Posted September 16, 2005 I have really got back into my Dreamcast as of late; I have some great memories with it-especially games like Shenmue(I and II) and Skies of Arcadia. No doubt there are many DC fans on this site, so here's the question-what game do you find yourself going back to on the DC for a laff with friends/family, and what games holds your fondest memory. Of late, I have been going back to Bomberman Online, and playing 4-Player with my mom and 2 sisters. It's great getting the whole family round the TV, brings back those memories of when we did it week in week out when we were all that bit younger and naive. Shenmue has to be the game which I'll always remember. Brilliant is one word that describes it. The OST has to be one of the best in a game, and it was just a joy to play, with the QTE and the brilliant fighting system-plus the story wasn't half bad either. :wink: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 16, 2005 My brother got out the DC several weeks ago and completed Shenmue in two days. I love Jet Set Radio, Space Channel 5, Chu Chu Rocket and Rush. Many more aswell obviously, it was a great console. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 16, 2005 Soul Calibur of course! Aye, SoA was a tremendous game. Going to buy Sonic Adventure soon - I'm a sucker for anything Sonic *sigh* :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 16, 2005 For me the best memory of dreamcast(which I only bought last year(i think)) has got to be powerstone although i have recently bought soul calibur I have not yet had a chance to give it a good play. Back to powerstone. I had to get that game when I got my dreamcast just simply because of the memories I had playin with my mate on his dreamcast and powerstone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 16, 2005 When i purhcahsd my dreamcast was very memorable, i had arragned to buy it a t a station w while away, and had to lug around a huge dreamcast package back to uni and keep it on for the whole day. Shenmue 2 is the best DC game, its so involving and as a great story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 16, 2005 I turned my old DC on the other day to play through Shenmue again, damn thing works but the sound is all messed up. Had to play it with the sound off which isnt as much fun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 16, 2005 Shenmue 1 left such an impression on me, it was just so immersive that you couldn't let go of you're controller. It had the same magic I felt when playing OOT for the first time - I still play it on my DC now. But the game I loved the most has to have been PSO: ver II; the game was great but the community was what really made the game, we would talk about Dreamcast, Anime and stuff in general on adventures all day. Oh Sega! Come back!! There was just so many great games for the Dreamcast: Soul Calibur, Samba de Amigo, Virtua Tennis, Shenmue 2 I could go on. It was truly a console for the hardcore which was unfortunatly it's undoing... At the moment i'm collecting every last classic Dreamcast game I can find - how about you guys? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 16, 2005 Absolutely loved Shenmue I & II for the amazing storyline, characters, set-pieces, and non-stop action in Shenmue II (the fight on the roof of the skyscraper is AMAZING!) Sonic Adventure 1 & 2 are FANTASTIC, Resident Evil: Code Veronica, this was the first Resi game i owned and the graphics and storyline blew me away! but Powerstone (1) was an unexpected gem! It's easily one of the best games on the Dreamcast and so enjoyable in both single and multiplayer; i love the characters (especially how they all power up!), the weapons, the interactive scenary (how you can use objects as weapons or e.g. walls and pillars to run up/swing around) and destructive multi-layered, interactive levels. If you haven't experienced Powerstone the you should do so! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 16, 2005 Yeah! I have Powerstone! 2 player is absolute CARNAGE! Did you play the sequel? 4 player heaven. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 16, 2005 It was truly a console for the hardcore which was unfortunatly it's undoing... That really is not the reason for it's undoing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 16, 2005 That really is not the reason for it's undoing. Then what would you suggest? I guess the advertising was bad... awful actually. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 16, 2005 Then what would you suggest? I guess the advertising was bad... awful actually. Advertising wasn't really the problem either IMO. From what I have read, developers were not ready to commit to the DC because Sony announced its new console (which would be the PS2) just as the DC was launching. Sony said it was more powerful than the DC giving developers more freedom etc to achieve what they wanted. This caused a lot of developers to think, why should they program for what will be soon obsolete hardware? After all, the PS2 would be around 12 months or so after the Dreamcast. This caused difficulty when trying to raise 3rd party support. To make matters worse, Sony had promised that it would include a DVD Player. This was new technology in 1999/2000, and