Atari 2600 or Dreamcast?

[Damm64]

Go with the 2600 so you can see what the console that launched an industry looks like.

Go with the Dreamcast if you want to see what the console that killed a company looks like.

Consoles don't kill companies, companies kill consoles.

[BurningDoom]

Go with the 2600 so you can see what the console that launched an industry looks like.

Go with the Dreamcast if you want to see what the console that killed a company looks like.

What happened to the Dreamcast wasn't the Dreamcast's fault, it was a symptom of a problem caused by already present problem, largely due to the 32X and the blunder of a launch the Saturn was.

[SteveyMajors]

The Dreamcast all the way. The 2600 version of Samba de Amigo is kind of lame.

[someone3760]

You get can both for like $75.

Atari games are about a buck or two apiece.

GET BOTH.

This. Kind of. What I might try to do is get the Dreamcast this summer, and if I get to a flea market (or two) and I see a cheap 2600 I might get it as a "collectors item" Thanks everyone for replying.

[Retrodude]

If you're going for the Dreamcast, I highly recommend you bookmark http://www.theisozone.com. There's a ton of homebrew games and retro ports out there, including a good chunk of the Neo Geo library (which I wouldn't be able to play otherwise due to how expensive that system is, and I'm sure I'm not the only one).