RIP Dreamcast

Advantages: Excellent Games Console, Great selection of games, Bargain Prices
Disadvantages: No Longer made, No More New Games

...Did anyone rush out and buy a GameCube or a Xbox? With the release of both machines recently, the console wars have entered another phase with everyone claiming to be the best in graphics and the games. They both have a huge mountain to climb though as the Playstation 2 from Sony is still the market leader with established fans. Hang on! What happened to Sega? Well sadly, they're out of the Games Console market now deciding to concentrate on the games software market instead. But what about the Dreamcast, I hear you say! The Dreamcast isn?t even that old of a machine considering its relatively short lifespan. It seemed like only the other month that it was released! In the space of only 3 years in the UK market, it turned from being the best console on the market to being the first 128 bit console to exit out of the arena. Sega ceased...

rayliu 15.05.2002 · Read review
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Review of Sega Dreamcast

dreamcast

Advantages: brilliant graphics and games.
Disadvantages: everybody calls the dreamcast so it has a bad reputation

...when i first got my dreamcast i was so happy, it was the only thing i wanted i got it for christmas, i first decided i wanted one in november, but i couldnt afford one, so i waited and waited and finally christmas came, it was one of the best days of my life, i ran downstairs and started playing on my games, sonic adventure, soul calibur and toy comander, they were all great and i was playing them all day, i had even forgot about the rest of my gifts. The graphics are the best i have ever seen and the games are really, really fun. I now own 11 games, which are all great. The best games i own at the minute are, Tony hawks pro skater, Resident Evil:code veronica and fur fighters, i would recommend these games, but resident evil has a lot of blood and gore so its a 15 and should only be played by 15 or older. I recommend a dreamcast to...

Roden 02.09.2000 · Read review
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Dreamcast: Outcast?

Advantages: Brilliant games.
Disadvantages: hard and software no longer avaliable in the shops.

...The Sega Dreamcast was released in the UK during September 1999. At that time it was the most powerful console in the world and should have sold by the truckload. Despite a reasonable ad campaign though, Sega just were'nt able to sell many units and had they have continued with the console then being declared bankrupt was a distinct possibility. When Sega announced that they were going to cease production in early 2001, most major UK retailers suddenly cleared out their DC shelves and removed all stock from exsistence (which was a completely unnecessary and idiotic move). At that time games were still being released and there were many on the way so like all the other DC owners, i had to live with the struggle that was trying to find the games i wanted(which i called Dreamcast syndrome and can now be found with Gamecube games even...

djfryer2002 08.09.2005 · Read review
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Dreamcast... why on earth did Sega call it that?

Advantages: Cheap, has some excellent games, rare console to own
Disadvantages: No software developer support anymore, obsolete console

..."My gosh is that is that a Dreamcast in your bag or are you just pleased to see me?" My mate has always been exaggerative when it came to me bringing old consoles over to his for us to play some vintage classic games. We were heroes of the Sega world, having owned near enough all the consoles they have ever released and all the Sonic games ever conceived by the Sega game boffins. Sega has always had a soft spot in my heart, with their Master Systems and Mega Drive consoles selling by the bucket load in the 80's you'd think they would have it easy. Tch tch, a darn shame Nintendo were around to steal their thunder. Now this comes along, Sega's most ambitious project ever in the form of a 128bit console that delivered for the first time 'clear, sharp, realistic 3D graphics on your television'. And yes it did, compared to...

china_wolf 30.09.2004 · Read review
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Dreamcast Not Sega's Best

Advantages: great console
Disadvantages: not a wide range of games

...This review is about the console, The Sega Dreamcast. I will talk about everything roughly about the Dreamcast, and how useful it is. The Dreamcast is a small console, all white, it has 4 controller sockets. There are quite a few buttons that you can use, there is the switch on and off button, the reset button, and the eject button, which allows you to put your game disc in and out. There are loads of games for this console, but only a fair amount of them are good, like Sonic Adventure, and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, these games are now on the Gamecube also. I own the first Sonic adventure on dreamcast and Gamecube, I only got it for Gamecube because my Dreamcast has no where to be hooked up, so I'm pretty much stuck without it. There are other games that you can get for it like Jet Set Radio, which is a not bad game; there is...

