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 KC Munchkin, KC’s Krazy Chase, War of Nerves and Invaders from Hyperspace. Each game console costs about 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 …
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  1. gajda1000 January 1, 2011 at 8:26 pm

    Dreamcast… the legend will never die :P

  2. besmakeup January 1, 2011 at 9:08 pm

    my sis’s acc
    lol omg sega rally is a driving arcade game in fundepot

  3. Rocknron4 January 1, 2011 at 9:37 pm

    dreams do come true with dreamcast and sonic advrnture :1

  4. CoolDudeClem January 1, 2011 at 10:28 pm

    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.

  5. mkfan1997 January 1, 2011 at 11:28 pm

    @blitzvomitew16 i wish sega can make a comeback and xbox drops out. that would be a dream!

  6. cumesoftware January 1, 2011 at 11:55 pm

    Comparing the incomparable. LOLOLOL

  7. might6397 January 2, 2011 at 12:48 am

    Lol!! 0:07 funny!!! Cool vid!! I want a dreamcast!!

  8. airsoftplatapus1923 January 2, 2011 at 1:41 am

    i have a magnavox t.v.

  9. ComedyStanCam January 2, 2011 at 1:52 am

    Isn’t it weird that Mark does not have an Odyssey 1 even though it was the first video game system? SOMEONE DONATE HIM ONE! :O

  10. lightlittlebrownboy January 2, 2011 at 2:33 am

    @moreoreos123
    “According to Bernie Stolar, former President and CEO of Sega of America, the Dreamcast was discontinued because the new chairman of Sega wanted the company to focus on software.” The dreamcast launched fine bro- it was even initially well received by a lot of people, but between the announcement of the Playstation 2 and a TERRIBAD advertising campaign- and that asshat who ran Sega of America’s decision to discontinue the console itself- it failed.

  11. moreoreos123 January 2, 2011 at 2:36 am

    @lightlittlebrownboy Terrible advertising was certainly the case with the saturn but not so much with the dreamcast. Part of the reason why it did so bad was because of the lack of consumer confidence with sega. After the flop of the saturn, 32X and sega CD people just had little faith the DC would last, with good reason.

  12. gta4rulesass January 2, 2011 at 2:44 am

    the odyssey has a gun that looks like a gun…wow ima go trick or treating with that!

  13. jballen90 January 2, 2011 at 3:13 am

    @lightlittlebrownboy
    Heh,though in Japan,the lucky bastards had games coming out the ass for dreamcast,they had it 1998-2006

  14. lightlittlebrownboy January 2, 2011 at 3:47 am

    @jballen90
    I think he’s just butthurt that the dreamcast failed so hard that it had to blow independent developer’s just to get a game released for it after no one else cared.

  15. lightlittlebrownboy January 2, 2011 at 4:25 am

    @moreoreos123
    Terrible advertising. Small library of games and many that never saw the light of day in North America.

  16. lightlittlebrownboy January 2, 2011 at 4:38 am

    @MisterNarutoo
    No- see the Playstation actually succeeded from a business standpoint and destroyed all of its competition- which is the opposite of what you’re trying to say.

  17. lightlittlebrownboy January 2, 2011 at 4:42 am

    @DBZass
    They played their cards right. Thats why their not just re-releasing Sonic Adventure every year like SEGA.

  18. lightlittlebrownboy January 2, 2011 at 5:41 am

    @lightlittlebrownboy
    And furthermore- Sony is a company- SEGA is a company. They are all filled with liars- THAT MUST MAKE MONEY. Who cares if they promised fans anything? That’s incredibly stupid to believe that one company was more honest than another (or so far wrong lol I don’t even know where to begin with you). Listen SEGA was very mighty back in its day. It doesn’t need people defending it any more than Sony needs more fanboy’s. Point is- they failed. Sony still makes more money.

  19. Bradkalproductions January 2, 2011 at 6:32 am

    very dumb putting it in backwards :)

  20. classicrockrockz January 2, 2011 at 6:47 am

    @jballen90 I saw that you said “me not being one of them” in the part where people thought the Saturn sucked.

  21. adioboard7 January 2, 2011 at 7:37 am

    i have a magnivox 2 and i love it :D

  22. lightlittlebrownboy January 2, 2011 at 8:24 am

    @classicrockrockz
    It was poor marketing man. With those many early add ons and pointless peripherals coming out for consoles that were essentially obsolete by the time the Super Nintendo came out (blah blah BLAST PROCESSING). It was SEGA’s own fault that they pushed so many useless things right before the Saturn came out. Not to mention how disjointed Sega Of America was from Sega of Japan. They were practically polar opposites. Greedy stupid polar opposites.

