The Sega Dreamcast was by far the most innovative console ever created

[PS5 Pro]

It only lasted a half of a generation yet it's impact is still felt today

It was the first console to have a modem built in (America at least)

They created their own isp (Seganet) what that means to anyone too young to remember, we got our internet from our phone providers back then And there wasn't cellphone data or even portable internet at this time

It ENCOURAGED the use of mice/keyboards so games like quake 3 arena was possible

They taught you coding and if you wanted to create your own VMU games you could and then you could publish them via the seganet portal.

They created 2k

Shenmue

Seaman

Tech Romancer (Nothing really innovative here, I just remember liking it)

Skies of Arcadia is still the best RPG I've ever played, they had a VGA adaptor that made the game look 4k. I say that because today's gaming isn't as vibrant color wise as I remember that game on a monitor.

I could go on but I'll let others contribute to why it was so innovative

 

[mr.africa]

my all time favorite and up there with the most innovative, for sure!!

 

[Lanny Piffo]

VGA connect

Free DLC

Maracas/Fishing controllers which were a precursor to Wii tennis controller

Connected to a handheld - (NeoGeo Pocket)

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Dreameye digital camera

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VMU MP3 player was in the works in 2000.

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The Dreamcast Junkyard: A Closer Look At The Dreamcast MP3 Player

 

[the cool]

Weren’t they the first one for multiplayer online gaming. Think the game was phantasy star

Back then it wasn’t even heard of

 

[JahFocus CS]

GOAT console :mjhandcry: so ahead of its time, so much fun, so groundbreaking :mjhandcry:

fukk Sony for cutting its life short

 

[getmoney310cpt]

Dreamcast was so ahead of its time its crazy...I remember playing the first NFL 2K on it and it was lightyears better than any Madden I ever played to that point...I remember the Sega Saturn that was crazy too..Sega was shytting on Sony idk how they couldnt stay afloat

 

[JahFocus CS]

VGA connect

Free DLC

Maracas/Fishing controllers which were a precursor to Wii tennis controller

Connected to a handheld - (NeoGeo Pocket)

291px-Dreamcastneogeolinkcable_cable.jpg

Dreameye digital camera

295px-Dreameye.jpg

VMU MP3 player was in the works in 2000.

320px-Vmump3.jpg

The Dreamcast Junkyard: A Closer Look At The Dreamcast MP3 Player

In an alternate reality, Sega is the Apple of the world brehs

 

[TheGodling]

Dreamcast was so ahead of its time its crazy...I remember playing the first NFL 2K on it and it was lightyears better than any Madden I ever played to that point...I remember the Sega Saturn that was crazy too..Sega was shytting on Sony idk how they couldnt stay afloat

Availability and piracy. I know at least in Europe the Dreamcast was a nigh myth because of its limited availability and there was zero piracy prevention so software sales went down the drain.

 

[Conscious Pilot]

 

[Captain Crunch]

Playing that Sonic Adventure demo and the whale starts chasing you
The music in Crazy Taxi

 

[Tenchi Ryu]

GOAT console

Sad truth is that even tho Piracy PS2 and other shyt made it difficult, what truly killed dreamcast was Sega's past sins....

All their fukk ups came back to bite them, unfortunately while they finally nailed the perfect game console.

 

[Take It In Blood]

id cop if they sold one that ran off a HDD

suprised Sega didnt a release a Dreamcast mini

sh1t would sell more than the snes/nes mini

 

[Paper Boi]

it's crazy how hard sega fell off.

 

[JahFocus CS]

Playing that Sonic Adventure demo and the whale starts chasing you

One of my most memorable gaming memories.

Also the graphics

 

[Fatboi1]

I remember my older bro's friend came over with a Dreamcast imported from Japan. I recorded the footage of Sonic Adventure onto a VHS tape and used to watch it periodically, pretending to play it while holding an N64 controller

Power Stone
NFL 2K
Shenmue
Sonic Adventure
Soul Calibur

Those days were something