Classic Console Magazine #1 2014 | Page 30

>> 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 30 | classic console "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