10 Reasons to Buy a Sega Dreamcast

In 1996, Sega was in dire straights. While the Saturn had reasonable success in Japan(it fared better then the Nintendo 64), it tanked in the US and Europe, finishing last in the 32/64 bit console wars. The Saturn, though a power house, was insanely difficult to program for and many developers simply did not want to put effort into developing for it. Because of the Saturn's failure, Sega had lost a fair share of the market that the Genesis had established, allowing Sony's new monster, the Playstation, to gain the lead. In 1997, Sega put the axe to the Saturn and many of its other divisions and put all its efforts into developing a new console. This angered many developers because the move was abrupt and rendered all their projects as a waste. Sega knew the next system had to be big to pull their name out of the hole it had dug for itself.

1999 saw the release of the Sega Dreamcast, the first 128 bit console to be released. It was release 16 months prior to the PS2 and years before the XBox and Gamecube. What do you know about the Dreamcast? Because the DC was Sega's final system, alot of people write it off as a failure, when in fact you couldn't be farther from the truth. For its time, it implemented many features that wouldn't be seen in its rivals until years after(or not at all). Heres 10 reasons to buy Sega's last gift to the gaming world.

1. Cheap Price
Perhaps because its still relatively new, you can still pick up alot of the Dreamcasts greatest games on eBay or Amazon with out putting a huge hole in your wallet. You could buy the Dreamcast, 4 controllers, a memory card, and 4-5 of its top games for less the $100. This is not something that can be done with many systems classic systems. Have you seen the outrageous prices for some of the Playstations greats? Final Fantasy VII is running at $50++ on eBay. Or have you ever thought about purchasing a Sega Saturn? Some of the best titles like Shining Force 3, Guardian Heroes, and Dragon Force run in excess of $100!