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Blundered into a BestBuy early one Sunday, and the Dreamcasts were in a pile by the door at $50 with bags of games included. I then had one, running Crazy Taxi,

by smm11 5y ago

Blundered into a BestBuy early one Sunday, and the Dreamcasts were in a pile by the door at $50 with bags of games included. I then had one, running Crazy Taxi, for years and years.

themodelplumber 5y ago
Similar here, I picked up mine at a drugstore for $50 along with a pile of discounted games from the rack. I never thought I'd own the thing for 20 years and watch my oldest beat Sonic Adventure at age 6. Watching those credits roll he gave me the most badass look, lol. They still ask to play it from time to time.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
  Sonic Adventure holds up surprisingly well in spite of, or perhaps because of, it's surreal voice acting and general jank. Controversial opinion: it's better than Sonic Adventure 2[0], and Big the Cat's story was a nice change of pace. [0] Even more controversial opinion: Sonic '06 is also better than Sonic Adventure 2.
  - pmlamotte 5y ago
    > [0] Even more controversial opinion: Sonic '06 is also better than Sonic Adventure 2. Having never played either but having watched gameplay of both, I'm very interested in your thoughts on that. I also agree that Sonic Adventure 1 holds up surprisingly well despite the jank. A lot of Dreamcast era games have a certain aesthetic to them that feels distinctly different from other games. Sega really had some wild ideas and while they didn't always hit they were still exciting because of how fresh and unique they felt. The lack of polish adds to that aesthetic; the games weren't following a cookie cutter formula like lots of modern open world games, they were spending their time really experimenting because designing for 3D and internet connectivity was still so new.
    - AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
      It's pretty subjective, honestly. For context, I played Sonic Adventure when it first came out. I played Sonic Adventure 2 (DC version) less than a year ago because it had a reputation for being a fan favorite. I hated it. I played Sonic 06 recently it had a reputation for being terrible and I found I actually kinda liked it because it made me laugh. '06s reputation for being terrible is objectively overblown. It is definitely rushed, has long loading times, and is jank as hell, but it is otherwise a pretty mediocre game. I've definitely played a lot worse and I think the general "someone's free Unity game" feel helps it to not be taken too seriously. It is also occasionally completely hilarious. For instance, during the Shadow story fight with Silver, I got trapped in a notorious "It's no use" loop getting shot straight upwards. This was a little frustrating, but then Shadow's corpse fell into the ground head first and got stuck in it like a lawn dart and I laughed my ass off. By contrast I think a lot of what put me off of SA2 was how seriously it seemed to take itself. It's a lot more polished than '06, but still has enough jank to cause frustration and is otherwise just as mediocre in the gameplay department. A lot of my gripes about SA2's gameplay are actually shared by 06, but I guess I just kind of expect that from a buggy unfinished mess so it is more easily forgiven.

by smm11 5y ago

Blundered into a BestBuy early one Sunday, and the Dreamcasts were in a pile by the door at $50 with bags of games included. I then had one, running Crazy Taxi, for years and years.

themodelplumber 5y ago

Similar here, I picked up mine at a drugstore for $50 along with a pile of discounted games from the rack. I never thought I'd own the thing for 20 years and watch my oldest beat Sonic Adventure at age 6. Watching those credits roll he gave me the most badass look, lol. They still ask to play it from time to time.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
Sonic Adventure holds up surprisingly well in spite of, or perhaps because of, it's surreal voice acting and general jank. Controversial opinion: it's better than Sonic Adventure 2[0], and Big the Cat's story was a nice change of pace. [0] Even more controversial opinion: Sonic '06 is also better than Sonic Adventure 2.
- pmlamotte 5y ago
  > [0] Even more controversial opinion: Sonic '06 is also better than Sonic Adventure 2. Having never played either but having watched gameplay of both, I'm very interested in your thoughts on that. I also agree that Sonic Adventure 1 holds up surprisingly well despite the jank. A lot of Dreamcast era games have a certain aesthetic to them that feels distinctly different from other games. Sega really had some wild ideas and while they didn't always hit they were still exciting because of how fresh and unique they felt. The lack of polish adds to that aesthetic; the games weren't following a cookie cutter formula like lots of modern open world games, they were spending their time really experimenting because designing for 3D and internet connectivity was still so new.
  - AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
    It's pretty subjective, honestly. For context, I played Sonic Adventure when it first came out. I played Sonic Adventure 2 (DC version) less than a year ago because it had a reputation for being a fan favorite. I hated it. I played Sonic 06 recently it had a reputation for being terrible and I found I actually kinda liked it because it made me laugh. '06s reputation for being terrible is objectively overblown. It is definitely rushed, has long loading times, and is jank as hell, but it is otherwise a pretty mediocre game. I've definitely played a lot worse and I think the general "someone's free Unity game" feel helps it to not be taken too seriously. It is also occasionally completely hilarious. For instance, during the Shadow story fight with Silver, I got trapped in a notorious "It's no use" loop getting shot straight upwards. This was a little frustrating, but then Shadow's corpse fell into the ground head first and got stuck in it like a lawn dart and I laughed my ass off. By contrast I think a lot of what put me off of SA2 was how seriously it seemed to take itself. It's a lot more polished than '06, but still has enough jank to cause frustration and is otherwise just as mediocre in the gameplay department. A lot of my gripes about SA2's gameplay are actually shared by 06, but I guess I just kind of expect that from a buggy unfinished mess so it is more easily forgiven.