Summer of Dreamcast

[Stoppy2000]

The most annoying thing as a dreamcast owner was the lack of a decent football game. Especially when there were damn good games for nearly every other sport!

[Kit]

Shocked to read Buggy Heat getting praised. I thought it was damn near unplayable!

[Atticus]

Dreamcast is a winter console for me. Shenmue is the only DC game I keep going back to and it has to be played over Christmas. It's the law.

[Team Andromeda]

Don't get me wrong TA, I had a lot of fun also with games like Buggy Heat and the like but was never under the illusion that they were good titles. It just seems that the most mediocre games get forgiven on the Dreamcast more than any other machine.

I would say that is the Cube -where a let of average games seem to get more praise than they should imo. I think the difference is with the DC is that it had a short life span and in that time it had a great number of great games, which made people overlook the crap on the system. I really don't get why people rave about the DC so much in the 1st place True be told I enjoyed the Saturn, Mega CD, Master system , X-Box and Snes far more , but that's me

[Neon Ignition]

A lot of its tied to the memories at the time. I remember it being a brilliant system to own that was a little ahead of the curve in some regards and had loads of good fun games to play at a consistent rate. Most of them weren't worth ?40 a pop though which is where the DC suffered quite a lot... not that many paid for their games after the first 12 months

[fallenangle]

Depends ....I too am a massive fans of both games infact I remember me, Lee and Hartley hare all raving about Blue Stinger on import; Some more other looked gems on the system to me would be Rayman II (still looks stunning) Incoming , Get Bass 1 and II , Maken X ( a true overlooked and underrated classic ) D2, Pen Pen (when games used to be fun to look at, listen too and play)

Always wanted to try D2 and could have picked it up from CEX at the time for under a tenner but didn't. Even though it was also on the PS Rayman 2 on the DC is still one of the best looking games and certainly one of the best platformer I know. Soul Reaver runs it a close second with the two Tomb Raider ports and the much maligned Shadow Man (much better on DC) following up behind. Although it wasn't awful I wish Evil Twin had been better (later ported to PS2) because that was a fine looking DC platformer too. But lets not forget that great DC console exclusive The Nomad Soul - loved it.

My 'guilty' DC game is also another that also came out on the PS: Millenium Soldier: Expendable - a good looking, run and gun arcade shooter. Just seemed to work so well on the DC. But apart form The Nomad Soul the one exlusive I really got into was Dragons Blood (aka Draconus: Cult of the Wrym) - odd, floaty animation and pushed the DC too far quite often but I thought it was a cracking hack and slash/adventure at the time. Last mention: the DC version of Panzer Front the best version of the best ever console tank combat 'sim'.

[parkinho]

Nothing plays better than Sensible. Virtual Striker 2 is just over the too Arcade fun and I love the little touches in Virtual Striker 2, like the time of day settings (depending on the DC clock) and how each team has its own unique chat and sounds . I still love to play TAITO Hat trick Hero games too

You are a man after my own heart TA! The Hat Trick Hero games were wonderful, remember days at the seaside playing them and the Super Sidekick games - awesome fun.

Anyone know if this brand of VGA cable is much cop?

[chipsgravy]

I love the Dreamcast. I always have one hooked up. Mainly to play Giant Gram 2000. Still the best arcade wrestling style game ever released. But there are so many other great games.

[Stoppy2000]

I love the Dreamcast. I always have one hooked up. Mainly to play Giant Gram 2000. Still the best arcade wrestling style game ever released. But there are so many other great games.

Giant Gram 2000 is indeed awesome. In multiplayer its crap though. Shame.

[Baseley09]

You are a man after my own heart TA! The Hat Trick Hero games were wonderful, remember days at the seaside playing them and the Super Sidekick games - awesome fun.

Anyone know if this brand of VGA cable is much cop?

It's the one I use, never a woe.

[nakamura]

I love the Dreamcast. I always have one hooked up. Mainly to play Giant Gram 2000. Still the best arcade wrestling style game ever released. But there are so many other great games.

Yeah Giant Gram was superb. Not a huge wrestling fan myself but played it a fair bit and it was huge in my local indie.

[teddymeow]

Hooked mine up to my new TV today via VGA for some KoF and JSR lovin'!

System is still amazing. Everything just seems so bright and colourful in SEGAs own games like JSR and Sonic and reminds me of a simpler time when the games were all about gameplay rather than Achievements, Trophies and online multiplayer.

[mmmonkey]

Anyone know if this brand of VGA cable is much cop?

i too use one of those, works a treat. that particular listing seems a bit pricey though I reckon.

EDIT - crikey, seems they've all hiked the price up. I was too stingey to spend ?20 on one last year

[Stoppy2000]

Yeah Giant Gram was superb. Not a huge wrestling fan myself but played it a fair bit and it was huge in my local indie.

Also Fire Pro Wrestling D was the best wrestling game ever. Until Fire Pro R came out on the ps2...

[Kit]

Has anyone tried Ecco the Dolphin? - any good or not.