Consoles age almost as rapidly as that PC you bought three years ago. Yesterday, in the dizzying day that was 09.09.09, we all forgot to stop and give the Dreamcast some respect.  Well past it’s prime–it was born in 1999 to critical acclaim.  Unfortunately, Sega opted shortly thereafter to give up on the console market.

Though her hardware may look older than it actually is, the Dreamcast is widely regarded as an excellent console–even if a close 2nd or 3rd to today’s standards.  Yes, they have those bulky controllers.   The boring faded white color of the console no longer seems like it did in 1999:  Compact, clean and fresh.  Despite, this the system was very powerful at the time and boasts an excellent library of now-retro titles.  If we go by the rule of thumb we’ve been following for the GridCycle sponsored Retro Video Game parties:  Any console 10 Years or older (or new consoles playing games older than 10 years), then we just unlocked a great library of retro titles including but not limited to:

• Crazy Taxi
• House of the Dead 2
• Hydro Thunder
• Monaco Grand Prix
• Mortal Kombat Gold
• NFL 2K
• PenPen TRiIceLon
• Ready 2 Rumble Boxing
• Sonic Adventure
• Soulcalibur
• and more!

Alright, we’ve always had a Dreamcast present at the Retro gigs.  That’s because we allow ‘dead’ consoles and neo-retro titles in addition to any retro console or modern console playing old games.

Dreamcast we salute you.  We are sorry we missed you’re birthday yesterday– but we’ll make sure and have a special party for you on 10.10.2009 where we’ll make sure some of your greatest titles make an appearance.

Oh! I almost forgot!   In honor of the console’s 10th birthday a NEW release has surfaced from the Senile Team at Red Spot Games!  It’s a retro-esque title called: Rush Rush Rally Racing! It’s a brand-new four player title exclusively for the Dreamcast that the company is currently taking preorders for.  So go over to their website and get yours today!