Happy Birthday Dreamcast & PS1! AlphaOmegaSin Retrospective

[@diablofdb]

I truly love video games, it's the only things that keep me in touch with the inner child in me. I can run, jump, fly and do all sort of crazy things I used to do as a kid. I'm old now and I got responsabilities, life is not that fun anymore, it's rather sad and disapointing at moments. But I still remember when I was a kid, going on an adventure, exploring the woods non far from my house. Walking in the unknown, discovering a new cavern, seeing new animals, the dreadful feeling of getting ambushed by a creature, the accomplishment of finding a new site. Thoses are the bests memories I have from my childhood, and that's what I keep living again with video games.

[@JoaqMan]

9/9/99: The most awesome day to ever release a console

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

+J Wizard Phoenix Was damn good timing for a release and made it easy for folks to remember. Which they did cause holy hell did people line up around the block for this when it came out

[@JoaqMan]

+AlphaOmegaSin And now we just have standard boring sounding holiday release dates. To quote Mister Plinkett "Now everything sucks"

[@NinjaGrimm666]

+J Wizard Phoenix We shall see.

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

+J Wizard Phoenix Hell I don't mind when a system is released so long as it's affordable and has good games to play the fuck out of lol

[@JoaqMan]

+AlphaOmegaSin I meant it sucks in terms of awesome as hell release dates

[@TimVette]

Huh, I was born on the day on some of my favorite consoles, fuck yeah, that's awesome.

[@TimVette]

Thank you, and my birthday was yesterday

[@TimVette]

***** thank you

[@ElBribri]

+Tim Vette Bitch please..I was born the year Final Fantasy was created: 1987...BEAT THAT

[@bradythomas234]

I was born the same year as dreamcast but my family got a ps1 first. we didnt get a dreamcast until like 2009 maybe xD

[@jkbobful]

Still have my PS1 to this day and still love that console

[@enigmatic.]

+jkbobful Me too. Replaying ff9 on it.

[@8bitlost783]

+Shadow'sGameRoom ff9 is underfuckinrated

[@enigmatic.]

8bit Lost Right!

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

+jkbobful I don't have my original, wish I did though. Same with my PS2

[@futuregohan4837]

IMO I Hated It

[@180223]

Back when SEGA was still relevant in the console market and back when Sony became crowned the new king of consoles. Good times....good times.

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

+D180223 Crazy to think Sony still reigns supreme, wonder what it'd be like if Sega never left though

[@PowerCookie1]

+AlphaOmegaSin we'd have a better fantastic four

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

+PowerCookie1 Might be a bit too crowded for a normal market to share that much hardware space

[@MitsuhashiTakashi]

+AlphaOmegaSin Microsoft needs to leave and sega needs to come back I know they aren't the same company anymore but I can dream

[@山本剣太-v2s]

+D180223 yes, in this time, had no fanboy, everyone played in each plataform, and was happy.

[@aleksandarmilosevic4414]

Long live Dreamcast!!!!! Sonic Adventure, Pso, Shenmue, Q3 arena,Crazy taxi, Metropolis street racer, Skies of Arcadia, Grandia 2, Tokyo racer, Sonic Shuffle, Resident Evil Veronica, Virtua Tennis, Nba 2K, NHL 2K, NFL 2K, Recor of Lodoss War, Propeller arena, Red Dog, Jet Grind Radio, Sega GT, Soul Calibur, 4 Wheele Thunder... Still have this amazing sistem,often play with friends because a lot of games can be played in 4 players, after work get together and relax a little with Dreamcast games.

[@cerileyn]

+AlphaOmegaSin I have fond memories of the time I first bought my PS1. I had a Super Nintendo, my brother had a genesis. I remember it was around 1996 or 97, and going to my local wal-mart. There, I saw an arcade game called "Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors"...and every time I went there I would feed that thing several dollars in quarters...then one day I decided I had to have the home edition of this game, and after calling several department stores and coming up empty...I finally called Capcom and asked them directly what system that game came out on. When they told me it was exclusive to PS1, I shelled out $324 (I remember the exact price) to buy a PS1 and a copy of Darkstalkers. The second game I bought for the system was Street Fighter Alpha. I even remember buying my first memory card (which I still own to this day), because I rented Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain from Blockbuster. I remember that because I wrote Legacy of Kain on the label to the memory card. I can't recall if I wrote the date I purchased the memory card on the label or not...I'd have to look.

[@MegamanNG]

The PS1... good times. So many memories and for the Dreamcast, it was SEGA's last hurrah before they left the console market. When the PS2 came around, the Dreamcast was dead in the water. As for games, Mega Man Legends, FFIX, Spyro, Crash 3 and it goes on and on. For Dreamcast, Sonic Adventure 1 and 2, Project Justice, MvC2, Code Veronica and it just goes on and on.

