Dreamcast is 9 years old today

On Nov 27, 11:06 am, wadner <wad....DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 27, 5:15 am, Scaler <spritesca....DeleteThis@directvinternet.com> wrote:
>
> > Sega Dreamcast has reached its 9th birthday.
>
> > Dreamcast was released in Japan 9 years ago today, on November 27,
> > 1998.
>
> > sure doesn't seem like it has been that long.
>
> > Dreamcast had a fairly long low-level life too, with last official
> > game released as recently as earlier this year.
>
> Wouldn't life be grand if Dremcast Deuce was 2 years old today????

I was sad to see the system go. It was easily one of my favorite
systems with some great games and a very unique design (a precursor in
ways to the Xbox controller).

Soul Calibur never looked so good LOL and Resident Evil CV was
awesome...

Scaler wrote:
> Sega Dreamcast has reached its 9th birthday.
>
> Dreamcast was released in Japan 9 years ago today, on November 27,
> 1998.
>
> sure doesn't seem like it has been that long.
>
> Dreamcast had a fairly long low-level life too, with last official
> game released as recently as earlier this year.

We should celebrate by going on e-bay and jacking up the prices of
everything Dreamcast related!

On Nov 27, 8:48 am, The alMIGHTY N <natle....TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Nov 27, 11:06 am, wadner <wad....TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Nov 27, 5:15 am, Scaler <spritesca....TakeThisOut@directvinternet.com> wrote:
>
> > > Sega Dreamcast has reached its 9th birthday.
>
> > > Dreamcast was released in Japan 9 years ago today, on November 27,
> > > 1998.
>
> > > sure doesn't seem like it has been that long.
>
> > > Dreamcast had a fairly long low-level life too, with last official
> > > game released as recently as earlier this year.
>
> > Wouldn't life be grand if Dremcast Deuce was 2 years old today????
>
> I was sad to see the system go. It was easily one of my favorite
> systems with some great games and a very unique design (a precursor in
> ways to the Xbox controller).
>
> Soul Calibur never looked so good LOL and Resident Evil CV was
> awesome...

YES!

I was playing Virtua Fighter 5 on Xbox 360 and thinking to myself how
the graphics are only slightly better than Dead or Alive (4?) on DC.

Too bad it never took off...

The alMIGHTY N wrote:
> On Nov 27, 11:06 am, wadner <wad....TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> On Nov 27, 5:15 am, Scaler <spritesca....TakeThisOut@directvinternet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Sega Dreamcast has reached its 9th birthday.
>>> Dreamcast was released in Japan 9 years ago today, on November 27,
>>> 1998.
>>> sure doesn't seem like it has been that long.
>>> Dreamcast had a fairly long low-level life too, with last official
>>> game released as recently as earlier this year.
>> Wouldn't life be grand if Dremcast Deuce was 2 years old today????
>
> I was sad to see the system go. It was easily one of my favorite
> systems with some great games and a very unique design (a precursor in
> ways to the Xbox controller).
>
> Soul Calibur never looked so good LOL and Resident Evil CV was
> awesome...

I especially wish that people's imaginations weren't so short-sighted
that Shenmue 1+2 failed to do what they were intended for. A genre of
genuine city simulators (with actual people doing actual things) that
nevertheless contains a narrative and interesting characters, combat
controls, RPG elements, etc, is something that gaming today sorely
lacks. Zelda 64's engine spawned a genre, Shenmue's should have also.

-
Scott

Scott H wrote:
> The alMIGHTY N wrote:
>> On Nov 27, 11:06 am, wadner <wad... RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Nov 27, 5:15 am, Scaler <spritesca... RemoveThis @directvinternet.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sega Dreamcast has reached its 9th birthday.
>>>> Dreamcast was released in Japan 9 years ago today, on November 27,
>>>> 1998.
>>>> sure doesn't seem like it has been that long.
>>>> Dreamcast had a fairly long low-level life too, with last official
>>>> game released as recently as earlier this year.
>>> Wouldn't life be grand if Dremcast Deuce was 2 years old today????
>>
>> I was sad to see the system go. It was easily one of my favorite
>> systems with some great games and a very unique design (a precursor in
>> ways to the Xbox controller).
>>
>> Soul Calibur never looked so good LOL and Resident Evil CV was
>> awesome...
>
> I especially wish that people's imaginations weren't so short-sighted
> that Shenmue 1+2 failed to do what they were intended for. A genre of
> genuine city simulators (with actual people doing actual things) that
> nevertheless contains a narrative and interesting characters, combat
> controls, RPG elements, etc, is something that gaming today sorely
> lacks. Zelda 64's engine spawned a genre, Shenmue's should have also.

I was watching IGN's video review of Assassin's Creed last week and the
guy said that GTA3 invented the whole living 3D city. That pissed me
off, and it seems to be general consensus as well. It's like Shenmue
never existed.

--

Zo

Zomoniac wrote:
>> Scott H wrote:
>> I especially wish that people's imaginations weren't so short-sighted
>> that Shenmue 1+2 failed to do what they were intended for. A genre of
>> genuine city simulators (with actual people doing actual things) that
>> nevertheless contains a narrative and interesting characters, combat
>> controls, RPG elements, etc, is something that gaming today sorely
>> lacks. Zelda 64's engine spawned a genre, Shenmue's should have also.
>
> I was watching IGN's video review of Assassin's Creed last week and the
> guy said that GTA3 invented the whole living 3D city. That pissed me
> off, and it seems to be general consensus as well. It's like Shenmue
> never existed.

Most people will apparently consider a game irrelevant if it fails
to sell, their friends didn't like it, or it just didn't smack them on
the forehead correctly. That includes journalists, if it isn't caused
by them.

-
Scott

FamilyNet International Newsgate

> From: Scaler <spritescaler.TakeThisOut@directvinternet.com>



> Sega Dreamcast has reached its 9th birthday.

> Dreamcast was released in Japan 9 years ago today, on November 27,
> 1998.

> sure doesn't seem like it has been that long.

> Dreamcast had a fairly long low-level life too, with last official
> game released as recently as earlier this year.


So you think that will be the last .. last official release?

Doc Clu

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Scaler <spritescaler.TakeThisOut@directvinternet.com> wrote in news:ea2bc4b8-71a6-428f-
9026-76f8bb1bf623.TakeThisOut@y5g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:

> Sega Dreamcast has reached its 9th birthday.
>
> Dreamcast was released in Japan 9 years ago today, on November 27,
> 1998.
>
> sure doesn't seem like it has been that long.
>
> Dreamcast had a fairly long low-level life too, with last official
> game released as recently as earlier this year.

I know this might be old, but my isp has just decided to only carry certain
newsgroups, and this newsgroup is the only one that has any relation to
dreamcast. it's rec.games.video.sega
and i am wondering if anyone knows any of the "big-8" newsgroups that
carries binaries of dreamcast games so I can download them.

Thanks for any help.