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Every Character is Named ’Butt’ (ft. Ryan MacDonald)

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It's still thinking, and 25 years later, we still wanna talk about it! To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Japanese Dreamcast launch, we're joined by former game journalist Ryan MacDonald to talk about our memories of Sega's final home console, including Ryan's time covering it on the press side for GameSpot. Join us as we revisit the highs of its launch, the lows of its discontinuation, and all the weird, wonderful games that made Sega's last hurrah so special for so many people. (0:00:00) Intro(0:19:57) Main topic: Sega Dreamcast(0:37:55) Retro consoles and collecting(0:53:33) The games(1:28:07) What went wrong?(1:44:02) Aftermarket and legacy(2:00:21) Outro Amie Waters on Linktree Ryan’s YouTube channel Sega CD CES demo General Chaos The Getaway: High Speed 2 Hidekazu Yukawa Commercial Compilation "It's Thinking" Commercial Compilation Mario 64 grading scandal Sega Heat.net E3 1995 - "$299" VM2 on IndieGogo

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