The Dreamcast seems to be a polarizing system around here. Even many who love it don't want to own it because they feel a lot of the best titles have been ported elsewhere. But the truth is, the Dreamcast is still home to a long list of exclusive games, including a number of unique titles which really haven't been replicated elsewhere in sequels or remakes. Here's what Wikipedia offers up as a list of Dreamcast exclusives. There's at least 20 games on that list that I think deserve dedicated attention, and only a few of them are truly stinkers.
4 Wheel Thunder
90 Minutes
AeroWings
AeroWings 2: Airstrike
Armada
Blue Stinger
Carrier
Coaster Works
Cool Cool Toon
Culdcept Second
D2
Daytona USA 2001
El Dorado Gate
Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm
DUX
Elemental Gimmick Gear
Evolution 2: Far Off Promise
Evolution: The World of Sacred Device
Flag to Flag
Floigan Bros.
Frame Gride
Godzilla Generations
Gundam Side Story 0079: Rise from the Ashes
Illbleed
Iron Aces
L.O.L.: Lack of Love
The Lost Golem
Max Steel: Covert Missions
Metropolis Street Racer
Mortal Kombat Gold
Nanatsu no Hikan
Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream
NBA 2K
NBA 2K1
NCAA College Football 2K2: Road to the Rose Bowl
Ooga Booga
Pen Pen TriIcelon
Planet Ring
POD 2
Record of Lodoss War: Advent of Cardice
Red Dog: Superior Firepower
The Ring: Terror's Realm
Rippin' Riders Snowboarding
Segagaga
Seventh Cross: Evolution
Shenmue
Sonic Shuffle
Soul Fighter
Street Fighter III: Double Impact
Sturmwind
Super Magnetic Neo
Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage
Time Stalkers
TNN Motorsports Hardcore Heat
Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2
Toy Commander
World Series Baseball 2K1
Zusar Vasar
Analyzing the Current Status of Dreamcast Exclusives
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Re: Dreamcast Exclusives
I think we should highlight physical exclusives too. Jet Grind Radio in its pure form is a physical exclusive, no?
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Re: Dreamcast Exclusives
Its also worth mentioning that a lot of its arcade ports are not easily emulated or obtainable other than on the DC. The NG Dev Team stuff, Border Down, etc.
I still find it has enough quality on it to remain hooked up, despite most of its more notable games receiving ports elsewhere.
I still find it has enough quality on it to remain hooked up, despite most of its more notable games receiving ports elsewhere.
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Re: Dreamcast Exclusives
There is a Dreamcast RPG that I think is cool, that I never see anyone talk about. Now, this isn't an exclusive, because it was ported to PC, but the PC port is so rare and difficult to find, that this RPG might as well be a Dreamcast exclusive for all intents and purposes:
Fushigi no Dungeon: Furai no Shiren Gaiden - Onna Kenshi Asuka Kenzan!
This is a Mystery Dungeon style roguelike, being an offshoot of the Shiren branch, starring a female ronin.
The Dreamcast version is much easier to find and buy than its elusive PC port.
Fushigi no Dungeon: Furai no Shiren Gaiden - Onna Kenshi Asuka Kenzan!
This is a Mystery Dungeon style roguelike, being an offshoot of the Shiren branch, starring a female ronin.
The Dreamcast version is much easier to find and buy than its elusive PC port.
PLAY KING'S FIELD.
Re: Dreamcast Exclusives
The Evolution games got ported to Gamecube, by the way. The two were combined as Evolution Worlds.
Re: Dreamcast Exclusives
I'll have one of my many Dreamcasts hooked up until I die. I'll write into my will that it is never to be unplugged, and that the others should be donated to the Smithsonian, for posterity.
These games are worth owning the console for:
These are just excellent frosting on an already terrific cake:
Was going to ask what other console(s) Psychic Force 2012 was on, because I was sure it was exclusive, and then I realized that it isn't; It was also on the Playstation as Psychic Force 2! No wonder it sucks so much. Almost looks better on the PS1. Clearly they did not give a crap about the DC version.
I was playing it a couple years ago, and really enjoyed it, but I also found the brutality of its difficulty by the second dungeon to be too much for me to bear; So I shelved it, but it regularly causes me physical pain to this day. I absolutely love the art for the game, though.
EDIT: Thought of a few more games I'm 99% sure don't exist on any other consoles.
