Por favor, evitad los offtopics y que el post derive entre si es mejor LOTR o Shenmue. Centraos en el tema del que va el hilo.
Hay bastante info como casi siempre en SEGARETRO:
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Dreamcast Zip Drive
Made by Iomega Corp, the makes of the Zip Disc format, the Dreamcast Zip drive was made to increase the Sega Dreamcast's storage capacity but mainly for emails, web pages and other internet based files.
The 100MB storage disk drive is essentially the same as the ones made for PC's with slight modifications made to make it compatible with the DC. "We have chose a Zip drive for its durability and low cost. For gaming purposes durability is essential." said a Sega spokesperson.
The drive was conceived after there was a strong demand for more storage space than Sega servers were offering to save email and web pages onto. The drive could also save game-updata data so all those extra quake maps could be played at home.
The device was made to fit under the Dreamcast, using the slot the modem plugs into on the console. The modem then plugged into the side of the Zip drive. The Zip drive also includes a front-mounted USB port, which would have allowed the connection of all kinds of new peripherals. This was to help promote the DC from a console to a home entertainment / information system with the release of other accessories (Which were also never released).
The Zip drive was not going to be compatible with the PC Zip drives, but it was suggested that software for the PC would eventually be released to make it compatible with the DC Zip drive.
The Zip drive was to have a retail price of $199US and be released some time in the third quarter of 2000. Though it never was released to the market, a prototype was found and sold on eBay in fall 2007.
Photo: Dreamcast Zip drive at a promotional display.
http://segaretro.org/Dreamcast_Zip_Drive
Un acuerdo entre SEGA y los de Iomega. Esto podria haber sido quizas el origen de los DLCs si se hubiera tirado para adelante.
Yo creo que la cosa llegaba ya bastante tarde como habeis comentado. Tambien el precio que comentan se me antoja un poco caro y hay muchas cosas en contra como que los discos no parecian compatibles con los Iomega de PC.
Tambien si SEGA se volcaba a sacar cosas realmente interesantes para este periferico es algo complicado al ser un add-on y que habria usuarios que no lo tendrían por su elevado precio o lo que fuese...
Es curioso tambien que tuviese USB, vete tu a saber que se podria haber hecho con eso...
me suena haber visto esto en alguna revista española junto al mitico VMU-MP3... tal vez la Revista oficial Dreamcast?
Si, todo esto debe ser del pre E3 del 2000 o sea que buscando por esas fechas podriamos dar con la revista. Mira en IGN:
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Dreamcast MP3 Player Revealed
Find out when and how you'll get your downloadable music on.
April 3, 2000
Sega's MP3 player was first unveiled at the Tokyo Game Show in prototype form, as a silver VMU-look-alike that hooked up directly to the Dreamcast controller port and featured a headphone jack on its left side. Sega promised that the device, when used in conjunction with the Dreamcast, would allow users to go online and download music of their choice, although specifics on pricing and availability weren't revealed.
While we're still unsure of what's going on in the Japanese market, in a teleconference today, Sega's vice president of marketing Peter Moore revealed details on the MP3 Player's stateside release. The product is expected to arrive in September, according to Moore, and will retail, as reported yesterday, for below 100 dollars. The device will be able to hold two 64 meg data storage cards, which, according to IGN ForMen's gear head guru Mike Wiley, is great.
So how are you going to be downloading the music? Of course, you'll be free to access MP3 files from across the 'net, but Sega is stressing the formation of a strategic relationship with MP3.com. We're not sure what this will entail exactly, but we presume you'll find a link to MP3.com when Sega.com relaunches as the portal for SegaNet.
Sega also revealed that you won't just be downloading MP3s from the 'net. You'll be able to use the Dreamcast as a CD ripper, allowing you to copy music from CDs onto the MP3 player. At last, we can put all the good songs together and filter out the crap, and it's all done with the Dreamcast's plug and play mentality.
Sega expects to announce more details on the MP3 player and all other peripherals in the time leading up to E3. We'll be back with more.
Photo:Will the MP3 player look like this? We'll have to wait until E3 to find out.
http://www.goodcowfilms.com/farm/ga...%20Revealed.htm
Tambien habia fotos por ahi del prototipo del zip de Iomega que se vendio o listo en gamesnipped. Luego las pongo si eso...
Iomega Zip para Dreamcast
tal vez mas de uno le hubiera visto con malos ojos. 
Pero la cuestión es que la gente siempre tiene que dejar mal a los sistemas que no le gustan 
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Y... ¡Ya dejo de hacer offtopic o Ryo me va a cortar las orejas!
