Durable too. I found one in my mid 20's while doing demo in an abandoned house. It was buried in a mound of crap and looked disgusting. I was not into video games like I am now but took it home, cleaned it up, got cords and stuff and picked up RE code veronica and it fired right up. Still works to this day. Its funny, that system is what got me back into gaming, I quit around 16.
1. Phantasy Star Online - Amazing game and my first time online in a video game. Also the game I played the most out of any of these. GREAT GAME! 2. Power Stone 1 and 2 - Great game - Great multiplayer with friends. Played tons of hours. 3. Soul Calibur - Classic fighting game 4. Virtua Fighter 4 - Great time playing with friends 5. Virtua Tennis- Had great time playing with my dad 6. Sonic Adventure - revived sonic 7. Jet Grind Radio - Love it and want more of it 8. Shenmue - Great campaign, great story 9. Bomberman Online - I love bomberman. 10. Unreal Tournament - Great multiplayer
Dreamcast was so under appreciated, I remember some guy laughing in my face back in the day when I said I had one and they were good. 19 years later, I stand by that!
I don’t think it was under appreciated at all. It sold incredibly well for such a short life. And by the time they were reducing the price, everyone had one. It was just a horrifically unfortunate system that couldn’t stand up to the Sony lies about the PS2 and what it could do. I think there are still people who think that the ps2 has hidden “unlocked” ability that developers haven’t “figured out how to use” yet. That was always the line at the time.
Thats why we are leaders true gamers not fanboys or bandwagons that get on the train of what popular at the moment.I remeber being saving money for a car and could not resist it boom sega dreamcast with house of the dead day one, why would i need a car if i was a prisionerof that console amazing
Soul Calibur was the greatest generational leap in graphics on consoles I have ever seen. I loved the Dreamcast and it was worth every dollar I paid for it back in 9/9/99.
I remember when I was in sixth grade my best friend got a Dreamcast right when they came out and he had Soul Caliber and Sonic Adventure. I remember spending hours in his house playing those games. Spending the night every weekend if I could. Daydreaming in class about it. So many good memories!
After watching this I realized what sets your channel apart. You’re an awesome story teller. There’s hundreds of gaming TH-cam’s who rail off a bunch of boring emotionless facts about the DC, but can never serve the unique feeling of having a Dreamcast in the early 2000s. Your stories brought me back to 99 when I was a giddy little kid who experienced the magic of the Dreamcast just like you. Thanks for the video man
The Dreamcast is my favourite "drinking" console. A few beers playing NFL Blitz, Crazy Taxi, 3rd Strike, such a great console for fast paced action games.
A lot of the feelings you had are exactly what my experience was like when I got my Dreamcast (because the PS2 was sold out). I just have to say it's awesome seeing someone love gaming like you do. Great video!
Without a doubt my favorite gaming console ever. I've replayed Shenmue a bunch of times and sometimes when me and my friends hang out I bring out the Dreamcast and we play some Soul Calibur, still after all these years! I have a strange affinity to this machine
Crazy Taxi is so simple in concept, but in application it has incredible depth. With all the special moves that can be performed, along with knowing who to pick up, and when - allowing yourself to always be moving forward and performing full 'laps' around the city. Legendary game. Infinitely replayable.
About 6 years ago my dreamcast kept restarting and dying, I couldn't let my memories die with it. So I took the time and replaced a few parts and had it working again. I still put more time in my dreamcast than my ps4 or PC. It definitely deserves a historic mention in a library.
I love watching you talk about Sega stuff. I grew up with Nintendo, but I absolutely feel like I experience these memories when you talk about this stuff.
Jetgrind Radio was a very special game for me on the dreamcast bc i was into rollerblading heavily when the Jetgrind Radio came out for the dreamcast. I love every minute playing that game then rollerblading around town and roller hockey with my friends . Amazing memories with an amazing system. Dreamcast is my favorite system of all time. I was poor to and never had to buy not one game bc my bestfriend was into computer and got me all my dreamcast games for free . Life was great ..
What was so amazing about the Dreamcast for me (and I'm sure many others) was the fact that a home console finally caught up to arcades. I picked up the s-video cable day one and couldn't believe how SoulCalibur looked. My original Dreamcast still works like a charm to this day.
Thank you for make me rethink in some of my best memories as a gamer and sega for make them possibles at that time. Beautifull and precious times indeed.
Street fighter third strike, Tech romancer, Project Justice, Dynamite Cop, Zombie revenge..... I even had a Record of lodoss war game on the dreamcast that I got a lot of money for
9/9/99 still stands as one of my fondest video game memories. Sonic Adventure and SoulCalibur blew my 11 year old mind all over the carpet. It took my mom weeks to clean up the brain matter.
Dreamcast was the last, and will likely stay that way, machine that I waited in line for at the midnight launch of the console, it was genuinely amazing how good everything looked on that console, I remember I bought NFL 2k, Soul Caliber, Blue Stinger and Sonic Adventure all that first night, seriously such an amazing system, with such an incredible library considering it's short life.
This was the first video game system I ever owned and I'll never forget it. Seeing Power Stone on your list brought such a smile to my face. Great memories playing that with my Mom as a kid.
