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GABBO GABBO GABBOGABBO GABBO GABBO Registered User regular
edited April 2008 in Social Entropy++
So the other day, I was digging through my cabinet looking for a game to play while I wait on the new pc to arrive, when I came across a long forgotten companion, my dear old Dreamcast.
I found a big stack of the best games ever, and was inspired to order a dreamcast VGA cable online.
Holy shit!
This thing looks great over VGA!
And there's apparently a huge homebrew scene!
Crazy exclamations!


This is now a thread for dreamcast love and faggotry.
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P.S. Does anyone know of particularly good homebrew games to start with?

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  • ZephyrZephyr Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    i wish i had a dc

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  • KovakKovak did a lot of drugs married cher?Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    i was expecting this thread to be about jeans

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  • Moe FwackyMoe Fwacky Right Here, Right Now Drives a BuickModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited April 2008
    Dreamcast was wonderful. We burned out a DC once by playing 200 matches of Soul Caliber in one night. The next day, the console refused to work anymore.

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  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I dug out my Dreamcast and had every intention to play it but I don't seem to have a lot of my games anymore

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  • GABBO GABBO GABBOGABBO GABBO GABBO Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Kovak wrote: »
    i was expecting this thread to be about jeans

    Since when do jeans get sassy with you if you don't feed them in time?

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  • ZephyrZephyr Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    IKARUGA

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  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Tech Romancer was my favorite Dreamcast game

    Nothing but giant robots beating each other into submission with rocket punches and laser swords

    I remember really wanting the Gundam game that came out for it too, but I never found a copy. I guess it was really rare or something

    In the end it died after I left it on for three days straight and played it a whole bunch. I was very sad

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  • 150cc150cc Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2008
    Do not make me jealous fellows

    I have wanted a Dreamcast and power stone 2 for so long but can't justify the hundred and fifty bucks necessary to buy the aforementioned on EBay

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  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Tech Romancer is like my favorite game ever

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  • GABBO GABBO GABBOGABBO GABBO GABBO Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I was surprised at how well the games I originally bought for the dreamcast held up.
    Crazy Taxi, Chu Chu Rocket, Space Channel 5, Seaman, Jet Grind Radio, Soul Calibur, and Code Veronica all held up really well.
    Phantasy Star Online isn't fun offline, and the sega smash pack is a poor implementation of games that ironically run better on the dreamcast with an emulator.

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  • PolagoPolago Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    The Dreamcast was fantastic. Countless games played on it between friends and I for hours, unique titles not seen elsewhere (seaman, chu chu rocket, segagaga), and even years later many of the titles still hold up smoothly, and for hours.

    It's thinking was a great line too.

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  • GABBO GABBO GABBOGABBO GABBO GABBO Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    150cc wrote: »
    Do not make me jealous fellows

    I have wanted a Dreamcast and power stone 2 for so long but can't justify the hundred and fifty bucks necessary to buy the aforementioned on EBay

    Wait that's what they're going for?
    Shit, I'm glad I didn't know that before I got a VGA cable and hooked it up because I totally would have sold it.

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  • ZephyrZephyr Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    dreamcast is like 45$ on amazon

    and power stone 2 is over 50

    what the fuck

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  • PolagoPolago Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Also all the peripheral games. Virtual On, Sega Bass fishing, everything that used the VMU, some of the best arcade sticks, keyboards for typing of the dead and quake 3 with the mouse, lightguns for house of the dead 2, etc. There was even cross platform multiplayer, the equivalent of early MMOs, 56k faster than cable connections for gaming, and other big advances.

    Dreamcast was the "try everything!" console.

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  • eryu90eryu90 Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Oh man all the best fighting games were on the Dreamcast.

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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2008
    It's drinking.

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  • the wookthe wook Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I wish I still had access to Soul Calibur

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  • GABBO GABBO GABBOGABBO GABBO GABBO Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I have a keyboard, I should try to find typing of the dead.

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  • LarlarLarlar consecutive normal brunches Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited April 2008
    Ikaruga is the best scrolling shooter game I've ever played. Soul Calibur is the second best fighting game I've ever played. If I owned a Dreamcast all I would ever need are those two games and I would play until my hands wore down into bloody stumps.

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  • PolagoPolago Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    GABBO GABBO GABBO wrote: »
    I have a keyboard, I should try to find typing of the dead.

    It's $10 new on play-asia unless stock recently ran out.

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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2008
    Larlar wrote: »
    Ikaruga is the best scrolling shooter game I've ever played. Soul Calibur is the second best fighting game I've ever played. If I owned a Dreamcast all I would ever need are those two games and I would play until my hands wore down into bloody stumps.