[@TheCybernatoruk]

The dreamcast has to be one of my favoutite systems. Even to this day, I still love playing it... And you mentioning Blue Stinger has made me want to go back and put it on. Some awesome fighting games. I have my Jap copy of Capcom vs SNK. That gane was so much fun. RE:CV, Powerstone. Capcom hooked up the Dreamcast. Great console.

[@drowssap4776]

This video brings back memories.... Can’t believe its been 20years. My mate used to have a dreamcast and I had the PS1, and we’d be back and forth at each others houses playing games. Dreamcast was ahead of its time, I never got to see the online play, the joys of dial-up internet.

[@DarkShadowRage]

Funny you made this, i just made a new battle of the ports episode featuring Dino Crisis with Dreamcast vs PS1. Good stuff haha.

[@Whitefox789]

+DarkShadowRage2 You should of really done Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Dreamcast vs PS1 :D

[@DarkShadowRage]

+Whitefox789 A game i never had the experience of playing, i know it's on steam, but if i can get a copy of it on my dreamcast and on PS3 then i'll do like a 3 way comparison....3 way that sounds so wrong.

[@Whitefox789]

DarkShadowRage2 All I can say regarding the PC version is I wish you luck in getting a controller to work with the game (at least in the way you want it to work). The main reason I brought the game up was the Dreamcast version had a major visual overhaul. Compared to the likes of Dino Crisis (still an awesome game no matter which version you play). Either way I'll need to check your video out.

[@DarkShadowRage]

+Whitefox789 Much appreciated man, hope you get a kick out of it, i normally split them down the middle at the end but I tried to replicate both videos the same way during their own segments. By doing that it really lets you absorb on how they look so you can directly compare. Hope you enjoy it man.

[@PTGKChrisHD]

Sega Dreamcast will forever be in my heart. September 1999 to February 2002 is the most memorable gaming years for me because me, my brother and our friends had so much fun with the Sega Dreamcast from Virtua Tennis (Sept. 1999) to NHL 2K2 (Feb. 2002)

[@GrannySingaporePVP]

Alpha I think its fair to say that we had the exact same childhood/ adolescence. You touched on every single game that I loved on my ps1 and my friend's dreamcast. thanks for the video. brought back memories

[@drakematulonis]

Man, I'm a little late for this reply, but this video takes me back. One thing I'll never forget was when my dad used to own a Playstation One and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, the opening cinematic for that game was fucking fantastic for the age it was in, I just remember how literally mind blowing it was to see Raziel cast into the abyss, or to see Kain rip apart Raziel's wings. God that takes me back man.

[@thecinematicmind]

20 years of Playstation! Hell yeah!

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

+The Cinematic Mind Here's to 20 more I say!

[@thecinematicmind]

+AlphaOmegaSin I say here's to infinity!

[@MultiClassicgamer]

I was born the exact same day the PS1 was released! It's a sign... :D

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

+MultiClassicgamer Be one with the PSX

[@professor_peculiar619]

Holy shit can't believe it's been that long and I still play my ps1 every day man I feel really old now

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

+professor peculiar Time flies my man

[@Benmahalf]

Thank you for making this video! I played the crap out of the PS throughout uni and grad school. I bought it for Street Fighter Alpha and picked up Battle Arena Toshinden and talk about mind blowing! Loved FFVII, DDR, Omega Boost, Crash, and TONS of other games I probably should not have played instead of studying LOL. As for the DC, I played a few games at friends' houses and didn't appreciate it nearly as much as I do now that I'm collecting. It blows my mind how good the system was. Some of my favorites include Virtual On Oratorio Tangram, Border Down and Ikaruga, although I still need to get on Confidential Mission and Typing of the Dead. Thanks again Alpha!

[@Zyphera]

Oh man, I got goose bumps all over my body. You are so good at talking. PS1 is my absolute favorite too.

[@leonardomcturtle5011]

It's incredible that to this day my PS1 still is actually working like a champ while I been threw 3X PS3 & 5X Xbox 360,impressive damn I miss that kind of workmanship!Sub enjoying your vids.

