If Sega Were 100% Honest With Us...In 1999

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[@SonofTiamat]

Long story short, Sega made good consoles and games, but sucked at business.

[@Thebossstage1]

too bad they haven't made a good game in over 10 years

[@SonofTiamat]

Well, Sega also made Virtua Fighter 5, Space Marine, Dark Void (that was kind of a mixed bag though). People always immediately think of Sonic when they think of Sega and forget their numerous other IPs. Speaking of Sonic, Sonic All Stars Racing

[@keybladelovers]

+iCousins Dude either a good is all good or it isn't none of this half good bullshit if half of the game is terrible than why play it

[@Tripster60]

+iCousins alien isolation, total war series?

[@ingusmant]

+iCousins those are all released now, sega its just a brand owned by sammy these days, they couldn't give less of a crap about legacy and stuff

[@MechaSandvich]

If Atari was 100% honest In 1983

[@alfrankensteinfeldman]

+idiotshow325 If Atari was 100% Honest With Us in 1993 (Release year of the Jaguar)

[@rocksteel9238]

+idiotshow325 No do what if Atari was 100% honest with us in 2015 because you see atari is still technically alive but every single game they've released for the last 5 years has been shit

[@ThePotatoIdiot]

+Rock Steel they are actually a video game PUBLISHER, not developer since many years (think it began in the early 2000s). and they even went bankrupt in 2013

[@rocksteel9238]

***** Well as far as I know publisher or developer they still are responsible for absolute shite like Alone in the Dark Illumination

[@Fiery_F_Flare]

+idiotshow325 ET

[@TheY2AProblem]

Never not going to suggest this... If Buzzfeed was 100% honest.

[@gamingwildlife]

That one is tricky, though we have been considering it.

[@alfrankensteinfeldman]

+Gaming Wildlife If Telltale Games was 100% Honest With Us.

[@TheY2AProblem]

Make it a month of internet websites; like one week is Buzzfeed, another is College Humor, a third could be Dorkly, and the fourth is something else... I can't think of anything

[@samuellacey5166]

+TheY2AProblem The 4rth could be Cracked.com.

[@alfrankensteinfeldman]

Samuel Lacey Gawker, anyone? Or maybe Wikileaks or Vice?

[@AllieRX]

So you're doing time periods now? I'd love to see "If Nintendo Were 100% Honest With Us...In 1989".

[@mountainlion999]

Or Microsoft in 2005

[@BigCleverName]

+Mountain Lion Or Sony in 1991

[@gamingwildlife]

This one was specifically for Sega, but we could do others.

[@AntFaiellaArt]

+Gaming Wildlife Yeah. You should consider doing time periods for the future

[@n543576]

+Gaming Wildlife Besides you already creative idea i think you guys are onto something. Time periods for particular companies and then a time skip in the future of how they reacted to the mindset and decisions they made years later is fuckin brilliant. As always keep up the good work i love you work and the captions that randomly appear are still funny as hell!

[@devon5714]

"Sonic can ONLY get better in 3D." Now: "Well, shite."

[@MrLCGO]

Worst part, it was the future of consoles as we knew them...

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

+MrLCGO In an odd way the Dreamcast was ahead of its time. A bit like how you could use your mobile phone for global connections on Pokemon Crystals' japanese version (which was removed internationally because mobile phones hadn't caught on yet)

[@SamuelJamez17]

+MrLCGO I know right? But I cant remember how it failed. I mean, it really was ahead of it's time, so what happened?

[@legatelaurie]

+Damian Freeman (TheExceeder) exactly

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

Samuel James Poor marketing decisions, and being out-competed by its rivals. It excelled in some areas but fell painfully short in others.

[@MrLCGO]

Samuel James​ Same thing they did with the Genesis/Megadrive realese it too late in the lifespan of the generation they were trying to compete (Genesis was supposed to compete against the NES, just like the Dreamcast was supposed to compete with the PlayStation and N64). Also what Damian Freeman​ said.

