The Rise and Fall of the Sega Dreamcast

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[@aheiiv]

Dreamcast didn't fail. We failed Dreamcast.

[@Cherb123456]

Well put, I feel

[@reaves99]

Lack of copy protection played a role as well.

[@dtester]

@@reaves99 The "piracy killed the Dreamcast" theory is largely a myth. If I was to really choose the killer, it was that Sega was taking too much of lost per console. It's possible that something as small as selling the Dreamcast in NA at $250 could have made the difference.

[@JUSTICE971]

Same with the Wii U

[@elcidgaming]

@@dtester I agree. Piracy did not chose a side. EVERYTHING is and can be pirated even the new encrypted ps 5 games

[@StockeTepes]

To say I expected this kind of content on this channel would be a lie, but hell I’m not oppose to it. The complete opposite. Extremely passionate & well made, would love to see you tackle more topics like this

[@AxxLAfriku]

IT is weird indeed. Everywhere I comment, people tell me how much they love me and my content. Sometimes IT is annoying. But right now, IT would be okay. So say something nice about my content, dear sti

[@roahnosh]

Honestly there's just too much biased personal opinion like 1:37, EA, meat, etc. There are much better channels out there IMO but this is still not that bad.

[@MasterAlpha1000]

Cringe.

[@MiggerPlease]

I'm so confused

[@PixelShade]

The crazy thing about the Dreamcast in Europe was that, even though the console was cheap, the tech was SPECTACULAR, and the game library was to die for. People were just dismissing it by principle due to the Playstation 2-hype. Every friend I had who played the Dreamcast at my house were sitting there, jaw dropped to the floor, in awe of the graphics and the fun factor of the games we played. Yet, still they wouldn't pull the trigger themselves due to the prospect and promise of what the Playstation 2 could hypothetically deliver. Once the PS2 was released, it barely had any games and it was CRAZY expensive. People were trying out Fantavision on the PS2 instead of DOA2 on the Dreamcast (at my local game store) and ultimately they STILL BOUGHT THE PS2 instead of the Dreamcast. This was absolutely mind boggling to me. But I think Sony gained an unbeatable brand recognition and momentum during the PS1-era that it was near impossible for SEGA to regain from consumers. It's only today we can look back at the console and understand how absolutely brilliant, and way ahead of its time it was. It's actually one of the few retro consoles I play every week. And the main reason being it's unique arcade style-, pickup'n'play games library... It is truly unique, quirky and fun, and I will never stop loving it! :)

[@tarheelpro87]

Yeah i hate people buying stuff just cause it’s familiar, if people had did their research on the Dreamcast it could’ve probably did way better. Everyone was like “GASP PS2!!! BUY IT NOW WHO THE FUCK CARES!” I think the same happened with PS3. While it made a comeback later in it’s life, the Xbox 360 dominated almost, if not that whole generation besides arguably the Wii. PS3 had poor third party optimization and bugs everywhere, it released overpriced as hell, the online wasn’t as good as the 360 and got hacked, even the controller was a downgrade and the console released a year late. Somehow though it barely outsells the 360. Probably just because PlayStation was around longer, and nothing more.

[@HerbertKranz-nm6gc]

Well said! That was mind boggling to me as well. Dreamcast had everything you'd want as early as 1998...and people were still waiting for the PS2 just because of the brand. And then, it did not deliver anything that the Dreamcast couldn't do.

[@Thomas_Angelo]

Schlatt, Mika and Aztro all love making these kind of videos. And they are so so so good at it. Keep up the good work,... Apanduh.

[@chrisrockett5897]

Same applies to Pyrocynical and EmpLemon.

[@twentysixbit]

I haven't seen schlatt make a video like this for years

[@fireblade696]

Oh, I forgot Schlatt used to do this type of stuff. Been so long.

[@ulqinaku8471]

Aztro when from make meme video to actually make documentary stuff very proud of you man .

