Dreamcast Is The Best System. Period

[imported_Anonymous]

Lets Go To The Facts.

1. What Other System Can You Put ANY Emulation System On? Huh Huh?

2. No System Has YET To Match Dreamcasts Specs, 128 Bit Baby!

3. The VMU Pwns J00.

4. Who Can Forget The Games!?!?!?!

5. Simply Put. Dreamcast Ownz.

[imported_KageOni]

Ok, the VMU was cool, and the games were memorable, but overall it came out too early. Should have been held back and improved and released with the PS2 at the earliest. It seemed to be a case of bad timing and under development.

Hast makes waste I guess.

[imported_Anonymous]

The Dreamcast does own all, if not for this one game....

Phantasy Star Online

[imported_Anonymous]

o.o What About Bangai-O

[imported_wHat]

Only liked crazy taxi, and that got boring after about 10 goes on it.

[imported_Anonymous]

Lets Go To The Facts.

1. What Other System Can You Put ANY Emulation System On? Huh Huh?

2. No System Has YET To Match Dreamcasts Specs, 128 Bit Baby!

3. The VMU Pwns J00.

4. Who Can Forget The Games!?!?!?!

5. Simply Put. Dreamcast Ownz.

the dreamcast was a bad system, and , sega rushed it out. and i believe every system currently has a 128 bit video card system. they had one game, um what game. it had none. except the sonic adventure series. thats it. dont even say the sports series, cause that sucked. thats why sega's sports series only lasted 2 years after the dreamcast died. it was on the market, for less than two years. there was not enough room for four systems on the video game market. simply put, dreamcast sucked. and i feel bad for all the people that bought one before the ps2 came out. sega was up shit creek without a paddle as soon as sega cd was released, because it showed they were desperate too find something that would sell.

[imported_Anonymous]

o.o I Am Gonna Kick Your ASS!

[imported_KageOni]

Simmer down, no one needs any black eyes.

[imported_Anonymous]

o.o I Am Gonna Kick Your ASS!

ok. somebody is a little defensive of a shitty system. :afro:

[imported_Anonymous]

i was just reading over this topic again, and i read the start of this forum. wow, this is a stupid subject. i think anyone i know will tell me that the dreamcast sucked.

[imported_wHat]

As with every console it has its perks and its downsides, im not saying it was a really bad console and im not saying it was a really good console. I liked the memory cards with the little screens too. I did not like the controller as it was uncomfortable and the two buttons at the back were a blatent copy from the n64, as were the analoge sticks on the PS / PS2 / Dreamcast / every console since.

But according to some people I think the dreamcast is the best ever console...... as to you i say
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:9JXZSn0I06UJ:213.67.188.89/power/pics/noob.jpg

[imported_Anonymous]

i just didnt like it. i though the controllers were going with the spaceship approach like the n64 was. the memory cards were the best thing it had. and thats not enough to sell a system.

[DLA]

meh.

I just bought a dreamcast for 14.99 w/ 6 month warranty and a keyboard for it for 3.99

20 bux for a gaming system = godly. <--- yes thats a period after godly.

also, maybe you should check this out:
http://linuxdevices.com/articles/AT7466555948.html

Yea, 20 bux plus countless hours of leetness, and ill have linux on a dreamcast...

the only thing that sux, the broadband adapter is 120 dollars :(

75ish on ebay which sucks even more...

[imported_Anonymous]

blimey! all this and not a single mention of DC Phone Home (http://www.vnunet.com/news/1134056)... :twisted:

[imported_Anonymous]

I must say the games are cool, but the system sucks.. ps2's and xbox's are much better.

[imported_KageOni]

I just found somthing out that makes the system much more in my eyes. It can play roms. 100's of free games at your fingertips. And im not shure if any other systems have this but it has a web browser.