    You can get Ikaruga on XBLA now.

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  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    The Geek wrote: »
    Larlar wrote: »
    Ikaruga is the best scrolling shooter game I've ever played. Soul Calibur is the second best fighting game I've ever played. If I owned a Dreamcast all I would ever need are those two games and I would play until my hands wore down into bloody stumps.

    You can get Ikaruga on XBLA now.

    Also for the GameCube/Wii

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  • ZephyrZephyr Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Olivaw wrote: »
    The Geek wrote: »
    Larlar wrote: »
    Ikaruga is the best scrolling shooter game I've ever played. Soul Calibur is the second best fighting game I've ever played. If I owned a Dreamcast all I would ever need are those two games and I would play until my hands wore down into bloody stumps.

    You can get Ikaruga on XBLA now.

    Also for the GameCube/Wii

    yeah but XBLA is cheaper and HD

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  • LarlarLarlar consecutive normal brunches Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited April 2008
    The Geek wrote: »
    Larlar wrote: »
    Ikaruga is the best scrolling shooter game I've ever played. Soul Calibur is the second best fighting game I've ever played. If I owned a Dreamcast all I would ever need are those two games and I would play until my hands wore down into bloody stumps.

    You can get Ikaruga on XBLA now.

    If you ever see an Xbox in my home then it's safe to assume I've been replaced by a pod person who failed to duplicate my distaste for that system and you have my permission to kill him.

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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2008
    Olivaw wrote: »
    The Geek wrote: »
    Larlar wrote: »
    Ikaruga is the best scrolling shooter game I've ever played. Soul Calibur is the second best fighting game I've ever played. If I owned a Dreamcast all I would ever need are those two games and I would play until my hands wore down into bloody stumps.

    You can get Ikaruga on XBLA now.

    Also for the GameCube/Wii

    I doubt you'd be able to get it cheaper or find it as easily, though.

    Since the XBLA version is only 10 bucks and instantly accessible from your couch.

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  • GABBO GABBO GABBOGABBO GABBO GABBO Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    How much did Leonard Nimoy get paid to do Seaman? He's so soothing.

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  • BYToadyBYToady Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Ikaruga puts me into a trance like state that is the only reason I'm able to finish that damn game.

    If I'm actually thinking at all, I just die over and over again.

    I love playing it.

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
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  • PolagoPolago Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Fandyien wrote: »
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    My heart goes pitter patter.

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  • OmegasquashOmegasquash Boston, MARegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2008
    Anyone that doesn't like the Dreamcast should be hung by the neck until they're dead...

    Or given a freebie if they got one with shitty controller ports.

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  • ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I simply cannot forgive DC for it's shitty controller.

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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2008
    Butters wrote: »
    I simply cannot forgive DC for it's shitty controller.

    its

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  • ShimShamShimSham Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    9/9/99

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  • LarlarLarlar consecutive normal brunches Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited April 2008
    BYToady wrote: »
    Ikaruga puts me into a trance like state that is the only reason I'm able to finish that damn game.

    If I'm actually thinking at all, I just die over and over again.

    I love playing it.

    I've never gotten past level 4, with that spiralling thing shooting a million things at you. And you can't destroy any turrets (as far as I know) so it's just total boners.

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  • GABBO GABBO GABBOGABBO GABBO GABBO Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Butters wrote: »
    I simply cannot forgive DC for it's shitty controller.

    Funny, because it's basically the original xbox controller with a window for the vmu.

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  • FortyTwoFortyTwo strongest man in the world The Land of Pleasant Living Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2008
    Larlar wrote: »
    BYToady wrote: »
    Ikaruga puts me into a trance like state that is the only reason I'm able to finish that damn game.

    If I'm actually thinking at all, I just die over and over again.

    I love playing it.

    I've never gotten past level 4, with that spiralling thing shooting a million things at you. And you can't destroy any turrets (as far as I know) so it's just total boners.

    If you play it long enough, eventually you earn infinite lives somehow. At least it did that on the GC version.

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  • LarlarLarlar consecutive normal brunches Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited April 2008
    The Geek wrote: »
    Butters wrote: »
    I simply cannot forgive DC for it's shitty controller.

    its

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  • BYToadyBYToady Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Larlar wrote: »
    BYToady wrote: »
    Ikaruga puts me into a trance like state that is the only reason I'm able to finish that damn game.

    If I'm actually thinking at all, I just die over and over again.

    I love playing it.

    I've never gotten past level 4, with that spiralling thing shooting a million things at you. And you can't destroy any turrets (as far as I know) so it's just total boners.

    Once you've fallen into the trance, all things are possible.

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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2008
    FortyTwo wrote: »
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