Classic Game Room - SEGA DREAMCAST vs. MAGNAVOX ODYSSEY 2

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Classic Game Room HD reviews a competition between two video game console powerhouses, the SEGA DREAMCAST vs. the MAGNAVOX ODYSSEY 2. Which gaming system is the winner, the Sega Dreamcast or the Magnavox Odyssey 2? Watch this detailed review and find out. The Sega Dreamcast is a popular game system that was released in North America in 1999. The Magnavox Odyssey 2 is a classic cartridge based game console released in 1978. In some ways these two game systems could not be more different... in some ways they could not be more alike. The Sega Dreamcast has Sonic, Crazy Taxi, Soul Calibur and Chu Chu Rocket. The Magnavox Odyssey 2 has K.C. Munchkin, KC's Krazy Chase, War of Nerves and Invaders from Hyperspace. Each game console costs about $40 today, used, and games are readily available and frequently inexpensive. Sega is well known for the amazing array of arcade titles, machines and game consoles like the Sega Master System, Sega Genesis, Megadrive, Game Gear and Sega Saturn. Magnavox is known for.... televisions. Maybe they made boom boxes too, and lots of other stuff. This is an interesting and entertaining look at two video game consoles with short life spans. It didn't have to be that way, and it doesn't. You can buy the Dreamcast, Odyssey 2 and stacks of games for a fraction of the price of a new PS3 or Xbox 360. Classic Game Room loves classic retro systems as much as the new ones, and this competition of Sega Dreamcast vs Magnavox Odyssey 2 is one of our finest examples of how completely insane we are. We've already compared the Atari 2600 versus the Playstation 2 and the Atari 7800 vs. the PS3 and the Xbox 360 vs. the NES... why not this side by side awesome console comparison? CGRHD!

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@heidid3646 9 лет назад

Dream on dreamcast

@patchesohoulihan7491 4 года назад

I still love these vids reminds me of my dad, the OGs original gamers.

@mrpositronia 8 лет назад

Dreamcast lost out to O2 as Arsenal Football Club's shirt sponsor. So that's a win for the Odyssey 2!

@UnderscoreCrestFall 12 лет назад

I always love the endings to his videos!

@plurp7 16 лет назад

Stupendous Mark! best contrast/comparison video of system consoles yet! thanks for posting.

@zborgerd 16 лет назад

BTW - Glad you still give the Dreamcast some videos. It's still one of my all-time favorites. It sits on my computer desk with a VGA box, along with my Gamecube (which also has a custom-made VGA adapter). Two great game systems that are still a blast to play.

@JustSaying715 11 лет назад

Wow on this channel r a lot of consoles i never heard about. I love this channel. Instant subscriber my friend!

@fr3dster2424 13 лет назад

watching these viseos makes me want to collect every console with every game

@FackAttack 14 лет назад

I got my Dreamcast, perfectly working with 2 controllers, cables, a few games, and VMU, for $8.50 at Salvation Army. Best. Deal. EVER.

@yoshidino3474 10 лет назад

DREAMCAST IS WAY BETTER!

@Walawalacookie 16 лет назад

I feel proud to say that I have owned both of these systems. :)

@brooklynbred1460 3 года назад

Same here. Still have my od2

@nintendozilla9843 2 года назад

Do they still work?

@Walawalacookie 2 года назад

@@nintendozilla9843 Dude, it's been 13 years since I made that comment. I'm so much older now that I don't even remember ever owning an Odyssey lol

@nintendozilla9843 2 года назад

@@Walawalacookie Hahaha!

@Playafly540 11 лет назад

I have no idea how this compares... But I love your reviews

@alexfart67 13 лет назад

I got my Dreamcast in 2004 (idk why) when I was younger I thought it wasn't good but now it seems amazing to me! Good thing I held onto it now I have great games like Sonic Adventure 2, Power Stone, Virtual on OT, and House of the Dead 2. THANK GOD I STILL HAVE MINE!

@StarInvasion999 16 лет назад

the dreamcast was also the first console to o online im disappointed you didnt mention that in your review. Im glad you bought the magnavox otherwise i would never have heard of it.

