Should I get a Dreamcast?

[Sandman9000 0]

This is what I remember off the top of my head, so don't hold me to this:

 

Fire Pro D

Marvel vs Capcom 2

Capcon vs. SNK 2

Street Fighter Alpha 3

Power Stone 2

Crazy Taxi 2

Ikaruga (might have baleeted this)

Giga Wing 2

Last Blade 2

Shen Mue 1 & 2 (dunno if they work, haven't tried)

Spawn

NBA 2K1

NBA Hoopz

NES Emulator w/500+ games

DDR 2nd Mix

Guilty Gear X

Hydro Thunder

Cannon Spike

Bomberman Online

 

World Series Baseball 2K1

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ready 2 Rumble

obtained legitimately

 

probably more downloaded games I can't remember off the top of my head.

[Guest Scotsman]

Moosemark; I purchased mine from EB about two years ago, for just $50.

 

And you can find some info on it here Renegade

[Sandman9000 0]

Hey Scots, how well do the SNES and Genesis emulators work? I've tried some before, don't remember the names, and they either ran like ass or were the size of a postage stamp on the screen.

[razazteca 0]

SNES runs at about 90% and there is a Genesis emulator that works but it is warez ask you know who about it.

[El Psycho Diablo 0]

Does anyone have the (proper) Fire Pro D ISO? I've found one, but it's the rip ver..without music.

[Pegasus Kid 0]

Here's my list. Please take a look at the want list near the bottom and see if you have the .ISO or .CDI for those games. I'll do a file transfer trade as long as your copy is SELF BOOT (don't even bother to offer if you don't have self booting copies).

 

18 Wheeler Pro Trucker

Aero Wings 2

Bangai-O

Bomberman Online

Bust A Move 4

Capcom vs SNK

Capcom vs SNK 2

Crazy Taxi

Crazy Taxi 2

Daytona USA

Dead or Alive 2 (Japan)

Demolition Racer No Exit

Dream SNES

Dino Crisis

ECW Anarchy Rulz

F1 World Grand Prix

Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves

Fighting Vipers 2

Fire Pro D

Gauntlet Legends

Genesis A/M

Genesis N/Z

Giant Gram 2000

Giga Wing

Giga Wing 2

Grandia II (2 of 2) (2nd disc doesn’t work)

Grand Theft Auto 2

Guilty Gear X

Gunbird 2

Gundam Wing 2079

Half Life

Headhunter (2 of 2)

Hydro Thunder

Ikaruga

Jet Grind Radio

King of Fighters Evolution ‘99

King of Fighters 2001

King Of Fighters 2002

Last Blade 2

Macross M3

Mars Matrix

Marvel vs Capcom 1

Marvel vs Capcom 2

MDK2

Metropolis Street Racer

Mortal Kombat Gold

NBA 2K1

NBA 2K2

NBA Showtime

NCAA 2K2

NFL 2K1

NFL 2K2

NHL 2K2

NFL Blitz 2001

Phantasy Star Online (commercial version)

Power Stone 1

Power Stone 2

Project Justice 2

Quake 3 Arena

Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear

Rayman 2

Ready To Rumble Round 2

Resident Evil 2 (2 of 2)

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

Resident Evil: Code Veronica (2 of 2)

Rez

San Francisco Rush: 2049

Sega GT

Sega Rally 2

Sega Smash Pack

Shenmue 2 (4 of 4)

Skies Of Arcadia (2 of 2) (game locks)

Soldier Of Fortune (2 of 2)

Sonic Adventure

Sonic Adventure 2

Sonic Shuffle

Soul Calibur

Soul Reaver Legacy of Kain

Spawn

Spiderman

Star Wars Racer

Street Fighter 3: Double Impact

Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike

Street Fighter Alpha 3

Super Street Fighter II Turbo

Super Puzzle Fighter II

Techromancer

Tennis 2K2

Test Drive: Le Mans

Tetris 4D

The Next Tetris

Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2

Tomb Raider Chronicles

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2

Toukon Retsuden 4

Ultimate Fighting Championships

Unreal Tournament

Vampire Chronicle

Vigilante 8

Virtua Fighter 3TB

Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram

Virtua Tennis

World Series Baseball 2K2

WWF Royal Rumble

WWF Attitude

Zero Gunner 2

 