Ao no 6-go: Saigetsu Fumachibito ~Time and Tide~
Tricolore Crise
Sengoku Turb
Sengoku Turb F.I.D
Add Ao-no 6-go to the first group of games, and Tricolore Crise to the second. I'm sure there are many more exclusives, too.
These games are worth owning the console for:
marurun wrote:Elemental Gimmick Gear
Illbleed
Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream
Shenmue
These are just excellent frosting on an already terrific cake:
marurun wrote:4 Wheel Thunder
AeroWings
AeroWings 2: Airstrike
Armada
Blue Stinger
Carrier
Coaster Works
Cool Cool Toon
Culdcept Second
D2
Daytona USA 2001
El Dorado Gate [vol 1-7]
Frame Gride
Gundam Side Story 0079: Rise from the Ashes
The Lost Golem
Metropolis Street Racer
Mortal Kombat Gold
NBA 2K
NBA 2K1
NCAA College Football 2K2: Road to the Rose Bowl
Ooga Booga
Pen Pen TriIcelon
Record of Lodoss War: Advent of Cardice
Rippin' Riders Snowboarding
Segagaga
Street Fighter III: Double Impact
Sturmwind
Super Magnetic Neo
Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage
TNN Motorsports Hardcore Heat
Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2
Toy Commander
Zusar Vasar
Was going to ask what other console(s) Psychic Force 2012 was on, because I was sure it was exclusive, and then I realized that it isn't; It was also on the Playstation as Psychic Force 2! No wonder it sucks so much. Almost looks better on the PS1. Clearly they did not give a crap about the DC version.
Exhuminator wrote:Fushigi no Dungeon: Furai no Shiren Gaiden - Onna Kenshi Asuka Kenzan!
I was playing it a couple years ago, and really enjoyed it, but I also found the brutality of its difficulty by the second dungeon to be too much for me to bear; So I shelved it, but it regularly causes me physical pain to this day. I absolutely love the art for the game, though.
EDIT: Thought of a few more games I'm 99% sure don't exist on any other consoles.
Ao no 6-go: Saigetsu Fumachibito ~Time and Tide~
Tricolore Crise
Sengoku Turb
Sengoku Turb F.I.D
Add Ao-no 6-go to the first group of games, and Tricolore Crise to the second. I'm sure there are many more exclusives, too.
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Re: Dreamcast Exclusives
Sarge wrote:The Evolution games got ported to Gamecube, by the way. The two were combined as Evolution Worlds.
I was about to ask about that, I remembered Evolution coming to the Gamecube. I am also surprised that Sonic Shuffle never got ported to another system, that and apparently I'm like one of two people who even like the game. Blue Stinger was a fun game for being a Resident Evil clone. I rather play Blue Stinger then Code Veronica on the Dreamcast <.< Surprised I didn't see Silver on the list. Did that get ported to another console? I might need to look that up then. Otherwise there is also all those VMU mini games that I never tried.
Edit: Just looked up Silver. It did get released on Windows and Mac. Though if we go by Microsoft's definition of what an exclusive is, then yes it is an exclusive on the Dreamcast since it's not on any other console.
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Blue Stinger starts out seeming like it might be some kind of RE clone, but it quickly turns into a much more combat-oriented romp.
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Re: Dreamcast Exclusives
All right, I'm going to dump a bunch more exclusives, but if there's anything that I'm not thinking of that would call the exclusiveness of a title into question, by all means, let's debate it. For the record I'm including games that only otherwise exist as arcade hardware:
NA Releases:
Japan only (I gave the games belonging to more popular genres bold type, ie. non-sports/gambling/dating sim/etc):
NG:DEV.TEAM, etc (I don't feel like culling a complete list of indie exclusives, personally)
That's all I can muster right now. I might add to it later, but there might be too many exclusives.
EDIT: Sifted through up to games beginning with "M."
NA Releases:
Japan only (I gave the games belonging to more popular genres bold type, ie. non-sports/gambling/dating sim/etc):
NG:DEV.TEAM, etc (I don't feel like culling a complete list of indie exclusives, personally)
That's all I can muster right now. I might add to it later, but there might be too many exclusives.
EDIT: Sifted through up to games beginning with "M."
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Re: Dreamcast Exclusives
I would also count the ng dev team releases. (Fast Striker, Last Hope, etc)
Did the first Giga Wing get ported elsewhere?
Did the first Giga Wing get ported elsewhere?