I’m now the proud owner of the Sega Dreamcast…again! I was lucky enough to get one on launch day 25 years ago on 9/9/99. And now, I’ve decided it’s time to own one again.

A Sega Dreamcast console and its controller on a dark surface. The console is white with the Dreamcast logo, and the controller features a joystick, a D-pad, and four colored buttons.

However, this console has been modded in several important ways. First, it has a HDMI port added. This taps directly into the GPU’s output allowing for 1080p display. Second, the disk drive has been swapped with a SD card reader. This allows you to play backups and should be much more reliable going forward than a spinning disk drive.

It arrived just in time to serve as a perfect distraction!

TV screen displaying the game menu for “Rez” by UGA/SEGA, 2001. Options include “travelling,” “play,” “score attack,” “options,” and “how to play.”

A game of Rez anyone? Looks fantastic on my OLED tv, by the way.

I’m also looking forward to replaying Shenmue and old Resident Evil games.