Your favorite Dreamcast games

[Fyrri]

I just picked up a Dreamcast the other day, and am looking for some fun games to play. Any suggestions?

[Mirage]

It really sort of depends on what types of games you like, but a good general starter list of awesome games:

 

Soul Calibur, Jet Grind Radio, Space Channel 5, Virtua Tennis (or Tennis 2K2), Vigilante 8 2nd Offense, Crazy Taxi 1 & 2.

[Austin]

There are so many good games on the Dreamcast, and there are plenty of genres covered, too. Like the above post said, it will depend on the genres you like, though.

 

Some personal favorites (sticking to relatively cheap games for now asides from what was listed in the last post): Armada, House of the Dead 2, Tokyo Extreme Racer, Super Magnetic Neo, Gunbird 2, Record of Lodoss War, Elemental Gimmick Gear (E.G.G.), most of the arcade compilations (Midways, Namco, Atari), Hydro Thunder, F355 Challenge, Sonic Adventure, and plenty more.

[Itchy Koala]

If you don't already have Tony Hawks Pro Skater on any of your other systems, I'd recommend picking that one up.

[MagitekAngel]

I'll tell you what's not one of my favorite Dreamcast games: Sega Bass Fishing. The fuck did Sega put that one in the 360 compilation for?

 

I don't know anything about prices, so I'll just list some of my favorite games indiscriminately.

 

Power Stone 2

Skies of Arcadia

Phantasy Star Online

Sonic Adventure 2

Crazy Taxi

Crazy Taxi 2

Chu Chu Rocket

Marvel vs. Capcom 2

Plasma Sword

San Fransisco Rush 2049

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

Rayman 2

StarLancer

[SRGilbert]

Demolition Racer: No Exit

Wetrix

Hydro Thunder

House of the Dead 2 (gotta get a gun, or even better 2 guns!)

[Arkhan]

Every dreamcast game is good!

 

I like Timestalkers, HotD2, Elemental Gimmick Gear, Sonic Adventure, Ecco, Jet Grind Radio, Illbleed, Slave Zero, Quake 3, and Carrier

[Rex Dart]

All that crap up there, plus Spider-Man. Good system to play Gauntlet on, too. Rival Schools - Project Justice rocks. Street Fighter 3 Double Impact (before they ruined the voices, music, and controls).

[Metal Ghost]

Kudos for Skies of Acadia being listed above....I loved that game. MDK2 is fun, although apparently I simply can no longer play any game where you're expected to aim without a 2nd analog stick. Funny how that eventually became the case for me.

[Rex Dart]

Kudos for Skies of Acadia being listed above....I loved that game.

Ditto TXR(2), Magnetic Neo, Gunbird 2. Gunbird's an amazingly fun (but also amazingly short) vertical shooter. I'll never know why they didn't put their gay european samurai in a Vs Capcom game.

[mbd30]

Kudos for Skies of Acadia being listed above....I loved that game.

Ditto TXR(2), Magnetic Neo, Gunbird 2. Gunbird's an amazingly fun (but also amazingly short) vertical shooter. I'll never know why they didn't put their gay european samurai in a Vs Capcom game.

 

Shmups like "Gunbird 2" seem too short if you use continues. The fun is seeing how far you can get, and how many points you can earn, with only three lives.

 

I think "DoDonPachi" is my favorite of these kinds of games because it is somewhat more forgiving and hence more playable. I once managed to reach the fourth level without using continues. However, you would have to be a Shmup God to complete all of the insane requirements for beating the game. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DoDonPachi#Areas

Edited March 7, 2011 by mbd30

[Reaperman]

There's been no mention of Grandia II yet, so I'll throw it in the ring. It's my favorite dreamcast game, and one of my favorite RPG's.

 

Others to round out a top 5:

SF Rush 2049

Airforce Delta

Sega GT

Capcom vs SNK 2

Edited March 7, 2011 by Reaperman

[Austin]

The Dreamcast is one of the few systems I can think of with a really consistent library. Even a lot of the mediocre and "poor" titles can be mildly enjoyable.

[Petran79]

Dreamcast's Pro Pinball is till now the best virtual pinball game i came across in any console.

[Rex Dart]

Wait, did anybody say Tech Romancer? Really, every fighting game on this system rocks. Tech Romancer just rocks with giant frickin' robots.

[fdurso224]

Hi guys,

 

Shenmue 1 & 2

Sonic Adventure 1 & 2

Marvel vs. Capcom 1 & 2

Power Stone 1 & 2

Crazy Taxi 1 & 2

Church Chu Rocket

Seaman

Jet Set Radio

Dead or Alive 2

Worms Series

Evolution

Ready 2 Rumble

 

Dreamcast was and always will be fantastic console. If Sega made another new game or a new console, I'd say "bring it on".

 

 

Anthony.....

[Rex Dart]

I'm with you there. If Sega announced a new console, I'd pre-order it immediately, and I've never pre-ordered a system before.

[zylon]

I'm with you there. If Sega announced a new console, I'd pre-order it immediately, and I've never pre-ordered a system before.

Same here. I've owned/bought each Sega when they came out and I've enjoyed them for many years. I skipped all the add-ons though.

 

Back on topic: I bought the DC for primarily one game at first- Demolition Racer. Other goodies include: Soldier of Fortune(really slow loading), Mars Matrix, Giga Wing 1&2, Gauntlet Legends, Death Crimson Ox, House of the Dead 2, Silent Scope, Sword of the Berserk.

Not to mention the Homebrew scene and emulators.

[Austin]

To my surprise, in Dreamcast discussions lately, I've been hearing quite a few people mention Demolition Racer. I've never played it and will have to check it out since new copies can still be had for about $5.

[zylon]

To my surprise, in Dreamcast discussions lately, I've been hearing quite a few people mention Demolition Racer. I've never played it and will have to check it out since new copies can still be had for about $5.

It's far better than the PSX version and quite honestly, it's the only title I sought out in the store when I bought the system. I even bought a spare of the game last year.

[vdub_bobby]

To my surprise, in Dreamcast discussions lately, I've been hearing quite a few people mention Demolition Racer. I've never played it and will have to check it out since new copies can still be had for about $5.

It's far better than the PSX version and quite honestly, it's the only title I sought out in the store when I bought the system. I even bought a spare of the game last year.

That one was a bit of a surprise for me, too. I picked it up a few years ago and I love it to death. Near the end advancing starts to depend more on luck than anything else so I lost interest, but I put in a good 15+ hours of awesome good gaming before I got there. It's kind of weird - the graphics aren't anything special, the music is forgettable at best, but I couldn't put it down. It was so much fun.

 

Others for me are Alien Front Online, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (probably best version since it's the best system that it was released for, I think), and if you don't mind playing with a retro roster, the NFL/NBA games are top notch.

 

Crazy Taxi is also good, though a bit shallow (showing it's coin-op roots).