The Wacky World of Rare Dreamcasts

The Sega Dreamcast. What a machine. So many variants, so many colors.
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Adam Koralik
Mikkel Petersen
GG Dreamcast
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Adrian powell
Retro Tech Archive
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CGR Publishing (Sega sports edition)
TheRelaxingEnd
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La bible des jeux video

[@jairotena8281]

Maybe the real wacky world was the Dreams we cast in our mind

[@makutas-v261]

maybe the pneis was th

[@SnowBunneh]

Last night I had a dream I got high then went to taco bell then got lost in a grocery store. My parents were really angry but my partner's parents were just so chill. It was comforting in way uwu

[@jackrichards4302]

Jaden smith that you?

[@rickkroll]

What A Long Strange Trip Its Been!

[@HollywoodJuggstar]

Maybe the rarest dreams cast in a wacky world

[@firepeaman2440]

I like how he pretty much gave up on the ratings towards the end.

[@bahamutbbob]

I rate this comment "I like it"/"who gives a fuck."

[@SatanasExMachina]

He always does....always.

[@knorkstea606]

@@SatanasExMachina exactly bit still stays fun

[@eduardaguilar3341]

always does it and with his monotonous voice and the time he wastes it gets pretty annoying pretty quickly

[@AntiJewluminatiDwarf]

Agreed,.......gotta appeal to the lowest average common denominator of youtube

[@ThaYowza]

The fact that Sega started making Dreamcasts as a promo item for companies that really had little to do with gaming in general just shows how screwed Sega was in the console market at that time. No wonder the Dreamcast was their last one. I know there's a lot of other reasons for Segas demise, but at the same time damn. :/

[@NamelessGamer29]

If there’s one thing I’ve taken away from all these videos is that if you want a cool console variation of a non Microsoft console you have to live in Japan.

[@h3cz_]

Japan lives in the future. Facts

[@hi_tech_reptiles]

You can import them. I imported my Dreamcast a year or two ago. It's just white tho. And Japanese.

[@medisowkers5829]

Omg gir!!!

[@Web720]

@@h3cz_ Not their demographics.

[@chryco4]

Judging by the name and colors, the RX-78 Dreamcast has to be based off the RX-78-2 Gundam aka the original iconic Gundam.

[@TheRandysilverwolf]

This is correct

[@divinedoodoo]

I came here to say this 😂

[@Diwasho]

The iconic colors aren't as heavy on the blue though. Looks more like Mk-II in Titans' color scheme, especially with how dark the blue is.

[@Sauceyjames]

I'm sure they didn't know or probably got tired about research.

[@MegaTrojan21]

Also cam here to say this.

[@Brett101792]

The PS5 has been in back order almost as long as the dream cast was in production

[@lewbands]

Easiest system to get

[@FelipeJaquez]

@@lewbands > just one game

[@drg19841]

That last Dreamcast looks like a case swap. During the last year of the Dreamcasts life there were alternate cases available in several colors. I believe there might still be a few floating around. The idea was you would take your internals, swap them into the new case, and if you wanted too add LEDs or stickers for a custom look.

[@jfuthey]

Yep, I bought and swapped a case ~2002. I don’t remember anything with sonic on them, but multiple shades of clear plastic were available.

[@yungmind]

Yeah, I have a green see-thru DC.

[@oOignignoktOo1]

see through cases are really common now because someone got their hands on the original console molds and now makes re-production shells. I replaced my yellowing beige shell with a see through clear case and it looks really nice now.

[@ChrisEbz]

@@oOignignoktOo1 That's what I was going to say. Lots of choices on Ali express.

[@MkfMtr]

9:22 This era of mobile gaming is actually very interesting. You could even earn a Dreamcast from it at the time but right now it is the abandonedest of the abandonware. Nobody cared for some reason. I sometimes wish one day, some people from telecommunication companies just find all these games sitting on a disk or something in somewhere and release them on the internet.

[@SECONDQUEST]

Yeah, there's a huge amount of interesting software just not floating around anymore.

