DREAMCAST AT 15 <<
FEATURED GAME
Above: Daytona USA
JET SET RADIO-
Remember we are talking about a system which
came out before the new millenium and we still
have yearly releases for sale of new games!
The first major release game to include
cell shaded graphics, Jet Set Radio
was a huge hit on the Dreamcast.
For those involved with the Dreamcast team,
they speak with fondness of the time they spent
working for SEGA. Many look back lovingly at
a time in which they felt they could push the
limits of what was accepted at that time for
video gaming and drive change in the industry.
Skate around Tokyo performing
combos, grinding on rails and tagging
over rival gangs' graffiti. This game looks
fantastic even years after it's release.
The fantastic impact of the Dreamcast can be
felt no greater than with the XBox's success. Many
from the original Dreamcast team went on to work
for Microsoft and helped with the development
of the original Xbox. Take a look at the Dreamcast
controller and look at the Xbox's. Notice any
similarities there? Xbox also got exclusive rights
to sequels of many Dreamcast properties. At
one time, SEGA was negotiating to have original
Dreamcast games backwards compatible with
the Xbox, but the negotiations fell through.
So, although SEGA no longer sells consoles,
at least we have the Dreamcast and the
community to give us new games each year,
as well as the spiritual sucessors to the
Dreamcast in the Xbox and it's 2 sequels.
Happy birthday Dreamcast! Here is to many
more years of amazing gameplay to come!
The soundtrack is amazing and really
drives the energy of the game with upbeat
electronic, rock and hip hop music.
Dreamcast
RPG hit
Shenmue
lived on with
a sequel that
was also
released
for Xbox.
Below: Dreamcast controller
(Look out next month for the monthly
Top Ten as we list the best Dreamcast
games of all time! Have an opinion? Email
us at: [email protected])
Above: Xbox Controller
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