Top 20 Sega Dreamcast Games [Archive] - Retrogaming Roundtable

digitalpress

09-16-2002, 10:00 AM

Discuss.

Bangai-O
Bomberman Online
Chu Chu Rocket
Crazy Taxi
Grandia 2
House of the Dead 2
Jet Grind Radio
Mars Matrix
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Mr. Driller
Phantasy Star Online (series)
Power Stone 2
Samba de Amigo
Shenmue
Skies of Arcadia
Sonic Adventure 2
Soul Calibur
Street Fighter 3: Third Strike
Tennis 2K2
Typing of the Dead

ratmankey

09-23-2002, 04:17 AM

Bangai-O!

No way in hell you can make a list of the best Dreamcast games and forget Bangai-O!. Blowing stuff up...this is the genius of Treasure.

punkoffgirl

09-23-2002, 10:31 AM

I would like to see the list of the hard to find DC games that was published in Tips & Tricks posted here at some date..

bargora

11-19-2002, 01:45 PM

Is Ikaruga not worthy? Or, in the alternative, is this a North America-only list?

Arcade Antics

11-19-2002, 02:20 PM

Is Ikaruga not worthy? Or, in the alternative, is this a North America-only list?

Yup, it's definitely worthy, but yup, it's a US list. :grin:

ROBOTRON

11-19-2002, 03:02 PM

These are not very popular, but are some of my favorites:

Incoming
Ikaruga
Mars Matrix
Expendable
SF3 Double Impact
Pen Pen Tricelon

ManekiNeko

11-19-2002, 03:14 PM

Out: Mr. Driller (I've had more fun watching Ms. Phyllis Diller)
In: Street Fighter Alpha 3 (it's got a whole lotta gameplay goin' on)

JR

digitalpress

11-19-2002, 07:31 PM

Mr. Driller out, huh? Hmm. A lot of people picked that one. I'm kinda surprised you didn't like it, it's got that old-school feel to it.

Kid Fenris

11-19-2002, 11:03 PM

Bangai-O must be on this list. I know that Mars Matrix is liked by many, but I don't think it quite deserves a spot here It's got a nice power-up system and options mode, but the graphics are drab and the level design is just uncreative, doing little aside from tossing wave upon wave of projectiles at the player with an almost tedious excess.

On the other hand, Bangai-O has simple-but-satisfying gameplay and dozens of cleverly built stages to explore and master. It's also got a nice old-school aesthetic that inspires you to higher and higher scores, something that today's games rarely manage, or even attempt. And it's damn funny, with more hilarious and nonsensical conversations than a Dadaist play.

I'd also suggest Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves in place of Marvel vs. Capcom 2, but that's just my biased opinion.

buttasuperb

01-08-2003, 12:01 AM

Street Fighter 3 Third Strike should be on that list. Best 2D fighter on the system.

Happy_Dude

01-08-2003, 02:47 AM

I always hated the name change from Jet Set to Jet Grind. Blah. Give me the import anyday ;)

I think Street Fighter Alpha 3 should be in there ;)

WiseSalesman

01-08-2003, 04:05 AM

I love Bangai-O, but it hurts to play....it's painfully obvious that it was designed for the N64 and ported not too well to the (in my opinion) inferior dreamcast controller design.

In other news....

I liked Crazy Taxi 1 better than 2.
I liked Power Stone 1 better than 2.
I haven't played Sonic Adventure 2, so I can't comment on that one. :D

Evil E

01-17-2003, 11:33 PM

Anyone know where I can get Marvel vs Capcom 2 for cheap?? It seems to be very expensive everywhere I look, even ebay and half.com!! Any leads would be awesome!!! Thanks, E.--- :)

hamburgler

01-18-2003, 07:23 PM

Evil E,Did you try www.ebworld.com or www.gamestop.com.

hamburgler

01-18-2003, 07:38 PM

my favorite 20 dreamcast games are:
Shenmue
Shenmue 2
Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure 2
Jet Grind radio
Virtual tennis
Phantsy star online
Tony hawk pro skater
Tony hawk pro skater 2
Grand theft auto 2
Marvel vs capcom
Marvel vs capcom 2
Virtual fighter 3tb
Dino crises
Resident evil:code veronica
Quake 3
Worms world party
Worms armagedden
bomberman online
sega gt

Evil E

01-19-2003, 12:40 PM

Evil E,Did you try www.ebworld.com or www.gamestop.com.

