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Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2

Posted Oct 2, 2010 at 1:17PM EST by Karl B.

Listed in: PSP, Wii, PS3, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360 Tags: Dreamcast, prope, Sega

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Yuji Naka may be more known as one of the minds behind the original Sonic the Hedgehog, but the former Sonic Team head has also had a hand in the development of the Sega Dreamcast. In an interview with CVG, the current Prope boss waxes ecstatic about the possibility of working on a follow-up to the Sega home console.

"I'm hoping to work on Dreamcast 2", Naka told CVG. "Of course Dreamcast was my baby back at Sega and I want to carry on making good games for the European market and one day I'm hoping it gives me the opportunity to work on Dreamcast 2.

"I do miss those old days when I was heavily involved in hardware making at Sega. I was involved in most of the consoles and controllers that Sega came up with."

Naka also expressed enthusiasm at collaborating with any of the big three platform holders on any kind of hardware development, even if it's not the actual Dreamcast successor.

"If I have the opportunity in the future I want to be involved again with hardware making," he said. "It would be ideal if I could become some sort of advisor working with the platform makers in future. I think if I can work really well with the platform makers then it's good for everyone, because I can then come up with totally new games."

Naka is currently promoting Prope's Wii upcoming game, Ivy the Kiwi?.

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I've never understood the interest in the Dreamcast. Way back when it was first announced, I knew it would be crap compared to the ps2, and sure enough. It was the second console in a row that Sega had to abandon (though I think the Saturn might've done better in Japan than it did here). And that's after such flops as the sega cd and 32x. It's obvious that Sega didn't belong in the hardware business at that point (and it probably didn't help that the Sonic games didn't translate into 3d as well as Mario did). Switching to software only was the smartest move they ever made.

On the other hand, the game has changed quite a bit since then. Their once unbeatable rival, Sony, has fallen (I'm not exactly sure of the correlation, but it seems that Sony really started sucking after they got rid of Ken Kutaragi) and they're making nothing but bad business moves that piss of their customers lately. MS is doing inexplicably well (seriously, why would anybody buy a console with a 50% failure rate?!), but not as well as Nintendo.... and there's the rub: Nintendo has found a new game in going after the kids and casual gamers, which has so far proven to be pretty darn effective. With their current momentum, Nintendo would be pretty tough to beat in the casual market and the 360 will be tough to beat in the geek market. Sega would have to find a new way to do what Nintendon't if they want to compete.

# You knew the dreamcast would be a failure? — ineedfiles 2010-10-04 00:23

Sure you did. Sega failed ONLY because they put their consoles out first. I think the dreamcast was at stores almost a year before the ps2 came out. What do you think Sony did in that time? The ps2 sucked. I hated it personally. Every time I had one, I would get rid of it within a few weeks or less. Probably because I had a pc.
Sega releases the mega drive, and then nec released the turbografx.
And then nintendo released the super nintendo. Which of those was supposedly the best? The last one to come out.
Sega abandoned the 32x because another team at sega was designing the Saturn at the same time.
If anything, sega was trying to look out for the consumer, by trying to upgrade the Genesis that most people had already. The sega cd was a step forward. Sega had been making arcade games since before you were born.
Of course they gave up. How can you compete with a company that waits for you to release a console, AND THEN releases their console after they have had time to address any potential problems that yours might have?
Arcade games need to make a comeback. They can easily outdo the home consoles, that only upgrade every 7 years.
Bring back the arcades SEGA!

+1 # Dreamcast The Arcade King — Caster Troy 2010-10-05 14:29

Completely disagree, a lot of my die hard gamer friends, and myself regard the Dreamcast as one of the greatest consoles ever made.

Back then arcades in America and Europe still had some life to them. Back in the day of the Dreamcast, we had Soul Calibur, Rival Schools, Dead or Alive, Marvel Vs. Capcom 1 & 2, Street Fighter Alpha, Cannon Spike, Power Stone 1 & 2, House of the Dead, Ikaruga, not to mention awesome RPG's which the system wasn't known for such as Skies of Arcadia, and Grandure 2.

Every generation has their "Consumer grade" gaming system, but every generation also had "Arcade Systems" Ex: PC Engine, NeoGeo, Sega Genesis. To a gamer that loves really hard and competitive gaming these systems never lose their appeal. When someone has the ability to play the game at home, it's usually the most powerful piece of hardware available for purchase at the time, and arcade games flock to those systems.

As for online play, I remember playing Quake 3, Unreal Tournament, and Phantasy Star Online with very low lag, even when using dial up on some.

Thanks for considering this opinion everybody, I'm going to go play Powerstone 2 with some friends now.........

# Dreamcast OVERRATED — CF-105 2010-10-05 15:49

I agree with Snaku entirely.

The Dreamcast was a very overrated system.
and ineedfiles the PS2 did not suck. There is not another system out there with the quality game library it has. It has the best games in every genre.
The PS2 stomped all over the Dreamcast and took a giant shit on its grave. The PS2 lasted 10 years, Dreamcast lasted 2.

No other system besides the PS1 has the quality of games the PS2 has.

