I remember playing some of those games on PS1/PS2 lol. Looking at that the dreamcast doesn't seem as bad as when I first touched it in toys R us. It was released after the N64 if I remember correctly. I got the N64 instead. It was really those 2 consoles that turned me into A playstation Fanboi, N64 had golden eye and mario but game prices where too high and I don't remember anything else releasing for the 64 worth getting. In the end I built up my playstation collection. I didnt see the point of the dreamcast as all my friends had playstations and I didn't want to risk getting another dud console that would waste a christmas present lol.
Did anyone here ever console swap? I remeber doing it with the megadrive NES and SNES. got to play loads of great games without buying every console lol. Now a days its easier to just swap games, especially with less exclusives.
How can you do a Dreamcast retrospective without Virtua Tennis?
It *still* looks good even today. Looks even better with a VGA box and plays brilliantly with DC adapters for the X-Arcade controller.
Biggest downfall with the DC controller was the A button which turned to mush after 10 minutes. :^(
The dreamcast was well before it's time, it even had a VGA output cable (I belive it would output 800x600 but it was a long time ago i might be wrong). Whilst everybody got excited when the Wii with motion controller came out, they all seemed to forget Samba De Amigo with the Marracas controller for the dreamcast. It had a built in modem which (if you could find them) could be upgraded to a network port. I think I had most of the add on controllers, the excellent quality arcade joystick, steering wheel and maracas. :/
It was a great little console (pops on rose tinted glasses).
I remember so many people raving about them when I was working at Computer Exchange, although that was 2000~'01.. back when CEX was still decent, if anyone recalls that. :P
I'm actually tempted to get one now, but I don't think the missus will appreciate yet MORE "computer junk" around the place.. ¬_¬
Originally Posted by Tsung Whilst everybody got excited when the Wii with motion controller came out, they all seemed to forget Samba De Amigo with the Marracas controller for the dreamcast.
I love how you could go mouse and keyboard for shooters. (cost $100 for the360 add-on that does that). I saw a few months back that thinkgeek.com was selling new systems that they 'found' lol.
Shenmue was originally 16 chapters. They did not have a set amount of games. The first game was chapter 1 and they decided the sequels would have varying amounts of chapters in them. Of coarse that all changed when the game didn't even come close to breaking even on its dev costs. A real shame. Apparently the story for the third and final game was written, but no one wants to fund a game which isn't going to sell.
I personally think if they made a new game on different mechanics and released it bundled with the other 2 they would make their money. But I doubt it will ever happen. Their was even a Shenmue MMO in the works, but that never made it past early stages.
Skies of Arcadia is still my favorite game of all time. I bought my Gamecube simply to play Legends.
Sonic Adventure is still the best 3D sonic game around. I also have the GC version of that.
I had my Dreamcast for Christmas and spent most of the day on the Internet with it trying to setup the email. Sonic Adventure and both Shenmues, along with Soul Calibur made it for me. All 3 still look great by today's standards. I'm tempted to fetch it from the loft after reading this article.
Still got mine but the optical drive has clapped out and half the buttons on the controller are unresponsive. Looked into emulation but it still seems a bit patchy, especially on Linux (I'd want to run it on my media box).
AJPW Giant Gram 2000 was the best wrestling game ever made, IMHO. The engine is still unsurpassed by any fighting game I've played since.
Well what a console still got it in my wardrobe with my Mega Drive
Got to say Jet-Set Radio great game and Powerstone 2 was epic especially if you got some mates around.
Plus can I just say you've never played Crazy Taxi until you've played it using the Sega Bass Fishing controller.
Oh Sonic Adventure as well best 3D Sonic game by a country mile.
Plus some of the RPG's released were great, amazing what the machine did as well considering alot of the launch games looked better than stuff on the PS2 3 years after it was released, never mind the later titles off the Dreamcast.
I won't ever forget this console...It was my first time xD... Crazy Taxi and sonic 2 rule!!!
It is certainly one of greates consoles ever but unfortunately it hadn't the deserved recognition.
believe it or not. I didn't know the dreamcast existed till around 2005 O____o
when it came out i was only 8 and i wasnt that into games, but as soon as i found out about it i bought one from game station for £15 best £15 ive ever spent :D
can someone tell me the draw too shenmue please. I have it and i am playing it but im finding it incredibly slow paced and a tad dull. although saying that i still feel compelled to finish it.
