Sega had just that in mind with the release of its Sega Dreamcast console and the first in an all-new series of football games: NFL 2K. The Visual Concepts-developed football game sent shock waves ...

Sega launched Dreamcast with an ad campaign titled ... the first 3D Sonic, and NFL 2K (Sega launched the 2K games after EA's snub). Within two weeks of launch Sega had sold 500,000 machines ...

Unfortunately, the Dreamcast was Sega's last hurrah in the console business ... Unforutnately, EA destroyed the NFL 2K series when they bought the exclusice rights to the NFL license.

As confirmed previously, Sega of America will release a special Dreamcast package complete with an all-black console, one controller, and copies of Sega Sports titles NBA 2k and NFL 2k. EB World ...

The SEGA Dreamcast, though short-lived ... With 1.13 million copies sold, NFL 2K was a sports game that set the bar high for future football games. Its realistic gameplay and detailed graphics ...

But here's the rub – EA refused to support the Dreamcast. It didn't matter. SEGA and Visual Concepts had the Madden-killer already in hand. NFL 2K set a new benchmark for realism in sports games.

Well, for Sega ... Dreamcast Classic. Just picking around 20 is a rough feat, because there are so many good ones. Granted, some of the sports titles would have to be left out, like the superb NFL ...

Titles like Soul Calibur, Power Stone, Sonic Adventure, Ready 2 Rumble, House of the Dead 2, NFL 2K ... The Dreamcast's launch is stacked when compared to those consoles. Sega always had great ...

Sega's Dreamcast holds ... Some of the Dreamcast's finest games, clockwise from top left: Capcom vs. SNK 2, Crazy Taxi, Soul Calibur, NFL 2K1, Sonic Adventure 2, Power Stone 2 Sadly, consolidating ...