The Dreamcast is ten ten years old today, marking the tenth anniversary since made their last ill-fated stab at the market. The console was arguably ahead of its time, but eventually fell to stiff from at the time.

Sega's baby made a valiant attempt at stealing an early march over big-name rivals at launch, but was ultimately axed in the in 2001, followed by in 2002.

Ex-Sega executive, now head of Sports, remembers the console with fond memories in a new blog post.

"The Dreamcast had a profound and lasting impact on the world of video games. Isao Okawa, the Chairman of Sega Enterprises and the driving force behind the Dreamcast, tragically passed away two months after that fateful January conference call," Moore offers, recalling when the decision to discontinue the console was taken.

"He had a vision that a game console, combined with the power of the internet, could bring people together in ways that were previously unimaginable. He didn't live to see that vision come to fruition, and his beloved Dreamcast couldn't survive to play a role in the powerful world of connected gaming we all enjoy today, but it certainly lit the spark, and that we should never forget."

Here's to you, Sega Dreamcast.

By Luke Guttridge