I've been looking back at dreamcast and while it seems to me its better then any other system of its time, it was the first console with a massive multi player game (yes it had online play) alot of good games, the graphics were a little better then n64 and yet it's like it never existed i don't remember any advertising of it at all and i only knew 1 person that had it at the time it's like it just never existed its like something blocked it, and there isn't even a emulator for it on this site, so yeah any responses
Why is it like dreamcast never existed
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Posted 18 July 2008 - 05:19 AM
There are plenty of emulators of it outside of this side. Google is yer friend.It never really got the exposure it deserved. It was much better than any system at the time but people didn't know about much other than Nintendo. Sega was a dying system anyway. They had so many failed systems.I've been looking back at dreamcast and while it seems to me its better then any other system of its time, it was the first console with a massive multi player game (yes it had online play) alot of good games, the graphics were a little better then n64 and yet it's like it never existed i don't remember any advertising of it at all and i only knew 1 person that had it at the time it's like it just never existed its like something blocked it, and there isn't even a emulator for it on this site, so yeah any responses
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Posted 18 July 2008 - 05:27 AM
what do you mean what bad systems did they have i only really know about game gear genesis and dream cast and they all seemed good to me and anyone else notice the similar design of the psp and gamegearThere are plenty of emulators of it outside of this side. Google is yer friend.It never really got the exposure it deserved. It was much better than any system at the time but people didn't know about much other than Nintendo. Sega was a dying system anyway. They had so many failed systems.
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Posted 18 July 2008 - 05:37 AM
Consoles:Sega SG-1000Sega SG-1000 Mark IISega SG-1000 Mark IIISega SC-3000Sega SC-3000HSega Master SystemSega Genesis Sega CDSega 32XSega Multi-MegaSega TeraDriveSega Neptune Sega SaturnSega DreamcastSega Pico Sega Advanced Pico BeenaAmstrad Mega PCHandhelds:Game Gear Sega NomadSega VMUSega Mega JetArcade:Sega G80 Sega System 1 Sega System 2 Sega System E Sega System 16 Sega X Board Sega Y Board Sega System 18 Sega System 24 Sega Mega-Tech Sega Mega-Play Sega System C-2 Sega System 32 Sega Model 1 Sega Model 2 Sega Titan Video Sega Model 3 Sega NAOMI Sega NAOMI 2 Sega HIKARU Sega Chihiro TriforceSega Lindbergh Sega Europa-R that's quite a bit of fail when people can usually only name two or three Sega systems, don't you think/
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Posted 18 July 2008 - 07:13 AM
Sega is just bad at marketing consoles. They make great games and have an understanding of the technology...but for some reason their marketing abilities are just pathetic.The Dreamcast was, and still is my favorite console of all time. One of the most underrated by far.
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Posted 18 July 2008 - 02:25 PM
It probaly didn't sell wellPOINTS were deducted for this post by Answer!Please refer to the forum rules to find out why your points were deducted.
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Posted 18 July 2008 - 03:45 PM
It felt like that because just previously said before sega didn't market well. It also was it was released a few months before the ps2, and when the ps2 did come out it overshadowed the dreamcast. I remember that system, it was a good system now no one remembers it.
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Posted 20 July 2008 - 04:45 PM
My guess would be Marketing and maybe timing. People always assumed PS2 was better than DC because it was released afterwards but not true. DC supported 480P way before any console did. I think if they could have secured a big company back up like Square(RPG series specifically) they would still be alive. But oh well I still play my dreamcast it has fun games.
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Posted 20 July 2008 - 07:55 PM
The dreamcast was an example of how bad marketing can really ruin a product when your competition is great at it. The PS2 was already very hyped up by the time dreamcast came out although it did come out later most people saved their money for the PS2 because they were very impressed and lured in by the ads the dreamcast however did not get that same marketing and that caused many people to ignore it and just wait for the PS2es release it however was a phenomenal system.
