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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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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Dreamcast... Well Done Sega

Advantages: Brilliant Graphics And Internet Capabilities
Disadvantages: Prices, and the amount of games released

...Dreamcast is the brand new console out in the UK (Day I Wrote This Review Is 09/08/00) and it has a big reputation to fufill, I just received a dreamcast for my birthday present and I have not been disappointed, I had a special deal where it came with 6 games, and the graphics and quality of this console is amazing, the ability to go onto the internet is incredible, the only problem with this console, which will probably be fixed as time goes on, is the price of the games, a game costs on average £40 to buy. All six games are brilliant and the selection of extra components is great (e.g a fishing rod for sega bass fishing.)...

Demon3311 09.08.2000 · Read review
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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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Sega's little box of magic

Advantages: Fun, great controler, amazing games, online play
Disadvantages: Under supported,

...I have a Dream. Way back in1997 the initial plans for the new Sega console where put into motion. The sega Saturn had took a pounding at the hands of the PlayStation, so Sega needed to act fast in order to re-claim there stake in the hardware game. Initially codenamed the Katana (A name that can still be found on the internal chips) the later renamed Dreamcast finally showed its face on November 27th 1998 in Japan. A flurry of Pre orders and a massive initial sales boost meant that the Dreamcasts future was seemingly set in stone. Little white box of tricks. The console its self was a pretty little thing. Dressed in a white shell with the distinct Dreamcast swirl and logo on the top, nobody would moan about it being under the TV. Before the Dreamcast, Consoles where quite frankly ugly little monsters. They where...

doa1984 23.06.2007 · 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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The Sega Dreamcast

Advantages: Lowest price for the Next Generation consoles
Disadvantages: May not be able to compete with the PS2

...When September, 9th, 1999 came around, I was the first one to buy my Dreamcast. I bought it because it was the newest, fastest, and graphically best console out to date. Not to mention it also had a low price tag of $200.00 dollars. Which has recently been dropped to $150.00 dollars. With the Sega Dreamcast you can play Sega games, Audio CD's, and even surf the internet with it's onboard 56kbps modem. The Sega Dreamcast can let you play the best games out. Games like Soul Calibur, Sonic Adventure, and Crazy Taxi are just shinning trophies of what this system is capable of. With Online games comming out right around the corner, it is a safe bet to say that this system is even ahead of the newest consoles out. The system comes with a composite A/V cable, modulated telephone cord, power cord, Internet Accessing software, and a demo...

MrWizard 20.10.2000 · 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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