3 years ago today. (re: Dreamcast)

jeffdsmith · 09-09-02, 03:21 PM

Where you in line? If so, what games did you get?

tidwell · 09-09-02, 03:32 PM

Ahhh yes, that was a good day. I waited in line the night before for about two hours. Went home with NFL2K, came back a few days later for Soul Calibur.

The worst thing was that when we got home that night (actually, the early morning of the 9th), I didn't realize that my roommates TV was from 1920, and I needed a RF adapter!

R.I.P Dreamcast.

Aghama · 09-09-02, 03:44 PM

Nope, I had my Dreamcast preordered at Value American for $100.

cowboy · 09-09-02, 04:15 PM

haha...value american. good memories. everyone at my work was getting in on their crazy deals.

Josh H · 09-09-02, 04:45 PM

I had mine preordered at value america, but got sick of waiting after a month, cancelled the order and went and bought one the first week of october.

In hindsight, I wish I would have waited, as the system wasn't worth $199 as it was only supported for a little over 2 years. $100 would have been more reasonable for a 2 year system.

squidget · 09-09-02, 05:25 PM

nope wasn't inline. i bought it a week later. luckily i had a bunch of gift cards as birthday gifts and i didn't have to pay any of my money at all.
even if i had to pay, it would have been worth it. i had and still have some goodtimes with the little biege box.

sega fo life! ya heard??

Aghama · 09-09-02, 06:08 PM

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Originally posted by Josh Hinkle
I had mine preordered at value america, but got sick of waiting after a month, cancelled the order and went and bought one the first week of october.

I got sick of waiting and bought one the second or third week it was out at TRU. Then returned the VA one to the store when it came.

Mike_AA · 09-09-02, 06:20 PM

Nah, got one like a month and a half later, even after telling myself I'd never own one. I sure to remember the launch on the 'net though....sure was a lot of hype and excitement that day.

Feels like that was about 8 years ago, back in the day or whatever. Still, the system was one of the best.

Oh well, at least with it dying I could find a reason to pick up a new system. Never anything wrong with that

Jeremy517 · 09-09-02, 06:30 PM

VA shipped me three games, a controller, and a VMU, but never the system, thus giving me no reason to keep everything else. I ended up taking everything to a store for full credit.

joltaddict · 09-09-02, 06:45 PM

I got to my local Toys R Us an hour before they opened. Nobody was there and nobody else even showed up the whole time I was there. I had to go to work that day too. I could have went at 5pm and still got mine.

joltaddict · 09-09-02, 06:45 PM

Oh yeah I got Soul Calibur and Sonic.

darkside · 09-09-02, 06:47 PM

Dreamcast with free bag from Target and Sonic Adventure.

Loved that old Dreamcast.

Wazootyman · 09-09-02, 06:51 PM

I had mine ordered for $150 from some site that I don't remember, but they cancelled out on me. Luckily I had my Toys R Us preorder still. I had my mom go get it whilst I was at school. I would have liked to have gone home and play it right away, but I had to go to a special math class that night. I would have then liked to have gone home and played it right away, but had to go to the football game. FINALLY after 9:30 I got home, and got to play Sonic Adventure

mtucker · 09-09-02, 08:39 PM

Picked mine up at Sears that night along with a VMU. The demo disc kept me busy for quite a while. Also, I remember checking www.dreamfiles.com and waiting patiently to be able to download save games to the VMU. Oh well.

darkside · 09-09-02, 09:01 PM

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September 9, 1999 (23:40 GMT)
Dreamfiles is not yet compatible with the US Dreamcast, this will be fixed as soon as possible. Stay tuned!

Wonder when Dreamfiles will get that fixed?

Trigger · 09-09-02, 09:35 PM

What's VA?

I didn't buy a Dreamcast until they went down to 50 bucks. They didn't support the Dreamcast for very long, but there sure were alot of quality games for it. About 250 or so games... not bad.

darkside · 09-09-02, 09:50 PM

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Originally posted by Trigger
What's VA?

I didn't buy a Dreamcast until they went down to 50 bucks. They didn't support the Dreamcast for very long, but there sure were alot of quality games for it. About 250 or so games... not bad.

Value America. They had some crazy deals like many online sites in the late 90's.

Daryl · 09-09-02, 10:41 PM

I pre-ordered mine from etoys before they stopped it from being eligible for the 20% refund (or was it 25%) from e b a t e s.

Most of my games came 50% off from VA - ahhh, those were the days. Diggin' through old folders, I found this old receipt (loved that cookware that gave you $100 additional valuedollars!!)

