Dreamcast Kiosk systems - Any advantages over regular systems?

[Arkhan]

well if its in the kiosk...

you can stand up and play!

[Rickstilwell1]

Mine also says "Sega" on the controller port. And yes, the system itself seems to run better than any of my other Sega Dreamcasts.

No skipping, no dead contoller port. This thing is great! I was testing House of the Dead 2 for like an hour and got so into the game that i yanked the system about 4 inches off the ground and the game didnt skip or glitch despite a crash landing!

The label itself has some Japanese writing despite the "U/C" designation and the modem itself has some Japanese stickers. However, the system only plays US games.

Does this sound like everyone else's system?

I have a used normal Dreamcast that has no skipping; no dead controller port. Doesn't mean it's any more durable.

My point is, I wouldn't want to treat a kiosk unit any less carefully than a normal Dreamcast because there is no guarantee it's any stronger. If you're talking more along the lines that a kiosk unit could last longer, it really depends on how much you use it and what conditions it is exposed to. Even movement can cause something to mess up at any point in time with any of the disc based systems.

[kedawa]

I thin k the pre-release rental units also had empty plastic shells in place of the modem.

[Arkhan]

slight side tangent, but remember the PS3 kiosks with the empty plastic PS3 shell? lol.