Thread: 9/9/99 Ten Years After

Quote: Originally Posted by Peter Moore I trust my employers here at EA will allow me the indulgence of reminiscence and nostalgia on this day, 09/09/09, the 10th anniversary of the launch of the Dreamcast here in North America. It certainly doesn't feel like a decade has gone by since this innovative console ushered in the era of online gaming, albeit through a 56K modem, and thus changed the face of interactive entertainment forever....

You mean other than the fact I never owned one yet wanted one so bad? All I really remember was the 3D Sonic game they had at store demos that I absolutely loved.

Crazy Taxi, hours and hours of Crazy Taxi. And playing NFL 2k1 with my dad and brother. Also a great UFC game which I wouldn't see again for almost 10 years.

Had mine preordered, worked at Best Buy at the time. I had to work the day i got mine, so, on my lunch, I set mine up on our 32" Tv in the breakroom, fired up some Soul Calibur, and proceeded to whoop my fellow coworkers asses. The only one that could keep up was my best friend Jeremy, who also worked there. Towards the end of my lunch, the sales manager and the store GM stopped in and decided to give it a shot as well. When my half...

Only console I ever won. I remember I had orderd some model kits (gundam) off a site called ActionAce and was entered in the drawing. They were giving away a couple systems a week for the month and I got a call a few days later telling me I had won. Got my DC and loved it, one of the best systems ever.

Like everyone else... hours and hours of Soul Calibur, Crazy Taxi and the 2K sports games. Still amazes me how a system with so many great games had such a short lifespan. Thank you SEGA. :)

Quote: Originally Posted by SlickMoney Like everyone else... hours and hours of Soul Calibur, Crazy Taxi and the 2K sports games. Still amazes me how a system with so many great games had such a short lifespan. Thank you SEGA. :) ^this I still own my Dreamcast. And at the time Dreamcast died I still usually sold all my games and old systems, but for some reason I just had to hang onto my DC. Another game that hasn't been mentioned yet...