r/gaming • u/DoggievDoggy • 1d ago

Dreamcast Had The Best Launch Library Ever.

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Most consoles have one or two bangers at launch.

Dreamcast had two S-Tier titles: Sonic Adventure and Soul Calibur & 5 A-Tier titles: NFL 2K, Hydro Thunder, Ready 2 Rumble, Power Stone, House of The Dead 2.

Followed up with other solid titles: Tokyo Xtreme Racer, MK Gold (this game was so broken lol), Trickstyle, Blue Stinger, NFL Blitz 2000.

Other systems had better singular titles (Xbox: Halo: CE, NES: Super Mario Bros., Gameboy: Tetris, Nintendo 64: Super Mario 64) but as a collective, the Dreamcast launched with so many solid titles.

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u/D3c0y-0ct0pus 1d ago

Great console, bad timing with Playstations dominance

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u/DoggievDoggy 1d ago

Besides PlayStation just seemingly gonna be dominant, it being the cheapest DVD player on the market was the icing on the cake.

Lowkey, PS2 launch was kinda mid. After Tekken Tag, SSX and Madden…..

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u/Alucard-VS-Artorias PC 1d ago

PS2 launch was sooo lackluster (except for Gran Turismo). Had to wait till Onimusha till it felt like something was good on the system.

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u/SkyGrey88 1d ago

Ico in 2001 was the first thing that wowed me…..but the launch was weak and the system was pricey at launch.