It's a Damn Shame

[Beak]

A damn shame that Sega didn't make Dreamcast Saturn-compatible. It would have added so much value to the system.

*tear*

I'm just thinking of how neat it is to have a DS and play GB, GBC, GBA, and DS games all on it--even if it's your first system you can still get the classics!; or PS1, PS2, and PS3!; Xbox and Xbox 360!

[GSZX1337]

A damn shame that Sega didn't make Dreamcast Saturn-compatible. It would have added so much value to the system.

We already had a topic on this. A backwards compatible Dreamcast would've been more costly. The Saturn was hard to program for and had an awkward console configuration (like two processors in a console). The endeavor wouldn't have been worth it.

I'm just thinking of how neat it is to have a DS and play GB, GBC, GBA, and DS games all on it

The console would be bigger and thicker if it had the GBC hardware in it, and that would've defeated the purpose of a portable game console.

PS1, PS2, and PS3!; Xbox and Xbox 360!

The 20 and 60GB PS3s have PS2 hardware in them. The 80GB PS3 uses PS2 emulation (with varying results). THe only PS3 that can't play PS2 games at all is the 40GB. The Xbox 360 uses emulation and supposably has great compatibility.

[marurun]

Actually, retro-fitting Gameboy/Gameboy Color capabilities into the DS would likely not have been a big problem, as the circuitry is fairly small. But I think it was about time for Nintendo to move on. Backwards compatibility it only useful to a point.

[RemyC]

Alot of great XBOX titles cant be played on the 360, though.

[GSZX1337]

Actually, retro-fitting Gameboy/Gameboy Color capabilities into the DS would likely not have been a big problem, as the circuitry is fairly small.

Cost-cutting measure, then?

[superlarz]

I like BC. although I usually like to play games on their original systems, sometimes just being able to pop a game in the system you have running at that moment is very convienient

[The Apprentice]

I would have loved to run Saturn games on the Dreamcast because of the vastly superior memory options. With Dreamcast it's like: get the memory you want for a fair price. With Saturn it's like: own next to no memory at all, or more than you will ever use for an unbelievable cost.

Seriously, my Saturn cost less than most, if not all the official Saturn memory cards on ebay.

[Niode]

Actually, retro-fitting Gameboy/Gameboy Color capabilities into the DS would likely not have been a big problem, as the circuitry is fairly small.

Cost-cutting measure, then?

If I remember correctly it was because the particular chip that the GB used for audio was becoming more and more expensive to acquire. So that's why Nintendo dropped it, hence the Nintendo handhelds after and including the Game Boy Micro not including BC with Game Boy or Game Boy Color games.

I don't have a reference or anything, I just remember reading about it.

Backwards compatibility doesn't really make much difference to me since I have many consoles and am able to play the games on their original format. It's nice sometimes but it's not necessary.

[GSZX1337]

Actually, retro-fitting Gameboy/Gameboy Color capabilities into the DS would likely not have been a big problem, as the circuitry is fairly small.

Cost-cutting measure, then?

Backwards compatibility doesn't really make much difference to me since I have many consoles and am able to play the games on their original format. It's nice sometimes but it's not necessary.

I don't think most people would care if it's a full-sized console since the previous console could just be placed somewhere else on the entertainment centre. Most people would more likely care about BC for a portable console since most people don't want to carry more than one portable console.

[Niode]

Yeah it does make sense to have backwards compatibility on handhelds but I wouldn't choose not to buy a DS because it doesn't play Game Boy games. If there is a particular game on Game Boy I want to play then I'll just play it on my Game Boy Color. To be honest I think I still would've bought a DS lite even if it didn't play GBA games.