Awesome Dreamcast output.

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Awesome Dreamcast output.

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Shows what a fantastic machine it was, i was playing it on a 52in HDTV ast night and what can i say!

Incredible and old console can look so good. It has a VGA mode so more than capable of the resolution. In fact its proven to has a slightly better physical output thab both PS3 and 360!
Ok it doesnt look quite as good due the the poly count etc but damn impressive.

Sega did well, but shame no one liked it. :mrgreen:
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I liked it i've stil got 2 dreamcasts :thumleft:

Quality machine shame it died :(
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i loved the dream cast! the amount of hours me and my mate payed house of the dead 2 is unreal we must have finished that 50times and found all the hidden stuff. that console was awsome especially head hunter
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H3RB wrote:i loved the dream cast! the amount of hours me and my mate payed house of the dead 2 is unreal we must have finished that 50times and found all the hidden stuff. that console was awsome especially head hunter


Damn right mate. Headhunter is wicked!

I've got one for sale if anyone wants it with 27 games? PM me. :thumleft:
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I never got to play the Dreamcast.

IMO it died for one reason only - brand whores going for the PS2 even though, from what I'm told the dreamcast was better!
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The DC tried too much Matt, little support and worse reliability than the 360. Was a great console, still is in fact especially as you can play most titles well on HD.
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It was far better than the PS2.

At the end of production, it was costing SEGA £20 for every Dreamcast made. :shock: ](*,)

Games companies just kept pulling out and dropping games at the last minute.

Half-life was created, made, finished, shipped and ready for distribution in a huge warehouse.....companies pulled out at the last minute...game NEVER got released! :evil: ](*,)
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They should really have realised as the Saturn strugged against the PS1 but I much prefered the Saturn!
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It wasnt far better than the PS2. It was fantastic tho. It just did a few things sooner, internet for a start. The PS2 reached levels the DC would never have matched despite its quality.
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nakamura wrote:It wasnt far better than the PS2. It was fantastic tho. It just did a few things sooner, internet for a start. The PS2 reached levels the DC would never have matched despite its quality.


Wouldn't agree with that mate. With the right companies behind it it would have supassed the PS2 with ease.
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thai boxer wrote:
nakamura wrote:It wasnt far better than the PS2. It was fantastic tho. It just did a few things sooner, internet for a start. The PS2 reached levels the DC would never have matched despite its quality.


Wouldn't agree with that mate. With the right companies behind it it would have supassed the PS2 with ease.


Speculation of what seems to be hatred towards sony. That is utter nonsense. Some things that came out of the PS2 were stunning. As good as the DC was, games like Final Fantasy 12, Gran Turismo, Grand Theft Auto, Okami, Resident Evil 4, Dragon Quest and many more simply wouldnt have been as good. Heck Rez was far better on PS2.
The gamecube on the other hand was technically better in many respects.
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The DC died out before it picked up. To compare them fairly you have to compare early PS2 games to DC game surely?

Your talking about PS2 games that were made when programmers really could make full use of it.

The DC was apparently a better console that never got to it's full potential because the plug was pulled.

Had it lasted as long as the PS2 has it probably could have been pretty bloody amazing.
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:? I found the controller a bit...squarish and uncomfortable to use...
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Antstarr wrote::? I found the controller a bit...squarish and uncomfortable to use...


Lol, I dont like the PS controllers, especially L & R 2 buttons.

360 controller is the best :thumleft:
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matt_mr2t wrote:
Antstarr wrote::? I found the controller a bit...squarish and uncomfortable to use...


Lol, I dont like the PS controllers, especially L & R 2 buttons.

360 controller is the best :thumleft:


TOTALLY agree there mate. Hate the PS pad. Always have.
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They just should have moved on with the times.
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nakamura wrote:Shows what a fantastic machine it was, i was playing it on a 52in HDTV ast night and what can i say!

Incredible and old console can look so good. It has a VGA mode so more than capable of the resolution. In fact its proven to has a slightly better physical output thab both PS3 and 360!
Ok it doesnt look quite as good due the the poly count etc but damn impressive.

Sega did well, but shame no one liked it. :mrgreen:


I am not suprised - The first console I know of who's motherboard is designed and made by an Arcade Giant - Konami
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I have one hooked up to a 22" HD monitor via VGA and it looks amazing. Great console :)
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nakamura wrote:
thai boxer wrote:
nakamura wrote:It wasnt far better than the PS2. It was fantastic tho. It just did a few things sooner, internet for a start. The PS2 reached levels the DC would never have matched despite its quality.


Wouldn't agree with that mate. With the right companies behind it it would have supassed the PS2 with ease.


Speculation of what seems to be hatred towards sony. That is utter nonsense. Some things that came out of the PS2 were stunning. As good as the DC was, games like Final Fantasy 12, Gran Turismo, Grand Theft Auto, Okami, Resident Evil 4, Dragon Quest and many more simply wouldnt have been as good. Heck Rez was far better on PS2.
The gamecube on the other hand was technically better in many respects.


It's funny old world. Your list of games above that were the alleged death of the dreamcast are exactly why I would never buy another sony product to play games on.

Final fantasy 12
Gran Turismo was in its third inclination by the time it got to PS2
Resident Evil 4
and so on and so on.

All Sony products rely on countless rehashes of the same old xxxx.
Very little innovation just the same game, slightly improved with +1 on the end of it.

The only thing they have in the pipeline remotely interesting is Little Big Planet. The rest of it we have seen before.

Shame sega lost out to that.
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Re: Awesome Dreamcast output.

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spudgun wrote:
nakamura wrote:
thai boxer wrote:

Wouldn't agree with that mate. With the right companies behind it it would have supassed the PS2 with ease.


Speculation of what seems to be hatred towards sony. That is utter nonsense. Some things that came out of the PS2 were stunning. As good as the DC was, games like Final Fantasy 12, Gran Turismo, Grand Theft Auto, Okami, Resident Evil 4, Dragon Quest and many more simply wouldnt have been as good. Heck Rez was far better on PS2.
The gamecube on the other hand was technically better in many respects.


It's funny old world. Your list of games above that were the alleged death of the dreamcast are exactly why I would never buy another sony product to play games on.

Final fantasy 12
Gran Turismo was in its third inclination by the time it got to PS2
Resident Evil 4
and so on and so on.

All Sony products rely on countless rehashes of the same old xxxx.
Very little innovation just the same game, slightly improved with +1 on the end of it.

The only thing they have in the pipeline remotely interesting is Little Big Planet. The rest of it we have seen before.

Shame sega lost out to that.


Nonsense!! Rubbish! Why so many Sony bashers? Fair play to them for making it. I was a huge Nintendo fan as a child so im not biased.

Final Fantasy is not Sony.
Resident Evil is not Sony.
Okami not Sony.
Rez not Sony.
GTA not...
and so on.

In fact Gran Turismo is not Sony, Its polyphony digital. Sony then purchased them early on. Again a good move.

The DC was an excellent console but its not a shame they lost.
Both nintendo and sony have achieved success with almost everythin they have produced. SEGA however realeased so much crap over the years, Mega CD, 32X, Wondermega, Multimega, many poor games, (along with some crackers!)
Of the major players, MS, Sony, Nintendo, Sega. Sega have realeased the most pants over the years.

And besides, my list wasnt the alledged death of the DC, simply a list of games not really possible to realease with the same quality on it.

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