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Should I get a Sega Dreamcast?

>> No.8233301

yes

>> No.8233304

>>8233301
fuck its like $150 though
gonna take me a few months

>> No.8233361

>>8233304
not my problem

>> No.8233604

>>8233261
More like Sega Kinocast

>> No.8233607

shenmue machine
i wish i could just solder shenmue 1 and 2 to this thing like an arcade board.
saturn is a panzer machine
literally the only games i want to play
and they're fucking amazing best games of their gen

>> No.8233669

>>8233301
no

>> No.8233729

>>8233261
Probably

Has enough good exclusives for it

I still don't like the controller though (back buttons are too low on it)

>> No.8233746

>>8233304
I can find some on ebay for like $50, unless you want it CIB.

>> No.8233880

>>8233301
This. So much this.

>> No.8233898
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>>8233261
If you don't play with frens or ur gurl NO. NO NO NO NO NO. This is not a 1st person console. This is a console to enjoy with others OOOOOOONNNNNNNLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYYYYY

>> No.8233940

>>8233746
>I can find some on ebay for like $50
post evidence
only ones I see that are that price are for parts

>> No.8233953

>>8233261
Do your research first since a lot of games were ported.

vsrecommendedgames.fandom.com/wiki/Dreamcast

I'd say no, because the few games that aren't available on other platforms that you may want to play could just be emulated at that point. This is coming from someone that used to own a Dreamcast. You're better off with a Wii that can play all Wii and Gamecube games, a PS2, and either an Xbox 360 or a PS3. That covers most of the best games in the Dreamcast's library to say nothing of the fact that many of the best games for it are also directly on PC.

Here's a brief list of some of the best games for the Dreamcast that are available on other platforms now. I almost considered getting one again just for D2, but again, this is why I decided to emulate. (it's not really worth getting a console again just for one game.)

>Capcom VS SNK 2
>Crazy Taxi
>Dead or Alive 2
>Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future (PS2)
>Grandia II
>The House of the Dead 2 (Wii)
>Ikaruga
>Jet Set Radio
>Marvel vs. Capcom 2
>Resident Evil: Code Veronica
>Shenmue
>Shenmue 2
>Skies of Arcadia
>Sonic Adventure
>Sonic Adventure 2
>Soul Calibur
>Space Channel 5
>Space Channel 5 Part 2
>Street Fighter III
>The Typing of the Dead (PC)

So you see my point.

>> No.8233961

>>8233261
do not get a console unless there are specific games you want for it
also Dreamcast is a pretty great console to mod if you enjoy that
I recently put a GDEMU, a new battery holder and a Noctua fan in mine

>> No.8233970

>>8233953
I'll add that though people bring up the ease of burning games for the Dreamcast, it's actually even easier to get games for free with a Wii (and Wiis are if anything cheaper than Dreamcasts now) because the Homebrew Channel is easy to softmod and then you can launch Gamecube games on an SD Card and Wii games through a hard drive. You'd be getting better performance and load times for, say, the Gamecube port of Resident Evil Code Veronica (X) which you'd have to have with a burnt CD that has load times, with (albeit slightly) compressed audio and FMVs to fit, (the Dreamcast used a format of CD with more space, so CD-Rs work because people compress the disc images) as the Dreamcast noisily chugs along its CD drive throughout.

Also, if you want to play many of the games that were ported to the Xbox 360 and PS3, that costs money to get off the store you don't mod but likely you're only interested in a few anyway. At this point many ports are surely on the PS4, Xbox One, PS5 and Xbox Series as well. (at that point the Xbox Series can emulate most things like a PC can though.) Keep in mind that the Sonic Adventure HD port is a scam though, you're better off with the Dreamcast mod for PC since the Sonic Adventure HD port is based on the PC/Gamecube port which butchers the game. (the Dreamcast PC patch salvages it by making it the same as the original Dreamcast version and is thus the definitive HD version.)

>> No.8233981
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8233981

>>8233261
>>8233301
>>8233304
Buy a Japanese one on buyee for 10-15 dollars (plus about 20 shipping) then reflash the bios. You'll save some money. You don't even need to reflash if you burn a boot disc.

All you need to reflash is to solder a thin wire and burn a reflashing disc.

>> No.8234038

>>8233261
Depends whether you're asking because you're a poorfag or a psycho zoomer who need approval from strangers on the internet to make the smallest of decisions.

>> No.8234059

>>8233261
Add GDEMU
Add broadband adapter
Add raspberryPi
enjoy playing online, I just finished some Alien Front Online with some dudes.

>> No.8234071

>>8233981
Or just play Japanese games.

>> No.8234085

>>8234071
Since he lives in the US he'll be buying mostly us games. You can still play japanese games with a boot disc after reflashing. It just removes the step of needing a boot disc for what will likely be 90%+ of his collection.

Not to mention it'll increase resell value as most people want to play us games on a dreamcast they purchase in the states.