# ... — SeRosiS 2010-10-07 18:26

Personal Computers have a bigger library than all home consoles combined.

And more often PC games were ported to the console than the other way around.
Although that has changed recently and have been finding very broken ports.

# Sorry — 1ofamillion 2010-10-09 22:22

How could you say it is overrated? It was rarely talked about and some people still don't even know what a Dreamcast is..If anything, it is extremely underrated.

-2 # You are a dickhead — ineedfiles 2010-10-04 00:26

You made sure you wrote the first post to say I'd buy it.
Loser.

# Ah — UltimaXIX 2010-10-02 14:51

The dreamcast. The console that was ahead of its time in concept, but slightly lagging in execution. The first home console to feature networking support, yet also the only console of its generation to allow piracy by simply copying games.

*Facepalm*

If they do follow it up, I'd definitely have my eye on it, but they better think it through a little better this time around.

+2 # RE: Ah — Walo 2010-10-02 15:20

Yeah that was some bad planning on game piracy protection there. Also like you said everything else about the console was ahead of it's time. I remember when I first watched Sonic running on the console with such amazing graphics and running the high speed courses at amazing fps(back then).

I think that with proper planning SEGA can become a successful console maker again. I would definitively be interested in such a console.

-6 # umm, no? — anonnononon 2010-10-02 16:29

sega channel for the genesis
Satellaview for the snes

+6 # RE: umm, no? — UltimaXIX 2010-10-02 20:38

There's a difference between "online support" and an addon which enables networking. It's like arguing GTA San Andreas is an online game, just because there is a fan mod which lets you do so.

# ... — Shatterdome 2010-10-02 17:53

They thought their 1 gig discs would foil everyone who only had CD's at the time.

Wasn't too hard to take out those padding files though...

That aside i'd totally like to see another DC..the VMU was a totally cool idea. With how powerful small electronics are now they could do the VMU properly this time.

+2 # RE: ... — Walo 2010-10-03 14:54

When you mentioned the VMU it got me thinking about something I've been thinking since long ago. Why instead of a handheld/VMU device they don't make a handheld/controller hybrid? I think that controllers need to step up to the next level.

# RE: RE: ... — Snaku 2010-10-03 21:22

I seem to remember there was something like that between the gba and the gc and it always sounded cool. Also wasn't Sony supposed to do something like that with the psp and ps3? I heard about it a little and then nothing.

The problem is that it would make controllers quite a bit more expensive (unless the handheld part was really cheap), so it wouldn't be practical as the main controller: they'd need a normal controller AND a handheld, which means they'd have to not only launch a new console, but a new handheld (which is a much more difficult market these days with the iphone and such). So yeah, cool idea, but not practical from a business standpoint... unless they were to work out some sort of deal with Apple to use the iphone as a controller.

# ... — Shatterdome 2010-10-04 12:50

I think it could work.

Ya, the PSP was supposed to be used for things like a rear view mirror in racing games and other gimmicky crap.

I like the idea, like what if Radars in FPS were broadcast to the psp, or the command network map for MAG...but im not gonna look at the cushion next to me...glancing down at the controller wouldn't be hard.

I just remembered the big thing that was nice with a VMU like device. When you were playing 2 player NFL 2K you could pick your plays on the vmu in private.

Walo, I think basically your wish will come true when the PSP2 comes out.

The only thing stopping the psp from functioning as a controller for games is that it's missing an analog and two shoulder buttons. Most likely the PSP2 will introduce these things.

+1 # Coo' VMU — Caster Troy 2010-10-05 15:21

I remember visiting an arcade in Tokyo, and I was able to plug my VMU directly into the Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 machine and gain points toward my existing save game. The VMU was pretty cool, unfortunately there was nothing like that here in the states due to cultural and consumer differences.

-4 # IMO, Bad Idea — T-Max Blaze 2010-10-02 15:45

Since im using a Wii to type this and takes forever typing this, i'll make this quick.

1. Dreamcast 2 demand is purely and mostly backed by nostalgia. In this day and age, it would kill Sega for how much it would take to invest in this console and deliver something better than S, M$, & N.

2. Sega has gotten weak @ advertising games. Mascots aren't doing well either. (Thanks to Sonic Team)

3. 3rd party multiplatformin g and simeltanious game releases would B harder and take longer.

Take time, and think about it!

-3 # blah — blahxxxx 2010-10-02 19:05

Like you know anything about gaming dev! I'm sure they know what they're doing more then any of us.

# RE: IMO, Bad Idea — PS3 Owner1 2010-10-02 20:15

A Michael Pachter clone? Oh my gawd..

As if you knew anything of how gaming industry runs.

M. Pachter gets paid to express his opinion, lmao.

-5 # Agree — Jhon White 2010-10-02 20:41

This man is right, Sega and Dreamcast are both failures.

Their mascots suck and the only ones who actually consider buying one of Sega's games anymore are stupid ass kids who don't know any better.

+2 # RE: Agree — PS3 Owner1 2010-10-02 21:50

Whoever says Dreamcast is a failure then you seriously aren't a true gamer, casual instead.

Dreamcast never failed, it impressed/amazed the gamers, but it was unfortunately cancelled too early.