[@Cherb123456]

You can't change my mind that the Dreamcast was simply ahead of the curve

[@r0wdyrapt0r72]

I loved the Dreamcast as a child, my favorite game was Fur fighters which was a shooter collectathon with a great soundtrack that people should at least listen to, it also had a neat feature in which the music would change in response to which character was being played. It's a shame nobody talks about it anymore.

[@juliuscaesart]

Wow forgot about that and Toy Commander.

[@MasterAlpha1000]

Cringe.

[@GaSevilha]

I loved fur fighters, used to play split screen pvp (what they called fluffmatch XD) on it against my brother mom and dad, fun times... Plasma beamer was forbidden to use tho XD

[@N64FanOne]

U are

[@positrondesign6514]

I am a dedicated PC gamer, but when my brother gave my niece a Dreamcast, I loved it. It was the only console I ever played with. I bought a lot of games for her (Yeah, Right!) to play. PLUS + When SEGA discontinued the Dreamcast I was able to find a ton of cool games for cheap prices because stores started dumping them.

[@Finnybud]

Love seeing you pivot into more well crafted stuff, the fact that you spent so long making meme/internet videos probably made you pretty well qualified for this type of stuff. Also loving the fit

[@baekey9696]

I really loved my dream cast, playing all the green army man games on it and seeing the little memory card light up with their pixels. I just thought it was so much cooler back then how the memory cards were and wish we could see something like that today in newer consoles. The new playstation controllers get close with the lights and what not but would love to see that idea come back. I agree that the PS2 really killed it with titles like ratchet and clank and the whole DVD thing, just got it into so many more houses with kids being able to say it's not just a game console.

[@abowlfullofkivi]

Yo loving the development you and your channel bro. Been here since the early meme videos. You make dope shit Aztro.

[@Machina03exe]

I still play my Dreamcast to this day, had it since day one. I've been bringing it along on my work trips lately so I can catch up on all the games I didn't get to play back then because of things like having to share with my brothers or having to compete for my time with the other backlogs on all the other platforms we have now. I love this thing to death and back, it's why I got into cosplay, it's why I love online games, it helped me make so many friends- it's given me so much joy, and was the source of some of the best memories from my childhood.

[@GamerPlatformer]

I really appericiate these kind of content, it makes me feel nostalgic in a wholesome way. Keep it up!

[@ThePolandball]

I still remember seeing one in a display demo case at a Price Club (aka Costco) in '99 and a bunch of *cool* older kids playing it. I also remember my dentist having one in the waiting room (in the way that the dentist always had the impossibly expensive and cool video games Mom and Dad would never buy). It was a wicked cool thing back then, but it fizzled out and nobody talked about it in the schoolyard after a while. Years later, getting into console emulation and playing Soul Calibur on Chankast was friggin awesome. Still to this day I think it's an amazing arcade fighter game. Thanks for the dope content Aztro! Keep it up~

[@crazyBloodmonkey]

i like how aztrosist kind of just showed up wearing a skirt and refused to elaborate lol

[@agentscringus]

This is a great video! Your style of humor works really well with these types of videos. Keep it up!!!!

[@kevinalejo4820]

I tried some of the games out through an emulator back when I was in high school with varying success and I had fun fun with them, it's a bummer that consoles live was cut short as it had a lot of potential, I remember watching a video pitching a dreamcast 2 and being hyped for it even though it wasn't official.

[@culgi]

I love this longer-form video essay type content. It's cool to sit down for a little while and listen to Aztro's beautiful voice tell me about shit I didn't know existed

[@immortal_shrooms6757]

aztro rocking that outfit

[@luisphelipecarvalho5990]

Cool video but the most surprising thing about all this was knowing that Aztrosist was actually a femboy all along... huh... i didnt see that coming

[@GlitchBoi3000]

Lmao

[@AltereggoLol1]

It's a balding dude in a kilt though

[@SadboiShinobi22]

Aztrosist hell yeah man, Im really excited to see something different out of you I've been here since 2016 and have always watched and loved your stuff I know this is about to be quality

[@sunsetlive5655]

aztro fit goes hard af

[@TehJellyLord]

I seriously wish the Dreamcast was a massive comeback for SEGA consoles and that they were still making consoles today. I say that, but it is hard to imagine a world where that did happen considering they pulled out all the stops for this console.

