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The Dreamcast turns 10 today


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Another milestone to make us all feel old :o

 

http://kotaku.com/5099517/the-dreamcast-turns-ten-today

 

Sega's last stab at console dominance is now ten years old. The Dreamcast was launched on November 27, 1998 in Japan, back when global hardware launches were almost unheard of. It wasn't exactly a success.

 

The Japanese version of the Sega Dreamcast launched with a rather paltry four forgettable games: Godzilla Generations, Virtua Fighter 3tb, PenPen TRiIceLon and July. Sonic Adventure, originally planned to hit at launch, was delayed. Other titles that came shortly after, like Incoming and Seventh Cross, didn't help matters.

 

Given the line-up, the Japanese launch was somewhat of a dud, far from the early success of its North American counterpart which hit almost a year later on September 9, 1999. When Sony announced the PlayStation 2, less than six months after the Japanese Dreamcast launch, it ended the console war — at least in terms of perception — before it had a chance to begin.

 

The Dreamcast still managed to deliver some of the best software of the generation, with titles like Power Stone, Soul Calibur, Jet Grind Radio, Phantasy Star Online, Typing of the Dead and Samba de Amigo still fondly remembered.

 

My first hands on time with the Dreamcast came when I rented an imported console, along with Blue Stinger and The House of the Dead 2, for a Sega filled weekend. Fortunately, those two titles didn't dissuade me from picking up a North American console at the midnight launch.

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Sega really need to pull their finger out and make another console. But they are currently in bed with too many people.

 

I'm still pissed my wife made me sale mine when she cleaned the house some years ago.

 

yes i know whipped. :(

 

You -> :sm1::079: <- Your missus

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You can tell that the guy who wrote the article is a noob.

99.9999999% of all tech/games journalists are noobs.

 

You read through any standard article on consoles of old, and the amount of mistakes are insane. If you watch "Good Game" on ABC2 at all, you'll spot 10-15 mistakes per half hour episode. It's just insane how badly these people write/report AND GET PAID FOR IT.

 

"Journalistic integrity" is an oxymoron.

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And games still being produced for it!

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-14-71-4-49-en.html

 

Officially the last game that came out was Trigger Heart Exelica and was in Feb of 2007, the last release to date was a re-release of Karasu which came out in March of 2007 since then no games have come out. The ones that have are homebrew and require a CD bootable DC.

 

Although played Last Hope and although it is homebrew it is frankly a dire game, like a below average Megadrive shooter, any fanboys that paid more then the normal cost are quite frankly mad.

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Although played Last Hope and although it is homebrew it is frankly a dire game, like a below average Megadrive shooter, any fanboys that paid more then the normal cost are quite frankly mad.

The problem with Last Hope was that nobody knew how bad it was until they bought it.

 

I paid money for it, and regretted doing so. But without first pirating the game, you can't exactly test it out. 20/20 hindsight, and all that.

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The problem with Last Hope was that nobody knew how bad it was until they bought it.

 

I paid money for it, and regretted doing so. But without first pirating the game, you can't exactly test it out. 20/20 hindsight, and all that.

 

Fair call but owning the Limited editions is always a wise move as only 500 get produced.

 

Theres another on the way called DUX.

Basically R-type.

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  • 3 months later...

DUX gets released this month according to Play-Asia.

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-x-49-en-70-31fr.html

 

LE: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-cn-49-en-70-35d6.html

 

 

This is a CD-ROM based product and might not be compatible with some Dreamcast™ consoles manufactured after October 2000.

 

This software is not officially licensed, designed, manufactured, distributed or endorsed by Sega.

 

http://www.hucast.net/blog/

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