Dreamcast museum - Sega Dreamcast history, specification, region protection, games, consoles, hardware and accessories

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The Dreamcast was released on November 27, 1998 in Japan; on September 9, 1999 in the United States and on October 14, 1999 in Europe. The tagline used to promote the console in the US was "It's thinking." The Dreamcast was the first console to include a built-in modem and Internet support for online gaming.

It enjoyed brisk sales in its first season and was one of Sega's most successful hardware units. In the United States alone, 200,000 units had been pre-ordered before launch and Sega sold 500,000 consoles in just two weeks. Before the launch in the US, Sega had already taken the extra step in displaying Dreamcast's capabilites in stores nationwide. Much like the PlayStation's launch in North America, the displays of titles such as Soul Calibur, Sonic Adventure, Power Stone and Hydro Thunder helped the Dreamcast succeed in the first year.

Info We stock a huge range of Dreamcast games, as well as consoles and accessories

Shenmue Screenshot

Shenmue

In Shenmue you play the role of Ryo, trying to take revenge on the people who killed your father. You control Ryo full 3D in the third person perspective. most of the time you run around in typical action/adventure style: initiating dialogues, manipulating objects, and so on. Sometimes the game asks for fast-button-pressing; for example, you follow a street and a boy shoots a football across you path. If you press A fast enough, Ryo shoots the ball back and gets the chance to talk to the boy.

Virtua Tennis Screenshot

Virtua Tennis

Virtua tennis is the most lifelike and playable tennis game ever! Play as one of eight licensed players and uncover the secret stars. As well as the traditional arcade mode you can play in the exhibition mode, with 4 player action via doubles play. Once you've mastered those modes take on the world in the world circuit mode, with unique training games, different challenges and shops to buy clothing, equipment, stages and playing partners.

Virtua Fighter 3tb Screenshot

Virtua Fighter 3tb

Virtua Fighter 3tb (Team Battle) is a port of the arcade game Virtua Fighter 3 to the Dreamcast. The 'tb' adds a team battle mode which was not present in the coin-op. For those that do not know, the Virtua Fighter series is your classic beat-em-up, with a bunch of characters all trying to kick, punch, throw and body slam the bejesus out of each other. Each of the characters has over a hundred possible moves and the game plays very faithfully to the original. The game features some interesting arenas, which are more like real locations in they are not flat and some parts can be broken away during the match.

Sonic Adventure 2 Screenshot

Sonic Adventure 2

Sonic has returned! This time, his nemesis Dr. Eggman has teamed up with Shadow, a dark hedgehog with a mysterious past, and is aiming once again to rule the entire world with the power of the Chaos Emeralds! It's up to Sonic and his friends to stop Eggman and put him out of business for good!

With new features such as a story line told from the view of both the good guys and the villains, greater speed, and an improved A-Life system, Sonic Adventure 2 is poised to be Sonic's greatest and most dangerous mission yet!

List of Dreamcast games

The following is a complete list of PAL Dreamcast games released in the UK.

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