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Not referring to bitter singleness, but to the dreamcast. For £50 it's certainly tempting, the games of course will also fall in price, Curry's (or comet) have 2 for 1 dreamcast titles at the moment, and what titles there are, Shenmue, Jet Set Radio, MSR, Crazy Taxi, PSO and countless others, all well worth buying with the console around. Of course there won't be any more new games...
Then I thought about it. I have an N64. Prices have to fall soon, and there are some equally good titles for the console I already have, so in that sense it'd just be a waste of £50, I can't exactly buy ALL the games. Then there's the hassle of setting them both up, cables behind the tv are getting out of hand as it is.
Dreamcast does have the credit of cheap online gaming, but what will happen to the network (seganet?) as the dreamcast's decline continues? Maybe some of you know if there are plans to scrap it or not, I don't, but even if it goes on, will there be anyone there?
Will wasting my money on a dreamcast now hold me back when I pick up a next gen. console, and I can't afford anything? Can I be bothered with the hassle?
And you? As my celebrity 2nd cousin's friend's uncle Graham says, the decision is yours. Thinking about it, for the decision which is mine, I'm going to invest a little more in cheap N64 titles, there is much to play yet, then move on, condeming the n64 to a dusty box in the attic with my old mastersystem, megadrive, mega cd and gameboy when I lose interest in the then 'retro' games. That's where the dreamcast would end up anyway, I'm sure.
Here's to PS/PS2 taking a total sweep of cybernet and bits revievs until we move on to GC and X-Box. Maybe the drop in qulity of late tv will mean I can get some sleep?
Then I thought about it. I have an N64. Prices have to fall soon, and there are some equally good titles for the console I already have, so in that sense it'd just be a waste of £50, I can't exactly buy ALL the games. Then there's the hassle of setting them both up, cables behind the tv are getting out of hand as it is.
Dreamcast does have the credit of cheap online gaming, but what will happen to the network (seganet?) as the dreamcast's decline continues? Maybe some of you know if there are plans to scrap it or not, I don't, but even if it goes on, will there be anyone there?
Will wasting my money on a dreamcast now hold me back when I pick up a next gen. console, and I can't afford anything? Can I be bothered with the hassle?
And you? As my celebrity 2nd cousin's friend's uncle Graham says, the decision is yours. Thinking about it, for the decision which is mine, I'm going to invest a little more in cheap N64 titles, there is much to play yet, then move on, condeming the n64 to a dusty box in the attic with my old mastersystem, megadrive, mega cd and gameboy when I lose interest in the then 'retro' games. That's where the dreamcast would end up anyway, I'm sure.
Here's to PS/PS2 taking a total sweep of cybernet and bits revievs until we move on to GC and X-Box. Maybe the drop in qulity of late tv will mean I can get some sleep?
me dunno's.
have Dreamcasts dropped to £50 in the shops around you yet?
What's left on the shelf? Quick grab it while you can!
It was recently reported that Sony, Namco and Sega had signed a deal to do with online gaming, possibly linking arcade machines to home machines, or something very similar.
Could it be that Sega's Dreamarena may form part of Sony's online plans?
Could it be that Sega's Dreamarena may form part of Sony's online plans?
Sega recently signed an exclusive distributorship deal for all the remaining Sega Dreamcast hardware.
Sega themselves have confirmed that they will continue to provide all the aftersales support, in just the same way they used to before they stopped production of the actual console.
There are currently over 100 Dreamcast titles in production, which will be released between now and April next year, most of them the most eagerly awaited titles in the DCs 3 year history.
Sega have also been rumoured to bring out the Dreamkey version 2.5 software disk, which will allow DC users to choose their own ISP for online gaming instead of having to go though the Sega ISP, Dreamarena. These rumours were further substantiated by what readers have seen in the May edition of the Official Dreamcast Magazine (ODM).
Which means if you have a free ISP, like mine (0800 access), you can play online, 24/7, and not rack up a phone bill or have to restrict yourself to playing at cheap rate times only.
The DC should still be a very popular console in around 18 months time, when others may still be waiting for online connection for their consoles.
Sega themselves have confirmed that they will continue to provide all the aftersales support, in just the same way they used to before they stopped production of the actual console.
There are currently over 100 Dreamcast titles in production, which will be released between now and April next year, most of them the most eagerly awaited titles in the DCs 3 year history.
Sega have also been rumoured to bring out the Dreamkey version 2.5 software disk, which will allow DC users to choose their own ISP for online gaming instead of having to go though the Sega ISP, Dreamarena. These rumours were further substantiated by what readers have seen in the May edition of the Official Dreamcast Magazine (ODM).
Which means if you have a free ISP, like mine (0800 access), you can play online, 24/7, and not rack up a phone bill or have to restrict yourself to playing at cheap rate times only.
The DC should still be a very popular console in around 18 months time, when others may still be waiting for online connection for their consoles.
Not referring to bitter singleness, but to the dreamcast. For £50 it's certainly tempting, the games of course will also fall in price, Curry's (or comet) have 2 for 1 dreamcast titles at the moment, and what titles there are, Shenmue, Jet Set Radio, MSR, Crazy Taxi, PSO and countless others, all well worth buying with the console around. Of course there won't be any more new games...
Then I thought about it. I have an N64. Prices have to fall soon, and there are some equally good titles for the console I already have, so in that sense it'd just be a waste of £50, I can't exactly buy ALL the games. Then there's the hassle of setting them both up, cables behind the tv are getting out of hand as it is.
Dreamcast does have the credit of cheap online gaming, but what will happen to the network (seganet?) as the dreamcast's decline continues? Maybe some of you know if there are plans to scrap it or not, I don't, but even if it goes on, will there be anyone there?
Will wasting my money on a dreamcast now hold me back when I pick up a next gen. console, and I can't afford anything? Can I be bothered with the hassle?
And you? As my celebrity 2nd cousin's friend's uncle Graham says, the decision is yours. Thinking about it, for the decision which is mine, I'm going to invest a little more in cheap N64 titles, there is much to play yet, then move on, condeming the n64 to a dusty box in the attic with my old mastersystem, megadrive, mega cd and gameboy when I lose interest in the then 'retro' games. That's where the dreamcast would end up anyway, I'm sure.
Here's to PS/PS2 taking a total sweep of cybernet and bits revievs until we move on to GC and X-Box. Maybe the drop in qulity of late tv will mean I can get some sleep?
Then I thought about it. I have an N64. Prices have to fall soon, and there are some equally good titles for the console I already have, so in that sense it'd just be a waste of £50, I can't exactly buy ALL the games. Then there's the hassle of setting them both up, cables behind the tv are getting out of hand as it is.
Dreamcast does have the credit of cheap online gaming, but what will happen to the network (seganet?) as the dreamcast's decline continues? Maybe some of you know if there are plans to scrap it or not, I don't, but even if it goes on, will there be anyone there?
Will wasting my money on a dreamcast now hold me back when I pick up a next gen. console, and I can't afford anything? Can I be bothered with the hassle?
And you? As my celebrity 2nd cousin's friend's uncle Graham says, the decision is yours. Thinking about it, for the decision which is mine, I'm going to invest a little more in cheap N64 titles, there is much to play yet, then move on, condeming the n64 to a dusty box in the attic with my old mastersystem, megadrive, mega cd and gameboy when I lose interest in the then 'retro' games. That's where the dreamcast would end up anyway, I'm sure.
Here's to PS/PS2 taking a total sweep of cybernet and bits revievs until we move on to GC and X-Box. Maybe the drop in qulity of late tv will mean I can get some sleep?