Dreamcast

The Dreamcast was the last video game console made by Sega. It was released before its contemporary consoles (the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox), but competition with these platforms meant that it failed to generate sufficient revenue and Sega eventually withdrew from the console market altogether. It had a short life, being released in 1998 and then discontinued (in North America) in 2001. It is now available only on the internet, and independent small stores.

Several Sonic the Hedgehog series games were released for the platform.

Sonic games made for the Dreamcast

 * Sonic Adventure
 * Sonic Shuffle
 * Sonic Adventure 2
 * SEGA Smash Pack

Characters Introduced

 * Chao
 * Big the Cat
 * E-102 Gamma
 * E-101 Beta
 * E-100 Alpha
 * E-103 Delta
 * E-104 Epsilon
 * E-105 Zeta
 * Froggy
 * Chaos
 * Tikal the Echidna
 * Pachacamac
 * Zero
 * Void
 * Lumina Flowlight
 * Shadow the Hedgehog
 * Rouge the Bat
 * Gerald Robotnik
 * Maria Robotnik
 * Omochao

PC-compatablities
Using a emulator and a rom, which is illegal, one can play certain Dreamcast games on the computer. The discs are also close to the size of a computer's disc. The disc can also be played without an emulator (it will also access new pictures).

Sonic Unleashed Easter Eggs
A Dreamcast is seen a few times in Sonic Unleashed.
 * One is seen when Dr. Eggman presses the button to fire the laser in the opening movie.
 * One is also seen when Sonic defeats the Egg Dragoon, to the right of Eggman.
 * When Sonic loses his Werehog form, a Dreamcast is seen to the left of Eggman.

Trivia

 * In a game magazine called Game Informer, the Dreamcast has been payed homage and confirmed that Sonic Adventure will be available in Xbox Live.
 * The Dreamcast appears as an easter egg in the cutscenes of certain Sonic games and videos.
 * Sonic Shuffle, Sonic Adventure, along with a playable demo of Sonic Adventure 2 were packaged with the Dreamcast in 2000.
 * In Sonic Adventure 2, there was an poster in City Escape that said " Playing SA2 is habit forming! Don't turn off your Dreamcasts!"
 * The Dreamcast's best games were compiled into one collection, the Dreamcast Collection.