I play my dreamcast more than my newer consoles..... Star wars episode 1 Racer, Crazy Taxi, get set radio, sonic adventures 1+ 2,shenmue,soul Calibur,lets get ready to rumble,daytona usa,virtual fighter 3tb, marvel vs campom 2 , street fighter games,house of the dead2, bass fishing,physic forces,hydro thunder,......etc This gen is all about 1th person shooters and the dreamcast is about just having arcade fun..... Love live the SEGA DREAMCAST!!
@@vadergamer453 yeah a Pi is part of what you need.. I dont want to give links in the comments as Im not sure its allowed but if you do a search for DreamPi it should point you in the right direction.. 8D there are currently over a dozen games that have servers running in 2018.. PSO of course.. Q3A.. the 2K sports games, Alien Front Online, Worms World Party to name but a few..
Never owned a dreamcast myself, but remember thinking back then, after seeing one in action, that consoles had finally graphically caught up to coin-op games from the arcades.
I remember going into a Sam's Club in 1999 and seeing the Dreamcast on a display there for the first time. I was blown away. I didn't get my own until I bought one on ebay much later in 2004 but I was able to get a ton of games for cheap and thoroughly enjoyed it.
You're my favorite TH-cam creator man. Seriously. Your videos just never disappoint. Always good nostalgic vibes, and you give me the itch to go back to these classic games
I have more memories with Power Stone 2, the fact that the dreamcast allowed for 4 controllers it made couch multiplayer so fun! It's one of those games that need a rerelease with netplay
I absolutely love the passion u put into these videos man. Takes me back myself. A proper blast from the last and u being so fucking excited makes it even better as i was the same. Awesome stuff dude.
The 2K series of games, I still remember playing NFL 2K at launch, and being absolutely floored by the graphics...So many classics on this system, my fave of all time. Don't forget the racers, I played Sega Rally to death; Cannon Spike as well....House of the Dead, etc...
Dreamcast graphics were so clean and sharp. It was a little disappointing seeing the PS2 dark and jagged graphics, especially in Tekken. Soul Calibur blew my mind with its sharpness and fluidity.
dreamcast is definitely in my top three consoles of all time. shootemups, fighting games, lightgun games... all manner of arcade perfect games. it’s a system that’s aged extremely well - a classic machine.
Love the Dreamcast ! Crazy decision time in my life with gaming because my older brother got the ps2 for Christmas which was awesome! But for me I wanted to be different so I saved up my allowance and went with the Dreamcast, and I loved it! I remember arguing with my brother on how the Dreamcast was better and how he made a bad decision on going with the ps2. 😂 which to this very day I still agree! The Dreamcast died way too soon ! But thank god it’s known as the zombie console and it’s still thinking! This console was so ahead of its time it! This is without a doubt my fave sega console ever! And that should say a lot because my fav console to this very day is the mighty ps1! But there’s something truly special about the Dreamcast that after the ps1 it made me switch gears and leave Sony for a moment .... ahhhh I love u Dreamcast. Thank u sega for leaving the hardware battle with a bang!!!! 💯
This is excellent timing, John! I just recently picked up a Dreamcast that came with a few odd throwaway games, but I just bought SoulCalibur and Shenmue within the last couple weeks. It's my first time playing both, and I'd love to dive further into the Dreamcast library. Thanks for the video!
These videos really make for a great watch with my Sunday lunch and some coffee. 😃 I'm still on the hunt for a Dreamcast and this makes me want one even more!
you said it!!!!!!man, i can't believe has been 19 years since the release of the dreamcast time flies!!!!!!, great machine indeed with awesome memorable titles, thanks for this video it really made me travel back in time.
The Dreamcast had some awesome light gun games like house of the dead 2, and I also spent hours playing sega bass fishing. Still play my copy of sega bass fishing.
1998-2001 are my best memories of gaming, but the Dreamcast is one of my favorite consoles ever. Here are my Top 10 (which changes and not in order): Shenmue Skies of Arcadia Giga Wing Evolution: The World of Sacred Device Power Stone 2 Marvel vs Capcom 2 Blue Stinger Zombie Revenge Grandia II Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future
Dreamcast was amazing for its time, in the short amount of time it was on shelves Sega put everything they had into the system. One of the only consoles put on the market that didn't deserve to fail.
My Top 10 Dreamcast Games 1. Phantasy Star Online 2. Street Fighter III: Third Strike 3. Marvel VS Capcom 2 4. Capcom VS SNK 2 5. The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999 6. Fire Pro Wrestling D 7. Street Fighter Alpha 3 8. D2 9. Sword of Berserk: Guts' Rage 10. Resident Evil - Code: Veronica
1. Phantasy Star Online - Amazing game and my first time online in a video game. Also the game I played the most out of any of these. GREAT GAME! 2. Power Stone 1 and 2 - Great game - Great multiplayer with friends. Played tons of hours. 3. Soul Calibur - Classic fighting game 4. Virtua Fighter 4 - Great time playing with friends 5. Virtua Tennis- Had great time playing with my dad 6. Sonic Adventure - revived sonic 7. Jet Grind Radio - Love it and want more of it 8. Shenmue - Great campaign, great story 9. Bomberman Online - I love bomberman. 10. Unreal Tournament - Great multiplayer
If you've never played it you'd probably hate it now. See the Jim Sterling review. The game makes you waste a LOT of time waiting on NPCs. Shenmue II isn't so bad.
