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The Gamer Who Came in From the Cold pt. 3
I only had one plan for my money; buy a GameCube.
Felix Quiñonez Jr.
The Dream Was Dead
Little did we know that pretty soon, we would begin to spend a lot less time together. It’s not necessarily that we grew apart, but suddenly the fact that we went to different schools became more of an issue. He began spending more time with his friends, and I saw less of him. I was still as in love with video games as ever, but I didn’t have someone to share that excitement with.
The next generation was getting closer, and Sega would be the first to jump in the ring with their Dreamcast Console. The Sega Saturn was undoubtedly my least favorite of the previous generation. (For me, it was Nintendo 64, Sony PlayStation, Sega Saturn) But I was so excited for the Sega Dreamcast. It seemed that after coming in dead last the previous generation, Sega was looking to regain momentum and market share. And it briefly seemed like they could turn things around.
In the lead up to the Dreamcast release, it seemed like they were doing everything right. The games looked great, and the system seemed genuinely cool. It felt like the Sega of the Genesis era. Even their North American Release date was well thought out. I still remember seeing the 9/9/99 ads everywhere that summer. And seeing their logo…