Item: Dreamcast VMU
Price: $17.95

Item: NFL Blitz 2000
Price: $42.95

Item: Revere 9-Piece Solutions Anodized Nonstick Cookwar
Price: $109.99

Item: Sonic Adventure
Price: $42.95

Subtotal: $213.84
Shipping: $9.95
Tax: $.00
Discount: -$99.98
Total: $123.81

You have earned $101.11 ValueDollars that you can use toward future purchases.

outcastja · 09-09-02, 11:37 PM

Didn't FFVIII come out that day also?

NeonGlow · 09-10-02, 12:08 AM

I remembered Sony countered the Dreamcast release with a big game. It might've been FF8. As for me, I waited until it was $150 before I purchased it.

zero · 09-10-02, 12:31 AM

No I was at home awaiting Trent Reznor's VMA performance. I didnt buy my DC until July of that year.

clemente · 09-10-02, 12:53 AM

The Dreamcast had one of the slickest marketing campaigns that I remember. Their commercials were stylish and damn great.

I didn't get my system till last November but I still think it rocks.

tygloalex · 09-10-02, 01:04 AM

RIP Dreamcast

zero · 09-10-02, 01:51 AM

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Originally posted by tygloalex
RIP Dreamcast

BAH Its not dead, Its never dead so long as you keep playing the awesome games that were made for it.

cozmo · 09-10-02, 03:15 AM

Love my Dreamcast

I only got mine in March of this year..got it on Ebay(barely used) and a .com company paid me back for buying it-they owed me one. It's my favourite system,and will be for years to come.

Anyone know where I can download some of Sega's old Dreamcast commercials? I'd love to see those.

09-09-02, 03:21 PM	#1
jeffdsmith DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 3,184	3 years ago today. Where you in line? If so, what games did you get? __________________ Badgers!? Badgers!? We don't need no stinkin' badgers!.

09-09-02, 03:32 PM	#2
tidwell Member Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: Connecticut Posts: 238	Ahhh yes, that was a good day. I waited in line the night before for about two hours. Went home with NFL2K, came back a few days later for Soul Calibur. The worst thing was that when we got home that night (actually, the early morning of the 9th), I didn't realize that my roommates TV was from 1920, and I needed a RF adapter! R.I.P Dreamcast. __________________ Never underestimate the jiggle-factor. Gamertag: WilyMoVaughn

09-09-02, 03:44 PM	#3
Aghama DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: A suburb² of Miami Posts: 5,944	Nope, I had my Dreamcast preordered at Value American for $100. Last edited by Aghama; 09-09-02 at 06:07 PM.

09-09-02, 05:25 PM	#6
squidget DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 3,404	nope wasn't inline. i bought it a week later. luckily i had a bunch of gift cards as birthday gifts and i didn't have to pay any of my money at all. even if i had to pay, it would have been worth it. i had and still have some goodtimes with the little biege box. sega fo life! ya heard?? __________________ I want to fight, I want to fight. I want to prove I'm right. XBL: buzi PSN: squidget

09-09-02, 06:45 PM	#10
joltaddict DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Banging your mother Posts: 18,386	I got to my local Toys R Us an hour before they opened. Nobody was there and nobody else even showed up the whole time I was there. I had to go to work that day too. I could have went at 5pm and still got mine. __________________ Don't beat this guy up over a non-PC (though common) expression. He obviously meant no harm to the gay and lesbian community when expressing his views about Vader. - Ketamine

09-09-02, 04:15 PM	#4
cowboy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 1999 Posts: 408	haha...value american. good memories. everyone at my work was getting in on their crazy deals.

09-09-02, 04:45 PM	#5
Josh H Retired Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 27,389	I had mine preordered at value america, but got sick of waiting after a month, cancelled the order and went and bought one the first week of october. In hindsight, I wish I would have waited, as the system wasn't worth $199 as it was only supported for a little over 2 years. $100 would have been more reasonable for a 2 year system.

09-09-02, 06:20 PM	#8
Mike_AA Banned Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: So Cal Posts: 868	Nah, got one like a month and a half later, even after telling myself I'd never own one. I sure to remember the launch on the 'net though....sure was a lot of hype and excitement that day. Feels like that was about 8 years ago, back in the day or whatever. Still, the system was one of the best. Oh well, at least with it dying I could find a reason to pick up a new system. Never anything wrong with that

09-09-02, 06:30 PM	#9
Jeremy517 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 16,025	VA shipped me three games, a controller, and a VMU, but never the system, thus giving me no reason to keep everything else. I ended up taking everything to a store for full credit.

