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Various images from the Dreamcast online network:
1. Dream Passport Premier Login Screen 2. Isao.net (Japanese DC network service) ‘Entertainment Games’ page 3. Entering a Roommania #203 chat room 4. DreamArena (UK DC network service) 5. Choosing images for a new message with DreamFlyer e-mail service 6. Registering a DreamCall # on the US Sega Dreamcast network
“In Japan, Sega's online service, Isao.net was named after the legendary Sega Chairman Isao Okawa who famously provided over US$40 million towards Sega Enterprises, mainly to fund the online functionality of the Dreamcast and forgave the debts Sega owed him and gave Sega Corporation his $695 million worth of Sega stock. The service was perhaps the most comprehensive of all, offering video chat, online phone calls (DreamCall) and offering online games from a variety of genres and even featured cross-play, with titles such as Capcom vs SNK 2 playable against gamers on Sony’s PS2. For a comprehensive list of games which were available online please see [here].“
More on DreamCall: “You can make a call with Dreamcast, PC, or general phone (incoming call only). Calling to Dreamcast or PC is free (Internet connection fee is necessary), if the general phone is in Japan it costs around 10 yen a minute, and the US costs a call fee of about 6 yen per minute.”
Clip from a Sega Dreamcast spotlight video on isao.net functions [source]
Isao.net advertisement showcasing Dreamcast’s online capabilities + more