[imported_Sofa of Death]

it can play roms, and pretty much anything you want it to. you can design it to play NES games if you feel the need. you can burn games, then give em' to your friends (those of us who have friends, that is) and basically, you can do anything you can on a ps2. except for the whole play DVD's thing. but im sure you'd have a next gen console anyway(excluding gamecube, for it is a tissue box). because everyone does, therefore your able to play dvd's. so all in all, buy a dreamcast, and a next gen system so you can have all the fun you want.


btw, the dreamcast can also be tinkered with to play some early released ps2 games (ones that were not technically demanding, such as smugglers run) this is also why dreamcast stopped producing it's systems in a year or two after it's release, because it had that major coding problem that they did not want to deal with because of their lacking funds.

i also have heard that they are teaming up with atari for some new system that may be released along side the next generations of consoles. (code-named trexus) its supposed to support mini discs (like the unpopular gamecube) which is a bad way to go because that right there makes the dvd and cd playback un-available. although they may put some sort of add-on thing in it........ so yeah, sega isn't outta the race quite yet

[imported_KageOni]

(excluding gamecube, for it is a tissue box).

Amen

[Hacky]

The GCN ownz ... Just becuase the X-box is beating it HERE in america doesn't mean that it's unpopular infact GCN is beating all the other systems worldwide. I hate the X-box there are, what, 3 good games on it... Halo, Halo 2, and Fable. The only systems worth buying are the GCN and PS2. Dreamcast was a good system, hell, the Dreamcast was what invented online gaming. Not the X-box, ever hear of a game called Phantasy Star Online?

P.S. X-box will never be as good or have as many good games as ANY other system because Microsoft has to focus on their next OS more than anything.

[imported_wHat]

:^o Gamecube pwns for multiplayer so shut ya face :D, not meaning in an offensive term mind. There are tons of decent games for gamecube, and the best thing is, all the best gamecube games arnt ported across to any other system. Metriod Prime, MArio Kart : DD, Mario PArty, Super Monkey Ball1&2, F-ZeroGX + more.. the PC does pwn all tbh.

[baklava]

The GCN ownz ... Just becuase the X-box is beating it HERE in america doesn't mean that it's unpopular infact GCN is beating all the other systems worldwide. I hate the X-box there are, what, 3 good games on it... Halo, Halo 2, and Fable. The only systems worth buying are the GCN and PS2. Dreamcast was a good system, hell, the Dreamcast was what invented online gaming. Not the X-box, ever hear of a game called Phantasy Star Online?

P.S. X-box will never be as good or have as many good games as ANY other system because Microsoft has to focus on their next OS more than anything.

Xbox? beating? HA!

Ask ANYONE what their favorite Xbox game is. within .5 seconds they'll respond with "OMGLOL HALO U FGA!" honestly, i cant count more than 3 good game besides halo that's solely for Xbox.

now, ask the same question to someone with a PS2/GCN. there isnt one true preffered game for either of them. and by the way, GCN's graphics are better than PS2s.
As for dreamcast, yes, it Pwned. dont ever insult the dreamcast.

[imported_wHat]

Loading times..... There are only loading times on the GC with games that are ports.. The others have none.

[imported_Sofa of Death]

regardless, i dislike the gamecube. well, no, not the gamecube, nintedo. nintendo comes out with extremely horrible games for the gamecube. if nintendo had an older target market, i'd probably appreciate the games it made more.

ps: atchoo! (will someone please pass the gamecube)

[imported_wHat]

Do you not have friends? GC is THE best multiplayer console. You dont have to pay for a 'multi-tap' which is a total joke not fitting 4 controller ports as standard. On such games as Mario Kart : Doubly Dash, up to 8 players may play, i have had an 8 player game and it truely is so much fun with a load of mates some food and a few beers :D

[imported_KageOni]

X-box system link. Halo. 16 players.
GC can't touch that.

[baklava]

X-box system link. Halo. 16 players.
GC can't touch that.

Okay, all you need is four xboxes, four copies of halo, eight multitaps, and three cable links!

