engadget: Sega re-releasing the Dreamcast in Japan?

Wouldn't that be neat? I'd love it if Nintendo and Sega released systems a
la Atari Flashback 2 but with cart and CD compatibility.

Mojo

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Posted Dec 11, 2005, 9:00 AM ET by Ryan Block

Sega's not flapping their yapper so far as we can tell, but German
gaming site Gamefront.de is claiming they're going to be re-releasing
the frickin' Dreamcast bundled with Radilgy and some limited edition
telephone card or something. But our wish come true from the Ghost of
Hackable Consoles Past will probably be Japan-only though, distributed
through Sega Direct for ¥10,000 (about $83 US) - still, could this
be the triumphant return of Sega hardware, even if only just
nostalgia-gear? Apparently we'll find out February 16th (or sooner).

On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 21:42:45 GMT, "Mojo Jojo"
<jf2273nospam DeleteThis @earthlink.net> wrote:

> I'd love it if Nintendo and Sega released systems a
>la Atari Flashback 2 but with cart and CD compatibility.


the Revolution will supposidly play all previous nintendo console
games from the Gamecube all the way down to the NES.

Jordan wrote:
> Sega has done this through a 3rd party in the past. Wasn't it Majesco
> or somebody like that? The "Genesis 3" was produced by them as was the
> re-released Gane Gear a few years back.
>
> - Jordan
>
Yes, Majesco got the rights to take old Genny hardware to re-release
first Model 2 Gennys (w/o Sega CD compatibility) and then shrunk-down
Genny 3. They also got the rights from several publishers to re-release
carts (some of which I still have). Along with your mentioned GG I
recall hearing that they had the rights to re-release the Saturn, but I
don't think anything came of that.

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"kevin" <kevnospam242 DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 21:42:45 GMT, "Mojo Jojo"
> <jf2273nospam DeleteThis @earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> I'd love it if Nintendo and Sega released systems a
>>la Atari Flashback 2 but with cart and CD compatibility.
>
>
> the Revolution will supposidly play all previous nintendo console
> games from the Gamecube all the way down to the NES.
a only NOA and NOJ games.

b. you have to pay per game.


>
>

kevin wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 21:42:45 GMT, "Mojo Jojo"
> <jf2273nospam.RemoveThis@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>
>>I'd love it if Nintendo and Sega released systems a
>>la Atari Flashback 2 but with cart and CD compatibility.
>
> the Revolution will supposidly play all previous nintendo console
> games from the Gamecube all the way down to the NES.

But will they be smart enough to also get games from (previously)
competing systems like the Genesis and TurboGrafix? Or even to get
third party games?

-- CE

Air Raid wrote:
> http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000790071989/
>
> Posted Dec 11, 2005, 9:00 AM ET by Ryan Block
>
> Sega's not flapping their yapper so far as we can tell, but German
> gaming site Gamefront.de is claiming they're going to be re-releasing
> the frickin' Dreamcast bundled with Radilgy and some limited edition
> telephone card or something. But our wish come true from the Ghost of
> Hackable Consoles Past will probably be Japan-only though, distributed
> through Sega Direct for ¥10,000 (about $83 US) - still, could this
> be the triumphant return of Sega hardware, even if only just
> nostalgia-gear? Apparently we'll find out February 16th (or sooner).
>

It would be really cool if something like a Dreamcast Protable would
come (lika a Nomad). But I don't believe this and I don't believe that
SEGA will rerelease the DC again. I think it's too expensive for them.
Marek

> It would be really cool if something like a Dreamcast Protable would come
> (lika a Nomad). But I don't believe this and I don't believe that SEGA
> will rerelease the DC again. I think it's too expensive for them.
> Marek

This is nothing new. Sega have been selling refurbished dreamcasts for a
long time in Japan.

Yeah, I remember Majesco buying the rights to the Saturn. I wonder what ever
came of that.

Mojo

"Relic" <relic1980.RemoveThis@ameritech.net> wrote in message
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> Jordan wrote:
>> Sega has done this through a 3rd party in the past. Wasn't it Majesco
>> or somebody like that? The "Genesis 3" was produced by them as was the
>> re-released Gane Gear a few years back.
>>
>> - Jordan
>>
> Yes, Majesco got the rights to take old Genny hardware to re-release
> first Model 2 Gennys (w/o Sega CD compatibility) and then shrunk-down
> Genny 3. They also got the rights from several publishers to re-release
> carts (some of which I still have). Along with your mentioned GG I recall
> hearing that they had the rights to re-release the Saturn, but I don't
> think anything came of that.
>
> --
> New version of an old favorite!
> The Briefcase Fulla Rant!
> http://briefrant.com
> It'll grab you and won't let you go ^_^!
>
> "I Think, therefore I Believe."-The Relic

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Posted Dec 11, 2005, 9:00 AM ET by Ryan Block

>Sega's not flapping their yapper so far as we can tell, but German
>gaming site Gamefront.de is claiming they're going to be re-releasing
>the frickin' Dreamcast bundled with Radilgy and some limited edition

Does this mean the fabled 'last Dreamcast' with 'something special in it' is
yet to be bought?

---
Sam