@loupelez1551 11 лет назад

I loved my odyssey 2 back in the day. We got in for free at a time share thing and high tailed it out of there. But it was mad fun in 1982ish.

@PJSPJS123 15 лет назад

hey I have two questions why would you have two Dreamcasts? What's the point of having two?

@Ollie7475 14 лет назад

@Valt101, Up yours! The Odyssey 2 was released in the early 1980s. What do you expect?

@mrstonejack23 6 лет назад

Magnavox did have 3 party support, starting with IMAGIC and Demon Attack. Then Parker Bros came in with Frogger, Popeye and a few other titles. But it was little too late.

@everygrainofsand 15 лет назад

Dude, that was v. entertaining indeed. Thanks for doing this.

@ProtoMario 14 лет назад

If sega started making consols again they would fail just like last time nintendo was destroyed in sales during the mid late 90's and all the way up till the wii's release....but what happened they still are around, thats how strong nintendos foundation is, it cant be destroyed ever.

@eriks8382 3 года назад

Nintendo lost their lead after the snes and didn’t regain it until the wii. The steady followers held on tight. But don’t fool yourself they fucked up last generation with the Wii U. Oops you posted this eleven years ago

@nickelindimer 14 лет назад

Went with my dad & bro to buy a system in the day, couldn't decide between the Atari 2600 or the Odyssey-2. Then we saw the Intellivision display in the store... Blew both of the other systems away in both sound & graphics! Guess what we bought, and never regretted it? An O2 is incomplete without "The Voice" speech-emulator... A large, clunky piece that slipped over the top/back of it that came with special games. It was fun getting it to swear out-loud while in that high-end department store!

@xargos 15 лет назад

I have two Dreamcasts and two Odyssey 2s. I have to agree on giving the edge to the Dreamcast, but the Odyssey 2 never really had a chance going up against a system loaded with arcade ports.

@CoolDudeClem 13 лет назад

I'm surprised the Dreamcast was so short lived, considering there were some great games (Sonic Adventure 2 was awesome!), it had some unique features such as memory cards witch were little handheld video games themselves, superb graphics capabilities for the time, internet connectivity, I could go on and on! The Magnavox Odessy 2 was pretty good for its time too and shares a similar story.

@3yE 15 лет назад

The US and japanese dreamcast have the original orange logo. When releasing in Europe they discovered that the logo was basically the same as used by a german board game company (i think Ravensburger Verlag) for their PC titles, so they changed it.

@DoubleATam 12 лет назад

Translation of the section in portuguese: "1 million units sold within a day of its launch in the USA. The Dreamcast is badass. A hug to everyone who doesn't speak badly of OLD consoles, because they did their part for things to be like today, OKAY."

@amsterdamG2G 13 лет назад

do you have a neo geo review also?

@gochem3013 4 года назад

1978 vs 1999?! I DON'T KNOW WHAT I CHOOSE!!!

@GrantCometa 14 лет назад

are your CDs scratched by now?

@MetroidFREAK21 13 лет назад

I bought a brand new Dreamcast online a week ago, should be getting it this week :D

@stuffedtoygang 12 лет назад

I agree. Those systems are overlooked.

@brtshstel 15 лет назад

not necessarily. The internet yes it was the first, but remember that the Intellivision had the PlayCable and the Genesis/Mega Drive had the Sega Channel. They allowed a downloadable game subscription service via co-axial cable. In Japan there was an SNES add-on called Satellaview which was a satellite service for downloadable content.

@Kain5th 16 лет назад

I always enjoy watching your hand and index finger moving up and down.

@ScrewAttackEurope 16 лет назад

They also had the same operating system! The DC was essentially the prototype for the Xbox.

@Q3t3sh 16 лет назад

The dreamcast might not have sold too many consoles but it`s one of my favorite consoles :)

@brtshstel 15 лет назад

2:35 The Magnavox Odyssey was in fact the first publicly sold home game console. So yes, very early; the *earliest* actually.

