Platform archive · Sega
Sega Dreamcast
Dreamcast launched first in Japan in November 1998, then reached North America and Europe in 1999. Its short life produced an unusually rich Japanese range of colors, character editions, and unusual licensed hardware.
Hardware launch era1998
Physical games618
Documented packages618
Hardware variants13
SegaLaunch information
The platform’s opening chapter
- Hardware era
- 1998
- Launch region
- Worldwide
- Primary physical format
- GD-ROM
- First documented physical release
- November 27, 1998
- Latest documented physical release
- March 8, 2007
- Special editions and variants
- 0
Hardware collector index
Colors, revisions, and special editions
Launch · Japan
Dreamcast — Japan
Regional model · North America
Dreamcast — North America
Regional model · Europe / Australia
Dreamcast — PAL blue swirl
Special edition · North America
Sega Sports — black
Special edition · Japan
R7 — black
Special edition · Japan
Hello Kitty — pearl pink
Special edition · Japan
Hello Kitty — pearl blue
Special edition · Japan
Sakura Wars — pink
Special edition · Japan
Resident Evil Code: Veronica — red
Special edition · Japan
Seaman — clear smoke
Licensed model · Japan
Divers 2000 CX-1
Special edition · Japan
Maziora
Best-known releases
Platform-defining collector highlights
November 14, 2000
102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue
October 12, 2000
18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker
December 27, 2001
21: Two One
May 2, 2000
4 Wheel Thunder
October 26, 2000
4x4 Evo
October 25, 2001
90 Minutes: Sega Championship Football
April 26, 2001
Advanced Daisenryaku 2001
June 22, 2000
Advanced Daisenryaku: Europe no Arashi - Doitsu Dengeki Sakusen
Complete physical checklist