Sega’s Dreamcast Collection: Impressions & Giveaway

March 2, 2011 in Gaming with 22 Comments

Last week, Sega released their deceptively named Dreamcast Collection, a compilation of four Dreamcast games on one disc… something that certainly doesn’t qualify the package to be dubbed a ‘collection’, considering the mass amount of titles released on the beloved, long deceased system.

Seriously Sega. Where is Jet Grind Radio? Ikaruga? Powerstone? Rez? Grandia 2? Skies of Arcadia? Shenmue? To quote a character from Arrested Development, a show that, like Dreamcast, died before its time…

COME ON.

I get it. Ikaruga is a money maker on Xbox Live. But the other titles ignored titles? The Dreamcast Collection easily could have been like the awesome Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection. And you include Crazy Taxi and Sonic Adventure, two games that are available on Xbox Live, that folks regularly purchase. What’s the deal here?

Don’t get me wrong. I love me some Crazy Taxi, and Sonic Adventure is a good time. These are good games. It’s just odd to have four titles, label this thing a collection, and not include so many other choice picks from Dreamcast’s small but awesome library.

Rant aside, a retail disc with Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi is nice, especially if you don’t have XBL. I’ve got a copy from Sega to giveaway to one lucky reader. Just leave a comment regarding what Dreamcast game you would have liked to see on the disc. I’ll pick one of you at random at the end of next week.

Dreamcast Collection [Sega]

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22 Responses to “Sega’s Dreamcast Collection: Impressions & Giveaway”

  1. Marie March 2, 2011 at 2:47 pm #

    Jet Grind Radio for sure!

  2. Matt March 2, 2011 at 3:14 pm #

    Shenmue would certainly be better than a fishing game

  3. Fatboy Monster March 2, 2011 at 3:46 pm #

    HYDRO THUNDER

  4. Kenny March 2, 2011 at 3:53 pm #

    Definitely Shenmue!

  5. rperdue March 2, 2011 at 9:00 pm #

    @geekadelphia Where’s my Blue Stinger? That’s what i want to know… #notreally #skiesofarcadiaplease

  6. Eric March 2, 2011 at 4:10 pm #

    Seaman.. because it’s probably the hardest Dreamcast game to actually play nowadays. All the others can be picked up fairly cheap, but those microphones are nowhere to be found.

  7. rob hestar March 2, 2011 at 4:18 pm #

    this is what the dreamcast collection shoulda been!

    -Phantasy Star Online
    -Grandia 2
    -Skies of Arcadia
    -Jet Grind Radio
    -Shenmue
    -Chu Chu Rocket
    -Powerstone 2
    -Rez
    -Crazy Taxi
    -Resident Evil Code Veronica
    -Sonic Adventure

    Now that is a COLLECTION and that’s what sega should’ve released..Even if it took 2 discs,I woulda bought the above collection day 1 for 59.99 to relive through some of my childhood memories and even get achievements to boot!.

    That’s what GAMES I think Sega should’ve put in this collection :) .

  8. David Y. March 2, 2011 at 4:45 pm #

    Definitely Soul Calibur. A sure enough classic.

  9. dale_a March 2, 2011 at 9:45 pm #

    @geekadelphia who won the mug?! No announcement praising the winner? My breath is bated.

  10. Jim Thomas March 2, 2011 at 5:20 pm #

    Powerstone 2! Man that game takes me back to freshman year of college. Hanging in a cramped apartment, enjoying a few adult beverages…. ahhh memories.

  11. matt feldman March 2, 2011 at 5:45 pm #

    Shenmue ROCKS!!!!

  12. rockman March 2, 2011 at 5:59 pm #

    Phantasy Star Online for sure.

  13. angelo March 2, 2011 at 7:13 pm #

    Shenmue 1 and 2, Seaman, JGR, Powerstone are all great picks. Loved every one of them.

    I was always fond of House of the Dead 2. Really fun game, that there’s my pick.

  14. yoni191 March 2, 2011 at 9:14 pm #

    Soul Calibur, for sure

  15. danielle March 2, 2011 at 9:25 pm #

    jet set radio future

  16. Nicole Bouchard March 3, 2011 at 12:27 am #

    Hmm i know Skies Of Arcadia wasn’t super huge but it was my favorite game of ALL ALL ALL time would have paid 100 bucks for it if it had that lol also enjoyed Chu Chu Rocket…Awesome Contest Thanks for the chance!!

  17. Andre March 3, 2011 at 3:10 am #

    SoulCalibur and Grandia 2, definitely. And Tech Romancer–a lot less known than either of those, but no less fun.

    There’s no real chance of seeing this one on a compilation disc here, especially since it was never released stateside, but Fire Pro Wrestling D was an amazing title.

  18. fynflood March 3, 2011 at 8:58 am #

    I know it’s asking a lot… but Alone in the Dark should be there. I’d really like to see SEGA revisit it’s whole library.

    So many awesome games…

  19. Jeff March 3, 2011 at 12:25 pm #

    Shenmue 3. I’m still waiting, Sega.

  20. Satchell Drakes March 3, 2011 at 4:27 pm #

    SEAMAN. Yeah, I bet you forgot about that one. You could use the microphone on your Xbox Live headset to play! Puhaha >:]

  21. Richard March 13, 2011 at 1:48 pm #

    Toy Commander

  22. Ocelote_mx March 19, 2011 at 11:54 am #

    Resident Evil 3… muahahahahahah!

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