@BlakeSmith94 12 лет назад

If you look at the dude with the red eyes on the "Blue Stinger" cover at 5:31 , you might notice that he kind of looks like one of the first Uroboros victims you see on RE5.

@1994fishcake 15 лет назад

ahh the dream cast, brings back good memories.

@MatticusFinch1820 15 лет назад

im with you on that! Whats even better is the fact that you can make your dreamcast the ultimate sega/retro machine by getting the Genesis and mastersystem/gamegear emulator discs for it. Also NES, SNES, 2600 and NeoGeo emulators and It becomes the ultimate retro/sega/arcade system! now if it could only play saturn games.....

@Kashaku3 12 лет назад

Just bought mine from a dude on craigslist. 1 console with A/V cables and power cable. 2 controllers with memory cards. 3 star wars games and soul caliber for $35

@Skriak 15 лет назад

What a mature, thought-out response.

@Tornado1994 15 лет назад

Correct, SEGASammy's new console will be called "Ring Edge" or "Ring Wide" in Japan and will launch in late summer 2010.

@NintendoFanboy1235 12 лет назад

good news, Mark! Thexder WAS remade! it's downloadable on the PS3 and PSP!

@zborgerd 16 лет назад

"... As well as a number of titles that didn't really stand out." I know you used it as an example, but Blue Stinger was a great 1st gen. Dreamcast game. It's just unfortunate that the U.S. release was runined with the camera changes. The Japanese version uses fixed camera rather than a rear camera like the U.S. release, and it's much more fun to play. Honestly, some people treat it as a poor RE knockoff, but it's so absurdly funny and campy that it's quite fun to play.

@afluffyman 15 лет назад

XD i love the "o2" thing

@BillyBullshot 13 лет назад

Never thought I'd hear Soul Calibur and Hydro Thunder mentioned in the same sentence.

@magicgibbon69 14 лет назад

@RHYSsoul Shenmue 2 was on xbox, Shenmue 1 was on Dreamcast, still waiting on a 3rd, not too fussed about the possible Shenmue MMO but I'm looking forward to the new Sonic cart racing game that has Ryu from Shenmue on his motorbike!

@DJTJ1001 15 лет назад

also, i love the fact that mark, when talking about sonic, each time he points at shadow, we get what you are saying though, dont worry

@1202raher 13 лет назад

I never played the dreamcast. And after watching his reviews... I just bought a dreamcast today

@Bittergamer1886 15 лет назад

Actually,they were not commercial disasters. The Odyssey 2 was selling moderately well,probably #3 or #4 best selling-Second generation console at the time! Now the Emerson Arcadia,that's another story...As for the Dreamcast,in it's short life-span,it was very popular in the sixth-gen and current -gen gaming world. The two were pretty successful.

@wario139 15 лет назад

do you have jet grind radio for the dreamcast awesome game

@typpinarkoosi 11 лет назад

Oh man.. after having a bad day or just feeling crap, chilling with CGR makes everything better.

@CornishCreamtea07 16 лет назад

do you think Sega would have any success if they made an other Game Consule or do you think there bad repution still remains or there recent success as a 3rd party deleoper has turned that around?

@spiderjerusalem100 15 лет назад

I loved the Dreamcast, it's a shame it didn't catch on because Powerstone and Shemue were really great games.

@CharlieTeague 14 лет назад

When did MO2 come out?

@pbloo574 14 лет назад

How many Odyssey 2 games do you have

@nickelindimer 14 лет назад

@Ez8ify That's the same kind of argument that effected sales on 1st-gen consoles: "Soon you'll be able to add-on home-computing capabilities..." they said... Knowing that since the computer was also entering the home at the time, and people would be steered by cost as to what they bought.

@Dpika1849 12 лет назад

I hope they will review the Magnavox Odyssey 1 eventually

@AndreMsPT 13 лет назад

my sega dreamcast is diferente, i have the blue logo. why you have the red one?