No--but I will --thanks!!!!! :P

wibble

01-19-2003, 02:39 PM

My Faves:
Virtua Tennis (2 is simply not as good)
Crazy taxi (again 2 is ok but not as immediate and fun)
Samba De Amigo.
DDR
Zero Gunner 2
Virtual On
Power Stone
Mr Driller
Coaster Works
Demolition Racer
Q3A
Unreal Tornament
Bass fishing
Starlancer
Sonic 1
spiderman
Tony Hawks 2
Soul Calibur
Giant Gram 2000
GTA2
Grandia 2
NFL2k1
Silent Scope.

Pretty much my faves, true they aren't all US release but then I'm not in the US..

brandver3

01-21-2003, 11:43 AM

Project justice should be on the list.

And Virtual on, that game was fantastic.

Evil E

01-21-2003, 09:24 PM

Did Dreamcast ever come out with a game similar to Mech Assault??

digitalpress

01-22-2003, 09:20 AM

Did Dreamcast ever come out with a game similar to Mech Assault??

The closest games to Mech Assault are Virtual On and Tech Romancer. They're both excellent games, both concentrate heavily on mech battles (not missions).

FlashStash

01-22-2003, 10:57 AM

What?!?!?!? NO mention anywhere on this list of Samba de Amago?!? BLASPHEMY!

Oh, and Space Channel 5 too...

FS

diskoboy

01-25-2003, 10:52 PM

I'd hafta agree that the only games that were left off were Bangai-O, and Samba De Amigo.

Jet Grind (Set) Radio (IMO) is the best game of all time. Beating out all of the Pac-Man series.

diskoboy

01-25-2003, 10:53 PM

I'd hafta agree that the only games that were left off were Bangai-O, and Samba De Amigo.

Jet Grind (Set) Radio (IMO) is the best game of all time. Beating out all of the Pac-Man series.

Evil E

02-26-2003, 09:12 PM

Noone mentioned MDK 2--that is a very cool game!!

Alex Kidd

02-27-2003, 09:57 AM

It's about time somebody mentioned MDK or Blue Stinger.

I mus own the worst collection of DC games... but I can't find ANYwhere to buy them :(

Alex Kidd

Evil E

02-27-2003, 05:41 PM

It's about time somebody mentioned MDK or Blue Stinger.

I mus own the worst collection of DC games... but I can't find ANYwhere to buy them :(

Alex Kidd

1 word for you--eBay!!! That's where I find the majority of DC games!!!

Alex Kidd

02-27-2003, 06:20 PM

I'd like to... but being Canadian... it's hard to win anything without paying ungodly amounts

However I just recently checked out EB Games and they have some sweet prices on DC games... 4.99-12.99.... even after the converion that's sweet

I bought my DC and games when Wal-Mart was clearing out the DC inventory to make room for other stuff since the DC was abandoned
I got the system, controller, VMU, sonic 1, sonic shuffle, and web browser for 90 bucks
and VF 3tb, Dynamite Cop, Centipede, Power Stone, MK Gold, Blue Stinger for 10 bucks each

Alex Kidd

anagrama

03-22-2003, 09:39 AM

my $0.02:

in:
SPACE CHANNEL 5
Samba de Amigo
Bangai-O

out:
Sonic Adventure 2
Quake 3
Power Stone 2

Capcom vs. SNK over Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Crazy Taxi 1 over Crazy Taxi 2

TheCrow

03-22-2003, 01:09 PM

Sonic Adventure was way better than Sonic Adventure 2, you should switch that.