09-09-02, 06:45 PM	#11
joltaddict DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Banging your mother Posts: 18,386	Oh yeah I got Soul Calibur and Sonic. __________________ Don't beat this guy up over a non-PC (though common) expression. He obviously meant no harm to the gay and lesbian community when expressing his views about Vader. - Ketamine

09-09-02, 06:47 PM	#12
darkside DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: San Antonio Posts: 19,831	Dreamcast with free bag from Target and Sonic Adventure. Loved that old Dreamcast. __________________ DVDAF/DVD Profiler/Games Wii Code: 6061 0636 6661 8088 PSN & XBL: aagstn

09-09-02, 06:51 PM	#13
Wazootyman DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,612	I had mine ordered for $150 from some site that I don't remember, but they cancelled out on me. Luckily I had my Toys R Us preorder still. I had my mom go get it whilst I was at school. I would have liked to have gone home and play it right away, but I had to go to a special math class that night. I would have then liked to have gone home and played it right away, but had to go to the football game. FINALLY after 9:30 I got home, and got to play Sonic Adventure __________________ Some of the finest spider erotica I have ever read

09-09-02, 08:39 PM	#14
mtucker DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 2,462	Picked mine up at Sears that night along with a VMU. The demo disc kept me busy for quite a while. Also, I remember checking www.dreamfiles.com and waiting patiently to be able to download save games to the VMU. Oh well. __________________ "Stay away from the cans!"

09-09-02, 09:35 PM	#16
Trigger DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 23,459	What's VA? I didn't buy a Dreamcast until they went down to 50 bucks. They didn't support the Dreamcast for very long, but there sure were alot of quality games for it. About 250 or so games... not bad. __________________ theomnom.com Before you speak, ask yourself, is it kind, is it necessary, is it true, does it improve on the silence? Sai Baba

09-09-02, 10:41 PM	#18
Daryl DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: ATL Posts: 13,146	I pre-ordered mine from etoys before they stopped it from being eligible for the 20% refund (or was it 25%) from e b a t e s. Most of my games came 50% off from VA - ahhh, those were the days. Diggin' through old folders, I found this old receipt (loved that cookware that gave you $100 additional valuedollars!!) Item: Dreamcast VMU Price: $17.95 Item: NFL Blitz 2000 Price: $42.95 Item: Revere 9-Piece Solutions Anodized Nonstick Cookwar Price: $109.99 Item: Sonic Adventure Price: $42.95 Subtotal: $213.84 Shipping: $9.95 Tax: $.00 Discount: -$99.98 Total: $123.81 You have earned $101.11 ValueDollars that you can use toward future purchases. __________________ "You want it to be one way ... but it's the other way." - Marlo Stanfield "I also don't know why Jalen Rose always carries a bat, but I do know he is always awesome" "Go Blue. Thank you, 2012-13 Michigan Wolverines"

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outcastja DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,849	Didn't FFVIII come out that day also? __________________ "You think it's healthy to obsessively collect things? You can't relate to other people, so you fill your life with stuff...I'm just like all these other collector losers." - Ghost World Ticking away the moments... I Heart Morgan Webb

09-10-02, 12:08 AM	#20
NeonGlow Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: California Posts: 282	I remembered Sony countered the Dreamcast release with a big game. It might've been FF8. As for me, I waited until it was $150 before I purchased it.

09-10-02, 12:31 AM	#21
zero DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Stockton Posts: 4,177	No I was at home awaiting Trent Reznor's VMA performance. I didnt buy my DC until July of that year. __________________ The question is not how far, the question is do you posses the constitution...the depth of faith to go as far as is needed? XBL GT-Bandit Rev0lver

09-10-02, 12:53 AM	#22
clemente DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,169	The Dreamcast had one of the slickest marketing campaigns that I remember. Their commercials were stylish and damn great. I didn't get my system till last November but I still think it rocks.

09-10-02, 01:04 AM	#23
tygloalex DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Spring Hell, Florida Posts: 4,609	RIP Dreamcast

09-10-02, 03:15 AM	#25
cozmo Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 248	Love my Dreamcast I only got mine in March of this year..got it on Ebay(barely used) and a .com company paid me back for buying it-they owed me one. It's my favourite system,and will be for years to come. Anyone know where I can download some of Sega's old Dreamcast commercials? I'd love to see those.