Shenmue, ahh what a great game. At first I didn't like it all that much but after playing it a lot more, I enjoyed it. I love wandering around this 80s Japan which feels so real (for a game). It's all the little interactions you can do which are really cool and make the game feel a lot more open that it actually is. The fighting bits are a bit rubbish (mash a button when it tells you to.. pah) but the storyline is great and the graphics were superb at the time.
God, I got this a few weeks after it came out. Traded my N64 for the Dreamcast, and I have no regrets. Power Stone? Power Stone 2? Sonic Adventure? And the second one? Crazy Taxi 1 and 2? And the Bleemcast! CD, that was the stuff. MGS, quite a game that was.
I had 6 VMUs, 2 non-LCD memory cards, 4 controllers, a Dreamcast I chipped when I was 11 with that being my introduction to computers and electronics, and basically pirated the complete collection of Dreamcat games when it went down under. Miraculously, some of those burnt CDs even still work.
can someone tell me the draw too shenmue please. I have it and i am playing it but im finding it incredibly slow paced and a tad dull. although saying that i still feel compelled to finish it.
The whole draw with shenmue is the fact that it engulfs you in a believable world where you get the impression that you are really there following the story as if it were your own. It does something that alot of more modern rpgs / adventure games completey fail at, immersion into a believable living world.
I watched a few youtube videos of Shenmue last night and was amazed at how well it has held up given the relatively weak DC hardware.
I may just have to look around for a used DC now having watched those videos, the mrs won't be pleased.
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ReplyIIRC, the crazy taxi soundtrack was mostly comprised of tracks from The Offsprings Ixnay on the Hombre album, and some Bad Religion tracks.
Or Shenmue, MSR, Jet Set Radio, Sonic Adventure....
Did anyone here ever console swap? I remeber doing it with the megadrive NES and SNES. got to play loads of great games without buying every console lol. Now a days its easier to just swap games, especially with less exclusives.
This I needed to know !! : )
It *still* looks good even today. Looks even better with a VGA box and plays brilliantly with DC adapters for the X-Arcade controller.
Biggest downfall with the DC controller was the A button which turned to mush after 10 minutes. :^(
It was a great little console (pops on rose tinted glasses).
I'm actually tempted to get one now, but I don't think the missus will appreciate yet MORE "computer junk" around the place.. ¬_¬
What a great game that is! Even if you can't help looking a prat whilst playing (like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJJZAnoSvfA lol).
I personally think if they made a new game on different mechanics and released it bundled with the other 2 they would make their money. But I doubt it will ever happen. Their was even a Shenmue MMO in the works, but that never made it past early stages.
Skies of Arcadia is still my favorite game of all time. I bought my Gamecube simply to play Legends.
Sonic Adventure is still the best 3D sonic game around. I also have the GC version of that.
AJPW Giant Gram 2000 was the best wrestling game ever made, IMHO. The engine is still unsurpassed by any fighting game I've played since.
Come on bit-tech.
Got to say Jet-Set Radio great game and Powerstone 2 was epic especially if you got some mates around.
Plus can I just say you've never played Crazy Taxi until you've played it using the Sega Bass Fishing controller.
Oh Sonic Adventure as well best 3D Sonic game by a country mile.
Plus some of the RPG's released were great, amazing what the machine did as well considering alot of the launch games looked better than stuff on the PS2 3 years after it was released, never mind the later titles off the Dreamcast.
Thats just plain wrong.........
It was actually 1.5m as a 'theoretical maximum, but was closer to 1m a second in real game world scenarios.
It came in useful when my PC broke and I had to wait for a new PSU to be sent out about a year and a half ago!
I'm surprised you didn't add a few more games into your playtest.
It is certainly one of greates consoles ever but unfortunately it hadn't the deserved recognition.
when it came out i was only 8 and i wasnt that into games, but as soon as i found out about it i bought one from game station for £15 best £15 ive ever spent :D
can someone tell me the draw too shenmue please. I have it and i am playing it but im finding it incredibly slow paced and a tad dull. although saying that i still feel compelled to finish it.
I had 6 VMUs, 2 non-LCD memory cards, 4 controllers, a Dreamcast I chipped when I was 11 with that being my introduction to computers and electronics, and basically pirated the complete collection of Dreamcat games when it went down under. Miraculously, some of those burnt CDs even still work.
The whole draw with shenmue is the fact that it engulfs you in a believable world where you get the impression that you are really there following the story as if it were your own. It does something that alot of more modern rpgs / adventure games completey fail at, immersion into a believable living world.
I watched a few youtube videos of Shenmue last night and was amazed at how well it has held up given the relatively weak DC hardware.
I may just have to look around for a used DC now having watched those videos, the mrs won't be pleased.
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