[@TheMetalGaia]

Hell yeah. Awesome video, Alpha. Not to mention PS1 had a lot of underrated series that Sony was willing to take a chance on. The Suikoden series is a personal favorite of mine and had its humble beginnings there. Hell, Sony was SO impressed with the likes of Suikoden for selling fairly well even though it wasn't a Square RPG that they took their chance with Legend of Dragoon! (amazing game)

[@Red_Valkyrie03]

I didn't think it was possible to love this channel anymore then I do. But, you love Legend of Dragoon and Valkyrie profile(More importantly Legend of Dragoon.) It truly was an amazing underrated game that deserved so much more attention. To this day it remains as my favorite game of all time, I make sure I replay it at least once a year and it's always my first recommendation when people ask me for great classic RPG's. Of course legend of dragoon also has sentimental attachment's for me, I remember seeing my father playing the game when I was a kid, I remembered seeing the scene with Lloyd stealing the Divine Dragon's spirit on disk three in Mountain of Mortal Dragon and when I got my own Playstation in' 03, when I was eight I spent that entire year going through my dad's game's trying to figure out where I'd seen that scene. I finally found it, and beat the game two or three time's before I figured out how addition's work. I have a love for the Resident Evil series for the same reason, I saw my dad play it and then played it myself when I got my system. Valkyrie profile is also an amazing RPG that every RPG and/or mythology fan should give a chance. I love mythology and ever since I was a kid I've been obsessed with the story of Odin and Norse mythology.

[@thecoastalinhabitant9552]

When I got my Playstation for Christmas I got it with Interactive 2 demo disc with Blasto and Crash Bandicoot and that system blew my friggin mind. My friend had a Dreamcast and had Sonic Adventure, Power Stone and WWF Royal Rumble and I fell in love with it and found the graphics were just as good as PS2 graphics in it's early days. So, when I finally got a Dreamcast for Christmas it came with the Generator Demo disc and I got Crazy Taxi and Sonic Adventure for it. Then I found out the Dreamcast seized production and I had to resolve to used game stores and ebay to get my games. What an awesome video!!

[@rarreyna3971]

holy shit alpha you just awoke a long forgotten memory, I remember playing legend of dragoon and not knowing what it was as a kid and for years i could never find it thanks dude, you fucking rock

[@wonderfulwardy]

Always playing my Dreamcast mate. I love the games on it. Cannot believe it's been 16 years already since the launch. Feels more like 5 years lol.

[@HYPNOGLANCE87]

I was playing my dreamcast alkl day yesterday nonestop from 5am in the morning on 9/9/15 to 12 am in the morning 9/10/15.I had snacks, soda's,BK Mcdonalds.I was set in my room door locked just playing my sega dreamcast.Guinbird 2,Street Fighter alpha 3,RE:Code Veronica,Mark of the Wolves, Cannon Spike, House of the Dead 2,Crazy Taxi.And many more and i had my PS1 next to my dreamcast as well.Playing FF8,Parasite Eve1 and 2,Chrono Cross,Suikoden 1,Shadow Tower,Kings Field 1 and 2, RE1,2,3 i mean damn so many fucking games on these consoles is so fucking epic from hell and back.Happy Birthday Dreamcast and PS1 you both deserve a day off together and just go and have a blast on your birthday's.You both gave us fantastic gaming memories in our childhoods and now as we grow up even further in the years please give us fantastic games.Dreamcast from devs are still making off shoot games for it till this day.Devs are still supporting the dreamcast by releasing NEW games once a year for the system.

[@anubis243-x5h]

It's nice hearing someone else have similar memories. The Dreamcast was the first system I saved up my allowance for and bought myself. I remember how awesome the memory cards with the screen seemed at the time. Having a little side game that connected with the game, yet you could play it on the go, such an amazing feature. Of course, now companies are starting to do that with smartphones, but Sega was first. I've always felt the Dreamcast was ahead of its time. The quality of the games really should have been enough to save Sega as a company. P.S. Legend of Dragoon is my favorite RPG. I still hold out hope that someone will make a sequal.

[@prophismusic]

Really appreciate the length of your videos. solid streams of thoughts. Long live the Dreamcast

[@Codeburst]

Aw man it's been a long as times since these consoles came out and yet whenever I'm bored the PS1 games i still have are the ones I go to to have some fun. The Legend of Dragoon was actually the first RPG that really got me into the genre even though i played FF7 before it. I could sit here and list many a game that was great on the PS1 but I don't wanna be here all day so I'll just agree with all the games you listed Alpha :D. It was a great time to be a gamer in '99.

[@UCHUJIN0]

Your truly one of the few people I have seen display the same passion..well more tbh! for so many genre of games for that era as myself. Just crazy good taste in games dude!!

[@drivethrujedi83]

Great retrospective video and I still carry my good ol' Dreamcast around. I still love playing around with my Chao and playing through its many great titles

[@Arceleus]

You just said Legend of Dragoon was amazing? THANK YOU! I already love your channel a fucking ton.