DC still lives!

+1 # sonic is better — fearlubu 2010-10-03 01:31

than mario's monkey ass

who would think that a god damn HEDGEHOG can speak normally whereas a human plummer can barely say 5 things

+3 # lol — dumbfounded 2010-10-05 10:19

youaremyhero.

-1 # ... — Shatterdome 2010-10-02 17:59

I would love to see it, but it seems throughout video game history whenever there is more than 3 competitors, only 3 can every do well and the rest get phased out eventually.

Still, neither MS or Sony has really made me feel my money was as well spent as it did on my DC.

So, I wouldn't mind seeing one of the current 3 getting phased out...but that is not going to happen and Sega doesn't have the money to survive in 4th place.

# RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — PS3 Owner1 2010-10-02 18:00

Sega Dreamcast, the console, the controller and the games were brilliant, I loved it and till today I have my DC clean-white (not yellowed).

I think Sega can beat their console rivals if they do it correctly, because Dreamcast was awesome but they cancelled.

# LOL — Deliverance 2010-10-02 18:31

Like im gonna fall for that trick again nothing like buying a console that fades out a litte after a year or so after its released. Did i get my money back that i blew no i get a 20 dollar trade in credut LOL...

-4 # RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — PS3 Owner1 2010-10-02 18:43

You traded in your Dreamcast?

Dreamcast is by itself an amazing console, but it never showed the maxed out graphics I wanted to see.

DC > PS2 > Xbox > NGC

+1 # ... — symbal 2010-10-02 19:30

Dreamcast was a hell of a console in it's time but they made some mistakes and 10 years is just too long to just jump right back in and expect to compete at the sharp end again, the only chance they have is to release something innovative and compete at the lower end with Nintendo, or get a $10 billion bank loan and sell their consoles at a huge loss and hope enough people keep buying them to start making some back, or just realise that Sega's lost a lot of respect with a string of average games and know they will fail if they try anytime soon.

-4 # NO! — Jhon White 2010-10-02 20:37

The Dreamcast 2 will be a failure just like the original Dreamcast.

The Dreamcast sucked, don't let nostalgia and a few good games fool you otherwise, oh wait you guys are already fooled into buying such trash because you're all idiots.

# RE: NO! — PS3 Owner1 2010-10-02 21:51

Jhon, you're full of shit, you're not even worth arguing with.

Noob gamer.

-1 # Look at all the red. — Zenshua91 2010-10-02 21:39

Somebody must be butthurt about the Dreamcast. The thing could've taken on PSone and killed it in a matter of a year!! Of course that would be justified if Metal Gear hopped on the Dreamcast platform as well >_>

-2 # RE: Look at all the red. — PS3 Owner1 2010-10-02 21:53

Dreamcast wasn't made to compete with PS1, instead with PS2.

Since PS2 was from Sony and had a big reputation back from PS1, Sega lost and decided to quit, or sth like it.

Btw, the red thumbs suck.

-3 # RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — But Fukir 2010-10-02 21:52

I got a nice dreamcast setup from the pawnshop back in 2001.

The little mem card and a bag and everything.

It was kind of a piece of junk though.

I cant respect a game console that plays CD's but intentionally omits fast forward and rewind.

I returned my xbox that same year for the same reason (well among a few others).

PS2 won that by default.

# RE: RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — Ipadboy 2010-10-02 23:48

Quoting robthom robthom:

I cant respect a game console that plays CD's but intentionally omits fast forward and rewind.

I returned my xbox that same year for the same reason (well among a few others).

PS2 won that by default.

Do you know DVDs barely existed back then? And that PS1/PS2/PC games were burned on DVDs before CDs were mostly used for music instead of Games/Files?

# RE: RE: RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — But Fukir 2010-10-03 01:34

WTF are you talking about?

ps1 games on a dvd?

I'd love to rip you to shreds but there's no meat on that bone.

+2 # dumbfuck — Ipadboy 2010-10-05 00:15

I meant burnt on CDs before DVDs you asshole. Your comment just fucked up what you said before about you cant respect a console that uses CDs while over 75% of PS2 games used CDs before DVDs were the main disc.

+1 # RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — AithePanda 2010-10-02 22:12

All i know is that if they try as hard as they did before, they're going to make the PS4 and XBOX720 look like sh*t! I miss the dreamcast. Well i'm going to half and buy a Dreamcast Crazy Taxi here i come!

+3 # RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — Frostman 2010-10-02 22:25

There really isn't any room in the console war for a new console. PS3 and 360 are already getting the same games

# RE: RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — But Fukir 2010-10-02 23:15

Good point about the games.

I also have to agree that there really doesn't seem to be a spot for sega to fill.

WII has the casual gamers sewed up.
And sony is barely hanging on with the most powerful console.

xblot has online gaming pretty much monopolized.

The only angle sega might have is their own first party games, but they haven't made a great game in many years.

It would fail IMO.

The only system that sega ever made that would be an argument that they know what they're doing with hardware was the genesis.

And that was a long time ago and a different era.

+2 # RE: RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — senz 2010-10-04 04:49

I agree with your point but i think Sega should try enter the handheld console market since there just Sony, Nintendo and maybe Apple in that market.