[@Gendo3s2k]

But...the Dreamcast actually was pretty awesome

[@brunkopops9321]

That's correct. The SEGA dreamcast really was awesome, a lot of promises that SEGA made with it, they delivered on and it was ahead of its time. But because of their bad business skills and the failure of the 32X and the Saturn, people lost faith in SEGA which resulted in the dreamcast's death. The dreamcast Could've saved SEGA, but SEGA failed

[@shoopoop21]

The dreamcast was great, the games for it were not. The dreamcast had a horrible lineup.

[@Iusti85]

The only thing that kills the Dreamcast it was the "DVD fever" everybody bought the PS2 becouse "you can play DVDs on it". Back in those days no body cares about the 32x and the Saturn. The only thing everybody really cares is that the PS2 can play DVDs. And no the lineup wasnt horrible it was great from sonic to shenmue, you have power stones, jet set radio, marvel vs capcom3, virtual on, quake arena 3, house of the dead 2, crazy taxy, grandia, skys of arcadia. Etc etc etc.

[@SIPEROTH]

+Helmuth Martinez It wasn't just the DVD, Sega was coming from failed consoles, Sony was coming from a big success with Playstation 1. The Playstation already was a big name and it was the number one in the previous generation. The biggest competitor was Nintendo 64 and it was miles away in sales and success. So the ground was already ready for a huge hype over a Playstation 2. And if on top that we take the DVD the more power etc and all the amazing third party titles coming for it then it was obvious The Playstation brand had the market by the balls for another generation. Also Sony had money to promote the console before release, money Sega didn't have after failures and selling the Dreamcast with not much profit.

[@professorrosenstock5026]

Gendo3s2k Honestly, I was more into Elmo when it was around. Still Sega was dying from poor manage meant

[@XZenon]

This is actually pretty sad.

[@hipstyhopsty2685]

We all miss sega ... It's nothing but a name now.

[@illbill5904]

+FieryWingedAngel All I want is saga to release phantasy star online 2 IN THE US

[@hipstyhopsty2685]

***** bayonneta is good but the last 2 sonic games were eh to awful, nothing has been revealed from the 25th anniverdsary yet so I dont

[@hipstyhopsty2685]

audio player I'm not talking to u bitch

[@Pan_Z]

Funny thing, the dreamcast was far from a bad console

[@DrShaym]

It's like Sega never learned from the last time they put all of their eggs in one basket ten years earlier. "The NES is only 8-Bit! Get that shit out of here! Our Genesis console is _16-Bit_! Suck it Nintendo! Genesis does what Nintendon't!" Then the Super Nintendo came out.

[@09philj]

If Atari was 100% honest with us in 1982.

[@LoneAlchemist]

if u wanted a more authentic look you shouldn't had made it widescreen and gone with 4:3 instead

[@MrLCGO]

Man, this took me back and made me remember how hyped up was for the Dreamcast (and I was a Nintendo fanboy back in the day) and then it made me sad... I hope history doesn't repeat itself with Nintendo...

[@HouseOfSKYlyNe]

+MrLCGO History always repeats itself. Mankind doesn't learn very easily.

[@soupcake3092]

+MrLCGO Dont worry they made so much money from the wii that they will have to screw up many many times before going bankrupt or anything.

[@MrLCGO]

Nerdy Nachos Well, that's true (and the amiibo craze has also helped them), but now they have lost Iwata...

[@mii29]

+MrLCGO just because wiiu isn't doing well doesn't mean that Nintendo is not doing well. the ds made so much $$$$ , the 3ds prints $$$, the wii printed so much $$$ , not tell mention amiibos, and they still made prophet from the wiiu. Nintendo knows what they are doing . it's sad iwata left this world but Nintendo knows what they must do to make things right. now as for Sony they will end up like sega, and Microsoft gearing to pc. Sony still has not made prophet because they are still in dept. Ps4 won't pay off all that dept. also Nintendo has money coming in from other areas that's not gaming related.

