Sega Suggestions?

[Peanut]

I just thought of this. You should look up the games that were included with Sonics Ultimate Genesis Collection. It pretty much has all the best Sega stuff on it.

[Zachatello00]

cool, thanks guys!

I may just snag a copy of sonic's genesis collection for 360, even though I have the Genesis now. It'd just be easier to pay 20 bucks once than buy them all seperate.

I picked up Mickey's castle of Illusion, and I've got my eye on a Ristar online. Of course I'll snag the TMNT games if for no reason other than, I mean, come on right?

Thanks for the suggestions guys!

[shezcrafti]

If you like brawlers & Zelda, then you should definitely check out a game called Beyond Oasis. It's an action adventure with some RPG elements, with brawler-style combat.

Originally Posted by pannoni1

Speaking of Disney, I owned Aladdin and the Lion King and those were enjoyable and better than the SNES versions, and especially enjoyed the music of those Disney games.

^ I second this 100%! Those are 2 great Disney games, and they are much better than their SNES counterparts.

Some of my other favorites you might enjoy:

• Shining Force 1 & 2
• Ecco the Dolphin 1 & 2
• Boogerman <-- hilarious & fun
• Gunstar Heroes
• Castlevania: Bloodlines

[sdp]

Sega Suggestions?

How about this, I'm thinking of buying a brand new Dreamcast for about $100, I was tempted to buy one at that price 11 years ago and now I have the opportunity again, if it hasn't been sold by Tuesday I'll be a new Dreamcast owner. I was a Nintendo guy but the dreamcast made me think a lot about it, when I considered myself a "Hardcore" gamer and had a PS2 and Gamecube I thought about buying one after the drop but the fact that Sega had already gone third party and it seemed most of their games would be coming out for those two systems I didn't. I don't necessarily regret the decision too much since I barely played my ps2/Gamecube since I was growing out of gaming but so much talk about the Dreamcast for years has made me really want that console I always liked.

I have to buy a memory stick separately right? How hard is it to find a rumble pack for DC?

Also the necessary what DC games do you recommend, try to go with less obvious choices I already know Shen Mu, Crazy Taxi, Soul Calibour, Typing of the Dead, Samba and others are quite loved and I'd rather hunt down some enhanced ports of some games like Skyes of Arcadia for Gamecube instead of the DC version. Also how are the ports of PS1 games? I'd love to play some games like Dino Crisis with better graphics, I know it's still a port from the PS1 versions and don't take advantage of the system but they have to look better than the PS1 versions right or is the difference barely there?

[Redeemer]

Originally Posted by sdp

Sega Suggestions?

How about this, I'm thinking of buying a brand new Dreamcast for about $100, I was tempted to buy one at that price 11 years ago and now I have the opportunity again, if it hasn't been sold by Tuesday I'll be a new Dreamcast owner. I was a Nintendo guy but the dreamcast made me think a lot about it, when I considered myself a "Hardcore" gamer and had a PS2 and Gamecube I thought about buying one after the drop but the fact that Sega had already gone third party and it seemed most of their games would be coming out for those two systems I didn't. I don't necessarily regret the decision too much since I barely played my ps2/Gamecube since I was growing out of gaming but so much talk about the Dreamcast for years has made me really want that console I always liked.

I have to buy a memory stick separately right? How hard is it to find a rumble pack for DC?

Also the necessary what DC games do you recommend, try to go with less obvious choices I already know Shen Mu, Crazy Taxi, Soul Calibour, Typing of the Dead, Samba and others are quite loved and I'd rather hunt down some enhanced ports of some games like Skyes of Arcadia for Gamecube instead of the DC version. Also how are the ports of PS1 games? I'd love to play some games like Dino Crisis with better graphics, I know it's still a port from the PS1 versions and don't take advantage of the system but they have to look better than the PS1 versions right or is the difference barely there?

My brother and I had dreamcast for a while and the the only game I really remember playing is "crazy taxi"

[Shredder]

A few Dreamcast suggestions (besides, of course, Soul Calibur, Shenmue, and Crazy Taxi, all of which I recommend). I actually really like this system and it's a shame it's so under-appreciated. It's especially great if you like fighting games.

-Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 (these are some of the few good 3D Sonic games)
-Jet Grind Radio (quirky and awesome)
-Street Fighter Alpha 3 (one of my all-time favorite fighting games)
-Capcom vs. SNK (another awesome fighting game)
-Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (see above)

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by Shredder

-Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 (these are some of the few good 3D Sonic games)
-Jet Grind Radio (quirky and awesome)
-Street Fighter Alpha 3 (one of my all-time favorite fighting games)
-Capcom vs. SNK (another awesome fighting game)
-Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (see above)

All these games either have better sequels or are downloadable on other systems. You don't really need a Dreamcast to play these.

[CudleyCowlick]

Now you're talking about my favorite system.

There's obviously the ones everyone is gonna mention but do yourself a favor.

Go check out Beyond Oasis, Phantasy Star, Maximum Carnage, Toe Jam & Earl and Forgotten Worlds. Very different games, but I can say they are my all time favorites after 20 years playing the system and I can't reccommend them enough.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

All these games either have better sequels or are downloadable on other systems. You don't really need a Dreamcast to play these.

O contrare, CC, you NEED a Dreamcast to play them as God intended!

And most of the sequels never lived up to the originals.

[sdp]

Well I bought the Dreamcast with two games Shenmue and Marvel VS Capcom 2, a rumble pack and a VMU all for about $150. I couldn't help but set the date as 9/9/99...Just a few questions.

The Dreamcast seems a bit noisy to me, is that normal? Disc reading and the fans seems are very noisy. The analog stick also seems weird and unresponsive but maybe that's just the way it is since it's a bit different from current control sticks and I'm not used to it yet? One more thing, is it worth getting batteries for the VMU?

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by sdp

Well I bought the Dreamcast with two games Shenmue and Marvel VS Capcom 2, a rumble pack and a VMU all for about $150. I couldn't help but set the date as 9/9/99...Just a few questions.

The Dreamcast seems a bit noisy to me, is that normal? Disc reading and the fans seems are very noisy. The analog stick also seems weird and unresponsive but maybe that's just the way it is since it's a bit different from current control sticks and I'm not used to it yet? One more thing, is it worth getting batteries for the VMU?

Welcome to the Dreamer's Club!

Yes, the Dreamcast has always been notorious for roaring like a beast. Just be worried if it ever tries to go silent on you; it's probably either malfunctioning or plotting world domination ("it's thinking!").

I like the analog stick for racing and platformers, but it isn't especially suited to every genre. For MvC2 and other 2D fighters, you are much better off with the D-pad (which is functional but not especially comfortable) or a somewhat expensive and hard-to-find Arcade Stick. Your analog stick may be somewhat defective or it may take some practice to get comfortable. I generally wedge half my thumb underneath the lower edge of the stick for racing gamers for greater control. If you can master the thumbstick controls for Daytona USA 2001, then you should be able to handle any other game.

The wisdom of sticking a battery in the VMU really depends on the specific game content you want to access. Some games like Sonic Adventure and PowerStone offer exclusive mini-games on the VMU. but most games just make use of the screen for statistical information (Ready 2 Rumble Boxing, 2k sports series, etc.) or game-specific graphics. If you got some extra watch batteries laying around, you can give it a try. Your VMU data should be fine when swapping batteries, but I'd recommend backing up important files to another memory card first.

And I hate the rumble pack on most games. All it does is shake at various levels of intensity and make a loud noise while doing it. However, the only version I've used have been third-party devices, so maybe the official ones are better. But it is hilarious to crank it up to the most extreme rumble setting while playing NFL Blitz.

[GK Punk]

I never found the analog on it unresponsive on any of my controllers, so you may want to see if you can get a hold of another controller to try out. It could just be that I'm so used to it though.

Yeah, like oldmanwinters said, the DC can run pretty loud at times. Just how it is.

[sdp]

My control stick problems I think are the cause of various things including the awkward placement of the control stick, the fact that it's different from modern ones and that the game I played was the demo of Sonic Adventure which Sonic moves very fast not to mention the game isn't known for solid controls and I'm used to the upgraded port on Gamecube. The rumble works fine, similar to the N64 one since it's not built into the controler so it isn't as good as controllers already with rumble, mine is first party though.

I have to set my clock every time I turn it on so does that mean the battery is dead? Is it easy to replace? I really don't want to open up the new dreamcast. As far as Cybercubed's comment I agree with it, a lot of the DC's game library was released to other consoles, and there really aren't that many exclusive DC games anymore so not a lot to discover, it's definitely overhyped by fans of it but still it's a great little console and I'm happy to own it.