+1 # Possible — MitchenX 2010-10-02 23:17

BUT Sega has already saturated the software market with Sonic and other franchises. Pulling those franchises back and making them Sega-hardware exclusive would piss a lot of consumers off.

-2 # Dumbasses — Ipadboy 2010-10-02 23:41

Most of you forget that the Dreamcast came out in 1998 (When Raccoon City was nuked

). In 1998, piracy barely existed because of the lack of technology, so they hardly even knew what piracy was. Dreamcast is a classic! I think they should make a sequel! Who knows, maybe an actual virtual reality system, or a internet that is 3g/Edge like in the smart phones, but of course faster. Maybe better graphics than the PS3/360 (Since it did have the best graphics when it debuted)

-3 # RE: Dumbasses — But Fukir 2010-10-03 01:44

Really.

I give a shit about the dreamcast, the only thing that console had going for it was crazy taxi. And that was fun for about 20 minutes.

Just to fuck with you though I'll point out that the playstation came out in 94 and managed to have better copy protection that the DC.

But once again, who gives a shit.

I cant think of a DC game that I want to download for free other than RUSH 2049 (ps2,n64) or hydrothunder (n64).

+2 # Really? — Ipadboy 2010-10-03 02:50

PSone has the same "copy protection" as the Dreamcast. It just depended on the model/year. Older PSXs you could just burn a CD, newer PSXs used a real game, then replace the disc with a different game backup, or use a mod chip.

WTF? Only Crazy Taxi? Fucking idiot. Resident Evil Titles, Sonic Adventures, Jet Grind Radio, Soul Calibur, + more are better than Crazy Taxi.

Dreamcast >PSone in features,graphi cs, and of course, internet. Especially since you can play PSX games on Dreamcast using an emulator.

+1 # RE: Really? — asd™ 2010-10-03 08:23

you say Dreamcast>PSone in features, graphics, internet.

but, there's one very important thing you forgot:

PSone>Dreamcast in gameplay. thousands of games produced, a lot which revolutionized gaming history.

the very first gran turismo
the very first metal gear
the very first tekken
the very first parasite eve
the very first persona

a lot more I can name.

but yeah I would still say the dreamcast was a good console and would like to see a Dreamcast 2 if they will ever make one. We never got to see the dreamcast's full potential because they discontinued it too early

and it was also wrong timing when they released it during the PSone still dominating the market, and with the PS2 just a few years away before release.

+1 # RE: RE: Really? — Noah 2010-10-03 10:31

To be fair, Dreamcast revolutionized gaming history as well. First gaming system with real online gameplay (not counting the SNES and Sega online programs). I think it could succeed if done right. Sega isn't as a bad as a lot of people claim it is. Btw, the very first Metal Gear was on the MSX. So... Yeah

# RE: RE: RE: Really? — But Fukir 2010-10-04 03:12

Probably the first console to implement it.

But "revolutionized" is churching it up a bit.

We were all online gaming on PC's already.

It was only a natural process that somebody would eventually get around to being the first to bring it to consoles.

# RE: RE: RE: Really? — asd™ 2010-10-04 11:33

whoops, sorry about that

I was left with the impression that PSone had the first metal gear, I have never seen one of those MSX

-1 # Piracy — CF-105 2010-10-06 18:13

Metal Gear started on the MSX computer. Metal Gear Solid which was the 3rd Metal Gear game was on the PS1.

God why do I have to correct everyone here.
Morons.

-3 # RE: Really? — But Fukir 2010-10-04 03:07

That soul calibur game was so over-rated.

Only 3 weapons and removed the ending movies?

I never understood stupid fools like you believing that hype.

Soulblade > soul calibur

Maybe you meant "soul fighter"?

Those sonic games were trash to.

Code veronica wasn't a great RE title.
Just more of the same shit as the last few.
There wasn't necessary RE until RE4.

BTW: you forgot to drag out that clunker shenmue.

I never got a chance to play it but I heard it took like 5-6 inputs and verifications to check a drawer or turn a fucking doorknob.

The best initially exclusive titles in the DC were probably jet grind and space channel 5.

Maybe skies of arcadia?

I never got a chance to play that either because I took the whole fucking thing back to the pawnshop and traded all the controllers and the system and games for 20 bucks credit.

-1 # RE: Really? — But Fukir 2010-10-04 03:33

Quoting Ipadboy:

... Especially since you can play PSX games on Dreamcast using an emulator.

You mean bleemcast?

3 games, and you can see a few more intro screens if you know how to hack PSX images you fucking bullshitter.

+3 # RE: RE: Really? — robthomsbrokencondom 2010-10-04 12:09

Bleemcast played a lot more than 3 games. The 3 games were official tailor-made releases, the emulator disc booted other games. The only thing that didn't really work was fmv's, and the lack of extra buttons.

And like any emulator, some games don't work at all. It was give or take. Not unlike a lot of todays console emulators.

It required no hacking of PS1 images by the way, you shitstain. It plays retail games. Don't let your boyfriend grease your undies TOO bad now.

