The Dreamcast is a home video game console released by Sega on November 27, 1998 in Japan.

It was the first in the sixth generation of video game consoles, preceding Sony's PlayStation 2, Nintendo's GameCube and Microsoft's Xbox.

Sega discontinued the Dreamcast on March 31, 2001.

Although the Dreamcast had a short lifespan and limited third-party support, reviewers have considered the console ahead of its time. Its library contains many games considered creative and innovative, including Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio and iconic Shenmue, as well as high-quality ports from Sega's NAOMI arcade system board.

The Dreamcast was also the first console to include a built-in modem for Internet support and online play. It also had the particularity to have a  saving device called VMS, that players would insert in their controller and be able to take away with them to play mini games on-the-go.