>> DREAMCAST AT 15
Above: SEGA Bass Fishing
SEGA also was at the forefront of
another leap in gaming, motion controls.
This technology predated the Wii by many
years. Again, others had tried it previously
(ex. Nintendo's Power glove) but none
could get it right. SEGA did a fantastic job
with the release of it's Fishing Controller.
As an arcade hit Sega Bass Fishing
was very popular, but when ported to the
Dreamcast it was a thing of beauty. Now
you could go fishing from the comfort
of your own couch complete with all of
the reeling, setting the hook and battling
excitement of the arcade title. (tests have
been done by other gamers that show
you can also use the motion sensors
in the fishing controller to play other
Dreamcast games, but it is a bit clunky)
In the 2 years of the Dreamcast,
many other fantastic titles came out,
but one of it's greatest strengths was
in the area of sports games. When EA
decided to make the decision not to
port the popular EA Sports titles to the
Dreamcast, many in the media said it
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"SEGA ALSO WAS AT THE FOREFRONT OF ANOTHER
LEAP IN GAMING, MOTION CONTROLS"
was a real death blow to the console
and that was before it even came out!
What they didn't realize however was
that SEGA knew a thing or two about
game development and they went
ahead and acquired all the licenses to
the most popular sports properties.
Many believe that Sega's 2k sports lineup
was actually in many ways better than
anything EA had to offer. Certainly NFL 2k
was a much better game than Madden.
Dreamcast also boasted a real robust
racing lineup with titles such as arcade
favorites Daytona USA and F355 Challenge.
Now, what any console needs to
have ΡΌ