dreamcast game must haves

[Shieldwolf]

buying a dreamcast for my cab
what games are the must haves?

[TalkingOctopus]

I have a dreamcast, however, I did not put it in my cab, because I did not want to be constantly changing discs.

There are alot of great 2-d fighters for the dc.

My favorites:
Marvel Vs Capcom 2
Capcom vs SNK millienium fight

There are also good 3-d fighters
Soul Caliber is a must have....it will look great on your cab.
Dead or Alive 2 - I love this game.  Very simple and fast paced.
 virtua fighter 3 - I don't like it nearly as much as Soul Caliber. But you may consider it.

If you have lightguns for your dc, which I would highly recommend, you should get:
house of the dead 2
Sega Smash pack -- Virtua Cop 2
Mission something or other...The other dc gun game.  I will get the real name when I get home from work.  I forgot.

If you have a 4 player cab, I would reccommend powerstone 2.  It is kind of like 3-D smash bros, and it can be a lot of fun with 4 people.  
Gaunlet Legends is another good 4 player game.
VirtuaTennis 1 and 2 are also very good 4 player or even 2 player game.

Bangi-O is a quirky scrolling space shooter.  It may give you a siezure, but it is fun.

That's all I can think of for now.  A good place to learn about dc games is here:

http://www.gamespot.com/dreamcast/reviews.html

[crashdmj]

Doesnt Gauntlet use the analog stick though, so not cab adaptable  
Derek

[Shieldwolf]

how do you guys use your cp with the dreamcast?
Also does this make it so I can't use the fishing pole?

[Luxury]

dont forget some shooters too:

gigawing 1&2
Mars Matrix

and most importantly - REZ and IKARUGA.  

[jakejake28]

ikaruga and guilty gear x are amazing imports i cannot live without. also, samba de amigo with maracas is probly the most fun i have had with my cab. the qbert for dc is pretty cool. both crazy taxis, and both tokyo xtreme racers.

how do you guys use your cp with the dreamcast?
Also does this make it so I can't use the fishing pole?

hack a psone pad and use converters. just plg you fishing rod in. thats what i do for sega bass 2.

[TalkingOctopus]

Doesnt Gauntlet use the analog stick though, so not cab adaptable  
Derek

Yeah, you're right.  Scratch powerstone 1 + 2 off the list too.  I think they are analog as well.

Oh yeah, and confidential mission is the name of the gun game I could not remember.  It is alot of fun, but way too short...if only they had made more gun games for the dc...

[crashdmj]

Damn is there any way around playing games with analog?
Derek

[jakejake28]

Damn is there any way around playing games with analog?
Derek

yea, go to the consoles section of this website (i think ) and it has something about hacking it to digital. you'd then have a digital joystick that is recognized as an analog joystick, but with digital functionallity

[Shieldwolf]

I may need to start another topic, but I still don't see how you guys use both in your cabs, it seems like it would take forever to unwire everything from your pc and rewire it to dreamcast. I don't know if it would help, but Im using the hangstrom 72 model.  If someone could pm me about how I should go about doing this I would appreciate it. Sorry for being dumb err... electronically ignorant.

[jakejake28]

I may need to start another topic, but I still don't see how you guys use both in your cabs, it seems like it would take forever to unwire everything from your pc and rewire it to dreamcast.

yea, thats what i thought. so i just built a second cp. i used hacked psone pads and adaptors i bought on ebay. this allows me to use my psone, dc, and saturn.

[crashdmj]

http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=9823;start=msg73333#msg73333

Read this post and the one linked in this thread, it's one option of hookup.
derek

[Lilwolf]

btw, both gauntlet and the powerstones work fine with digital.

You only notice the difference if you have something to compare it too... they'rrrr GREAT!

[lucindrea]

soul caliber ... the only reasion i bought the BA and got chakast setup on my cab ....

[daywane]

Doesnt Gauntlet use the analog stick though, so not cab adaptable