[Hacky]

Yeah but what else does the X-box have? Waiting... I got Halo... and then... hrm... (Oh and for a game to count it can't be on any of the other systems, meaning no Madden 2004 or BS)

And EVERY FUCKING TIME somebody says "Nintendo is a kiddy company" or some of that bull shit it fucking pisses me off. Just because some of the games are cartoonish doesn't mean it's kiddy. We have about 15 awesome Nintendo games downstairs and I'd be willing to go down there and make a list of them. Not just that but in the next year or so they are coming out with even MORE good games including:
Resident Evil 4, Star Fox, Legend of Zelda (Name is tba), Metriod, ect.

IMO X-box and all Microsoft Game Systems will never be up to par with Nintendo no matter wtf people say. Honestly I WOULD buy an X-box... if it had at least 10 games worth buying. Which last I counted I found 3, two of which I'm not exactialy into the genre.

P.S. Whoever fucking says that LoZ: WW (Wind Waker) is childish obviously never played it becuase the cartoonish was the ONLY way they could do that game. The game is based off of waves of the ocean and the wind, try making wind visible and it not be cartoonish. The game was easy though that was the only bad thing, but the next one is going to be much better and darker.

[baklava]

X-box system link. Halo. 16 players.
GC can't touch that.

Oh, and may I mention GC touched it? that's right. Gamecube LAN.
4 GCNS, 4 Controllers, 3 Cables = multiplayer pwnage

http://www.ninjagear.net/images/sticker-pwned.jpg

[imported_Anonymous]

P.S. Whoever fucking says that LoZ: WW (Wind Waker) is childish obviously never played it becuase the cartoonish was the ONLY way they could do that game.

Five words.

Master. Sword. In. Ganon's. Head.

For anyone saying that the XBox is beating the GCN in sales (This is from the end of the year 2003):

Console -> North America -> Japan/Asia -> Europe -> Total

PlayStation -> 29.26 Mil -> 16.18 Mil-> 24.56 Mil -> 70 Mil
Xbox -> 8.6 Mil -> 1.4 Mil -> 3.7 Mil -> 13.7 Mil -> 13.94 Mil
GameCube -> 7.46 Mil -> 3.37 Mil -> 3.11 Mil -> 13.94

[imported_wHat]

Windwaker does own. True F-Zero is the fastest racer around :D. Yup, Mario KArt : Double Dash is one of the best multiplayer games ever and YES Super Monkey Ball 1 & 2 are the funniest games ever made, but still nothing, and i repeat nothing, will ever come close to the 1337'ness of GoldenEye for n64, that was a truely ground breaking game, brilliant bultiplayer and innovative new styles of play, it basically invented First Person Shooters, bow down before it...

[imported_mAtriX]

pc is pHun

[imported_Sofa of Death]

i will admit that gamecube has games i like.... you have to admit that xbox has games that you all like too. xbox was the first to have splinter cell, and halo, it also has ghost recon and rainbow six III. i realize that games on XBOX have been ported to other systems, and that some of XBOX's good games have come from other systems (i.e. PS2 for GTA 3 etc.)

all im saying is that xbox is more suited for my type of gameplay and gaming clique. i like the halo tournaments i have with my friends

yes, you have to have a lot for an xbox lan party, but everyone who ows an XBOX should have halo. and i've bought the XBOX hub, and i have four T.V.'s so i am usually the one to have the party.

i dont know 4 people with gamecubes who all have double dash? do you? (let alone 8 people who want to play it)

i'll be the first to tell you that i've owned all four systems (XBOX, PS2, Dreamcast, Gamecube) at the same time (Kageoni can vouch for that) and i've rented and bought many games for all systems, ive bought all the hottest titles for all the systems. and i got bored of the gamecube, so i sold it, my PS2 broke, my dreamcast was sold (which was a bad idea i might add, because it owns all) and the only system i have left is an xbox (2 to be exact, for halo, and ghost recon, and counterstrike w/ my brother)

im not flaming the gamecube... i'm flaming the lack of games that appeal to me. if halo was on gamecube, or if ghost recon looked as good as it does on xbox, or if gamecube lost the child-likeness that i've grown to revere it with, i'd love the gamecube.

and thats all i got to say.

