Dreamcast: Best. Memory Card. EVER.

Anyone remember this thing?

Just today I remembered how awesome the Dreamcast memory card was. It animated differently depending on the game you were playing. I could look down when I was playing Sonic Adventure 2, and Sonic would be running around and doing his spin attack. You could also unlock little mini games on the memory card once data was saved from certain games. What a useless/stupid/genius idea.

Why does the memory card look like a gameboy?Smithgdwg

[QUOTE="Smithgdwg"]Why does the memory card look like a gameboy?NAPK1NS

It must of been expensive.

[QUOTE="NAPK1NS"][QUOTE="Smithgdwg"]Why does the memory card look like a gameboy?Smithgdwg

It must of been expensive.

Helped me when i was raising chaos in Sonic :oops:

I remembered how awesome the Dreamcast memory card was. NAPK1NS

Not only the memory card, but the console generally was the best on the market, and has yet to be beaten.

It was awesome indeed. Did it come before or after Sonys PocketStation Memorycard?

It was awesome indeed. Did it come before or after Sonys PocketStation Memorycard?

Lothenon

Since we're talking about Sony here, I'm going to go ahead and guess it came before the PocketStation Memorycard.

:P I kid I kid...

[QUOTE="NAPK1NS"][QUOTE="Smithgdwg"]Why does the memory card look like a gameboy?Smithgdwg

It must of been expensive.

I don't think so. Only like 20-30 bucks if I remember correctly.

Sadly, it seems that memory cards are on the way out. Good riddance I say. kentaro22

So the idea of backing up your game data on a removable device is a BAD thing in your eyes?

In your perfect world a console fails and all of the users data is gone?

So, who cares about that. Sonic sucked so you'd rather look at a memory stick.

As for mini games, that just turns it into a crap gameboy.

Sadly, it seems that memory cards are on the way out. Good riddance I say. Though the Dreamcast VMU was the best memory card ever.kentaro22

I agree. I would rather have a HDD than memory cards.

So, who cares about that. Sonic sucked so you'd rather look at a memory stick.

As for mini games, that just turns it into a crap gameboy.

EuroMafia

Yeah, good argument.

Anyway, Sonic was sweet back then.

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best ps3 memory card ever

Dreamcast was a great console powerstone had some cool minigames.

So, who cares about that. Sonic sucked so you'd rather look at a memory stick.

As for mini games, that just turns it into a crap gameboy.

EuroMafia

Why even post? The DC was an amazing system and if there were less fanboys back then, it would have been a success. People just waited for the PS2 even though the DC was a great system with amazing games from day one!

So, who cares about that. Sonic sucked so you'd rather look at a memory stick.

As for mini games, that just turns it into a crap gameboy.

EuroMafia

The origina Sonic Adventure on the DC was one of the best Sonic games of all time. The VMU let you play your games on the go. Great idea.

Dreamcast was sick

Sonic Adventure was the ****

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best ps3 memory card ever

Theclub83

lol yah just about every external device could be used as memory on th PS3. thats why its king

It was awesome indeed. Did it come before or after Sonys PocketStation Memorycard?

Lothenon

I thought so.

Yeah well. The Dreamcast generally was awesome to behold.

I bought one. I am not guilty of its failure.:)

[QUOTE="kentaro22"]Sadly, it seems that memory cards are on the way out. Good riddance I say. Jaysonguy

So the idea of backing up your game data on a removable device is a BAD thing in your eyes?

In your perfect world a console fails and all of the users data is gone?

Plus, Next-Gen systems WORK with Popular Removable Drives on the market, and theyre a much more logical and afforable method of storing data as opposed to a propietory, inferior, expensive Memory Card.

[QUOTE="Lothenon"]

It was awesome indeed. Did it come before or after Sonys PocketStation Memorycard?

darkslider99

That's not true. Sony released the PocketStation in Japan sometime in 1998.

Yeah it was in December 98. Almost a year before the dreamcast released. So I guess this is the one thing Sony cant be accused of copying. :)GoldenElementXL

Once in a blue moon, I suppose.

Man, I miss the Dreamcast

Best console made IMO.

Sweet, the VMU brings back memories, I remember I had like 2 of them. Couldn't hold memory though. PSO took up like a whole VMU.

Ahhh the good times.

Sadly, it seems that memory cards are on the way out. Good riddance I say. Though the Dreamcast VMU was the best memory card ever.kentaro22

I am STUNNED that none of the new consoles have used this same style of memory card. Having a little screen on the controller was freakin' sweet. If you can ignore the crappy battery life and somewhat low capacity, these were as good as it gets.

Maybe next-gen :( At least give us a little screen on the controllers or something. I mean come on, that's so darn obvious!

Dreamcast... next-gen before next-gen was.

I am STUNNED that none of the new consoles have used this same style of memory card. Having a little screen on the controller was freakin' sweet. If you can ignore the crappy battery life and somewhat low capacity, these were as good as it gets.

Maybe next-gen :( At least give us a little screen on the controllers or something. I mean come on, that's so darn obvious!

Dreamcast... next-gen before next-gen was.

Bgrngod

when i got it, i had no idea what it was

when i got it, i had no idea what it was