9/9/99. I remember that date well. After I got home from school(at the time I was going to a transition program, but I digress.), I called a friend of mine, and we went to the Burnsville (as in MN) Mall. I was excited, because I was going to pick up the newest system from Sega, the Dreamcast. I had preordered it a couple months back, and it was my first non-Nintendo console purchase. Anyway, I went to the Electronics Boutique(thats what it was called back then-no GameStop) and went to the counter to pick up my preorder. It was bagged in a Sega Dreamcast bag, and I got a little bonus in the form of a Sega Dreamcast shirt. I picked up Sonic Adventure, but I had to return it, I learned that Sega had production issues with certain discs. I ended up going thru 3 (or was it 4? That I don't quite know...) Sonic discs before I chose NFL 2K. And by accident, they gave me the display case(no game inside). Thankfully, I was still at the mall, and they gave me a proper game, and they gave me free magazines from the store's magazines rack, for putting up with the whole mess of defective discs, and the like. Ten years later, as you can see from the picture above, I still enjoy my Dreamcast. Heck, I'm still looking for certain games for it! Happy Birthday, Sega Dreamcast. May you keep the good times coming. Game on.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
A Birthday to an old friend
9/9/99. I remember that date well. After I got home from school(at the time I was going to a transition program, but I digress.), I called a friend of mine, and we went to the Burnsville (as in MN) Mall. I was excited, because I was going to pick up the newest system from Sega, the Dreamcast. I had preordered it a couple months back, and it was my first non-Nintendo console purchase. Anyway, I went to the Electronics Boutique(thats what it was called back then-no GameStop) and went to the counter to pick up my preorder. It was bagged in a Sega Dreamcast bag, and I got a little bonus in the form of a Sega Dreamcast shirt. I picked up Sonic Adventure, but I had to return it, I learned that Sega had production issues with certain discs. I ended up going thru 3 (or was it 4? That I don't quite know...) Sonic discs before I chose NFL 2K. And by accident, they gave me the display case(no game inside). Thankfully, I was still at the mall, and they gave me a proper game, and they gave me free magazines from the store's magazines rack, for putting up with the whole mess of defective discs, and the like. Ten years later, as you can see from the picture above, I still enjoy my Dreamcast. Heck, I'm still looking for certain games for it! Happy Birthday, Sega Dreamcast. May you keep the good times coming. Game on.
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