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Dreamcast Online With 6 Billion Players

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 3:15 pm
by Midwinter
I know that back in 1999 there were 6 billion gamers playing Dreamcast online (according to Sega), but I was wondering if anyone here still takes their girl online and what method they use and what games they play.

I was sure hoping I could play Chu Chu Rocket online again, but I haven't found anyone that has figured it out. From what I have read the only games that are still online are the ones that people were able to figure out while Sega still had servers online or the games used the same source code to work as their PC brethren.

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 4:02 pm
by Whooa21
I can get my Dreamcast online with a PC <-> DC server.
I haven't played any online games and the PC I used no longer exists so I have to set this whole thing up again.
Not sure if there is a loader or a patcher that lets you play chu chu rocket without SEGA's servers.
I know you can play Quake 3 Arena this way on the dreamcast.
Also, how can there be 6 billion players when there were way less consoles sold?
wikipedia wrote: Units Sold: Worldwide: 10.6 million

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 6:30 pm
by Midwinter
Whooa21 wrote: Also, how can there be 6 billion players when there were way less consoles sold?
I don't believe that there were 6 billion players. That was Sega's advertising campaign and media quotes they used for the Dreamcast back in 1999. I assume it was more of a joke than anything with the thought that everyone in the world would buy a Dreamcast and be playing online. As far as I know they only used this advertising in Europe.

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 7:11 pm
by KC
Yeah, it was a reference to the whole world (around 6 billion people at the time) being able to play together. Here:

[video=youtube_share;71KZURU6hDc]http://youtu.be/71KZURU6hDc[/video]

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 8:02 pm
by Whooa21
Ah XD
Apologies then, I have never seen that actually, thanks KC

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:24 pm
by blkbrdsr71
Sure would be sweet to dust off my Dreamcast again, (I might do that now) if only SEGA Net was still up. I used to brag to my friends about how Dreamcast was so much better then PlayStation 2 or the Original XBOX. Good times.
LONG LIVE SEGA!

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 5:54 pm
by Killer French Bread
KC wrote:Yeah, it was a reference to the whole world (around 6 billion people at the time) being able to play together. Here:

[video=youtube_share;71KZURU6hDc]http://youtu.be/71KZURU6hDc[/video]
'king hell, is that really what the picture quality of video tapes was like?

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:42 pm
by xxDrBarberxx
Killer French Bread wrote:'king hell, is that really what the picture quality of video tapes was like?
Yeah, depending on the age. Although you're not gonna find anything super high-quality on VHS.

Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 11:43 pm
by blkbrdsr71
I remember playing Star Lancer on Dreamcast Online. It was my very first game I played with other players, then the phone bill came... :sadgoodbye:

Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 12:40 am
by Killer French Bread
Yeah, I was only allowed to play online when it was off-peak and 1p a minute. I remember rationing my internet allowance to play quake arena. Those times still feel like the glory days of gaming for me for some reason though,