[@relo999]

There probably is a private software collection somewhere. Found loads of supposedly never backed up backups on private servers and what not. Granted these mobile games weren't particularly easy to back up and also weren't particularly popular. You see the same with a lot of unpopular platforms and platforms that had only regional releases. PC98 for example is also poorly backed up even though it was a really popular platform, but only released in Japan aside from a single attempt at bringing it to the US in an early iteration and failing miserabel. Same with a lot of 70's and early 80's consoles that never left Europe.

[@captainweekend5276]

I think the issue with them is they're basically a genre defined by shovelware. No one at the time thought they were of much value, they were basically the precursor to smartphone app games before they became more microtransaction than game, basically just small little derivative minigames you could play to pass the time on a commute. Some have been saved, I remember in a rebeltaxi video he showed some dexter's lab themed mobile games from that era, but most probably aren't worth preserving.

[@AndyKPOV]

Alot of Sega's old websites and servers still work to this day. Sega is one of the very few companies that doesn't turn off it's old servers. But idk about old third party stuff. And mobile gaming wasn't as big as it should be. They didn't wanna put a whole lot of effort in solo gaming cause back then consoles were made to bring families together.

[@AndyKPOV]

@the Game, Review and Reallife Channel you can still use the browser to this day. I still have a Dreamcast.

[@joethemanager1]

Limp Bizkit had some sort of promotion with Sega and there was an ad for the online service that had Fred Durst and was like "If you ever get your ass kicked, it was me on the other end of the line." So I suppose that can be official enough.

[@Abel-Alvarez]

Limp Bizkit × SEGA collab when? 😏

[@catethps]

@@Abel-Alvarez that literally is a limp bizikit x sega collab

[@Abel-Alvarez]

@@catethps Dj Khalid: Another one. 😉👆

[@DudeMcGuybro]

He was also a playable character in Smackdown Just Bring It/Shut Your Mouth around this time, dude was into video games lol.

[@AdamTheHedgehog]

The RX-78 Dreamcast is meant to be a reference to Mobile Suit Gundam. To be specific, the OG RX-78-2 that the main character pilots. But, I can see where you thought it resembled Sonic.

[@37Kilo2]

You can buy translucent replacement shells now for around $70-120. They even make replicas of the Resident Evil versions. I've bought a few, they are high quality and worth the money.

[@XxXMrSisterFisterXxX]

i was just thinking about how a lot of these variations being sold are probably just replicas. ebay is plagued with counterfeits when it comes to highly collectible consoles and games

[@Abel-Alvarez]

It's official: Limp Bizkit is now part of the SEGA lore.

[@rikkisan1]

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[@YaowBucketHEAD]

I remember going to a Limp Bizkit concert 22? years ago (Godsmack and DMX were also there. 🤘) and for some reason, they hyped the hell out of Ultimate Fighting Championship for the Dreamcast right before Limp Bizkit came on. Being a Dreamcast fanatic at the time (still am really) I found this to be the highlight of the evening seeing as how the only group I liked was Godsmack. Anyway, word on the street was that Limp Bizkit had a habit of putting on poor performances and walking off. Which I thought it was people making stuff up. And I'll be damned if Fred Durst threw a fit and quit the set like 4 songs in and nearly started a riot. Guess people weren't mangling each other in the mosh pit enough for his liking. lol. Now I'm nearly 40. Getting old is fun.

[@stuff31]

this cast is dreamy

[@silvercorvidsmarketing]

wouah

[@jacknewton2148]

Man, was my dad confident this was gonna be the next big thing that one Christmas it was out

[@oOignignoktOo1]

in 1999 the console really was ahead of it's time. What killed it was the Mil-CD exploit making the games super easy to pirate and the fact a lot of the general public was holding off and buying the PS2 because it had integrated DVD playback and back then DVD's were HUGE!

[@supremevictory4310]

it should've been.it clearly was the most powerful in 99'.sony couldn't do better until 2001.by todays standards that's equivalent to Ps5 getting 2 year headstart over series x .

[@RemnantCult]

Naming a console for use in pachinko parlors as regulation 7 is like naming a new brand of vaping pens "surgeon general" or what have you.

[@pearlspersecond]

I could never get tired of seeing these. Awesome vid!!

