Mikau Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 whats your favorite new accesory for any new console? mine would have to be my wavebird. wireless controllers that work kick ass. the battery life is outstanding, i must have 50 hours on animal crossing and it still hasnt died! also, the gba/gc link cable is cool, but it doesnt do enough yet. but later, when more games use it (like the new FFs) it will be sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdstuff64 Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 The Wavebird is cool,but I have already ran out of batteries once and my light is flashing again,I guess I play it too much! But overall the best new accesory is the Network Adapter for ps2.Going online on ps2 is just plaing cool.That gets my pick. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikau Posted October 23, 2002 Author Share Posted October 23, 2002 online gaming does seem pretty cool, but it seems to me a to be a pain in the ass to have to switch plugs when you want to switch what you are online with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustangarrett Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 thats what routers are for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdstuff64 Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 thats what routers are for Yea!At first I hated switching everything,so I went to Best Buy and got a good router for $30.And now I can have all three systems hooked up and my computer hooked up and once.How cool is that?Too cool for school is the answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 The Dreamcast VMU is a stroke of genius... unfortunately, it was ahead of it's time, and was never really used to full potential. GBA->GC links are just a ripoff of the idea anyways Oh, and Sony ripped off the modem idea from Sega too --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikau Posted October 24, 2002 Author Share Posted October 24, 2002 yeah, whatever, everbody ripped off sega... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdstuff64 Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 yeah, whatever, everbody ripped off sega... Yep,poor Sega did everything and then just kinda died.But Sega is still the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 Sega also had the first handheld to system connection, beyond the VMU. Remember the neo geo pocket-dreamcast connector? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z28in82 Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 I'm going out on a limb here but I'm sick of everyone saying how Sega is so great. I love all game systems but if Sega was so almight why have they managaed to kill every console they have come out with? I'm all for a good game system but why does it seem like it is so anti Sony and MS here? Anyway back on topic best accesory would have to be the headphone thingy for PS2 SOCOM, triued it in the store seemed cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 if Sega was so almight why have they managaed to kill every console they have come out with? I blame everything on the SegaCD and the 32X. Mostly the 32X. The Genesis was handled very well in my opinion, but the 32X confused lots of people when the move to the Saturn was made. Sega seemed to think that the 32X was going to "bridge the gap", but since it wasn't compatible with anything, people totally lost faith in it... after all, who did they really expect would bother with games that needed both the SegaCD and the 32X?? Somehow (And I'm not completely clear on this), this affected people's opinion of the Saturn, and negatively affected it's sales. Things just snowballed, and by the time Sega came out with the Dreamcast, the people already didn't have much faith in Sega. At least, that's my theory. I think it's stupid really... the system was marvellous, and I still think it competes favourably with the PS2. The fact that people would ignore it just because Sony has things locked up better than Sega did is dumb, and it sucks that Sega had to fall because of image problems. (I know, I didn't work the SegaCD into that... but I don't think it had as big an impact. It was managed somewhat badly, but at least wasn't as confusing) --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatdan Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 Sega also had the first handheld to system connection, beyond the VMU. Remember the neo geo pocket-dreamcast connector? Are we going for actual working products or simply prototypes? The Atari Jaguar could interface with the Atari Lynx. In fact, AvP was originally going to have the option of using the Lynx as your Alien tracker. Prototype Lynx links have been found... somewhere... Also, the Jaguar had the first system voice modems too, but those never got beyond prototype phase. And a VR system. And a network system. Oh yeah, that was released (CatBox). Things just snowballed, and by the time Sega came out with the Dreamcast, the people already didn't have much faith in Sega. From what I have heard, this is actually pretty far from the truth. Remember, the Dreamcast had the best launch (easily!) of any system to date when it came out in the States. Who can forget the 9/9/99 advertisements? Moving, what? 900,000 systems in one day was a very good thing. The problem was Sega was never committed to the Dreamcast. After the Saturn flopped like a fish out of water, the Dreamcast was supposed to be trashed. But it wasn't. Supposedly, it was some VP's baby, and he basically forced the idea. Then he stepped down in January of 2001 and Sega immediately dropped the 'Cast. Sega's timing was too off for it to be actually dropped due to stiff competition. People were actually returning PS2's to get Dreamcasts. January of 2001 _before_ the announcement was on track to be the highest or second highest sales month for the Dreamcast ever. Right at this time was when Sega pulled the plug. None of it made or makes any sense. The only reason that Sega had at all for pulling the plug was the honest reason that the pirates had really dug into their game profits. I've been told that Half-Life is sitting somewhere 100% complete right now, but unreleased because they were too worried that it wouldn't turn a profit due to piracy. The Dreamcast is a wonderful little machine whose time came waaaaaay too early. I honestly believe that it could've competed in the current marketplace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikau Posted October 25, 2002 Author Share Posted October 25, 2002 i blame sony for the murder of sega. they killed the saturn with the playstation, even thought the saturn was probably better. then they killed the DC just by anouncing the ps2 and its dvd player... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdstuff64 Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 Yes,the Playstation and PS2 killed the DC and Saturn.And it is a sad thing too beacuse both systems were great.Dreamcast is one of,if not,my fav systems ever.I just love that little white box!So much fun.So many memories... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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