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Crazy cool thing I just discovered: The LCD TV has a Picture-in-Picture feature, so if I was to plug to Dreamcast"s into the TV via different types of connection (Aerial and RGB, or something). could play two games at the same time! Even better, get out two copies of the same game, and compete against each other to see who can beat it first! I had a go at playing Sonic 1 with a Mega Drive and a Saturn at the same time and struggled on my own, but once a mate comes over..

As for your "grey box" with composite in (yellow cable) and VGA out, that"s not a DC VGA box. That"s a composite to VGA converter. And those suck, which is why you aren"t getting a good result. Get an official or officially licensed VGA cable or box made for Dreamcast (and only Dreamcast). You"ll see a huge difference.

That"s another thing: the article keeps mentioning the VGA box as a "converter". VGA boxes for DC (officially licensed for Dreamcast) don"t "convert" the signal. The DC outputs VGA natively. All the box or cable (there"s a VGA cable as well for DC that plugs directly into the console, so no need for a box) is carry that signal. Again, the DC outputs that signal on its own.

If you take A DAMN SECOND TO LOOK AT THE PICTURE...you will see that the VGA box IS directly hooked up to the Dreamcast. You can switch outputs on the box from VGA and Composite for games that don"t work with VGA.

If it was just a composite converter like you say the VGA box wouldn"t be hooked up directly to the Dreamcast. The composite would go from the Dreamcast into the VGA box Not Directly out of the VGA bo TO composite and VGA

I bought a VGA Cable for my Dreamcast to hook up to my 19inch LCD. And as i thought the picture looks horrible! LCD"s look crap if there not run in there native res. Luckily i have an old CRT so i used that instead and the picture quality is Amazing!

I guess you need an LCD TV for it to upscale from 480p? I"ve looked at all my Monitors options and there is no "Game Mode" or anything along those lines to upscale.

I got a VGA box but it doesn’t work with my LCD so I"m looking into a VGA to HDMI scalar. Anyone tried the lkv351? Comparison pictures of these also would be really handy to see how the Dreamcast looks scaled to 720p!

Internal modifications have been done to an official Dreamcast lightgun to reverse engineer Bluetooth technology inside, with a rechargeable battery giving 9+ hours use on a full charge.

​Included with the LightConn is a Bluetooth receiver dongle with VGA sensor, which plugs into one of the controller ports on the front of the Dreamcast to receive and interpret the signal sent from the Dreamconn, and an IR sensor bar.

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Four controllers could be connected to the retro Dreamcast. The Dreamcast controller is unique because of the connections, here you can connect accessories such as a vibration motor, a microphone and a VMU (Visual Memory Unit). The VMU fits into the expansion slot of the Dreamcast controller, but you can also connect the CMU with other VMUs. The VMU has a small built-in LCD screen and four buttons. The VMU can be used as an additional display and separately as a portable console. It is therefore also possible to game on the VMU such as Sonic and Pocket GT.

Here at Magix Buttons we have over 500 products for the Dreamcast. The Dreamcast is a game console produced by Sega in 1998. What made the Dreamcast unique was the built-in modem. The Dreamcast was one of the first consoles that you could play online on, but of course it was also possible to play offline. You can also connect a number of accessories to the Dreamcast, such as Dreameye, Racing Wheel, Vibration Pack, Lightgun and more.

The Dreamcast had 22 games that you could play online, but of course there were also games where you could play single-player. At Magix Buttons we have over 450 Dreamcast games, so your favorite childhood game is definitely among them!

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A company called Dreamware Enterprises has developed the VM2, an updated version of the Visual Memory Unit (VMU) that shipped with the SEGA Dreamcast. Billed as a "total reproduction and upgrade" on the original VMU, Dreamware Enterprises also claims that the VM2 eliminates all the original VMU"s flaws with the following upgrades:New monochrome backlit LCD

This week for Throwback Thursday we are going to take you back to 1999 to the Sega Dreamcast. Do you remember Sonic Adventure with Sonic The Hedgehog and Street Fighter?!! This system is as sick as your phat pants and rave classics. Enjoy the system a second time for only $99.99 at South City Computer includes controller and necessary cords. Share the joy of old skewl 90’s games with your kids and your friends.

Simultaneously blessed and cursed with powerful, technical and visionary hardware, the Sega"s Dreamcast was active on the market and relevant for only three years spanning from 1998 to 2001, when the company decided to discontinue the project due to severe economic problems. Although very short, these three years of service were enough to create and leave a new legacy as one of the greatest console and game libraries/rosters of all time.

This article will first discuss what made the console unique before diving into the factors that led Sega to ultimately make the Dreamcast their last and final home console even 20 years later. We will be concluding the article with how Sega miraculously "survived" and what lies ahead for the company"s future [particularly in terms of hardware].

As mentioned, the Sega Dreamcast was way ahead of its time. One of its most substantial key perks stemmed from one of the most excellent line-ups of games at launch ever released for any home console. With 18 titles, the list included legendary games such as Sonic Adventure, The House of the Dead 2, SoulCalibur, NFL Blitz, Mortal Kombat Gold, the infamous Blue Stinger, Hydro Thunder, Crazy Taxi and more. Some of which are still running franchises that are running today. Sadly, this crazy line-up was only ready in time for the Western launch as the earlier Japanese launch was minimal in-game selection.

Alongside the console benefiting from an excellent roster of games, creating the most memorable fighting games and arcade library ever seen, it also created strong partnerships Sega created with developers like SNK and Capcom. Intending to support the diversity of the games" genres present on the console, Sega also allied with the best RPG developers and was able to release big productions like Skies of Arcadia, Shenmue 1 & 2, Grandia 2, and more. To cite a few gems released on the Dreamcast: Jet Set Radio, Space Channel 5, Power Stone, Soulcalibur, and of course, Sonic Adventures 1 & 2, which we will talk about a little bit more in the next part.

