Dreamcast: Finally dead (again)

[HioMrSan]

http://dreamcast-scene.com/index.php...uctionpetition

Apperently, Sega plans to stop producing their format of the GD-ROM Disc. While it would effectively end production of any future dreamcast games (Karous, Trigger Heart Exelica), it would also kill off any new titles for NAOMI hardware.

Well anyway, take a look at the article. I would elaborate more, but the people who care will know what this means and the people who don't probably don't care anyway.

[Spork!]

Im sending one in. I still play my Dreamcats, I and I plan on it for a while longer.

[I AM THE PROPHECY.]

Is there any kind of activity being organized from within Japan? Sega knows about importers but doesn't particularly give a shit about what they think, and unless there's a substantial upwelling of support originating from within the country the GDROM is as good as done.

[HioMrSan]

Originally Posted by MDRL

Is there any kind of activity being organized from within Japan? Sega knows about importers but doesn't particularly give a shit about what they think, and unless there's a substantial upwelling of support originating from within the country the GDROM is as good as done.

From what I hear, developers love the NAOMI since it is cheap to work on, and Sega was producing the GD-ROM when developers asked them to. I am assuming some developers are going to vocalize their suport for the system.

Does anyone know if the guys who did Last Hope got offically licensed? I know play-asia completely sold out of their Limited Editions.

[Ztype]

I'm genuinely saddened, some of my fondest gaming related memories can be attributed to both the Dreamcast and Naomi.

[Megamanny]

Originally Posted by Ztype

I'm genuinely saddened, some of my fondest gaming related memories can be attributed to both the Dreamcast and Naomi.

Dreamcast was truly next gen. I'm surprised it lasted this long though.

[I AM THE PROPHECY.]

Originally Posted by HioMrSan

Does anyone know if the guys who did Last Hope got offically licensed?

Nope. Says so on the P-A page for it.

[TougaKiryuu]

I'm with spork on this, my DC gets used still so I'll petition against this crap (not like Sega'll listen)

[June.H]

Uh, do these people know that not all NAOMI arcade games are GD-ROM based (I was told there was NAOMI and NAOMI GD-ROM boards and were seperate, and games like some of the Guilty Gear XX's ran off Naomi non-GD-ROM)?

Additionally, I do believe Atomiswave still runs off Naomi-based board with no optical drive. If that's true, then NAOMI isn't completely dead. As was mentioned earlier, it's attractive to few developers (mainly SNK-Sammy-Sega) because it's so cheap, which also means easier to turn a profit on it, plus arcades like the cheaper price point compared to, say, Lindberg and System 248.

[HioMrSan]

Originally Posted by Baka of the Orochi

Uh, do these people know that not all NAOMI arcade games are GD-ROM based (I was told there was NAOMI and NAOMI GD-ROM boards and were seperate, and games like some of the Guilty Gear XX's ran off Naomi non-GD-ROM)?

Additionally, I do believe Atomiswave still runs off Naomi-based board with no optical drive. If that's true, then NAOMI isn't completely dead. As was mentioned earlier, it's attractive to few developers (mainly SNK-Sammy-Sega) because it's so cheap, which also means easier to turn a profit on it, plus arcades like the cheaper price point compared to, say, Lindberg and System 248.

Guilty Gear XX is on a GD-ROM.

The GD-Rom drive is optional on Naomi I and II, but it just about cuts in half what games you can play. Many games use the GD-ROM. They load the entire game at the power on, and the additional memory chaches the game to decreases load times.

It might not completely kill NAOMI, but it would decrease the quality of the games if they were forced onto ROM boards.

Where have you been? The Atomiswave may have been based on NAOMI, but it has long since been abandoned due to the limited nature of the hardware.

[Odintu]

I believe the Initial D Arcade games were done on the GD-Rom, but they're moving on to using a better Rom.

I still like my dreamcast and even though its life was short i'll still like playing it.

[TaichiSon]

I care alot actually. I still play it for Soul Calibur and Sonic Battle Adventure

[Monster in a box]

Originally Posted by TaichiSon

Sonic Battle Adventure

Doesn't exist, and if it did it'd be a GCN game.

[crystalalien87]

i loved dreamcast. to bad it did died mvc2, power stone and sonic where the only games i ever enjoyed. oh well....

[Shito]

[quote=Sonic Battle Adventure[/QUOTE]

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