"..and then the PS2 came out, and it was so much more powerful" - G4 Icons: Dreamcast

[Christuserloeser]

By request from Quzar and other DCEmulation.com forum regulars, TackAngel uploaded a nice recording of the "Icons: Dreamcast" TV-Special by the US-American cable programme G4 in WMV format.

It is mainly based on US perspective and has some old cliches, but surely a welcome and entertaining info for any video game fan, showing once again some excellent footage of the breathtaking games released for the Dreamcast, a system "way ahead of its time".

Download: YouSendIt (http://s42.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=30JOAB0VFILPO1UP3Q549MDYNL) (Thanks again to TackAngel)
Mirrors: MegaUpload (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IJ19L1KY) (Thanks to Caboose)
It'll also be replayed in the US TV on G4 at 11/22/2005 11am ET / 8am PT (Thanks to Quzar for the info).

Source: DCEmulation.com Forums (http://www.dcemulation.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=802128)

[beetroot bertie]

Just watched the show and found it quite interesting. I would have liked it to have had a bit more depth and perhaps some focus on certain titles but it was good to hear about the US launch and I was particularly unaware of how the PS2 stated the ball rolling with the DVD format in Japan. I knew it was an issue but didn't expect it to have such a profound effect on the market.

My thanks to TackAngel for the upload. We don't really get much video game TV here in the UK.

[obelisk]

The dvd option was the thing that nailed a bunch of my friends to buy the PS2, i asked if they wanted the dreamcast, and we all sat around and said, "no, they're just like a stuck up chick, (sega), they use your money and drop you like a hot rock after they get what they want.", and a bunch of other dissing, blah blah blah. It wasn't until 2002 when i saw a DC and played NESTErDC on the sucker that i was sold. i own like 3 now. I also have an xbox, and my wife owns a gamecube. thanks sega, for making a badass machine.