DBZKing 17.06.2004 · Read review
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R.I.P dreamcast

Advantages: Cheap, Cheap games, 128 Bit graphics
Disadvantages: No new games avalible

...I had always been a fan of Playstation as it was my first console and after many years on happy gaming I heard the Playstation2 was coming out which got me excited. I has started to save for one as I know it wasn?t going to come cheap and then i saw the Dreamcast and it was love at first sight. IN THE BOX When you receive the console you get:- 1X Dreamcast console 1X Control pad 1X RF TV lead ( To connect the console to the TV) 1X power cord 1X modem lead 1X demo disk 1X internet disk 1X instruction manual My you do get a lot. SETUP Setting up is simple just plug the RF lead into the back of the Dreamcast console and the other end in to the aerial socket on your TV set and plug the TV aerial into the splitter on the Dreamcast RF lead so you do not have to keep switching the wires around every time you want to...

JAGGER2K 13.04.2004 · Read review
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...Sleep, and perchance to Dreamcast, A eulogy

Advantages: The games, the modem, the four controller ports
Disadvantages: Lack of corporate interest.

...Maybe this review will fall on deaf ears, but I must get this out. I'm upset, dear Ciao. I'm angry, bitter and confused, although not necessarily in that order. My Dreamcast is dying, it's wallet has been stolen and is lying like some poor sod whose been beaten up and left for dead. Many are to blame, most noticeably Sega, the unforgiving Parent Corporation, like a family who just doesn't need that extra burden. "Maybe it'll sort itself out" they (probably) thought, "maybe we can sit on our arses and see what comes up. The public will take care of it... Yes, yes of course they will! We ARE Sega after all!" As we can see dear Ciao, they were wrong, for indeed amongst other forces, the public (yes, us) were to blame. How ironic. What, or rather who else caused the demise of this prodigal son? We could blame Sony and form childish...

paulgusta 27.08.2001 (26.09.2002) · Read review
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Dreamcast Lives On

Advantages: great graphical capability
Disadvantages: lack of online gaming

...Dreamcast is by no means defunct and in my opinion, maintains itself highly against the playing abilities of Playstation 2. As an owner of all gaming consoles, as well as PC and GB, i would have to argue with anyone who claims that Dreamcast doesnt have the muscle to still compete with the other New consoles currently available. The ability to play import or copies of games makes the machine more accesible, indeed, some copy games do not even require a chip or boot disc to run! The graphical capabilities of Dreamcast have not been fully unlocked due to a lack of programmers investment, but i have yet to see a Playstation 2 title with graphics such as those seen in Shenmue or Ultimate Fighting Championship. (The release titles in Britain for PSX2 have been bitterly dissapointing)! The only downside to the DC is its lack of online games...

mbmb11 09.03.2001 · Read review
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Sega Dreamcast

Advantages: Powerful engine, internet access/online gaming
Disadvantages: Not many new games

...Sega’s Dreamcast had a lot of work to do with many loyal Sega gamers not happy with the Saturn which was seen as a total flop by most, launch games included Sonic Adventure, Virtua Fighter 3 and Powerstone with my most anticipated being Sonic Adventure. The DC (Dreamcast) boasts four controller ports, an Hitachi SH4 RISC processor (128bit 3D engine), a NEC CLX2 graphics processor, a Yahama 64 channel sound processor, custom GD-ROM technology (1GB storage) and dialup internet access via the built in 33.6K modem and the Dreamkey browser disc included with the console. Popular accessories available are the VMU (visual memory unit), race controller, arcade stick, vibration pack, mouse and the DC keyboard. Internet access can be used for online gaming with games such as Chu Chu Rocket as well as general web surfing. The DC...

sheez 13.03.2001 · Read review
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End of Dreamcast...

Advantages: Sega, Good games, Sega.
Disadvantages: Had a bad reputation.

...In March we saw the ending of the Dreamcast’s production and sega announcing the end of an era and that it was time to go into full time software business for all companies. Well the question on everyone’s mind was if this new change was a start of a great path for sega or a tunnel to the light to heaven for the company. As most here will know, Sega has stopped hardware business of all kind and is now making games for multi-formats because they are so good at them and could make a heap of money out of it. After the Dreamcast’s Awfully lacking sales in my opinion due to no hype and publicity they have decided to concentrate on their software of which they are famous for. It seems that the company you hate to love will be handing games out all round in the near future so hold this spot. Now the point of this topic...

Time_Warp 05.08.2001 · Read review
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