Retro Console - SEGA DREAMCAST - Alien Technology ahead of it's time!

in gaming •  7 years ago  (edited)

The Dreamcast[a] is a home video game console released by Sega on November 27, 1998 in Japan, September 9, 1999 in North America, and October 14, 1999 in Europe. It was the first in the sixth generation of video game consoles, preceding Sony's PlayStation 2, Nintendo's GameCube and Microsoft's Xbox. The Dreamcast was Sega's final home console, marking the end of the company's 18 years in the console market.

Technical Specs:

CPU: 128-bit Hitachi SH-4 RISC processor (200MHz 360 MIPS)
Graphics: NEC CLX2 processor
RAM: 16MB, 8MB Video RAM, 2MB Sound RAM
Colors: 16.7 million
Polygons: 3 million per second
Game Media: 1.2GB GD-ROM, 12x access speed
Resolution: 640x480 pixels
Sound: Yamaha 64 channel
Operating System: Custom Windows CE with DirectX support*
Modem: 56Kbps (US/JP NTSC), 33.3Kbps (PAL)

Source: http://www.cyberiapc.com/vgg/sega_dreamcast.htm

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  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Oh nostalgia ! I wish I had kept mine, sold it before moving out of Canada along with the rest of my "treasures". This console will forever be my favorite and Shenmue with JGR as the games I consider pure magic. Long live DC!!!! It's STILL thinking... ✌️

It was a game changer for me!

I had to check back at my Dreamcast post....wanted to confirm you had this one too! What a console! The emulators sort of work for it.

The original Xbox was essentially a PC with a Celeron processor. Not at all related to the Dreamcast. The Dreamcast was one of my favorite consoles and the only Sega console I got when it was new (I didn't have a Genesis or Saturn until after the Dreamcast).

Thanks for clarifying.

Yeah, Windows CE would run on the Dreamcast but I'm not sure how many games made use of it. I don't think any of the launch titles made any use of it but beyond that I'm not sure. I found a list (http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/threads/43804-WinCE-games-List) of Windows CE games for the Dreamcast...not sure how accurate or complete it is...

Great list thanks!