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Posted 21 July 2008 - 01:45 AM
Another Example of bad marketing is "EarthBound". The games Slogan was "This Game Stinks". Seriously, who says that? EarthBound is an Awesome Game! They must have Hired the same crackheads to promote the Dreamcast.The dreamcast was an example of how bad marketing can really ruin a product when your competition is great at it. The PS2 was already very hyped up by the time dreamcast came out although it did come out later most people saved their money for the PS2 because they were very impressed and lured in by the ads the dreamcast however did not get that same marketing and that caused many people to ignore it and just wait for the PS2es release it however was a phenomenal system.
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Posted 22 July 2008 - 04:47 AM
because it's all in your headPOINTS were deducted for this post by Answer!Please refer to the forum rules to find out why your points were deducted.
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Posted 22 July 2008 - 09:32 AM
Actually, "this game stinks" probably reflects Itoi's attitude about Earthbound in a certain quirky light. But for the person who glances at, it's probably pretty misleading.That being said, silly and "backwards" advertising can be effective. But the dreamcast marketing was just lethargic and lazy.Another Example of bad marketing is "EarthBound". The games Slogan was "This Game Stinks". Seriously, who says that? EarthBound is an Awesome Game! They must have Hired the same crackheads to promote the Dreamcast.
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Posted 23 July 2008 - 01:43 AM
It's overshadowed by more successful ones like the N64.
Not when you're skimming through a game magazine. Then that kind of line would make you pass it by.Actually, "this game stinks" probably reflects Itoi's attitude about Earthbound in a certain quirky light. But for the person who glances at, it's probably pretty misleading.That being said, silly and "backwards" advertising can be effective. But the dreamcast marketing was just lethargic and lazy.
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Posted 23 July 2008 - 02:57 AM
they just couldn't market it enough they failed so many times noone trusted them
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Posted 23 July 2008 - 07:24 AM
the dreamcast had amazing potential but i think the reason it simply died is because of the flaws that it had. If sega would have taken the time to fix some of the bugs, I think we would have a next gen sega system along with the ps3, wii, and xbox360
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Posted 23 July 2008 - 09:10 AM
It was quite a good system, my friend is always going on about how good it was and how it wasn't recognized well
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Posted 24 July 2008 - 02:52 AM
sega is the zack morris of video games
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Posted 24 July 2008 - 04:03 AM
haha I actually loled at that.sega is the zack morris of video games
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Posted 25 July 2008 - 09:30 AM
cuz people are just hating on it cuz it wasnt a playstaion or nintendo system but it wrecked!
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Posted 26 July 2008 - 09:52 PM
Some people say it was really the timing. When it came out people played the PSX and other stuff was coming out. The real reason was sony made a deal with the people that made sports games and I think some kinda madden game didn't come out for the dreamcast so it's sales went down but I still think the dreamcast had tons of potential.
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Posted 27 July 2008 - 09:00 AM
The flaw back then was the Slow loading times, in exchange for 3X as much RAM as the N64.
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Posted 28 July 2008 - 04:37 AM
Makes me wonder, if they marketed it better, and was released earlier, would it convince enough people to not buy a PS2? Would there be a Sega Next Gen system? Would have been great if Sega's hardware and Nintendo's Marketing paired up, that would have been some nice system. Oh well, time to play Animal Crossing on my Emulator.
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Posted 24 August 2008 - 12:49 AM
I completely agree. PS and Dreamcast had the best games of all times. PS2 games dont get even close to the creative and fun of PS and Dreamcast's games.Sega is just bad at marketing consoles. They make great games and have an understanding of the technology...but for some reason their marketing abilities are just pathetic.The Dreamcast was, and still is my favorite console of all time. One of the most underrated by far.
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Posted 24 August 2008 - 01:40 AM
Playstaton 2 was coming out. Everyone had already a playstation and a 64If they tried to work on it till the PS2 came out they might have had a chance.Plus The saturn wasn't the best ppublicity
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Posted 28 September 2008 - 03:21 AM
sega sucks at marketing. you could get a monkey to market better(seriously he could). i loved the gamegear, it was the most revolutionary thing at its time. ther wasnt any handheld systems yet so...