[@Gargoyle_Guy]

I was seven when the ps1 came out. I had a genesis before that, and when that system came out, it changed my life. I had never seen any games like it ever before. I got immediately hooked on the Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Tomb Raider series. I'm still loving those franchises to this day. What's left of them anyway...

[@Omegon]

My favourite game on the DremCast was Resident Evil Code Veronica. I loved the pulse thing on the controller and the game itself was my first R.E game.

[@sammylane21]

SEGA DREAMCAST was my family's very first computer.

[@Sonic2978]

I remember Christmas of 2000 when I got my Dreamcast, which was the first console that I had ever owned and played. I was four years old at the time. Sonic Adventure was the very first video game I had ever played and I remember having so much fun with that game. I remember my first fight with Chaos 0, my first run through of Emerald Coast and the Egg Viper being the biggest pain in the ass when I was a kid. I remember having so much fun with Sonic Adventure. It would eventually come to be my favorite video game of all time. I didn't have many games for my Dreamcast through unfortunately. I had Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Dino Crisis, NBA 2K, Crazy Taxi and a demo disk that had the Sonic Adventure, Rayman and a few other game demos on it. I have so many memories with the Dreamcast. That system made me into the gamer that I am today and I was sad when mine stopped working. I had that thing for about 5-6 years before it decided to kick the bucket. I need to get another one at some point.

[@paulrippcord506]

I have more memories of the Dreamcast than I do with the PS1 because I was only five years old in 1995 and with all of the more notable games either I was too young to play or couldn't understand them because I was just learning to read, so that meant no Resident Evil, Parasite Eve and Tomb Raider, Chrono Cross,etc. The Dreamcast on the hand, I remember very fondly. I played the hell out of Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Ready 2 Rumble, Daytona USA and RE: Code Veronica. It's those memories that lead me to picking up an Original Xbox (the controllers were nearly identical and had a similar library of games).

[@TheRetrollectors]

Great video @alphaomegasin. Got 129 Dreamcast games into my collection, still 121 left.

[@TheRetrollectors]

+Paul Clinton right now it seems one of the systems to collect for. Here in Canada prices are higher than in the States. I've started a year ago and have a competition on our channel regarding collecting. I went the route of finding more of the expensive games and buying those first. Solely because those prices will simply climb higher.

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

+The Retrollectors Holy hell man that is impressive 0_0

[@TheRetrollectors]

+AlphaOmegaSin thanks it's been really fun getting to play those old games on that system. Games like Powerstone 1, Shenmue, House of the Dead, Crazy Taxi etc. My brother in law is collecting for the NES NTSC and we are competing to see who will finish first on our channel. He is at 500+, still has the HEAVY hitters to go, but I don't mind him grabbing REPO's of those. I don't expect him to mortgage the house lol

[@RossCuth]

PlayStation 1 will always have a special place in my heart, that console was literally my childhood. I have SOOOOOO many unforgettable and awesome memories of playing games such as Hydro Thunder, Biofreaks, Dino Crisis 1+2, Resident Evil 1+2, Jurassic Park: The Lost World, The Army Men series, Crash Bandicoot, Speed Freaks and soo much more, all while either playing solo or with my brother or father. It was a simpler time, it was a better time tbh But hey, we've come soo far, and here I am now playing PC and PS4! Happy Birthday PlayStation and Dreamcast!

[@dyson3509]

Nothing better than being a kid and experiencing all these older systems as they release. Back then it was a HUGE deal when a system would come out because unlike today where the systems get slightly better as they come out back then there was HUGE technological advancements so a new system really felt like you was getting the latest and greatest and couldnt wait to experience all the new games with the new capabilities.

[@JohnRiggs]

Love me the hell out of both of those systems. Fire Pro Wrestling D for Dreamcast is one of the best Fire Pro games - never mind the awesome name. Gotta love the "D". ...Wait, forget I said that.

[@ThatOneGamerGuy31]

I still remember opening up my dreamcast on christmas morning, heck I still remember the song playing on the radio when I booted up Sonic Adventure for the first time ever >.< Hard to believe that day was almost 16 years ago...

[@batofdestiny]

What was the song?

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

+SkullBallCorp Yeah I'm kinda curious now as to the tune that was playing

[@ThatOneGamerGuy31]

It was the radio so not by choice but it was Paul Mccartney's Wonderful Christmas Time xD Still have to play it each year and go through Emerald Coast again for Nostalgia's sake.

[@batofdestiny]

***** Sounds like a good feeling song. I remember a Bruno Mars song playing when I got Xenoblade Chronicles at Wal-Mart. Good times.

