Look what I got in the mail today...

[DaMadFiddler]

[ace]

sweet. Always wanted a black DC.

[|darc|]

Never really understood what all the hype regarding L.O.L. was about.

[SuperMegatron]

sweet. Always wanted a black DC.

Racism has no place here....

[ace]

I had a white one, I just find them inferior based on their color.

[DaMadFiddler]

Never really understood what all the hype regarding L.O.L. was about.

There was hype? If anything, I thought there was anti-hype. I didn't hear about it until long after thought I'd tried everything notable in the Dreamcast's catalogue. I certainly didn't hear about it before Border Down was released... and at the time, I was a broke college student with no money for expensive imports, nor could I find it by any other means. And I've been without a Dreamcast since 2008, so I'm only just now starting to look into some of the things I either didn't bother with or didn't have money for before.

The new Dreamcast came in the mail today, and LoL arrived earlier this week. This is the only "significant" game I can think of in the original Dreamcast library (not counting games with a significant language barrier--though I'd still love to see a translation of SeGaGaGa--or unlicensed releases) that I have never played in any form.

As a result, this will probably be my last first time playing an "official" Dreamcast game.

[DaMadFiddler]

So here's what I've managed to procure:

Black "Sega Sports" Dreamcast with matching controller
- 2 white Sega controllers
- 1 blue Sega controller
- 3 VMUs--one white, one blue, one black
- 1 memory card
- 1 Pelican rumble pak (iirc these were the strongest ones)
- 1 MadCatz light gun

- Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
- Armada
- Bang! Gunship Elite
- Blue Stinger
- Bomberman Online
- Bust-A-Move 4
- ChuChu Rocket
- Crazy Taxi
- D2
- Dead or Alive 2
- Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm
- Elemental Gimmick Gear (disc only)
- Ecco the Dolphin
- Gauntlet Legends
- Giga Wing
- Grandia II
- House of the Dead 2
- Jet Grind Radio
- Lack of Love
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
- Mars Matrix
- Marvel Capcom 2
- Max Steel: Covert Missions
- NBA 2k1
- MDK 2 (disc only)
- Metropolis Street Racer
- Omikron: The Nomad Soul
- Outtrigger
- Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2
- Power Stone 2
- Project Justice
- Re Volt
- Rippin' Riders
- Samba de Amigo
- San Francisco Rush 2049
- Seaman
- Shenmue
- Skies of Arcadia
- Sonic Adventure
- Sonic Adventure 2
- SoulCalibur
- Tee Off (disc only)
- Tennis 2K2
- Time Stalkers
- Typing of the Dead
- Under Defeat
- Vampire (aka Darkstalkers) Chronicle for Matching Service
- Virtua Tennis
- Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram
- Worms World Party
- Zombie Revenge

Games I'd still like to get:
- Dreamcast keyboard & second light gun
- SD adapter
- Bangai-O
- Bleem! for MGS
- Border Down
- Confidential Mission
- Crazy Taxi 2
- Evil Twin
- Guilty Gear X
- Gun Lord
- Head Hunter
- Hydro Thunder
- Ikaruga
- Irides
- Mr. Driller
- Rez (Japanese version, as the Euro seems to have problems booting sometimes)
- Seaman
- Shenmue 2
- Space Channel 5 (too bad Part 2 doesn't have an English language option...)
- Sturmwind
- Super Magnetic Neo
- Trizeal

Anything I'm overlooking? I feel like I've done so much with the Dreamcast over the years that I pretty much know its catalog backwards and forwards, but it has been a few years, so I might be missing some awesome rerelease or stupidly forgetting about something amazing.

[ace]

I always really enjoyed Tokyo Extreme Racer, though Tokyo Extreme Racer 2 is way better. I suppose MSR fills that void, but i <3 driving the streets of Tokyo flashing my lights at n00bs.

Gamefaqs had a great guide with the real world names for the face car names in the game. Since you can rename the car names, I'd just put in the real name

[DanteJay]

One of my favorite Dreamcast games is Industrial Spy: Operation Espionage.

By the year 2000, huge corporations had overrun the government, controlling everything from politics to the economy. Many of their operations involve corporate spy teams. You're the leader of the best agency, the Blitzstahl. Your squad consists of seven agents, but each assignment only requires four to get the job done. Your agents specialize in skills like hacking, fighting, mechanics, and stealth, so you'll have to pick the best combination for each job. Be careful though, because there are plenty of traps that could spell the difference between success and failure. There are 10 missions in all that will push your team to the limit. As you give commands, watch as your squad carries out your orders and hopefully avoids a confrontation. Earn money for completing your assignments and upgrade your team's abilities as you fight to retain your title as the best spy agency in the nation.

I really enjoyed this game, and think it's too bad there aren't more games like this. I remember it didn't get very good reviews, but I think most people were expecting something different to what this is. There's a large puzzle element to it, so you'll have to keep notes as you go on through each level. Ex: "West Tower Art Room Lever controls Entrance to Basement Lab". Besides that, controlling a team of spy agents is just awesome.

[ace]

Just checked it out on YouTube. The lack of voice acting hurts my brain.

[ace]

Just remembered: Fur Fighters. my copy was destroyed in a move a few years ago. Absolutely <3 this game.

The controls are a bit tricky unless you played a lot of Q3A on DC (ABXY controls forward/back and strafe left/right, analogue controls view.)

Really fun, somewhat open ended, whole slew of playable characters you can switch on the fly, and all with different abilities. Gameplay is similar to Zelda or Okami, in that there are puzzles and you occasionally need to backtrack after learning new abilities in order to advance. Graphics are decent, especially if Wii is your most recent benchmark .

Check it out, I'd be surprised if you didn't enjoy it.

[DaMadFiddler]

I've played Fur Fighters; I jusst didn't consider it "must-own." There was also a PS2 remake with cel shaded graphics and dual analog controls.

[ace]

I didn't consider it a must have either, until I got about half way through. The reviews for the DC version are pretty much universally good.

PS2 version is teh sux.

[DanteJay]

I for one think it's amazing just how many must-haves the Dreamcast had in it's first two years. I don't think any other console was able to deliver that much in such a short amount of time.

[DaMadFiddler]

It certainly had one of the most impressive launch lineups.