Review DirtyMidnighter 3/5 · Apr 13, 2020
The Humans Are Dead
Released around the time that Sega announced it was stopping production of the Dreamcast, this game will always remind me of that heartbreak - one of the last gasps of a console that was taken from us prematurely. And in true Dreamcast fashion, this thing was legitimately fun and innovative. Despite being just a generally fun arcadey vehicle destruction game, …
Read moreReleased around the time that Sega announced it was stopping production of the Dreamcast, this game will always remind me of that heartbreak - one of the last gasps of a console that was taken from us prematurely. And in true Dreamcast fashion, this thing was legitimately fun and innovative. Despite being just a generally fun arcadey vehicle destruction game, it had online multiplayer! In early 2001! Imagine! There was even a cute little microphone you plugged into the memory card stot on the controller. Sega truly was at its creative and technological peak at the turn of the millennium. It’s just a shame about the whole business side of things. Anyone ever use Microsoft Explorer on their Dreamcast? You needed a disc to use it. A DISC to use the INTERNET.
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