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Originally posted by: ricarleite
I agree that the Dreamcast is highly underrated, as was the Sega Saturn (with a WAAY better hardware than PlayStation 1).
The Saturn was built to be a 2D gaming powerhouse. Sega failed to recognize the emergence of 3D gaming, which is what Sony focused on when developing the PlayStation. This is especially odd considering Sega introduced such revolutionary 3D arcade titles as Virtua Fighter. The 3D capability of the Saturn as it was initially designed was pretty bad, and when they found out what Sony was up to, they hurriedly incorporated a couple off-the-shelf Hitachi chips to bolster the Saturn's 3D performance. It also had the unfortunate effect of pushing the launch price to $399--and the PlayStation's 3D capability was still superior.
I have a Saturn, and I don't think I've seen a console before or since that so perfectly emulated 2D arcade games, particularly fighters. But its 3D performance isn't so hot.
A Dreamcast and a copy of Crazy Taxi got me through almost three months of convalescence after a bad car accident. That and a lot of Sci-Fi Channel back when it was worth watching.