CHAPTER BREAKDOWN
0:00 IT BEGINS
0:43 Title Card
2:43 Hubris, Pride, and a Whole Lotta Mistakes
9:56 Who Are You?
10:44 OK, For Real This Time WHO ARE YOU?!
13:51 July 15, 1999 Dreamcast Launches in the US (for Rental)
16:27 Hey Buddy, Can You Spare $100,000,000
19:52 Epilogue: A Request for Mercy

On Sega Dreamcast's 24th Anniversary, I revisit my involvement in what may have led to its ultimate demise.

ATTENTION COMMENTERS:
When I say "Top 5 systems," what I mean is...    • My Personal Top Five Video Game Conso...  

Between 19971999, I worked deep in the trenches of retail (EB, Software Etc, Babbages, Game Crazy) helping to spread the word about Sega's new system. At the start of 1999, I wound up getting a job at one of the largest US retailers and getting the Dreamcast out for rental on 6/15/99, nearly two months before the official launch.

Yep! I was a real champion for the system back then...and how I likely had a key in its inevitable downfall and demise.

Big Thanks to all of the creators referenced and utilized in this video including:

RESEARCH:
The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers (vol 13)
by John Szczepaniak @HardcoreGaming101NetTV
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/book...
Amazon: https://amz.run/5vkG

Phoenix IV: The History of the Videogame Industry
by Leonard Herman
Rolenta Press: http://www.rolentapress.com/

REEL BUMMER
"Movie Web business collapses after a runin with dotcom reality" by Carolyn Said
Published in @sfgate June 23, 2000
https://bit.ly/3Qx7jfX


GAME FOOTAGE:
Every Shrek Game Ranked From WORST To BEST by @TeamTripleJump
   • Every Shrek Game Ranked From WORST To...  

M.U.G.E.N. Battles | Sonic the Hedgehog vs Super Mario by @YamiLegends
   • M.U.G.E.N. Battles | Sonic vs Mario |...  

VirtualOn (Arcade) with Dual Sticks in Model 2 by @DarthMarino
   • VirtualOn (Arcade) with Dual Sticks ...  

The Sega Genesis vs The Sega 32X Part 1 by @SegaLordX
   • The Sega Genesis vs The Sega 32X  Pa...  

E3 1995 by Anthony Parisi @Misc_Anthony    • E3 1995  

Sega's 3 Biggest Mistakes by @GamingHistorian    • SEGA's 3 Biggest Mistakes  


*OTHER REFERENCE FOOTAGE: *
SEGA Dreamcast TV Commercial (1999) (Remastered HD) by @Genkisan
   • SEGA Dreamcast TV Commercial (1999) (...  

DarthMarino
Sonic the Hedgehog Green Screen provided by @superflygreenscreens7178
   • Sonic the Hedgehog  Green Screen  

Hollywood Video: The Story of Second Place by @PostMortar
   • Hollywood Video: The Story of Second ...  

SEGA Gameworks Launch Party by @newspooiechannel
   • SEGA Gameworks Launch Party  

1991 Sonic the Hedgehog Commercial 'H.A.G.' [USA] by @sonicstadium
   • 1991 Sonic the Hedgehog Commercial  ...  

Green Screen Mario 64 by @Gamerz.280    • Video