Anyone who tunes into our award-winning* podcast, BLAST PROCESSING should know that many of us here at Pixel Verdict are dyed-in-the-wool fans of the Sega Dreamcast. It may have had a short shelf life, but it holds a high place of honor on our video game nostalgia shrine. If nothing else, it goes to show how a well-made console with fantastic games can still fail in the marketplace, for reasons beyond pure system excellence.
Recently, ThinkGeek came across a magical cache of unopened, new in box Dreamcast systems, and sold them to eager devotees for $99 a pop. They sold out in record time (but keep an eye on them, as they might get more). To mark this auspicious occasion, or to assist anyone who wanders into a used video game store and takes one of the little white consoles home for the first time, let’s run down some of the best video games for the system.
And yes, there are a lot of fighting games listed here. It was what the Dreamcast was good at, after all. Read on after the jump.