Dreamcast was so under appreciated at that time due to Sony created so much hype on PS 2 and Dreamcast was almost dead on arrival. It's just so sad..DC was a powerful machine and Sega in-house development teams took alot of risk to try something different from PS 1 games, just count how many great 1st party exclusive for this console! DC deserves a mini or classic treatment like NES or PS1.
10.King of Fighters 99: Evolution 9. Dead of Alive 2 8. Marvel vs Capcom 2 7. Phantasy Star Online 6.Sonic Adventure 5. Cannon Spike 4. Power Stone 3. Soul Calibur 2. Virtua Fighter 3 1. Shenmue 2 I managed to play the European version of Shenmue 2 which had the japanese voices with English subtitles and for me that was the best videogame experience ever. It was such a big improvement over the 1st one and Sega not bringing it over to DC owners in North America is one of the biggest video game travesties of all time. Also, I consider Cannon Spike as well as Tempo on 32X two of my favorite most overlooked games of all time.
My semi traumatic childhood Dreamcast Christmas: Back then I was OBSESSED with Tony Hawks Pro Skater and learning to skate myself. The Dreamcast did not seem very appealing to me since I was still quite enjoying my Nintendo 64. Then Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 got announced and was said to play and perform DRASTICALLY better on the Dreamcast… so… I had to beg for a Dreamcast and THPS 2 for Christmas that year because I was ultra hyped for that game at the time. Christmas morning rolls around and I open my Dreamcast at maximum excitement levels and proceed to open what I assumed was the game I wanted the system for. I tore it open and to my surprise I was presented with the game.. Rippin' Riders… which was a mediocre snowboarding game. I asked my parents why they got me this instead of THPS 2 and apparently they were up at the counter at the retail store, ready to purchase it and the guy at the counter warned them that the skater uses profanity when he crashes & that is why it is rated T… THIS WAS NOT EVEN TRUE! My parents were GREATLY against any forms of profanity what-so-ever and opted to put it back and proceeded to buy me Rippin' Riders… I never did get THPS 2 on Dreamcast, nor did I much care for the system & its selection of games overall. To this very day I still regularly think of this and mutter to myself… “Screw you retail guy… screw you…”
It was the console that I always wanted back in the day. I remember playing Sonic Adventure for the first time in Zellers back in the day, it blew my mind at the time. My top 10. 1. Skies of Arcadia 2. Street Fighter 3rd Strike 3. Marvel vs Capcom 2 4. Power Stone 5.Shenmue 6.Grandia 7. Project Justice 8. Jojo Bizarre Adventure 9.Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram 10. Sonic Adventure
Dreamcast is a phenomenal system. Lots of memories, cannot pick just a few titles, each was it's own experience. Sweet top 10 list though. Sonic Adventure, PSO, Shemmue, JSR, KOF98, SF3, JBA, CvS, Grandia II, Ecco Just a few treasures, but there are so much more
Heck of a list. I missed all of these going straight from Atari 2600 to Snes, to Ps1 I never got to enjoy anything Sega until those collection Game's came out for Ps3 and Ps4 and on steam for Pc.
Oddly enough I just beat Jet Set Radio HD again this weekend. Weird but awesome timing! I absolutely adore that game and will probably never take it out of my Top 10 games of all time. Also, as much as I hate to admit it, I think Sonic 06 is actually what was going to be Sonic Adventure 3 but was renamed as an attempt to reboot the franchise. Oh well. I feel the same way about SA1 vs SA2 honestly. I love SA2 for its stages but SA1 felt more like an adventure in a consistent world. SA2 didn't feel like that. Thanks for the video Johnny!
i had the same reaction with SC, i couldnt believe the graphics, it was clear a new generation had just arrived, i didnt get that same feeling again until y saw the first gears of wars, i started remembering when i was a kid playing super mario bros on the nes, and now wow these graphics, what the hell!!!
Dreamcast will always be remembered and such a beautiful console with great nice graphics and games on there. I wish some of great games weren't cancelled like 10.Crash Bandicoot The Wrath of Cortex 9. Time Crisis II 8. Lost World Jurassic Park Arcade Game 7. GTA III 6. Half-Life 5. Virtua Fighter 4 4. Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3. Croc 2 2. Soul Calibur 2 1. Castelvania Resurrection. Best games of my list are: 10. Mortal Kombat Gold 9. Street Fighter III Double Impact 8. House of the Dead 2 7. Ms. PAC-MAN Maze madness 6. Soul Calibur 5. NBA Showtime NBA on NBC 4. Evolution The World of Scared Device 3. Rayman 2 2. Shenmue 1. Sonic Adventure
dreamcast is my second favorite system besides the genesis. gonna watch this later but my top 10 would be something like: sonic adventure, skies of arcadia, grandia 2, marvel vs. capcom 2, king of fighters evolution, capcom vs. snk 2, crazy taxi, berserk, tony hawk pro skater 2, and soul calibur.