WANT LIST

Atari Anniversary Edition

Capcom Vs SNK Pro (Japanese)

Ecco The Dolphin (US)

Fighting Force 2

Giant Gram 2 (Japanese)

Grandia II (Latest Build – 2 of 2)

Midway’s Greatest Arcade Hits

Mr. Driller

Namco Museum

Red Dog: Superior Firepower (US)

Sega World Wide Soccer Euro Edition

Shenmue (3 cd’s)

Skies Of Arcadia (2 cd’s) (Echelon’s good rip)

Soldier Of Fortune (2 cd’s)

Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles

Test Drive 6

Test Drive: V-Rally

Tomb Raider 4: The Last Revelation

UEFA Dream Soccer

Virtua Striker 2

Worms Armageddon

Worms World Party

[Renegade 0]

EDIT: Nevermind

Edited January 19, 2004 by Renegade

[HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0]

Just to throw this out, Dreamcast and N64 for $15 at EB untill 1/31. I'm gonna pick mine up next saturday.

[Anya 0]

I think it's one of the more overrated consoles around, with maybe only Saturn being more overhyped. Besides a few SNK games and SF III the fighting library is very exagerated. Most of it can be found on PS2 or PSX and the 3D games like VF3 and SC are outdated and have sequels on newer systems. Still, it's cheap, so it's worth having.

[Sandman9000 0]

The real benefit to the Dreamcast is that piracy is mindblowingly easy, hence it's recent popularity. It's why I bought one about a year ago: 30 bucks and all the games you can download. It's a great deal.

[Pegasus Kid 0]

I think it's one of the more overrated consoles around, with maybe only Saturn being more overhyped. Besides a few SNK games and SF III the fighting library is very exagerated. Most of it can be found on PS2 or PSX and the 3D games like VF3 and SC are outdated and have sequels on newer systems. Still, it's cheap, so it's worth having.

How you could say the "fighting library is very exaggerated" is beyond me:

 

Super Street Fighter II X

Street Fighter Alpha 3

Marvel vs Capcom 1

Marvel vs Capcom 2

Capcom vs SNK Pro

Capcom vs SNK 1

Capcom vs SNK 2

Street Fighter III: Double Impact

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike

Plasma Sword

Last Blade 2

Garou: Mark Of The Wolves

King of Fighters 99 - 2002

Techromancer

Soul Calibur

 

As for the stuff that can be found on other systems

 

MvC2 was a HORRIBLE translation with slowdown, game mechanic changes (none for the better) and graphics that didn't look nearly as good as the DC.

 

CvS2 is a respectable port but it still have slight mechanic twitches (why they felt the need to change things is beyond me)

 

The KOF Series turned out horribly on PS2

 

Soul Calibur II was beyond the DC, I'll give you that much.

 

The Dreamcast is a fighting game fans dream. There isn't a hardcore SF Competitive player that doesn't own a DC. It just has too many good games (translated properly thank goodness) for little to nothing in cost.

[Renegade 0]

Compared to its arcade counterpart or even emulation rom Garou is not a good port.

[Anya 0]

How you could say the "fighting library is very exaggerated" is beyond me

Because saying stuff like MvsC2 on PS2 is "horrible" and "doesn't look nearly as good" is hyperbole. They are nearly the same. Anyone who doesn't already have a DC is not the type of uber hardcore fan that's going to care about some REALLY minor differences. Like I said, it's cheap so there's no reason not to pick it up, but almost all of it's stuff can be found on other systems besides a few SNK games and SF III...which is backed up by your own list.

 

 

 

and you left out Project Justice!