[@ThatOneGamerGuy31]

I think I was listening to dream theater when I first played Xenoblade xD It takes all types songs to add a whole new experience to a game, doesn't it. lol.

[@MarkusH90]

Playstation 1 holds a very special place in my heart. For starters, it was the first console (probably the only one now when I think about it) that I rented games to. I remember especially renting Alundra 2 and Guardian's Crusade. It was just an awesome time...

[@ashfarris1555]

What a year it was, two awesome consoles best part of my childhood... and all these years later I still enjoy playing the old games that bring back old memories of the good times...P.S your a legend Alpha keep the awesome rants up it makes my day hearing you speak your mind we need more people like you. oh yer, whats your thoughts on the new Pokemon GO coming out on the phones next year???

[@CoreyCat4]

PS1 was the first system I played when I was a toddler I think. I remember playing some racing games like _Need for Speed_ (_III: Hot Pursuit_ and _High Stakes_), _Test Drive_ (_4_ and _Off-Road_), _Driver_ (I just had a blast driving around in Miami and San Francisco), _Lego Racers_, _Hot Wheels: Turbo Racing_, etc. I also played games in different genres, like _Tomb Raider_ and _Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time_. Oh the memories!

i have sooo many amazing memories with the ps1 and ps2. Thank God for ps 1 and 2. changed my and my family's life forever and the memories still bring such joy.

[@MarsGundam]

These two systems were complete awesomeness! Best PS1 memory, playing Star Ocean 2, it wasn't my first RPG, but it was the first one I put a large amount of time into. I spent a total of 337 hours playing that game, leveling up characters, getting every item, fighting the strongest enemies it was a game that just pulled me in. My first trip into the Star Ocean made a fan of the series. Can't wait for the new one. Best Dreamcast memory, again another RPG, Skies of Arcadia, it just felt so new and original and the airship to airship combat was cool. Even though the characters didn't talk outside of few one word sayings they were fleshed out enough through their in game actions that I grew attached. I even got a sense of dread when you get to that part of the game where you go below the clouds into the abyss below Vyse's world. It was an awesome game and it kinda sucks that Sega never made anymore installments of it.

[@INXSibleStones-ItaliaFTW74]

I am so happy to share my birthday with not one, but two legendary consoles, especially the PS1, my favorite console alongside the N64. What is even more awesome is that the Japanese release date of the PS1 is my little brother's birthday. I am so lucky.

[@BigCowProductions]

I'm realllllly liking your longer videos, Alpha. Great stuff! Keep it up :D

[@mccoyrj452]

Breath of Fire 3!!!! Glad you mentioned that game as it is one of my favorite RPG's. Surprised you didn't mention that 1999 also had the release of Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete for Playstation. Sure it had been released prior to that on the Saturn but this was the first North American release and also a damn good game (which I don't need to tell you that but everyone needs to know.)

[@RC-go2kl]

Oh, man, Grandia 2! Great RPG! Those sick guitar riffs in the battle sequences. Also used to play Quake 3: Arena and Unreal tournament with my bro all the time with those awkward Dreamcast control configs. Good times!

[@michaelconklin5809]

My birthday was yesterday. My favorite console series began a day after my birthday. Badass

[@Zicetec2000]

Love to see some love for the Dreamcast since it pioneered so much into today's Consoles people take for granted. Great episode Alpha Keep up the good work and "Game the fuck on"

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

+Zicetec2000 Crazy that many haven't even played one before let alone know of its amazing legacy

[@GummiArms]

Looking back, I had a lot of fond memories of that era in gaming.

[@thepaintedmononoke4392]

Just realized I'm only 3 years older than PlayStation. Ah, fun times though and I still have my PS1. Brave Fencer Musashi was the game I owned on it; the case even included a demo of FF8 in the back! Spyro the Dragon followed and became my favorite series on the PS1. Crash Bandicoot, Tomb Raider, Twisted Metal, Croc, Street Fighter, Tekken 2, Rayman, Soul Reaver, and so on. Many great memories and my top favorite console of all.

[@maver1on656]

Playstation was my very first console to own. The first game I played was ridge racer . Some other games I played on PS was Crash Racing, Crash bandicoot 2 and 3, spyro 1 and 3, ff8, moto cross mania, mortal combat, legend of legaia, tomb raider, digimon rumble arena and a few PS underground demo disc. Such great memories.

