What do you guys think of getting -

Grandia II

Sonic Adventures

Jet Grind Radio

Shenmue

Crazy Taxi

 
Those are all really great games, definitely worth playing. 
Jet Set Radio is still one of my favourite games ever.  You also need to get Skies of Arcadia.

Shenmue 2 is so expensive because it was a very limited release.  A small British studio decided to translate it themselves (it only has subtitles, no English VO's) and release it in the UK.  I believe there were only 2000 copies released.  If you really want to play it, you're probably better just tracking down the Xbox version.  It's not as rare and does have an English dub, as well as some other extra features.

@WinterSnowblind said:

Those are all really great games, definitely worth playing.
Jet Set Radio is still one of my favourite games ever. You also need to get Skies of Arcadia.Shenmue 2 is so expensive because it was a very limited release. A small British studio decided to translate it themselves (it only has subtitles, no English VO's) and release it in the UK. I believe there were only 2000 copies released. If you really want to play it, you're probably better just tracking down the Xbox version. It's not as rare and does have an English dub, as well as some other extra features.

Shenmue (new) is also pretty pricey, around $70 while other new games are around 10 - 20. Any idea why that is? And how about connecting the Dreamcast (NTSC) to a modern TV (PAL), how would that work out?

No.

if its 1999 then yes. 
 
if its not 1999 don't bother.

@jetsetwillie said:

if its 1999 then yes. if its not 1999 don't bother.

Reason?

I loved my Dreamcast back in the day, sold it when I switched over to pS2. I decided a year ago to pick one up and regretted it since I still feel its a waste of money. With Emulation and tons of games coming out in HD I don't see the point. I have one, got it from EBgames for $80. Still works if you want it for $50. Lol.

@csoup said:

I loved my Dreamcast back in the day, sold it when I switched over to pS2. I decided a year ago to pick one up and regretted it since I still feel its a waste of money. With Emulation and tons of games coming out in HD I don't see the point. I have one, got it from EBgames for $80. Still works if you want it for $50. Lol.

Only the ''meh'' Dreamcast games are coming out in HD as far as I can tell. What games do you have for it?

Get one. Its a fun system. Luckily I still have my Sony Wega tv to play it on. I've been considering buying a second Dreamcast as a backup. Still in need of a copy of Project Justice.

I have Powerstone...Hydro Thunder, Gauntlet..Powerstone 2, couple of racing games, Chu Chu Rocket, Sonic Adventure, and a couple more I cannot remember.

You know you could always use an emulator.
I doubt any of the console and game developers would be getting any kind of money their way by you spending so much of yours at this point, anyway.
 
Also, wasn't Grandia 2 on PS2? If you have a PS2, you don't need a Dreamcast to play it.

I have Powerstone...Hydro Thunder, Gauntlet..Powerstone 2, couple of racing games, Chu Chu Rocket, Sonic Adventure, and a couple more I cannot remember.

@NekuSakuraba said:

@csoup

I have Powerstone...Hydro Thunder, Gauntlet..Powerstone 2, couple of racing games, Chu Chu Rocket, Sonic Adventure, and a couple more I cannot remember.

And you liked none of those?

Not that I didn't like them, I guess I just can't enjoy an old game like that anymore. Nostalgia was what got me to buy the thing earlier, and once it ran out after playing them all for a couple of hours, it made me sad. Maybe I shouldn't go as far and say I regretted my purchase, but after about 10-20 hours of compiled time between the titles, its been sitting in a box with them all.

By the way, check out Goozex.com and see if maybe you could get a trade going for a Dream cast game. That is where I got all mine, and generally were in amazing shape.

Is everyone clueless about running a NTSC one on a PAL tv?

not for that much

not for that much

I've been turned off this, anyone wanna convince me it's still a good, fun console?