Flojomojo

04-02-2003, 11:39 PM

Discuss.

Bomberman Online
Chu Chu Rocket
Crazy Taxi 2
Grandia 2
House of the Dead 2
Jet Grind Radio
Mars Matrix
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Mr. Driller
NBA 2K2
NFL 2K2
Phantasy Star Online (series)
Power Stone 2
Quake 3
Shenmue
Skies of Arcadia
Sonic Adventure 2
Soul Calibur
Tennis 2K2
Typing of the Dead
No, no, no, no, no. I disagree with your list almost completely! The Dreamcast was best at arcade ports and driving games. I'll give you Soul Calibur, Tennis 2K2, Marvel vs Capcom 2, and House 2, but you've left off

Virtual On Oratorio Tangram
Virtua Fighter 3tb
Space Channel 5
Space Channel 5 part 2
Metropolitan Street Racer
Tokyo Extreme Racer
Daytona USA
Ferrari F355
Rez
Power Smash
Crazy Taxi (the original is better than the sequel)
Hydro Thunder
Sega Rally 2, warts and all
San Francisco Rush 2049
Atari Anniversary
Guilty Gear X

Now THAT's a list!

Evil E

04-15-2003, 10:24 PM

Evil E

04-15-2003, 10:24 PM

Flojomojo

04-16-2003, 09:37 AM

One thing I've noticed, is that pretty much EVERYONE agrees that Soul Calibur is the or one the best games for DC!!! I love that game, and I also think NFL 2K2 was much better than 2k or 2k1 !! So I guess overall Soul Calibur takes the cake as best Dreamcast game by majority vote!!!Soul Calibur has such a nice, clean design, both in terms of gameplay and graphics. It doesn't try to push the hardware too hard, but finds a perfect spot for displaying the graphics -- and it looks great, even after 4 years.

That's the mark of a great game!

Evil E

04-21-2003, 09:48 PM

Can someone please compile a list of all 56 characters in M.vsC.2?? Or at least name all the unlockable characters?? Thanks!!!
E.---

Flojomojo

04-21-2003, 11:11 PM

http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/dreamcast/file/marvel_vs_capcom_2.txt

Evil E

04-22-2003, 12:14 AM

Yersee!!! Thanks for the link, but it sure is busy!!! I was hoping Iron man was one of the unlockable characters!! That was my favorite comic book when I was young!!
E.--

Evil E

05-15-2003, 12:15 AM

Unreal Tournament has to be one of the best--it's one of my favorites!!! I think unreal has to be in the top 5 DC games!!!

-J-

10-20-2003, 09:09 AM

my favorite dreamcast games are virtual tennis and blue stinger, there excellent the rest of my collection arent up to their standards

vincewy

10-20-2003, 12:42 PM

I liked Crazy Taxi 1 better than 2.
I liked Power Stone 1 better than 2.
I haven't played Sonic Adventure 2, so I can't comment on that one. :D

Am I the only person thinking Crazy Taxi doesn't have and needs a real sequal? CT2 and CT3 simply can't compare with the first Crazy Taxi, the first game has the best scenery and coolest cab drivers compare to driving in the desert and concrete jungle (that's all I call NY) with old grandma as a cabbie, yuk!

I really would like to see Crazy Taxi with San Francisco expanded (or simply combined the 2 modes into a large area), put more features in the cabs, and retain the same drivers.

dreamcaster

10-20-2003, 12:55 PM

I'm going to add Metropolis Street Racer - best racer on the system.

digitalpress

10-20-2003, 01:46 PM

I'm going to add Metropolis Street Racer - best racer on the system.

That's cool, I liked the game too but top 20? It's got some tough competition in there! What game would you drop to make room for it on the list?

