As an older gamer and one that was huge into high-end 3D rendering software, I wasn't all that impressed with most 90s consoles. So when the Dreamcast came out, I wasn't really paying all that much attention.

Then a buddy of mine introduced me to it. There was a group of six of us, a Dreamcast, and Soul Cailbur. We played about four hours of 'pass the eliminated player's controller to the next person'. It was at that point that I was hooked. Then I saw the other titles for the Dreamcast and was blown away!

It was the first system that handled real-time 3D to the level that I had been waiting for (along with exceptional anti-aliasing). Rez, Bangai-o, and Ikaruga sealed the deal. They're still on my list of favorites for any console. Then there's the Virtua-series. Great examples of excellent quality control and playability.

The Dreamcast is a dream console.