Even though the night had its fair share of hiccups, we still managed to have an amazing time. Here is how our night began : By the 8 o’clock hour we were met with three disappointing situations: 1) a thunder storm 2) a citation from the police department 3) a non-working wi-fi/internet connection. Things were not looking up.

However by 10pm everything was rolling smoothly and the party was in full swing. Just as promised, we had 2 Dreamcast set up on televisions in the different parts of the club and 2 consoles projected, one on a wall in the club and the other outside serving as the entrance to the club (by then the rain had let up).

We played Dreamcast all night. Dreamcast cakes were served, countless games were played, a Dreamcast was given away, people showed up with their own games, bands played (Gemini Cricket, Grey Milk, Captain #1, & I Have Read Other Books…), and we then around 1 am we ended the night with a Soul Calibur competition.

Even though we couldn’t stream the event, some video was captured and we are currently putting together a video to post next week. We are also trying to track down some photos that were taken by various people that attended the party. So even though things started on a sour note, the night ended with spirits high and feeling fulfilled.

The daytime or “around town” streaming also experienced its fair share of troubles, the most being weak wi-fi signals. Some places had great high-speed connections while others had incredibly slow connections. We are talking dial-up slow! Still, despite bandwidth limitations we had a great time everywhere we played. We experienced a wide range of reactions from puzzled and confused looks to others that totally embraced our mission and jumped on board. The highest level of enthusiasm was found at the University of Georgia, where I heard my favorite quote: “I was born before the Dreamcast came out but I wouldn’t say I was living!”

Overall, I can’t imagine a better way to spend the 10th anniversary of the Dreamcast. Like I said, we have pictures and video clips to be posted soon and I’ll go through the justin.tv stream and find some highlights as well. We will also post the article(s) written about us and the Dreamcast by The Red & Black newspaper.

Lastly, if you have not read The Dreamcast Top 100 presented by The Dreamcast Junkyard, you need to.

My only regret of the day was not being able to see much of the Dreamroom stream but I guess that is what archives are for! More soon!

Thanks to everyone that watched and hung out with us on 9.9.09: Play N Trade, Ike & Jane, The Daily, UGA – Jittery Joe’s Crew, The Grit, Go Bar, and The Red & Black
No-thanks to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department