Originally Posted by
Qegola
100% AGREED
Dreamcast was the best console in the world ever, hands down. First console outside Japan with internet connectivity. Second console to use a freaking PORTABLE GAMES SYSTEM IN ITS OWN RIGHT as a memory card (the first being the PocketStation, which was shit and only supported one noteworthy game). Also note; Ikaruga, ChuChu Rocket, SoulCalibur, TrickStyle, Toy Commander, Crazy Taxi, Ecco The Dolphin: DotF, and motherfucking JET SET RADIO!!!!
Ahem.
yes unfourtunately, it picked the worst date to release. any sega fan knows this story if you don't I will explain.
basicly, when Nintendo and sega were in a constant struggle over the video game market, nintendo tried to team up with sony to make a cd add on for the super nintendo. that created the PSone. so now you have
the SNES
the PS one ( which was the best at the time, graphics wise )
and the sega saturn.
the sega saturn came out after the SNES but shortly therafter, the psone came out. sega was beaten again.
the N64 then came out in 1996 ( I believe )
then in a brilliant flash of..... awsome-ness the dreamcast came out.
it came out in 1998 in japan and 1999 in north america. and in 2000 in Europe.
1999. one year before the PS 2. the PS 2 was released in the year 2000.
it had a dvd player and was actually cheaper then a standard dvd player.
it also had internet capability.
basicly, the PS 2 shot the dreamcast right between the eyes.
no nintendo waited for the dust to settle and realeased th gamecube. about a more powerful as the dreamcast. soon the dreamcast became a distant memory. it seemed sony would takeover but wait! then again in 2001, the xbox came out and now, the fight is between sony, and microsoft.
nintendo fans don't cry, it's just that hardcore gamers usually want games with good graphics. I'm not saying that the wii sucks, I think it's great.
I mean from nintendo you ave mario, link and samus. and from third party developers you got........mad.....world......( errr thats it?)
there you go. a piece of video game history for you. *sigh* sega's own consoles are now a faded memory only to be relived by retro collecters. ( like me
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