<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
sixth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
1998	O
amid	O
the	O
dot-com	O
bubble	O
and	O
mounting	O
losses	O
from	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
introduction	O
of	O
its	O
new	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
Sega	O
made	O
a	O
major	O
gamble	O
in	O
attempting	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
growing	O
public	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
Internet	O
by	O
including	O
online	O
capabilities	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
as	O
a	O
selling	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
was	O
the	O
first	O
console	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
built-in	O
modem	B-Application
for	O
Internet	O
support	O
and	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
would	O
end	O
up	O
leaning	O
heavily	O
into	O
the	O
online	O
capabilities	O
to	O
sell	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
as	O
hype	O
grew	O
for	O
Sony	O
's	O
then-upcoming	O
competitor	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
which	O
also	O
promised	O
online	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
in	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
DVD	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
create	O
further	O
incentive	O
for	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
online	O
capabilities	O
,	O
Sega	O
went	O
beyond	O
the	O
scope	O
of	O
their	O
prior	O
online	O
ventures	O
and	O
invested	O
heavily	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
unified	O
online	O
services	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
a	O
concept	O
that	O
predated	O
former	O
partner	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
service	O
by	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
also	O
predated	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
pioneering	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
games	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
console	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
hampered	O
by	O
the	O
small	O
memory	O
of	O
the	O
VMU	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
foresight	O
Sega	O
had	O
in	O
the	O
emergence	O
of	O
broadband	O
Internet	O
access	O
by	O
making	O
the	O
modem	B-Application
modular	O
and	O
upgradeable	O
with	O
a	O
broadband	B-Protocol
adapter	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
services	O
mainly	O
supported	O
dial-up	O
Internet	O
access	O
throughout	O
their	O
lifetimes	O
;	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
did	O
broadband	O
service	O
arrive	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
before	O
Sega	O
discontinued	O
it	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
abandoning	O
the	O
console	O
business	O
altogether	O
with	O
its	O
transition	O
to	O
third-party	O
publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
hobbyists	O
have	O
revived	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
online	O
services	O
by	O
creating	O
private	B-Application
servers	I-Application
for	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
games	O
that	O
had	O
their	O
official	O
servers	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
produced	O
two	O
networking	O
accessories	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
worldwide	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
dial-up	O
connections	O
and	O
one	O
for	O
broadband	O
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
adapters	O
are	O
visually	O
similar	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
accessory	O
includes	O
a	O
telephone	B-Protocol
jack	I-Protocol
while	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
accessories	O
include	O
an	O
Ethernet	O
jack	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
adapters	O
attach	O
flush	O
to	O
an	O
expansion	B-Device
port	I-Device
,	O
named	O
"	O
Extension	O
,	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
also	O
produced	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
a	O
computer	B-Device
mouse	I-Device
for	O
easier	O
navigation	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Modem	B-Application
Adapter	O
is	O
a	O
dial-up	B-Application
modem	I-Application
that	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
all	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
consoles	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
except	O
for	O
Brazil	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
excluded	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
high	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Brazil	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
region	O
where	O
the	O
adapter	O
was	O
sold	O
separately	O
;	O
the	O
adapter	O
retailed	O
there	O
for	O
R	O
$49.99	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
Link	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
European	O
,	O
Australian	O
,	O
and	O
early	O
Japanese	O
models	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
33.6	O
kbit/s	O
modem	B-Application
,	O
while	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
most	O
Japanese	O
models	O
included	O
a	O
56	O
kbit/s	O
modem	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
region	O
lock	O
present	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
for	O
