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Now if that was on television, a little "Advertisement feature" logo would
blink at you in the lower border. And if you're not into video games you would
automatically switch to another channel. Because this is going to be about
video games.
Are you still reading this ?
Nice. But be warned, it's not going to be about Atari video games.
You're still with me ?
Good. Then here's the message: If you like video games, do not like having a PC
to play them and could live with a video games console, it's the best time to
buy a Sega Dreamcast. Why ? Because it has massively dropped in price. Most
retailers that still have it sell it for 199.-DM, which is a bit more than
100 Euro.
For that you get a next-next generation console with a 128-bit graphic
system, an internal 56 kbps modem, a controller, a browser-CD, a demo-CD
named DreamOn and an internet capable puzzle game named ChuChu Rocket !
The Dreamcast is clearly superior to the PlayStation One even though
it costs 50.-DM less than the PSOne _and_ has a bonus game. The Dreamcast
runs in full PAL resolution and most of the time, it also features full 50 Hz
even in very complex environments and with a lot of polygons to draw. The CDs
the Dreamcast uses are called GDs and can store up to 1 GB.
What is the best video game system worth if you don't get any games ? But you
get them and you get them for very little money if you're willing to search a
little. A lot of retailers and hifi-shops throw out a lot of "older" Dreamcast
games for next to nothing, giving you really incredible games for 20.- DM to
60.- DM such as Crazy Taxi, Dead or Alive 2, F355 Challenge, Metropolis
Street Racer, Space Channel 5, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Shadow Man, Fur
Fighters and even more.
Besides that, some games (Quake III, Unreal Tournament, ChuChu Rocket!) really
allow to be played over the internet and you can surf the web using DreamKey,
Sega's own - and not bad at all - browser. And don't feel fooled by the
"Compatible to Windows CE"-logo on the console. Hardly any game uses Windows
CE, most use either their own system or use the Sega proprietery one.
So what you basically get for 199.- DM is a system pretty close to the
PlayStation2 (which by now costs 599.- DM still). If you like video games,
don't want a PC for that and yet want high resolution, many many polygons at
once and not spend much money either - give the Dreamcast a try.
The Paranoid Paranoia
Think you can handle it ?!
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