Part two.
Arcade/Futuristic Racing: US: Magforce Racing (4 player) (this is a port of Killer Loop on the PSX, but it's far better (and 4 player) on DC),
Pod 2: Speed Zone Multiplayer Online (2 player) (most won't like it, but for a huge Pod fan like me it's good despite its flaws...),
Daytona USA Deluxe (2 player) (italicized for the significant exclusive content - 3 tracks and the championship mode are exclusive. But why the heck isn't this four player, Sega? Why are there NO first-party DC racing games with four player support? Stupid... good game though, of course, though the controls aren't as good as the Saturn versions' are, unfortunately. This holds it back from being bolded.),
TrickStyle (2 player) (decent fun futuristic racing/stunt game, but it could have been better),
Re-Volt (4 player) (best console version, BUY THIS on DC but don't even consider it on N64 or PSX -- and the sequel, RC Revenge (PSX/PS2) is a far inferior simple arcade game. Re-Volt is really a RC car sim... really, really hard, but great!),
Sega Rally 2 (2 player) (disappointing but okay),
San Francisco Rush 2049 (4 player) (DC & N64 versions are equally great (don't bother with the awful Midway Arcade Treasures 3 port, though!), this is my favorite racing game ever. It's got everything.),
4-Wheel Thunder (2 player) (Good game! It's fast, fun, challenging, rewarding... simply great arcade racing. It is hard though.), Hydro Thunder (2 player) (4 player on N64 (and only N64), but better graphics here obviously. The Midway Arcade Treasures 3 port of this is decent.), Star Wars Episode I Racer (2 player) (slightly, but not significantly, improved (graphically) over the N64/PC versions... but it's still crazy hard),
Speed Devils (2 player) (great game; it's a simplified and altered but still good port of Speed Busters on the PC),
Speed Devils Online Racing (Stay away! This game is crippled and near-worthless. It adds one track and some cars to the game, but removes the splitscreen and single player campaign modes, leaving only single race mode and a long-offline online mode. It has harder handling than the original Speed Devils, though, making it control more like the PC original, so it is a little different, but that just makes it harder and not as fun. AVOID!),
Pen Pen TriIceLon (4 player) (easy but amusing), SnoCross Championship Racing (2 player) (Sega Rally style on snow, okay game), Test Drive 6 (2 player) (I like it, anyway - it's fun), 4x4 Evolution (2? player offline, 4 player online) (popular game, but I find it boring.),
Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing (2 player) (also on PC; sequel to Redline Racer on the PC, this game's pretty good!),
Demolition Racer: No Exit (2 player, significantly enhanced PC/PS1 port. This isn't really a new game, but it does have significant DC-exclusive features and is much better here, so I counted it as exclusive.) (good Demolition Derby style game - fast, smooth, and fun!); Europe:
Stunt RC (4 player) (arcadey RC racing game),
Toy Racer (4 player; this game is multiplayer or timetrial only, there is no AI!) (from the Toy Commander studio, this game was online play-focused and sold for cheap.), Aqua GT (2 player) (below average PS1/DC boat racing game only released in Europe on either platform), Moho (2 player) (released as Ball Breakers in the US on the PSX) (action/racing hybrid game, depending on mode); Japan:
Zusar Vasar (2 player) (weird game...); Unlicensed Release (will run on any system that can play CD-Rs): Rush Rush Rally Racing (4 player) (a WiiWare version exists, but was only released in Europe. No other region releases seem forthcoming. As for the game, it's okay, but hard - memorization is CRUCIAL, you go fast and the courses are challenging.)
Arcade Checkpoint Driving:
Crazy Taxi (1 player), Crazy Taxi 2 (1 player) (I couldn't decide where to put them, so I ended up putting them in their own category this time. Also, it's really unfortunate that none of the console Crazy Taxi games have multiplayer. Note that Crazy Taxi 1 was ported everywhere, but 2 is only also in the PSP collection; though part of it was in 3 on the Xbox, that wasn't the whole game.),
Super Runabout: San Francisco Edition (1 player) (buggy and flawed game but it can be fun. The game is clearly Crazy Taxi inspired, though this has more of a mission-based focus so it's not exactly the same.)
