Dreamcast prototypes see into the future?

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Dreamcast prototypes see into the future?

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So I was looking on google for Dreamcast controller pictures to photoshop, and I came across a prototype controller page. Look at this one here...

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Eerily Revolution-y, don't you think? Here's the page too of where I found it. Hopefully this hasn't been brought up before; stone me with fried motherboards and broken console shells if you must.
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2 hands? What kind of crap is that?
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Actually it's believed the Revolution's controller is based off the CD-i controller. Espesially as Nintendo had some joint work with Philiphs, who made the console.

The Dreamcast was really a precurser to what we have now. Sega was looking to make the Dreamcast a success and to make people buy it for more then it's gaming potential. So way no exploit the systems builtin (S)VCD function as like Sony sold the PS2 as a DVD movie player?

If you look Play Right. You'll see there were dozens of items for the Dreamcast that can be seen as mulitmedia (like the VMU MP3 player). It's a reals shame, Sega really knew how to plan for the future, they did it too soon and with too limited hardware.
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Post by HomicidalBarber »

Some of those look really crappy. haha! Glad they picked the one they did even though its still kind of sad...
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Sparkfist wrote:Actually it's believed the Revolution's controller is based off the CD-i controller. Espesially as Nintendo had some joint work with Philiphs, who made the console.

The Dreamcast was really a precurser to what we have now. Sega was looking to make the Dreamcast a success and to make people buy it for more then it's gaming potential. So way no exploit the systems builtin (S)VCD function as like Sony sold the PS2 as a DVD movie player?

If you look Play Right. You'll see there were dozens of items for the Dreamcast that can be seen as mulitmedia (like the VMU MP3 player). It's a reals shame, Sega really knew how to plan for the future, they did it too soon and with too limited hardware.
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Post by blackbox_dev »

I guess we should start calling it the 'Wii' controller. :(
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Post by joevennix »

Looks like a duck-hunt gun painted white and with an analog and d-pad slapped on top.

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