Sega Dreamcast
Lauded by video game devotees as a misunderstood dynamo, the now defunct Dreamcast  is an example of fine technology bungled by misfired marketing. The system was the home of breakthroughs such as Soul Calibur, and Sonic Adventure. Although the Dreamcast was the first out of the gate in the most recent generation, manufacturer Sega got hammered into oblivion by Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo. Such a sales failure was the Dreamcast that Sega no longer makes consoles, and is reduced to manufacturing only software. Still, the system holds a soft spot in the heart of many a gamer. It's a much better retro buy than the Nintendo 64.
Geekspeak
The system sports a Hitachi SH-4 200mhz CPU and 16 MB of system RAM. In addition, there is 8 MB of RAM on a NEC PowerVR chipset. There's also a Yamaha Sound system with 2 MB of onboard RAM for itself. The Dreamcast proprietary CD format holds a whole gigabyte, higher than the Playstation's 650 MB CDs. Another thing that makes the Dreamcast unique is it's Windows CE Compatibility, giving end users the ease of programming a slew of amateur applications. What this means is that the Dreamcast is comparable to the PS2, although it lacks the game library.
Dream On, Dream Way: The Best of the Dreamcast Games
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