Many consider Sega's Dreamcast to be one of the greatest video game consoles ever made and it's very easy to see why. As well as having a small yet impressive library of high-quality games, the Dreamcast also helped to pioneer online console gaming, motion controls, and second screen peripherals, among many other things. Despite all of its accomplishments though, the Dreamcast is widely regarded as having been a failure, with sales of the system being dwarfed by those of Sony's PlayStation 2.

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A big part of this was down to poor third-party support brought about by Sega's earlier hardware failings, though the decision to use proprietary GD-ROMs rather than DVDs also played a big role in the console's demise. Being able to double up as a DVD player made the PS2 a much more appealing proposition to many gamers, while the 4.7GB capacity discs allowed developers to cram more than four times as much data into PS2 titles. This led to some Dreamcast games coming on more than one disc, including many of the system's best titles.

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare (2 Discs)

Together with Capcom's Resident Evil series, Alone in the Dark helped to define the survival horror genre of video games. Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare was the series' fourth mainline installment, and, as far as many are concerned, the last good Alone in the Dark game ever made. With another Alone in the Dark reboot having been announced in August of 2022 though, that may all change in the coming years.

D2 (4 Discs)

Another survival horror game, D2 was a Dreamcast exclusive and the follow-up to the 1995 game, D. The game was written and directed by Japanese musician Kenji Eno and takes place primarily in the Canadian wilderness. The game reviewed fairly well, but was never released in PAL territories, meaning that many Dreamcast owners never got a chance to play it.

Deep Fighter (2 Discs)

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Deep Fighter sought to capture the high octane action of a Star Wars dog fight, though, rather than being set in space, the action instead took place deep underwater. The submarine simulator served as a spiritual successor to a little-known game called Sub Culture, which featured similar gameplay mechanics and themes. Deep Fighter received mixed reviews from critics, with one of the main criticisms being that gameplay was just far too slow.

Headhunter (2 Discs)

There weren't many PAL-exclusive Dreamcast games despite the console having sold reasonably well in Europe. Headhunter was one of a select few, with the action-adventure game releasing in late 2001. North American gamers would eventually get a chance to play the game, however, with a PS2 release coming just a few months later. The game even got a sequel called Headhunter Redemption in 2004, though, by that point, the Dreamcast was dead and buried.

Resident Evil 2 (2 Discs)

Though the Dreamcast's GD-ROM discs were considerably larger than the standard optical discs used by the PS1, the extra storage space still wasn't enough to squeeze Resident Evil 2 onto a single disc. Much like the PlayStation version of the Resident Evil 2, Leon and Claire's stories were each given their own disc for the Dreamcast release, allowing players to start playing the game with either character.

Resident Evil – Code: Veronica (2 Discs)

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Capcom was one of the few external publishers to really throw their weight behind the Dreamcast, providing the system with several big exclusives. Most of these were fighting games, though the Dreamcast did also get its very own Resident Evil game in the form of Resident Evil – Code: Veronica. Following the console's death, an enhanced version of the game known as Code Veronica X was ported to other platforms, though it didn't review quite as well.

Shenmue (4 Discs)

When most people think of the Dreamcast, Yu Suzuki's Shenmue series is usually the first thing that springs to mind. Its impressive recreation of 1980s Yokosuka helped to popularize and shape early open-world video games, while its fully-voiced cast of NPCs made it an incredibly immersive experience. Naturally, all this innovation resulted in an awful lot of data. Shenmue came on four discs, though one of these was an online passport.

Shenmue 2 (4 Discs)

Developed in tandem with the original game, Shenmue 2 picked up where the original left off, both in terms of the story and the impressive technical accomplishments. Due to the death of the Dreamcast, though, a Dreamcast version of the game was never actually released in North America, with those living outside of Europe and Japan having to wait more than a full year for an Xbox port of the game.

Skies of Arcadia (2 Discs)

Skies of Arcadia is one of the best JRPG games of all time. Released for the Dreamcast in late 2000, the game followed the story of a group of young air pirates as they attempted to prevent an evil empire from bringing about the end of the world. With a 93 average on Metacritic, it's one of the Dreamcast's highest-rated games and a must-play for fans of the genre. The Dreamcast version came on two discs, though the 2002 GameCube port, Skies of Arcadia Legends​​​​​​, required only one.

Stupid Invaders (2 Discs)

Based on an animated children's television show named Space Goofs and released in mid-2001, Stupid Invaders was one of the last Dreamcast games that had more than one disc. The humor was a little puerile and the gameplay wasn't great, but the game's voice acting really is top-notch. Most of the show's original cast reprised their roles and were joined by the likes of Laraine Newman, Rob Paulsen, and the great Billy West.

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