models	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
33.6	O
kbit/s	O
modem	B-Application
to	O
use	O
the	O
56	O
kbit/s	O
one	O
instead	O
for	O
faster	O
Internet	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
produce	O
the	O
modem	B-Application
,	O
Sega	O
partnered	O
with	O
Rockwell	O
International	O
through	O
its	O
semiconductor	O
division	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
spun	O
off	O
as	O
Conexant	O
on	O
January	O
4	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
modem	B-Application
adapter	O
,	O
670-14140A	O
and	O
670-14140B	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
A	O
"	O
model	O
can	O
use	O
power	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
game	B-Device
console	I-Device
to	O
allow	O
it	O
to	O
operate	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
power	O
from	O
the	O
telephone	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
B	O
"	O
model	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
power	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
;	O
thus	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
dependent	O
on	O
the	O
power	O
from	O
the	O
telephone	O
line	O
or	O
a	O
modem	B-Application
that	O
runs	O
power	O
through	O
the	O
telephone	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
multiple	O
ways	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
server	O
between	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
a	O
personal	O
computer	O
(	O
PC	O
)	O
using	O
the	O
standard	O
modem	B-Application
which	O
allows	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
to	O
share	O
the	O
PC	O
's	O
network	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC-DC	O
Server	O
using	O
Windows	O
95/98	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC-DC	O
Server	O
using	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	O
like	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dial-up	O
Network	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
modem	B-Application
(	O
like	O
a	O
Netopia	O
R2020	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
telephone	O
line	O
simulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC-DC	O
Server	O
using	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
Now	O
software	O
on	O
a	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Broadband	B-Protocol
Adapter	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
network	B-Protocol
adapter	I-Protocol
that	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
accessory	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
retailing	O
at	O
¥	O
8,800	O
;	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
followed	O
suit	O
on	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
United	O
States	O
dollar59.95	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
American	O
(	O
or	O
Japanese	O
)	O
adapter	O
on	O
a	O
PAL	B-Language
system	O
is	O
possible	O
since	O
the	O
adapter	O
is	O
not	O
region	O
coded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
adapter	O
's	O
launch	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
lifespan	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
only	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
games	O
supported	O
the	O
adapter	O
as	O
developers	O
had	O
to	O
explicitly	O
include	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
adapter	O
in	O
their	O
games	O
;	O
the	O
games	O
that	O
did	O
support	O
it	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
10	O
and	O
100	O
Mbit	O
speeds	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
had	O
an	O
unintended	O
consequence	O
of	O
much	O
faster	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
GD-ROM	B-Device
copying	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
dramatic	O
increase	O
in	O
game	O
piracy	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
North	O
American	O
lifespan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
common	O
misconception	O
that	O
the	O
Broadband	B-Protocol
Adapter	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
with	O
two	O
model	O
numbers	O
(	O
HIT-0400	O
for	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
and	O
HIT-0401	O
for	O
Japan	O
)	O
;	O
in	O
actuality	O
,	O
both	O
Japan	O
and	O
US	O
models	O
have	O
the	O
code	O
HIT-0400	O
and	O
use	O
a	O
Realtek	O
8139	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
Broadband	B-Protocol
Adapter	I-Protocol
,	O
Sega	O
also	O
released	O
the	O
LAN	B-Protocol
Adapter	I-Protocol
in	O
1999	O
for	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LAN	B-Protocol
Adapter	I-Protocol
is	O
technically	O
inferior	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Broadband	B-Protocol
Adapter	I-Protocol
as	O
it	O
supports	O
only	O
the	O
low	O
10	O
Mbit	O
speed	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
Fujitsu	O
MB86967	O
chip	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
practically	O
inferior	O
as	O
well	O
since	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
any	O
online	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
games	O
and	O
works	O
only	O
with	O
the	O
included	O
Japanese	O
browser	B-Application
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
decline	O
of	O
dial-up	O
networking	O
and	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
modernized	O
,	O
faster	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
connection	O
,	O
the	O
Broadband	B-Protocol
