Editing Dreamcast

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{{Infobox platform
|title           = Sega Dreamcast
|logo            = 
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Dreamcast logo.svg|NA/JP
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|image           = Sega Dreamcast.png
|caption         = The [[Sega]] Dreamcast
|price           = 
*¥29,000 {{C|JP}}
*$199<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/321289.stm|title=Sega Dreamcast to spark price war|publisher=BBC News|date=16 April 1999|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110216061921/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/321289.stm|archivedate=16 February 2011|accessdate=1 October 2018|quote=In the US, Dreamcast will ship on 9 September, 1999, and cost $199}}</ref> {{C|USA}}
*£199<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reed|first=Kristan|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/a_uksalespt3?page=2|title=2005 UK Sales Review • Page 2|publisher=Eurogamer|date=5 March 2006|accessdate=10 June 2018}}</ref> {{C|UK}}
|type            = Video game console
|manufacturer    = [[Sega]]
|first_available = {{Vgrelease|JP=27 November 1998|NA=9 September 1999<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sega Dreamcast Launch Titles and Peripheral|url=https://segaretro.org/Press_release:_1999-09-02:_Sega_Dreamcast_Launch_Titles_and_Peripherals|publisher=Business Wire|date=2 September 1999}}</ref>|EU=14 October 1999<ref>{{Cite journal|title=What to do... THE NEXT|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/6/6b/CVG_UK_216.pdf#page=52|journal=Computer and Video Games|pages=52|issue=216|date=November 1999}}</ref>}}
|discontinued    = 
*31 March 2001 {{C|end of production}}
*Early 2007 {{C|end of extended support}}
|units_sold      = 9.14 million (as of 2002)
|cpu             = [[Wikipedia:SuperH|Hitachi SH-4]] 32-bit RISC 200MHz
|ram             = 
*16 MB RAM
*8 MB VRAM
*2 MB audio RAM
|sound           = 
*{{Tt|Yamaha AICA|Officially known as the Yamaha AICA Super Intelligent Sound Processor. It is capable of playing PCM audio on 64 simultaneous audio channels with 16-bit audio depth and 48 kHz sampling rate. Also found in Sega NAOMI arcade boards. Dreamcast version of the chip only had 2MB of RAM and clocks at 67 MHz.}}
*Analog Stereo
*Dolby Pro Logic
|precursor       = [[Sega Saturn]]
}}
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The {{Nihongo|'''Dreamcast'''|ドリームキャスト|Dorīmukyasuto}} is a home video game console and the last one to be manufactured by [[Sega]], being the successor of the [[Sega Saturn]]. It was the first of the sixth generation of video game consoles, preceding the [[Nintendo GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]], and [[Xbox]]. Competition with the PlayStation 2 meant it failed to generate sufficient revenue and Sega continued to incur significant financial losses, eventually withdrawing from the console market altogether.

The Dreamcast had a relatively short life, being released in 1998 in Japan and 1999 in the rest of the world. Despite the console's positive reviews, the Dreamcast was discontinued in North America in November 2001, followed by Europe and Australia in September 2002, and finally Japan in early 2007 after only 9.14 million units sold. After the failure of the Dreamcast, Sega became a software company outside the arcades, where they make arcade equipment.

Only four ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog series|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' games were released for the platform.
[[File:Dreamcast - Sonic 10th Anniversary.jpg|thumb|225px|right|The limited ''Sonic the Hedgehog 10th Anniversary'' Dreamcast, signed by [[Yuji Naka]].]]
[[File:SAVMU.jpg|thumb|225px|right|The [[Sonic Team]]-themed [[Wikipedia:VMU|VMU]].]]
[[File:“Sonic-X-Korone-2022”-Collaboration-Cafe-Art.png|thumb|225px|right|[[Inugami Korone]] Collaboration art that includes a Dreamcast, as well as the Dreamcast logo on a pillow.]]

