Watching this video 10 years later...good stuff!! So many good titles for the Dreamcast. I can’t help but think piracy contributed to the short life of the system.

One of my first ever Happy Console Gamer videos. So awesome!

its nice to see these 2 friends thinking about old times, makes me smile. god bless you 2

"the dreamcast launch was so exciting, eh?" Awesome.

Best console ever.

Great memories guys! I was so hyped for the Dreamcast back in 1999. I remember being blown away the first time I saw Soul Calibur being played on a kiosk at EB Games.

What a great way to sum up the Dreamcast, Power Stone

one of my favorite older episodes! rewatching this one again because I'm finally picking up a Dreamcast of my own in a week! I was only 5-6 when the console came out but I probably played the system a bit in the early 2000s, now I can't wait to own one all these years later. Love your show guys, much love!

I'm WAY younger than you guys but the Dreamcast is actually the very first home console I ever saw, and it was such a bizarre thing. I must have been 4 or 5 and we went over to a family friend's house, who had a guy living with them who had the console and the box in his room. I can never forget how awesome that box looked, with the photo of the Earth and the light coming up from behind it. I didn't play any DC games until long after but man that might be the most amazing console box I've ever seen to this day.

Thank you guys for making this video! The Dreamcast is so underrated, and you hit my nostalgia for it right on the head...love it!

Still love hearing these memories. I just put up video #3 of my Dreamcast series as I go for a complete set! The memories are priceless!

Thumbs up strictly because Johnny finally said "eh".

Grandia 2 was awesome on the dreamcast.

The Dreamcast will always hold a special place in my heart. I remember my parents renting one for me from Blockbuster with Sonic Adventure & Blue Stinger. Ended up getting one that Christmas and still play it to this day. Truly ahead of its time.

I just got a dreamcast with soul calibur in 2017 and the intro is still awesome

Great video guys. Pure coincidence that we both did DC vids and released them the same time. Thanks for sharing your memories.

The dreamcast must have had the best ratio of good/bad games of any system, I cant recall any that were truly dreadful. So many great games,the sonic adventure games, crazy taxi, shenmue, soul caliber, toy commander, revolt, the one like wipeout but with hoverboards, snow surfers, jet grind radio, dynamite cop etc. Everything about the system oozed quality, from the great joypads with vmu to the built in modem. If only it had a dvd drive, i think thats what gave sony the edge with the ps2. My day 1 launch model still works perfectly and due to the lack of copy protection can play any of the 100`s of game iso`s floating around online, so building up a nice library is easy. I even have a motion controlled fishing rod controller for it (years before the wii). One of the best consoles ever.

Dreamcast is my favourite console of all time. SO many amazing nostalgic gaming memories associated with it. Even though you knew it was doomed once the PS2 came out. I still play my Dreamcast today in 2021, WAY more than I play my PS2. Such a fantastic library of game too!

I still remember being young and just sitting down and playing shenmue and just loving it. i would play it for hours. I still have my dreamcast sitting beside me ready to be played

I have great memories about getting my dreamcast too. I remember playing Soul Calibre for the first time and being completely blown away by what i was seeing. So many great games on what was for me the greatest console ever. Thanks for the nostalgia trip

I was a sophomore in high school when I went to the midnight launch at 9/9/99. The graphics of Soul Calibur just blew me away, especially when I connected the system to my computer monitor via VGA. Incredible system.

Watching you two go on about your childhood makes me so envious. :) Of course we had some great experiences with my friends as well, but usually I was the one that was most excited about everything and never quite had a friend to match me. You guys had each other. :)

I have wonderful memories with the Dreamcast as well. I'll never EVER forget it.

the dreamcast was so ahead of its time.the vmu, online,the graphics but the games are what it was all about .shenmue. sonic. house of the dead so many more I played mine a few weeks ago got it when it launched great times

That $500 didn't only get you an amazing system but also some awesome memories that will forever stay with you. Those are worth the price alone.