Kart Racers: US: Looney Tunes Space Race (4 player) (better here than on PS2, unless you have a multitap... good game.), Wacky Races (4 player) (DC has best console version. Also on PC; there's also an awful PSX port. It was also on PS2, but only in Europe.) (based on the classic cartoon... and fun too!
), Walt Disney's World Quest: Magical Racing Tour (2 player)
Snowboard racing:
Rippin' Riders (2 player) (It's too bad this is the DC's only snowboard racing game, because I can't stand it... it got okay reviews, but I think this game's awful. It was called "Coolboarders" in Japan.)
Sim/Realistic Racing: US: Ferarri F355 Challenge (2 player) (legendarily challenging),
Metropolis Street Racer (2 player) (a good first effort from the team who went on to make Project Gotham Racing), Test Drive V-Rally (4 player) (pretty good, upgraded port of V-Rally 2 from the PSX), Vanishing Point (2 player) (kind of classic NFS-like, this DC version predates the much worse PSX port.), Test Drive Le Mans (2 player) (popular game I think),
Sega GT (2 player),
Tokyo Xtreme Racer (2 player),
Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 (1 player) (the series continued on the PS2, they're okay),
Flag to Flag (2 player) (okay at best CART game from Sega),
TNN Motorsports Hardcore Heat (2 player), Jeremy McGrath Supercross 2000 (2 player) (mediocre), Ducati World Racing Challenge (2 player) (mediocre), F1 World Grand Prix (2 player),
Spirit of Speed: 1937 (also on PC, but awful, avoid!); Europe/Japan only: F1 World Grand Prix II (released in EU/JP on DC, EU only on N64, not released anywhere in the US)
Vehicular Action/Action Flight Combat: US:
San Francisco Rush 2049 (4 player) (Battle Mode - multiplayer only, can't play this mode with one person) (DC & N64 versions are best), Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense (4 player),
Red Dog: Superior Firepower (4 player) (very fun action tank driving shooter game),
Propeller Arena (4 player) (unreleased) (great flight action game, it's really unfortunate that this wasn't released!), Wild Metal (very slow, strategic third-person tank game where aiming your tank's shots is the key,
Armada (4 player) (partially) (unique topdown space action/strategy game), Demolition Racer: No Exit (2 player) (partially - arena mode),
Incoming (2 player) (PC port, it's one part turret shooter, one part flight action); Europe: Moho (2 player) (partially) (released as Ball Breakers in the US on the PSX) (action/racing hybrid game, depending on mode); Japan:
Macross M3, Godzilla Generations (4 player) (destroy cities),
Godzilla Generations: Maximum Impact (different from the first one - its a fighting game/rail shooter-esque hybrid)
Simulation (I know, there is some inevitable overlap between this and the above category.): US:
Air Force Delta,
Deep Fighter,
Bang! Gunship Elite (PC port. Simple arcade-style space sim, but fun),
StarLancer (1 player offline,
6 player online) (solid port of the PC game),
Iron Aces,
Toy Commander (4 player) (a true DC classic!),
Aero Wings (airshow team training - no combat),
Aero Wings 2: Air Strike (air combat training), Railroad Tycoon II (PC port);
Coaster Works (roller coaster builder and simulator); Japan:
Frame Gride (2 player) (mech sim),
Segagaga (awesome concept!),
Seaman (voice-controlled life sim...), Kidou Senshi Gundam: Giren no Yabou- Zeon no Keifu (also on PSX), Kidou Senshi Gundam: Renpou vs. Zeon DX (arcade port also on PS2. That version did come out in the US and EU as Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon.),
Aero Dancing i (the third Aero Wings game, Japan-only release)