PS: Atchoo!


EDIT: i know its late, but someone on the other page mentioned multi-taps for xbox.... they're stupid, xbox has 4 controller ports. whomever said that has obviously never seen an xbox before and should be shot. thank you, and have a nice day

[imported_chordie leforge]

Drools...... Goldeneye. When you mentioned that I had about a five minute flashback of pure bliss.....
My take on dreamcast: Pros:Good system, awesome specs for its time and some great capabilitie Cons: Bad timing, this is not the first time SEGA's marketing dept. took some time off (Sega CD)...
BUt when it comes to the battle for the next gen consoles, each has his own. Xbox has the hardware to pwn but its software always includes the "multi-system-games" but not many awesome "console-specific" ones (Halo=pwn but not much more)
PS2 has a huge library of games, but for some reason I have experienced more bugs when playing PS2 software than any else. Maybe it is quality of compatibility, or some small hardware issue. Plus all the trouble with reading discs and "blue-bottom-blues" makes the PS2 a little unstable for me.
Now, the Gamecube, my personal choice. Maybe I like it because I have been with nintendo from the beginning. But I have other reasons too. The controll. Although the Xbox has changed their controllers, I still find the new ones not exactly where I want my fingers to be. Maybe I havnt learned it well enough but for some reason I pwn on gamecube, the buttons are where they should be, and I can acess them with lightning fast speed. I dont like to brag but I take tony hawk to the max. not to mentin mortal combat DA Konquest, the gamecube makes it so much bettah. Of course there are downsides, no online as of yet, no HDD, no DVD support and oftentimes it doesnt include most of the cool games but it has some kick ass console specific. And the graphics can get pretty damn good, cartoony interfaces often (wind waker) but they are smooth. and dont bash wind waker till you play it. its one of my favorite games.
well, as you see, there are pros and cons about each system, I like gamecube, you may not. Make your decisions on software not hardware. And dont take my word for it, test all the consoles, but dont just go with what your friend has or what the majority owns, get what you like, and if you hate microsoft and still use windows why not rebel buy boycotting xbox. Or maybe someone brutally killed your cat with a playstation, dont buy them. or perhaps you have a thing agains cubes (I like cubes in fact). The most I can tell you, buy what you want and dont argue about how it is the best because every system has flaws.

[imported_wHat]

Windwaker is an amazing game i do agree, i didnt like the thought of it till i played it. Timesplitters 3 looks amazing when that comes out, google the E3 2004 vid for it, looks great. Gamecube is my personal choice aswell. Multiplayer heaven. :D

[imported_chordie leforge]

Yes, I forgot to add, although Gamecube does not yet support online play, its consolle-multiplayer system feels alot better, and more simple.

[Hacky]

Yes, I forgot to add, although Gamecube does not yet support online play, its consolle-multiplayer system feels alot better, and more simple.

Doesn't support online play? Really? Ever hear of a game called Phantasy Star Online? Ep 1 Originaly on the Dreamcast, they then released ep 1&2 for the Gamecube which if you DON'T play online you are a moron. They also recently came out with ep 3 but I'm not going to buy it because it's a card game :(

Don't say it's not online when THERE IS an online game man.

