So, I'm very proud of this comment...

[Original_Name]

Even though I realized after I wrote it that the blog is almost completely abandoned. Still though, I may copy and paste my response to use later.

http://tangledwires.wordpress.com/2008/ ... mment-2019

My comment is the huge one at the bottom (I have no idea how I end up writing so much, honestly), and while it has a couple of typos (nothing that'll keep anyone from being able to understand what I was saying), I'm really proud of how coherently it was written. Basically, it's my testimony of why I believe the Dreamcast is worthy of a spot on any list of the "Greatest Game Consoles of All Time". Of course any remark on the "Greatest Game Consoles of All Time" is bound to come with a bit of fanboyism, but I think I handled the matter really well.

Too bad that blog's a ghost town, though.

[Killette]

It's a good comment, but I don't think they only put the dc out because they had to. The system is amazing and I think if it wasn't for traders within the company they would still be in hardware. Good comment

[blue_veilvet]

That comment was really well written. Since I unfortunately do not own a dreamcast, I can't say much about the content.

But that top 35 list you mentioned really caught my attention, because right now I make lists of games for sega consoles I do not yet own, to see if they would be worth buying for me.

Do you have these top 35 anywhere online? They sure would be a good argument to back off your opinion about the dreamcast.

[Original_Name]

Here's a top 50. Debatable, of course, as is any list. Segagaga and Propeller Arena deserve higher places, but since they were released in ways that made them unplayable to most (Segagaga being so deeply rooted in the Japanese language and Propeller Arena not being leaked until years after the Dreamcast's demise).

Goes to show that the Dreamcast has an astonishingly extensive library for a console that only lasted two years in the American marketplace; more than 95% of these games saw commercial releases in the US. Also, keep in mind that I've marked franchises with more than one entry on the console as "(series)", as in instead of writing separate entries for Powerstone one and Powerstone 2, they've been given a single spot on the list. This means that the list actually reaches 60-something games. I tried to mainly focus on games that were unique or substantially enhanced on the Dreamcast; hence the absence of the Tony Hawk series and the Half-Life leak. This only took me about 10 minutes to compile, in case any one's concerned about my social life.

(Honorable mention: Beats of Rage)
50. Segagaga
49. Propeller Arena
48. Floigan Bros.
47. Daytona USA 2001
46. Mr. Driller
45. E.G.G.
44. Sega Rally 2
43. Sega Fishing (series)
42. Bust-A-Move 4
41. Sega 2K Sports (series)
40. Outtrigger
39. Mars Matrix
38. F355 Challenge: Passione Rossa
37. HeadHunter
36. Test Drive: Le Mans
35. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
34. Bangai-O
33. Confidential Mission
32. Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram
31. Ooga Booga
30. Chu Chu Rocket
29. Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves
28. Street Fighter III: Third Strike
27. Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future
26. Guilty Gear X
25. Cosmic Smash
24. MDK 2
23. The House of the Dead 2 (/The Typing of the Dead)
22. Metropolis Street Racer
21. Fur Fighters
20. Dead or Alive 2
19. Space Channel 5 (series)
18. Virtua Tennis (series)
17. Toy Commander
16. Marvel vs. Capcom 2
15. Grandia II
14. Rayman 2
13. Rez
12. Samba De Amigo
11. Ikaruga
10. Resident Evil: Code Veronica
9. Seaman
8. Powerstone (series)
7. Crazy Taxi
6. Sonic Adventure (series)
5. Skies of Arcadia
4. Phantasy Star Online
3. Jet Set Radio
2. Soul Caliber
1. Shenmue (series)

Here's a couple more indepth looks at the Dreamcast's library:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/the-d ... en-article

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/dream ... cs-article

[blue_veilvet]

Thank you, this list and the two articles gave me a good insight about what the dreamcast is all about.

[Original_Name]

Sure, bro! No problem at all! I enjoyed concocting the list; makes me feel good about being a Segaphile to know how many great games I got to experience whilst the majority of the gaming community was playing FantaVision or some shit on the PS2. I whole-heartedly recommend buying a Dreamcast. It's a more-than-worthy addition to any collection, and very cheap compared to alot of retro consoles. Set yourself back 25 bucks for a good console and some first-party controllers. Here's the thing, though: I don't suggest falling into collector-ism like I did and buy all physical copies of the game. Buy a stack of CD-r's and burn your games instead, as about 98% of the games on Dreamcast can fit onto a standard CD-r. Only games I can think of that're over the limits that I can think of are Skies of Arcadia, Grandia II, The Typing of the Dead, Shenmue II, and Sonic Adventure 2; all of those games are playable, but are missing content. But you can pretty much play the Dreamcast's entire library with only a couple of hitches with only the hardware and a computer that burns disks. If the omissions on the aforementioned games bother you, then you'll probably be able to justify spending the 5-20 (about 40 in Shenmue II's case) dollars that they go for. It also runs alot of awesome emulators, disks which contain rare save files, and Linux, of all things. So with an internet connection, a Dreamcast is practically a PC. Very ahead of its time. Just ask if you have any questions; I'd love to help out.

Here's a great video of Dreamcast game footage (and a really, REALLY good ska song) to give you a better feel of what the games were like: