How I (may have accidentally) Killed the Dreamcast (24th Anniversary Apology)

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 Consoles (...   Between 1997-1999, 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 1-3) 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 run-in with dot-com 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 BEST   M.U.G.E.N. Battles | Sonic the Hedgehog vs Super Mario by @YamiLegends    • M.U.G.E.N. Battles | Sonic vs Mario | Soni...   Virtual-On (Arcade) with Dual Sticks in Model 2 by @DarthMarino    • Virtual-On (Arcade) with Dual Sticks in Mo...   The Sega Genesis vs The Sega 32X - Part 1 by @SegaLordX    • The Sega Genesis vs The Sega 32X - Part 1   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) (Remas...   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 Place...   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 - 'H.A....   Green Screen Mario 64 by @Gamerz.280    • Video