there was, as evidently shown, a big market for an affordable DVD Player/Console to be in the living rooms of millions of people. Again, Sega had been made obsolete in technology. Also, the Dreamcast was raped by piracy. Apparently, when in development, Sega made it so that the DC could read from normal CD's to quicken up development. Sega had chosen GD-ROM as its format. This sounds good, except that Sega left in this development - the DC could run off normal CDs when reprogrammed. Lo and behold, some German hackers seized the initiative. They created a boot disc, called Utopia, which reversed the bootstrap sequence that loaded a game. Normally, the sequence read from the inside out, so it checked that it was an official Sega GD-ROM in the drive before loading. With it reversed, it loaded from the outside in, and bypassed this security check. Infact, the only security check. Companies usually take a loss on hardware, and recoup the profits from software sales. You can imagine the impact that this had on Sega, despite it having a very good software lineup for each year it was available. I don't think SegaNet took off very well outside of America either - it peaked there with 300,000 subscribers. It was $29/month on top of what you paid for Internet Acess. However, there are still servers for you to play PSO and Quake III on with your DC to this day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 16, 2005 I play Quake III online from time to time but Sega announced they were shutting down the last online servers for PSO (Europeon servers) but apparently they forgot. Last time I went on the servers there was 2 people besides me on PSO so I stopped going on it. Powerstone II is still very playable. Awesome styleness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 16, 2005 My fondest memory of the Dreamcast is when my mate got one at the launch, seeing the first level of Sonic Adventure with the killer whale chase was just amazing. I got a brand new DC for £40 in 2002 when it was finished and all the games were being sold off dirt cheap, ive now got abot 30 games, and play it more often than my Cube. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 16, 2005 Nice to see Powerstone getting a mention. I really enjoyed the original, I didn't get the second one though as I read there wasn't a huge amount of difference between the two. I also enjoyed Virtua Striker, although I think I might be alone in that respect . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 16, 2005 Heheh; Virtua Striker was poor imo. Been playing Sega Bass Fishing today due to the Revo controller announcement. I was always crap at it though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 16, 2005 i love my dreamcast its still all set up! i loved playing sonic adventure on it, was awesome, as was crazy taxi in its day! i also have the gun and love playing house of the dead! but shenmue is by far the best game on the console Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 16, 2005 The SEGA Dreamcast is the finest console in all the land, and I own no less than 4 working PAL Dreamcasts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17, 2005 oh how i wish i still had shenmue 2 as i (accidently of course) broke disc 2.........cue the violin.....ah but the good thing was i did complete the main game before it happened, now just to find another cheap copy of it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17, 2005 Think Headhunter is the game I enjoyed hte most/still enjoy! Treid playing Ahesnmue again recently (was gonna get the second since I had never played it before so wanted to get back into the story), sadly I just couldn't get into it again, despite loving it the first time round! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17, 2005 Think Headhunter is the game I enjoyed hte most/still enjoy! Treid playing Ahesnmue again recently (was gonna get the second since I had never played it before so wanted to get back into the story), sadly I just couldn't get into it again, despite loving it the first time round! The original Shenmue does go a little slow at time; though it has some great moments! Shenmue 2 however is totally different in terms of action, as it just doesnt stop! I wouldn't put off trying out Shenmue 2 based on Shenmue 1 (as Shenmue 1 is really just setting him up for his adventure). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 17, 2005 Well... maybe... once I've finished Skies, bought and played through Baton Kaitos, Advance Wars DS and any other new and interesting games that I'm sure will be out by the time I've finished those, then... I'll think about it :yes: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 18, 2005 Shenmue 1 was definately my fav of the 2. It had a more friendly, homely vibe. Seemed that everyone knew you there and it was easy to find your way around, I kept getting lost in shenmue 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 18, 2005 Well... maybe... once I've finished Skies, bought and played through Baton Kaitos, Advance Wars DS and any other new and interesting games that I'm sure will be out by the time I've finished those, then... I'll think about it :yes: TOLD! :blink: LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