[@slimkickens]

Honestly, they just didn't foresee the need for a DVD drive. That probably would have done it

[@MasterAlpha1000]

Cringe.

[@frealish6622]

I swear the “rise and fall” vids that are popping up everywhere are the new “*blank* in a nutshell” vids from like 2 years ago. Cool vid tho

[@CauseMakesVideos]

i was not ready for a serious astrosist video, but i think i was more unprepared for twink astrosist wearing a skirt.

[@doilusdevsgoodbadandtheugl9464]

Guys, It’s thinking.

[@TheVeryAngryShrimp]

I miss the Dreamcast so much. I should have bought one while it was still cheap pre-Covid. Thanks for doing these. You have that classic G4 Icons feel.

[@rubytu3sday651]

Was not expecting to see this in my recommended, let alone by aztrozist. It really is such an underrated little gadget. My dad bought one of them on launch day, and when I was old enough he brought it out every once and a while and let us play it was so cool. chuchu rocket, soul caliber, JSR and crazy taxi being the most memorable for me. aaaaaaaaaaaa i need to play it again soon.

[@andrlop6772]

loving this new shift in content, keep it up :)

[@fiendish9474]

Looks like I picked the right time to check on Aztrosist, your new stuff is great and very unexpected

[@amiandivh]

I really enjoyed that! I remember when the Dreamcast was out but I went with a GameCube that Christmas. This is making me want to get one and mod it like yours

[@budman5297]

Good shit Aztro. Keep em' coming. Been subbed since 2016, channel development has been wild.

[@ioniguess]

really good video! love the passion behind it

[@shikonaori]

So glad the KZbin algo brought me to your stuff, it's a whole vibe, good humor. Also loving the outfit

[@blackgoogle2248]

Hey man, it's nice to see a change in content like this one!

[@spectral1064]

Love this video essay type thing. It's super cool and I'd be down to see more from you.

[@kylelord_8573]

This was a really cool video, I actually learned a lot. It’s a shame the console didn’t do so well (also I really liked your outfit)

[@junfa8686]

I still play mine, in fact. More than my ps4 and games are still made for it! Got it for £10 in a pawn shop. Best console buy ever

[@colebruce2]

I played my dreamcast for the first time in for ever today and now this is in my recommend.... Great vid!

[@slimkickens]

Not only did the PS2 have a DVD player, it was also the cheapest DVD player on the market at the time, at least in Japan

[@atticcouch]

love this type of video from aztro

[@bloodstar6158]

love the new format. ty for da content.

[@Apotheosis01]

GREAT VIDEO I LOVE THIS STYLE OF CONTENT

[@KevJac]

Dude I used my ps2 so many times just to watch movies hahaha never thought about it before today but I guess that's a good selling point

[@unkowndata2338]

Cool video! Didn't know anything about the Dreamcast. As for that time stamp menu, it's RTC battery (if it has one) is probably dead, not sure if you can find replacements. But I've working with some rtc modules with Arduino and they have a response if their battery is dead, so Sega may have made the menu come up if the battery is dead or the data was wiped.

[@steveburnside3242]

