Dreamcast – It’s Thinking… Again

The age of the Dreamcast, while short-lived, was a wonderful time to be a gamer. The console was a massive step-up from the comparatively primitive N64 and Playstation, and the games were good, great even. Plus, for the first time, console gamers could easily play with other gamers across the world. Despite the glowering specter of the Playstation 2 on the horizon, it seemed for that brief moment that SEGA might actually escape their troubled past. Alas, it was not to be. SEGA fell before the merciless march of their competitors, eventually abandoning the hardware business altogether.

Great, now you’ve got me waxing nostalgically again. That’s not the point – the point is that a number of SEGA’s first-party Dreamcast titles are coming out on Xbox Live Arcade and the Playstation Network later this year. Yes, we all knew that already, it’s practically the worst-kept secret in the industry right now. Still, we actually have confirmation of it now! To celebrate the eleventh anniversary of the console, the developer will release the first Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi for the digital download services. Both games will be bumped up to a higher resolution and a surround sound mix, and the typical goodies like leaderboards and achievements will be included.

As much I dug the first Crazy Taxi, I have to admit that the part of this announcement that has me salivating is the promise of more Dreamcast titles to come. I would murder for a high-res port of Skies of Arcadia or Chu Chu Rocket.

What about you guys? What Dreamcast titles are you holding out hope for?