The Dreamcast is such an underrated system, and I'm sad to say that I never thought much of it until recently. I'm really hoping Sega rereleases some of them (particularly "Napple Tale") on the Switch so that I can finally experience what I missed out on all those years ago. Great stuff as always, Johnny. Now how about a Castlevania video, hmm? ;)
I remember saying that about Ridge Racer on the PS1 ha ha "They can never make the graphics better than this!!" Some fantastic games there. I love the Dreamcast and wished it did so much better. Cool video mate ;)
I got a Dreamcast 7 years ago when I was 14, and I started collecting for it as well as the Sega Saturn basically all throughout High school. In fact, I first discovered Happy Console Gamer when I was researching games for the Saturn and found your Guardian Heroes review. The Dreamcast is now a great source of nostalgia for me aswell! It was great seeing your top 10 and I agree with many of your choices, but the Dreamcast has so many great games, I find it hard to pick only 10 favorites! But if I have to make a top 10, it would be: Sega Smash Pack Vol 1. Power Stone 2 Crazy Taxi Crazy Taxi 2 Super Magnetic Neo Shenmue MDK 2 Jet Grind Radio Sonic Adventure Sonic Adventure 2 Also,that's just out of the games I have now. There're still games I'm looking for, so I'll have to update my list in the future. Skies of Arcadia is next on my list, and I've already found it at a used game store, so I'll be getting into it soon.
Ei Johnny long time fan from Portugal, really loved the video about the dreamcast, the best part of these videos are the stories for each game you have, trully awesome hearing so many videogame memories
I remember renting the Japanese version of the Dreamcast months before the U.S. launch at Microplay with Virtua Fighter 3, Blue Stinger, Pen Pen Triathalon and Soul Calibur. I was blown away and had to have it right then and there so I bought the rental. Cost me 1600$!
I remember going to Circuit City when they were liquidating these consoles/games and bought up everything I could. Such a great system that is still a pleasure to own.
Skies of Arcadia holds some very precious memories for me. Played through the Legends port over the summer, and it was such a whimsical and lovable adventure. Far and away one of the best RPGs I have played in years!
Dreamcast is such a precious machine.
so true
I never had one. :( I kind of wish I had now
Durable too. I found one in my mid 20's while doing demo in an abandoned house. It was buried in a mound of crap and looked disgusting. I was not into video games like I am now but took it home, cleaned it up, got cords and stuff and picked up RE code veronica and it fired right up. Still works to this day. Its funny, that system is what got me back into gaming, I quit around 16.
1. Phantasy Star Online - Amazing game and my first time online in a video game. Also the game I played the most out of any of these. GREAT GAME!
2. Power Stone 1 and 2 - Great game - Great multiplayer with friends. Played tons of hours.
3. Soul Calibur - Classic fighting game
4. Virtua Fighter 4 - Great time playing with friends
5. Virtua Tennis- Had great time playing with my dad
6. Sonic Adventure - revived sonic
7. Jet Grind Radio - Love it and want more of it
8. Shenmue - Great campaign, great story
9. Bomberman Online - I love bomberman.
10. Unreal Tournament - Great multiplayer
YOU'RE a precious machine.
Dreamcast was so under appreciated, I remember some guy laughing in my face back in the day when I said I had one and they were good. 19 years later, I stand by that!
Don't worry, that bully guy is probably getting drunk on Budweiser right now next to his whale of a wife somewhere in a roach infested trailer park. 😂
@@PutlerHuyIo ouch
I don’t think it was under appreciated at all. It sold incredibly well for such a short life. And by the time they were reducing the price, everyone had one. It was just a horrifically unfortunate system that couldn’t stand up to the Sony lies about the PS2 and what it could do.
I think there are still people who think that the ps2 has hidden “unlocked” ability that developers haven’t “figured out how to use” yet. That was always the line at the time.
@@JazGalaxy Exactly! not just that but people only liked the system because of Grand Theft Auto and it was a cheap DVD Movie player at the time!
Thats why we are leaders true gamers not fanboys or bandwagons that get on the train of what popular at the moment.I remeber being saving money for a car and could not resist it boom sega dreamcast with house of the dead day one, why would i need a car if i was a prisionerof that console amazing
Soul Calibur was the greatest generational leap in graphics on consoles I have ever seen.
I loved the Dreamcast and it was worth every dollar I paid for it back in 9/9/99.
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I still have my receipt and electronics boutique warranty paper from that day lol
Absolutely! What a leap in visuals. Soul Calibur and NFL 2K.
100% agree with that! We won’t see that again ever !
Sunday morning + happyconsolegamer + Dreamcast= best combo
Yes indeed!!!
The Dreamcast is the definition of thinking of a game system that brings a smile to your face.
I remember when I was in sixth grade my best friend got a Dreamcast right when they came out and he had Soul Caliber and Sonic Adventure. I remember spending hours in his house playing those games. Spending the night every weekend if I could. Daydreaming in class about it. So many good memories!
After watching this I realized what sets your channel apart. You’re an awesome story teller. There’s hundreds of gaming TH-cam’s who rail off a bunch of boring emotionless facts about the DC, but can never serve the unique feeling of having a Dreamcast in the early 2000s. Your stories brought me back to 99 when I was a giddy little kid who experienced the magic of the Dreamcast just like you. Thanks for the video man
The Dreamcast is my favourite "drinking" console. A few beers playing NFL Blitz, Crazy Taxi, 3rd Strike, such a great console for fast paced action games.
i know, virtua tennis. even the sports games where easy to get into and just play.
A lot of the feelings you had are exactly what my experience was like when I got my Dreamcast (because the PS2 was sold out). I just have to say it's awesome seeing someone love gaming like you do. Great video!
The nostalgia and your enthusiasm about this gems brought happy tears to my eyes.
we will never forget 9/9/99
I remember that day. I worked all summer break from high school. I bought the console with Sonic and Soul Calibur.