PDorr3

10-20-2003, 02:11 PM

IMO Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram should make the top 20

stack99

10-20-2003, 03:45 PM

I agree virtua on was sweeet, also, I would like to add either Gigawing, or Gigawing 2.,,, both IMO were nice shooters... :hmm:

Evil E

10-20-2003, 07:29 PM

I don't know about top 20, but another I truly have fun playing is Heavy Metal Geomatrix--good music, and fast and fun action!!

SamuraiSmurfette

10-20-2003, 08:43 PM

I have to make a solitary vote for Seaman.
No one else will ever dare to do something like this ever again...

and you HAVE to have Samba on the list!

I would also like to see Capcom vs SNK
Street Fighter 3 third strike

replacing:

Quake 3
House of the Dead 2
NBA 2K2
Marvel vs. Capcom 2

also, NCAA 2K2 replacing NFL 2K2
and Crazy Taxi 1 replacing Crazy taxi 2

Balloon Fight

10-20-2003, 09:14 PM

my $0.02:

in:
SPACE CHANNEL 5
Samba de Amigo
Bangai-O

out:
Sonic Adventure 2
Quake 3
Power Stone 2

Capcom vs. SNK over Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Crazy Taxi 1 over Crazy Taxi 2

I definitely agree with your ins, but not your outs! How could you place CvS over MvC2. MvC2 is easily one of the top 3 games for the DC. There is endless replay value. Finding all of the infinites, all glitches, and getting 300+ plus points. How could you place that over CvS?

Also i recommend putting in SFA3

Rev. Link

10-24-2003, 10:02 PM

I have to say, IMO, DC was the 2D fighter fans' dream system. So Capcom vs. SNK (greatest fighter ever, IMO), SFIII - Third Strike, and SFA3 all need to be on the list, along with Marvel vs. Capcom 2.

larsoncc

10-25-2003, 12:13 AM

Want me to come out of left field? OK, I will.

Swirl. In.

Chu Chu Rocket. Out.

Replace the Tennis 2K2 with just Tennis.

Swirl? I know, I know. But it's a guilty pleasure. Ever play Swirl 4 player? Silly, silly fun. Loved it. And... Price was right - free. Came with every demo disk, every web browser disc.

If you count the browser discs "as a whole", think about how unique they were. No other manufacturer has included a web browser with their system, and since they're still functional (people still browse to Fatman Games with the Dreamcast! 142 hits this month, on a game system!).... It deserves at least a mention. Sega was always pushing the edge like that (including with the Saturn). Granted, not the first system on-line, but the first workable, solid approach.

And to heck with graphics, Swirl was fun!

ChuckthePlant

10-25-2003, 12:16 PM

What no Bangai-O yet? Methinks the list need be expanded. It is hard for me to think of personal top 20 but top 30 maybe. At any rate Bangai-O in Crazy Taxi out. The comment about the controller awkwardness is well taken, but a few judicious switches make it much smoother. Ok I've never liked Crazy Taxi, but to exclude Bangai-O and Samba Di Amigo is pushing it. Anything with a specialized controller has to make a best of list on principal alone. Ok anybody for a top 21 list?

Balloon Fight

10-27-2003, 03:18 PM

Arcade Antics

10-27-2003, 03:35 PM

I would go for a top 25 list.

But we're doing a Top 20 list. :) The thing about the DC is that pretty much all the games are excellent, so if we stretched it out to 25, someone would want it to go to 30, then 35, etc. So we're sticking with 20. Tough competition, but it makes for more interesting discussions. :)

I have to make a solitary vote for Seaman.
No one else will ever dare to do something like this ever again...

and you HAVE to have Samba on the list!
...
replacing
...
House of the Dead 2

I wouldn't mind seeing Samba on the Top 20 list either, but what to drop? I'd vote for Unreal, but I doubt I'd win that battle.

Seaman just didn't win over the gamers in us. Nobody will likely try it again because it's oft regarded as one of the clunkers. ;) It definitely gets points for "trying something different" but Top 20? No way.

