Ultimate Dreamcast Game Listing

[GGKoul]

I would like to use this post for people to list what they feel are excellent Dreamcast games that everyone should have.

Here's my list in no particular order:

- Soul Caliber
- Sonic Adventure
- Sonic Adventure 2
- Project Justice
- Resident Evil Code: Veronica
- Shenmue II (Import)
- Gauntlet Legends
- House of Dead 2
- King of Fighters
- Mavel va Capcom 2
- Alone in the Dark
- Headhunter
- San Fran Rush 2049
- Toyko Extreme Racer 1 & 2
- Sonic Shuffle
- South Park

[Grasshopper]

I would like to use this post for people to list what they feel are excellent Dreamcast games that everyone should have.

Here's my list in no particular order:

- Soul Caliber
- Sonic Adventure
- Sonic Adventure 2
- Project Justice
- Resident Evil Code: Veronica
- Shenmue II (Import)
- Gauntlet Legends
- House of Dead 2
- King of Fighters
- Mavel va Capcom 2
- Alone in the Dark
- Headhunter
- San Fran Rush 2049
- Toyko Extreme Racer 1 & 2
- Sonic Shuffle
- South Park’s: Luv Shaq
- Space Channel 5
- Skies of Arcadia
- Tony’s Hawk Pro Skater 2
- NBA Showtime
- NBA 2K1
- NFL 2K
- NFK 2K1
- NFK 2K2
- WWF Royal Rumble
- Matt Hoffman’s BMX
- NFL Blitz 2000 or 2001
- Virtua Stiker 2
- Worms World Party
- Power Stone 2
- DOA 2
- Rayman 2: The Great Escape
- Fur Fighters
- Crazy Taxi 1 & 2
- NCAA College Football 2k2
- Street Fighter
- Virtua Fighter 3
- Sega Smash Pack
- Grandia II
- Hydro Thunder
- Jet Grind Radio
- Last Blade 2: Heart of the Samurai
- Legacy of Kain
- Sega Rally Championship 2
- Shadow Man
- Silent Scope
- Striker Pro 2000
- Daytona USA
- Ferrari F355 Challenge
- Seaman



-GGKoul


 

No Virtua Tennis 2? Where I live this is one of the few joystick and button games (apart from fighters) that you still see regularly in the arcades.

[GGKoul]

How did I miss Tennis 2k2....

[orntar]

i just got cannon spike. i can't be;eive how addicting that game is. i love it!
and psyvariar 2. very cool.

[abrannan]

Do yo ureally think the all three NFL games are "must haves"?  I can see one of them being a must have, probably 2k2, but surely not all three...

Oh, and add Guilty Gear X to that list, it's incredible in VGA.  (Looks better than my PS2 copy over Component video)

[Stingray]

Gauntlet Legends? I had no idea there was a Gauntlet game for DC. I've got to get that one!

-S

[abrannan]

Gauntlet Legends? I had no idea there was a Gauntlet game for DC. I've got to get that one!

-S

Yeah it's the predecessor of Gauntlet Legends: Dark Legacy from the arcade and current generation consoles.  

[pointdablame]

You forgot Ikaruga.

Tokyo Bus Guide is interesting, if not REALLY weird as well.
Bangai - O
Bust-a-Move 4
Cannon Spike
GigaWing 2
Mr. Driller
Ooga Booga
REZ!!
Super Magnetic Neo

Those are some of my favorites. You may have listed some, I didn't check them all, but there ya have it.

[Stingray]

I appreciate the info. I just got a Gauntlet Legends on ebay and a couple of the others from another member over at the Atari Age forum.

I'm kicking myself for not getting a DC earlier.

-S

[TalkingOctopus]

Confidential Mission is another DC lightgun game that you should get if you are into House of Dead 2 and light gun games.

[ircraigan]

I don't mean any disrespect, because that is an amazing list of games on my favorite, nearly extinct system, but from where I come from there are distinctions between the Street Fighter titles.  I would list Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike among my all time favorite games, not to mention TOP tier 2D fighter, along with the classic, Alpha 3 (paying tribute to the alpha series).

Paying tribute to SNK I appreciate the Last Blade 2 and King of Fighters series (yet another game failed to specify) listed but I think that the port of Garou: Mark of the Wolves could also be listed if you're a fighter fan.

All in all, excellent list!

[ircraigan]

I don't mean any disrespect, because that is an amazing list of games on my favorite, nearly extinct system, but from where I come from there are distinctions between the Street Fighter titles.  I would list Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike among my all time favorite games, not to mention TOP tier 2D fighter, along with the classic, Alpha 3 (paying tribute to the alpha series).

Paying tribute to SNK I appreciate the Last Blade 2 and King of Fighters series (yet another game failed to specify) listed but I think that the port of Garou: Mark of the Wolves could also be listed if you're a fighter fan.