==''Sonic'' games==
{|class="wikitable" align="center" style="text-align:center"
|[[File:Sonicadventuredcog.jpg|120px]]<br/>''[[Sonic Adventure]]''
|[[File:Sonic-shuffle.378497.jpg.png|120px]]<br/>''[[Sonic Shuffle]]''
|-
|[[File:Sega Smash Pack (DreamCast).jpg|120px]]<br/>''[[Sega Smash Pack Volume 1]]''
|[[File:Sonic Adventure 2.jpg|120px]]<br/>''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]''
|}

==Characters introduced==
{|
|style="vertical-align: top;"|
*[[Biolizard]]
**[[Finalhazard]]
*[[Chao]]
*[[Chaos]]
**[[Chaos 0]]
**[[Chaos 2]]
**[[Chaos 4]]
**[[Chaos 6]]
**[[Perfect Chaos]]
*[[Big the Cat]]
*[[E-101 Beta]]
**[[E-101 Mark II]]
*[[E-102 Gamma]]
*[[E-103 Delta]]
*[[E-104 Epsilon]]
*[[E-105 Zeta]]
*[[Froggy]]
*[[Gerald Robotnik]]
|style="vertical-align: top;"|
*[[Illumina]]
*[[Lumina Flowlight]]
*[[Maria Robotnik]]
*[[Omochao]]
*[[Pachacamac]]
*[[Rouge the Bat]]
*[[Shadow the Hedgehog]]
**[[Super Shadow]]
*[[Tikal]]
*[[Void]]
*[[ZERO]]
|}

==VMU==
{{Expansion}}
The VMU is the primary memory card for the Dreamcast. It can also be used as a secondary screen, a real-time clock, and a file manager.
==Models==
The Dreamcast featured a variety of different models. These lists do not include variants that are simply standard white consoles with a decal.

===North America===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!rowspan="2"|Name
!colspan="3"|Appearance
!colspan="2"|Came with
!rowspan="2"|Notes
|-
!Top !!Bottom !!Decal
!Games !!Accessories
|-
|''Sonic'' Bundle
|colspan="2"|White ||N/A
|''[[Sonic Shuffle]]'', ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'', ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: The Trial]]''
|Transparent blue VMU
|N/A
|-
|Sega Sports pack
|colspan="2"|Black ||Sega Sports logo in the centre
|''NFL2K'' and ''NBA2K''
|Matching controller.
|N/A
|}