And suggesting that HOTD2 get dropped? Blasphemy!

sabre2922

11-13-2003, 11:30 PM

My two fav DC games:
3-D: Skies of Arcadia
2-D: STREETFIGHTER3:3rd strike!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dhorgan

11-14-2003, 01:07 PM

I'm a gigantic fan of Rayman 2, but I don't know what I'd drop to replace it.

Rogmeister

02-20-2004, 09:04 PM

I was watching Filter on G4 last night and they did their top ten of Dreamcast games. I thought I'd list them for a comparison...I note that they list the first games of each series (with one exception) rather than the sequels. It's also quite obvious you aren't going to get every genrer covered in a mere top ten. Their list...

1. Soul Calibur
2. Sonic Adventure
3. Shenmue
4. Crazy Taxi
5. Phantasy Star Online
6. Jet Grind Radio
7. Skies of Arcadia
8. Power Stone
9. House of the Dead 2
10. Virtua Tennis

Notably absent are any traditional racing games and any team sports...I thought one of the NFL 2K games would've been listed. I think someone at the site decides on the games available for each top ten and you just get to vote for each game on a 1-10 scale so you probably couldn't vote for every single game you wanted. There's plenty of games I would've liked to have seen on this list and at least one I personally don't think was good enough to be in the top ten...but that's just me.

Evil E

03-13-2004, 04:44 PM

Today I got Red Dog--anyone have love for this game? I haven't played it much yet, but it got decent reviews. Is it a forgotton game, or is it just not worthy of a top list?

drwily008

03-13-2004, 11:52 PM

Out w/ Mr. driller in w/ either Bangaio or project justice!

drwily008

03-13-2004, 11:53 PM

Out w/ Mr. driller in w/ either Bangaio or project justice!

classicb

12-24-2004, 02:31 AM

Speed Devils

Probably not worthy of a top 20 nod by all but in my books its a top 20 DC game all the way. This game got horrible reviews when it came out but I had more fun with it and still do than most of my DC games. I get lost in most car games where you buy parts for the cars and stuff like that. I love the arcade controlls and earning money in a varity of ways. This game was probably too easy for most racing fans because it was one I could actually play.

sabre2922

05-08-2005, 07:17 AM

my choices:

SHENMUE
Streetfighter3:3rd strike didnt see that one coming did ya? ;)
Soul Calibur
Capcom vs. SNK
Resident Evil:Code Veronica
Virtua Tennis
Skies of Arcadia
... weil theres 7 at least

tylerwillis

05-24-2005, 01:37 AM

Such an old topic, but I must weigh in as the Dreamcast is "my" system of choice.

Favs
Crazy Taxi,
Grandia II,
Mr Driller,
Ooga Booga,
Power Stone 2,
Project Justice,
Record of Lodoss War,
San Francisco Rush 2049,
Skies of Arcadia,
Soul Calibur,
Wetrix+,
Worms World Party

I'm not saying these are all top 20 worthy, but these got the most play time in my system.

GamerNerd

05-24-2005, 10:48 AM

1. Soul Calibur
2. Resident Evil: Code Veronica
3. Shenmue
4. Crazy Taxi
5. Zombie Revenge

I'm sorry, but these are the only ones I can barely play.

Red Warrior

09-09-2009, 10:07 PM

Thought this would be an appropriate time to give this old thread a bump.

My vote for best fighter on the system would be Capcom VS SNK with SFIII: Double Impact coming in a close second. I really dig the turbo option in Double Impact... that's why it wins over Third Strike. Project Justice would be another fighter worthy of this list.

Favorite racing title would be Test Drive V-Rally. I just liked this one better than Sega Rally 2.

Favorite RPG: Grandia II.

Honorable mentions (Games I just really like that I don't feel like categorizing): ChuChu Rocket!, Sega Swirl, Typing of the Dead, Space Channel 5, and Dynamite Cop.