Nice! I pre-ordered the system and picked it up that day too... my pre-order game was Soul Calibur. So much fun even with just one game for a while.
Tell me how i was born on 9/9/99 and never got a chance to own one
Certainly not. There were over 1000 lightning strikes that night where I lived and I got it at midnight. Very memorable.
Without a doubt my favorite gaming console ever. I've replayed Shenmue a bunch of times and sometimes when me and my friends hang out I bring out the Dreamcast and we play some Soul Calibur, still after all these years! I have a strange affinity to this machine
Crazy Taxi is so simple in concept, but in application it has incredible depth. With all the special moves that can be performed, along with knowing who to pick up, and when - allowing yourself to always be moving forward and performing full 'laps' around the city. Legendary game. Infinitely replayable.
The Dreamcast was a fantastic console. So many great games in such a short span. And with such creativity!
Your's is the most nostalgic gaming channel that exists. I'm glad your around making the videos that you do. Respect. 😎
my favorite system ever
1.Soul Caliber
2.Powerstone
3.Crazy Taxi
4.Sonic Adventures 1/2
5.Phantasy Star.
About 6 years ago my dreamcast kept restarting and dying, I couldn't let my memories die with it. So I took the time and replaced a few parts and had it working again. I still put more time in my dreamcast than my ps4 or PC. It definitely deserves a historic mention in a library.
I love watching you talk about Sega stuff. I grew up with Nintendo, but I absolutely feel like I experience these memories when you talk about this stuff.
Jetgrind Radio was a very special game for me on the dreamcast bc i was into rollerblading heavily when the Jetgrind Radio came out for the dreamcast. I love every minute playing that game then rollerblading around town and roller hockey with my friends . Amazing memories with an amazing system. Dreamcast is my favorite system of all time. I was poor to and never had to buy not one game bc my bestfriend was into computer and got me all my dreamcast games for free . Life was great ..
Got a dreamcast recently so far, I'm loving it. Now I'm started to collect for it.
What was so amazing about the Dreamcast for me (and I'm sure many others) was the fact that a home console finally caught up to arcades. I picked up the s-video cable day one and couldn't believe how SoulCalibur looked. My original Dreamcast still works like a charm to this day.
You wha I like about your videos? You get straight to the point no bs intros ... ✌🏻
Seriosuly most people have 1 min long intro's about subbing and liking these days
Thank you for make me rethink in some of my best memories as a gamer and sega for make them possibles at that time. Beautifull and precious times indeed.
Street fighter third strike, Tech romancer, Project Justice, Dynamite Cop, Zombie revenge..... I even had a Record of lodoss war game on the dreamcast that I got a lot of money for
Yeah a Tech Romancer brother!
Dynamite Cop is my favorite, Don't forget about Marvel vs Capcom 2, Soul Calibur
Tokyo extreme racer and Sega Rally 2 we're my favorite racers on the Dreamcast. The amount of customization in Tokyo extreme racer was unreal.
9/9/99 still stands as one of my fondest video game memories. Sonic Adventure and SoulCalibur blew my 11 year old mind all over the carpet. It took my mom weeks to clean up the brain matter.
Skyrim as s game was good too 11/11/11
Another great day in video game history, and another nostalgic night for the books.
Dreamcast was the last, and will likely stay that way, machine that I waited in line for at the midnight launch of the console, it was genuinely amazing how good everything looked on that console, I remember I bought NFL 2k, Soul Caliber, Blue Stinger and Sonic Adventure all that first night, seriously such an amazing system, with such an incredible library considering it's short life.
I was 7 At the time growing up with the PS1 and then seeing the Dreamcast graphics was crazy back then
Blue stinger is awesome, the acting is hilarious 😂
Always awesome to find another fan of Blue Stinger :)
i loved blue stinger it was so funny
My brother and I used to play it and we loved it!
Love Blue Stinger!! Thanks for calling it out.
i'm looking for Taco Pen.
We need dreamcast games on sega ages
indeed we do!
@@jd-py5nm we are apparently getting some.
@@cloudstrife1983 REALLY?! WHAT SOURCE?! TELL ME PLEASE!!
This was the first video game system I ever owned and I'll never forget it. Seeing Power Stone on your list brought such a smile to my face. Great memories playing that with my Mom as a kid.
I play my dreamcast more than my newer consoles.....
Star wars episode 1 Racer,
Crazy Taxi, get set radio, sonic adventures 1+ 2,shenmue,soul Calibur,lets get ready to rumble,daytona usa,virtual fighter 3tb, marvel vs campom 2 , street fighter games,house of the dead2, bass fishing,physic forces,hydro thunder,......etc
This gen is all about 1th person shooters and the dreamcast is about just having arcade fun.....
Love live the SEGA DREAMCAST!!
you should look into getting your Dreamcast online again..
@@00huntr00 how??? With a raspberry pie??? I dont how....any suggestion?
@@vadergamer453 yeah a Pi is part of what you need.. I dont want to give links in the comments as Im not sure its allowed but if you do a search for DreamPi it should point you in the right direction.. 8D
there are currently over a dozen games that have servers running in 2018.. PSO of course.. Q3A.. the 2K sports games, Alien Front Online, Worms World Party to name but a few..
@@00huntr00 im going to check it out...thanks
Waiting for my hdmi box from Turkey ( gekko) to hook to my hdtv.
