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> Who is this for? > ... > Anyone who enjoys the challenge of severe constraints Remembering what a powerhouse the Dreamcast was when it came out, and how ama
by AdmiralAsshat 10mo ago
> Who is this for?
> ...
> Anyone who enjoys the challenge of severe constraints
Remembering what a powerhouse the Dreamcast was when it came out, and how amazing games like Soul Caliber and Shenmue looked, it's hard to think of the Dreamcast hardware as "severely contained".
- drpaneas 10mo agoyeah, been there, nostalgia hits hard. Dreamcast was a beast of its era, it even had Ethernet! Even the VMU was something extraordinary! Too bad SEGA had to cancel it :(
- jerf 10mo agoI find it a bit weird that I find it intuitive how things like the Super Nintendo did their work, and how modern games and systems work, but comparing the hardware specs of the Dreamcast/PS2/XBox/Gamecube era to the best of their output is where my intuition struggles the most. Not that the games of the era stand up to modern stuff, even when upscaled and texture-packed etc. in an emulator, but how they did it with so little oomph still amazes me.
- tclancy 10mo agoFor anyone interested in the general topic, highly recommend https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racing_the_Beam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racing_the_Beam