Untouch, that was quite funny.

CaptainPrefrences, I doubt you can still play online. But you can get the system cheap, a place at the Daytona flea market was selling used, with all the cords and controller for 20 freaking bucks!! I almost walked out with one but then decided not to, kinda kicking myself now.

I really doubt the Dreamcast used above-480p resolutions >_>

@fazz

I don't think it did either, it just used a cable that could do above that, making people think it made the games look better.

Dreamcast Output:
Input/Output

* Inputs: USB-like "Maple Bus". Four ports support devices such as digital and analog controllers, steering wheels, joysticks, keyboards and mice, and more.
* Color Output: Approx. 16.78 million colors (24-bit)
* Video resolution: 640x480 interlaced or progressive scan

It did make games look better. VGA/Component > S-Video > Composite.

@ sublime78

where would you find the games though?

I still gotta get around to playing the Genesis Shadowrun one of these days. I'm madly in love with the SNES version. It's one of my favorites.

I can't believe they turned it into an online-only FPS. Such a waste of a brilliant story.

I loved my DC, and I had the VGA cables. It set the monitor at 800x600 if I recall. Not sure the games were native at that resolution, but even if they were, it's not HD. Still looked awesome for its day though :)

Yeah, I guess I was wrong about the resolution, sorry about that. I guess at the time it just blew my socks off and now trying to remember it I'm glorifying it more than I should. But I know it was better than anything hooked up to a TV. And I've played computer games since the beginning of computer games... I know what a good resolution is, I also know what upscaling is, I don't think it was doing anything like that. If it was fooling me, maybe... but it sure spanked the pants off of standard definition television graphics. I would think 800x600 was probably about right.

Even if it was 640x480 progressive the original point still remains, I don't think any other system was doing that during that time. Correct me if I'm wrong but PS2 and Xbox didn't go there till a few years later.

CaptainPrefrences, I dunno. We have used game places around here that carry some, limited though. Honestly if you could get down to that place in Daytona they probably had a good 30 or so different games, then ebay maybe as well. I don't really know if its worth the hassle anymore.