Dreamcast - Gaming Discussion

lancey_999 · 02-08-2006, 22:42

IMO it was the console of the 90's. It was great, but it was a shame it was a flop, no-one knew about it and SEGA f'ed up. It was the first console with internet connection and it had the next-gen graphics, but it failed.

Everyone who has played on it since it's end has said that it was great and they wished they knew about it when they did.

What was your opinion on it and what was your favourite game?

Virtua Tennis?
Shenmue?
Unreal Tournament?
Soul Calibur?
Quake 3?
Crazy Taxi, anyone?

There were loads of great games.

*-ant-* · 02-08-2006, 22:46

i agree i still have mine and like to get it out every year(no pun intended)

the-tick · 02-08-2006, 23:02

Unreal played like a dream, gotta mention Chu Chu Rocket and Metropolis Street Racer

a very much maligned and underated console (but it needed a Nights port)

sancheeez · 02-08-2006, 23:26

Still got mine too.

Personally, I still reckon this is one of the most fun driving games ever ...

http://uk.gamespot.com/dreamcast/dri...it/review.html

tvfixerperson · 02-08-2006, 23:42

I have shenmue 1&2 both amazing games

*-ant-* · 02-08-2006, 23:43

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Originally Posted by tvfixerperson

I have shenmue 1&2 both amazing games

I have shemu but its a copy(dont tell) and has 4 disks with it

Jonesey · 03-08-2006, 07:36

I still to this day play Powerstone 1 & 2 on my DC (can't wait for the imminent PSP conversion!

)
A bootleg version of Half-Life was also made for it and the single player game actually plays better than the PS2 version.
The DC is also a good console for running homebrew emulators.

lancey_999 · 03-08-2006, 10:43

Power Stone - what a game. It was amazing. Is it due out on the PSP?

Shenmue is my favourite game of all time, as soon as I saw it in the DC Mags, I went out and bought it and played on it for hours. Shenmue II was so hard, I still don't think I've completed that one yet.

Dr. Robotnik · 03-08-2006, 10:53

It was the first console I had that used CD's. And also the first with an internet connection (which I never used!). I had NFL Quaterback on it and also some football game (can't remember the name). Also I had Ready to Rumble 2 which was wicked..."you can't stop the thunderbolt!". i also had Sonic on it. I was a proper Sega fan, I've had all the consoles they ever released except the Saturn.

TheToonArmy · 03-08-2006, 11:01

I must admit even though I have every popular console ever released it is my favourite.

Not sure how many people bought the fishing rod for it but I really liked it in a starnage sort of way, did not catch many fish though, one big one did get away

Hinksy · 03-08-2006, 11:05

Samba De Amigo is the top game, see how much you can get for the maracas with the UK version of the game on ebay. I think only 5000 were made, so it's proper exclusive.

sancheeez · 03-08-2006, 11:15

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Originally Posted by TheToonArmy

I must admit even though I have every popular console ever released it is my favourite.

Not sure how many people bought the fishing rod for it but I really liked it in a starnage sort of way, did not catch many fish though, one big one did get away

Ha ha ha ha ha ha .... I have the fishing rod too! ... and about 5 fishing games!

It's quite fun playing fighting games with it ....

Also got a gun to play stuff like house of the dead. A desert eagle with a really annoying recoil feature that the wife made me switch off within 5 minutes cos it made such an annoying racket.

Never did the get the maracas though. Couldn't justify the cost for use with one game only. Even on ebay, long after the DC was discontinued, they still fetched good money.

the-tick · 03-08-2006, 11:22

typing of the dead

gyles · 03-08-2006, 11:41

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Originally Posted by sancheeez

Still got mine too.

Yep. Great machine, great games.

TheToonArmy · 03-08-2006, 11:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by sancheeez

Ha ha ha ha ha ha .... I have the fishing rod too! ... and about 5 fishing games!

It's quite fun playing fighting games with it ....

Also got a gun to play stuff like house of the dead. A desert eagle with a really annoying recoil feature that the wife made me switch off within 5 minutes cos it made such an annoying racket.

Never did the get the maracas though. Couldn't justify the cost for use with one game only. Even on ebay, long after the DC was discontinued, they still fetched good money.

never used it for fighting games, might hurt if they get a hook in the eye.....

Echo1 · 03-08-2006, 12:28

Twas my first console this gen (for four years) until I got bored with it and sold my whole collection - which was impressive to buy a PS2 and GC. I've since rebought one for the odd exclusive game play here and there.

Looking at this generation the DC doesn't come out on top - in fact it comes bottom of my "this gen" list (I own all this gen consoles bar PSP and Gizmondo

). While its library was unique at the time most franchises have been ported or sequeled onto other formats leaving the DC with little reason to own it let alone play it these days.

Netizen · 03-08-2006, 18:14

It's funny how quotes from certain games stick with you, my Dreamcast has served me well in that respect!

Such gems as...

Crazy Taxi:
"Let's go make some crrraaaaazy money!"
"Time Bonus!"

Sega Bass Fishing
"Gooood fish!"

