It’s pretty easy to find a list of “The Top 10 Dreamcast Games” or some similar ranking, but most of them were written back when the console was still on the retail scene and almost all of them only compare the games against other Dreamcast games. This is all fine if the Dreamcast is the […]
Sega had a wonderful pair of rhythm games in Space Channel 5 and Samba De Amigo, but the Dreamcast’s other unique music-based game came from one of the most unlikely sources. SNK, known mostly for their oldschool 2D fighters created a fresh, 3D cel-shaded game as their last title for a Sega console. The result […]
Cybernator (aka Assault Suits Valken in Japan) game is an intense side-scrolling, mech shooter that takes you through a steep difficulty curve. In this shmup, your ‘Assault Suit’ can jump, thrust, dash, punch and use various weapons to do your damage. Control is great (but different) with a real ‘chunky robot’ feel. Cybernator boasts many […]
Castle of Shikigami 2 (also known as Shikigami No Shiro II) naturally originated in the arcades and was later ported to the Sega Dreamcast (in the series of late shmups that kept the DC import scene alive), Playstation 2, Nintendo GameCube, and Xbox. The game was released in Japan for each of those mediums and […]
Castlevania is possibly the best example of a classic franchise that, for the most part, has stayed true to its two-dimensional roots and has pushed the limits of the 2D power of a number of consoles. While Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and the new Dawn of Sorrow have received most of the praise, Castlevania’s […]
September 9, 1999 (better known as 9/9/99) was the date of possibly the most successful game console launch in history. It also marked the release of what is possibly one of the best console-specific magazines to be published in the USA. The Official Dreamcast Magazine was a slick publication that not only featured some of […]
| Introduction | Part 1 | Part 2 | 20. Panzer Dragoon Saga (Sega Saturn; NTSC-U, PAL) Copies Produced: 10,000 Estimated Price (Complete): $175 While Dragon Force and Guardian Heroes have proven themselves rare, Panzer Dragoon Saga is surely the most sought after title for North American Saturn collectors. Believed to be produced in numbers […]
You will find that I bring up the development house known as Treasure quite often — and for good reason. They are behind many of the best cult-classic games of all time and know how to feed the cravings of hardcore gamers — sometime before the audience even knows what it is that they crave. […]
Sega has developed a small handful of solid RPG franchises such as Shining Force and Skies of Arcadia, but if there is one Sega RPG series that has the largest cult following, it would be Phantasy Star. The Phantasy Star series made its debut on Sega’s 8-bit Master System, but it had 3 sequels on […]
In the peak of Sega’s creativity, legendary developer Yu Suzuki was finally able to release the long-awaited and heavily-hyped project that was started on the Sega Saturn’s hardware, but was able to thrive on the Dreamcast’s extra power. Shenmue defied traditional gaming genres and took elements from a number of game types. It features strong […]
The mid 1990’s were some of the most competitve and nostolgic times in video game history. 1994, in particular, was an interesting year as there were a large handful of consoles on the market (SNES, Genesis, Turbo Duo, Jaguar, 3DO, Sega CD) and Street Fighter 2 and NBA Jam ruled the arcades and were best-sellers […]
Before Sega Visions came out in June 1990, there was one other Sega-specific magazine on the market known as Mega Play. I’m not sure how long the publication was around, but I’m not guessing it was very long. To behonest, I didn’t find the magazine to be that interesting. But I have the scans (I […]
The Sega Genesis was a killer console in its day and even though the Genesis add-ons got a bad reputation, the Sega CD actually had a number of worthwhile games to amuse those who invested in one (the 32X wasn’t as bad as you might think either). Looking back over the Sega CD game library, […]
To celebrate the revival of RoomPlay, I’m going inside what many collectors would argue to be the quintessential accessory for displaying your game library and related goods in your gameroom. Proper shelving is a prerequisite for the optimal presentation of your items, being that it affords great usage of verticality, doesn’t break up space in […]
I’m always fascinated by cult clasic games. I can’t help but be drawn in by titles that the majority of gamers have only heard in passing, but genuinely derseve to be played to their fullest extent. Snatcher is the classic example of a low-profile game that comes out during the final days of a short-lived […]
