does it worth buying???

sarpijk · July 9th, 2002

I was wondering...at this moment Dreamcast is being sold at an extremely cheap price.Would it be wise to buy one?I know that there are many great games for it like Sonic,Shenmue and many others.I'm also interested in various others applications such as MP3 players or MAME emulators that DREAMCAST can handle.So what's your opinion?Should I go for it?I' appreaciate it if you could post any other major pros and cons of DC.:confused:

July 9th, 2002

mame doesnt run so good on dc afaik, but there are some excellent NES and MSX emulators for example. Also, I read that it supports DivX and various other video formats so with a bit of luck you can use it as a movieplayer as well.
I recommend to take a look at www.dcemulation.com

M.I.K.e7 · July 9th, 2002

Cons:
- no more games will be produced
- there are not as many games as for the PS2, eg.
- I guess online gaming wont work anymore, but I never tried it anyway

Pros:
+ still a very good system
+ only console with a real VGA interface
+ most games are high-quality, you have to search for bad titles
+ over 200 games is still quite good
+ it's so cheap now that it hurts

If you only slightly think of getting a Dreamcast and have enough money to buy one and a couple of games then go for it!

Apart from the DC I also have a PS2 and a Gamecube, and the DC is still my favourite console. Some games even look better than a lot of PS2 titles, especially via the VGA box.

Get some must-have titles like Soul Calibur, Code Veronica, etc, and you'll have fun for a long time.

D.D. · July 9th, 2002

Dude, don't think about it...just buy it man!

**Prafull** · July 9th, 2002

I would suggest you to go for it.

I am planning to buy one too.

**Bgnome** · July 9th, 2002

IMO the DC more than pays for itself, even at the old price. I got one for my little brother and its still fun to play with.

JuniorCRB · July 9th, 2002

EMU's on it add thousands of games to your library + homebrews

Asz · July 10th, 2002

Emus, Video Players, MP3 Players, Picture Viewers, this, that, everything. DCDivX and DreamSNES aren't that great yet though, they run kinda slow and choppy but all will be worked out in time. 50$ is a great price for a system that can do just about everything.

D.D. · July 10th, 2002

Listen to the masses dude!!!

sarpijk · July 10th, 2002

thank's a lot for helping me decide.I'm gonna get it as soon as possible

**CyRUS64** · July 10th, 2002

One thing to note is that dcemulation is the lamest site around. They have posted numerous fake emulators and the owner does nothing but tries to make money from it... also there have been many occasions of them putting up pirated s/w on the site... it is really disliked in the scene and the forums are generally occupied by lamers.
If you want news of dc homebrew either visit my site (see sig) or www.dcvision.com
But yeah, get a dreamcast... they have by far the greatest number of amazing games than any other next-gen system...
If you like sport, get NBA2k2,NHL2k2,Virtua Tennis 2k2, and even Uefa Dream Soccer (crap gfx) is much more fun than fifa2k2 imo.
As for other weird games, get Rez,Cosmic Smash, Space Channel 5, Samba De Amigo,etc...
RPG: Skies of Arcadia, Phantasy Star online, Shenmue 1 and Shenmue 2...
the list just goes on and on... (headhunter, sword of the berserk, etc....)
Check out IGN, cuz they all r0x =)
Regards,
CyRUS

sarpijk · July 10th, 2002

thanx a lot Cyrus.I'm happy to get a post from a DC expert.

Quatro · July 10th, 2002

buying DC is like having a vintage console coz its the LAST one that SEGA will ever produce in the console scene (unless they change their mind) and the games of DC are worth it...

JuniorCRB · July 10th, 2002

go for it

frsoldier · July 29th, 2002

buy it man,
I remember when I bought the BBA and I ran linux on dc, testing telnet and unix command on sh it's very cool

July 9th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
sarpijk Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Greece Posts: 29	does it worth buying??? I was wondering...at this moment Dreamcast is being sold at an extremely cheap price.Would it be wise to buy one?I know that there are many great games for it like Sonic,Shenmue and many others.I'm also interested in various others applications such as MP3 players or MAME emulators that DREAMCAST can handle.So what's your opinion?Should I go for it?I' appreaciate it if you could post any other major pros and cons of DC.:confused: __________________ ..if the truth hearts,prepare for pain..-ANATHEMA-