Oh well, you had to be there at the time I suppose.

imno12u · 03-08-2006, 18:20

The Shenmu games, Crazy Taxi and Chu Chu Rocket were my favourites.

ICT User 77 · 03-08-2006, 19:04

The Dreamcast has a lot of classic games.

The Shenmue Series is absolutely brilliant. One thing that's great about Shenmue 2 is the fact that its in Japanese, adds more realism and you can learn some of the language of Japan.

Also an excellent game is Skies Of Arcadia. Its an excellent RPG and really keeps you playing as Vyse the Sky Pirate.

The Dreamcast also has the truly classic Jet Set Radio. One of the most original games ever seen and of the greats on Dreamcast.

Metropolis Street Racer is of the most realistic driving experiences ever made on a console.

All in all a classic console that still gets played and and some very classic games ever seen on console are on the Dreamcast.

lancey_999 · 03-08-2006, 22:09

Hehe... the Crazy Taxi voices sound like Pete of BB7. "Let's go make some crrraaaazy money! Are ya ready? Heeeerrre we gooo!"

Shenmue was brilliance, what happened to Shenmue III?

Did you know? The codename for the DC before release was Ketana; Shemue was the most expensive game of the 90's reaching an £8m budget, it also took around 7 years to make.

craggers · 03-08-2006, 23:19

crazy taxi! sega fishing! virtua tennis! lots of classics for the DC, ive still have it now if i hadnt lost it somehow:S

Echo1 · 03-08-2006, 23:44

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Originally Posted by lancey_999

Did you know? The codename for the DC before release was Ketana.

Well, actually it was the name of the (Sega) US made system which was turned down by Sega (Japan) in favour of its own system - the DC.

Oh, Shenmue 3 will never come out as (unfortunately) the first two games flopped big time. I love the first Shenmue and think Shenmue 2 is quite good, too.

sbaker002 · 04-08-2006, 00:04

I still love playing many emulators on mine.

The amount of self boot discs with nes, snes, megadrive and arcade games is unbelievable. The leaked beta of Bleemcast is also fantastic.

Bill Fan · 04-08-2006, 01:04

I'm very keen on a Sega Dreamcast. I'm a SEGA fan alright, with the Mega Drive and various games SEGA have made and I'm tempted by the Dreamcast as I have enough money. Obviously there are no new games for it but the catalogue is fine and will provide me with plenty of gaming.

Chu Chu Rocket, Sonic Adventure, Shenmue, Crazy Taxi and others look very promising. I might check out some game stores tomorrow.

dice · 04-08-2006, 01:40

I suggest you people try sleeper hits Skies of Arcadia and Rival schools. *cough*you can get them for free if you know what you're doing*cough*

02-08-2006, 22:42	#1
lancey_999 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pontefract, UK Services: Wanadoo Broadband, Freeview Posts: 2,295	Dreamcast IMO it was the console of the 90's. It was great, but it was a shame it was a flop, no-one knew about it and SEGA f'ed up. It was the first console with internet connection and it had the next-gen graphics, but it failed. Everyone who has played on it since it's end has said that it was great and they wished they knew about it when they did. What was your opinion on it and what was your favourite game? Virtua Tennis? Shenmue? Unreal Tournament? Soul Calibur? Quake 3? Crazy Taxi, anyone? There were loads of great games.

03-08-2006, 07:36	#7
Jonesey Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Gender: Male Location: Wales, UK Services: Wii-4987 3335 1960 1455. XBL-J0n3seY. PSN-MrJ0n3s3Y Posts: 482	Dreamcast I still to this day play Powerstone 1 & 2 on my DC (can't wait for the imminent PSP conversion! ) A bootleg version of Half-Life was also made for it and the single player game actually plays better than the PS2 version. The DC is also a good console for running homebrew emulators.

03-08-2006, 10:53	#9
Dr. Robotnik Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: South East England Posts: 976	Dreamcast It was the first console I had that used CD's. And also the first with an internet connection (which I never used!). I had NFL Quaterback on it and also some football game (can't remember the name). Also I had Ready to Rumble 2 which was wicked..."you can't stop the thunderbolt!". i also had Sonic on it. I was a proper Sega fan, I've had all the consoles they ever released except the Saturn.

02-08-2006, 22:46	#2
-ant- Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Liverpool Services: Pipex 8mb Posts: 2,983 Blog Entries: 3	i agree i still have mine and like to get it out every year(no pun intended)

02-08-2006, 23:02	#3
the-tick Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: South Norwood Services: VIP Pack Posts: 1,717	Unreal played like a dream, gotta mention Chu Chu Rocket and Metropolis Street Racer a very much maligned and underated console (but it needed a Nights port)

02-08-2006, 23:26	#4
sancheeez Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,305	Still got mine too. Personally, I still reckon this is one of the most fun driving games ever ... http://uk.gamespot.com/dreamcast/dri...it/review.html

02-08-2006, 23:42	#5
tvfixerperson Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Belfast Services: SKY Broadband, SKY TV, Freeview, Xbox 360, PS3 K850i on Vodafone, MUTV Posts: 92	I have shenmue 1&2 both amazing games

03-08-2006, 10:43	#8
lancey_999 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pontefract, UK Services: Wanadoo Broadband, Freeview Posts: 2,295	Power Stone - what a game. It was amazing. Is it due out on the PSP? Shenmue is my favourite game of all time, as soon as I saw it in the DC Mags, I went out and bought it and played on it for hours. Shenmue II was so hard, I still don't think I've completed that one yet.

