Should I buy a Dreamcast?

#1 Edited by iDarktread (1206 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago

They're pretty damn cheap now, right around 20-25 bucks, and Shenmue looks like it's going for 15-20 dollars online. I do not own a NES, SNES, Genesis or anything, simply because a lot of those games are available for download, or have been rereleased.

Shenmue has not been made available, as of yet, and it interests me greatly.

Do you think $40 is a good deal for a Dreamcast and a copy of Shenmue?

#2 Posted by Soapy86 (2429 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago

I love Shenmue, but $40 is a bit much. However, if you were planning on playing other Dreamcast games as well, then I would say go for it.

Keep in mind though, it's only a matter of time before Dreamcast games will be available for download.

#3 Edited by Jazzycola (598 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago

I say No because I honestly don't see a point of buying an old and obsolete product that you have no sentimental value for. It's kinda like buying an 8-track. Sure you could listen to old music but most of that music has been re-released and is better quality(something that will probably or already has happened with most Dreamcast games) .

#4 Posted by Cwaff (1254 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago

Friend of mine bought a dreamcast this week and we played a hell of a lot of powerstones if you're into that.

#5 Posted by ajamafalous (10617 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago

Always buy a Dreamcast.

#6 Posted by Vexxan (4554 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago

For $25 I'd buy a Dreamcast just to have one, even if would never use it.

If you're really interested in this game I say go for it. It's not the end of the world if it doesn't live up to your expectations.

#7 Posted by desolation15 (112 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago

Yes, there are tons of arcadie games on the Dreamcast. Would love me some Zombie Revenge right about now. It's an amazing system and Jazzycola has no soul.

#8 Posted by StrikeALight (1036 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago

Dreamcast was probably my favorite console. I wish I hadn't traded in my games many moons ago.

#9 Posted by Apparatus_Unearth (2743 posts) - 1 year, 4 months ago

Buy a Dreamcast, but not for Shenmue.

#10 Posted by august (3713 posts) - 1 year, 4 months ago

@ajamafalous said:

Always buy a Dreamcast.

#11 Posted by Bam_D_Leprechaun (795 posts) - 1 year, 4 months ago

i have been debating buying one myself.

being a Nintendo fanboy growing up, i never touched Sega stuff. Now i kinda want to see what the older systems (Saturn, Dreamcast) had to offer.

#12 Posted by Nux (1992 posts) - 1 year, 4 months ago

If you are only going to buy one game for it I'd say don't buy it.

#13 Posted by Captain_Felafel (1309 posts) - 1 year, 4 months ago

Should you buy a Dreamcast? Absolutely; it's an awesome system with a lot of great, bizarre games. It was kind of the last real console that fully embraced the weird side of Japanese game development. However, should you buy a Dreamcast just for Shenmue? Absolutely not. The game was ambitious for its time, but it's boring as hell and little of its ambition is appreciable today.

#14 Posted by MikkaQ (9720 posts) - 1 year, 4 months ago

40$ for Shenmue and a DC is a good deal. In retail stores, I see Dreamcasts and copies of Shenmue for 50$ each. Of course, a brick and mortar used games store will always mark-up when it comes to slightly rarer products.

Regardless of Shenmue though, you should get a dreamcast. Great little piece of recent gaming history, an interesting failure to be sure.

Shenmue

Shenmue, for the Sega Dreamcast, was a revolution in gaming at the time of its release. Written, produced and directed by Yu Suzuki - it is touted by many as a masterpiece and a first for the ambitious FREE genre, introducing innovations like urban sandbox gameplay, real-time weather, and QTEs.

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