[@riketvs]

+MrLCGO so? Iwata might have been an important figure but he wasn't the only one who helped Nintendo 3ds/Wii u beginning struggle

[@prince_nocturne]

*sigh* The sad truth is that this IS the truth. The Dreamcast delivered on a LOT of the promises given... bu~ut without any early games and little 3rd party support early on, and the PS2's massive success (with a TON of 3rd party support) just around the corner, followed by the fourth console in the market (x-box) it was just... not enough. Poor SEGA. You used to be able to make games, too. SEGA is kind of like that jock from high school and college. They were really popular, but then the world moved on without them, and they're stuck trying to relive those days as the sit in debt, balding, and overweight with their life falling apart around them. And if someone like me, who was SOLIDLY on the Genesis side of that console war, can admit this... why can't others?

[@MrStrikecentral]

+Xavier Price Without any early games? What are you talking about? The Dreamcast launched with 19 games!! Power Stone was the best blind game purchase I ever made in my entire life.

[@Tornado1994]

+Xavier Price Dreamcast didn't fail period. It did very well. The only one fatal mistake was GameWorks in 1997. That $2 billion was needed for Dreamcast not for a low budgeted,poorly run D&B's style chain.

[@prince_nocturne]

MrStrikecentral www.vgchartz.com/analysis/platform_totals/ Those numbers tell me it DID fail. 8.20 million globally. PS1: 105 mil. PS2: 152 mil. N64: 32 Mil. Gamecube 12 mil. Even the Wii U, Nintendo's worst selling system to date, which is still in production and selling, beat the Dreamcasts's entire possible lifetime in sales globally. EVEN THE SEGA SATURN MANAGED TO SELLING MORE! (even if just barely) Yes. The Dreamcast failed. Was it a bad system? No. I never said it was. Just that it failed.

[@Tornado1994]

Xavier Price First, VG Chartz is erroneous and known for that. Second, you do know the system was only on the market for less than 3 years right. 10 Million for a console that was only supported until 2001 is very good.

[@prince_nocturne]

"The system was on the market for less than 3 years" Because it failed. You're proving my point there. Great system, still failed in the market.

[@1ex1uger-prank-calls]

The Dreamcast indeed an awesome system. Sadly, Sega alienated its fanbase with the 32X and Saturn debacles, so the DC couldn't succeed no matter how well designed it was or how awesome its games were.

[@nikolaitheundying]

(Not SOA's fault, SOJ wasn't very keen about letting up their plans)

[@SimplyKevin]

If Rare was a 100% honest with us.

[@benwasserman8223]

Well that's kind of... depressing

[@saurabh8044]

I feel really sorry for Sega on this one Cause dreamcast was really a great console and ahead of its time.

[@ishopops5856]

I always jump up when someone mentions soulcalibur. Honestly one of the best arcade based fighting games I've played and doesn't get as noticed as other games :/

[@dhoffnun]

+IshOPops The legend will never die.

[@shoujahatsumetsu]

+David Hoffnung But the soul still burns.

[@VideoQuestEx]

Sega made good consoles and good video games back in the day, but their marketing, distribution, business decisions and public relations were not the best.

[@Hyowatta]

If it weren't for hindsight, this would actually be very convincing. Seriously.

[@RoseSupreme]

I like the video editing effects to make it seem like a VHS tape, despite it being widescreen. Imagine if widescreen existed back then, lol.

[@Loader2K1]

+Sergeant Sunflower: Widescreen was available in some movies released on VHS, but not a whole lot.

[@RoseSupreme]

Loader2K1 I think they simply cropped some of the top and bottom parts of the screens, kinda like the cinematic effect in video games.

[@Loader2K1]

***** Seriously, movies WERE released on widescreen on VHS during the 1990s. It was just mostly the "director's cut" versions of films, though.

[@RoseSupreme]

Loader2K1 I meant to say cropped instead of created. God, I hate typing in the wrong words.

[@UsurperKingZant]

Sega Dreamcast has the best average video game quality of any console ever

[@vyperii]

+UsurperKingZant It also has some of the overall best games period... The Shenmue series, MSR, the best versions of the best 2D Capcom fighters (SVC and SFA3), Sonic Adventure... Games I pull out when I am fed up of the lack of quality in games these days...

[@alfrankensteinfeldman]

+TheVyperii Hell, the only reason it really even FAILED was the lack of a function to play DVDs.

[@vyperii]

I absolutely agree... Every person I knew who bought a PS2 whilst the Dreamcast was still on sale bought it purely as a DVD player as actual DVD players were more expensive...

