9/9/99 - 9/9/09: Happy 10th Birthday, Dreamcast!!!

[DJ_Izumi]

It's too bad that a lot of the major game store don't regularly stock older games.  EB/GameStop for example seems to be convinced that the PS2 was the first video game console ever.

Dreamcast games are pretty hard to find these days unless you resort to piracy.

[danny_galaga]

Doesn't change that Sega still produces the Japanese version of the Dreamcast and sells them through Sega Direct of Japan.

Of course I imagine they're actually just built in lump sums and the go through the stock till it's done rather than persistant production.

Well, that link you gave is entitled "Sega Continues Selling Refurbished Dreamcasts". And the link to sega direct is broken. Here is another link:

http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/13/sega-not-re-launching-dreamcast-only-selling-refurbs/

 Any recent links? I hate to be a party pooper. I would love it if they were still making them. But it doesn't seem to be the case. If you think about it, it would be very unlikely that a company that doesn't make hardware anymore would have someone else tool up for a short production run. They would probably cost thousands each...

[Nipedley]

Opinions seem to be divided but it seems certain that the last time Sega Direct put out these dreamcasts was in 2006, the Sega Direct service itself being discontinued in 2008. And pretty much every article states that they were refubished, what that means exactly who knows. It's cool anyway

I spent the morning playing Typing of the Dead, one of my favourite DC games!

[ark_ader]

Every time I think of the Dreamcast I remember buying my first one when they were selling at $299.  The week after I got mine they sold for $50 and no refunds.

I still have it and it works great, so at least you can say I got my money's worth.

[versapak]

Every time I think of the Dreamcast I remember buying my first one when they were selling at $299.  The week after I got mine they sold for $50 and no refunds.

I still have it and it works great, so at least you can say I got my money's worth.

Not.

[Nipedley]

HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY DREAMCAST!!!

(For all you European Dreamcasts)

It's a day I will never forget