===Japan===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!rowspan="2"|Name
!colspan="3"|Appearance
!colspan="2"|Came with
!rowspan="2"|Notes
|-
!Top !!Bottom !!Decal
!Games !!Accessories
|-
|''Sonic'' 10th Anniversary
|colspan="2"|Blue ||''Sonic Adventure'' art of Sonic in the centre with "Sonic the Hedgehog 10th Anniversary" wrapped around. The anniversary and Sonic Team logos are in the top corners
|N/A
|White and blue controller
|Only 50 units were produced, with 40 being signed by Yuji Naka
|-
|Hello Kitty
|Pale transparent pink ||White ||Hello Kitty sitting in the centre
|{{Nihongo|''Hello Kitty Garden Panic''|ハローキティのガーデンパニック|Harō Kiti no Gāden Panikku}}
|Matching controller, keyboard and VMU
|N/A
|-
|Hello Kitty
|Transparent blue ||White ||Hello Kitty sitting in the centre
|{{Nihongo|''Hello Kitty Garden Panic''|ハローキティのガーデンパニック|Harō Kiti no Gāden Panikku}}
|Matching controller, keyboard and VMU
|N/A
|-
|''Sakura Wars''
|Pale pink ||White ||Semi-circle of characters with the ''Sakura Wars'' logo in the centre
|{{Nihongo|''Sakura Wars Kinematron Hanagumi Mail''|サクラ大戦キネマトロン 花組メール|Sakura Taisen Kinematoron Hanagumi Mēru}} and a demo for {{Nihongo|''Sakura Wars 3''|サクラ大戦3|Sakura Taisen 3}}
|Matching controller and VMU
|
|-
|R7
|colspan="2"|Black ||Large gold "R7" in the centre
|N/A
|Matching controller (also featuring the "R7" decal)
|
|-
|''Seaman''
|Transparent ||Grey ||''Seaman'' logo in the centre
|{{Nihongo|''Seaman''|シーマン|Shīman}}
|Matching controller
|Only 500 units were produced
|-
|''Seaman'' Xmas
|colspan="2"|Bright orange ||''Seaman'' logo in the centre
|{{Nihongo|''Seaman''|シーマン|Shīman}}
|Matching controller and VMU
|-
|''Code Veronica''
|Transparent red ||Dark grey ||
|''Resident Evil Code: Veronica''
|Matching controller and dark grey VMU
|
|-
|S.T.A.R.S.
|Transparent navy blue ||Dark grey ||S.T.A.R.S logo from ''Resident Evil'' in the centre
|''Resident Evil Code: Veronica''
|Matching controller and dark grey VMU
|
|-
|Sega Partners
|colspan="2"|White ||Silver plaque with Shoichiro Irimajiri's signature in the centre
|N/A
|Matching controller and a Dreamcast keychain
|Only 100-500 units were produced
|-
|Metallic Silver
|Silver ||Black ||N/A
|N/A
|Matching controller
|Only 200 units were produced, sold through Dreamcast Direct
|-
|Pearl Blue
|Pearlescent blue ||White ||N/A
|N/A
|Matching controller
|Only 200 units were produced, sold through Dreamcast Direct
|-
|Pearl Pink
|Pearlescent pink ||White ||N/A
|N/A
|Matching controller
|Only 200 units were produced, sold through Dreamcast Direct
|-
|Super Black
|colspan="2"|Black ||N/A
|N/A
|Matching controller
|Sold through Dreamcast Direct
|-
|-
|RX-78
|Blue ||White ||N/A
|N/A
|Matching controller
|Sold through Dreamcast Direct
|}

The Divers 2000 Dreamcast is an all-in-one, 14-inch, light blue CRT television and console that was designed to look like Sonic. It was released in Japan in 2000 and came with a transparent teal controller, keyboard, VMU and DreamEye camera, along with a light blue TV remote.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Chris|last=Ainsworth|title=Divers 2000 series CX-1 Dreamcast|url=http://driph.com/words/2009/09/divers-2000-series-cx-1-dreamcast/|publisher=driph.com/words|date=9 September 2009}}</ref> It was developed by Fuji and sold for ¥88888 (~$830 USD),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fuji Television Network to Launch TV With Dreamcast PowerVR Series2 Technology|url=http://www.imgtec.com/corporate/newsdetail.asp?NewsID=244|publisher=Imagination Technologies|date=24 March 2000|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324152956/http://www.imgtec.com/corporate/newsdetail.asp?NewsID=244|archivedate=24 March 2013|accessdate=7 June 2022}}</ref> with only [tel:500-1000 500-1000] units produced.

===Regional differences===
In North America, the Dreamcast features a red swirl, grey triangle, and the text "Compatible with Windows CE" on the front. In Japan, the swirl is orange, the triangle is instead clear, and the text reads "Designed for Windows CE". In Europe, the swirl is now blue (due to copyright issues), the triangle is again grey, and the text on the front reads "Compatible with Windows CE". In Brazil, [[Tectoy]] distributed the Dreamcast with a blue swirl and grey triangle, along with two controllers and two VMUs.

