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Happy Birthday, Dreamcast!

Posted on Thursday, September 9 @ 17:31:06 Eastern by KevinS

9/9/99 was one of the most successful console launches in history: The Dreamcast.

 


The little white box that claimed "it's thinking" sold like crazy, complete with a gorgeous and fast Sonic Adventure at the helm. And yet, the little system that brought us the major innovation of the first REAL online console multiplayer fell by the wayside due to the hype - just the hype - of the Playstation 2.

This little piece isn't meant to be a history lesson or an accusatory finger-wag at PS2 fanboys, but just a simple nod of the head to one of the most influential consoles to date. Online play, connecting to a portable (before the PSP and PS3 connected, even before the GBA could join forces with the Gamecube, the NeoGeo Pocket Color and the DC could work together) and a serious jump in graphical ability from the PSOne/N64 era, it only lasted two years on the US market before everything hit the clearance bin.

Rest in peace, my virtual friends. And thank you.


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  • LinksOcarina
    LinksOcarina - Joined: Nov 9, 2005
    hehe, this week is filled with dates to care about. 15 years for the Playstation, 25 for the NES and Super Mario Bros....

    Nostalgia ftw.
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    Posted: Sep 9th, 2010 at 5:48 pm
  • Lien
    Lien - Joined: Feb 1, 2008
    also in a side note, this year is the 90th anniversary of the women suffrage in the united states... But hey! who cares! we're all sweaty manly nerds!

    And I'll always remember legacy of Kain... Yeah i know, it's a port...
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    Posted: Sep 9th, 2010 at 5:54 pm
  • LinksOcarina
    LinksOcarina - Joined: Nov 9, 2005
    Womans Sufferage is 90 years only....that seems so wrong....
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    Posted: Sep 9th, 2010 at 6:55 pm
  • UglykitteN
    UglykitteN - Joined: Mar 30, 2006
    15 years since the Virtual Boy was created, and subsequently discontinued.
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    Posted: Sep 9th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
  • Lien
    Lien - Joined: Feb 1, 2008
    @Links: i know right? hey just so you know... in France it was in 1945! And you'd think they would advocate woman's right there!
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    Posted: Sep 9th, 2010 at 9:23 pm

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