  23. jballen90 January 2, 2011 at 8:43 am

    @classicrockrockz did you not actually read my comment “ME NOT BEING ONE OF THEM”

  24. classicrockrockz January 2, 2011 at 8:48 am

    @jballen90 It wasn’t stupid back then when DVDs were hundreds of dollars. It’s like the PS3 and the BluRay. But personally, I don’t get consoles for the pretty additions like DVD players and such. I want additions that add to gameplay experiences.

  25. classicrockrockz January 2, 2011 at 9:21 am

    @lightlittlebrownboy You are so far wrong I don’t know where to begin. People started to turn on Sega because of the Genesis add-ons (The Saturn wasn’t helpful either). It’s not because they didn’t do what Sony did. Sony are full of liars. They hyped their console with lies and broken promises. As for gaming library, that’s more of an opinion. Sega didn’t add the DVD player because they were running out of time. The Saturn and the add ons are what bankrupted them.

  26. SSJSonicguy January 2, 2011 at 9:55 am

    Lmfao at the end XD

  27. 5tonyvvvv January 2, 2011 at 10:50 am

    @faketrout rob was a marketing scam 2 fuckin games..and it sucked,,u dont need rob..so slow!!!..lol

  28. 5tonyvvvv January 2, 2011 at 11:38 am

    rob was a marketing scam 2 fuckin games..and it sucked,,u dont need rob

  29. XxDaRkPhAnTaSy January 2, 2011 at 11:42 am

    has just bought 1 of these with a mint nes and the gyromite kit

  30. rvcblkdrgn January 2, 2011 at 11:42 am

    I have a R.O.B. that powers on and moves when I power him on, but the LED light does not come on and it does not work properly because of this I am assuming. Does anyone know how to repair one?

  31. iTzBrOtHeRs January 2, 2011 at 12:10 pm

    you are nerf

  32. noizyme January 2, 2011 at 12:54 pm

    I loved all of the ideas of having robots do everything in the 80′s. Reminds me of Maxx Steele.

  33. TheHackerExpertGamer January 2, 2011 at 1:22 pm

    I want to buy R.O.B. but he is expensive.

  34. luno44 January 2, 2011 at 1:35 pm

    does it take C size batteries? all toys in the 80′s took C

  35. LMTLF January 2, 2011 at 2:25 pm

    Phil Bond……………. Caleb Goessling

  36. cashallen January 2, 2011 at 2:40 pm

    Dude R.O.B. is so sick by 1986 standards. For the win dude!!

  37. mussasy January 2, 2011 at 3:38 pm

    all really noising !!!!!!!!

  38. mechking4511 January 2, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    i want rob for ds, like a little figure that reacts during certain games and controllable on a special function or something.

  39. vampov January 2, 2011 at 5:20 pm

    I want to make love to that thing

  40. HalSamuel January 2, 2011 at 5:22 pm

    Seriously, if Nintendo made a new R.O.B. for Wii, I’d buy it even if it was expensive.

  41. ilikepie442 January 2, 2011 at 5:33 pm

    R.O.B. looks liek Johnny 5 from Short Circuit….then Wall-E

  42. Theonegamefreak January 2, 2011 at 5:50 pm

    @daggereye89

    AVGN: Boy, ROB brings back good memories, BUT WHAT THE FUCK WERE THEY THINKING? THE CONTROLS ON THE GAME ARE SO BAD I’D RATHER FALL A STEAMING SHITPILE OF BULLSHIT, etc.

  43. Theonegamefreak January 2, 2011 at 6:20 pm

    @carmanino Agreed.

  44. carmanino January 2, 2011 at 6:38 pm

    @Theonegamefreak would be a cool hack or just make it!

  45. Theonegamefreak January 2, 2011 at 6:51 pm

    @carmanino No, there is no ROB for the Wii.

  46. carmanino January 2, 2011 at 7:45 pm

    @Theonegamefreak they have that?

  47. Xyle911 January 2, 2011 at 8:22 pm

    I want a r.o.b

  48. sugaclw January 2, 2011 at 8:46 pm

    thnx i now know wot he’s 4

  49. boktor666 January 2, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    wow dude, when i first saw rob appaer in Wario Ware Touched, and then in Mario Kart DS, i knew he was special. So i had to find out what it was, turns out to be a console accesoire, something i never thought. Rob Pwns in Mario Kart

  50. cordell1999 January 2, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    @ajax1099 yep

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