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   Dave U. Random to All   
   Rise and Fall of the Sega Dreamcast   
   12 Sep 09 16:45:45   
   
   XPost: alt.games.video.sega-dreamcast, rec.games.video.classic   
   From: anonymous@anonymitaet-im-inter.net   
      
   Telegraph.co.uk   
      
   The early signs for Dreamcast were good. Despite hardware   
   shortages curtailing sales in Japan, an aggressive   
   marketing push in the US got the console off to a flying   
   start, with half a million sold in the first two weeks. The   
   selection of available games had been quietly growing in   
   the nine months since the Japanese launch, and classic   
   titles such as Soulcalibur and Sonic Adventure piqued the   
   interest of fickle consumers.   
      
   While, in recent years, it's become fashionable to bash the   
   Dreamcast, it was, in fact, a superbly crafted machine..   
      
   Continued: http://xrl.us/bfj4en   
      
   The Dreamcast lives! (Amazon.com):   
   http://xrl.us/DreamcastAmazon   
      
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