[@Silvergun_Raven]

I've had my original PlayStation since Christmas of 1997. I got Final Fantasy VII, Crash Bandicoot 1-2, Twisted Metal 2, and Tomb Raider. It was an amazing time for me to get into the console because that next month, in January 1998, both Resident Evil 2 and Final Fantasy Tactics was released (two of my favorite games of all-time). 1998 was an amazing first year for me, with games coming out like MediEvil, Metal Gear Solid, Mega Man Legends, Parasite Eve, Xenogears, Brave Fencer Musashi, and more! I now own over 150 titles for the console. I got my Sega Dreamcast in October 1999 (my birthday and my Mom purchased it the day it came out, but I had to wait lol). I got The House of the Dead 2, Sonic Adventure, SoulCalibur, and Blue Stinger. 1999 was probably my second favorite year for gaming, in my opinion. With Final Fantasy VIII coming out the same time, I was alternating between the Dreamcast and playing Final Fantasy VIII. I own about 70 games for the console. I would say that 1998-2000 were my best years for gaming.

[@nostressyjessie]

It's unfortunate you never played the arcade version, something about that shifting stick was so much better than using the face buttons, and the wheel was GREAT! I still hear in my sleep occasionally "hey, Hey, HEY...... STEP ON UP, play some CRAAAZY TAXI!"

[@therider04]

Got the PS1 at UK launch, played lots of third party games. What I remember most is the disc drive laser keeps dying. and turning the system to the side or upside down to load games. I must of changed the laser 4 or 5 times. I imported a Japanese Dreamcast in March 1999. My first games were Sonic Adventure, VF3 and Sega Rally 2. Shortly after Power Stone, Soul Calibur, House of the Dead 2, Sega Bass Fishing etc. Been playing those quality titles before the US launch. After getting my system mod to play any country games that's a few weeks after the US and Europe launch. I picked up Crazy Taxi, still a classic and still remember the main theme music. Plus never forget playing Skies of Arcadia, Grandia 2, Resident Evil: Code Veronica, Sonic Adventure 2, Shenmue 1 and 2, Daytona USA, Street Fighter 3 (plus all the other Capcom fighters), Ready to Rumble, Dead or Alive 2 and a lot more. I still remember picking up my PS2 in UK launch and and being bored of the console in the first 1 or 2 years. The quality games starting come out on PS2 is when Metal Gear Solid 2 came out. Good thing I was enjoying the Dreamcast in the time period to fill the gap.

[@deathtone1614]

my brother got his playstation in 97 (we were a tad bit late on getting new systems then) i remember playing the hell out a psm demo. had like tekken 2, einander, and ridge racer on there. good times.

[@gadman85]

Damn this video has shown me just how ahead of its time Sega was. I mean I knew they were always ahead of their time, but I never realized it was to this extent.

[@Bright12ful]

Playing Power Stone for the first Time Blew my mind being a kid with the Sega Dreamcast and seeing the games the feelings man Priceless Nostalgia

[@MrThunda51]

I played my first and favorite RPG Final Fantasy VIII back in 99. That game opened a whole different world for me. Legend of Dragoon, Chrono Cross, Star Ocean, and other Final Fantasy titles (especially tactics) were among my favorites. It was all thanks to FF8, and I still beat that game annually to this day on my PS Vita

[@firestar01234]

Really funny, I'm surprised that you never mentioned Metal Gear Solid when talking about the PSX/PS1. Great video either way!

[@adamdam]

Lovely video, many game's there that we can all mostly agree are great... felt like a bit of a golden era of gaming, sadly here in the UK we missed out on many great US/Japenese rpgs on the ps1!

[@MFBeybladers]

Back then, I remember getting Crash Bandicoot. The very first one, when I got my playstation. And even the first Rayman, I played the hell out of Crash, I never got very far in either of them, not til I got older. But the farthest I've gotten was in Spyro. Which still has the data on it to this day, I just need to collect all the gems. Does anyone remember Jade Cocoon? I loved it so much! always gonna be a favourite of mine. I always loved Bust-A-Move 4 as well, my grandmother got me into gaming. Always playing Puzzle games on the Gameboy and when she wasn't on there, she was playing Tetris on playstation. So many memories. I still have this old system with me today. Great memories, my nostalgia. :)

[@ZZGashi]

Speaking of fighting games, anyone remember Power Stone 2 and Psychic Force 2012 for the Dreamcast. Those are the only fighting games I was ever able to get into. Other than that, it got me into shooters with games like Slave Zero, and had one of the best boat racing games I have not seen since, Hydro Thunder. This video brought back a lot of memories.

[@rbmt3rd2007]

i was always a castlevania fanboy, when symphony of the night came out on PSone, i remember i was one of the few that had that game, because 2D games were fazing out, which is why one of the reasons dreamcast is my favorite system, is because they had a ton of cool 2D games out, thanks to capcom, & i was still trying to get use to the 2D to 3D transition, so SoTN was instantly a must buy for me. but i don't remember it selling all that well, until like years later, it became one of those "oh shit, how did we miss this cool game" games. i think it had a re-release, because it seem to be in demand, but waay later. so, correct me if i'm wrong on that, but i seem to remember that happening. fantastic video!!