[@techadmirer6475]

I'm starting to get into console repair and console reselling as a business so your vids definetly help me out on finding the good finds.

[@jszekerj]

Love your videos man. I enjoy how you just trail off towards the end. I'd say it's your staple quality. 1 Fred out of Durst. 👏

[@I_EAT_QUARTERS]

Nick Offerman narrating a video about Dreamcasts is something I didn’t know I wanted until I had it

[@Biggus_Dickus_69]

I proudly own a brand new never opened Super Black Dreamcast...according to some sources it's possible there were only 200 ever made! Why something as simple as a slick all-black Dreamcast was made with such insanely low numbers is odd I am not complaining 😎

[@dialaskisel5929]

Truly, the best premium exclusive series on KZbin right now. Also, why is Knowledge Hub now called KnowledgeHusk?

[@llab3903]

I would also like to know

[@LightspeedAdventurer]

wait are the channels KnowledgeHusk and Whimsu related somehow?

[@thesaltyjesus]

I've never wanted a console more than I want that Fred Durst Dreamcast.

[@tailsprower9542]

LESS GO i have been waiting for this video :DD thanks for making it

[@jayzeus7]

Love these videos man, keep it up!!!!

[@nathankay9554]

The blue one at end is a reproduction shell and is custom. You can buy reproduction shells of clear colours online .

[@AngelCopout]

The RX-78 Dreamcast is a reference to Amuro's mobile suit in Gundam 79 so I'd give it a 5/5 personally. Also the fact it's so rare is depressing.

[@thegr8winston]

Glad someone else peeped the Gundam reference

[@IHateDubstep]

Been waiting for this one for time

[@jrockready6469]

One of the few KZbin videos to actually make me laugh out loud

[@AkioLX]

Love the videos man, keep up the good work!

[@MaximumRD]

Hey nice vid! Also, thanks for the credit for that tiny bit of footage, decent of you. I'd have commented sooner but honestly had no idea, just by chance I decided to Google my user name and this video was one of the first things that popped up, glad it did! Subbed.

[@machina_spirit]

Its midnight and i should go to sleep for work in the morning, but nah new Tyler video on the different versions intricacies of a plastic video game box made almost a quarter century ago. Yes, my brain must have this knowledge!

[@sandman45]

i love how your cat just lifts it's arm

[@DocDrowsy]

Omg the Sonic animations you did near the end killed me

[@Outta-hz1ej]

The greatest video game console of all time.

[@SymphonicConvergence]

Bruh this ain't the Philips cdi

[@gavinisdie]

The Video Game Console of All Time

[@pentexsucks43]

That's a weird way to spell Zeebo

[@spyczech]

OUYA has entered chat

[@travisbarrett1255]

This video is absolutely excellent

[@DVFMovieProductionsHippos]

Ive been wanting to purchase a dreamcast, definitely gonna skip the variants and buy the generic version. Very interesting to watch, keep it up!

[@playgroundsinc]

Man: oh dreamcast you where to beautiful for this world Dreamcast: (disc grinding noises)

[@wrexhammusic]

Still have my Sega Dreamcast. It still works and I play it all the time.

[@blueb_oy]

These videos and Whimsu's voice/way of talking are so entertaining to me. Call it my comfort food, if you will.

[@pedrobenedetti7293]

10:10 RX-78 is a mobile suit (a giant robot) from the Gundam series, and this edition has its color scheme :)

[@noneed4me2n7]

Adam Koralik has a lot of content covering these. Always find it fascinating how long this consoles interest has lingered. I know I still have a few modded in storage. I’ll probably keep one for a time but the rest is going once I dig it all out. The divers unit is based off a character from the rhythm game with the La La chick. Thanks for the chuck mangione from King of the Hill clip. Hadn’t thought of the feel so good song in a while. I’m so baked.

[@drewdman10]

my gf gave me one for christmas (been wanting one since 1999) and i really want to do the GD-EMU mod so I don't have to pay the insane prices for dreamcast games, but even the pieces necessary for the mod are expensive right now.

