With our Sega Dreamcast Hall of Fame in the books, it’s time to wrap things up by revealing our ballots.
Participation was a tad lighter this time around than it was for the Super Nintendo Hall of Fame voting, which was an understandable byproduct of the Dreamcast’s unfortunate commercial failings. Just six bros found themselves capable of lending their thoughts this time around, and only three ballots included more than ten games. All contributions were appreciated, no matter how slight, and they can be seen below:
| Steve | |
| 1 | Virtua Tennis |
| 2 | Crazy Taxi |
| 3 | Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 |
| 4 | NFL 2K2 |
| 5 | Skies of Arcadia |
| 6 | Hydro Thunder |
| 7 | Samba de Amigo |
| 8 | Street Fighter III |
| 9 | South Park: Chef’s Luv Shack |
| 10 | Soulcalibur |
| 11 | Worms Armageddon |
| 12 | Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation |
| 13 | NFL Blitz 2001 |
| 14 | Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater |
| 15 | Gauntlet Legends |
| 16 | Phantasy Star Online |
| 17 | NFL 2K1 |
| 18 | Jet Grind Radio |
| 19 | Crazy Taxi 2 |
| 20 | Virtua Tennis 2 |
| 21 | Sonic Adventure 2 |
| 22 | NFL Blitz 2000 |
| 23 | Sonic Adventure |
| 24 | NFL 2K |
| 25 | Dead or Alive 2 |
| Keith | |
| 1 | Hydro Thunder |
| 2 | Soulcalibur |
| 3 | Virtua Tennis |
| 4 | Jet Grind Radio |
| 5 | Sonic Adventure |
| 6 | Shenmue |
| 7 | Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater |
| 8 | Sonic Adventure 2 |
| 9 | Carrier |
| 10 | Resident Evil Code: Veronica |
| 11 | WWF Royal Rumble |
| 12 | TrickStyle |
| 13 | NBA 2K1 |
| 14 | NFL 2K1 |
| 15 | NFL 2K2 |
| 16 | Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes |
| 17 | Crazy Taxi |
| 18 | Phantasy Star Online |
| 19 | Test Drive Le Mans |
| 20 | Power Stone |
| 21 | Power Stone 2 |
| 22 | Skies of Arcadia |
| 23 | WWF Attitude |
| 24 | Seaman |
| 25 | South Park: Chef’s Luv Shack |
| Sween | |
| 1 | Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 |
| 2 | Resident Evil Code: Veronica |
| 3 | Crazy Taxi |
| 4 | Samba de Amigo |
| 5 | Street Fighter III |
| 6 | Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes |
| 7 | Hydro Thunder |
| 8 | Soulcalibur |
| 9 | Ready 2 Rumble Boxing |
| 10 | The Typing of the Dead |
| Stevie | |
| 1 | Crazy Taxi |
| 2 | Sonic Adventure |
| 3 | Skies of Arcadia |
| 4 | Sonic Adventure 2 |
| 5 | Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater |
| Trev | |
| 1 | Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 |
| 2 | Shenmue |
| 3 | Rez |
| 4 | Jet Grind Radio |
| 5 | Evil Dead: Hail to the King |
| 6 | Crazy Taxi |
| 7 | Sonic Adventure |
| 8 | Gauntlet Legends |
| 9 | Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 |
| Ryan | |
| 1 | Power Stone 2 |
| 2 | Shenmue |
| 3 | Soulcalibur |
| 4 | Sonic Adventure |
| 5 | Sonic Adventure 2 |
| 6 | Jet Grind Radio |
| 7 | Virtua Tennis |
| 8 | NBA 2K1 |
| 9 | NFL 2K1 |
| 10 | Skies of Arcadia |
| 11 | Hydro Thunder |
| 12 | TrickStyle |
| 13 | Carrier |
| 14 | Crazy Taxi |
| 15 | Test Drive Le Mans |
| 16 | Resident Evil Code: Veronica |
The vote-tallying process and all applicable tiebreakers were described in detail last month during our glance behind the Super Nintendo Hall of Fame curtain; they remain unchanged.