[@e.corellius4495]

+TheVyperii that and there was just the library of games, the dreamcast had only like 30 games total, and while nearly every one of them were stupendous, the ps2 at the time had like 800 and only like 50 were good, but the quantity of choices made people more willing to buy it over the dreamcast back in the day. shame really.

[@e.corellius4495]

***** i worked in game sales in 99 and 2000, the raw library of games the ps2 had in those early years compared to the dreamcast was staggering. i saw countless people go in and buy random pile of shit early ps2 games, when every game on the dreamcast shelf was a god damn masterpiece. but there were just MORE ps2 games. alot of sony fanboys forget that pre-xbox ps2 was all quantity over quality, it wasnt until the xbox sales shot up post halo1 that ps2 shifted to gain the kind of quality games that i would have. trust me when i say that big game libraries make a big difference, even if its mostly crap.

[@lugia361]

the truly sad thing about the dreamcast was that it was actually a decent console ;~;

[@vizthex]

Everything is from 1999, even the mic they used xD

[@LoserwinS1]

Here's an easy one If Nintendo were 100% honest with us in 2020. All you'd have to do is have a Miyamoto lookalike crying and smoking a cigarette outside a boarded up building.

[@shablambalam2795]

"We've got Soul Calibur, which is gonna take down both Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter..." Wait, what? Street Fighter/Capcom was all over SEGA at the time. Alpha 3, Double Impact, Third Strike, Marvel Vs Capcom 2, Capcom Vs SNK Pro, CvS2...

[@Loader2K1]

+SHaBLaM BaLaM: Sega and Capcom have had an on-and-off relationship from 1989 to 2000.

[@shablambalam2795]

Loader2K1 But by 2000 Capcom was only releasing their fighters on SEGA hardware. In the arcade, SEGA NAOMI, and at home, Dreamcast.

[@Loader2K1]

SHaBLaM BaLaM My guess is that the Dreamcast hardware was a godsend for Capcom back when they were making 2D and 2.5D games.

[@elin111]

Having the guy hold Sonic Adventure 2 for NINTENDO Gamecube while he cried would've made that last bit perfect.

[@GlitchGoblin]

Hey! The dreamcast was awesome. ;~;

[@GlitchGoblin]

And the Sega Saturn.

[@Agumon5]

The Sega Dreamcast was actually a fantastic video game console that did everything right except timing. It had the best games, awesome price, phenomenal online support, and even 3rd party support was there. If they had launched this console a year before they did, I think we would all be anticipating the next Sega system, and Shenmue 6 right now.

[@adultmoshifan87]

Gaming today is AWFUL!I am sick of all those mandatory console game installs and day one patches! I am sick of having to shell out extra money for a remastered version of a game I ALREADY OWN because my new console can't play my existing version!The games industry is in MUCH need of an overhaul! Day one patches should be illegal, Sony should make a 3rd PlayStation handheld and PUT EFFORT into pushing it and getting games made for it, but most of all, I VERY MUCH WANT Sega to start making their own consoles again!

[@Loader2K1]

+adultmoshifan87: You are not alone. I hate the fact that the bean counters have taken over the video game industry from the developers and, by proxy, the consumers. I get that it's a business, and I'm far from a business strategist, but the industry has been be doing asinine shit for years now. Remember with the advent of DLC, we were supposed to get new life injected into slightly older games? Not anymore! All DLC is now is payment to play a video game the way its supposed to be played, unless you want to wait a few months later and then buy a "Game of the Year" edition of said game. I have an X-Box 360, and I do play it frequently, but my Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 get more play from me than my 360 does. And honestly, this might sound weird, crazy, and/or stupid to you, but I miss the days of pre-DLC gaming, when the companies HAD to get everything right on the first try. And yes, I would kill for Sega to jump back into the video game industry as a first-party competitor. We'd probably be on the "Dreamcast 3" if Tom Kalinske was running Sega of America today.

[@TheToyBoy1978]

+Loader2K1 dlc can suck my scrotum & EA can lick my ring the greedy fucks

[@Loader2K1]

darren mott Agreed, Mr. Mott. Agreed.

