9. Dreamcast
I love the Dreamcast; I still take it out of the attic periodically to play some Shenmue and Chu Chu Rocket, and it’s a console that, released in 1998, continues to be considered largely ahead of its time. Boasting stunning graphics and being the first console to feature online play, it certainly had a lot going for itself, yet a mere 3 years later, it was dead in the water, with new models being discontinued.
By all accounts the Dreamcast should have been a massive success, but the subsequent release of the PlayStation soon enough wiped the DC off the map, and some bizarre production practices - such as allowing Shenmue to be made on such an astronomic budget that every console owner would have had to buy it twice just to make a profit – meant that it was just another Sega console doomed to obscurity.
It’s a genuine shame, as it remains one of the best consoles out there, with a superb library of RPGs especially, and a small number of games continue to be released for it each year.
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Remember Panasonic’s attempt in the video game industry with the Panasonic 3DO. Despite selling millions of units, wouldn’t consider it on the successful side.
The Jaguar still has the best Alien vs Predator game for any console
Heh, I own a Phillips CD-i, but only because of the Zelda games.
There’s a really good game on the Gizmondo. I can’t remember what it’s called, but it involved rolling a wheel across colourful landscapes like a 3D Marble Madness.
Impressive, considering that the whole thing was created as a money laundering ploy.
Neo Geo
Neo Geo was, in my opnion, probably the best hand held ever made. Sahem it was hard to get hold of