Dreamcast
Here we have all the games in the Dreamcast Section.
Dreamcast
Sports
Simulates the ups and downs of life at a baseball club. You’ll need the eyes of a Fukuoka Hawk, the ferocity of the Chunichi Dragon, the backbone of a Hanshin Tiger and to be as coy as a Hiroshima Carp to succeed. Comes with online capabilities, unfortunately the servers are no longer there though.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Or Majyo no Otcha Kai as it is Romanised on the cover which translates as Witches Tea Meeting. Plenty of kawaii sparkle and broom snapping tempers to enforce the player to choose their riposte with a good degree of caution.
Dreamcast
Puzzle
Bringing the mahjong mass market to Western players is worthy of commendation and allows gamers to access the vast array of Japan only mahjong titles. The strangely zen meditative properties of clearing the on screen titles is a very enjoyable Sunday afternoon pastime. Independently produced Dreamcast title.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Bashing big chunks out of metal out of robots is great fun as it is, but even more enjoyable when you have designed and built the mech yourself. Or even more distressing depending on how the bout is going. The bouts are one on one in a Virtual On style arenas but players see more of their pride and joy to show off their design.
Dreamcast
Shoot Em Up
Developed by Takumi who produced Gigawing, Mars Matrix encourages you to build up piles of cash to upgrade to new weapons. Collecting in succession has a multiplier effect encouraging paint scorching near-misses. Only grizzled shmup veterans need apply, but the shield option does provide some respite – especially when it fires back enemy projectiles or even doubles as a smart bomb; not without a price of course. And its due to this recharge period that the shield must be tactically used. Lovely Battle Garegga proportion attention to detail with molten shrapnel wizzing past.
Dreamcast
Simulation
KID really is the goat of these dating sims with a rich heritage of winners in its stable. Tensions run high in this high-school based game.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Plenty of opportunities to practise conversational Japanese by choosing the right riposte in this simulation game which has a dark undertone to the proceedings.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Dating simulation with ladies as bright as the blue, sunny skies that shine through in a well-drawn game, like a fine anime, capturing the mood and atmosphere.
Dreamcast
Action
Utilising the weighty license, as heavy as the mecha suits that do battle themselves, to great effect with Battle of the Planets style retro anime giving players updates and cranking up the tension further. The action is intense and the controls make for an epic battle.
Dreamcast
Sports
Hugging the tight corners of the Monaco course with its lavish apartments right on the roadside really recreates the rev head feel of the Formula One sport. Not that Genki has been a F1 driver yet… Seventeen courses to keep a budding Hamilton busy and eleven teams for Alonso to move between with plenty of modes including classic car, sim mode with tyre changes and refuelling plus a fast paced arcade mode which should keep drivers plenty to savour.
Dreamcast
Sports
Hugging the tight corners of the Monaco course with its lavish apartments right on the roadside really recreates the rev head feel of the Formula One sport. Not that Genki has been a F1 driver yet… Seventeen courses to keep a budding Hamilton busy and eleven teams for Alonso to move between with plenty of modes including classic car, sim mode with tyre changes and refuelling plus a fast paced arcade mode which should keep drivers plenty to savour.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Morita sensei teaches a mean game of shogi in this Dreamcast collectable.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Space exploration in the epic style mecha games demand with tidy avatars to crank up the tension like an intergalactic soap opera.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Dreamcast adventure starring the Samurai Spirits Heroine Nakoruru in a quest that takes players deep into her world and keeps in fitting with her role in the savvy SNK scrappers. The snowy Hokkaido wilderness is the inspiration for the setting of the Ainu Nakoruru’s adventures whose ancestors were the original inhabitants of Japan.
Dreamcast
RPG
Beautiful action RPG – think a 3D Princess Crown with an elliptical world, with fine attention to detail and platform action sections with tight jumps and steady nerves a prerequisite. Subtitled ‘Arsia in Day Dream.’
Dreamcast
Simulation
Excruciating detail in this Evangelion game and the fans wouldn’t have it any other way. Superb visuals, sharp avatars and the finest voice actors and actresses bring the Sci Fi world to life.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Pachinko title based on the infamous and retro Go Nagai manga series with some snazzy looking tables in a retro chic way as GC rendering meets a pen and paper drawn manga.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Pachinko simulator. Pachinko is a game where small steel balls must be caught in order to win prizes. Unfortunately with the demise of the Dreamcast online servers its no longer possible to win prizes online.
Dreamcast
Simulation
A simple series for players to be able to use the Dreamcast servers to battle against each other. The tile game of mah-jong sees players battle it out in the hope of shouting out ‘Reach’.
Dreamcast
Sports
Solid grid iron representation with Sega Sports matching the high presentation standards matching that of EAs sprawling empire and capturing the key moments of the sport perfectly. Plenty of cheer leaders for sport as slick as this and playable to non fans of the sports, just as EAs Ice Hockey back in the day.
Dreamcast
Sports
Comes with a pack in Bible that explains the rules making for a large pack. The game is a fine product of Sega Sports with plenty of cheer and razzmatazz along with the fluid mechanics and slick presentation you would expect. Good for gamers with no prior knowledge required.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Fruit machine simulator that took advantage of the DC networks whilst available to give slot machine fans a cheaper alternative to feeding their habit. Tidy Jungle Master theme to the machine in line with the fruity feel.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Spend a week with the girls of Pandora’s Dream: a beautifully animated adventure set in the height of the muggy Japanese summer.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Spend a week with the girls of Pandora’s Dream: a beautifully animated adventure set in the height of the muggy Japanese summer.
Dreamcast
RPG
Only four worlds, yet with bonds to be forged with other players to talk, trade and eventually team up the world seemed a cosy place. Like any good RPG PSO cleverly allowed you to mould you character in your own way aswell as their personal android and threw in a sprinkling of rare items for good measure. Touched on online gaming nirvana for a while, but now that Pandora’s Box has been opened the Holy Grail quest for the ultimate online experience continues.
Dreamcast
RPG
The second and final release of PSO on the Dreamcast improved and toughened up the AI of its various inhabitants as well as giving the textures a lick of paint, some mighty weaponry, improved NPC robots and new modes of play. Touched on online gaming nirvana for a while, but now that Pandora’s Box has been opened the Holy Grail quest for the ultimate online experience continues.
Dreamcast
RPG
The second and final release of PSO on the Dreamcast improved and toughened up the AI of its various inhabitants as well as giving the textures a lick of paint, some mighty weaponry, improved NPC robots and new modes of play. Touched on online gaming nirvana for a while, but now that Pandora’s Box has been opened the Holy Grail quest for the ultimate online experience continues.
Dreamcast
Puzzle
Classic Japanese puzzle action with frantic pace, anime characters and plenty of cussing in despair and whooping in delight. Coloured spheres must be matched with other colours. The twist being your platform can only hold so much weight before it gradually gives way under the strain of too many spheres and gets pushed to the bottom of the screen. Fast flowing and full of fun.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Meet the ladies of Pocket Kano and get to comment on their apartments and the like. But its best to avoid tongue in cheek comments which may fall flat. As tempting as it may be.
Dreamcast
Rhythm
Off-beat spin off of the Beatmania series with a unique cartoony style masking the challenge lying beneath the surface of this add on disk. Toe tapping, reflex sharpening fun which is very hard to put down.