SEGA is falling apart

[Peanut]

Yes you get in that corner and think about what you've said!

[ThirdMarioBro]

Remember that official art for Smash Bros. Melee, I think it's the Japanese box art where they are all standing on the desert looking twords something, while Mario looks like he's about to yell "Charge!"? I've always imagineds Sonic by Mario's side in the picture, and Sony and Microsoft on the other side of that desert about to get the asses of all their franchises handed to them......that would make a good flash movie......anyway...

Nintendo needs to get in that war chest and pull out a few thousand Ben Franklins and wave them before Sega's people. This is the stuff dreams are made of.

[Peanut]

Or better yet, remember the old 64 Smash Bros. commercial? Imagine Sonic in that one! That was such a classic commercial!

[Hyper Metal Sonic]

*sigh*

Poor Sega...poor Nintendo.

These are the folks that are responsible for saving Videogaming in the mid-80s to begin with, and now they're ousted by multi-million dollar companies that are in it just to make money.

I'm probably wrong, but there's just something about Sega that SCREAMS originallity, and if that goes under, I'm sure as hell am going to miss it.

I mean, come on..Jet Grind Radio, Rez, Space Channel 5, Seaman, Shenmue, NiGHTS Into Dreams, Crazy Taxi, Samba de Amigo, Chu Chu Rocket, The Typing of the Dead...

These are all freaking FUN AS HELL, GREAT GAMES, coming out of a great company...

Smilebit (JGR, Typing of the Dead, etc), AM2 (Virtua Fighter, Shenmue), Sonic Team (PSO, Sonic), United Game Artists (Space Channel 5, Rez), Hitmaker (Crazy Taxi, Sega Rally), Wow (Skies of Arcadia)...these folks are what makes gaming interesting these days.

Yet, 80% of gamers go, "ooo, look, grand theft auto, I can shoot stuff and kill people, fun!"

...

It just sickens me, the whole lot of it. You show an ounce of originality in this business and you get driven into the ground.

*sigh*...

Well, all I can say is good luck, Sega, and good luck, Sonic Team.

I definitely need to get a new copy of JGR, and I'm considering making it my business to collect all 250 US-released Dreamcast games available..should I go for it?

[Peanut]

It makes me sick too, but there's nothing we can do about it. Sony brought the "casual gamers" into the business and now Microsoft has followed suit in making games that cater to that audience. I'm afraid the more mainstream videogames get the worse the products will get.

[Kid Icarus]

Originally Posted by Michaelangelo

Yes you get in that corner and think about what you've said!

off topic: Actually, if Nintendo took Square Enix from Sony, Nintendo would see a HUGE boom in sales in Japan, and even over here.

I mark the loss of Squaresoft as the turning point for Nintendo. If they hadn't left, I can near garentee you that Playstation would have died a swift death.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Originally Posted by Michaelangelo

It makes me sick too, but there's nothing we can do about it. Sony brought the "casual gamers" into the business and now Microsoft has followed suit in making games that cater to that audience. I'm afraid the more mainstream videogames get the worse the products will get.

Yep, that's what i've been saying for years. All those fat, couch potatos sitting on their asses playing Madden 2035 between super bowls are ruining the industry. It went from "who can come up with the most original gameplay" to "who can hire the phatest rapper to yell in the background while we blow up police stations". The industry is becoming more and more like Hollywood every day, and it's becoming S*** for it.

Originally Posted by Hyper Metal Sonic

I definitely need to get a new copy of JGR, and I'm considering making it my business to collect all 250 US-released Dreamcast games available..should I go for it?

Go for it! That would be an awesome collection of awesome stuff. Wonderful idea HMS.

Originally Posted by Gwgtrunks

I mark the loss of Squaresoft as the turning point for Nintendo. If they hadn't left, I can near garentee you that Playstation would have died a swift death.

True. They seem to be working on that too, founding that co-owned studio recently with Square and all. The day Final Fantasy goes Nintendo-only again is the day that Sony gets spanked. Microsoft....who gives a **** about them anyway. I hope that the N5 destroys both of them. I really do.

[Peanut]

I'm convinced I will go to EB Games and buy myself a Dreamcast as soon as possible. I've heard nothing but good things and though I've played it quite a bit I haven't played even close to a quarter of the games people say are outstanding. Anyone want to give me a couple good games to pick up if possible? Maybe 2 or 3. Sonic Adventure is a given since I never played the first one.

[愛]

You should get Ikaruga imported.

"Mmmm....it's been a while."

[Meeko]

I have a dreamcast There cool
I got sonic advenure I love it
And i used too Have crazy taxi But it Kinda broke

[Peanut]

His relationship with his Dreamcast kinda scares me. "You have to leave! He knows you play PC games!"

[ThirdMarioBro]

*pets Dreamcast lovingly and.......*......HEY QUIT WATCHING!!!!

*pets Dreamcast some more....and more....and more....

[Kid Icarus]

Originally Posted by Ai Takahashi

You should get Ikaruga imported.

"Mmmm....it's been a while."

Or, he could just buy the Gamecube version .

Which I HIGHLY recomend if you enjoy breaking controllers out of frustration. .

[Hyper Metal Sonic]

List of 10 Must-Have Dreamcast Games

1) Shenmue
2) Jet Grind Radio
3) Rayman 2: The Great Escape
4) Sonic Adventure (Sonic Adventure 2 is OKAY)
5) Phantasy Star Online (And you MUST experience online play.)
6) Crazy Taxi and/or Crazy Taxi 2
7) Grandia II
8 ) Skies of Arcadia
9) Seaman
10) Chu Chu Rocket
11) Space Channel 5
12) Sword of the Beserk: Gut's Rage
13) Virtua Tennis and/or Tennis 2k2 (One is a sequel-same gameplay though)
14) Typing of the Dead
15) Rez (You'll either have to import this or burn a copy. Right now all I have is a burned copy, but I plan on buying the JPN or PAL version as soon as I can.)

Right now I have about 50-something Dreamcast games. That means I've 1/5th of the way there. I only wish I could buy many of them new, but that isn't going to happen. I guess it's used for me.

Also, where am I going to put 250 Dreamcast games? lol I just bought a 60-CD wallet to put the ones I have now in, and they EXACTLY fit. lol. I keep the cases in a shoebox in my closet.

My collection: http://users.ign.com/collection/MaximumZer

If you buy a Dreamcast, make sure you check out http://www.dcemulation.com for all sorts of neat emulators, homebrew games, ports, and homebrew apps for the Dreamcast. Stuff like playing DivX movies, Playing MP3s, Doom, and other cool stuff is available.

[Peanut]

I'm not exactly a FAN of breaking stuff...it just kinda happens.

Thanks HMS! I'm looking around ebgames.com and I've been choosing games and I've come across and picked most of what you just said. I'm real happy about this. The system is super cheap too! I can't wait to get it!

[ThirdMarioBro]

Speaking of breaking controllers, I'm gonna go play Mario Kart Double Dash, Special Cup on 150cc, and go to bed. Say goodbye to the world my poor Wavebird.

[愛]

God speed, man. I'll lose my wavebird to that game one day.

[Peanut]

I'm too scared to buy a Wavebird. $50 bucks cdn to have it tossed across the room...I don't think I could live with myself.

[愛]

Do you know the exchange rate for USD to CDN?

[ThirdMarioBro]

*plays F-Zero GX*

*Sets to Master Class*

*Gets arse kicked*

*chunks wavebird*

*wavebird hits wall with a classic Sonic Ka-ching sound*

*Hits self on head*

*wood knocking sound*

It's hard to resist isn't it.

Night dudes