1. I love the Dreamcast because it was an unabashed quick-fix game machine, with a massive array of arcade-style titles that appealed to the growing-up-in-80s-arcades kid in me but killed it for a broader audience that wanted a much wider, deeper, selection of titles (everything from sports games to JRPGs).
2. I think you're working from false premises: I don't there is anything more than a very extreme core of gamers that think the DC was the best console ever and, like a lot of things in life, the true believers are the most vocal about it (also see: global warming supporters; adult converts to almost any religion; etc.).
And, no, I do not think the DC was the best ever.