[@sephiroth21347]

7:28 I love Legend of Dragoon!!

[@FEZ_gg]

+Brandon Coleman Same! I didn't get to play it until a few years ago, unfortunately. It's one of those games that seemed just "above average" to me at first, but it just gets better and better every time I play it.

[@sephiroth21347]

***** When I first got a ps1 around like 2000 or so when I was only like 5, the first things I had to play for it were a couple demo collections from playstation magazine. LoD was on one of them as a demo and I played it so many times through, and ended up getting the full game not long later from my family.

[@AndreMonz]

+FEZeldalord12345 So many people praise that game and it is indeed great! What I hate is the fact that many people claim that LoD is better than the Final Fantasy games released on that era. In my opinion, it is a great alternative but FF7 and FF9 kicked the ass of any rpg released during that era. PS: I still haven't played Suikoden.

[@FEZ_gg]

Demon Ashes I don't like FFVII as much as the rest of the crowd(I like XIII more. *prepares flame shield*) but I do agree that FFIX is better than Legend of Dragoon. As for Suikoden, I don't think the first game is too special, but Suikoden 2 is tied for FFIX for the title of my favorite PS1 game.

[@sephiroth21347]

***** I dont compare FF to LoD beyond the fact that the former overshadowed the latter. FF7, 8 and 9 are fantastic games(9 is my fave), and so is LoD, but there is a distinct difference in gameplay, storytelling, and artistic style between the two that they dont compare well

[@justinontube88]

great video man! always good to take a nostalgia trip down memory lane :)

[@TheRealDustinNunn]

My favorite game of all time for the Sega Dreamcast: Sonic Adventure 1. My favorite games of all time for the Sony PlayStation 1: the Crash Bandicoot series, the Namco Museum series, Pac-Man World 1, Ms. Pac-Man: Maze Madness, Tekken 3, and Ten Pin Alley.

[@Alkariender]

Final Fantasy VII and VIII. Absolutely life changing for me. Greatest times of my life.

[@playstation1freak26]

The ps1 is my most favorite console ever. Theres so many great games on it. I've been playing ps1 games on the ps1, ps2, and now on my pc and still do. And thanks for introducing me to Jumping Flash that game is so good you are awesome.

[@jorden19311]

oh my GOD bro you played legend of dragoon i have that too none of my friends here played it so i used to think that this game is not famous ^^ you remind me of my childhood ^^

[@FrostyMikeGaming]

These games were my favorite at that time. Dreamcast - Sega Bass Fishing & RE Code Veronica PS1 - Pac-Man World & Castlevania SOTN PS2 - Bully & The Warriors

[@digitalblasphemy1100]

Got both of them for Christmas. Still have the boxes in the closet. Put them back in the box and bought a few of those 60 gig ps3 consoles that play the ps1, and 2 games and another dreamcast to play on. I kept them in pristine condition all these years. I'm playing spyro and crash right now on playstation. Just finished resident evil code veronica on dreamcast. I might play shenmue. I bought it a year or so ago and haven't played it yet.

[@wfhstudio]

I still remember the days of playing Ridge Racer and Battle Arena Toshinden at launch. Fun games.

[@MadPanicGaming]

Talking about horror on the Dreamcast you can't forget about Ill Bleed, that game was kickass.

[@ElBribri]

My ps1 memory...(There are A LOT OF THEM) but being at school and just waiting to get home as soon as possible to turn on my PS and see what was going on with Cloud Strife and Barret Wallace...OR keeping on discovering secrets on Castlevania Symphony of the Nights wit my older brother... OR even conquering an entire contient playing as Norgard and listening to Drysts Iscalio Theme on The Legend of Forsena...god, I wish time was as epic as they were back then.

[@zachquam]

Got my PS1 for Xmas from my dad in 1997. I had gotten jet moto, crash bandicoot and spawn the eternal. I played that till it eventually died and I bought the slim version that I still have to this day.

[@MonkeyPunchZPoker]

In my mind Soul Caliber was the biggest graphical improvement in video game history so far. They really nailed down how everyone moved, and how the clothing and accessories moved. I was playing it with my brother and my whole family was watching just because of how cool it looked. It's going to take something like the Oculus Rift to match it.

[@bryanjosephl1985]

I can still remember going to the Ross park and beaver valley mall to play the dreamcast! Still have my dreamcast shirt from preordering it. :).

