r/dreamcast

For whatever reason I decided to spend the beginning of my long weekend this evening playing Fighting Force 2 on the Dreamcast.

I played the original many times over as a kid on the PS1. While the sequel is a bit of a departure from its beat em up roots, I've always been curious about it.

It's the kind of mid game where the dated controls will make most people bounce off after the first 5-10min.

But I was determined to see it through. After a bit of a learning curve I was starting have fun and saw the similarities and subtle throwbacks to the original I would have missed. About 3 hours in I went outside to pick up my partner from her party. As I was waiting for the Uber to drop her off I just came to the realization that there is very little shot anyone else on the planet is playing and investing their time into this particular game right now. I'm on my own little island.

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I love to see how many of us share this unique feeling. We are alone, together! 🧡

“Whoo! Get that shhh outta here!”

This is a feature that was snuck into the early NBA 2K games, it is my belief the NBA eventually noticed this and made them take it out. At the free throw line, if you are the home team and your opponent is at the line, you can mash the X button to make the crowd wave their foam tubes. But if you are the road team and your home opponent is at the line, pressing X has a much different result….One of your players off the bench will shout out lines to try and distract the shooter. How unsportsmanlike!

I recommend checking out the Japanese exclusive ‘Cool Cool Toon’. I feel I don’t see it discussed nearly enough as it deserves! Fun music, challenging gameplay, and gorgeous visuals. There was a recent English translation patch so you can follow along the story!