[AndrewTS 0]

I think it's one of the more overrated consoles around, with maybe only Saturn being more overhyped. Besides a few SNK games and SF III the fighting library is very exagerated. Most of it can be found on PS2 or PSX and the 3D games like VF3 and SC are outdated and have sequels on newer systems. Still, it's cheap, so it's worth having.

 

The PS2/PSX versions are either poorly translated or inferior in some other ways.

 

Soul Calibur 1 plays better IMO than SCII, and Virtual On Marz doesn't compare to Oratorio Tangram.

 

Also, fighters for DC left out of the list:

 

Vampire Chronicles

Project Justice--which Sakura mentioned.

Psychic Force 2021

Power Stone 1 and 2

Dead or Alive 2 (Hardcore on PS2 is another half-ass port)

Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram

Guilty Gear X (yeah, its on PS2 and a good port, but it's still a DC fighter)

[Anya 0]

The PS2/PSX versions are either poorly translated or inferior in some other ways.

Yeah, but just how inferior? In most cases it is really exagerated. The SF games are fine on PSX. DOA2 HC's graphical differences are minor and it has extras.

 

The versus series on PSX is an exception, but the others are perfectly fine. Though I like MSH vs. SF on PSX.

[Renegade 0]

The PS2/PSX versions are either poorly translated or inferior in some other ways.

Yeah, but just how inferior? In most cases it is really exagerated. The SF games are fine on PSX. DOA2 HC's graphical differences are minor and it has extras.

 

The versus series on PSX is an exception, but the others are perfectly fine. Though I like MSH vs. SF on PSX.

Look at Capcom vs SNK 2 on one of the next gen consoles, then the dreamcast. If you cant see a difference then all hope is lost on you.

 

Saying that the DC has a much exaggerated fighting library is just plain out wrong. Countless fighting games have already been mentioned which are either exclusive ports or just simply superior to rival ports.

[Anya 0]

"Countless games"? Uh, ok. More like 20, most of which are either crap like Psychic Force, B list games like Project Justice, or just fine on other systems like Guilty Gear X. Then there's SF III and a few SNK games, which is exactly what I said all along.

 

 

My point is not that the library sucks, it's that it's overhyped. It's the best place to go for 2D fighters from the late 90's on, but where's the 3D stuff? VF3, DOA2 and SC1 are all pretty much irrelevant now and there's no Tekken at all on it. The ports like Alpha 3 and CvsS2 being slightly better than other system's doesn't override that. Maybe you all don't care about 3D, but MY "dream system" isn't just Capcom and SNK titles.

 

 

But 3 more...

 

MK Gold

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

DOA 2 LE

[Renegade 0]

Maybe you all don't care about 3D, but MY "dream system" isn't just Capcom and SNK titles.

 

But 3 more...

 

MK Gold 

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

DOA 2 LE

 

 

Huh? JJBA IS a Capcom title.

[AndrewTS 0]

"crap like Psychic Force"

 

You did NOT just say that...!

 

"B list games like Project Justice"

 

B-list for Capcom = still fantastic.

 

"MK Gold"

 

Craaaaaaaaaaaaaaap!

[Anya 0]

Huh? JJBA IS a Capcom title.

I didn't say otherwise. I was just thinking of other fighting games it has.

[Renegade 0]

Huh? JJBA IS a Capcom title.

I didn't say otherwise. I was just thinking of other fighting games it has.

No, again this is a direct quote.

 

MY "dream system" isn't just Capcom and SNK titles.

 

 

But 3 more...

[Anya 0]

You're quoting two totally unrelated sentences. They're not even part of the same paragraph. The list at the bottom has nothing to do with the first quote, it's just a list of 3 more games for DC nobody has brought up, from any company.

[Renegade 0]

Sorry I thought the but meant the two points were related.

[Anya 0]

Ok. It was more like "but anyway, moving on....here's some more DC games".

 

I'm trying to think of some more. I'm going hunting for used fighting games tomorrow.