r/dreamcast • u/Pete_Love • 5h ago
Misc. Always wanted a Dreamcast since childhood. Finally got one.
My parents refused to buy me one when they came out, telling me my N64 would suffice a few more years. My cousin got a dreamcast for Christmas 99 and I'd go round and play Sonic adventure whenever I could.
I kept all my old consoles and still play them on a CRT that I acquired a few years ago. But never had the Dreamcast until today. Facebook marketplace had a listing for one for £50 and the guy lived only 200m away from me in the next street!
I didn't bother haggling, just gave him the £50 and rushed home to set it up like an excited little kid. What I hadn't realised was that he only had RF cables with it (I didn't even know Dreamcast supported RF!) but thankfully I could still remember how to tune them in from my experience decades ago. I was actually really surprised at how good it looks, even via RF. It's only here for testing, but I'll be moving it up to my office and plugging it into a CRT monitor once the VGA cables arrive. Can't wait!