Sports: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2 (2 player), Dave Mirra Pro BMX (2 player),
NHL 2k and 2k2 (4 player),
World Series Baseball 2k2 (4 player) (2k1 is awful, don't get it; get 2k2), NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC (4 player -- NBA Jam 4, final 2v2 Midway basketball game, and the DC has the best console version -- though NBA Jam T.E. on SNES or 32X is my favorite...),
Virtua Tennis (4 player),
Sega Sports Tennis 2k2 (4 player) (it's Virtua Tennis 2, just as good as the first one. Also supports fishing controller for motion-sensing control!); Sega Bass Fishing (supports fishing controller for motion-sensing control),
Sega Marine Fishing (supports fishing controller for motion-sensing control),
Sega Bass Fishing 2 (supports fishing controller for motion-sensing control),
Reel Fishing Wild (supports fishing controller. I think this is exclusive and not a port of the PS1 games) (I hate fishing and would never play these, but some like them) (etc, there are more sports games but I don't care enough about them to list them all...); Japan only:
Cosmic Smash (1 player) (good game for sure),
BassRush Dream (fishing controller supported), Lake Masters Pro for Dreamcast Plus (fishing controller supported; PS1 port with added stuff), etc etc (again, there are lots)
Arcade/Classic: Mr. Driller, Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness (4 player), Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 1 (1 or 2 player depending on game), Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 2 (1 to 3 player depending on game), Atari Anniversary Edition (up to 4 player depending on game), Sega Smash Pack Vol. 1 (up to 4 player depending on game; note that the audio emulation in the Genesis games is pretty bad, but apart from that it's a good collection. It's some Genesis games and Virtua Cop 2.), Namco Museum (2 player) (same ~6 titles as the N64 one, same complete lack of extras the PSX collections had); Japan:
GuruGuru Onsen series (4 player) (there was one PS2 title, not sure if it was a sequel or compilation...)
Light Gun Shooter (support light guns unless noted, all 2 player unless noted): US:
Confidential Mission,
House of the Dead 2 (that voice acting... :lol), Death Crimson OX (also on PS2 in Japan and Europe only), Virtua Cop 2 (in Sega Smash Pack Vol. 1 in US, standalone in Japan),
Demolition Racer: No Exit (only in the "Big Car Hunter" minigame), Silent Scope (No Gun Support, Single Player Only); Japan:
Death Crimson 2 (4 player)
Rail Shooter: US:
Charge 'n Blast (sort of a rail shooter...); Europe/Japan:
Rez (one of the all-time classics); Japan:
Rainbow Cotton (mediocre according to reviews),
Card Captor Sakura: Tomoyo no Video Taisakusen! (Pokemon Snap like, you (as Tomoyo) take photographs of Sakura...)
Action/Beat 'em up: US:
Dynamite Cop! (2 player),
Zombie Revenge (2 player) (simple, but great fun, with awesome House of the Dead-quality voice acting. Kill the zombies!),
Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage (bloody manga-license hack and slash), Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles (2 player),
Soul Fighter (bad game but some may find it amusingly so), Fighting Force 2 (partially) (simply awful beat 'em up/stealth game),
Spawn: In the Demon's Hand (fighting game / beat 'em up)
Third Person Stealth Action:
Max Steel (action game with some stealth), Fighting Force 2 (partially; it's mostly a beat 'em up though, but either way it's terrible and not worth playing); Europe only: Headhunter (action/stealth/driving game with story; released in the US on PS2 but not DC.)