All in all, excellent list!

[AmericanDemon]

Of course Alpha 3 Garou and the KOF series are all available on MAME.

[TalkingOctopus]

I alphabetized the list.  While looking through it, I was surprised to see many games I had never player or never heard of.  I plan on checking out cannon spike, mr. driller, ooga booga and project justice.

Anyway, here is the list:

Alone in the Dark
Bangai - O
Bust-a-Move 4
Cannon Spike
Confidential Mission
Crazy Taxi 1 & 2
Daytona USA
DOA 2
Ferrari F355 Challenge
Fur Fighters
Gauntlet Legends
Grandia II
Guilty Gear X
Headhunter
House of Dead 2
Hydro Thunder
Ikaruga
Jet Grind Radio
King of Fighters
Last Blade 2: Heart of the Samurai
Legacy of Kain
Matt Hoffman

[Stingray]

I just picked up Resident Evil 2 (This is the first game I've played from that series). Quite a lot of fun.

-S

[pmc]

I just picked up Resident Evil 2 (This is the first game I've played from that series). Quite a lot of fun.

I stopped playing games like that because they scare the ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- out of me. Wigs me out too much. I fall back to a nice NES Super Mario or something like that to wind down. Horror is not a genre that I enjoy in the video game format even though the developers do a really nice job.

From another angle, my favorite RE review when the game first came out called it a "door opening simulator". Still cracks me up!

My favorite "play it all the time games" are Soul Calibur and Pen Pen Tricelon which I play with my 5-year old. And Hydro Thunder and Crazy Taxi are great for blow out fast play and quit games.

[Stingray]

From another angle, my favorite RE review when the game first came out called it a "door opening simulator". Still cracks me up!

LOL, that's pretty funny.   Sometimes it does seem like that's all you're doing. Getting to reduce zombies to a smoking heap of goo with a rocket launcher makes up for it though.  

-S

[pmc]

I stopped playing games like that because they scare the <auto-censored> out of me.

Wow. I got censored by software. I'm not sure how to feel about that.  

[Generic Eric]

Here is a list of games I found.  I used to have a pdf from sega.com of all the DC games, but I have misplaced it.

Anyway...  Here is a list.  For the most part, they are US games, but some are not.

1   18 Wheeler American Pro Trucker
2   102 Dalmations - Puppies to the Rescue
3   4 Wheel Thunder
4   4x4 EVO
5   Advanced Daisenryaku - Japanese
6   Advanced Daisenryaku 2001 - Japanese
7   Aero Dancing F - Japanese
8   AeroWings
9   AeroWings 2
10   Airforce Delta
11   Alien Front Online (only released on the Dreamcast the US Us can refer to either:
12   2. The oblique case form of the English language pronoun we.
13   Alone in the Dark - The New Nightmare
14   Armada
15   Army Men Sarge

[CGRemakes]

I alphabetized the list.  While looking through it, I was surprised to see many games I had never player or never heard of.  I plan on checking out cannon spike, mr. driller, ooga booga and project justice.

Anyway, here is the list:

Alone in the Dark
Bangai - O
Bust-a-Move 4
Cannon Spike
Confidential Mission
Crazy Taxi 1 & 2
Daytona USA
DOA 2
Ferrari F355 Challenge
Fur Fighters
Gauntlet Legends
Grandia II
Guilty Gear X
Headhunter
House of Dead 2
Hydro Thunder
Ikaruga
Jet Grind Radio
King of Fighters
Last Blade 2: Heart of the Samurai
Legacy of Kain
Matt Hoffman

[Generic Eric]

I alphabetized the list.  While looking through it, I was surprised to see many games I had never player or never heard of.  I plan on checking out cannon spike, mr. driller, ooga booga and project justice.

Cannon Spike is like robotron and Smash tv from what I understand.  I have it, but haven't played it yet.

[abrannan]

I alphabetized the list.  While looking through it, I was surprised to see many games I had never player or never heard of.  I plan on checking out cannon spike, mr. driller, ooga booga and project justice.

Anyway, here is the list:

I was wondering how many of these are "cab friendly"?  I will be mainly getting a DC for my arcade machine (joysticks only).

Aside from the driving and shooting games, most of these are quite cab friendly.  Of course that also depends on whether or not you're running through a TV or a VGA/Arcade monitor.  Some of the games don't support VGA (though there is a way around this, see the dreamcast on arcade monitor thread for more details).  

[Dave_K.]

I was wondering how many of these are "cab friendly"?  I will be mainly getting a DC for my arcade machine (joysticks only).

About the only games which require analog thumbstick use (which makes them unusable on a cab) are restricted to some of the sports titles (basball/football) games.  JGR also requires analog which sucks...but its a long game I wouldn't want to play standing up anyway.