@uselessDM 14 лет назад

@moreoreos123 I would say there is no debate about if the grafics are technically good or bad, but I think you can debate about the charme and effect or how good it fits to the topic of the game.

@3yE 15 лет назад

You don't even have a Thexder review on Classic Game Room, do you?

@kalloused 13 лет назад

I have an Oddysey 1. I bought it at a thrift shop for 1$ Original box and all the games. I quietly grabbed it,bought it then bolted to my car.

@ThisIsEDX 16 лет назад

Viva la Dreamcast!!! They are still making games for it today. Perhaps CGR should review one of those.

@l--..--l-i3m 15 лет назад

Is odyssey2 backwards compatible with odyssey 1 games?

@FallenGamer 15 лет назад

I compltely agree with you. But sadly I think it was these moves that ended up killing Sega in the "console wars". They would jump the gun to create the next great console (which they would be for a short time) giving thier competiters a look of what they needed to do in order to creat a better machine. I love Sega but I think if they would have took thier times creating thier machines they would still be 1 of the top consoles to this vary day.

@Jumpboots_Jamstrang 15 лет назад

Also Mark, get an Odyssey 1. NOW. Like seriously, if you like classic stuff, you would love it! So much pixelated amazingness. Also the best game on the Dreamcast in my opinion is Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Round 2.

@Tornado1994 15 лет назад

No. The Ring Edge has been trademarked as a console as well. The touch screen arcade version will go by the name "RingEdge". If you want to learn more, visit my profile.

@cataback101 15 лет назад

Yes as they put it well SEGA Dreamcast may not be in the eye's of consumers,But will always be in the hearts of the hardcore

@loupelez1551 11 лет назад

Mark there is a adaptor that plugs into the broadband side of the DC that overrides for Odyssey 2 games. They fit tight but get the job done. I read a article where (Monkeyshines) was played. ( A great title). You need the boot software first but they only made 8 copies in Canada somewhere. I hear some collector bought the last 6 copy's and heard he moved to Alaska. What I read in the forums in '02. The last 2 are out there....

@TheTechnoSauce 12 лет назад

Some gamestores may have it. My local used "Store (sells books and games)" sells them for $30.

@MasterFallenHero 11 лет назад

I'm watching this video dancing in a giant donut costume outside for work! All hail the vectrex!

@DavidStudiosproduct 13 лет назад

I have to make a confession... I am a SEGA Dreamcast owner, but I also own all the playstation consoles. BUT!!! I am a collecter and prefer the dreamcast than the PS series titles. I hope to get a genesis on day with all the accessories (yes even the bad ones) and a Saturn. If SEGA made a revolutionary new console, especially if it could top all of the other systems, It would be the happiest day of my life! Please SEGA look into your coporate heart and say yes to your simple follower!!!!!1

@hootyhaha 15 лет назад

SEGA needs to pull an ATARI. Sometime in the 90s, I remember ATARI actually re-releasing it's Atari 2600 and some of the games just before they started releasing the handhelds. I think now if SEGA re-released the Dreamcast, it would sell more. They could market it to us Retrofreaks , as well as selling it at a more affordable price for people that might not want to pay 199 for other consoles.

@77Fortran 15 лет назад

I still find it amazing how much marketing won out. Wasn't it up against the ps1 for a lot of its lifetime? crazy!

@pancholoco17 12 лет назад

Where chexder!!?? i cant find it on youtube

@popculturehero 16 лет назад

I like the cr8tive comparisons. Dreamcast player forever. I need to grab a charge n blast since you flashed it onscreen. I've read about that game before, to bad we did'nt get space harrier 2 before the end of the run.

@zyriuz2 12 лет назад

yes :) i would find that very great, thus i kinda like the complete 2D engines with HD artwork, but yes its problaby easier to make it 2.5D bechause they have the work with sonic generations already done :)

@Skriak 15 лет назад

The Dreamcast is 6th gen. The PS1, Sega Saturn and N64 are 5th gen. And Sega didn't really "die", they just stopped making hardware and have never been the lovably insane company they were before. For example, where the hell is ChuChu Rocket 2? If the Dreamcast had been succesful, we'd be on ChuChu 6 by now.

