Topic: Dreamcast: Still Worth the Buy?

Oh yeah I will admit I never had one break on me well except for one that my roommate threw against the wall with all of his might when he died in a game. But yeah I never had one break on me it just that they feel like they are cheaply made.

@Tasuki yea i like ps2, my my fav is wii.. lets be honest.. ps controllers never be the cheap made, and it fits the hand.. but i ddint like ps4 controllers that much because its heavy

for the sticks, maybe its only me but i get use to use the stick controller at the way ps has.. as i said used to have xbox, but i think if u got 2 sticks better put them on the same line

i dont say its perfect.. should've been bigger, i agree on that.. but the gamepad shape is good.. and the as the whole console design, i think its better than dreamcast.. i like first launch (fat version) of ps1 and ps2..

dreamcast looks like a mixture of ps1 and gamecube

@Wolf-EyE: Yeah I will say that the crosspad on the Sony controllers are second only to Nintendo, I can't stand the Xbox 360 crosspad. Like I said a few posts above I never had a PS controller break but I dont know I just like the heavier ones it's hard to explain. I will agree that the fat version of the PS2 is better then the slim personally I can't stand the slim PS2 and I have been through 4 of them.

Over all the PS2 isn't a bad system dont get me wrong, in fact it is my second favorite system of all time right behind the SNES, just the design of it doesn't really look that cutting edge of course neither did the Xbox or Gamecube at that time.

@Tasuki I see what u mean

snes was a monster but unfotunately never published in Turkey (talkin about my country) but i play the games.. just great.. you can still play the games and have fun.. i was playin super mario world with my wife yesterday.. just awesome

we had sega genesis (its published as mage drive 2) but it was really expensive.. so we kids mostly played amiga, commodore and clone NES' durin 90s (nes never published here either)

I think the reason Dreamcast was so mind blowing during launch is because it brought the arcade experience at home, which was something very unique at the time. It was something people had already experienced in arcades, but being able to play those games at home was very satisfying. Sega thought to kill two birds with one stone - they could develop for arcade and home market at the same time and give players what they wanted. Unfortunately, in the long run this strategy didn't work, as gamers' taste had shifted from arcade-style games to more convoluted adventures that you could immerse yourself in (Dreamcast had very few of those).

I am not particularly fond of the PlayStation brand myself, but PS2 was a fantastic console that had a library of games to die for. It feels as it didn't have any new-gen magic because it simply carried on the PS1 torch and delivered bigger games - it wasn't as showy or visual as Dreamcast. People went with PS2 because they knew the brand would have delivered excellent material, and even if the launch was weak, everybody knew they had terrific games in the pipeline. I remember when Gran Turismo 3 was released, like it or not (I personally don't), people were blown out of the water.

As for controllers, I'm not a big fan of the dualshock either, but that doesn't mean the Dreamcast controller was perfect. It was huge and felt cheap (it was mostly hollow plastic anyway), and it missed the secondary shoulder buttons, which were standard at the time (and more useful than a second analogue stick). Of course it was innovative because of the VMU, and I really liked its d-pad (can't stand Sony's d-pads), but it had many things that needed improvement.

Am I crazy to say that Gen of systems was great? There wasn't a stinker in the bunch. Dreamcast, PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube all had some great games on them that made each of them worth owning.

But on controller discussion. I never really liked dualshock too much. It was a solid controller but offset analog sticks just feel more comfortable to me. The only thing I didn't like about Dreamcast controller was that the cord attached to controller at the bottom.

Nope you are not crazy. Every console was great IMO. I never owned an Xbox though but my friend did and I played some of the exclusives he had. Honestly that was the last gen that got me really excited as a gamer.

They are so cheap that I think they are worth picking up. I had loads of fun with Skies of Arcadia and Shenmue. I like Armada too. Crazy Taxi was entertaining. It's one of those systems which doesn't take up lots of my time but there are moments when it's the only console which will do. Much cheaper and simpler than most systems which I've used. So yeah, pick it up to see what the fuss was about but don't have skyhigh expectations because, as others have said, a lot of what it has has been ported to other more modern machines.
Incidentally, when mine started to break, it was an easy fix get the laser to work. There are some tutorials online.

Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 ruled ^^