==PC compatibilities==
The Dreamcast uses a proprietary optical media named "[[Wikipedia:GD-ROM|GD-ROM]]", which are close to the size of a regular compact disc and can be inserted into a [[PC]] to access bonus content, such as special pictures in ''[[Sonic Adventure]] and [[Sonic Adventure 2]]''

==Trivia==
*The Dreamcast is the first entry in the sixth generation of consoles, followed by the [[PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], and [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] years later.
*The Dreamcast is the first console to support online multiplayer and 480p video without the use of an adapter.
*The Dreamcast appears as an easter egg in the cutscenes of ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]''.
**One is seen when [[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]] presses the button to fire his laser in the opening movie.
**One is also seen when [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] defeats the [[Egg Dragoon]], to the right of Eggman.
**When Sonic loses his [[Sonic the Werehog|Werehog form]], another is seen to the left of Eggman.
**If the player looks closely at the two games beside the Dreamcast in the intro cutscene, one says "Eggman Adventure", while the other says, ''Nights into Dreams''.
*''[[Sonic Shuffle]]'' and ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'', along with a playable demo of ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'', were packaged with the Dreamcast in 2000.
*In ''Sonic Adventure 2'', there is a poster in [[City Escape]] that says "Playing SA2 is habit forming! Don't turn off your DC!"
*Some Dreamcast games were compiled into the ''[[Dreamcast Collection]]'' for the [[Xbox 360]] and [[PC]].
*The logo swirl was orange in Japan and red in North America. However, the swirl had to be changed to blue in Europe and Australia because of copyright reasons as a German company, Tivola, uses a similar red swirl and [[Sega]] would have gotten into litigation for copyright infringement.<ref name="Service Games">{{Cite book|last1=Pettus|first1=Sam|last2=Munoz|first2=David|last3=Williams|first=Kevin|last4=Barroso|first4=Ivan|title=Service Games: The Rise and Fall of SEGA: Enhanced Edition|editor=David Chen|publisher=Smashword Edition|date=20 December 2013|isbn=9781311080820|page=308, 310, 442}}</ref>
**Despite this, European Dreamcasts still feature a red light when turned on.
*In [[Eggmanland (Town Stage)|Eggmanland]] in ''Sonic Unleashed'', Sonic can meet a robot named [[EF-DC1998]], who's name is a reference to the Dreamcast console and the year its first ''Sonic'' title released.
*The Dreamcast has the second least amount of Sonic titles on a console behind the [[Sega Saturn]], which had three.
*The Dreamcast appears as a controller in boat mode driven by [[AGES]] in ''[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]''.
*The Dreamcast makes cameo appearances in Disney's TV show, ''[[Wikipedia:Sonny with a Chance|Sonny with a Chance]]''.
*A deleted scene for the animated short ''[[Sonic: Night of the Werehog]]'' features Sonic and [[Chip]] playing on a Dreamcast inside the haunted house.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bloom|first=Ryan|title=Concept Art Unleashed: Night of the Werehog|url=http://www.tssznews.com/2009/03/07/concept-art-unleashed-night-of-the-werehog/|publisher=TSSZ News|date=7 March 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725132810/http://www.tssznews.com/2009/03/07/concept-art-unleashed-night-of-the-werehog/|archivedate=25 July 2015}}</ref>
*Dreamcast GD-ROM discs were region-locked, but this could be circumvented with the use of boot discs and an installation of a region-free BIOS.
*The Dreamcast was the last console to be marketed with the processer's bits.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mullen|first=Michael|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/ects-the-truth-about-the-dreamcast/|title=ECTS: The Truth About the Dreamcast...|date=5 September 1999|accessdate=25 July 2018}}</ref><ref>[[Media:Dreamcast mag.jpg|Official Sega Dreamcast Magazine Premier Issue Cover]].</ref>
*The Dreamcast was the second Sega console to compete with a [[Wikipedia:Sony|Sony]] console, the first being the [[Sega Saturn]] which tried to compete with the first [[wikipedia:PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], and The Dreamcast competed with the [[PlayStation 2]] later on.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="200">
Page2-457px-DreamcastMagazine UK 02.pdf.jpg|Dreamcast Magazine (UK) issue 2, (Late 1999), pg. 2
</gallery>

==References==
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==External link==
*{{WP link|Dreamcast}}
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