Dreamcast



"It's thinking."

The Dreamcast was Sega's last console, and you can say they really went out with a bang! It was an extremely powerful machine for 2D and 3D games alike; and unlike the clusterfuck that was the Saturn, it was quite easy to develop for it. Not only that, it was almost identical to the Naomi board, so it received lots of arcade-perfect conversions. It also had four controller ports, VGA support, and built-in internet capabilities (most US online capable games now work again).

Sadly, their reputation was too tainted by past mistakes, and their financial situation did not allow the marketing budget required to sell enough units to keep the system afloat. The PlayStation 2 juggernaut was just around the corner. And, as the final nail, they forgot a backdoor that let it run burned CDs without modding the console (see pic at the bottom of this page). So after a short but bright lifespan, Sega discontinued their final dream machine to become a third-party developer and publisher.

For even easier piratin', or to revive a console with a busted optical drive, replace that with a GDEmu to load games from an SD card. It is quite easy to install and hugely improves loading times. Alternatively, there is the DreamShell, which loads game via the serial port on the console's back; but it has lower speed and worse compatibility, so it can be considered obsolete.

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