03-08-2006, 11:01	#10
TheToonArmy Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow Services: XBOX360, PS3, WII, DS, PSP,Dream Cast, Mega Drive,VIP Virgin Media Posts: 1,049	I must admit even though I have every popular console ever released it is my favourite. Not sure how many people bought the fishing rod for it but I really liked it in a starnage sort of way, did not catch many fish though, one big one did get away

03-08-2006, 11:05	#11
Hinksy Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Gender: Male Location: Tibshelf, Derbyshire, UK Services: Freeview+, TalkTalk DSL, 360, PS3 Posts: 214	Samba De Amigo is the top game, see how much you can get for the maracas with the UK version of the game on ebay. I think only 5000 were made, so it's proper exclusive.

03-08-2006, 11:22	#13
the-tick Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: South Norwood Services: VIP Pack Posts: 1,717	typing of the dead

03-08-2006, 12:28	#16
Echo1 Inactive Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Home Services: VM M Phone, L BB, XL TV. Freeview DVR. DSL, PS3, PSN I.D Echo12008 Posts: 3,487	Twas my first console this gen (for four years) until I got bored with it and sold my whole collection - which was impressive to buy a PS2 and GC. I've since rebought one for the odd exclusive game play here and there. Looking at this generation the DC doesn't come out on top - in fact it comes bottom of my "this gen" list (I own all this gen consoles bar PSP and Gizmondo ). While its library was unique at the time most franchises have been ported or sequeled onto other formats leaving the DC with little reason to own it let alone play it these days.

03-08-2006, 18:14	#17
Netizen Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Wakefield Services: Sky+ and BB Max Gaming: XBMC, X360, Wii Mobile: Nokia 5800 Posts: 4,540	It's funny how quotes from certain games stick with you, my Dreamcast has served me well in that respect! Such gems as... Crazy Taxi: "Let's go make some crrraaaaazy money!" "Time Bonus!" Sega Bass Fishing "Gooood fish!" Oh well, you had to be there at the time I suppose.

03-08-2006, 18:20	#18
imno12u Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: London Services: Blueyonder 4MB, Sky+, Freeview, Sony Ericsson K800i Posts: 7,035	The Shenmu games, Crazy Taxi and Chu Chu Rocket were my favourites.

03-08-2006, 19:04	#19
ICT User 77 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 89	The Dreamcast has a lot of classic games. The Shenmue Series is absolutely brilliant. One thing that's great about Shenmue 2 is the fact that its in Japanese, adds more realism and you can learn some of the language of Japan. Also an excellent game is Skies Of Arcadia. Its an excellent RPG and really keeps you playing as Vyse the Sky Pirate. The Dreamcast also has the truly classic Jet Set Radio. One of the most original games ever seen and of the greats on Dreamcast. Metropolis Street Racer is of the most realistic driving experiences ever made on a console. All in all a classic console that still gets played and and some very classic games ever seen on console are on the Dreamcast.

03-08-2006, 22:09	#20
lancey_999 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pontefract, UK Services: Wanadoo Broadband, Freeview Posts: 2,295	Hehe... the Crazy Taxi voices sound like Pete of BB7. "Let's go make some crrraaaazy money! Are ya ready? Heeeerrre we gooo!" Shenmue was brilliance, what happened to Shenmue III? Did you know? The codename for the DC before release was Ketana; Shemue was the most expensive game of the 90's reaching an £8m budget, it also took around 7 years to make.

03-08-2006, 23:19	#21
craggers Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Preston Services: 10mb vm, lenovo/Acer laptops, Windows 7,SE C902 Posts: 3,246	crazy taxi! sega fishing! virtua tennis! lots of classics for the DC, ive still have it now if i hadnt lost it somehow:S

04-08-2006, 00:04	#23
sbaker002 Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Lincoln Services: This and that Posts: 235	I still love playing many emulators on mine. The amount of self boot discs with nes, snes, megadrive and arcade games is unbelievable. The leaked beta of Bleemcast is also fantastic.

04-08-2006, 01:04	#24
Bill Fan Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lincoln, England Posts: 1,862	I'm very keen on a Sega Dreamcast. I'm a SEGA fan alright, with the Mega Drive and various games SEGA have made and I'm tempted by the Dreamcast as I have enough money. Obviously there are no new games for it but the catalogue is fine and will provide me with plenty of gaming. Chu Chu Rocket, Sonic Adventure, Shenmue, Crazy Taxi and others look very promising. I might check out some game stores tomorrow.

04-08-2006, 01:40	#25
dice Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: London Services: Sky+/Sky Posts: 495	I suggest you people try sleeper hits Skies of Arcadia and Rival schools. coughyou can get them for free if you know what you're doingcough