Dreamcast Prototypes- What's your favorite?

SaSSO · Post by **SaSSO** » Mon Jul 01, 2002 2:22 am

Which one do you all like best- this article is very interesting. I think number 2 is the best, but maybe it would have stirred up bad memories for Saturn lamentors. Here's the link:

http://dreamcast.ign.com/articles/088/088063p1.html

Post which one you all liked best!

Jeeba Jabba · Post by **Jeeba Jabba** » Mon Jul 01, 2002 2:45 am

Cool thread.

I like the second one from the top.

gloomy andy · Post by **gloomy andy** » Mon Jul 01, 2002 4:20 am

i think the bottom one was WAY cool

it'd be great to have ur 4 controllers in ports 1-4 and the ur keyboard and mouse in ports 5&6 dont ya think?!?! - they shoulda done that

the second was good - mmmmmm black ......

but what was goin on with the first one?!

that woulda been one crazy console - i think it woulda freaked me out a little bit - too arachnoid for my liking!!!!

cool though, too see all the early designs - can anyone else find any more?!

SpiderW · Post by **SpiderW** » Mon Jul 01, 2002 5:10 am

well the third one looks like the dreamcast but more compact, the second one is the same but black, but the first one is really original, would be a bitch to move around and set up in tight areas though, I think the one we have is the best, infact, its gotta be the best looking console there is, doesn't look rigid, not oversized and easy to set up.....

Gmc · Post by **Gmc** » Mon Jul 01, 2002 2:39 pm

I saw this article before.
That first one looks really stupid :p
I love the second design though, it looks great!

I'd like to see inside this system, to see if its actually hooked up to the DC's main board, because homebrew stuff could possibly use those 2 extra ports

clessoulis · Post by **clessoulis** » Mon Jul 01, 2002 2:52 pm

Number to was my favorite. They could have used it for the USA design as they normally change the design of the US systems.

Tis sweet.

Gmc · Post by **Gmc** » Mon Jul 01, 2002 3:34 pm

When did anyone change the look of a console for the US market?

0newinged · Post by **0newinged** » Mon Jul 01, 2002 3:36 pm

whoa that first one looks disturbing for some reason

That black one looks sweet though. looks more like a classic sega console

0newinged · Post by **0newinged** » Mon Jul 01, 2002 3:38 pm

Gmc wrote:When did anyone change the look of a console for the US market?

what about the super famicom

clessoulis · Post by **clessoulis** » Mon Jul 01, 2002 3:57 pm

Gmc wrote:When did anyone change the look of a console for the US market?

Ok most companies do.

Nintendo
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Famicon looks different than Nintendo
Super Famicon looks different than Super Nintendo

Sega
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Genesis looks different than Mega Drive
Jap saturn looks different than USA one.

autobotguy · Post by **autobotguy** » Tue Jul 02, 2002 12:43 am

i dont like any of them better than the one we already have...

When did anyone change the look of a console for the US market?

i do believe i read that xbox is a different color in japan too. PS2 is the same right, i know japan released a color series a lil while back like 5 differnet colors. but yah all those ones mentioned are different.

TreyDay · Post by **TreyDay** » Tue Jul 02, 2002 1:32 am

clessoulis wrote:
Gmc wrote:When did anyone change the look of a console for the US market?
Ok most companies do.

Nintendo
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Famicon looks different than Nintendo
Super Famicon looks different than Super Nintendo

Sega
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Genesis looks different than Mega Drive
Jap saturn looks different than USA one.

Nintendo is a company. Do you mean NES?

SpiderW · Post by **SpiderW** » Tue Jul 02, 2002 5:31 am

Everyone refers to the original console of a company as the companies name, well I did, we always called the PSX the Sony, Nintendo Entertainment System as Nes, Master System as Sega and so on... Though Ido not think I have ever called the Xbox the Microsoft, well theres always a firt.
'Halo is on the Microsoft'
All better.

SaSSO · Post by **SaSSO** » Tue Jul 02, 2002 10:30 am

Gmc wrote: I'd like to see inside this system, to see if its actually hooked up to the DC's main board, because homebrew stuff could possibly use those 2 extra ports

No, on the inside there is nothing different, the controller ports dont even work. I think it was a homebrew system with the extra ports just for show, not a prototype.