Dreamcasts Sold New at $99 Quickly Sell Out

A decade after launch and there are still Dreamcasts sold BNIB

The Dreamcast was Sega’s swansong in the video game industry. Sure, Sega’s evolved and is now spreading its gaming goodness to Sony, Microsoft, and yes, even Nintendo, but it’s just not the same.

Hardcore gamers will argue that a little piece of Sega soul went away with the Dreamcast, which in many ways was a system ahead of its time. I could spend many more words reminiscing about the modern classic games that called the Dreamcast home, or how the hardware architecture was more smartly designed than the PlayStation 2, but that’s the not the point of this piece.

The point is (finally getting to it) that ThinkGeek managed to find a stash of completely new-in-box Sega Dreamcasts and put them up for sale on its website for $99.

We don’t know how many ThinkGeek were able to stock, but demand was high enough that the e-tailer now reports a sell out: “Hey folks, sorry if you missed out on getting one of these retro gaming gems. If we can find another stash of new Dreamcasts, we will.”

While many Dreamcasts are still available on eBay – many for less than $99 – they likely won’t come with that ‘new Sega console smell.’

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harlequin6791 , April 25, 2009 1:35 AM

God i loved hat system.. as the article stated..

Sega was always ahead of it's time. That was it's major downfall being ahead of the curve.
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skine , April 25, 2009 1:35 AM

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While many Dreamcasts are still available on eBay – many for less than $99 – they likely won’t come with that ‘new Sega console smell.’

Except the 8 that I found here all seem to be sealed, new in box, and even tout a 90 day warranty, at $84.99 with $14.95 s/h.
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starryman , April 25, 2009 1:38 AM

$99 too much, too late, too old.
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skine , April 25, 2009 1:39 AM

On further investigation, there was another here with Sonic Adventure included.
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harlequin6791 , April 25, 2009 1:41 AM

Apparently I have a difficult time typing.
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IzzyCraft , April 25, 2009 1:43 AM

While many Dreamcasts are still available on eBay – many for less than $99 – they likely won’t come with that ‘new Sega console smell.’

Ah the smell of great hardware mix with eventual failure
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hillarymakesmecry , April 25, 2009 1:44 AM

IT sucks that sony ran SEGA out of the console market. I loved my genesis.

I remember when I used to have a huge selection of game systems to choose from. Now there are 3. Pretty boring if you ask me.

With no more Atari, no more SEGA, no more Panasonic, No turbografix, it's pretty lame.
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bigpoppastuke , April 25, 2009 1:58 AM

can you still burn games and play them without any mods? I remember that being a huge problem for the DreamCast.
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hakesterman , April 25, 2009 2:01 AM

Sorry Sony didn't run Sega out, Sega ran Sega out. Their controller was
a nightmare and their limited games sank them just like Nintendo Game
Cube. I would love to see Sega come back in the next round of consoles, if
they do they better have a gem for a controller and a big slew of games ready
at launch.
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anonymous@guest , April 25, 2009 2:33 AM

dreamcast was amazing
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NuclearShadow , April 25, 2009 2:40 AM

I had every Sega console from the Master System to the Dreamcast and I loved every console. I couldn't believe they were exiting the console market when I first heard it. I hope someday to decide to give it one more shot.
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Marcus Yam , April 25, 2009 2:53 AM

skineExcept the 8 that I found here all seem to be sealed, new in box, and even tout a 90 day warranty, at $84.99 with $14.95 s/h.

Well that's pretty cool! I guess the $99 Dreamcast sale lives on.

I bought a DC early on and it still works perfectly. When the console was discontinued though, I picked up a second one for $70 -- a black Sega Sports edition
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tomm09 , April 25, 2009 2:56 AM

I still own my launch unit. Great console.
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hallic7 , April 25, 2009 3:12 AM

hakestermanSorry Sony didn't run Sega out, Sega ran Sega out. Their controller wasa nightmare and their limited games sank them just like Nintendo GameCube.

I agree, I remember the console, but I can't remember even 5 exclusive good games that really push me to buy the white system...

Let's see... Shenmue mmmmmm.... That's it XD
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tayb , April 25, 2009 4:00 AM

I keep almost every electronic thing I buy. I still have a NES, SNES, N64, Dreamcast, Sega Genesis, PS1, Xbox, Xbox 360, and a Wii. I also have an old school Pentium II processor. My how far things have come. That processor is literally a brick and that was probably 8 years ago.
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tman1 , April 25, 2009 4:01 AM

Sega screwed up by pissing off all the third parties. They released the 32X for the genesis months before releasing the Saturn; which would have been a very nice add-on...had they released it a couple years earlier.
Then the Saturn was a failure because it was difficult to program for due to it's configuration: dual SH2 33Mhz processors. The system was rather weak anyways; even with 2 procs, the PS was still more powerful.
By the time the Dreamcast was released, they lost most of their thrid party support, thus dooming the DC.
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DM0407 , April 25, 2009 4:10 AM

I just rebought a DC on Craigslist for $20. Sure the guy looked like he was going to murder me, but I'm still here.

Dreamcast had some awesome games:

Jet Grind Radio
Seaman
Skies of Arcadia
Vitura Tennis
F355 Challenge
Grandia II
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greliu , April 25, 2009 4:35 AM

I do miss SEGA consoles. I know this might start something, but Sonic could kick Mario's ass anyday!
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anarchy4sale , April 25, 2009 7:13 AM

Still have my dreamcast, my ex bought it for me, the system is great, everyone i ever had play it fell in love with it.
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fonzy , April 25, 2009 8:17 AM

Time for Genesis 2.0

Intel 80-core CPU
8GB's of DRR3
500GB fusion IO SSD
Radeon 5890x2 GPU

Price $2599

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