Dreamcast and PS2

So... we enter the last "classic" period of gaming pour moi (current generation started when i was already an adult... i was still a teenager for these 2) I must admit i have a soft spot in my heart for the Dreamcast. It was pretty powerful in its day and was the first of that generation so it had the "gee-wiz" appeal. The reason almost anybody got it (besides the ingenious (its thinking) marketing of coming out 9/9/9) was Soul Caliber. That game was pretty, it was smooth, and it was huge. My buddy Eduardo got the DC right when it came out and we played that game a ton uhm...during seminary. Well his mom taught us on Saturdays and the lessons were short so well, many hours of Soul Caliber ensued.

The system was known for outstanding and very quirky game design(The Typing of the Dead, Seaman, and Space Channel 5 come to mind...look them up, genius stuff i tell ya. Though i never had it, Jet Set Radio was a fantastic example of pure awesome. The Japanese bublegum pop soundtrack was hilarious and actually pretty catchy as you went around graffiti-ing up the streets. I ended up getting The first 2 tony hawk games on DC since it was better than PS1... Those games were a ton of fun. One of my fav games on DC was actually Rayman 2, though it was on other systems, the DC version was the best. The game was like playing in a painting, and was very atmospheric, again, the music was fantastic. Rounding up my other games are Virtua Tennis and Marvel Vs Capcom 2. Unfortunately the DC died fairly quickly, but it had some pretty great games in its short lifespan. for comprehensive coverage click here

There was a big reason it died however, and that was the PS2. Its probably the most successful system of all time, heck sony still sells them in decent numbers even now. My first games were Timesplitters and SSX. They were fast, and showcased some of the power of the system. Eventually Gran Turismo 3 became a huge thing for me. I had rented the other 2, but man, 3 was pretty and...well it had a great soundtrack. I never was big into the endurance races (200 laps? no thanks) but it was fun upgrading cars and getting all the licenses in the wee hours of the morning. Aggressive Inline was another favorite, it was a rollerblading game along the lines of the Tony Hawk games. Great soundtrack, and a ton of fun. Final Fantasy 10 was pretty, in fact i never beat that one, i should get on that.

Didn't have too much time with gamecube, but it did have a fun Zelda game along with some Rouge Squadron games. Metroid Prime was stellar as well. Luckily, the Wii revived GC for me and I have gotten some sweet games on the cheap (ala the complete Mega Man collection) Also, never had an Xbox, though my bro got one. Halo

anyways, thats it for videogames for awhile... I need to talk about current generation games, as well as Computer games, but for now imma move on to Music, Concerts, Movies, or TV