He is wrong though, Sega did not lower the Dreamcast RRP price, that was Bernie Stolar the Yank Doodle, he went against Sega's wishes and launched the Dreamcast in Yankland at $199 instead of the $249 that Sega had planned, thereby meaning Sega was already losing at least $50 for every single Dreamcast sold in the otherwise very successful Dreamcast launch, which made it a double edged sword. No worries for Bernie the Yank though, like other Yanks who only think for their own self interests and don't care about the damage they do to the company as a whole, he knew he would leave with a fat severance paycheck and a cushy position at Mattel by December 1999, after the damage was already done. However Sega had planned to potentially suspend their hardware series by as early as 1997, Isao Okawa said that even if the Dreamcast sells it would still likely be the last home Sega console in that series. So it had nothing to do with the PlayStation 2, plus the Dreamcast continued to receive official releases as late as 2008 outside of America, so it actually outlasted the original Xbox and even the Nintendo Gamecube. Also, the Dreamcast had a higher software to hardware ratio than Sony did with the PS2, this means that on average, the average Dreamcast owner had at least 8 Dreamcast games compared to the PS2 owner who only had between 4 or 5, because many people did not buy PS2 as a native videogame console, they bought it as a dirt cheap DVD player instead, which is testament to the fact that Sony is not a true gaming company with a native rich software heritage like Sega, but just fundamentally an appliance company that happens to make a black box that plays other companies games on it that Sony make deals too good to refuse in exchange for. And as we all know, it is software that sells hardware, not the other way around. So the company and its IP is always more important than the hardware platform.

[@bringme1kscrubscribers10]

Why are you wearing a skirt? Is aztro a femboy or is he Scottish

[@Chiglewanwood]

idk aztro uses all pronouns so i assume they’re wearing it because they can idfk

[@davidguthriemusic]

dang man, this was great! def didn't expect you to pivot into video essays but this was such a well-done one, learned some new stuff about a cool console :D. also that plaid skirt with the ZR and the boots?? actual fire fit bro 🔥

[@steveburnside3242]

Though he is wrong, Sega did not lower the Dreamcast RRP price, that was Bernie Stolar the Yank Doodle, he went against Sega's wishes and launched the Dreamcast in Yankland at $199 instead of the $249 that Sega had planned, thereby meaning Sega was already losing at least $50 for every single Dreamcast sold in the otherwise very successful Dreamcast launch, which made it a double edged sword. No worries for Bernie the Yank though, like other Yanks who only think for their own self interests and don't care about the damage they do to the company as a whole, he knew he would leave with a fat severance paycheck and a cushy position at Mattel by December 1999, after the damage was already done. However Sega had planned to potentially suspend their hardware series by as early as 1997, Isao Okawa said that even if the Dreamcast sells it would still likely be the last home Sega console in that series. So it had nothing to do with the PlayStation 2, plus the Dreamcast continued to receive official releases as late as 2008 outside of America, so it actually outlasted the original Xbox and even the Nintendo Gamecube. Also, the Dreamcast had a higher software to hardware ratio than Sony did with the PS2, this means that on average, the average Dreamcast owner had at least 8 Dreamcast games compared to the PS2 owner who only had between 4 or 5, because many people did not buy PS2 as a native videogame console, they bought it as a dirt cheap DVD player instead, which is testament to the fact that Sony is not a true gaming company with a native rich software heritage like Sega, but just fundamentally an appliance company that happens to make a black box that plays other companies games on it that Sony make deals too good to refuse in exchange for. And as we all know, it is software that sells hardware, not the other way around. So the company and its IP is always more important than the hardware platform.

[@frankmarano1118]

@@steveburnside3242 Cant we just focus on how Bernie stolar was a greedy bastard without bringing in all the anti american sentiment? Like greed doesnt exist in all countries? Including japan who based its capitalism market off of america? (Also basing even more of its government off of america after WW2) Besides yankee doodle is the name of a New Yorker bud, yankees was what the norths soldiers were called in the civil war. Bernie stolar is from Cali bro, it's about as far on the map as possible from New York in America & the people there have completely different attitudes. So if you're gonna use a bunch of stereotypes & stereotype terms, at least get them right. Because it really kind of discredits the rest of your post. Like for example if you go to a southern state like North Carolina & you're from New York, theres still a lot of anti yankee sentiment there. If a lot of those people hear a New York accent, they will tell the yankee to get lost. Someone from cali would have no issues with these people because they're not a yankee lol

[@whitekong1033]

This was an amazing video! Great work doin the research! My best friend got a Dreamcast, and his grandpa was a wiz with computers and tech. They always had the most cutting edge tech, it was awesome. It took about a week for his grandpa to learn there wasn't any kinda protection on the system or the games. Once all the roms were uploaded to Ye Ole Internet, he burned them all to discs for us. He had every goddamn game that existed. Looking back now, I feel kinda bad that we did that since it definitely helped kill the console...