Adapter	I-Protocol
has	O
reached	O
very	O
high	O
demand	O
over	O
the	O
pre-packaged	O
Modem	B-Application
Adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
with	O
the	O
scarcity	O
of	O
the	O
adapter	O
,	O
this	O
has	O
resulted	O
in	O
highly	O
inflated	O
prices	O
for	O
it	O
;	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
2004	O
,	O
third-party	O
retailers	O
such	O
as	O
eBay	B-Application
sold	O
the	O
adapter	O
alone	O
for	O
around	O
$100	O
to	O
$150	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
still	O
regularly	O
sells	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
games	O
are	O
still	O
playable	O
online	O
via	O
the	O
Broadband	B-Protocol
Adapter	I-Protocol
through	O
private	B-Application
servers	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
Toy	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
service	O
launched	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
Sega	O
never	O
had	O
a	O
unified	O
worldwide	O
service	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dricas	O
was	O
an	O
Internet	O
service	O
intended	O
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
consoles	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
launched	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
e-mail	O
available	O
;	O
the	O
feature	O
set	O
expanded	O
in	O
the	O
weeks	O
preceding	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
launch	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
accompanying	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
Dream	O
Passport	O
,	O
provided	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
connect	O
via	O
dial-up	O
,	O
browse	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
receive	O
and	O
send	O
e-mail	O
,	O
chat	O
with	O
other	O
users	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
that	O
Dream	O
Passport	O
3	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
due	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
would	O
include	O
an	O
online	O
rental	O
service	O
called	O
Dream	O
Library	O
,	O
where	O
users	O
could	O
download	O
and	O
play	O
emulated	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
games	O
;	O
a	O
small	O
fee	O
was	O
charged	O
daily	O
throughout	O
the	O
rental	O
period	O
of	O
each	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
scheduled	O
to	O
launch	O
with	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
,	O
Sega	O
delayed	O
it	O
to	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
then	O
delayed	O
it	O
again	O
for	O
two	O
days	O
due	O
to	O
"	O
final	O
testing	O
"	O
;	O
the	O
service	O
went	O
live	O
at	O
18:00	O
JST	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
with	O
17	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
13	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
titles	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
titles	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
along	O
with	O
15	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
temporarily	O
suspended	O
from	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
to	O
March	O
2001	O
due	O
to	O
Sega	O
implementing	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
Broadband	B-Protocol
Adapter	I-Protocol
through	O
server	O
modifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broadband	O
support	O
arrived	O
for	O
the	O
service	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
later	O
on	O
July	O
15	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
launching	O
with	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
the	O
Broadband	B-Protocol
Adapter	I-Protocol
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Isao.net	O
maintained	O
online	O
services	O
and	O
game	B-Application
servers	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
until	O
Sega	O
ceased	O
the	O
online	O
servers	O
for	O
the	O
last	O
remaining	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
GameCube	B-Application
port	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
ultimately	O
terminated	O
the	O
Dreamcast-dedicated	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
isao.net	O
service	O
on	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
officially	O
eliminating	O
the	O
last	O
remaining	O
vestige	O
of	O
its	O
ambitious	O
plan	O
for	O
online	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
SegaNet	O
was	O
a	O
short-lived	O
Internet	O
service	O
geared	O
for	O
dial-up-based	O
online	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
game	B-Device
console	I-Device
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
also	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
AT&T	O
on	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
AT&T	O
WorldNet	O
service	O
the	O
preferred	O
ISP	O
to	O
connect	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
online	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
additionally	O
announced	O
an	O
agreement	O
to	O
have	O
Excite	B-Application
@Home	O
as	O
the	O
exclusive	O
portal	O
partner	O
for	O
SegaNet	O
on	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
bringing	O
Excite	B-Application
's	O
services	O
and	O
content	O
to	O
the	O
online	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
Sega	O
's	O
original	O
PC-only	O
online	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
service	O
,	O
Heat.net,	O
SegaNet	O
was	O
initially	O
quite	O
popular	O