There’s little else to say here, as the final results speak largely for themselves. Take a look:
| SCORE | VOTES | AVERAGE | |
| Crazy Taxi |
113 |
6 |
7.2 |
| Sonic Adventure |
89 |
5 |
8.2 |
| Soulcalibur |
81 |
4 |
5.8 |
| Hydro Thunder |
79 |
4 |
6.3 |
| Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 |
73 |
3 |
1.7 |
| Jet Grind Radio |
72 |
4 |
8.0 |
| Shenmue |
68 |
3 |
3.3 |
| Virtua Tennis |
67 |
3 |
3.7 |
| Sonic Adventure 2 |
66 |
4 |
9.5 |
| Skies of Arcadia |
64 |
4 |
10.0 |
| Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater |
52 |
3 |
8.7 |
| Resident Evil Code: Veronica |
50 |
3 |
9.3 |
| Samba de Amigo |
41 |
2 |
5.5 |
| Street Fighter III |
39 |
2 |
6.5 |
| NFL 2K1 |
38 |
3 |
13.3 |
| NFL 2K2 |
33 |
2 |
9.5 |
| NBA 2K1 |
31 |
2 |
10.5 |
| Power Stone 2 |
30 |
2 |
11.0 |
| Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes |
30 |
2 |
11.0 |
| Carrier |
30 |
2 |
11.0 |
| Gauntlet Legends |
29 |
2 |
11.5 |
| TrickStyle |
28 |
2 |
12.0 |
| Rez |
23 |
1 |
3.0 |
| Evil Dead: Hail to the King |
21 |
1 |
5.0 |
| Test Drive Le Mans |
18 |
2 |
17.0 |
| Phantasy Star Online |
18 |
2 |
17.0 |
| South Park: Chef’s Luv Shack |
18 |
2 |
17.0 |
| Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 |
17 |
1 |
9.0 |
| Ready 2 Rumble Boxing |
17 |
1 |
9.0 |
| The Typing of the Dead |
16 |
1 |
10.0 |
| WWF Royal Rumble |
15 |
1 |
11.0 |
| Worms Armageddon |
15 |
1 |
11.0 |
| Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation |
14 |
1 |
12.0 |
| NFL Blitz 2001 |
13 |
1 |
13.0 |
| Crazy Taxi 2 |
7 |
1 |
19.0 |
| Power Stone |
6 |
1 |
20.0 |
| Virtua Tennis 2 |
6 |
1 |
20.0 |
| NFL Blitz 2000 |
4 |
1 |
22.0 |
| WWF Attitude |
3 |
1 |
23.0 |
| Seaman |
2 |
1 |
24.0 |
| NFL 2K |
2 |
1 |
24.0 |
| Dead or Alive 2 |
1 |
1 |
25.0 |
It made the most sense to limit the Dreamcast Hall of Fame to twenty games based on that thirty-point cutoff. Lastly, some quick observations.
- The only game on every ballot was Crazy Taxi, which makes Crazy Taxi the Link to the Past of the Sega Dreamcast, at least here on gametimebro.
- Incidentally, Crazy Taxi 2 appeared on only one ballot.
- Voters seemed split when it came to the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series, as both the first and second installment received three votes. Only one voter placed both on his ballot, however. And only one voter left both games off of his ballot entirely. For the other four, one game warranted ballot placement and the other did not. It seems the debate over which of the two games is superior is an oddly polarizing one.
- One voter tried to vote for Ikaruga, a game released in Japan on the Dreamcast and in America on the GameCube. I couldn’t bring myself to allow it, but, all the same – Ikaruga, folks.
- The Typing of the Dead. Look into that one.
- Seaman.
That’s all for now. Until next time…
Hall of Fame Time Bro is a recurring multi-part feature in which the bros put their heads together to create a collaborative list of games that deserve canonical recognition as all-time greats.
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