[@Juddzo]

banger video aztro thank you

[@smugdancinghatkid5047]

You're a big inspiration for me, making these cool videos and showing up in a skirt as if it was nothing

[@jameshazelwood175]

IM GLAD TO SAY THAT I Witnessed the evolution of this KZbinr bro

[@pierzpressure7931]

Honestly didn’t expect the dress and thigh highs but you rock them like a champ

[@Vulpas]

Champs don't rock skirts lmaoo

[@smokeafcknfish3089]

Bro that add where dude gets the shit beat out of him is wilddd

[@hlaver]

Just a small reminder that Spawn : in the demon's hand was only ever ported to the Dreamcast ( being a arcade game at the time). Its such a overlook game for Spawn fans that i reccomend trying out if you ever get your hands on a dreamcast 👍🤘

[@tiredsam8807]

This is insane, I didn't even think it was you bruh . Keep doing shit like this tho, this is a great video

[@trollfacepow]

Love the change of style!! I think some more absurdist asstrosist jokes would be very much welcome ^^

[@nullbyt]

Great retrospective, subbed.

[@wyndroze]

Aztro making not-as-memey content is exactly what I needed in 2022

[@cautionconejoe5334]

I remember playing this, so fun

[@zeromailss]

9:20 I didn't notice my setting suddenly turn down to 144p for some reason and so I thought it was an artistic choice lmao

[@LonkinPork]

look at Aztro, memelord extraordinaire, venturing into video essays. good shit king, keep it up

[@DistortedEmerald]

Damn, really good video. Not your typical stuff but would enjoy more stuff like this.

[@joelh90]

I honestly loved my dreamcast. Sonic adventure, marvel vs capcom 2 and powerstone define my childhood. I never forget when i got it for Christmas. The console blew my mind. The graphics were so ahead of its time and the memory card technology was super innovative.

[@kootunesscrewy]

And Fugu Fish's game, Stupid Invaders, was made for this console.

[@spooksbe]

When you brought up Super Magnetic Neo, that brought some memories, great video love the Dreamcast

[@desrize]

I want to do aztros makeup, make them look really cute!

[@penguatarctic]

This is amazing

[@srslysxy]

This video is so good like I’m impressed

[@noahman_76]

Damn i never knew the dreamcast was thinking and great video

[@Jonas-ej7id]

When you click on the notification expecting a meme but it's a well constructed video essay

[@brendano4196]

I only played on one a few times as a kid at my aunt's house. I remember being impressed young as I was. I wish I had one. What a nostalgia trip this video was.

[@jknock148]

Wholesome content good Astrodoge!

[@kamalindsey]

I remember the launch like it was yesterday, I was staying at my friend Mike's house. We went to the mall, walked through the entire store to find the videogames. They had Dreamcasts set up in the middle of the store. We ended up getting one, and a copy of NFL 2K. The same day of the launch we ran back and forth between Sears and GameStop, it was the first time I even knew what a GameStop was and I felt so much nostalgia when I went back to this mall recently. A funny story was we went to a local diner to eat and while we were eating some lady told her daughter to play the basketball arcade machine. She kept trying and it wouldn't do anything. I leaned over and politely advised the lady to press start. She looked at me funny and said that's not how you turn on a basketball machine. I got an eye roll from the daughter, and then they figured it out. They had to press start. Anyways we went back to Mike's house and played for hours. Great system that didn't get the proper attention or respect. I recall Mike had posters of Saturn and Sega stuff everywhere. Also all of his fav t-shirts were from Sega games, and he owned one of the best Sega games ever in my opinion, Crazy Taxi. His parents were really cool too, so they would always let me stay over at his house on the weekend. I'm glad they were so nice to me because I was so shy and always afraid of doing stuff with other kids, even though I loved spending the weekend at his house. I miss him dearly. Thank you for this video.

