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<\/a><\/p>\nNo console had a better games library than the Dreamcast. Sonic Adventure, Jet Set Radio, Phantasy Star Online, Crazy Taxi, Power Stone, Soul Calibur, Skies of Arcadia, Chu Chu Rocket, House of the Dead 2 \u201d\u201c<\/i> it says something when most of these games are still in demand on services like Xbox Live.<\/p>\n
Then, of course, there was Shenmue<\/i>. Sega\u2019s epic action-adventure was the most expensive game ever made at the time and revolutionised gaming as we know it.<\/p>\nThe Memory Card<\/h3>\n
It\u2019s generally accepted that memory cards are an accessory that belong in the past. They had very limited storage, got lost easily and were very easy for pets\/younger siblings to chew.<\/p>\n
The Dreamcast memory card (or Virtual Memory Unit, if you\u2019re being picky) was different, however. It went into your controller and had a little screen on it. During games, this screen would display various info.<\/p>\n
The best part of all, though, was that you take the VMU out and play minigames on it on the move. It\u2019s a revolutionary concept that no console has been able to match since.<\/p>\n
Online Play<\/h3>\n
Although it\u2019s included in most games these days, online gaming was still very much a \u201d\u02dcPC\u2019 thing back in 1999. The Dreamcast was the 1st<\/sup> console to introduce online gaming to consoles, letting gamers play Quake 3<\/i> and Phantasy Star Online<\/i> against gamers across the world. It undoubtedly paved the way for Call of Duty, Elder Scrolls Online <\/i>and the many, many online games we enjoy today.<\/p>\n The Dreamcast looks how a games console should; sleek, clean and \u201d\u201c most importantly \u201d\u201c small. It fit nicely in your bedroom, unlike the current behemoths we have today (Nintendo honourably excluded), and didn\u2019t sound like it was about to take off.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a silly reason, but we really, really miss the days of Sega making consoles. Alright, so they were rubbish at marketing, but the consoles themselves were fantastic. More importantly, like Nintendo, they were solely focused on making games consoles \u201d\u201c you can\u2019t imagine them pulling the kind of tricks Microsoft have with the Xbox One so far.<\/p>\n Did you own a Sega Dreamcast? Share your favourite stories with us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or in the comments.<\/p>\nThe Look<\/h3>\n
It was made by Sega<\/h3>\n