In terms of hardware, the console was mighty, even more than its main rival counterpart Sony"s Playstation 2, against which it was competing particularly with more outstanding image quality and resolution, texture compression, VRAM, and overall buffering. The colorful palette offered by Dreamcast still looks good in 2022, especially with the help of a HDMI adapter. The console also competed on the number of controller slots available; the Dreamcast allowed up to 4 players to play simultaneously, whereas the PS2 only allowed 2.

One of the most memorable critical traits of the console - still to this day - is the Visual Memory Unit equipped with a D-pad, action buttons and LCD Screen. Initially placed inside the controller as a memory stick for the console, the device synchronized with the game being played to offer the player additional visibility on game information through the LCD screen"s display, similar in composition to the later released Nintendo"s WII U. Equipped with a battery, the VMUs allowed the players to do mini-games on compatible software, most of the necessary licenses offered such but not all. It is compatible with many different mods, hardware, and software since it runs on Windows CE.

Another critical technical point which made the Dreamcast an iconic console was its access to internet networks. Equipped with online connectivity hence internet access, Sega encouraged their developers to create multiple compatible games and even MMOs like Phantasy Star Online for their innovative home console which allowed its user to browse the internet [with the use of a phone cable].

So, with all of the benefits the Sega Dreamcast provided, it somehow stilly only had a short lifespan. The absence of a built-in DVD player was deadly to the console sales and was a poor choice. Since its main competitor, the PS2 [and the upcoming Xbox] was equipped with one, the console was in jeopardy. What is interesting, and more so frustrating for Sega is that they were in fact the first company within the industry to mention the use of in-built movie players using DVDs as early as 1995. They came up with the idea and decided not to implement it, leaving it to the competition to use against them.

One of the critical problems leading the Dreamcast to discontinuity was piracy. Compatible with Windows CE, combined with Mil-CDs and the overflowing appearance of Boot CDs, the console was insanely easy to hack. Individuals started to buy the console with the intent of hacking it and its entire game library. Highly vulnerable to piracy, people started bootlegging SEGA"s costly developed games at an insane rate. After investing millions of dollars in the development of AAA games like Shenmue, having their player base downloading these expensive games for free was a critical hit to their sales revenues and thus the overall profit. It was vital for Sega to invest in new franchises and exclusivities to compete against Sony, but they all ended up in the hands of hackers at no cost. A great time for burning/copying CDs, just not for Sega.

Not cost-efficient, the price of manufacturing one Dreamcast is estimated at precisely $250.90 against $199.90 of the selling price. Bear in mind that the above price cost of $250.90 did not include marketing costs, a domain in which Sega invested absurd amounts, both in its home country and in America but particularly more in the latter.

The video game industry was moving fast, with consoles released every year or two maximum from various key manufacturers/competitors in the scene. Another hard factor for their fall was the overall competition in the industry at this time against the giant Sony and the brand new console, the legendary and globally acclaimed Playstation 2. The Dreamcast was indeed powerful, but not enough to compete against the new upcoming competitors: Nintendo"s Gamecube and Microsoft"s Xbox [which made a successful new entry in the industry], both released just a few years later in 2001-2002 in Japan and USA respectively.

Internally within the business the Sega Dreamcast would also start to fall due to poor decision making. The management team was stuck with a long-term vision for success and rentability, relying on heavy investment, which hopefully should have brought profit over the long run. Sega made numerous promotional/marketing campaigns and invested absurd amounts in games licenses such as the infamous Shenmue, which cost Sega over 50 million dollars. In addition to these internal issues that the company was going through locally, there was abysmal communication between the western team and the Japanese headquarters, emanating from a lack of trust between Japan and the US due to multiple events/misunderstandings, non-consulted decision making causing overall brand perception issues.

The billionaire president of Sega, Mr Okawa, was nurturing a good relationship with the American company Microsoft [hence all the compatibility with Mil-CDs and Windows CE]; the latter company was progressively investing more and more into the video game industry with already released IPs such as the critically acclaimed Age of Empire series, as well as smaller IPs like Flight Simulator. During the late 90s, Microsoft was planning to collaborate with Sega to tap into the home console market, but with the Dreamcast failing, Sega was going down along with their relationship.

It was then that Microsoft decided to create their competing hardware: Xbox. It is important to mention their partnership because the console is seen as the spiritual successor of the Dreamcast. With careful due diligence and analysis of case studies throughout the good and bad of the Dreamcast, Microsoft was able to learn from Sega"s mistakes and create a powerful and underrated console following the steps of its spiritual predecessor. In a way, the vision of Sega"s Dreamcast keeps on living still to this day through the Xbox series.

Mr Okawa donated millions to help the company offset abandoning the Dreamcast console for $370million. Two years later, Mr Okawa, who was suffering from cancer, decided to make another and final donation of 695 million dollars from his deathbed, accumulating over one billion $ in donations to save Sega.

While he was still business active, Mr Okawa had tried to get Microsoft to implement complete compatibility with Dreamcast software and CDs. This merging is something that would have changed everything for the entry and impact of the Xbox in Japan and Asia in general. Unfortunately, it never happened. Instead, Microsoft agreed to buy all the publishing rights from most Dreamcast game libraries; this is why all the games developed during the console"s death were exported to the Xbox. The list includes Gun Valkyrie, ToeJam, Jet Set Radio sequel and reboots, Panzer Dragoons, Crazy Taxi, Earl, Shenmue 2, Sonic Heroes, which was available on Windows PC as well and even Peter Molyneux"s Fable, which was initially planned to release on Sega"s Dreamcast, and many more.