Dreamcast overrated?

[freedquaker]

I believe DC was underrated when it was released and overrated after its death.

Why Dreamcast is so loved and remembered so fondly today:

- Its first 2 years were so much better than PS2 games in RELATIVE terms. Think about the gap from PS1 to DC games. First party DC games were fast paced - brilliant and HIGH-res games, a huge leap from PS1. When PS2 was released, it was a let-down in graphics department, it barely matched those of DC and even inferior to DC for 1-2 years. Besides it couldn't show off as DC had already filled the gap between two generations. An actual leap from DC was realised by Xbox

- It was small, compact, user-developer-mod friendly, simple to use, and affordable.

- It was mode friendly. You could have played videos, music cds, mp3s, browse internet, emulate nintendo and sega classics etc...

- It has the home to many classics today.

=> Metropolis : father to Project Gotham Racing (day&night, weather, radio, kudos etc)
=> Virtua Tennis (very intiutive controls, easy to learn, hard to master, outstanding graphics)
=> 2K Sports Series (Many of them had a better playability than Fifa Series)
=> Soul Calibur Series (The DC version still shines, probably the best fighter of all time)
=> DOA 2 (Although started in arcades, this version had huge arenas, high interactivity)
=> Crazy Taxi Series
=> Shenmue (although cancelled, it was an incredible and unique experience)
=> Sonic Adventure (The best 3d sonic, a showcase for the console with fast-paced graphics)
=> Resident Evil Code Veronica (First 3D title, one of the best in the series)
=> Powerstone Series (Similar smash brothers in a closed 3d environment)
=> Seaman
=> Unreal Tournament & Quake 3 (Better than PS2 versions, Internet gameplay, Split Screen, a huge prelude to Internet Console Gaming!)
=> Ecco the Dolphin

and many others...