Listener, grab your VMUs and get ready to time travel to the late 90s/early 2000s as the host of the Jungle Jim’s International Podcast Mark Borisondrops into the basement to talk about the Sega Dreamcast. This episode is equal parts a history lesson and love letter to an innovative console that pioneered the modern world of gaming. Topics this week include: Come out to Cosmic Gorilla this Friday from 2 PM to 5 PM to pick up original art by me and the rest of Six Bomb Boards for your holiday gift list. What Ya Listening To? Main segment begins at 20:28. The history of Sega, innovation, and cool marketing. Mark publicly confesses to breaking the trigger on one his friend’s imported Dreamcast controller. Living in a world before online shopping. Bridging the gap between gaming at home and in arcades. Not moving units. The invention of the GD-ROM. Buying physical media. The first video game console with a modem. Sony bet on the right horses. Stop buying Madden and make the world a better place. Impressing 90s dads with sports games. A game about being a TV reporter who dance fights aliens. Jiggle physics. A gigantic collection of 1 on 1 fighting games. Typing to headshot zombies. There was a game with a fishing rod controller. Phantasy Star Online gives us downloaded content. Playing one of the first sandbox games. Listening to Bad Religion and driving a taxi. Making a video game that you play with maracas. Not buying into Nintendo Nostalgia. Not letting go of your Dreamcast.