The Sega Dreamcast was always my favourite console design. It reminded me of a beach shell, the ones you put to your ear and listen for the sounds of the sea. Only instead of waves crashing, it would be plasma guns firing or Sonic wading through another mob of cartoon enemy. The design was fantastic; solid, compact and a lid that opened, not with the urgency of a dvd player, but with the calmness of a zen ninja, inviting you to load another colourful adventure.
Everything about the Dreamcast rocked. The design is still (quite rightly) lauded to this day, and never more so deserved. Its rival at the time, the PS2 was a clunky doorstop next to it, whilst todays consoles, either Playstation3 or Xbox 360, look awkward, almost clumsy next to it.
Sega was wearing its 'Divine Inspiration' hat the day the wonderful Dreamcast was designed. Revel in all of its arcade goodness.
On 9th September 1999, Sega released a new console to an excited public, the now legendary Dreamcast. Many would argue the first in Next Gen visuals, and online gaming, the Dreamcast was overtaken by Playstation2 but never forgotten. To this day, a decade on, it is still a powerful force in the gaming world. This is my tribute to the console and games, where a poet becomes fanboy.
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