>> No.8234110

>>8234085
>Dreamcast
>buying games

>> No.8235324

Jap console with a chink clone gdemu and you'd be set for under 80 bucks

>> No.8235331

>>8235324
I keep seeing people claim DC is cheap without any evidence of that being the case
Also DC will need either a step down adapter or a new power supply

>> No.8235335

>>8235331
Only for euros, and who cares about them. Two regions that matter use 120v

>> No.8235391

>>8235331
It was, like 17-10 years ago when you could pick them up for 5-10 bucks a pop

>> No.8235398

>>8235391
Ok, post proof then

>> No.8235428

The proof is the six or so DCs myself and friends have owned over the years? The last one I picked up was out of a Goodwill for about 5 bucks, but that was around 2012 or so

>> No.8235451

I bought a black Sega Sports edition for $100 last week in a used game store. Would like to take that ugly Logo off top. Of course I'd mod it and buy the new controller.

>> No.8235472

>>8235428
You could buy a lot for cheap 10 years ago, we’re talking about now

>> No.8235505

Ban all "Should I get a [CONSOLE]?" threads because they're just bait for emulationfags.

>> No.8235582

Even Jap consoles are starting to get expensive. They're like 20-40 but when you factor in the weight and shipping from Japan you end up paying nearly the same as ebay for Dreamcast.

I really should take a trip to Japan and stock up on consoles to region free mod. Keep a set for myself and sell off the rest for some nice profit.

>> No.8235604

>>8233953
A lot of Dreamcast ports are fucking shit, to be fair.

>> No.8235613

>>8235335
There's only one region that matters and it uses 100V.

>> No.8236501

>>8233981
i bought a Japanese Dreamcast and i play American burned discs

>> No.8237165

>>8233953
>Xbox 360 or a PS3.
Too bad the 360 is straight up S&M tier to mod. I suppose Microsoft learned their lesson from the og Xbox.

>> No.8237183

>>8233261
>>8233898
this, its pretty sad if you play dreamcast all alone

>> No.8237260

>>8235398
if you really tried searching for a deal I don't doubt for a second that they were that much, I remember them being like $30-35 10 years ago in used game stores, and those usually included controller, memory card, and 1 free game.
I don't have proof but fuck you for think I'm lying to you anyway.

>> No.8237267

>>8237183
I've been playing Power Stone and Pen Pen Triicelon with others lately, but I usually play single player shit. It's fine for that. Stop being a gay retard.

>> No.8237367

>>8233981
>>8234071
>>8234085
or just get an ODE

>> No.8237404

>>8233953
You forgot PSO playboy. Gamecube/Xbox

>> No.8237414

>>8233953
Spend $100 on a dreamcast today, its nkt going down in value.
Meanwhile, emulators are just a shitty copy of the original.
Its like reading a book on a smart phone vs holding a real book

>> No.8237424

>>8237414
this
also vmu emulation is gay as fuck

>> No.8237443

>>8233970
Fuck off Tails fan. Sonic 1 was the only Canon Sonic. Everything else is furry fanservice.

>> No.8237649

>>8233304
"A few months" jesus do you get paid 12$ an hour

>> No.8237672

>>8237649
>he's not about that neet life
also go back

>> No.8238857

Europe is superior, americans boast about muh ntsc but when the GODLIKE europe-europe/japan only release (japs and euros know that the americans cant handle SOVL) comes to the market they cant but crawl to their keyboards coping and projecting until a flying bullet from the nearest shooting hits their head

>> No.8239864

>>8233261
Yes. Sega Dreamcast is the peak of console gaming. Install GDEMU and say goodbye to your social life (if you have one, that is).

>>8233301
FPBP.

>>8233953
The PS2 and kidscube have cruddier versions of the Dreamcast games. And the PS2 has disgusting muddy blurry video out compared to the Dreamcast via VGA. Xbox ports/sequels are good though but mine died long ago and I've got no urge to repair it just to play slightly better versions of DC games when I have gdemu.

>> No.8239872

>>8233981
based. fuck spending $150 on a 20 year old console op.

>> No.8239875

>>8239864
gamecube PSO has local play so thats definitive for me

>> No.8239881

>>8239875
Fair, I don't like jarpigs.
I know there's one (I believe Skies of Arcadia) where the Gamecube has less frustrating gameplay but the DC has superior audio, so there's that.

>> No.8239906

>>8239881
>I know there's one (I believe Skies of Arcadia) where the Gamecube has less frustrating gameplay
you know why that is? I've never played it and I'm curious

>> No.8239912

>>8233261
Yes, absolutely.

>> No.8239929

>>8239906
The Dreamcast version has a higher rate of random encounters, like an annoyingly high rate.
Never played it myself but I'm parroting what I've read on video game forums over the years.

>> No.8239954

>boot mine up once every few years
>VMU totally wiped
>clock thinks it’s 1999

Got this fucker back in like 2005 for $30 because Dreamcast games always looked dope as fuck, but I’ve never really played it outside of MvC 2. Oughtta give it another boot up one of these days.

>> No.8239958

>>8239929
interesting, thanks anon