-2 # RE: RE: RE: Really? — But Fukir 2010-10-04 16:05

Yeah I'm really impressed that dreamcast managed to barely play a handful of PS games.

There were two ways to see a psx title screen on a DC, mod the psx image with the leaked 30% complete bleemcast beta or use a bootdisk.

Now go suck a dog dick you piss stained mongoloid.

# Piracy — CF-105 2010-10-06 18:11

Older PS1's still required the mod chip or using a game shark in the ext port only on earlier models.
so stop spreading bullshit lies.

+2 # ... — Shatterdome 2010-10-03 12:34

Crazy Taxi 1+2, Powerstone 1+2, Jet Set Radio, 2K Sports series (all better than EA at the time), Soul Calibur,DOA, RE, Space Channel 5, house of the dead 2, Quake III with online MP WAAAAAAAY before anything on PS2, Unreal tourny, I'll just say every good fighting game of the time, cept tekken, Grandia II, Skies of Aradia, Phantasy star, SHENMUE!, Samba de amigo, uhm...probably still missing a few....but that's a nice library of amazing games for the few years it was out....

+1 # RE: ... — Viredae 2010-10-04 01:52

And you can't really argue about the size of the gaming library when the DC went on for two years tops and the PSX went on for NEARLY SEVEN YEARS!!!

there's no comparison, DC had a great library and it certainly didn't fail because of a weak library.

P.S. You forgot Marvel Vs. Capcom 2, you remember that one right? the one Capcom is expecting to sell MORE THAN STREET FIGHTER IV?!!

# ... — Shatterdome 2010-10-04 13:08

It's why I said "all good fighting games of the time" cuz I didn't want to type out all the SF's, Capcom vs's and king of fighters

As far as FPS on a console it's has it's strengths and weaknesses.

I've been an FPS PC gamer since wolfenstein (mein laben!). Heavily up until DoD source. Most time Spent with Unreal, CS and some Dark forces 2 light sabering. So you could say I am quite used to KB+M.

I didn't get into the ones on DC (no dual analog). With dual analog and the xbox/halo I figured i'd give it a shot since all my buddies were having crazy halo lan parties. So had to shape up or be a nub.

Now, I think I might even prefer a controller. I have no problems putting the cursor on peoples head, no problems sniping. Jumping and "dancing" and movement in general is a lot easier to do(especially in games like unreal where you can double hop off walls n shit). I can spin around in circles and keep my cursor at headshot level the entire time (impossible with a kb+m, unless you use the turn buttons (q/e usually?) which still makes it less efficient and you are still prone to moving the mouse a tad and messing it up)

I dunno, just comes down to getting used to it and that is the hardest thing for people to do....because you will suck until it happens and some people can't handle that....get pissed off, blame the controller and go back to the PC so they can stroke their e peen.

# RE: ... — But Fukir 2010-10-04 15:54

Thats interesting.

I was never really great with the keyboard, never could make CS bunnyhop like some guys, but even a right analog just doesn't compare to whipping the mouse around IMO.

I can see what you mean though, how its just different and a trade off.

And if everybody was using the controller on a console then it would be even.

I've also gotten much more used to using a control pad and moving the character to adjust the reticule.

+1 # ... — Shatterdome 2010-10-04 17:36

That's the other trade off too. Everyone is running the same "specs", so there are no guys running @ 120 fps when you are chuggin away at 25. There are also little to no hacks. Def nothing like aimbots or wallhacks which are rampant in basically all PC fps's.

-1 # RE: ... — But Fukir 2010-10-04 03:20

Quoting Shatterdome:

... Quake III with online MP WAAAAAAAY before anything on PS2, Unreal tourny, ....

Never understood why anyone would rather play an FPS death match with a joypad than a mouse.

I still dont understand xbots either.

+1 # oops... — Shatterdome 2010-10-04 13:09

see above

# Piracy — CF-105 2010-10-06 18:09

Your a dumbass.

PS1 was easily pirated.
Dreamcast was released in 1999 not 1998 (unless you count the Japanese launch)
It came out on 9/9/1999. (PS1 came out 9/9/1995)

The internet did exist, it's existed since the late 60's. I was using it on my Commodore 64 back in the 80's.

# Dreamcast was an amazing system — kupomogli 2010-10-03 05:11

The main reason it failed is that it was so easy to pirate. You know how easy the PSP is to pirate? The Dreamcast took a burnt CD without any modding and there you go.

The system had so many great games on it and some of the best first party games. Shenmu and Phantasy Star Online are amazing games.

If Sega released a Dreamcast 2 and pulled some games they plan putting on other systems as launch games then it'd be no contest. Yakuza 5, Yakuza of the End, Sonic 4, Phantasy Star Online 2, and Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown(which hasn't been announced on consoles) and it has an amazing launch lineup. Just think. They could then announce Shenmue 3, maybe release Dreamcast 1080p collections similar to Sony 1080p collections, Streets of Rage 4, Phantasy Star 5, Golden Axe 4, etc, etc, etc.

One thing if they decide to release the Dreamcast 2, don't just release garbage like the recent versions of Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, and Sonic. Really put work into these games and make your first party releases the best on the system, games that really make the system worth owning. Because Sega as a first party developer released some of the best games, but it just seems that the company has been doing bad as a third party developer and it wasn't until recently that they've been pushing amazing game after amazing game out one after another.

