Dreamcast Imports

[Kyle15]

Hey all!

I'm getting a Dreamcast, and I was wondering what the best imports are.
Karous and Radiant Silvergun are already on my list, but there is definately more out there that I would love.

Please give me all of your thoughts/suggestions!

~Kyle15

EDIT: Do not pay attention to my mentioning of Radiant Silvergun, I meant Ikaruga!

[walrusmonger]

IDK what karous is, but you've got the wrong system if you're trying to play radiant silvergun.

[The 1 2 P]

IDK what karous is, but you've got the wrong system if you're trying to play radiant silvergun.

In other words, Radiant Silvergun is a Saturn import, not Dreamcast.

[RadiantSvgun]

You are thinking of Ikaruga, not Radiant Silvergun. Some sellers on ebay have listed Ikaruga as Radiant Silvergun 2. Anyway, Karous is coming to the Wii in Milestone's shump pack. That pack contains all milestone shooters on DC: Chaos Field, Radilgy/Radirgy/Radio Allergy, and Karous.

I recommend:

Trigger Heart Excelia
Under Defeat
Border Down

Lots of good homebrew for the Dreamcast. Check out Double Dragon homebrew, its awesome.

[smork]

You are thinking of Ikaruga, not Radiant Silvergun. Some sellers on ebay have listed Ikaruga as Radiant Silvergun 2. Anyway, Karous is coming to the Wii in Milestone's shump pack. That pack contains all milestone shooters on DC: Chaos Field, Radilgy/Radirgy/Radio Allergy, and Karous.

I recommend:

Trigger Heart Excelia
Under Defeat
Border Down

Lots of good homebrew for the Dreamcast. Check out Double Dragon homebrew, its awesome.

Really? I wouldn't recommend either Karous or Trigger Heart. IMO they are mediocre at best. The three best shooters for the DC are Border Down, Under Defeat and Zero Gunner 2.... Ikaruga is nice, but I don't think it's the end all be all like some say. Most of the other shooters are worthwhile, like Psyvariar 2 and Shikigami no Shiro 2. Gunbird 2 and Mars Matrix are also nice, but not import exclusive.

Are you looking for import exclusives, or DC releases in general?

[icbrkr]

You are thinking of Ikaruga, not Radiant Silvergun. Some sellers on ebay have listed Ikaruga as Radiant Silvergun 2. Anyway, Karous is coming to the Wii in Milestone's shump pack. That pack contains all milestone shooters on DC: Chaos Field, Radilgy/Radirgy/Radio Allergy, and Karous.

Wow... hadn't heard this one and will grab it in a second. I had Radio Allergy on preorder forever on the GC before it was canned :/

[Kyle15]

You are thinking of Ikaruga, not Radiant Silvergun. Some sellers on ebay have listed Ikaruga as Radiant Silvergun 2. Anyway, Karous is coming to the Wii in Milestone's shump pack. That pack contains all milestone shooters on DC: Chaos Field, Radilgy/Radirgy/Radio Allergy, and Karous.

I recommend:

Trigger Heart Excelia
Under Defeat
Border Down

Lots of good homebrew for the Dreamcast. Check out Double Dragon homebrew, its awesome.

Yeah, I was thinking of Ikaruga. I also had a lot of other games running through my mind at the moment....
Thanks for correcting me!

Really? I wouldn't recommend either Karous or Trigger Heart. IMO they are mediocre at best. The three best shooters for the DC are Border Down, Under Defeat and Zero Gunner 2.... Ikaruga is nice, but I don't think it's the end all be all like some say. Most of the other shooters are worthwhile, like Psyvariar 2 and Shikigami no Shiro 2. Gunbird 2 and Mars Matrix are also nice, but not import exclusive.

Are you looking for import exclusives, or DC releases in general?

I would prefer import exclusives at the moment, but I don't mind non-exclusive imports as well.

[TurboGenesis]

For the Milestone games, I like Radirgy the best. Karous is similar in style to Radirgy but with some changes in the score mechanic and a "darker" theme.
Chaos Field is a deep score base game and may appeal to some but I did not care too much for it.

For Dreamcast shooting import, I like:

Border Down
Under Defeat
Zero Gunner 2
Radirgy
Rez

[RadiantSvgun]

Really? I wouldn't recommend either Karous or Trigger Heart. IMO they are mediocre at best. The three best shooters for the DC are Border Down, Under Defeat and Zero Gunner 2.... Ikaruga is nice, but I don't think it's the end all be all like some say. Most of the other shooters are worthwhile, like Psyvariar 2 and Shikigami no Shiro 2. Gunbird 2 and Mars Matrix are also nice, but not import exclusive.

Are you looking for import exclusives, or DC releases in general?

I kinda like it, its not awesome, I'll give you that. Psyvariar 2 is a good one, but Shikigami no Shiro 2 got a US release on ps2 as Castle Shikigami 2.

Border down is a must have. I have a burned copy, since the original is scarce, and when it appears, its always over US $100. Its the only shooter I cannot finish. I can't imagine doing a 1cc run of it.

Next to the Saturn, the Dreamcast probably has the best line of shooters.

As for US releases, heres is a must have list:

Fatal Fury Mark of the Wolves
Mars Matrix
Marvel Vs. Capcom
Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
Sonic Adventure
Shenmue
Grandia II
Power Stone
Power Stone 2
Giga Wing- can still find these new on ebay for about $25
Giga Wing 2
GunBird
The Last Blade 2
Capcom vs. SNK
Gunbird 2
Project Justice
Cannon Spike

[Kyle15]

I kinda like it, its not awesome, I'll give you that. Psyvariar 2 is a good one, but Shikigami no Shiro 2 got a US release on ps2 as Castle Shikigami 2.

Border down is a must have. I have a burned copy, since the original is scarce, and when it appears, its always over US $100. Its the only shooter I cannot finish. I can't imagine doing a 1cc run of it.

Next to the Saturn, the Dreamcast probably has the best line of shooters.

As for US releases, heres is a must have list:

Fatal Fury Mark of the Wolves
Mars Matrix
Marvel Vs. Capcom
Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
Sonic Adventure
Shenmue
Grandia II
Power Stone
Power Stone 2
Giga Wing- can still find these new on ebay for about $25
Giga Wing 2
GunBird
The Last Blade 2
Capcom vs. SNK
Gunbird 2
Project Justice
Cannon Spike

I remember hearing about those.
Thanks for the list!

[The 1 2 P]

If you like wrestling games I'd recommend:

Giant Gram 2
Touken Retsuden 4
Fire Pro Wrestling D

[josekortez]

Is it just me or do we do this thread every six months like clockwork?

Here are my additional picks for games that aren't shooters or fighters.

Frame Gride
Get Colonies
Tetris 4D
Zusar Vasar

[DJ Daishi]

The Japanese version of Project Justice (Rival Schools 2) is much better!!...the US version scrapped the create a character mode and that board game mode.


...and make sure you pick up Rent-A-Hero no.1 great game!

[DJ Daishi]

Also, try to pick up, "what is shenmue?" It's a demo of the game shenmue where your trying to find the president of Sega in the game.

[Kyle15]

Also, try to pick up, "what is shenmue?" It's a demo of the game shenmue where your trying to find the president of Sega in the game.

That sounds awesome!
Thanks.