You guys keep suprising me with your awesome videos. I love hearing where you were when the systems came out......makes me think where i was at the time. Rock on. Oh and happy new year from down under to both of you.

That was a really good memory. Very entertaining and I can't believe Rob Man's brother let him borrow the Dreamcast just like that and take it back on the plane.

13 years later but… I’ll never forget plugging the Dreamcast into a Sony trinitron with the S-Video and as soon as I saw the boos screen with the Dreamcast swirl I was amazed at the color. Still the biggest single leap in gaming for me.

I love when the Canadian leaks out of you, Johnny. It's very rare but... It's beautiful. I was born in 95. As a kid my brother's friend brought over a Dreamcast and Sonic Adventure 2. I will always remember being blown away. I grew up on NES and eventually 64. I believe my family hadn't had the 64 for long when that friend brought over the dreamcast. The graphics were so much better than Mario Kart and Smash Bros. I just bought a Dreamcast last month. Been playing Tony Hawk 2. What a cool little system. If only Sega hadn't messed up so bad. I'd have loved to see more games on Dreamcast.

I remember how awesome the 2K sports games were on this. Going from Quarterback Club on the 64 to NFL 2K...I was totally blown away. Also Grandia II was amazing on Dreamcast. I wish the system had had more success, it definitely deserved it.

The Dreamcast really is just magical. Even going back to play it now it has a specific feeling no other console can match.

great job you guys. you always bring so much energy to these gaming vids :)

Great video guys, love the enthusiasm you both have for the Dreamcast. I loved my PSone so much I passed on the system and waited for the PS2 and its DVD player. I was always jealous of my brothers Dreamcast games like Soul Calibur, Skies of Arcadia, etc.

You guys are great the way you guys talk about the Dreamcast makes me think about when I got the PS2! Rock on you guys are full of energy and fun to watch!

thanks for these great stories. me I will never forget the dreamcast either and in fact I was just playing it some minutes ago. power stone thanks to this video! I got one at european launch from my mom and remember being impressed by the graphics and gameplay. I had ready to rumble boxing and virtua fighter 3. I've never seen a bigger revolution in a new generation as with the dreamcast

I love the Dreamcast. This brought back a lot of memories. Great video guys, keep up the fantastic work!

i just cant stop smiling right now =D you guys really know how to tell an awesome story in the right way and make us smile^^ i love the dreamcast too *-*

Wonderful video! The strongest nostalgic feelings I have is for the Dreamcast, even though the 2600/800XL were the systems from my youth. It's the only system I've bought at launch (had it preordered 4 or 5 months before release.) And it was just too good! Brought it over to a friend's, played some Power Stone, TrickStyle and more. It had a short but exciting life, and still lives on today with new games. Just awesome, thanks for sharing your memories, it brought back some of my own! :)

Mk Gold? That was a pretty awesome game man!

Turns into the ENVY HULK. Man you guys have had such awesome gaming memories. I wasn't that rich growing up but now I'm going all in for gaming :).

The Dreamcast was like the NEOGEO in a way. It was the same hardware as the arcade hardware. (NAOMI). After the Dreamcast went under, I went to Dave and Busters. People were playing games like Ferrari F355, Virtua Tennis, and Crazy Taxi like they were going out of stlye! Killer memories guys!

thumbs up for the enthusiasm on such a great system! i told my mom one summer "i'm bored, i think i'll buy a dreamcast" later that week i bought my first dreamcast!

Great stories, fellas. The Dreamcast was the last system I got excited about. I remember picking mine up, just like it was yesterday. I got mine after I arrived in Okinawa, Thanksgiving '98. I bought VF3, Dynamite Deka and Sonic with it. I was blown away!

dreamcast + tony hawks 2 = years of my life. Good times!

My god guys... I feel the same. My Dreamcast experience does not compare at all to any other console I've ever owned in the past. Not only was it so advanced for its time.. but it also had an absolutely magnificent library of games. Thanks for this video... it reminded me of how special that winter was for me (I was in Europe, haha) Btw.. SUBSCRIBED! I love you guys!

