The Sega Dreamcast was a very memorable system for many if not most of us. It great graphics and a great gaming library. The system itself was revolutionary and light-years ahead of it's time. Some of my fondest memories on the Dreamcast, for example, were either playing the Power Stone games developed by Capcom, or playing Sonic Adventure 2, still considered one of the dearest gems in the Sega community. It's failure was due to poor executive decisions concerning it's time of release. It was a system that was released between era's, and this one glaring flaw in Sega's business plan foretold the Dreamcast's doom. However, this my friends is old news below we will look at what made the Dreamcast great, and why it is considered a system for the ages.
Graphics: No matter who you asked, they could probably say one or two things about the graphics on the Sega Dreamcast versus those on the original playstation or the nintendo 64, they could probably also say a thing or two on how the Dreamcast beat down the PSOne and how it stood on its own against the other sixth generation gaming systems. No matter who you asked, they would probably say that in terms of visuals the dreamcast beat all other systems hands down.
Innovation: Another area that set the Dreamcast apart from it's competitors and in my opinion the reason it still has such a fond place in our memories was the sheer power of innovation. Of course, I could elaborate on this for one thing, it was the first console to offer internet connectivity, it's name was SEGANET (Dreamarena), for another there's a nifty little device called the VMU. Finally, it's great library of games made it a watering hole for some of the gaming industries finest gems, Marvel versus Capcom, Shenmue, Seaman, Skies of Arcadia and of course Sonic Adventure 2. Many of these grew up to become the industry standards for what a great video game should be.
SegaNet logo borrowed from the Sega Addicts
Games: Sonic Adventure 2, ChuChu Rocket, Shemue, Dead or Alive 2, Project Justice, Soul Calibur, Resident Evil, Space Channel 5 need I go on. Most the games on this system had endless replay value, for some these were the golden days of gaming. Some wish to return to these days. When we were just stepping out of the 2d era and into the 3d, where everything was new innovative and imaginative. These games while they may have been more simplistic, had endless replay value. If anyone ever had any doubts they only need to remember one game to realize what an impact the Sega Dreamcast has made.
These are my reasons, why I found the Dreamcast to be so memorable, and why I still stay a devout Sega fan boy today.
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