when	O
it	O
launched	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
over	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
launch	O
,	O
by	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
SegaNet	O
had	O
1.55million	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
consoles	O
registered	O
online	O
,	O
including	O
750,000	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
400,000	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
400,000	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
a	O
standard	O
ISP	O
,	O
game	B-Application
servers	I-Application
were	O
connected	O
directly	O
into	O
SegaNet	O
's	O
internal	O
network	O
,	O
providing	O
very	O
low	O
connection	O
latency	O
between	O
the	O
consoles	O
and	O
servers	O
along	O
with	O
standard	O
Internet	O
access	O
via	O
the	O
included	O
PlanetWeb	O
browser	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SegaNet	O
originally	O
offered	O
a	O
rebate	O
for	O
a	O
free	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
with	O
a	O
two-year	O
contract	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
free	O
keyboard	B-Device
to	O
encourage	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
with	O
pressure	O
mounting	O
from	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
the	O
announcements	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
sales	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
continued	O
to	O
drop	O
and	O
,	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
discontinue	O
the	O
service	O
just	O
less	O
than	O
11	O
months	O
after	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
continued	O
to	O
operate	O
the	O
online	B-Application
game	I-Application
servers	O
,	O
initially	O
removing	O
the	O
subscription	O
fee	O
for	O
accessing	O
them	O
before	O
reinstating	O
it	O
,	O
albeit	O
reduced	O
to	O
$9.95	O
per	O
month	O
,	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
permanently	O
eliminated	O
the	O
required	O
subscription	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
August	O
2002	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
shutting	O
down	O
the	O
servers	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
service	O
by	O
six	O
months	O
,	O
officially	O
ending	O
online	O
support	O
for	O
most	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
games	O
effective	O
June	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
continued	O
to	O
provide	O
online	O
support	O
for	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
and	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
until	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2003	O
;	O
the	O
online	O
servers	O
for	O
both	O
games	O
were	O
shut	O
down	O
at	O
that	O
point	O
,	O
officially	O
ceasing	O
online	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dreamarena	O
was	O
a	O
free	O
dial-up-based	O
online	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
service	O
provided	O
for	O
all	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
consoles	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
launching	O
with	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
free	O
to	O
access	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
ISPs	O
in	O
other	O
European	O
countries	O
placed	O
different	O
requirements	O
and	O
prices	O
for	O
accessing	O
it	O
;	O
the	O
game	B-Application
servers	I-Application
hosted	O
within	O
the	O
service	O
were	O
not	O
accessible	O
elsewhere	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
after	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
was	O
discontinued	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
online	O
functionality	O
present	O
in	O
other	O
regions	O
,	O
infuriating	O
some	O
consumers	O
who	O
anticipated	O
using	O
the	O
online	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
accessed	O
via	O
the	O
DreamKey	O
browser	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
built	O
into	O
some	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
transition	O
away	O
from	O
console	O
hardware	O
,	O
Sega	O
closed	O
Dreamarena	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2002	O
;	O
subsequent	O
online	O
access	O
required	O
version	O
3.0	O
of	O
DreamKey	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
1	O
and	O
provided	O
users	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
Internet	O
via	O
an	O
ISP	O
of	O
their	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
ordering	O
DreamKey	O
3.0	O
after	O
the	O
Dreamarena	O
closure	O
had	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
PC	O
to	O
visit	O
Sega	O
of	O
Europe	O
's	O
website	O
and	O
order	O
it	O
there	O
with	O
their	O
service	O
credentials	O
;	O
European	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
customers	O
that	O
failed	O
to	O
register	O
for	O
the	O
service	O
by	O
its	O
closure	O
were	O
completely	O
unable	O
to	O
go	O
online	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
functions	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
continued	O
to	O
run	O
for	O
another	O
year	O
until	O
they	O
were	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
Sega	O
announced	O
its	O
partnership	O
with	O
Telstra	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
online	O
service	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
Australia	O
through	O
regional	O
distributor	O
Ozisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
