Since today is the 24th anniversary of the release of the Dreamcast in North America (9/9/99), I'll share my own odd Dreamcast story.
I'll preface it by saying I was 19 in 1999, and wasn't really playing video games, I was moving back up the coast after finishing high school. So I have very little experience with the console.
But three years ago in February, I was driving home and spotted a Dreamcast box on the top of my neighbor's trash. And I thought, oh cool, a Dreamcast box. No way anything is in there. So I grabbed it.
But there WAS a Dreamcast in there. Nearly complete, too - with controllers, manual, even a game (see photo). It looked brand new, really. Missing the cords, but after a friend on Twitter gifted me a cord, it started right up!
Can't imagine why someone would throw it out other than kids leaving home or maybe revenge against a boyfriend or husband or something? Or maybe they just didn't want to sell it or take it to a thrift store? Anyway, their loss, my win. At least I saved it from sitting in a landfill.
I have no games for it (I sold that basketball game), and I don't need em- eventually I plan on putting a GDEMU in it to emulate. I hear it's pretty easy.
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Okay, so #VGMWednesday from @miona has a topic of the week of #FarFromEarth. Since, apparently, I have Sonic the Hedgehog game brain rot...my initial thought was from Sonic Adventure 2 - "Meteor Herd"
🎣Fishing Controller (Sega/ASCII)
🗓️ 1999
➡️ Sega Dreamcast
The Fishing Controller is a peripheral device designed for the Sega Dreamcast console. Primarily used for 3D fishing games, this accessory allows players to perform actions such as casting and reeling with increased precision, effectively simulating real-life fishing.
The Dreamcast Fishing Controller was one of three fishing rod controllers available for the console!
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