P.S. Also don't say you've been with Nintendo from the start because it started back in the 1800's as a Card Game company (Thus proving Nintendo is the longest running game company ever :D )

[imported_chordie leforge]

me=pwn3d
Phantasy Star slipped my mind. I knew there was a modem but I couldnt remember any games that used it at the moment, and I dont remember being spammed with junk mail about joining Gamecube online or whatever they call it ;)
And when I say begenning, I mean, NES and atari games. Yeah, I never was into nintendo before that, probably because Hoyle was more popular. But I knew mario, Link and Samus before most of my friends were into games. Pardon my absent mindedness. I applaud your ability to pwn><0r me and If I were sofa of death, you would certainly recive some points of some sort.

[imported_Anonymous]

Dreamcast PWNS , Yes it was released way too early they should have waited, some games had nice graphics but overall the systems graphics werent that great. The VMU was awesome I dont know why no one else had used it yet. The Dreamcast launched the game console world into online gaming!

DC specs:
? CPU: 128-Bit Hitachi SuperH4 RISC (360 Mips, 800MB/sec Data Throughput)
? CPU speed: 200MHz
? RAM: 26 Megabyte (16MB main/8MB video/2 MB sound)
? Sound: 64 Voice Yamaha Super Intelligent Sound Processor (45MHz, 40Mips, 64 voices, 16-bit 48KHz, 3D audio support)
? Graphics processor: NEC PowerVR Series II (100MHz, renders up to 3.5 million polygons/sec)
? MIPS: 360 Mips
? FLOPS: 1.4 Billion
? Polygons per second: 3 Million
? CD-ROM Drive: 12 speed Proprietary Yamaha GD-ROM (Gigabyte Disc)
? Stores up to 1.2 Gigabytes.
? Controller ports: 4
? Dimensions: 189mm x 195mm x 76mm (7 7/16" x 7 11/16" x 3")
? Weight: 1.9kg (4.4lbs)
? Internal Modem
? Broadband/Ethernet Capability

PS2 specs
System Clock: 300 MHz
System Memory: 32 MB Direct Rambus
Memory Bus Bandwidth: 3.2 GB per second
Co-Processor: FPU (Floating Point Multiply Accumulator x 1, Floating Point Divider x 1)
Vector Units: VU0 and VU1 (Floating Point Multiply Accumulator x 9, Floating Point Divider x 1)
Floating Point Performance: 6.2 GFLOPS
3D CG Geometric Transformation: 66 million Polygons Per Second
Compressed Image Decoder: MPEG2
Graphics: "Graphics Synthesizer"


Clock Frequency: 150MHz
DRAM Bus bandwidth: 48 GB Per Second
DRAM Bus width: 256 bits
Pixel Configuration: RGB:Alpha:Z Buffer (24:8:32)
Maximum Polygon Rate: 75 Million Polygons Per Second
Sound: "SPU2+CPU"


Number of voices: ADPCM: 48 channel on SPU2 plus definable by software
Sampling Frequency: 44.1 KHz or 48 KHz (selectable)
I/O Processor


CPU Core: Current PlayStation CPU
Clock Frequency: 33.8 MHz or 37.5 MHz (selectable)
Sub Bus: 32 Bit
Interface Types: IEEE1394, Universal Serial Bus (USB)
Communication via PC-Card PCMCIA
Disc Media: DVD-ROM (CDROM compatible

It is clear the PS2 Owns the DC in specs,
The DC can pump out 3 million polygons per sec , while the PS2 can do 75million :shock: But if I remeber right the Xbox PWNS both with 300million per sec. 8) sorry my post is kinda off topic

[imported_chordie leforge]

I'm suprised noone has mentioned Seaman. One of the most anoying, strangley interesting games ever.

[imported_Anonymous]

Dreamcast was the epitome of a bad gaming system. The games weren't that great and there was a slim variety. I would have to put my support behind PS2.

[lllRune666lll]

i did not like dream cast that much i like xbox a lot it have game that i like and gamecube is good but it has a lot of rpg and i dont like them that much then there is ps2 i love ps2 why because of gta and some other games also well i have grown up on ps and ps2 that just about all i played untill xbox came out and now i play halo and r6, and cs and soon i will be playing halo 2