[@drewdman10]

@the Game, Review and Reallife Channel I thought the original guy making the boards has them on back order? Where can I find one for $15?

[@ZeusTheIrritable]

Surprised that there were only 50,000 or so of the Sports variant. I used to run a game store, and while those weren't very common, we did see a fair number of them.

[@what1fun1v3rs3]

Can't wait for the dev kit reviews

[@MrTheMasterX]

The Dreamcasts signed by Fred Durst makes that one quip from the Sonic 2 movie even funnier.

[@jaredh2341]

Had a dreamcast as a kid and loved the game Jet Set Radio. Seeing the Jet Set painted dreamcast was really cool.

[@adamhooper2476]

I remember there was a poster up in my school's library for a chance to win a Dreamcast. It had been put up a couple years before I came, and it was still there for the 6 years before I left in 2007. Knowing my school it probably stayed up for another 5 years+.

[@twizz420]

I used to harass my parents and grandparents to go shopping at Toys R Us just so that I could play on the Dreamcast display they had there. They had four consoles set up in a circle around a table with big CRT's hanging from the ceiling for each console and sometimes they even had a four-player game with all the consoles connected together. It was pretty sweet. I just liked playing Sonic. It's also the place where I got my crystal clear DMG Gameboy starter kit for Christmas, and then where I got Pokemon Red for another Christmas... Good times

[@draggonhedd]

Best part too, you only covered about 2/3 of the variations that were released. There were *A LOT*

[@kitestar]

I used to have the _sega sports_ black dreamcast up until the controller ports gave out, I honestly wished I kept it for historical purposes

[@oOignignoktOo1]

the controller board was probably fine it was probably just a blown fuse that needed to be replaced. The original dreamcast didn't have a resettable and it commonly blew if you unplugged and plugged controllers in with the console powered on. Nowadays you can mod and replace it with a resettable fuse that is a huge quality of life improvement.

[@WafflesX3XD]

thank you for informing the masses that a chu chu rocket dreamcast exists, very cool of you

[@SonicBoone56]

Finally a video on the Dreamcast. You'll have fun doing the Saturn, I guarantee it

[@FOXHOUNDProductions91]

"I'll give it a Fred out of Durst." LMFAO!!

[@fengxii]

This is comfort content

[@DaGleese]

I have an R7 dreamcast in box that I picked up when I visited Japan in 2018. Didn't know there were only 2000 made! It'll be worth keeping that in mint condition I think!

[@TheSundayLongRunShow]

I wasn't expecting my small town Toyota dealership to make a cameo. :O

[@YourFavoriteSon1]

This sure is one wacky world.

[@Amesang]

Considering the existence of a "spiral sticker" in _SoulCalibur VI,_ I've the sudden urge to create a Dreamcast version of Segata Sanshiro. 😏

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

that Black and Silver DC was sick

[@spookypotato]

And with that, the 6th gen of home consoles are complete. Where will we go next? Handhelds? 7th Gen? 5th Gen? Only time will tell.

[@ExtremeWreck]

Maybe 7th gen because when you get to stuff like 5th gen & older, the records start getting a little fuzzy & hard to find.

[@Mr_Pewpy_But-Whole]

Maybe the rare finds in life are the friends we made along the way ?

[@Myrmeleos]

Dreamcast lives on man. It’s still thinking

[@anthonywise1989]

Beautiful. I'm in TEARS

[@stadtbekanntertunichtgut]

I love your stuff, no idea what to do with all the useless infromation but I still love no matter what.

[@nickmontoya1]

I want a Limp Bizkit Dreamcast so bad I am actually considering bringing one to a Limp Bizkit concert next month just to get the band to sign it

[@Woodzta]

Nice and informative. Good video. I will say that it was very annoying having these pointless star ratings after describing them though.

[@jonfitzpatrick9942]

That pink Sakura Wars dreamcast probably has it's own vaporwave album. Mad vibes in Toki Mem's Fire Embling cousin sim.

[@06racing]

Love how the scale went from accurate to who gives a in one video.

