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what's up guys Lew here back with another video and today I am incredibly exciting that is no joke this is the Sega Dreamcast now some of you youngsters might not know exactly what this thing is but it was one of the most important things in my life for a period of time back in 1999 I was about 14 years old and it was just incredibly important to us obviously now you look back at the games that were on this system and if you're a modern gamer you're not all that impressed but that's not really what it's always about sometimes it's about spending time together and any time I look at these retro consoles I don't just see the technology in the progression I also see the hours spent with people you care about because back then there was no online multiplayer at least this was the very beginning of it but most of the gameplay you did most of the games that you played he did so locally you did so with friends there was still a physical connection between you and the other individuals you were gaming against when you beat somebody they were right there and they had to they had to look at you as you bloated but this thing still occupies a spot in my heart possibly my favorite console ever for the reasons that I just mentioned so I have one here which as you can tell is still in the box like I said you youngsters are about to find something out and for anybody who's familiar with this thing you're just gonna sit back relax and enjoy this trip down memory lane here is the classic controller first and foremost oh my goodness look I'm home and this is in really good condition as well check that out still made in Japan you got the analog stick the d-pad start button and of course this empty spot here for your memory card otherwise known as the V mu one of the coolest innovations that came along with this system Wow we have the power cables that's your power cable right there and you have your standard definition AV cables here no HDMI that's okay we have our software still intact web browser 2.0 with sega net get out of town that is still sealed my friends almost 20 year old plastic wrap optimized for sega net get exclusive access to vm you files movies and more explore the world wide web when's the last time you heard that World Wide Web that's what we're on right now nobody says it anymore chat with people around the world I'd like to take this moment to remind you guys that once upon a time you couldn't do that once upon a time you had to pay $600 for a long-distance phone call now your instant messaging people in Russia Saudi Arabia check this out Dreamcast generator volume 2 my goodness we got to Maury derp that looks like Tony Hawk interesting fact if you subscribed to Sega net it would actually rebate the entire cost of the Dreamcast reissue of the official Sega Dreamcast magazine you think it's too late for me to redeem this you've got yourself the hottest videogames machine on the planet you've got graphics to rival reality a mind-blowing modem and the Internet a huge phone cable so you could use that very high-tech modem and then of course the actual Sega Dreamcast this thing is in beautiful condition wow this is taking me back right now guys this is the closest thing to a time machine I could imagine at least mentally taking me back to that place so of course on the front for controller connections impassable with Microsoft Windows CD you could hook up a keyboard to this thing and actually browse the web on your television I thought that was bonkers at the time on the back here you have your line in for your modem AV out regular video connection as the left/right channel audio serial port which I don't remember using AC in Open button here got that spring loaded action doesn't get any better this motion right here these mechanics Time Machine once again I'm 14 power switch oh the power switch is even better for me Reina damn I remember playing NFL 2k 1 and calling plays on the actual vmu screen so the person you're playing with couldn't see what you were doing that was just amazing at the time so as you can tell this was an emotional unboxing for me I hope you guys appreciate it maybe it was emotional for you especially if you were a Dreamcast owner at one point in your life and if you weren't hopefully I taught you something about the Dreamcast and its importance in the progression of console gaming web browsing so on and so forth if you enjoyed this content make sure to leave a thumbs up down below if you'd like to see more retro unboxing let me know down in the comments what you'd like to see also let me know what was your favorite Dreamcast title I am genuinely interested alright that wraps up this video thanks again and I'll catch you on the next episode later guys world wide web that's what we're on right now