First/Third Person Action/Shooter: US:
Half-Life (unreleased), Unreal Tournament (4 player) (Assault mode and female characters are removed from this version, but a 1v1 mode was added with exclusive maps. I'd stick to the PC.), Quake III Arena (4 player offline
and online, and unlike UT, no cut modes.), Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear (4 player),
Alien Front Online (tank combat game; no multiplayer anymore, was online only. That hurts the game a lot, but what's there is decent at least.),
Fur Fighters (4 player) (3d platformer/3rd person shooter cross),
MDK2 (partially) (best console version),
Kiss Psycho Circus, Maken X (
US DC exclusive, but there was a JP PS2 version with an added third person camera),
Outtrigger (4 player FPS with the smallest FPS maps ever),
Slave Zero (4 player) (also on PC, decent game I think), Hidden & Dangerous (PC port, also on PSX, but Europe-only there), Soldier of Fortune (very gory, PC port),
Spec Ops II: Omega Squad (PC port, bad game; there were four PS1 Spec Ops games, but I don't think any were ports of this.)
RPG: US:
TimeStalkers (Yes, I enjoyed TimeStalkers. Many people don't seem to, and it's no LandStalker, but it's fun.),
Evolution: World of Sacred Device (Evolution Worlds on the Gamecube includes part of this game, but not the whole thing), Evolution 2: Far Off Promise (repetitive game, but I like this one too... good sense of humor, a bit of strategy in the battles, and some nice graphics. The DC original is better than Evolution Worlds, which is a port of it with a few of Evolution 1's dungeons tacked on the front. It does get very repetitive though, so the critics are not entirely wrong.),
Skies of Arcadia (slightly better on GC, but great here too, I like this version nearly as much... on either platform, it's my favorite console RPG ever no question. Truly exceptional game! My favorite game on the Dreamcast.),
Grandia II (Grandia II is also on PS2 and PC, but this is by far the best version! I like this game a lot.); Japan: Japan-exclusive RPGs wouldn't be much fun without knowing the language, but to list them anyway:
El Dorado Gate 1 - 7 (seven part serial (episodic?) RPG. There are guides to all parts but not translation.),
Fushigi no Dungeon: Furai no Shiren Gaiden: Jokenji Asuka Kenzan! (Shiren the Wanderer sidestory game starring Asuka, with standard Fushigi no Dungeon gameplay. GameFAQs has translations for the items and menus.),
Tricolore Crise (Cute RPG. Only has a partial menu translation, but the game looks pretty playable.),
Sunrise Eiyuutan (Sunrise crossover RPG. Lots of text. GameFAQs guide short, not very helpful.),
Sorcerian: Shichisei Mahou no Shito (not so good Sorcerian remake, very hard and mediocre graphics), Izumo (visual novel/RPG), Nishikaze no Kyoushikyouku,
deSPIRIA, Chou-Hatsumei Boy Kanipan: Bousou Robot no Nazo!? (Pokemon ripoff), Card of Destiny: Hikari to Yami no Tougoumono (dungeon crawler/visual novel? not sure)
Action-RPG: US:
E.G.G. - Elemental Gimmick Gear (2d top-down action-RPG. Good stuff!),
Armada (4 player) (partially) (unique and interesting game...),
Silver (PC port),
Record of Lodoss War (quality Diablo clone),
Phantasy Star Online Version 1, Phantasy Star Online Version 2 (also on PC) (both versions of PSO are still online via user servers such as the one linked in the NeoGAF PSO Blue Burst thread, but the DC versions really are irrelevant compared to the GC or PC-Blue Burt versions of the game. DC only has Episode I, while GC has episodes I and II (with online play via the hack server on GC, and with 4-player splitscreen too; the Xbox version is worthless now though, because it required now-shut-down Live.), and the PC (Blue Burst) has Episodes I, II, and IV with online play. (III is the GC-exclusive card battle game). It was great at the time, sure, but between the GC and PC titles, there's no real reason to play this on DC really.), Gauntlet Legends (4 player) (I