July 9th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
M.I.K.e7 King of Pain Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 482	Cons: - no more games will be produced - there are not as many games as for the PS2, eg. - I guess online gaming wont work anymore, but I never tried it anyway Pros: + still a very good system + only console with a real VGA interface + most games are high-quality, you have to search for bad titles + over 200 games is still quite good + it's so cheap now that it hurts If you only slightly think of getting a Dreamcast and have enough money to buy one and a couple of games then go for it! Apart from the DC I also have a PS2 and a Gamecube, and the DC is still my favourite console. Some games even look better than a lot of PS2 titles, especially via the VGA box. Get some must-have titles like Soul Calibur, Code Veronica, etc, and you'll have fun for a long time. __________________ The crownless again shall be King

July 9th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,558	Dude, don't think about it...just buy it man! __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide

July 9th, 2002	#5 (permalink)
Prafull Administrator, PCSX2 tester Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: India Posts: 637	I would suggest you to go for it. I am planning to buy one too. __________________ E6750, Abit ip35E, XFX 8600GT 256 MB DDR3, Transcend 2GB DDR2 800 RAM

July 9th, 2002	#6 (permalink)
Bgnome Who Da Gnome? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: At Home Posts: 2,441	IMO the DC more than pays for itself, even at the old price. I got one for my little brother and its still fun to play with. __________________ May the Gnome™ be With You

July 9th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	mame doesnt run so good on dc afaik, but there are some excellent NES and MSX emulators for example. Also, I read that it supports DivX and various other video formats so with a bit of luck you can use it as a movieplayer as well. I recommend to take a look at www.dcemulation.com

July 9th, 2002	#7 (permalink)
JuniorCRB Sega Fanboy Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: I don't know Posts: 757	EMU's on it add thousands of games to your library + homebrews

July 10th, 2002	#8 (permalink)
Asz EATS BREAKFAST WITH FACE Join Date: May 2001 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 1,611	Emus, Video Players, MP3 Players, Picture Viewers, this, that, everything. DCDivX and DreamSNES aren't that great yet though, they run kinda slow and choppy but all will be worked out in time. 50$ is a great price for a system that can do just about everything.

July 10th, 2002	#9 (permalink)
D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,558	Listen to the masses dude!!! __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide

July 10th, 2002	#10 (permalink)
sarpijk Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Greece Posts: 29	thank's a lot for helping me decide.I'm gonna get it as soon as possible __________________ ..if the truth hearts,prepare for pain..-ANATHEMA-

July 10th, 2002	#11 (permalink)
CyRUS64 Emu author Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 194	One thing to note is that dcemulation is the lamest site around. They have posted numerous fake emulators and the owner does nothing but tries to make money from it... also there have been many occasions of them putting up pirated s/w on the site... it is really disliked in the scene and the forums are generally occupied by lamers. If you want news of dc homebrew either visit my site (see sig) or www.dcvision.com But yeah, get a dreamcast... they have by far the greatest number of amazing games than any other next-gen system... If you like sport, get NBA2k2,NHL2k2,Virtua Tennis 2k2, and even Uefa Dream Soccer (crap gfx) is much more fun than fifa2k2 imo. As for other weird games, get Rez,Cosmic Smash, Space Channel 5, Samba De Amigo,etc... RPG: Skies of Arcadia, Phantasy Star online, Shenmue 1 and Shenmue 2... the list just goes on and on... (headhunter, sword of the berserk, etc....) Check out IGN, cuz they all r0x =) Regards, CyRUS __________________ Boob! - Dreamcast Research and Emulators http://www.boob.co.uk Icarus - Dreamcast Emulator for x86 processors. http://icarus.boob.co.uk Visit us in #boob on efnet

July 10th, 2002	#12 (permalink)
sarpijk Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Greece Posts: 29	thanx a lot Cyrus.I'm happy to get a post from a DC expert. __________________ ..if the truth hearts,prepare for pain..-ANATHEMA-

July 10th, 2002	#13 (permalink)
Quatro c3rTifiEd V@mpIr3 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Laguna Posts: 8,295	buying DC is like having a vintage console coz its the LAST one that SEGA will ever produce in the console scene (unless they change their mind) and the games of DC are worth it... __________________ BE ONE OF US I JOIN THE WOLF CLAN - when you think that you have accomplish so much, many think of it as so little...

July 10th, 2002	#14 (permalink)
JuniorCRB Sega Fanboy Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: I don't know Posts: 757	go for it

July 29th, 2002	#15 (permalink)
frsoldier Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Italy Posts: 163	buy it man, I remember when I bought the BBA and I ran linux on dc, testing telnet and unix command on sh it's very cool

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