@@vadergamer453 search on google for DreamPi you will easily find all the info you need to get your Dreamcast back online
Never owned a dreamcast myself, but remember thinking back then, after seeing one in action, that consoles had finally graphically caught up to coin-op games from the arcades.
I remember going into a Sam's Club in 1999 and seeing the Dreamcast on a display there for the first time. I was blown away. I didn't get my own until I bought one on ebay much later in 2004 but I was able to get a ton of games for cheap and thoroughly enjoyed it.
You're my favorite TH-cam creator man. Seriously. Your videos just never disappoint. Always good nostalgic vibes, and you give me the itch to go back to these classic games
I have more memories with Power Stone 2, the fact that the dreamcast allowed for 4 controllers it made couch multiplayer so fun! It's one of those games that need a rerelease with netplay
I absolutely love the passion u put into these videos man. Takes me back myself. A proper blast from the last and u being so fucking excited makes it even better as i was the same. Awesome stuff dude.
Great list! Dreamcast is such a great system :) the games still look and play great today! Might make my own top 10 list.. DC Deserves more love!
I just got my first Dreamcast a couple days ago. It came with crazy taxi. I am so excited to explore this console.
The 2K series of games, I still remember playing NFL 2K at launch, and being absolutely floored by the graphics...So many classics on this system, my fave of all time. Don't forget the racers, I played Sega Rally to death; Cannon Spike as well....House of the Dead, etc...
Dreamcast graphics were so clean and sharp. It was a little disappointing seeing the PS2 dark and jagged graphics, especially in Tekken. Soul Calibur blew my mind with its sharpness and fluidity.
Dreamcast is 20 years old. Makes me feel old.
Love it. My second fave system.
Huge nostalgia for the dreamcast. Thanks for sharing :)
dreamcast is definitely in my top three consoles of all time. shootemups, fighting games, lightgun games... all manner of arcade perfect games. it’s a system that’s aged extremely well - a classic machine.
My favorite console of all the time thank you for bringing me somuch precious memories
really enjoyed your video
Love the Dreamcast ! Crazy decision time in my life with gaming because my older brother got the ps2 for Christmas which was awesome! But for me I wanted to be different so I saved up my allowance and went with the Dreamcast, and I loved it! I remember arguing with my brother on how the Dreamcast was better and how he made a bad decision on going with the ps2. 😂 which to this very day I still agree! The Dreamcast died way too soon ! But thank god it’s known as the zombie console and it’s still thinking! This console was so ahead of its time it! This is without a doubt my fave sega console ever! And that should say a lot because my fav console to this very day is the mighty ps1! But there’s something truly special about the Dreamcast that after the ps1 it made me switch gears and leave Sony for a moment .... ahhhh I love u Dreamcast. Thank u sega for leaving the hardware battle with a bang!!!! 💯
It was like that whole Sega Naomi and Dreamcast era was just so freaking AMAZING!
This is excellent timing, John! I just recently picked up a Dreamcast that came with a few odd throwaway games, but I just bought SoulCalibur and Shenmue within the last couple weeks. It's my first time playing both, and I'd love to dive further into the Dreamcast library. Thanks for the video!
These videos really make for a great watch with my Sunday lunch and some coffee. 😃
I'm still on the hunt for a Dreamcast and this makes me want one even more!
you said it!!!!!!man, i can't believe has been 19 years since the release of the dreamcast time flies!!!!!!, great machine indeed with awesome memorable titles, thanks for this video it really made me travel back in time.
Jet Grind Radio!! Soundtrack was amazing! It was a game you had to experience at the time!
The Dreamcast had some awesome light gun games like house of the dead 2, and I also spent hours playing sega bass fishing. Still play my copy of sega bass fishing.
1998-2001 are my best memories of gaming, but the Dreamcast is one of my favorite consoles ever. Here are my Top 10 (which changes and not in order):
Shenmue
Skies of Arcadia
Giga Wing
Evolution: The World of Sacred Device
Power Stone 2
Marvel vs Capcom 2
Blue Stinger
Zombie Revenge
Grandia II
Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future
Capcom Vs SNK is one of my faves along with Soul Calibur. Love my Dreamcast.
The DC is still my favorite console it's crazy to think that next year it's going to be 20 years old.
Dreamcast was amazing for its time, in the short amount of time it was on shelves Sega put everything they had into the system. One of the only consoles put on the market that didn't deserve to fail.
It was Johnny and Robman's dreamcast memories that made breakdown and buy a dreamcast...wow 7 years ago. And its my fav console
Is anyone a fan of Dreamcast's Spawn in the Demon's Hand, the arcade game of Todd McFarlane's Spawn comic?
Mario U I am! I still have mine and loved it. But I loved Spawn and bought all the games lol
That's a fun game
Yup! I have a copy and it's still a blast to play through.
My favorite Dreamcast game!
Loved it.
My Top 10 Dreamcast Games
1. Phantasy Star Online
2. Street Fighter III: Third Strike
3. Marvel VS Capcom 2
4. Capcom VS SNK 2
5. The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999
6. Fire Pro Wrestling D
7. Street Fighter Alpha 3
8. D2
9. Sword of Berserk: Guts' Rage
10. Resident Evil - Code: Veronica
You really missed out by not playing Crazy Taxi in the arcades...it was the best racer/ car themed arcade game I ever played. So fun!
Perfect list 👌 I also really enjoyed Rayman 2 when it released for it as well.
