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Is The Dreamcast Undead?

Posted by simoniker on from the typing-of-the-undead dept.

PlaidG writes "An interesting article has been posted on Antigames.com about the community revolving around the yet-living Sega Dreamcast. It covers the reasons behind the continuing viability of the Dreamcast, and the thriving underground surrounding it." Quite apart from the cool stuff such as MP3 players or Dreamcast Linux you can hack around with, the array of great games now available so cheaply makes Sega's console very enticing, even past its prime.

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  1. Nice to know but... by AnamanFan · · Score: 2, Funny

    But try to find a cheep NIC card for the fancy stuff! The Dreamcast may be $50, but the NIC card is ~$150 on E-bay!

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    AnamanFan - Trying to find the Truth, one post at a time.
  2. Maybe not dead.. by Boglin · · Score: 2, Funny
    but it's dying. At least mine is, anyway. Something has weakened the motor so that it cannot provide the necessary torque to bring the disc up to speed.

    Solution: After I turn the machine on, I open the lid and rapidly spin the disc with my finger, then slam the lid shut (like the propellers on old WWI planes). While the motor can't accelerate , it is apparently powerful enough to keep it going at a constant angular velocity. Besides, my friends get a kick out of watching me do it.

  3. LOL by swat_r2 · · Score: 0, Funny

    God, you don't know how hard I laughed when I read this. Something to tell the grandkids! (Back in our day we had to spin the discs before we got to play the games!)

  4. Re:well, undead is a pretty gray area by Kris_J · · Score: 4, Funny
    This is all uber-cool and very stimulating to my inner nerd self, but lets be real-- its not exactly giving the Xbox a run for the money.
    Except in Japan. Of the three Xboxes sold over there I hear that two are boardroom tables and the third is an obsticle in Takeshi's Castle.