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Dreamcast came with a dialup modem out of the box and an adapter for a NIC. Most people were on dialup at the time but they knew network gaming was the future.
by zmonkeyz 15y ago
Dreamcast came with a dialup modem out of the box and an adapter for a NIC. Most people were on dialup at the time but they knew network gaming was the future.
- Arjuna 15y agoDreamcast came with a dialup modem out of the box [...] Yes, good point. The modem was an industry-first in a game console, and definitely forward-thinking on Sega's part. Unfortunately, Sega was forced to cease production of the pioneering Dreamcast in 2001. At that time, the company refocused their resources on game development. This was sometime after the PS2 launched in North America, and sometime before the XBOX launched in the same territory. On a related note, I remember playing Jet Grind Radio for the first time. The cel-shading was really cutting-edge!