Happy Birthday, Dreamcast, We'll Never Forget You  How fitting
that even on its birthday, nine years after its demise, the Sega
Dreamcast is still being overshadowed by Sony's PlayStation 2.
It's the PlayStation 2, courtesy of both its actual sales and
the perception that many people held off on buying Sega's new
console in 1999 in lieu of a PS2 in 2000, that killed the
Dreamcast (well, that and rampant piracy), which will go down in
history as Sega's least successful, yet perhaps also most-loved
home console.  It looked great, it had a great controller, was
the first console to really embrace online gaming, and it was
home to some of the most unique and memorable game series of all
time, like Soul Calibur, Jet Set Radio, Space Channel 5,
Shenmue, Power Stone, Marvel vs Capcom, Phantasy Star Online,
Seaman and Crazy Taxi.  So that it's not completely forgotten on
its special day - the Dreamcast was first released in North
America on September 9, 1999 - we're going to pay tribute to the
little system that cou