Happy birthday, Sega Dreamcast! Well, kind of. It's 15 years to the day that Sega's final console launched in the US (it actually arrived in Japan in 1998, and Europe in October 1999) but, despite being considered by some to be a 'failure', its games still look damn fine. In fact, they look so great that I decided to create a video showcasing the best of them. Here it is: 15 amazing looking games to celebrate the Dreamcast's 15th birthday.
All your favourites are in there. Crazy Taxi, Soul Calibur, Powerstone, Sonic Adventure, Jet Set Radio, and--of course--the amazing Shenmue. So kick back, help yourself to a massive mug of nostalgia, and enjoy some of the best games ever made. Games that still look incredible, 15 years on. In fact, let me go one further... here are some other things, that were big in 1999, which haven't aged so well in the last 15 years:
The Motorola Timeport mobile phone:
The Apple iBook G3:
This rather beaten-up 1999 Ford Mondeo:
The Offspring's 'Pretty Fly For A White Guy'... actually this is still awesome. Carry on!
Also, if you're looking for more reasons to celebrate the Dreamcast, check out the 15 reasons we love the Dreamcast 15 years later and our ranking of the best Dreamcast games.
A 29-year-old PC racing game going cyberpunk anime with Troy Baker, Initial D drifting, and cutscenes from the Metroid: Other M studio sure wasn't on my Game Awards bingo card
A speedrunner just beat Need for Speed: Most Wanted's world record by 90 minutes - by using Half-Life's Gordon Freeman instead of a car
