15 points

Wildly ahead of its time, deserved so much better. The memory stick being like a tamagotchi, that’s an amazing idea. I could never figure out how to make it work but raising the Chao from Sonic Adventure, so much unrealised potential.

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5 points

There was a prototype VMU MP3 player in the works before the Dreamcast was discontinued, alongside a music store.

Sega also produced a digital camera for the Dreamcast, the DreamEye.

The tech world could have looked very different if the Dreamcast went differently for Sega.

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12 points

oh shit it is 9.9.99+25

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11 points

o7

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11 points

Good lord i forgot about those controllers. They look so awkward. More ergonomic than steckdeck or a switch though.

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9 points

They’re molded to the hands really well but the analogue stick is entirely plastic and digs into your thumb really easily!

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4 points

As does the d-pad! I remember having blisters on my left thumb from playing project justice 2 for hours

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5 points

They are more comfortable than they look. The lack of a second analogue stick is a big limitation though.

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4 points

This controller is probably the daddy of the original Xbox controller, and the GameCube controller (N64 is the mother there).

It was probably more comfortable than the Xbox one, and looked cooler than the GC one, but the GC controller wins in comfort.

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3 points

I always hated the GC controller.

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It’s weird, but it makes sense when you’re used to it. Z can be a bit awkward, though. Having the face buttons all be different shapes is a great plus imo.

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Yeah too small for my tastes. And I wasn’t a fan of the button layout and very small c-stick.

But then again, I actually liked the Duke.

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11 points

I should play Skies of Arcadia again.

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