Dreamcast was better than the PS2

[Zeptari1]

PS2 is better than Dreamcast in every aspect: graphics, controller, game library and DVD support. Saying DC was better at PS2's launch or that DC had a better 1-2 first years is utterly irrelevant, it's like saying Amiga and Mega Drive were better than SNES because they were better in the short term. A slow start of a console that brought the demise of a console with more games is worse, right.

 

Just because we don't glorify the Dreamcast, it doesn't mean we are Sony zealots that only play GTA, Fifa and Madden. I'm based on reality, a console with superior horsepower and a bigger library of games with more good titles than an euthanized console inferior in practically everyway is better.

 

You DC fans can continue to be alternative, with different views and a sense of being part of an underdog cult. Fine, I'll return to my futile and superficial gaming experience.

Fair enough as we're seemingly never going to agree.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mega Drive/Genesis was definitely better than SNES though!

 

 

And I'd take an Amiga/Genesis over a SNES anyday!

[moycon]

Looks like the Dreamcast is pretty popular these days...

 

http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/playbac...back-42/1310463

[STICH666]

Looks like the Dreamcast is pretty popular these days...

 

http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/playbac...back-42/1310463

LOL I was just about to post that.

[StoneAgeGamer]

I think there are still a few indie companies making DC games. At least I heard there was a few years ago. I would love to see a portable Dreamcast released by Sega. Only problem would be the GD-ROMs.

Edited May 3, 2009 by StoneAgeGamer

[Artlover]

I think there are still a few indie companies making DC games. At least I heard there was a few years ago. I would love to see a portable Dreamcast released by Sega. Only problem would be the GD-ROMs.

Yeah, a few years ago. Not sure what the status is now. But I wouldn't doubt it if atleast a couple of dedicated fans were still activly supporting it. People still write for the 2600 and stuff.

 

GD-Rom isn't really an issue. DC's can boot from from regular CD's, and some indie games produced by singular individuals were infact released on CD's rather then GD's. It was only the bigger indie houses that used them.

 

Tho it is an interesting question. I wonder what the current stock of GD-Rom discs is now. Sega didn't stop producing the discs till 2007 I believe. There could still be a large stock of it avaialble as demand wasn't that high. The only other thing that uses GD-Roms are the Naomi arcade systems.

[Video]

Unless GD's are specially made in relation to CD's, they are made when the game is made, there is no 'stockpile' of blank discs anywhaere. (CD's are pressed, much like records, not burned like cheap CDR's you use at home)

 

I could be wrong though.

 

Eh, either way, a portable DC would rule, but they would probably opt out of the GD altogether, or go with a mini format (at this point, probably mini DVD, give them more room than GD and still fit in a 3" footpriint)

[Artlover]

Unless GD's are specially made in relation to CD's, they are made when the game is made, there is no 'stockpile' of blank discs anywhaere. (CD's are pressed, much like records, not burned like cheap CDR's you use at home)

 

I could be wrong though.

Yes, most mass produced games were pressed.

 

Tho they also produced recordable GD-Roms along with GD Burners (that were part of their development systems). Anyone with a dev system could run off a small production. Used to see blanks pop up on eBay every once in a while. Not for a few years tho. Haven't seen any new licensed indie games on GD-Rom either for a few years either. There were a couple of releases mid 2008, but they were on CD's. Looks like Sega really did abandond the format back in 2007.

[Video]

Cool, didn't know that, but I see no reason why not (or considering DC works with CDR, no reason why, for that matter) Is interesting to know though, since the only obvious use for that would be for game production or piracy (since as far as I'm aware, GD was a DC exclusive format, it would be like burnable UMD today)

[Artlover]

but I see no reason why not (or considering DC works with CDR, no reason why, for that matter)

I think you're right, it doesn't matter.

 

Tho, "suposidly" not all DC's can boot CD's. Personally, I think this is a myth, I have 4 of them from various years of production and they all do.

 

There is also the issue of being offically licensed. Not that that matters much either really. But Sega was still licensing the occasional game for the DC even tho they had long abandonded it. One of the rules to be licensed was it had to be on Sega media. However I believe this whole aspect only applied to pressed media. Wonder what the last offically licensed game is anyways....maybe "Triggerheart Exelica" from 2007 would be my guess.

 

(since as far as I'm aware, GD was a DC exclusive format)

It was also used in the arcades. On the Naomi arcade machines, the Chihiro arcade system board and as an option for the Triforce arcade system board. Interesting side notes to this: The Chihiro is based on Xbox hardware and the Triforce is based on Gamecube hardware. I know Sega worked with Nintendo in developing the Triforce, but I don't see anything about Sega working with MS over the Chihiro. Wonder if they just stole it.

[akator]

Tho, "suposidly" not all DC's can boot CD's. Personally, I think this is a myth, I have 4 of them from various years of production and they all do.

 

I have one that doesn't. No matter what I do, it won't boot from a CD. It isn't even a "late" model that supposedly had protection in it. I have newer DCs that boot from CDs just fine.