dogbert Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 Today's the 5th anniversary of the US launch of the Dreamcast. It may not have had the longest lifetime, it may have brought Sega to its knees, but the launch was the most successful for any console at that time. $15 for a machine from GameStop, people... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whooter Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 I still hug mine regularly. :tu: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTello Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 So Mr. Joel, you need to link up a larger copy of your signature. In fact why don't you just blow it up and hone in on the girl on the far right. And if you could push the guy next to her into the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 That is not a nice thing to say about cameron and his sister. :oops: -Dean- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTello Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 I knew I was taking that kind of risk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 :lmfao: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whooter Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 Back off, man, she's mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Monkey Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 I still play mine. Most tragic, early death for a console, ever. Still has a bunch of games that stand up (technically and gameplay) with titles released to this date for the 'big 3'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted September 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 I'd gotten out of the habit of playing my DC but thanks to preparing for the recent get-together combined with some cheap purchases, it's back with a bang in my living room. A lovely machine with a lovely legacy of games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orpheus Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 Seems like I'm getting more DC games than anything else lately. Mine is back in my living room as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsappel Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 I was strictly a casual gamer when the Dreamcast was released. I had a Playstation, and I figured I would just get the PS2 at some point (an Xmas gift a year after launch, actually). I picked up my Dreamcast used for $30, and was pleasantly surprised to receive the black Sega Sports package. I went on a game buying binge, spurred partly by the fear that titles would soon disappear from stores. I now have 100 Dreamcast games, and most gamestores around me have indeed stopped stocking them, though what is there is often curiously overpriced. Some of the games for the DC are still graphically superior to many new release games for all three platforms. I don't think you can beat it for racing or fighting games, and it has some really unique titles you won't find anything similar to on other consoles. If Sega ever went back to hardware, I'd buy it at launch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTello Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 So does this mean we don't get to see the full sized photo? Oh, and I love my Dreamcast! Of course, Samba de Amigo and Rez get the lion's share of my DC play, but I still pick up and play Crazy Taxi, NBA2k1, Virtua Tennis and a few other titles on occasion. I also have Sky's of Arcadia in a holding pattern, just waiting for me to get back to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whooter Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 Originally posted by JTello@Sep 9 2004, 01:27 PM So does this mean we don't get to see the full sized photo? *sigh* Did you not even try? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 It still remains my favourite console since the SNES. Quite scary just how old the console is now though.. :? Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 I thought it came out 9/9/99 - 5 years ago? There's one under the desk I'm typing on; lovely machine. Now, I'm off to play Crazy Taxi again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Monkey Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 Has anybody tried the unreleased 'Propeller Arena'? It finally leaked out like Half Life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Failsafe Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 I still need to pick one of these up. $15US huh? Now I'll know that I shouldn't be paying the $60 - $70 CDN I've seen them for in pawn shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain rising Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 Originally posted by iainl@Sep 9 2004, 04:11 PM I thought it came out 9/9/99 - 5 years ago? I got mine after they quit making them, but everything I'm seeing says you are correct... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcalx Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 As I am with most consoles I was a late adopter of the Dreamcast, mostly at Allen's urgings. To date I have only five games, but would like to have more. That is assuming, of course, that I could actually ditch my PC for a console for a period of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted September 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 I thought it came out 9/9/99 - 5 years ago? I can't count I know that's the date it came out, thought it was six years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 How long after the console's release was the South Park episode where Cartman taunts Kenny going; "ah c'mon, Kenny. Don't you wanna buy a Seeeeeega Dreamcast?" Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orpheus Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 Originally posted by Beer Monkey@Sep 9 2004, 04:13 PM Has anybody tried the unreleased 'Propeller Arena'? It finally leaked out like Half Life. Yep. Great fun, recommend acquiring it if you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 It still remains my favourite console since the SNES. Quite scary just how old the console is now though.. Cosign. It really doesn't seem like it's been 5 years. I remember pre-ordering it at TRU a few months in advance along with 5 games. Picked it up on launch day, got a free T-Shirt (that I still wear and occasionally get sonned for doing so) and after playing it remembered why I loved the videogame hobby. I enjoyed the 32/64 bit era of games, (hello Goldeneye and Resident Evil) but for some reason that generation didn't have the same impact on me as the 8 and 16-bit systems did. Playing the Dreamcast resparked my interest in games. Part of the reason was finding other fans of the system on the HTF (remember that place?) and talking about it in After Hours, before a videogame forum was created. Some of the most fun I've had with games online came from playing PSO as Dodekahedron over a narrowband network using a keyboard to communicate with Whooter, TheAxe and other kids. And I'm pretty sure Gary whomped me in NBA2K1. Good times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 I so need to get another Dreamcast. Mine crapped out on me and I never rebought one. I still have several games for it. -Dean- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTello Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 *sigh* Did you not even try? Ding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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