@OverruledDood 12 лет назад

Craigslist?

@mtganfilm 14 лет назад

In terms of library Dreamcast definitely wins, but for the time both systems had pretty awesome graphics and sounds. Magnavox Odyssey 2 could have used more action arcade games and ports, and instead focused more on educational games. I'd say just get both of them, I can't imagine anyone regretting it.

@CyanProductions 16 лет назад

Problems? The Magnavox Odyssey was the first video game console to be released. It predates Pong by 3 years, However it's only games to my knowledge we're Pong, Pong, And Tennis... Which is Pong. Please explain to me how the dream cast is the best console made? There is no way anyone has grown up with it yet, so it doesn't have nostalgia. The one thing it did do is make online play. That is something it will always be remembered for. However that doesn't make it the "BEST CONSULE MADE"

@herbiehusker1889 8 лет назад

can you play Truxton on the oddessey 2?

@RealCoachMustafa 16 лет назад

The point shouldn't go to the Odyssey 2 for having a built-in keyboard, point should go to Dreamcast for that because you can plug in two keyboards and play Typing of The Dead! Anyways, I love the Dreamcast, probably my favorite console ever. It was too ahead of it's time and had so many new and great ideas that it brought to the market. Too bad that it died so soon. I will have to eventually check out an Odyssey 2... one day.

@1202raher 13 лет назад

I played the NES, then the Genesis and SuperNES, then PS1, then stop playing video games. Then I bought my younger bro his N64 and game boy color, then his ps2, then xbox, then xbox 360. Now I own a PS3, which I rarely play, PS2 (2), PSP, stupid Wii, N64 and now my beloved Dreamcast; which my collection just started and I built my own gaming PC from scratch. But always in my heart is the NES, which I'm collecting my old games I used to own......

@Skriak 15 лет назад

I really question that logic: the fact that the Dreamcast was intially quite successful was its early release. Basically from the day that the PS2 was confirmed as on the way, Dreamcast sales dropped significantly. Once the PS2 came out, third-parties moved to Sony in droves, and Dreamcast sales became little more than a trickle. I think that if the Dreamcast had come out after the PS2 it wouldn't even have had any brief success, epspecially with two other rivals to contend with. Sad but true.

@makedaevilmage 12 лет назад

Hoping Sega will make a Dreamcast-addon that plays cartridges.

@GeoNeilUK 12 лет назад

Also, the Philips G7K's main competition was really the likes of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum over here in Limeyland, still, it was much better than the 2600 :P

@massonordesso 14 лет назад

Nice style of reviewing

@FBImprov 12 лет назад

I got mine at a pawn shop with a couple games, a controller, the hook-ups, a memory card all for 50 bucks

@BagoZonde 13 лет назад

Dreamcast had a great technical possibilities and for now, that techs are not bad at all. I love this console and It's sad that Sega can't get more popularity and gain more money from that console due to Playstation born. Playstation is a great console, but Sega should still doing something with new games for Dreamcast, and not to sold their titles to other platforms. I think that DC VS PS was equal chances to hit the world.

@passiveMenis 15 лет назад

..Wow. Absolutely.. just.. wow.

@djcfb 16 лет назад

Hey Mark! make a Nes vs Sega video.. that would be interesting! have a good evening with lots and lots of beer!

@TheRealDustinNunn 6 лет назад

The Magnavox Odyssey 2 and the Atari consoles look like crap. I highly recommend the Sega Dreamcast.

@GobotWars 5 лет назад

What an utterly tasteless opinion

@oween5 11 лет назад

sega needs to enter the console competition again

@Snotnarok 15 лет назад

Is that because the systems of old don't die? My genesis is from 91, and it's still working perfectly.

@thanksj 16 лет назад

I named my planet on Spore CGRHD, I hope you do a review of it at some point in time.

@1andrewman1 15 лет назад

do u want to know what game consele i want to come out one that insted of buying the games in the shop you can wire the money to the company on the system and it downloads it to the system no discs