love Gauntlet, but this is a very flawed version I do not recommend unless you want a serious challenge. You can't even buy health in the shop, name your character, or save items! So this is fun, but N64 Legends or GC/Xbox Dark Legacy are much better.),
Seventh Cross Evolution (mediocre); Japan:
Rune Jade (without knowing Japanese getting to the point where you're actually in the first mission can be a challenge, but once you're in it's a fun Diablo clone. It was originally online, but that is gone now so it's one player only. Plus it requires an entire memory card to save, and for no good reason too. Still, it's fun enough that I'm really considering bolding it... it's a good game.), Rent-A-Hero No.1 (fighting game-RPG) (Genesis remake. Requires Japanese knowledge, but there is a thorough FAQ on GameFAQs going through the whole game and translating key parts),
Animastar (4 player) (Pokemon-ish monster raising/racing game RPG, GameFAQs has a very basic guide),
Puzzle: US: Wetrix+ (2 player) (upgraded version of the N64 game; the final title in the series was AquaAqua for PS2.),
Bust-A-Move 4 (2 player) (great classic BAM game, only missing a 4-player mode like the N64 version of BAM3 has), The Next Tetris: Online Edition (2 player), Sega Swirl (4 player) (it's SameGame.); Japan:
Puyo Puyo Fever (2 player) (great, and has full English mode for text and voice acting),
Super Puzzle Fighter II X for Matching Service (2 player) (the best puzzle game ever, with two new modes...),
Get!! Colonies (2 player),
Bomber Hehhe (2 player),
Golem no Maigo (2 player) (supposedly pretty good, but I haven't played it), Puyo Puyo 4 (4) (4 player mode is DC exclusive -- PSX version is 2-player only. Simple traditional Puyo Puyo, unlike Fever, but good, and 4 player),
Sakura Taisen Hanagumi Taisen Columns 2 (2p),
Tetris 4D (4p) (very standard, average Tetris with no special features beyond 4-player mode),
The Shinri Game (4p) (psychological quiz game with minigames, know Japanese), Sega Tetris (2p local, once online but now offline),
Plus Plum (2p),
Musapey's Choco Marker (2p),
Doki Doki Idol Star Shaker Remix (2p),
Hello Kitty no Magical Block (1p only),
Hello Kitty Lovely Fruit Park (4p),
Communication Logic Battle Daisessen (2p local, used to have online but now offline) (Battleship-like,
according to IGN...); Unlicensed Release (all region, as long as the system can play CD-Rs): Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles (2? players) (upgraded GP2X port),
Inhabitants (4p)
Music: US:
Samba de Amigo (has pricey maracas accessory) (2p), Space Channel 5 (2p); Japan: Space Channel 5 Part 2 (2p), Pop'n Music (4p), Pop'n Music 2 (4p), Pop'n Music 3 Append Disc (4p), Pop'n Music 4 Append Disc (4p),
Cool Cool Toon (2p), Dance Dance Revolution 2nd Mix: Dreamcast Edtion (2p), Dance Dance Revolution Club Version Dreamcast Edition (2p),
Samba de Amigo version 2000 (2p),
Puyo Puyo DA! (2p) (poor reviews) (I really don't like music games... I am so, so bad at them...),
O-to-i-re: Dreamcast Sequencer (music sequencer program, not a rhythm game); Unlicensed Release (all region, as long as the system can play CD-Rs):
Feet of Fury (2p)
Strategy: US:
Industrial Spy: Operation Espionage (I-Spy) (some call this an adventure game, but this is a strategy/simulation title. You control a team of spies infiltrating enemy facilities entirely with menu-based control - no direct control. It's a pretty good game once you get used to it.), Worms Armageddon (4 player), Worms World Party (4 player); Japan: Many titles, including (to name just a few) Sakura Taisen (1-4) (these all have good FAQs on GameFAQs translating much of the games),
Super Robot Taisen Alpha,
Hundred Swords (did get a US PC release),
Black/Matrix AD, Run=Dim,
Rune Caster,
Langrisser Millenium (the disliked final game in the Langrisser series), and more.
Typing: The Typing of the Dead (Dreamcast keyboard required)
And more of course.