[@paddle_my_mad_laddle]

I'm very grateful for this love letter to the sega dreamcast

[@braillynn4903]

I love the Dreamcast and your outfit.

[@seboof7149]

Really good video Aztrosist make more please

[@Felix-nz7lq]

keep up the new style of uploads man, they're great, I'm sure the algorithm will pick up on it if you just keep pushing it for a while. Would maybe look into some more clickable thumbnails, could help

[@DIVISIONBYZEROE]

This video was so interesting! I never knew like 75% of these games even existed. Also, those thigh highs look amazing on you🤟🏻🤟🏻much love

[@jamiewoods5501]

who is this cute little lesbian

[@nicktendo69lmao99]

I’m getting a pre owned Dreamcast for my birthday this year. It comes with Soul Calibur, Virtua Fighter, Tetris, Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2, I’ll probably get some other games online like Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi. I’ve played a lot of Dreamcast games on emulators and re releases so it’ll be great to have an actual Dreamcast

[@thINAshow]

It's really good to see this kinda variety in your videos Also skirt Aztro is cute as hell

[@kanasesesee8944]

I'd love to wear skirts, but they look way better on skinny people so I'll have to lose about 20 pounds before feeling comfortable wearing one... Love your videos by the way! And love the new Video Essay format!

[@frankmarano1118]

I mean I think skirts look way better on woman in general (obviously) but that didnt stop him & he kind of somehow even pulled it off. So I guess follow your dreams? Haha

[@TBoneTony]

Bernie: "Saturn is NOT our future" He then went to Jupiter.

[@sidneyarcher1259]

“ITS THINKING ITS THINKING”

[@MicronOnline]

8:56 I was NOT EXPECTING Aztrozist in a skirt and Kneehighs, like i was fully immersed into the video and then just... w h a t .

[@vince5841]

And he or she was calling that other man weird and ugly lol

[@jenovaizquierdo]

10:12 That guy didn’t know the Dreamcast had a CMOS Battery and needed to be replaced that is why he had to input the date and time every time the system was off. I think being able to play pirated games without jailbreaking or modding the system was one of his downfall.

[@jaspercochran1535]

It feels like every year somebody’s gotta make this video again.

[@BurningFlamesofDivineDragon]

Very in depth essays in regards to the Dreamcast.

[@multitrackdriftu]

You have excellent taste in music ;)

[@kylesvoid]

great video bro!

[@bringme1kscrubscribers10]

Wow a serious aztros video? Wow

[@TodayInGoodMusic]

this is my one of my favourite vids of all time

[@ajc3866]

Dude I bought myself a Dreamcast back in September of last year which I want to get that for 5 years and I really enjoy this system, and this system is way ahead of time. Fun Fact: the Sega Dreamcast was going to have a DVD hardware built in but due to time consuming we never had that. Also due to PS2 launch it was a final nail in the coffin for the Dreamcast and Sega

[@davidbarlee4722]

SEGA had sadly shit in their customers beds by the time the Dreamcast came out. Don't get me wrong it was the console I wanted to own but nobody had faith in how long it would be before SEGA pulled the plug on it like the 32X & Saturn. Nobody was prepared to take the risk on buying one which is really sad because it was pretty awesome.

[@staltheclown6352]

these new videos are so good

[@StarryEyeTrixi]

what type of TV do you use for your dreamcast and gamecube? i wanna get a new TV specifically for my old consoles bc they look like dogshit when i use my av3 to hdmi

[@KAI3Kuroseiga]

whats the music playing in the background of the opening?

[@calculateddeclination5534]

The dreamcast felt like a prototype to the og xbox. I love that console.

[@gradyholaday8585]

Amazing vid

[@tehrybite]

AZTRO VIDEO ESSAY LET’S GOOOOO

[@Gatsfield]

Soulcalibur on the Dreamcast was the first time i thought " this is better than at the arcade". It was so crisp. Power Stone was the shit for 4 players fighters. I still have the system and 2 working VMUs.