After the Saturn fell well behind the PlayStation and Nintendo 64

在土星遠遠落後於PlayStation和任天堂64之後。

Sega decided to pull out all the stops with the Dreamcast to regain the lead.

世嘉決定用Dreamcast的方式使出渾身解數，重新奪回領先優勢。

Looking at the console you’ll find quite a few trailblazing features

縱觀這款遊戲機，你會發現有不少開創性的功能。

including a modem which came standard and allowed for all

包括一個調制解調器，它是標準配置，並允許所有的

Dreamcast users to play games online as well as download

夢卡司用戶可以在線玩遊戲，也可以下載遊戲。

DLC years before it became the standard.

DLC在成為標準之前的幾年。

The Dreamcast also was unique in the way it stored data.

夢卡司在存儲數據的方式上也很獨特。

Instead of using ordinary memory cards like many of it’s competitors,

而不是像很多競爭對手一樣使用普通的存儲卡。

games were saved on removable packs called VMUs.

遊戲被保存在稱為VMU的可移動包上。

A VMU plugged into the controller and featured a display

一個VMU插在控制器上，並具有顯示功能。

along with a few buttons which allowed you to play a handful of minigames

伴隨著幾個按鈕，你可以玩一些迷你遊戲。

depending on what game save data you had on the VMU.

取決於你在VMU上的遊戲保存數據。

Looking at the controller you’ll find that it’s surprisingly good.

看了控制器你會發現，它出奇的好。

While a bit larger that you might like it’s got an interesting and

雖然有點大，你可能會喜歡，它有一個有趣的和。

nicely ergonomic shape which is no small feat considering you could

很好的符合人體工程學的形狀，這是一個不小的壯舉，考慮到你可以

fit two VMUs into the controller. The joystick is really great

把兩個VMU裝進控制器。操縱桿真的很棒

and the function buttons are nicely sized and spaced out.

而且功能鍵的大小和間距都很好。

The rear triggers have a near perfect amount of feedback

後觸發器的反饋量近乎完美。

and the entire controller is impressively rock solid considering how light it is.

考慮到它的重量，整個控制器是令人印象深刻的岩石堅實。

The Dreamcast hardware is fairly compact and good looking.

夢卡司的硬件相當緊湊，外觀也不錯。

Up front you’ll find four controller ports along with a

在前面，你會發現四個控制器端口，以及一個

small “Compatible with Windows CE” logo. The Dreamcast was unique

小小的 "兼容Windows CE "標誌。夢卡斯特是獨一無二的

in the fact that the operating system was installed from the disc

事實上，作業系統是從光盤上安裝的。

every time you turned on the system. This meant that it was possible

每次你打開系統時，都會有一個新的系統。這意味著，可以

to use multiple operating systems and updates to keep the Dreamcast always a step ahead.

以使用多種作業系統和更新，使Dreamcast始終領先一步。

On the top you’ll find Power and Open buttons. The Dreamcast takes

在頂部你會發現電源和打開按鈕。夢卡斯特採用

GD-ROM discs that look just like a CD however they have 1.2GB of capacity.

GD-ROM光盤，看起來就像一張CD，但是它們的容量是1.2GB。

The sides of the console are fairly clean until you get to the back

控制檯的側面還算乾淨，直到你到了後面。

where you will find ports to plug in the power cable, a serial port, AV out

在這裡你可以找到插入電源線的端口，一個串行端口，AV輸出。

and either the modem or ethernet connections depending on which you had installed.

和調制解調器或以太網連接，這取決於你安裝的是哪一種。

Many regard the Dreamcast as being ahead of it’s time and in many cases

許多人認為Dreamcast是超前的，在很多情況下

that’s absolutely true. The graphics were solid and the addition of online play

那是絕對正確的。畫面很紮實，而且增加了在線玩法

and the interesting if a bit underwhelming VMU was very unique.

和有趣的，如果有點令人失望的VMU是非常獨特的。

However it just wasn’t to be, by the time the PlayStation 2 came out

然而事與願違，到了PlayStation 2出來的時候。

the Dreamcast was already losing steam and Sega wasted no time

夢卡司已經沒落了，世嘉也沒閒著。

in discontinuing their console business altogether after less than two years

在不到兩年的時間裡，他們就停止了遊戲機業務。

in the North American market. Regardless of how it did commercially

在北美市場。不管它在商業上的表現如何。

there’s no doubt that the last ever Sega console went out with a bang.

毫無疑問，最後一次世嘉遊戲機是帶著爆炸聲出去的。