The Best of the Best on the Sega Dreamcast

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Published 2022-09-12
A no-nonsense look at what I consider to be the very best games on Sega's Dreamcast.

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Ending Music during the credits is from Batman for the Sega Genesis.

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By: Jan Neves
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Intro by Evan S.
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Episode Notes:

1. Captured on real hardware.

2. Tons of trouble with this episode. It seems some of the archival footage I've captured over the years has been corrupted with sound and visual artifacts. It really took away my ability to show different scenes for a few of these games, particularly Soul Reaver.

3. There are of course lots more good games on the DC. This is a "best of" and I only wanted the absolute top software. I also did this as objectively as I possibly could. This was not a personal Top 10 style list. Instead, I went with games that I felt truly represented the console as best as possible, despite whether I found them awesome in personal appeal or not.

4. The Giant Gram shown here should just be Giant Gram All Japan Pro Wrestling 2. The sequel is Giant Gram 2000 All Japan Pro Wrestling 3.

All Comments (21)
  • @BF4pawntard
    This was the first home console that actually felt like you had an arcade machine in your living room . It’s tragic what happened to Sega .
  • @DreamcastQ
    It’s absolutely incredible how good Dreamcast still looks in 2022 on VGA. The games look fresh over 20 years later!
  • I don't think people who have never played the dreamcast, can truly understand the feeling that came with a lot of the games.
  • Power Stone 2, Capcom vs. SNK 2, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Resident Evil Code Veronica, Shenmue, Quake III: Arena, Soul Caliber, House of the Dead 2, Jet Set Radio, Under Defeat, Sonic Adventure...Sega Dreamcast really had it all, and my list was barely scratching the surface.
  • The Dreamcast still has amazing graphics. Seeing it run Sonic Adventure in 1998 was mind blowing 🤯 Guilty Gear X was the best looking 2D fighter on the Dreamcast and was true HD.
  • @XTHHedgehog
    Earlier, I was at school with a classmate and a teacher playing Soul Calibur, and I just absent-mindedly said "You can tell this is an arcade game." I think that sums up why Dreamcast is my favorites. I enjoy fast-paced, arcadey games.
  • I loved my Dreamcast. was very underrated. i wish Sega would just shock the world and release a new high end console that competes. even if it wasnt the best but still competed, i would 100% buy one. Long live Sega
  • @lyrand6408
    The Sega Dreamcast only lasted 18 months in North America (from September '99 to March 2001, officially). But in that very short period of time it managed a couple of neat things: - It pioneered Online Gaming for home consoles (something at that point that was only found with personal computers); which I think ultimately is - to this day - the greatest contribution it did. - It truly brought the "Arcade Experience Home". In fact, it did just that so well that the Dreamcast in North America was the nail in the coffin for the majority of Arcade places at the time. - Perhaps arguably (but I don't think it is arguable) the Sega Dreamcast had the best home console Launch of all time, with no less than 19 games on the first day. - It had, overall, a fantastic games library achieved within just that 18 months period (or from the release of the Japanese version with 600+ games for all Regions); which is astounding to me. To this day I keep wondering how many more games could have been made for the Dreamcast had perhaps the PlayStation 2 not been released for another year and a half or two. If the Dreamcast would have 'stayed on the shelves' so to speak up to maybe mid to late 2003 instead of 2001, what else could we have seen for it. It was a great console. For me personally I'd place it extremely close 2nd only next to the mighty Sega Genesis, which I think is still the best console Sega ever made. But the Dreamcast was a formidable system and quite a way to go as well for being the last console of the company. I'm sure Sega is proud of what they did accomplish with the system even if on a business side of the view they might think it was mostly a failure. In the hearts of actual gamers out there the Dreamcast was a definitive winner.
  • Amazing that with all these categories Power Stone 1 or 2 didn't get mentioned. Goes to show the strength of the library. I was a PlayStation kid so going back in time now as a 40 year old and discovering these games for the first time has been a blast.
  • Still one of my favorite systems to this day. I was a huge supporter of the Saturn as well, but when the Dreamcast launched it was such a marvel to me. Playing a system with arcade graphics. The crisp clear visuals, the VMU which was incredible (especially sports titles while picking a play against friends) was awesome. Online out of the box, phenomenal games etc. The Dreamcast will always hold a special place for me. The Dreamcast and Vita were two systems I wish would have lasted long than they did. Great video as always!! I agree with all of your choices 👍🏻
  • Loved my Dreamcast. The sports games blew away the competition and the fighters were top notch too . My favorites were CANNON SPIKE, SHENMUE & NBA2k
  • @GameSack
    Quake 3 also supported the BBA for online play. I'm not into playing games online these days, but back then it was pretty cool. I'd always PWN the complete losers who only had a wimpy dial up modem because they were poor (kidding). Outtrigger supported the BBA as well but I just couldn't get as into it, but at least it was uniquely Sega.
  • @n0isyturtle
    The quirkiest console, with the vibeiest games ever. Dreamcast had such vibe, it really embodied the era with it's unique offerings more than any other system.
  • @King_Cantona7
    Love this channel ☺️ reminds me of the games I use to play but had forgotten. I still have my DC with all the accessories, extra controllers everything I use 2 burn games on to CDs years ago lol but now have forgotten how to do all that. I will pull it out some time & play it. I loved Dead Or Alive 2, Garou, Star Gladiator 2: Nightmare of Bilstein etc .. good times
  • @DiGiTyDarKMaN
    Record of Lodoswar is one of my favorite dreamcast games. Still fire it up every few years. Fantastic game.
  • @MasaCheez
    Man I miss these days and this hardware. This is when, in my life, games started to take a back seat to being an adult. The Dreamcast and into the beginning of the original Xbox was the last gasp before I truly was required to grow up and do something with myself.
  • I just bought my first ever sega Saturn because of all the great videos you've put on you tube. I was always a PS1 nerd until I got the Dreamcast. Thanks bro for awesome content.
  • @Aragorn7884
    'Soul Calibur' on DC was better than the arcade version even 🤩
  • @bettybobbitt
    Without doubt the 1st machine that put you in an Arcade scenario, Soul Calibur, Crazy Taxi and Virtua Tennis, looks amazing and still do now, what a shame the machine did not last, it was so ahead of its time, SEGA , we owe you!!!