I'd buy a Dreamcast 2, Sega.

# RE: Dreamcast was an amazing system — aperson2 2010-10-03 16:18

You're aware the average score for Sega's games in the past 5 years is around 60%, right?

Sega can't produce good games anymore. They have the occasional hit but look at Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft. Their internal/first party devs produce the best games on their platforms.
Sega don't.

Of course if they did release a new Dreamcast 2 I do hope you buy it, you deserve it.

# ... — Shatterdome 2010-10-03 17:26

It was easy to play pirated games on it.

Getting those games was another story.

It was far from clicking on a single link to a torrent and waiting.

So few people knew or wanted to bother doing it that you could make money doing it for them.

DC succeeded for the few years it did because it was the newest thing until GC and PS2 came along and took over...

Also, yeah, Sony isn't putting out the JSR, Space channel 5, samba de amigo, chu chu rocket type games anymore. Those were orignal and great games. They are just rehashing garbage right now.

# lol — Shatterdome 2010-10-03 17:26

typo, *Sega isn't putting out...

-1 # RE: ... — But Fukir 2010-10-04 02:43

Quoting Shatterdome:

It was easy to play pirated games on it.

Getting those games was another story.
...

So few people knew or wanted to bother doing it that you could make money doing it for them...

5 bucks each through the mail without labels.

-1 # RE: Dreamcast was an amazing system — But Fukir 2010-10-04 02:47

Quoting kupomogli:

The main reason it failed is that it was so easy to pirate. ...

I seem to recall that self boots didn't get cracked until later after the DC was good and dead.

You had to get it chipped at first.

It wasn't so easy like using a dongle or softmodding the PSP or xblot.

# ... — Shatterdome 2010-10-04 13:24

Well it actually was basically as easy as the PSP. I didn't think there was a modchip, so I searched, and ya there wasn't...it was all software.

Utopia bootdisc was released in June 2000, so only 9 months after release. Then later on the self booting images.

Interesting read, brings back memories.

http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/archive/index.php/t-26670.html

# heh — Shatterdome 2010-10-04 13:27

and after reading the whole article, maybe piracy did have some effect after all

-1 # RE: ... — But Fukir 2010-10-04 15:39

Did you look real good?

http://www.dreammodchip.com/

http://www.goldenshop.com.hk/AI-trad/Dreamcast_htm/d_4wiremod.htm

I think it must have been short lived though because like you said the softmod came out pretty quick.

But I remember seeing chipped DC's on ebay for awhile before it became obsolete to go through the trouble.

# It'd be a tough battle — chris_r 2010-10-03 07:18

Well, I for one welcome all attempts at the perfect game console, but if Sega were to release a DC2 or any other console for that matter, they need to learn from the mistakes of the past.

The original DC and even the Saturn were good consoles, but they didn't have the software support needed to win those rounds and that's why they failed. They also didn't market the machines all too well either. I remember buying gaming mags at the time and every second page had a Sony ad on it.

And for that guy who said that no more than three manufacturers can exist successfully in the market and that it wouldn't work because Sega would have to beat the established names in the market. Just a reminder, Sony came out of the shadows of a failed deal with Nintendo and created the PS1 and cleaned up. Later on MS came along with the Xbox out of nowhere and made it successful.

Moral of the story? You can make any console successful with two things, good marketing and software support. You miss even one of those things and no high end CPU/GPU combination will save your console from certain extinction.

# A second thought — Zenshua91 2010-10-03 10:07

has surfaced... It might be in Sega's best interest to let go of console production strictly because Sega does well enough with their games and really needs to dig Sonic out of the hole they've been putting him in over the years (points at Sonic 4 which hopefully does just that).

-1 # RE: A second thought — But Fukir 2010-10-04 02:39

Describing segas track record over the last decade as being done well is more charitable than the reality.

# RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — aperson2 2010-10-03 10:11

I know there are lots of rose tinted glasses being worn here, I had a DC on day 1 and I still have it and a library of great games... but it was a bad system.

Load times were through the roof.
The controller was horrible.
The software lineup had a few gems.

The world doesn't need a Dreamcast 2. Sega's recent gaming track record (by recent I mean in the last 5 years) has been dire. Their reviews average out at like 60%.
You simply can't run a console like that. Look at Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft. Their first party games are the highest rated on their consoles!

-1 # RE: RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — lolfaillol 2010-10-03 18:39

The controller was terrible? You're retarded as fuck. Why do you think Xbox took the SAME design for their controller? The 360 controller is just horribly mutated DC controller.

-1 # RE: RE: RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — But Fukir 2010-10-04 02:35

Because the xblot is retarded to.

Why do you think they had to redesign it within a year dumbass.

-1 # RE: RE: RE: RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — lolfaillol 2010-10-04 04:26

...it's still the same basic design, just smaller, and my statement about the 360 controller still stands.

Quit being a pathetic fag all over this page.

We get it, you don't like DC or Sega, or much of anything. gtfo and go watch your gay porn. Fuck your little opinions. If a DC2 comes out, don't fucking buy it. Simple.

# RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — But Fukir 2010-10-04 15:21

Thats right your statement still means your the little retarded bitch that you sound like.

The only bigger piece of shit than sega's last 2 systems is the xblot.

Go figure the faggot xbot with the giant controller fetish was a Dreamcast faggot first.

Now go suck your daddies dick.

-1 # RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — lolfaillol 2010-10-04 15:49

Wow you really are gay, aren't you!

First, I don't own an x...blot...? If anything, I was insulting M$ for using the idea. Good thing you miss points, otherwise we'd be able to have a normal conversation, huh?

You're kinda pedo-ish too. The standard incest insult is usually, "go fuck your mom," but that's definitely not what came to your mind first, is it princess?

-1 # RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — But Fukir 2010-10-04 16:24

What are you still doing here?!

Didn't I tell you to go suck your daddies dick?!

+1 # RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — lolfaillol 2010-10-04 18:25

You'd love that wouldn't you? lol

-1 # RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — aperson2 2010-10-04 15:45

Sir, it is not the same at all. The layout is similar but to confuse the shape and ergonomics of either controller, well, to paraphrase an earlier quote from you "is just retarded as fuck".

Or are you of the same train of thought that the PS1 controller is a SNES controller with another level of shoulder buttons and handles? Because using your logic - the PS1 controller is just the SNES controller.

+1 # RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — lolfaillol 2010-10-04 18:27

That's because it is, only with grips. The first model is anyways. The added sticks and l3 and r3 make it a bit more unique, but still essentially the same.

-1 # RE: RE: RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — aperson2 2010-10-04 15:44

Go use a Dreamcast controller. I can lend you a pristine condition controller (I have 2 official, 1 high quality 3rd party and 1 arcade stick). They did not hold up well at all.

I have analogue equipment from before the Dreamcast too (PS1, N64, PC controllers) and they still work as they did the day they were bought.

Dreamcast? Nope.

It's also uncomfortable. Again - go hold one. It's not ergonomic like either the Xbox or Xbox 360 controllers. The wire sticks out the front (terrible design decision). It supports 2 memory cards yet you can't see the display on the one at the back. It's just a brilliant example of how bad you can make a controller.

Oh and the dpad. People slam Microsoft for their dpad, yet Sega's is so much worse.

However unlike you I evaluate things based on logic and experience instead of calling people "retarded as fuck". You're not a devout Christian or Scientologist are you? That's the technique they use against atheists/agnostics.

+1 # RE: RE: RE: RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — Dirk 2010-10-04 21:36

All the analogues on my PS1 & PS2 controllers are a bit off, they were never that great to begin with, plus some rumble motor issues and a cable sheathing that keeps coming out of one joypad, no issues with any of my DC analogues
The arcade stick is still in great shape too

DC d-pad was great for 2d fighters, once you got the pointed corners worn down a bit, MS and PS1/2/3 d-pads are terrible in comparison and I used to love the PS pads for 2d fighters
The only d-pad issue from the DC was the rubber pads underneath the plastic could tear if overused/abused during many long and tense fight sessions

VMU in the front, memory card at the back, what's so difficult to grasp?
The VMU battery life was awful though, thankfully it worked without them, plus the damn things kept beeping when they had batteries

Biggest problem with the DC pad is that it looks like crap

+1 # RE: RE: RE: RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — arctic8 2010-10-04 22:42

You didn't take of your controls bud. I have 7 controllers, 3 are official. They all work like they did 10 years ago. They're plenty comfortable (though the start button is low) and the stick is nice and smooth. The abalogueueue "equipment" from previous years also depends on how you take care of it. Your N64 stick may be fine, but mine were almost all trashed. PS1 is fine though. The second slot is for other things than just another VMU by the way. I have a 4-in-1 mem card (no screen) for 2p, and a rumble pack for 1p. The Dpad is nice and slightly recessed, but at least it's not a hat-on-a-stick, like the 360. The wire sticks out... but turn it over and.. look! A holder for the wire to go! Oh man! You keep saying ergonomic like we're talking about planes lol.

-1 # .... — Shatterdome 2010-10-03 12:37

Heh, we are all just dreaming anyways...considering the article is just about some guy lamenting on how he misses the good ole days of making hardware.

The tone of the quotations is that he will go work for anyone as long as he gets to make some hardware....

-1 # RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — AithePanda 2010-10-03 18:44

I don't care what others say, let Sega release another Console, they might surprise with better graphics than the current or next gen, even if they do fail, at least they tried, plus the dreamcast made way for Sonic adventure one and two both good games, and channel 5.

-1 # Hmm — ReVeNGe 2010-10-03 23:42

Still have my DC and I've got to say it would be nice to see Sega come out with a new console.

The Dreamcast failed for a lot of reasons.

1. It didn't have a DVD player.
Though new at the time DVD's were starting to come around 2000 to 2001.

2. You got more out of a PS2 than a DC.
PS2 cost about 200 dollars I think as the DC cost the same but you didn't get a DVD player as well with it. Hence it was outsold.