1 man, 1 beard, 1 video, and a bunch of games.
1. Phantasy Star Online - Amazing game and my first time online in a video game. Also the game I played the most out of any of these. GREAT GAME!
2. Power Stone 1 and 2 - Great game - Great multiplayer with friends. Played tons of hours.
3. Soul Calibur - Classic fighting game
4. Virtua Fighter 4 - Great time playing with friends
5. Virtua Tennis- Had great time playing with my dad
6. Sonic Adventure - revived sonic
7. Jet Grind Radio - Love it and want more of it
8. Shenmue - Great campaign, great story
9. Bomberman Online - I love bomberman.
10. Unreal Tournament - Great multiplayer
Yes, there's something that just can't be put into words about the dreamcast when it came our. Especially for me growing up with it
I really need to pick up the Shenmue collection, because that game looks awesome.
You absolutely do man! It's an amazing experience
Thanks for the advice both of you!!! I'm definitely going to pick it up now.
If you've never played it you'd probably hate it now. See the Jim Sterling review. The game makes you waste a LOT of time waiting on NPCs. Shenmue II isn't so bad.
It was a great game for it's time but it is dated as hell. I recommend just playing yakuza series
@@siulyeojof course it's dated as hell it's a retro classic. I happen to think the game still controls great though.
Another great video Johnny, really enjoy watching these in the morning.
Dreamcast has aged really well. Bangai-O is the game for me, love it.
Man, I just love watching Johnny (And Rob Man). His videos just make me enjoy life so much. His passion is so contagious.
Just discovered your channel and I'm so happy. I've been buying a bunch of consoles to relive my childhood. Dreamcast rules
Dreamcast was so under appreciated at that time due to Sony created so much hype on PS 2 and Dreamcast was almost dead on arrival. It's just so sad..DC was a powerful machine and Sega in-house development teams took alot of risk to try something different from PS 1 games, just count how many great 1st party exclusive for this console! DC deserves a mini or classic treatment like NES or PS1.
10.King of Fighters 99: Evolution
9. Dead of Alive 2
8. Marvel vs Capcom 2
7. Phantasy Star Online
6.Sonic Adventure
5. Cannon Spike
4. Power Stone
3. Soul Calibur
2. Virtua Fighter 3
1. Shenmue 2
I managed to play the European version of Shenmue 2 which had the japanese voices with English subtitles and for me that was the best videogame experience ever. It was such a big improvement over the 1st one and Sega not bringing it over to DC owners in North America is one of the biggest video game travesties of all time. Also, I consider Cannon Spike as well as Tempo on 32X two of my favorite most overlooked games of all time.
Capcom vs Snk was legit
Capcom vs SNK 2 was my favourite 2d fighter.
Thank you Johnny! I've been waiting a long time for this
Dreamcast is one of my fave consoles it was really ahead of its time so many fun games that i play to this day
Dreamcast and. Saturn 🪐 are my all time favorite consoles! Collecting for the dreamcast now trying to go for a full set
My semi traumatic childhood Dreamcast Christmas: Back then I was OBSESSED with Tony Hawks Pro Skater and learning to skate myself. The Dreamcast did not seem very appealing to me since I was still quite enjoying my Nintendo 64. Then Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 got announced and was said to play and perform DRASTICALLY better on the Dreamcast… so… I had to beg for a Dreamcast and THPS 2 for Christmas that year because I was ultra hyped for that game at the time.
Christmas morning rolls around and I open my Dreamcast at maximum excitement levels and proceed to open what I assumed was the game I wanted the system for. I tore it open and to my surprise I was presented with the game.. Rippin' Riders… which was a mediocre snowboarding game. I asked my parents why they got me this instead of THPS 2 and apparently they were up at the counter at the retail store, ready to purchase it and the guy at the counter warned them that the skater uses profanity when he crashes & that is why it is rated T… THIS WAS NOT EVEN TRUE! My parents were GREATLY against any forms of profanity what-so-ever and opted to put it back and proceeded to buy me Rippin' Riders…
I never did get THPS 2 on Dreamcast, nor did I much care for the system & its selection of games overall. To this very day I still regularly think of this and mutter to myself… “Screw you retail guy… screw you…”
It was the console that I always wanted back in the day.
I remember playing Sonic Adventure for the first time in Zellers back in the day, it blew my mind at the time.
My top 10.
1. Skies of Arcadia
2. Street Fighter 3rd Strike
3. Marvel vs Capcom 2
4. Power Stone
5.Shenmue
6.Grandia
7. Project Justice
8. Jojo Bizarre Adventure
9.Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram
10. Sonic Adventure
I'm only up to Crazy Taxi, the first game you are talking about, and I already want to say I appreciate your genuine enthusiasm.
Dreamcast is a phenomenal system. Lots of memories, cannot pick just a few titles, each was it's own experience. Sweet top 10 list though.
Sonic Adventure, PSO, Shemmue, JSR, KOF98, SF3, JBA, CvS, Grandia II, Ecco
Just a few treasures, but there are so much more
Heck of a list. I missed all of these going straight from Atari 2600 to Snes, to Ps1 I never got to enjoy anything Sega until those collection Game's came out for Ps3 and Ps4 and on steam for Pc.
I love that The Offspring is the most recognized band of Crazy Taxi. That's one of my top 3 favorite bands of all time.
Great video HCG! I need many more titles for this great console.