Awesome as always Johnny! I had a similar situation with the DC. A friend of mine got the import system and brought it over with a copy of Power Stone and Marvel vs. Capcom. Needless to say, I was standing in that line at midnight on 9/9/99 a few months later (and brought home Hydro Thunder and MK Gold)! Great recap of one of my favorite consoles of all time!

Man, you had to work all day before you could play it! That kind of reminds me of when I got my first good keyboard, an Alesis. I bought it, didn't have much time to play with it and then worked an 8 hour shift at night. It was pretty much all I could think about till I got home!

The Dreamcast always have, and always will, rock. Jet Set Radio man.... we need a new one!

i just found your channel and i would like to say that it is great, i subscribed instantly and i CANT stop watching your videos! (i just ordered my dreamcast from ebay together with jet set radio (brand new) after watching this video)

I have always loved this machine, it did not get enough credit. Ahead of it's time!

Wow, look how baby faced you guys are. I love diving into your older videos!

You should see my Dreamcast collection, its ridiculous. I have 18 Dreamcasts (different versions), nearly every accessory released, and every game ever made (legitimate copies). I've done a lot of videos on them, but I did the math. Were I to make one video a day, it'd take me nearly three years to show everything.

I loved the dreamcast. Its my favorite console, it was way ahead of its time. I loved using the VMU to choose plays in NFL2K.

Sonic Adventure is my favourite game of all time.

i'm so jealous how you guys are so into gaming,and how excitingly you talked about it, I lose this kind of feeling since ps2s' era, Great video

i was born in 86, i think we are all very lucky to have grown up with all the classic video games. that is all

Dreamcast was only system I ever got the first day it came out too. I remember saving up 1,000$ for it & spending 800$ on games, controllers & memory cards. I still love so many of the games for it & I still play my Dreamcast today....GREAT VID!!!

Exactly how I feel about the dreamcast. But the memories always come with a little bit of pain, because I remember the way I felt with shenmue and how it was dropped. Man I'd break down crying if they would finally announce Shenmue III !

talking about a gaming summer, I know me and my friends had our best gaming summer playing Phantasy Star Online... over dial up... that game owned my summer when it came out... so much love for my dreamcast

This was a fun memories episode! Yes, I got a dreamcast, powerstone and sonic on day one release! Having a dreamcast was like having a capcom arcade in your living room! Ahhhh memories!

excellent video! the dreamcast is still my favorite system of all time. in the US it released on 9/9/99 which was my 16th birthday. you better believe my spoiled ass got one! i was into skateboarding at the time so i got trickstyle and sonic with it. WOW both games were just incredible. over the past few months i got it back out and again an manage to play my dreamcast on a daily basis. currently working my way through grandia 2. what an incredible system!

We were never shocked that it failed, as it mostly brought arcade ports, but we have a lot of great memories with this machine, too!

Anyone remember Tech Romancer? One of the best fighting games I have ever played. Grandia 2 and that game made me realize why the Dreamcast is still a legend amongst hardcore gamers - that system was packed with awesomeness!

I gotta say, loving the videos and the PSO boss music you've got going on in the background at some points.

Great narrative.. You guys totally share the same passion for dc that I had

thank you for finally making a dreamcast video. i had mine hooked up earlyer

one of the coolest things ive seen was in shenmue you go into the arcade and play super hang on.a game in a game!

Got mine on release day here in the u.k and i still play it now and again,brilliant machine with some great games.

I saw the Dreamcast at E3 that year. Realease was 9.9.99 I took the day off. I got 4 or 5 games on release day as well as controllers and VMUs. I have 3 or 4 systems now. 8 controllers with matching VMUSs for the colors etc. Probably 70 games. I still love it and now have a place to hook it up again.

Blows me away today how an old DC can still work been around the block few times . Compared to Consoles now days i went through 17 Original XBOXs & 20 XBOX 360s . I pop in Hydro Thunder the other day on My DC works like a Charm. You gotta love craftsmanship back in the days they cared about what they was putting out & took pride in their work . Still have My Father's Atari 2600 with all the games , controllers , & everything STILL works . Classic Consoles FTW !!!!