3. Piracy. It started to rear it's head around that time. And as such the DC GD-Rom technology was easily circumvented.

4. Company President. People actually blamed Bernie Stolar cause he said that American gamers didn't want RPG's. Look at Final Fantasy 7 lol.

5. Bad timing. After the fall of the Saturn the company was in the red and decided to release another console after many people had already lost faith in the company. That and after the release, the announcement of the PS2 didn't help.

6. Useless resources. Seganet. Shenmue, and other flops. That's it.

I would actually be thrilled if they released a new Dreamcast. Is one of the best systems I own. Sadly Sega said that being a third party developer is where Sega is gonna stay for awhile.

# 1998 — Ipadboy 2010-10-05 00:19

DVD Players hardly existed. PS2 came out 2 years after Dreamcast. No one pirated games back then because of the lack of technology.

-1 # RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — But Fukir 2010-10-04 05:17

Pretty good article on the history of DC hacking:

http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/archive/index.php/t-26670.html

-1 # lol — Shatterdome 2010-10-04 13:29

Well nm me linking it in one of my replies to you above

-1 # RE: lol — But Fukir 2010-10-04 15:29

Did you, I didn't see it.

Interesting article.
Although it still doesn't change my opinion of the dreamcast.

I dont really hate the DC, I was just completely underwhelmed by it.

And I never got a chance to play the 2 or 3 best games on it that might have changed my mind about that.

And which are all available on other systems now.

-1 # RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — bearmon2010 2010-10-04 08:04

No thanks. PS3, Wii, and XBOX 360 are enough.. TOo many consoles mean waste the money and broken. No thanks. They are good enough. No more dreamcast 2.

Therefore, they are doing it for their profits and millionaire dollars. Where is our profits ? NONE! NO MORE! THREE ARE ENOUGH!

-1 # Maybe... — Shatterdome 2010-10-04 13:37

Sega is saving their money from sales on this...

http://kotaku.com/5461705/the-zone-sega-looks-like-a-wii-plays-like-a-genesis

to create the DC2 ?

# RE: Maybe... — But Fukir 2010-10-04 16:13

Oh gosh.

Aren't there a million better ways to play genesis games by now?!

They couldn't even make something with 20 DC games in it?

If this is segas latest hardware brainstorm then they haven't learned a fucking thing from their misfortunes.

# RE: RE: Maybe... — arctic8 2010-10-04 22:49

"oh gosh"

lol fag

It's for people who don't emulate, don't own any current consoles, and aren't to spend so much just to play old Genesis games.

That's like saying Atari was going to make a new console after they released the Atari Flashbacks.

Your not very good at trolling, btw. I think it's because you're so gay. I don't think trolls are supposed to be gay. People call them gay, but they're probably not actually gay, unlike you ms. robthomrobthomr obthom.

-1 # SEGA — TripleXXX 2010-10-04 13:58

Thank you Yuji Naka this Dreamcast 2 will be my baby too.
A new JSR or Jet Set Radio Future from Xbox converted in to Dreamcast 2 what a dream

Can we have online Dreamcast with a big disc to download all the Dreamcast 1 games into the disc for free?

THANK YOU!

# Awsome — haha 2010-10-04 18:44

Playing dreamcast and 360 everyday. dreamcast single player arcade games are amazing still today idiots.

# I have DC — Uncharted 2 Fan 2010-10-05 00:11

I love the Dreamcast, ever sense it came out i went to buy it, I played on it 24/7, because at it's time it was the console to be, I mean ps2 has good graphics, but compare it with the dreamcast, lol it beats it, I have both consoles, I love the Dreamcast over it. I'm still addicted to the games I can just download fro online, they are usually 700mb and my DC can play them

but If DC 2 comes out, I will most definitely buy the console even if it costs me 1 grand. I love the technology they made when it came out, current future will look promising. The only reason DC went down was because of Piracy of games and the fact they game developer couldn't afford loosing money, SEGA thought they will go bankrupt if they don't stop the DC from going in the market. But over all I think DC 2 will Rape PS3 if it actually has the capability to play 1080p of games. It's like having a Dc and PS2 back then, now it will be DC 2 vs PS3. I seriously would careless about MS, they just thought back then that the gaming industry was booming, they just make a Xbox with a design that attracted people. Eventually they made it to the Gaming market business. Either way DC2 and PS3 are the best. I am a proud owner of a PS3, but would love to see a rival of it(DC3)

# Best news for a long time — Jaquio 2010-10-07 09:38

Man, how I love Sega, Dreamcast was the best 128 bits console for me, so many good times.

# RE: Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2 — DieBastardDie 2010-10-09 08:47

Lol..
DC sucked?

As far as I recall..MOST modern features nowadays where developed for the dreamcast first? e.g. bongos for Gamecube, Fishing rod-movement like WII.. even the EYE TOY was first invented to use for the dreamcast.. great graphics.. Sonic, Shenmue..Ecco the dolphin

# Me? — Anphant 2010-10-09 10:56

I bought Dreamcast just because I wanted to play RE: Code Veronica. Yeah, there were other games of course, but CV was like my "I MUZ PLAY TIS GAME!!!" kind of thing back then.

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