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A comment on Sega Dreamcast at 20: the futuristic games console that came too soon.

Re:Sega Dreamcast at 20: the futuristic games console that c... by bfuller on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @12:32PM (#18553501)
Still have my dreamcast. Its become my favorite throwback console to play due to being able to easily burn any game to a cdr and play it
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Re:Sega Dreamcast at 20: the futuristic games console that c... by AIX2ESXI on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @02:35PM (#18554869)
Yeah, self booting cdi images helped to contribute to the piracy issue, which helped kill it faster.
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Re:Sega Dreamcast at 20: the futuristic games console that c... by jgalt212 on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @02:51PM (#18555005)
Really? I was under the impression that the Dreamcast was cracked well after its fate had been sealed by the marketplace.
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Re:Sega Dreamcast at 20: the futuristic games console that c... by thedaemon on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @03:41PM (#18555456)
I was too. The reason it lost was PSX had way way more games than DC.
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