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    dreamcast.com do you still own a dreamcast?

    Strange happenings have occured on the dreamcast website. If you visit it now you get greeted with a question asking do you still own a dreamcast? Upon clicking this you can register your dreamcast serial number and a few more details in exchange for a dreamcast email address. Are sega testing the water for some further releases on dreamcast if enough people register? Perhpas a free game to be sent out to all registered owners?

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    Re: dreamcast.com do you still own a dreamcast?

    Its quite sad that it was discontinued , I thought it was a great console, certainly better then the saturn. I still have mine and occasionally play it. It has some classics like shenmue, sonic adventure 1, power stone, house of the dead etc.

    Cant seem to access the website- it says Due the high volume of account requests, the service will be temporally suspended.
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    Re: dreamcast.com do you still own a dreamcast?

    I still have one and the steering wheel. All bagged up in a cupboard - shame really.

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    Re: dreamcast.com do you still own a dreamcast?

    Quote Originally Posted by shadowmaster View Post
    Its quite sad that it was discontinued , I thought it was a great console, certainly better then the saturn. I still have mine and occasionally play it. It has some classics like shenmue, sonic adventure 1, power stone, house of the dead etc.

    Cant seem to access the website- it says Due the high volume of account requests, the service will be temporally suspended.
    I only got hold of one recently, and started going on a buying spree and got loads of games to play through now! The website isnt working for me either at the moment, just thought i'd post about it!

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    Re: dreamcast.com do you still own a dreamcast?

    The Dreamcast was still supported by Sega Japan some time after its "death" in europe and the u.s, it even had a few third party and independent title's released as late as last year if I remember rightly. The last piece of Dreamcast news I heard though was something vague about an independent Dreamcast title being demo'd at a trade show recently but seeing as Sega dropped official support a while back for both the Dreamcast and the Saturn I highly doubt its a comeback they've got planned...

    *edit* Wikipedia has this to say on the matter -

    On 3-8-08 Sega of Japan updates dreamcast.com, By clicking on the banner asking "Do you still own a dreamcast?", you'll be taken to Dreamcast where Dreamcast users can register here with a user account for their console's serial number and will get an account @user.dreamcast.com. Some believe that sega is preparing for Sega Dreamcast's 10th anniversary. Currently the page has suffered the from bandwidth issues and is currently offline.

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    Re: dreamcast.com do you still own a dreamcast?

    Yep I still have one

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    Re: dreamcast.com do you still own a dreamcast?

    You bet, best thing I ever owned. Shenmue FTW!
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    Re: dreamcast.com do you still own a dreamcast?

    wish I had mine.... very good console. PS2 isn't realy any better tbh.

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    Re: dreamcast.com do you still own a dreamcast?

    I did have two up untill a couple of weeks ago when i sold one to a mate for a crate of lager
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    Re: dreamcast.com do you still own a dreamcast?

    Got one, in a little "Blaze" briefcase thing. In the water boiler cupboard though, hope being warm/hot doesn't hurt it.

    I think an emulator got released, but never tried it. Power Stone, WHAT A GAME

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    Re: dreamcast.com do you still own a dreamcast?

    There were ac ouple emulators, Chankast seemed to be the best one, though it was still buggy.

    Mine is still connected up to the TV. I only hooked it up because I could though, had a game of Rez not so long ago, but now I've got Rez HD on the 360, the original doesn't get a look in.

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    After 5 years of trying to convince my girlfriend that gaming is cool and not something which is "just for nerds", a battle was won last week when she ordered a Dreamcast off e-bay and has been addicted ever since.... Boy 1 - 0 Girl.

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    Re: dreamcast.com do you still own a dreamcast?

    is till have a dreamcast and imo its alot better then the ps2. its the best console for me because it mixed unique fun games like crazi taxi and jet set radio with the traditional aaa titles such has Resident evil.

    the ps2 was ful of sequals with hardly any innovative games for it. how many PES,WWE,GTA, GT games where done in the ps2? too much IMO.

    its a shame that sega as a game company have completely lost the plot IMO. they couldnt even be bothered in making a shenmue 3 which IMO its past prequals where the best games ever made for me.

    imagine shenmue 3 in a 360/ps3!

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    Re: dreamcast.com do you still own a dreamcast?

    Was just about to post those story!!! Get ready for the spam.......

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    Re: dreamcast.com do you still own a dreamcast?

    I'm glad it was suffering bandwith issues when i found it, could do without spam.
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