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    How many people are still playing it? I just bought an S video cable after I was very impressed with the one I bought for my N64/SNES/GameCube. Was blown away by the quality and didnt see any difference from RGB.

    I dont bother with VGA because there is too much switching between resolutions for some games and I think S looks good enough.

    I cant say it is my favorite system of all time because it just doesnt have the amount of games but some of my favorites are on the system.

    Crazy Taxi
    Sonic Adventure
    Sega Marine Fishing
    Shenmue
    Tony Hawk 1 and 2
    Seaman
    Hydro Thunder

    A lot of games that came out for PS1, N64 and DC look the best on the Dreamcast.

    Id say though that Crazy Taxi is my favorite DC game even if its just an arcade port. So simple and short yet I can put a ton of hours into it.

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    Also a couple others I forgot to mention

    Metropolis Street Racer
    V Rally
    Suzuki Alstare
    Speed Devils

    DC had some great driving/racing games

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    I really need to set aside some time for my DC at some point. I haven't played it in ages, yet I have a decent stack of games and my system out of my storage bins. I liked Sonic Adventure, Test Drive 6, Soul Reaver, MDK2, Quake 3, Jet Grind Radio, Sega Bass Fishing...I have to pop them back in at some point soon.

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    S-Video is fine on a CRT. The controller remains one of the poorest designed I've ever used. It's really terrible for racing games and FPS.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Greg2600 View Post
    S-Video is fine on a CRT. The controller remains one of the poorest designed I've ever used. It's really terrible for racing games and FPS.
    I find FPS to be hard to play in general without a second analog stick

    I shove an S up into my Framemeister and it looks greats

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    Haven't played my DC in years, but it used to be the go-to for multi-player gaming. Played the crap outta VirtuaTennis VirtuaAthlete, South Park Chef's Luv Shack.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gbpxl View Post
    I find FPS to be hard to play in general without a mouse and keyboard
    I took the liberty of correcting that for you.

    In all seriousness though, I love how almost all of the Dreamcast FPS utilize the mouse and keyboard. I never had a big issue using the controller, but once I sourced a keyboard and mouse it was a revelation. Its how I played all the DC FPS from that point to now.
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