Not the homie's fault that the Dreamcast is the king of arcade accuracy, together with the Neo Geo AES.
The Dreamcast was just stronger than the PlayStation 2 when it came to putting sprites on the screen.
It was also the primary home platform for other, now legendary games, like Street Fighter 3 (not arcade perfect because it's a port from CPS III) and Capcom vs SNK 1 and 2.
He'll keep talking about it until you understand it
Maybe the most magical console to me. I'll never forget my first time seeing the players' breath/the replays on NFL 2K, playing at the demo kiosk in Toys 'R' Us. I was totally smitten. I recall a golden light emanating from the kiosk.
I didn't own this console when it was released, but I remember being totally enamored with it. I thought everything about it was just so cool. The boot screen, the console shape and look, the games on it. It was just so cool. I have since purchased one as an adult and it is one of my favorite consoles of all time. There is a timeline where this came out and competed against the ps1 and not the PS2 and we live in a world where Sega is in Sony's place.
I thought it was so neat plugging something into your controller that seemed somewhere between a miniature GameBoy, a pistol mag, and a N64 rumble pak.
Are you within driving distance of central NC perchance?
If you are - I have a 27 inch sony Trinitron you can have. I always see you post and I just want you to be able to enjoy your games on a device they were designed for.
A half decent up-scaler is so much simpler, energy efficient, and portable. Like a RetroTINK 2x Pro. Sure, it's $140, but it works great at upscaling 240p signals.
Still have my DC and copy of PSO. Save still loads to, IIRC (it's been a few months since I tried playing PSO). Great game, one of my favorites of all time. I still listen to the OST.
This game was a lot of my childhood, but i can't help but get the impression that booting it up today, it would play like trying to plug a usb cable in blind. It's got to be janky as hell. Still the nostalgia would be worth it.