There are quite a few games that look better on Dreamcast than on PS2. Dead Or Alive 2, Ferrari F355 Challenge, Marvel Vs Capcom 2, Grandia II, even Capcom Vs SNK 2. The problem is mostly due to the PS2's lack of anti-aliasing compared to the Dreamcast.

Certain games, like Dead Or Alive 2 and Capcom Vs SNK 2, despite being released simultaneously on Dreamcast and PS2, clearly look better on Dreamcast. It probably has something to do with the NAOMI arcade board, which powers the aforementioned games, which, incidentally, is a souped up Dreamcast.

Others, like Grandia II and Resident Evil: Code Veronica X, are simply ports of existing Dreamcast games, which may or may not be a good idea. Grandia II on Dreamcast had very good textures, thanks to the Dreamcast's massive texture memory. The PS2 version, on the other hand, ended up being a muddy port, coupled with the classic PS2 "jaggies". Needless to say, this is a bad port job.

On the other hand, RE:CVX, enjoyed an upgrade, thanks to some increased polygon count, better lighting, enhanced sound, and MPEG2-quality video. This is an example of how a game can be made better when porting from another system.

Skies of Arcadia and Grandia II both have random enemy encounter ala Final Fantasy? hehehe really hate that design to the max...i mean comeon Chrono Trigger u can see enemy...and that was like 1994 i guess?

Chrono Trigger was released in 1995.

i played the pal version on dc...i have to say its a bit too much for dc to handle it..then i read later somewhere the game will hang..then i said to myself f*** it i have to buy an xbox. sigh..

# of bits is irrelevant. I think the DC is the last console that use the "bit" marketing gimmick.

XBOX is a 32-bit console. It owns all the 128-bit and 64-bit consoles.

Having a couple extra registers in ur CPU doesn't do nuts really, if the rest of the system isn't up to it, except it can directly address hundres of terabytes of RAM...which we won't see oh maybe in another 100 years in a console...pointless really.

agreeable..even shenmue 1 has some slow down..it's particularly scary hearing the loading noise like 'keeeq..keeeq'

I didnt play my dreamcast for so long..now keep it in a box....

just wondering what is the price for the used dreamcast??? : P
im not a updated person so dont mind of playing old game
just for self entertainment

yes i also got Sega dreamcast and quite plenty of games ..but sorry guys no new games for such along time already ...

currently i m busy with sword of the beserke and MSR..weeeeeeeee
?!!

is there any shops in sg.wang currently still selling dreamcast games?

im searching for shenmu 2

currently still playing grandia II.... i almost get stuck in the game... coz got bugs in the game.... my characters are too STRONG

when fighting Melfice for the 1st time... he supposed to hurt Ryudo to some extend....then only can continue story... but my Ryudo is just too strong... all hits only get ZERO!!!
so stucked there
then i found another way to over come it.... which is to get ryudo poisoned by other monster 1st before fighting him... then only can go through..




This post has been edited by daruma: Aug 18 2006, 11:14 AM

hehehee...........My DC games r many ahem one......

I felt like talking about some of the "cooler" Dreamcast games from back in the day. Today, the game in focus is Tech Romancer, also known as Choukousenki KIKAIOH!!!!!!!!!

Fighting game fans may know of the game Cyberbots, released only in Japan for arcade, Saturn and Playstation. I only played the game in small doses, but I remembered the character Jin Saotome and his mecha, Blodia. When I heard that a follow-up to Cyberbots was released, I was excited. But when I heard that the game will be released on Dreamcast? w00t! Must-have, baby!

Anyway, the game is a parody on popular mecha animes in Japan. If you're a big fan of mecha, you should recognize most of the mecha the game parodies. There's the Mazinger, Macross, heck, even Evangelion/Ultraman. Well, technically Ultraman is more of a super sentai character, but just bear with me.

Tech Romancer is a case study in too much flash, not enough substance. But what a flash it is! Tech Romancer is so over-the-top in its ridiculousness, it's almost too cool. From the graphical effects, super attacks, and the final attack, this game manages to capture the excitement of watching a mecha show. Witness G. Kaiser's final attack for an example of cheesy 80s anime. (God, I feel old)

For now, take a look at G. Kaiser's loading screen. If that doesn't spell mecha anime show, I don't know what does. I'll probably test out Tech Romancer again one of these days. More Dreamcast coolness coming up!


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^i've always wanted to try that game...too bad couldnt find it...

I loved Tech Romancer. It's just so cool to be playing all those super robots. If you're a fan of super robot shows, you'll surely recognise a lot of the parodies/references.

Capcom games on the DC are so memorable. Tech Romancer, Powerstone 1 & 2, Rival Schools 1 & 2..... all so great.

Can anyone spot my Dreamcast?


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i was preety lucky, sempat online phantasy star online v2..

I heard that can play VCD use dreamcast............with what hardware???

can, but you will need a VCD player boot disk