I’m just some twenty five year old guy who played about every big console under the sun. I never had an opinion on the SEGA Dreamcast though. You see, I got one as a gift around 2003-2004 (I think) with a copy of Street Fighter lll: Third Strike. I fell in love with the game, but not the console. I didn’t know anyone who had a Dreamcast, so I couldn’t borrow games or get recommendations. After playing a lot of Third Strike I put the console in the closet and moved back to my XBOX, PS2, and GameCube. Yeah I had all three and was a lucky kid for it too.
Until the Shenmue 3 announcement I literally would only ever pull out the Dreamcast one more time to play third strike before the HD rerelease of that game came to the Xbox 360. But when Shenmue 3 was announced I saw kids and loads of people getting truly emotional to a sequel. Why? I didn’t get it. I knew what Shenmue was. Roaming the internet back in the dial-up/start of dsl days I remember seeing Shenmue l. Hell I recall rumors about three in magazines Back in the day.
With the reaction I wanted to see what this Shenmue game was all about. So I went to EBay and bought a copy of Shenmue and a VMU altogether for about thirty five dollars. I dusted off the Dreamcast and put in Shenmue for the first time.
I’m not going to lie. Shenmue is one of the greatest games I have ever played. The first time you walk to the town and FREE 1 plays. Oh my God it moved me. That can sound crazy but it really did get to me. The whole experience was crazy. This was on the Dreamcast!? I was missing out on this!? I immediately bought the sequel for the XBOX and figured that was t for the Dreamcast.
About a month ago I traded in some records and extra SNES games with my loose copy of Third Strike to a local game store. I was bored and figured it would be good to get a Dreamcast game or two. I wanted to play some more games for it. I had the itch. I got more than I expected, so I picked up Sonic Adventure, the house of the dead 2, Resident Evil: Code Veronica, and Space Channel 5. I’m now addicted. I bought more and more games and even found a copy of a game in the trash (SPAWN...and it works!). I think what made me realize that I’m now in love with this console is the fact that I bid HARD on getting Skies of Arcadia. I’m about six hours in and in awe. The different types of experiences this console gives out s crazy. I have a fishing rod controller and can play fishing games then change to a light gun to play House if the Dead, then get my Puzzle fix with Chu Chu Rocket! It goes on and on. I’m only dipping my toes and...well I want to jump in.
I’ve noticed it’s hard as hell pick up games for this console at decent prices nowadays. I figured I would network with people who care about this console and hey I could learn a thing or two AND maybe have some crazy cool experience with some games I’m seeking out. I would love to get a Dreampi and play PSO with some people one day. To play the Dreamcast online is a goal I intended to hit this year or at least next year.
Sorry for the rambling, but man I love this console. I figured I would show how weirdly fast I got into this console all of a sudden and how fresh I am to the “scene”.
Thanks for reading and hey to start a discussion:
Do you have any games you suggest I play or go out of my way to get?
Any tips on getting harder to get games such as: Cannon SPike, Gunbird 2, Tech Romancer.
I know these aren’t the most original questions, but once again I’m fresh to the scene!
Included is a picture of my console and the games I have so far (SPAWN is in the blue case. As I stated I found it in the trash, so I had to order a repro case for it).