[@joelthepizzawizard493]

Final Fantasy 7, 3rd Birthday, Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil, Spyro the Dragon, Tomb Raider, Final Fantasy 8, Final fantasy 9, Silent Hill, and Persona (even though it wasn't as good as the newer ones, the newer personas wouldn't be what they are if it weren't for the first). So many perfect freaking games! Never played Dreamcast cause I wouldnt know where to start

[@bryansynek3701]

the best part of the vmu was picking your plays on the nfl 2k games

[@Raina92]

I remember playin these. I LOVED the Sega Dreamcast. I played Soul Caliber, sports games, and Tomb Raider, Rayman ect.I kind of miss it

[@AlphaOmegaSin]

+potterbroadwayfan11 The sports games on Dreamcast were genuinely impressive to someone even like me that had very little interest in the genre

[@AlteredPiano]

Just got my first Dreamcast tonight at work! Shame I didn't buy it a day sooner. How cool that would have been! lol

[@shyguy2075]

I can still pop in soul calibur and skies of Arcadia and still have a blast like I did back in the day, those games are timeless

[@jovialnobody]

The PS1 was definitely the console that defined gaming for me as a 90's kid, from Crash Bandiccot to Driver 1 & 2 to Silent Hill to Oddworld to Tekken, there were so many great titles on the system from a lot of genres.. I've never been a Jrpg fan though, so I didn't delve much into that genre..

[@lalilulelo]

+Dina N Too bad...JRPG defined PS1.

[@jovialnobody]

lalilulelo I know, that's what I hear a lot of people saying, but I don't feel that not being into them took away from my experience, still immensely enjoyed what it had to offer.. I guess it's just that different people like different types of games :)

[@MurraySwe]

Sonic Adventure didn't age well but when it was new, man, I wanted to play that game like nothing else. I would love to get a dreamcast now just to play through Shenmue 1&2.

[@yuukisama2001]

Wow, that is a impressive development. FF7-9, BOF3, PE, Valkyrie Profile, Wild Arms Parappa, MMX4, MML,Tales of, Persona: EP, Jet Set Radio, Space Channel 5, Shenmue and all kinds of fun stuff. That was the days. I remember Legend of Dragoon. I remember all the hate it used to get on the GIA.

[@OneAwesomeOpossum]

Man, I loved Soul Blade. Personally, that game has one of the best sound tracks. There were three separate sound tracks you could choose from in the options: Original Version, Arranged Version, and Khan Super Session. So awesome.

[@MixMasterLar]

Crazy Taxi arcade machine is legit the coolest way to play my brother. I hope you get to try it one day

[@DadoSimicStudiostriver]

Yeah man,Breath of Fire is my favorite too!Side by side is Vandal Hearts and Alundra...Man I miss those games so much.20 years,I feel extremely old.

[@ameto6588]

Nice to see Breath of Fire 3 got a mention, it was my first PS1 RPG too. Possibly my favorite RPG of all time

[@Mr.Atari2600]

Dreamcast & Playstation. BEST SYSTEMS EVER CREATED!!!

[@fpaltenhoff86]

To this day I still remember the first time I ever played a ps1. I was 9 years old, and was in a card/comic shop, and the store had a ps1 set up, and you could play for an hour for $5. the game I played was destruction Derby. after that, I decided that I wanted a ps1. I just bought a pstv just to play my old ps1 games on it like re1,2,3, legend of dragon. best console ever

[@WestleyWolf]

2 Consoles of my childhood i still play with TODAY!

[@Feelin_DanDy]

FINALLY, someone who says positive things about Legend of Dragoon...such an underrated title. I've been hearing a lot of people shitting on it lately and everyone that does can't grasp the timing combos. Yes, they suck at it but really it becomes second nature. Also Valkyrie Profile is amazing, in my Top 10 RPG's of all time.

[@AndreMonz]

+Ness Kirby As I said on other comment, my complaint is about the people who claim that it is better than FF7-9. If you played those games during that era, it was clear that Final Fantasy games were the most amazing rpg experience. Don't take me wrong. I love Legend of Dragoon but nowadays it is getting overrated. Take into consideration that I played LoD with my friends and I was the first to be able to finish it without a guide. My friends got stuck on a part where you were supposed to wait in line to be attended and I was able to know what to do in that place and they weren't (it was on a robot populated city on 3rd disc if I recall). You may think this is stupid shit but we had those kind of hiccups during the "non-internet" era. Too bad that Sony abandoned not only the franchise but also the genre.

[@johnc6497]

Phantasy Star Online! That was such a fantastic game on both Cast and Gamecube Olga Flow ftw!

[@nico5179]

Sega Dreamcast FTW!