{"id":12389,"date":"2018-05-24T08:10:07","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T16:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/05\/24\/news-6158\/"},"modified":"2018-05-24T08:10:07","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T16:10:07","slug":"news-6158","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/05\/24\/news-6158\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy anniversary to Dreamcast…and its scams"},"content":{"rendered":"

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 24 May 2018 15:00:00 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

This month marks 20 years since the legendary SEGA Dreamcast console<\/a> was first announced. Looked on fondly by gamers, it revolutionised many aspects of gaming and brought cheap(ish) online console gaming to the masses.<\/p>\n

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SEGA has endured many, many calls for it to come back as Dreamcast 2. The games are widely demanded as retro remakes, and it’s never quite faded from public view. What you might not know is that it’s been the subject of a number of phishing scams\/fakeouts down the years. Here are some of my favourites.<\/p>\n

Ye olden days<\/h3>\n

In 2006, when dinosaurs ruled the Earth and televisions were black and white, the Dreamcast had been dead and buried for a few years already. But people still used them, modded them, and still went online with them. See, it came with a modem, and the idea was you went online via SegaNet<\/a> or DreamArena<\/a>\u00a0to play online or just browse the web. You can still go online<\/a> with them today, with a little bit of additional work.<\/p>\n

And now, enter stage left: Shenmue<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Anyone interested in games these days is likely already aware Shenmue 1 and 2 are being remastered, and there’s even a Shenmue 3 on the way to help tie up the dangling story:<\/p>\n