The Sega Dreamcast (shortened to Dreamcast) is Sega's home game console for the sixth generation consoles, putting it at odds with the Nintendo GameCube, Sony PlayStation 2, and the Microsoft Xbox, as well as the Atari Flashback, Nuon, V.Smile, and the XaviXPORT. It is the successor of the Sega Saturn; ultimately there was no successor, as the failure of the console ended Sega's long run through the console wars. It launched on November 27, 1998 in Japan; September 9, 1999 in North America; October 4, 1999 in Brazil; October 14, 1999 in Europe; November 30, 1999 in Australia; and on December 2000 in India.
The Dreamcast was Sega's final home console, marking the end of the company's 18 years in the console market on March 31, 2001.
Although the Dreamcast had a short lifespan and limited third-party support, reviewers have considered the console ahead of its time. Its library contains many games considered creative and innovative, including Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio and Shenmue, as well as high-quality ports from Sega's NAOMI arcade system board. The Dreamcast was also the first console to include a built-in modular modem for internet support and online play.
Launch Games[]
Japan launch[]
- Godzilla Generations
- July
- Pen Pen TriIcelon
- Virtua Fighter 3tb
North America launch[]
- AeroWings
- Airforce Delta
- Blue Stinger
- CART Flag To Flag
- Hydro Thunder
- Millennium Soldier: Expendable
- Monaco Grand Prix
- Mortal Kombat Gold
- NFL 2K
- NFL Blitz 2000
- Pen Pen TriIcelon
- Power Stone
- Ready 2 Rumble Boxing
- Sonic Adventure
- Soulcalibur
- The House of the Dead 2
- TNN Motorsports HardCore Heat
- Tokyo Xtreme Racer
- TrickStyle
European launch[]
- Blue Stinger
- Dynamite Cop
- Incoming
- Millennium Soldier: Expendable
- Monaco Grand Prix
- Pen Pen TriIcelon
- Power Stone
- Ready 2 Rumble Boxing
- Sega Rally Championship 2
- Sonic Adventure
- Speed Devils
- Striker Pro 2000
- Tokyo Xtreme Racer
- Toy Commander
- TrickStyle
- Virtua Fighter 3tb