SEGA has given in to years of fan requests and will finally begin to make its extensive and cherished
Dreamcast library available on Xbox 360 and PS3.
My eyes were immediately focused on The House of the Dead 2 and Alien Front Online — two games I always wanted in
my Dreamcast library — but my strategy going in was to buy all the cheap games that I needed first, which meant lots and lots of sports games.
It wasn't uncommon for a gamer to have 5 - 10 VMU's in their collection if they had a large
Dreamcast library.
The first MMORPG to grace a console was one of the crown jewels of
the Dreamcast library.
Across all territories,
the Dreamcast library was comprised of 636 titles.
Which means if you want to play Burning Force or most of the Genesis, Master System, SG - 1000, Game Gear, Saturn, Sega CD, and
Dreamcast libraries, you'll have to find an original system, original games, pay out the nose for them, and hope they work longer than a year or two.
Not exact matches
From the moment the Kickstarter launched, I thought that Intrepid Izzy looked like an incredibly promising addition to the
Dreamcast's
library.
With the
Dreamcast's lacking RPG
library, it is going to be a great fit!
The
Dreamcast was a great console but suffered from a limited game
library.
Secondly, the
Dreamcast was a genuine surprise to me, and had all the makings of a cult console even then with its unusual
library and design features.
The console was the lowest - selling system of the 6th generation (minus the SEGA
Dreamcast), but it still managed to build a solid
library of hit games and is fondly remembered by gamers all over the world.
From the moment the Kickstarter launched, I thought that Intrepid Izzy looked like an incredibly promising addition to the
Dreamcast's
library.
Issues such as a lack of media support on the console, an effectively run marketing campaign and most importantly a big enough
library of games, which sadly the
Dreamcast never had.
You got ta hand it to the
Dreamcast community and their tenacious ways of keeping the
Dreamcast and its
library alive.
As of November 2007, the
Dreamcast has 688 official games available in its
library, and unofficial, independent games continue to be released by certain companies.
One of the oddest games among the Sega
Dreamcast's vast
library of very odd games is The Typing Of The Dead, a reimagining of Sega's zombie shoot»em up arcade classic The House Of The Dead 2.
The
library of games just kept expanding, allowing the PS2 to completely overshadow the
Dreamcast and outshine Nintendo's GameCube.
Gunlord is one of the best looking 2D action games available on the
Dreamcast and is a fine addition to NG: Dev.Team's already fantastic looking
library.
All in all, Gunlord is a fine addition to the
Dreamcast's
library and long past any of the console's official support.
I have an Intel NUC that runs Counterstrike and all the indie titles in my steam
library, and yes I do have a recent gen console —
Dreamcast with 2 Arcade Sticks and Capcom vs SNK.