Zamanin Mega Drive ana tuna da mutane da yawa azaman babban matsayi na Sega, wanda ya fasa fuskarsa tare da babban N don mamayar kasuwar 16-bit a cikin waɗancan shekarun na shekarun 90s ɗin da yawancinmu suka rayu a cikin mutum na farko kuma wanda muke adana tunaninsa azaman ɗimbin dukiya.
Koyaya, jim kaɗan bayan haka, Sega zai shiga cikin kamfanoni marasa riba, kamar sanannen CD na Mega, kayan aikin 32 X ko kuma masifa ta kasuwanci Saturn -wanda ya cinye har zuwa kashi ɗaya bisa uku na albarkatun kamfanin-. Sega Ya zama kamar ya nitse kamar dutse mai nauyi a tsakiyar zurfin tabkin gazawa, amma sai ga matar Jafanawa ta sake shawagi tare da abin da zai kasance ɗayan ƙaunatattun kayan wasan ta: Mafarki.
Sega saturn, magabata na Mafarki, ya kasance zancen da kamfanin bulu mai zane zai ɗauka yayin haɓaka rago 128: suna so su guji cewa sabon na'ura mai kwakwalwa ɗin yana da kayan aiki mai rikitarwa yayin shirye-shirye - wani abu da ya sami matsala Saturn tare da tashoshin jiragen ruwa waɗanda suka ɗauki har abada don haɓaka ko sokewar ayyukan da yawa-, sabunta ƙarfin gwiwa a kan mai kunnawa da hana konslele damar tuna rago 32 da suka gabata (yin farin asalin asalin Mafarki a cikin dukkan kasuwanni, har ma da zayyana madaidaiciyar kushin da ta ƙaura daga wancan Saturn, wanda hakan ya kasance ci gaba akan Mega Drive)
Rashin nasarar Saturn Ya kasance mai ban mamaki: inji an sayar da tazara miliyan 9 kawai a duniya, kodayake a Japan ana son shi sosai (na waɗancan miliyan, 6 sun dace da ƙasar Jafan), amma ya bambanta da miliyan 33 da aka girba. Nintendo 64 -kuma ka lura cewa babban N sun dauki wannan kayan wasan a matsayin cinikin kasuwanci- da kuma abin da za'a fada akan sama da 100 da ta samu Sony debuting tare da farko wasan bidiyo, PlayStation.
Zane na Mafarki An samar da shi a rukuni biyu: Sega Amurka yana da ƙungiyarsa a asirce suna aiki a kan samfurin da aka sani da duralyayin da Japan ke ci gaba Katana. A ƙarshe, aikin Jafananci ne ya ci gaba bayan wasu mummunan tunani tare da Sega Amurka y 3 dfx -wanda ya buga bayanan wasan bidiyo na asirce tare da duk wani farin ciki a duniya, wani abu da yaji haushi, kuma kadan, zuwa Sega-.
A ƙarshe, Mafarki An sayar da shi a cikin Japan a ƙarshen Nuwamba 1998, yana samar da babban fata don samfurin da ke nuna nasara. Kodayake azaman bayanin kula, Jafananci da yawa sun koma gida hannu wofi don wadatar da kayan wasan bidiyo a shagunan da suka fadi saboda matsalar ƙera kayan masarufi. Har zuwa ƙarshen shekarar 1999 na'urar wasan ba ta sauka a kasuwa mafi mahimmanci ba, Amurka, da Turai, ana siyarwa a Spain akan farashin da aka ba da shawara na pesetas 39.990 - wanda a halin yanzu zai kasance, ba tare da daidaitawa ba, game da euro 240.
Mafarki Ya zo tare da fararen fararen sumul, mashigai guda huɗu masu sarrafawa, modem 56k don wasan caca ta kan layi, da kuma matattarar kula mai tayar da hankali wacce ta juya kai. Injin ya kasance dandamali wanda yake da saukin shirya shi, yana da sigar Windows CE kuma ta fi karfin tsoffin-abubuwa PlayStation y Nintendo 64, kodayake na'urar wasan bidiyo Sony har yanzu yana da kyau sosai.
Maɓallin sarrafawa shine juyin halitta na 3D kushin de Saturn da aka ƙaddamar da Nuwanni. Yana da abubuwa biyu masu tayar da hankali - wani abu wanda zai zama mizanin da aka ɗauka zuwa mafi yawan sarrafawa na yanzu - kuma ya ba da damar haɗa haɗe-haɗe kamar na'urar faɗakarwa, makirufo da katunan ƙwaƙwalwar ajiya, daga cikinsu VMU na Sega, tare da allo wanda aka haɗa kuma hakan yana ba da damar ƙarancin ma'amala tare da wasu ƙarin ƙari. Ba buƙatar faɗi, umarnin na farkon Xbox An yi wahayi zuwa gare shi sosai ta hanyar na Mafarki, kayan wasan wuta wanda shima yana da keyboard, linzamin kwamfuta da bindiga a wurinta, a tsakanin sauran kayan aikin.