[@TheWaffleFactory]

Im sporting my pink hello kitty one. I love the pink console next to my teal Retron 5 and silver gamecube. Its almost like a retrowave color scheme game shelf

[@no_one_from_nowhere]

Cool fact: sega net keyboards were repurposed as dreamcast keyboards by just putting a dreamcast sticker over the sega net sticker. I know this bc my sticker peeled up and there is a sega net sticker

[@jockel9502]

I have a pearl blue that my gf got me for my birthday. At first I thought it was neat, and then I checked how many were made. So uh, thanks!

[@retrobear9367]

I love the Code Veronica console. I bought a CV replica shell for my Dreamcast. Now I just need the red controller and gray vmu

[@cyangalaxy8545]

This is my favorite console of all time. The rental console was $99.00 in hastings entertainment where I lived

[@Supremeslade]

That chameleon paint dreamcast is badass

[@ringersol]

the gameboy line has some pretty crazy ones

[@devonwilliams5738]

I can't wait for the Wacy World of Rare Nintendo 64s next.

[@GeekCritique]

Thanks for making this video for me! :V

[@cppctek]

im sooooo happy you did this~! My fav console ever was teh dc/ I miss my modding days back then. I really loved creating new hardware mods and visual upgrades like the led mods and such. the emulators were epic. you could burn a disc and play nes, snes and more plus ps1 games too

[@GodMode823]

I miss my Dreamcast. Back in the day I had the mouse, keyboard, and was signed up with the internet service through the console. Kinda cool.

[@davidavery5853]

Thank you for this! your vids are amazing humor is just to relatable...I really needed it!

[@EmergencyChannel]

I had the black Dreamcast, it's pretty cool.

[@Sauceyjames]

Wish I never sold my Dreamcast & pawned my games for $50... The machine stopped working one day & this was teenage me, pre-internet & being able to fix devices.

[@retromtg1834]

I blame the Gameboy for all of this madness. lol digging these videos

[@prestondenby68]

I have the tank top from the sports edition. Found it at a goodwill.

[@brookhaven86]

If I ever get the opportunity to go to a Limp Bizkit meet and greet I'm taking my dreamcast to get signed. 😂

[@stevonico]

Dreamcast is the greatest console of all time.

[@Paradigmfusion]

LOVED the Sega 2K Sports version (hate sports games) the all black look was awesome. The name Dreamcast though sounded like a magical fishing lure..

[@ArcadeStriker]

I died when he made a double take on the Seaman one EDIT: Somehow the bit with the signed Sonic Dreamcast ended up being the best part lmao

[@robertsmith20022]

Still my favorite console till this day

[@xrzge]

this is exactly what i need rn 🙏

[@gemstatefisherman3409]

I’ve still got my original US market Dreamcast. It was way ahead of it’s time when. It first dropped in th US

[@NORFIE123456]

Have you ever done a Gameboy Colour episode? Would be intrigued to see how many other variations there were!

[@4Legacy]

Just when I was wondering what A.L.F. has been up to after all these years

[@hamsbyyams]

That gold dreamcast gonna crumble in your hands lmao

[@breakingmichigan]

This makes the Dreamcast feel like tax evasion

[@GodOfWarConnoisseur]

That Dreamcast built into a sonic shaped TV is so genius.

[@GuyManley]

I remember reading in official sega dreamcast magazine about that limp bizkit signed console.

[@kierathegaygal202]

Divers 2000 has to be my favourite, that thing looks absolutely magical. I'd love to own it some day.

[@power1700]

20년전에 구입해서 가끔 AV2 HD컨버터 연결하여 redream과 dolphin 고해상도 즐기고 있습니다

[@kierathegaygal202]

@@power1700 That's cool as hell, must be a hell of a thing to own!

[@ItzRetz]

Please do one of these types of videos about the N64, I know there were a tonne of special edition variants of it as well as special edition controllers and accessories, so it'd make for a very interesting video

[@sofiaciel7599]

10:11 - It's *probably* supposed to be Mobile Suit Gundam themed, as a tie-in to the Federation vs. Zeon arcade game whose home port originally came out first on the DC, but it lacks any sort of labeling to indicate such. No Gundam head decal, no Earth Federation logo, just a Dreamcast in Gundam colors.