[@TKUltra971]

+adultmoshifan87 modern gaming -- SHOOTER SHOOTER SHOOTER SHOOOTER SHOOOTER SHOOOTER if i didnt know any better id say the government was trying to brainwash us to prepare for world war 3.

[@Loader2K1]

crazybongo5 As someone that dabbles in conspiracy theories, that comment made me LOL but also wonder.

[@Drinkabeerandplayagameofficial]

i love that the tape is tracking the whole time

[@BrainBurnStudios]

If Steam Greenlight Developers were 100% Honest With Us...

[@sooperdood127]

The dreamcast was the Nikola tesla of video game consoles, it was ahead of its own time, but in the end, was forgotten.

[@donkersif7770]

If Atari was 100% honest with us

[@Hami10101]

"Sonic in 3D! It can only get better" "We'll make sure Duke Nukum Forever runs perfectly on our console, when it comes out!"

[@lekanraposte6732]

The Dreamcast was a great dream. However, it was already poisoned and infected by the still living corpses of the Sega CD, 32X, and Saturn...

[@Tornado1994]

+Le Kanraposte No.

[@lekanraposte6732]

+Tornado1994 Yes.

[@afterglow-podcast]

2 things..... First, the Sega Channel logo was actually from the Genesis era, making the Genesis the first online Sega console, even if at the time it was just to download games to a flash cart. Second, the Dreamcast actually ran on Microsoft software. Its main OS was a modified form of Windows CE, which powered some handhelds like the Compaq Ipaq and Dell Axim before Windows Mobile was a thing.

[@1colonelsanders]

That ending was sad, not funny. :(

[@nathanthompson7549]

This video is the closest we will ever have to time traveling back to when the dreamcast was out

[@ArsyaUtomo]

if Channel awesome is honest with us in 2008

[@JizzyJazz]

Great video, love how you made it seem like it was actually 1999, but the graphics are a BIT too good. RADICAL special effects and acting. Briliant video.

[@Fuzon-S]

Video's not even in 4:3 aspect ratio. 0/10 Not 90's enough

[@BManHS]

Loving the whole flashback in the console history thing. Setting the video in a previous time period was a really funny change up from the usual formula! I'd enjoy more of these :D

[@krazyhatter6479]

That ending made me cry #MakeTheDreamReborn #WeWantDreamcast2

[@corywes8027]

Krazy Hatter Dreamcast 2 was essentially the XBOX as Sega helped in it's development

[@NFSBeast2365]

Cory Wes how?

[@HeeminGamin]

this VHS player is the most glictchy yet high quality player of all time, is almost as if it's 2015 footage and you went over the top on making it seem like it was on a VHS player (if I were to make something to seem like it were on a VHS, I'd burn a DVD record it on to a VHS burn the VHS on to a DVD rip the DVD and upload that... because honestly the over use of play back gliches mixed with crisp 1080p is so jarring) BUT ASIDE FROM that funny as usual! great writing!

[@JackChehade]

If the 100% honest series was 100% honest with us...

[@theanonymouschicken169]

+Battle Rifle They already made that

[@comradekirilov3483]

They already did "if gaming wildlife was 100% honest with you"

[@JackChehade]

+MoltenSwordGaming OH, HELLO!

[@comradekirilov3483]

Battle Rifle Hey m8! Common intrests huh?

[@DragonEXecuTionER]

if you haven't done them yet, you should do "if capcom were 100% honest with us".....they're long overdue

[@0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0]

Runescape is from 2001...

[@Shousaphine]

+0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0 THAT'S the comment I was looking for so I didn't hafta make it! :D

[@Shousaphine]

Scuba Steve Yes? I didn't wanna spam the same sentiment over and over, I just wanted to upvote someone who already had my same thought...

[@Chronoflation]

This was so sad. The Sega guys probably were this excited too, and they did some good stuff with the Dreamcast, people still love that system. It's really a shame what happened, but kinda their own fault after the Saturn. If only they used Pluto instead, everyone loves Pluto

[@SoulEaater]

Runescape wasn't around in 1999....