Tsarin da aka zaba don wasan bidiyo, da GD-ROM 1,20 GB, an yi shi ne da niyyar wahalar da na'urar ta'azzara, amma manyan kurakurai a cikin ƙirarta sun ba 'yan fashi damar zubar da wasanni ba tare da matsala ba. Da farko, ya isa sanya modchip a cikin na’urar wasan don karanta kwafi, sa’annan muka tafi musanyawa har muka kai ga inda zazzage fasalin hoton wasan zuwa CD shine kawai abin da ya zama dole don samun damar aiwatar da kwafin da ba bisa doka ba Mafarki. Fashin teku ya yi barna da yawa Mafarki, har ma fiye da lokacin Sega Yana da niyyar dawo da wasu jari a cikin na'urar ta hanyar siyar da software, wanda baya aiki kamar yadda yakamata. Don ba ku ra'ayi, labarin almara Shenmue, wanda ya ci dala miliyan 70 don yin shi, an sayar da kofi miliyan 1.20 kawai a duniya. Dreamcast ba inji bane wanda ke siyar da software ba tare da kaɗan ba.
A gefe guda kuma, na'urar wasan ba ta sami goyon bayan kamfanoni kamar su Electronic Arts o square Enix, yayin da sauran manyan kamfanoni a bangaren ba su da hannu bayan ƙaddamar da taken na biyu ko na uku, kamar yadda lamarin yake Konami, Wanda tallafi ga Sega console ya bayyana a cikin kayan adon silifofin Yanayin Lafiya. Koyaya, Dreamcast yana da katalogi mai ƙarfi cike da nau'ikan: Sonic Adventure, Soul Calibur, Gidan Matattu 2, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Power Stone, Street Fighter III, Quake III, Phantasy Star Online, Rayman 2, Seaman, Grandia, Shenmue, Shenmue II, Mazaunin Mugu Code Veronica, Racer Street Street, Jet Set Radio, Channel 5, Crazy Taxi, Sararin Arcadia, Amigo's Samba, Chu Chu Rocket, Virtua Tennis...
Duk da haka, Sega Na kasance ina mafarki tare da ita Mafarki, har Sony Ya kora ta daga kan gado. Sanarwar na PlayStation 2, inji mai ƙarfi da ƙarfin kafofin watsa labaru na alama PlayStation sun isa ga sha'awar a Mafarki faduwa. Daga wannan lokacin zuwa, tallace-tallace sun faɗi kuma idanun yan wasa suna kan PS2.
Lokacin da wasan bidiyo Sonkuma an sanya shi don siyarwa, don abin ƙyama 69.990 pesetas -420 euro-, Sega bashi da wani zabi face ya rage injin din sa, kuma dukda yana da kasida mai tarin yawa PS2 Ba ta da farkon farawa- kuma cikin farashi mai rahusa, yaƙin ya ɓace ta hanya mai ƙarfi. Ba wai kawai don dalilan da aka ambata ba, Sony Hakanan ya sami sakamako na carom ta hanyar saka DVD a cikin na'ura mai kwakwalwa, kasancewar shi ɗan wasa mafi arha a duk Japan. Sega yayi ƙoƙarin yin yaƙi tare da ɗan wasa don nasa Mafarki, yana nuna samfur a E3 2000 wanda ba'a sake shi ba.
Fashin teku yana ciwo, software ba ta sayarwa da kyau, babu tallafi daga wasu manyan kamfanoni masu haɓaka, kuma Sony yana da na'ura mai kwakwalwa a gab da buga bugawa. Don ƙarasawa, akwai ƙarin kayan bidiyo a cikin kaya fiye da yadda aka siyar, don haka Sega dakatar masana'antu Mafarkit. A cikin 'yan makonni, sun ba da sanarwar cewa za su daina samar da kayan aikin zama na uku mai haɓaka software.
Mafarki Ya kasance a gaban lokacinta, ana ɗaukarsa a matsayin mai sauƙin tsari don shiryawa tare da wasa ta kan layi, amma koda kuwa ya ci gaba a kasuwa, tare da dukkan nauyinsa, injin ne da zai iya sa mutane su zama marasa haske PSX y N64, amma ba zai iya ma'amala da ku a kan matakin fasaha a nan gaba ba PS2, GameCube y Xbox (wanda ake la'akari da shi ta wata hanyar azaman magajin ruhaniya zuwa Mafarki), ban da sabon abu PlayStation ya sake yin rikodin tare da waɗancan sama da miliyan 157 PS2 an sayar da shi a duk duniya.
Gajere amma mai tsanani, rayuwar Mafarki Mafarki ne wanda ya birge masoyan Sega riga wannan iri ɗaya. Ba tare da wata shakka ba, ɗayan ɗayan ƙaunatattun tsarin kamfanin shuɗar shuɗi ne, tare da Mega Drive (o Farawa a gefen tafki), kuma tuni abun mai tarawa wanda bazai iya ɓacewa tsakanin waɗanda suke son tarihi da masana'antar wasan bidiyo ba.