just	O
weeks	O
before	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
launch	O
there	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
;	O
the	O
online	O
service	O
was	O
ultimately	O
unavailable	O
at	O
launch	O
due	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
the	O
signing	O
of	O
the	O
ISP	O
contract	O
only	O
occurring	O
the	O
previous	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ozisoft	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
delay	O
in	O
the	O
network	O
launch	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
time	O
required	O
for	O
developing	O
and	O
testing	O
the	O
network	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
compounded	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
proprietary	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
network	O
finally	O
went	O
live	O
in	O
mid-March	O
2000	O
,	O
with	O
Internet	O
access	O
discs	O
sent	O
to	O
registered	O
Australian	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
users	O
that	O
filled	O
out	O
a	O
reply	O
paid	O
card	O
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
network	O
,	O
Australian	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
users	O
were	O
forced	O
to	O
use	O
Telstra	O
's	O
Big	O
Pond	O
service	O
;	O
the	O
Internet	O
access	O
disc	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
Dreamkey	O
software	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
European	O
version	O
,	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
voucher	O
for	O
150	O
hours	O
of	O
free	O
Internet	O
access	O
that	O
users	O
were	O
required	O
to	O
use	O
within	O
three	O
months	O
of	O
activation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
connecting	O
,	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
went	O
to	O
the	O
default	O
Comma	O
web	O
portal	O
,	O
which	O
Sega	O
hoped	O
would	O
develop	O
similarly	O
to	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
as	O
an	O
all-encompassing	O
destination	O
for	O
users	O
 '	O
Internet	O
needs	O
;	O
LookSmart	O
powered	O
the	O
portal	O
's	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
emphasis	O
of	O
online	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
no	O
games	O
supported	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
at	O
launch	O
despite	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
games	O
offering	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
to	O
store	O
on	O
a	O
VMU	B-Application
,	O
including	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ITC	O
subsequently	O
forced	O
Sega	O
to	O
remove	O
references	O
to	O
online	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
in	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
advertisements	O
,	O
with	O
Sega	O
deciding	O
to	O
switch	O
European	O
advertising	O
agencies	O
from	O
WCRS	O
to	O
Bartle	O
Bogle	O
Hegarty	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
controversy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
support	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
was	O
ChuChu	O
Rocket	O
!,	O
which	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	B-Application
games	I-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
initially	O
allowed	O
free	O
access	O
to	O
their	O
game	B-Application
servers	I-Application
with	O
expectations	O
of	O
cost	O
offsetting	O
through	O
SegaNet	O
subscriptions	O
and	O
game	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
some	O
private	B-Application
servers	I-Application
still	O
online	O
that	O
are	O
playable	O
with	O
the	O
following	O
games	O
:	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
and	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
,	O
Sega	B-Application
Swirl	I-Application
,	O
4x4	B-Operating_System
Evolution	I-Operating_System
,	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
,	O
Maximum	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
,	O
Planet	O
Ring	O
,	O
Toy	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
Starlancer	O
,	O
ChuChu	O
Rocket	O
!,	O
The	O
Next	O
Tetris	O
On-line	O
Edition	O
,	O
PBA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Bowling	I-Application
2001	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
Alien	B-Language
Front	I-Language
Online	I-Language
,	O
Worms	B-Application
World	I-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
Racing	B-Application
Simulation	I-Application
2	I-Application
On-line	I-Application
:	I-Application
Monaco	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
,	O
POD	B-Device
:	I-Device
Speedzone	I-Device
,	O
Ooga	B-Application
Booga	I-Application
,	O
World	B-Application
Series	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
2K2	I-Application
,	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Radio	I-Application
,	O
NCAA	B-Application
College	I-Application
Football	I-Application
2K2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rose	I-Application
Bowl	I-Application
,	O
NFL	O
2K1	O
,	O
NFL	O
2K2	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
2K1	I-Application
,	O
NBA	B-Application
2K2	I-Application
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pack	O
and	O
Mobile	B-Application
Suit	I-Application
Gundam	I-Application
:	I-Application
Federation	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zeon	I-Application
DX	I-Application
,	O
with	O
more	O
games	O
upcoming	O
.	O
</s>