[@MrStrikecentral]

The Dreamcast really was a revolutionary console. The VMUs in the controller was brilliant, the games were amazing, it was simply beautiful. Unfortunately, all their competitors just looked at what Sega did and copied what worked for their new systems. Sega had the unfortunate habit of tying radical new ideas and technologies while everyone else just sat back, copied and profited on what worked and let Sega eat the loss for what didn't. Companies can't afford to be revolutionary anymore. At least Sega tried.

[@shis1988]

MrStrikecentral So they did what everyone on the market does, take something and fine tune it so it works to nigh perfection like the PS joysticks? VMUs sucked and had no redeemable qualities, a reason nobody salvaged them. Experimenting is not innovating.

[@Darkfreed0m]

What the fuck is a sonic?

[@nodscorpion2300]

?!welcome to sonic team we make games i think

[@coolcookies1111]

+Darkfreedom von Moor sanic

[@freakxwithxaxpen]

anyone else wonder what the alternate universe with a Sega Dreamcast actually became one of the best consoles ever was like

[@Rathial]

Runescape died around the same time Sega did :p sadness

[@anita.b]

+Shpoovy It was widely played by European/Australian/US kids back in 2005-08. Just because your knowledge is lacking doesn't mean RuneScape was a flop. It was one of the top MMORPGs for years.

[@PedroMatos482]

+Rathial Runescape 3 is still playable in PCs.

[@azzzanadra]

+Rathial runescape is still alive and strong

[@PedroMatos482]

azzzanadra Runescape 3, that is.

[@anita.b]

Shpoovy I was being sarcastic too. Don't get your panties in a bunch.

[@tatianatub]

you should do if oculus vr was 100% honest with us

[@YoSomePerson]

The Effort put into this video is pretty impressive.

[@Atlas3060]

"Sonic can only get better in 3D" This hurts my head please stop the pain now. *sobbing*

[@mikenelas7778]

Well it is better in 3d.

[@spunkychickens3696]

I was about to point out the poor audio quality, but then I realized that this was supposed to be in 1999. Nice touch

[@thecensae]

poor sega the dreamcast was a really fun system. plus it had a pretty big game library for it's short existence with a lot of enjoyable titles.

[@Dan_D380]

Man, I LOVED the dreamcast... awwww why... why did it have to die... Phantasy star is STILL my favorite RPG. Sonic Adventure 2 was my favorite Sonic game.

[@keizesty5478]

That ending brought me to tears.

[@bowlmaster765]

I remember the advertisements for shadow were you could vote if he was good or bad.

[@swimsvg1855]

90s: I can't wait for duke nukem forever, the dreamcast is gonna rule videogames as we know it! Now: well... fuck.

[@didierb9102]

Thank you for mentionning Duke Nukem forever on the dreamcast !!! Few people know about this, I'll always remember back in 97 reading about this in a video games magazine ;D

[@MarriedGamerGuy]

If I was a little older in 1999 (to have my own money), this commercial would have sold me on the Dreamcast.Ironically - I enjoyed nearly every title he listed... on my Gamecube.

[@Felipemelazzi]

Now that was a great video! I'm happy to see Gaming Wildlife increasing the quality of their videos =)

[@3ddrew_original]

The feels are real.

[@Junior13113]

Sega's situation was really unfortunate. Saturn and Dreamcast, at this point, are considered gems of consoles, containing some of the most valuable and highly acclaimed games of all time. Great fighters, INCREDIBLE JRPGs, and of course, Dreamcast had SA1 and SA2.

[@IndieLambda]

I loved my dreamcast... I'm nostalgic about this consol, but the sad kind of nostalgia, not the "everything was better before" nostalgia, but the "I thougth the futur where going to be so awesome" kind of nostalgia... in french, we say "désabusé" (unabused ? antibused ?).

[@Darkaoron]

RIP Dreamcast. My most favorite system of all time. thousand of hours spent on PSO

[@Ionvelothie]

put this in 240p for better effect.

[@Greyspecies9999]

If this will be a series, i'd be happy for that So happy that i'd do something productive...in the future.