Oddly enough I just beat Jet Set Radio HD again this weekend. Weird but awesome timing! I absolutely adore that game and will probably never take it out of my Top 10 games of all time.
Also, as much as I hate to admit it, I think Sonic 06 is actually what was going to be Sonic Adventure 3 but was renamed as an attempt to reboot the franchise. Oh well. I feel the same way about SA1 vs SA2 honestly. I love SA2 for its stages but SA1 felt more like an adventure in a consistent world. SA2 didn't feel like that.
Thanks for the video Johnny!
Marvel Vs Capcom 2 should have been on this list.
"I wanna take you for a ride!"
PSO was sick. That game was so revolutionary and addicting. Underrated gem for sure
Sega Bass Fishing + Friends + Beers = One hell of a night!
Hell fuckin yeah. I just bought the fishing rod that goes with it and it kicks ass. Pure arcade action and the music in game is fuckin rockin.
That game is so fun! It's a big one!
Beers? What a fancy way of saying pepsi
@@readurasawamonster9782 By Pepsi you mean St Ides right?
Can we please go back to these style games and graphics I absolutely love the cartoonish graphics
Nice vid Johnny xD And thank you for saying shooter!!
10. Street Fighter Alpha 3
9. Crazy Taxi
8. NBA 2K1/2K2 tie
7. Marvel Vs Capcom 2
6. Soul Caliber
5. Shenmue 2
4. Shenmue
3. Sonic Adventure
2. Sonic Adventure 2
1. Resident Evil Code Veronica
i had the same reaction with SC, i couldnt believe the graphics, it was clear a new generation had just arrived, i didnt get that same feeling again until y saw the first gears of wars, i started remembering when i was a kid playing super mario bros on the nes, and now wow these graphics, what the hell!!!
Dreamcast will always be remembered and such a beautiful console with great nice graphics and games on there. I wish some of great games weren't cancelled like
10.Crash Bandicoot The Wrath of Cortex
9. Time Crisis II
8. Lost World Jurassic Park Arcade Game
7. GTA III
6. Half-Life
5. Virtua Fighter 4
4. Dragon Ball Z Budokai
3. Croc 2
2. Soul Calibur 2
1. Castelvania Resurrection.
Best games of my list are:
10. Mortal Kombat Gold
9. Street Fighter III Double Impact
8. House of the Dead 2
7. Ms. PAC-MAN Maze madness
6. Soul Calibur
5. NBA Showtime NBA on NBC
4. Evolution The World of Scared Device
3. Rayman 2
2. Shenmue
1. Sonic Adventure
dreamcast is my second favorite system besides the genesis. gonna watch this later but my top 10 would be something like: sonic adventure, skies of arcadia, grandia 2, marvel vs. capcom 2, king of fighters evolution, capcom vs. snk 2, crazy taxi, berserk, tony hawk pro skater 2, and soul calibur.
I love the Dreamcast!
Johnny, your video footage looks gorgeous! What is your capture set up?
JS Morgan that’s I want to know, that game footage looks like it was rendered in hd...
@@bigrube3681 probably a VGA to HDMI convertor box
The Dreamcast is such an underrated system, and I'm sad to say that I never thought much of it until recently. I'm really hoping Sega rereleases some of them (particularly "Napple Tale") on the Switch so that I can finally experience what I missed out on all those years ago. Great stuff as always, Johnny.
Now how about a Castlevania video, hmm? ;)
I remember saying that about Ridge Racer on the PS1 ha ha "They can never make the graphics better than this!!"
Some fantastic games there. I love the Dreamcast and wished it did so much better. Cool video mate ;)
I got a Dreamcast 7 years ago when I was 14, and I started collecting for it as well as the Sega Saturn basically all throughout High school. In fact, I first discovered Happy Console Gamer when I was researching games for the Saturn and found your Guardian Heroes review. The Dreamcast is now a great source of nostalgia for me aswell! It was great seeing your top 10 and I agree with many of your choices, but the Dreamcast has so many great games, I find it hard to pick only 10 favorites!
But if I have to make a top 10, it would be:
Sega Smash Pack Vol 1.
Power Stone 2
Crazy Taxi
Crazy Taxi 2
Super Magnetic Neo
Shenmue
MDK 2
Jet Grind Radio
Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure 2
Also,that's just out of the games I have now. There're still games I'm looking for, so I'll have to update my list in the future. Skies of Arcadia is next on my list, and I've already found it at a used game store, so I'll be getting into it soon.
Ei Johnny long time fan from Portugal, really loved the video about the dreamcast, the best part of these videos are the stories for each game you have, trully awesome hearing so many videogame memories
great list, I remember playing all these games back in the day
I remember renting the Japanese version of the Dreamcast months before the U.S. launch at Microplay with Virtua Fighter 3, Blue Stinger, Pen Pen Triathalon and Soul Calibur. I was blown away and had to have it right then and there so I bought the rental. Cost me 1600$!
I remember going to Circuit City when they were liquidating these consoles/games and bought up everything I could. Such a great system that is still a pleasure to own.
Nice i have them all. Good episode. I've been going hammer time with dreamcast lately after getting my arcade stick.
Skies of Arcadia holds some very precious memories for me. Played through the Legends port over the summer, and it was such a whimsical and lovable adventure. Far and away one of the best RPGs I have played in years!
This is just what the dr ordered. I've been on a dreamcast hunt lately.