Let me start off by saying that I'm a huge Nintendo fan, but that is largly in part because they put out some really great and often historical games.  Who can forget Mario, or Zelda?  Or how about the lovable Fox McCloud from Starfox?  These are gaming benchmarks that have now been made with the Dreamcast.  Second off, I really think Playstation is a good system but lacks what Sega and Nintendo have.. GAMEPLAY!!  Most of Playstations games are nothing but a big cinematic heap and 2 minutes of gameplay. With that said, I just want to point out that Sega is a company that has seen nothing but hardships in there day, with Nintendo and Sony playing the main cards, Sega has really come to be the fallback system.  Sega has never really caught my eye until the Dreamcast and that is simply because with its technology, creators can really push that extra mile to get a game as good as they can get it.  Shenmue is an example of such a game (not to mention Soul Calibur).  While Dreamcast maybe the fallback system, it's a system definatly worth buying since many great games come with this little square box.  My hat goes off to Sega, they stayed in the race for a long time, I can't wait to see there next system. It's Thinking...