yard sale with several games, including SDA and two maraca controllers. I think I paid like $40 for a huge box of DC stuff. A few years later I sold the lot on eBay for several hundred, and got at least 10 e-mails a day asking if I'd sell it outside eBay.
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Still have my dreamcast and a few games.
Chu Chu Rocket saw most of my game time.
The sonic game was decent as well. It was one of the games that put stuff on the VMU and you could play a little mini game that was sort of like Tamagatchi.
Chu Chu Rocket saw most of my game time.
The sonic game was decent as well. It was one of the games that put stuff on the VMU and you could play a little mini game that was sort of like Tamagatchi.
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I remember how torn I was the day Dreamcast was launched because it was also the day that FF:IX was released. I ended up playing Soul Calibur and NFL 2K all day and pulled an all-nighter playing Final Fantasy.
Using the VMU's to select plays while playing a 2 player game of NFL was one of the greatest things. The only way to truly have no idea what play the other person was choosing.
Using the VMU's to select plays while playing a 2 player game of NFL was one of the greatest things. The only way to truly have no idea what play the other person was choosing.
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Originally Posted by edstein
I thought the VMU made perfect sense for sports games like football. It allowed you to select your plays on the small screen so the guy next to you couldn't see your selection, brilliant. Granted the controller was as big as a house but it was functional.
This alone made it the superior console in my eyes.
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Originally Posted by noonan4224
I remember how torn I was the day Dreamcast was launched because it was also the day that FF:IX was released. I ended up playing Soul Calibur and NFL 2K all day and pulled an all-nighter playing Final Fantasy.
Using the VMU's to select plays while playing a 2 player game of NFL was one of the greatest things. The only way to truly have no idea what play the other person was choosing.
Using the VMU's to select plays while playing a 2 player game of NFL was one of the greatest things. The only way to truly have no idea what play the other person was choosing.
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I loved the Dreamcast, but the controller actually hurt my hands. I remember playing both Virtua Tennis' and my thumbs would be in pain for days.