[@kelvinechols1]

Nice touch with the VCR effects

[@franklinfalco9069]

I have an idea: sega should commemorate its inevitable victory over the other consoles by putting its logo along with a bronze statue of the dreamcast on top of the world trade center.

[@Torterra625]

Loved the retro VCR quality.

[@bgpapa4178]

to be fair, the dreamcast was a great console with great games, and i absolutely loved mine. sooo many hours spent playing Phantasy Star Online, Skies of Arcadia, Grandia 2, Taxi Driver, Soul Edge/Soul Caliber, Shenmue, the list goes on. yea, it's library was smaller than it's competitors, but it had a higher % of quality games, so it evened out as far as i was concerned. plus, i had an N64 and PS1 too anyways, so i didn't have to miss out on the best games for those consoles either. the Dreamcast failed because of the combination of Shenmue eating up a shit ton of money that never got earned back, and when the PS2 came out, it literally blew everything else out of the water, thus securing the Dreamcasts downfall. plus, it was slowly falling behind the PS1 and N64 due to not having well known titles to compete with the likes of RE 1-3, mario party, super smash bros, final fantasy 7, crash, sports games, mario kart, ect. Sega essentially made the same mistake Sony did when they released the original PS3. it was more expensive than the other consoles, and parents generally will choose the cheaper option when buying for their kids, especially back then. and it was all a trickle down effect from there. the ability to play DvDs would have been nice too.

[@setaentertainment4311]

Remember what Extra Credits said. Software Vs. Specs.

[@voltd393]

Rip sega dreamcast. I had one before it tanked to ps2 and Xbox. It was awesome. Thanks for the memories. The dreamcast has my utmost gratitude, even long after I converted to the pc master race..

[@friskyfido]

The intro looked more like If Sega Was 100% Honest With Us ... in 1993 lol

[@wadewilson5712]

the dreamcast was a nice little system

[@midnightstrike3625]

Runescape was first released in 2001 but other than that this video was pretty entertaining

[@TheBlogger]

I don't know. You had me in your corner until the end i wanted to see something with him getting fired lol

[@joaoa13portugal]

I actually had a Sega Dreamcast and that was one hell of a console.

[@taffysaur]

I never had a Sega Dreamcast... I always wanted one... It was the first of their major systems I didn't own, all the way back to Master System... But what I seem to generally hear now is that it was an intensely underrated, innovative system that didn't deserve to fail..?

[@Netherwolf6100]

The Dreamcast was truly ahead of its time and its sad it never caught on way back when. I honestly think it would have completely changed how we view videogames today if it did.

[@LikaLaruku]

The Memphis Milano style patterns you used at the beginning of the video are associated with the 80s & early 90s. They fell out of vogue in 1995.

[@leeiif]

To be fair, SoulCalibur is one of the best fighting games out there, and Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 where great when they first came out (though haven't aged well) along with Super Mario 64 and Final Fantasy 7.

[@joshn2564]

Love how this video looks similar to a 20 year old VHS cassette tape, little annoying, but worth the nostalgia.

[@TheSonicsean]

In all fairness, what has Crash Bandicoot done since 1999?

[@NightfallShadow]

If blizzard were 100% honest with us!

[@jmorales09]

You should make a part two if they were honest with us now.

[@TevenxD]

The dreamcast was actually one of the best consoles ever made. Way ahead of its time.

[@umigainsborough1]

that ending.. cmere ill give you a hug :(

[@DorimiPrism]

16:9 in 1999? Sorcery

[@markusTegelane]

They were future proofing, I guess

[@maximuscesar]

There is something going on about the 90's? Cracked did a video with the same premise as this one (but you guys released yours first, no need to worry).

[@Popcornchicken42]

dreamcast was such a sick system, lots of good games. Just got pwnd by newer ps2 and gamecube///xbox

[@ZioSerpe]

On a side note I now realize that the dreamcast was the only console of it's generation that had street fighter III

[@ariamanda6759]

Really too bad the console didn't hit as hard as it could have. it's always been one of my favorites

[@MrBranh0913]

No one was saying radical in 1999. And the PCs in the background were out of date for 1999. No one had desktop computers, mostly everyone had towers. It would have been cool if they had the old iMacs in the background and a few AOL disk.