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Don't lump me in with that mame loving fuck tard
Don't lump me in with that mame loving fuck tard
I should also start a thread about original Dreamcast owners from '99 to '00, and ask them to share their stories. That might not be as appropriate here, but, as we mentioned, there were a good amount of SNK games on the console. And I could actually co unt myself among the ranks of the original few who bought the DC when it was first released, sorta.
I bought my college girlfriend at that time, back in 2000, a Dreamcast, because 1) she expressed interest in video games, 2) it was price-reduced to around $100, and considerably less expensive than the other nex-gen consoles of the time, and 3) I was very, very whipped. When she dumped me, she gave me back a lot of the things I got her in a cardboard box, except the Dreamcast. At the time, I really hated the system, especially the controller. Now I really appreciate it!
I had not. The system and its game in particular were way too pricey for me even just to dream about it, let alone to think about it, back when I was a pampered but considered teenager constantly throwing coins into local MVSs, and such. A younger friend of mine, though, managed to buy one. He was not a "rich kid" or anything, not really, just a Nineties kid pampered by his loving parents in a slight different way I was myself. Not only that, he was a very kind guy and good friend of mine, truly nice enough just to lend me the system and all the (two) games he had.
That was, like, in 1993.
But I still clearly remember the shock suffered by the 16yo myself, booting the machine and watching Garou Densetsu SP running on the tiny 14'' TV screen (yet SCART connected!) in my teenage room.
Those colors. Those tunes. Those animations. In my home, in my room, on my own TV. Just un-believable, literally.
I swear, I swear had an UFO got in though my window in those very moments, I would have not noticed it. Nor would I've been more or even just equally shocked, that is.
Indeed. The visual quality and gaming experience were the real deal of the arcade-at-home dream and we know it well. But even more incredibly, to me at least, was the fact that all of that arcade gorgeuness was driven right on my home TV screen not by a bunch of raw yet poweful operator hadware, say the guts of any arcade cab, but by the sleekest home videogame console ever. I always had a thing for design, so while that sleek black system just sitting right on my schoolboy desk, my TV was showing not even an arcade-perfect port, but the real arcade game itself. And mind you, I was that minf of arcade junkie who spent days counting pixels in sprites, and animation frames in sprite movements. You get the idea. Un-believable.
Ahhh, memories. I remember powering on my Neo for the first time with Samurai Shodown 2 - having played it once in an arcade three years prior. 16 year old me had THE arcade game running through my personal television in my room. I was completely blown away. I never went back to ports after that - how could you? That's one of my very favorite memories.
Do you still have that unit? (Referring to the Dreamcast, not your girlfriend ;-)
I'm a fisherman too, and I noticed Japanese are fond of black and gold in all of their top of the line products. The top of the line Daiwa fishing reels are also black and gold. It's the Japanese flagship colors.
I have a special fondness for the AES design too. I have all the games on MVS carts, but I have more nostalgia for the AES console design.Indeed. The visual quality and gaming experience were the real deal of the arcade-at-home dream and we know it well. But even more incredibly, to me at least, was the fact that all of that arcade gorgeuness was driven right on my home TV screen not by a bunch of raw yet poweful operator hardware, say the guts of any arcade cab, but by the sleekest home videogame console ever. I always had a thing for design, so while that sleek black system just sitting right on my schoolboy desk, my TV was showing not even an arcade-perfect port, but the real arcade game itself. And mind you, I was that kind of arcade junkie who spent days counting pixels in sprites, and animation frames in sprite movements. You get the idea. Un-believable.
Yes I still own my original Japanese region free modded DC And for good measure a PAL and US one too b/c some games even with mod chip want to run on their native HW. My ex-girlfriend? Haha, funny after so many years she tried to contact me in a very lame way. Probably realising I was the best guy in her life... Problem, she was the worst nightmare for me, I mean stuff no normal thinking man wants to deal with... So yeah, DC made me more happy than she. That's the reason DC is still around, this girl not so much. Maybe I should tell her, haha!
I actually met two guys not too long ago who are fishing all the time (at my secret haven in the woods with a beautiful lake) and they even gave me their catch of the day the other day. And I own Get Bass, SEGA Marine Fishing and Get Bass2 on DC with the proper fishing controller. Fishing is so much fun like balm for my soul.
I have a special fondness for the AES design too. I have all the games on MVS carts, but I have more nostalgia for the AES console design.
I need to do that DC fishing thing. Fishing is a wonderful hobby...when the fish cooperate. I've been having more fun with retro gaming these days.
You can even play Soul Calibur with the rod controller. It has some kind of "gravity sensor" built into it (for throwing out the line and moving the line left/right/up/down when the fish bites). And I think it rumbles too. Sooper fun and satisfying when the typical trashy SEGA annoucer says: "Ohh a BIG one!" Get Bass2 is really serious like moving on the lake with your boat and staring at the sonar where to stop and go... fishing! At first my friends thought I'm little strange, then they couldn't stop.
People always point to the number of units sold and call the DC a failure, but I'll go to my grave saying that the DC had captured the public imagination (at least in the US) similar to how the Genesis did, and was poised to perform respectably against the PS2. There was just a general feeling that the DC was everywhere, and well-loved by the general public. Not to mention a successful launch in the States. It was about to do well when they suddenly pulled it. They could have sold plenty of consoles at a $200 price point. I still think the only good reason for Sega pull the plug was piracy (similar to SNK and the Neo).
Every HW is limited but DC had the perfect mixture of 2D and 3D titles at the time. I mean as soon as I saw Sonic Adv 2 I was stunned about the awesome sharp and colorful graphics running @60fps. Saturn was a beast in 2D but wasn't powerful enough to bring up a 1988 SEGA Y-Board Galaxy Force or Power Drift @60fps. In short, Saturn was a complete mess from a HW point of view. Everything from design to production to coding that monstrosity is just a nightmare. It even can't do z-axis calculations the proper way. Hang-On 1985 and all other Super Scalers did. DC was very streamlined and pedal to the metal. Pretty much like Model2. DC is in my opinion the perfect console when 2D fully transitioned to 3D. Best of both worlds. Also, I'm heavily biased to DC so everything DC is good to me Btw interesting stuff on your channel.
In the UK I just looked at a photo of the Neo Geo AES + games in a magazine and knew I'd never be able to afford one or the games at the time. It's also an interesting decision to make to buy one over a SNES or Megadrive. I'd be interested to hear if Neo Geo owners back then also owned these other consoles as well. I'm sure these people are all rich reallly!
I still think Mario Galaxy looks better than most games released today.
New gen games are mostly borefest interactive movies.
Because Mario Galaxy is actually a great game to play. New gen games are mostly borefest interactive movies.