LOVELY MEMORIES im from argentina, and a friend of mine bought the sega dreamcast in japan. It was something totally new here. And i remember i spent a wole week liveing in his home locked in the room doing nothing, but playing SEGA DREAMCAST ALL DAY LONG!!!

Nothing beats coming home from school to watch a new HD Happy Console Gamer.

gaming memories, aahhh I like this type of videos, I like listening to people's story on a game.

great video. i remember growing up as a kid in my old neighborhood and my neighbor had one, and i would go over there and play it all the time. and i really wanted one but my parents wouldnt buy it. maybe ill pick one up someday

Man I was very young but I still remember this console, chuchu rocket was the shit!

Love my Dreamcast, great nostalgia review guys

Fantastic Episode as always guys! I Love my Dreamcast and still play it to this day. Just started SegaGaga on your recommendation Johnny... Thank God for the translation lol Keep up the great work fellas!

i love your video's your both always so enthusiastic! its inspiring! keep up the great vids!!

Dreamcast + VGA + Soul Calibur blew our minds in '99

I remember playing the demo for Sonic adventure in a JCPenny store so long ago and being so blown away by it. Sonic is 3D! I remember shouting in my head. ahhh so many good memories! I most fondly remember sonic adventure 1 and 2 and toy commander.

The Best nostalgia Console of All Time. Truly Revolutionary.

You're so enthusiastic, I love your videos.

I always thought the console itself was beautiful. really sleek, sharp angles and stylish. Even today I think its probably the most handsome console.

the dreamcast is one of my favorite consoles of all time, great console, i was working too when the dreamcast came out, the console was so expensive back then.

Great Video guys, wish I would have gotten the Dreamcast back in the day

insane those 3 games were the same 3 i had for my japanese import dreamcast, sonic adventure, powerstone, and blue stinger! craziness

you guys make me laugh everytime on next gen gamers.

I only got a Dreamcast 3 years ago - my brother lent me all of his consoles and games while he was moving and when he was finished he just told me to keep it. Couldn't believe it - I got a DC with two controllers and two VMUs as well as Shenmue 1&2, Phantasy Star, Headhunter, Tomb Raider, GTA2, Vanishing Point and some other games... I was almost glad when I got sick during the next holidays so I had to stay in my room xD

gotta love Johnny's enthusiasm, he sounds knackered

Dreancast, one of the best consoles of all time and my favorite!

I've had a move around in my house as Im now using my HDTV as a screen for my PC on my desk - all my consoles are sort of sitting to the side of me waiting thier turn to be called upon - but the Dreamcast is still right there in front of my screen. How I love that system. I'd really recommend it to anyone who's never had one and looks at these videos and goes "Hmm!" SO many great arcade games! Its good to discover older systems - I never had a Saturn at the time, so I have a yen for that now..

THIS REVIEW made me bring out my Dreamcast after over a year of not playing. Thank you.

I remember when I was about 8, my moms boyfriend bought us a dreamcast. i have lots of nostalgia with this console.

The guy who had the biggest hate-on for the system came back- with the biggest HARD-on for the system!

underrated system.

LOL.... it's funny remembering how much Rob spent on the Dreamcast at launch, "..Over $500 dollars..." Man oh man, I was in line to buy the PS3 when it came out, $599 and no games, nor second controller. LOL. My how times have changed. I love these videos guys, please keep it up.

Would love to see you do a gameroom tour of your Dreamcast collection, I adore the Dreamcast just sad it died so early.

Haha. These things always put a smile on my face. I'll keep my memories to myself though, in hopes of making my own video on it someday. All I'll say is that I got my system about...6 years ago and love everything about it.

this video made me start playing my dreamcast again! :)

Great vid.. The Dreamcast is one of my favorite systems as I am total Sega fan boy as well.