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As is perhaps to be expected, some demos are largely identical to those found in similar demo disc runs in North America and Japan.
 
As is perhaps to be expected, some demos are largely identical to those found in similar demo disc runs in North America and Japan.
  
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==DreamOn Volume 11==
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*''[[Wacky Races]]''
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*''[[Dream On Volume 1]]''
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*''[[Super Magnetic Neo]]''
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*''[[Dream On Volume 2]]''
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*''[[Toy Commander Summer Demo]]''
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*''[[Dream On Volume 3]]''
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===Videos===
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*''[[Dream On Volume 4]]''
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*''[[Virtua Tennis]]''
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*''[[Dream On Volume 5]]''
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*''[[Space Channel 5]]''
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*''[[Dream On Volume 6]]''
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*''[[Marvel Vs Capcom 2]]''
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*''[[Dream On Volume 7]]''
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*''[[NHL 2K]]''
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*''[[Dream On Volume 8]]''
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*''[[Dream On Volume 9]]''
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*''[[Dream On Volume 10]]''
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*''[[Dream On Volume 11]]''
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*''[[Dream On Volume 12]]''
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*''[[Dream On Volume 13]]''
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*''[[Dream On Volume 14]]''
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*''[[Dream On Volume 15]]''
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*''[[Dream On Volume 16]]''
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*''[[Dream On Volume 17]]''
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*''[[Dream On Volume 18]]''
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*''[[Dream On Volume 19]]''
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*''[[Dream On Volume 20]]''
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*''[[Dream On Volume 21]]''
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*''[[Dream On Volume 22]]''
  
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==DreamOn Volume 12==
 
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*''[[Virtua Tennis]]''
 
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*''[[Gauntlet Legends]]''
 
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*''[[F1 World Grand Prix 2]]''
 
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*''[[Virtua Athlete]]''
 
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*''[[Aerowings 2: Airstrike]]''
 
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*''[[Power Stone 2]]''
 
  
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==DreamOn Volume 13==
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*''[[Dream On Collection 2]]''
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*''[[Dream On Collection 3]]''
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*''[[Metropolis Street Racer]]''
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*''[[Dream On Collection 4]]''
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*''[[Sydney 2000]]''
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*''[[Space Channel 5]]''
 
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*''[[Wacky Races]]''
 
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*''[[F-355 Challenge]]''
 
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*''[[WWF Royal Rumble (Sega)|WWF Royal Rumble]]''
 
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*''[[POD 2]]''
 
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==DreamOn Volume 14==
 
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*''[[Railroad Tycoon 2]]''
 
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*''[[Rush 2049]]''
 
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*''[[Sega Extreme Sports]]''
 
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*''[[Sydney 2000: Cyber Gym]]''
 
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*''[[Tokyo Highway Challenge 2]]''
 
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*''[[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]''
 
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*''[[Le Mans 24 Hours]]''
 
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*''[[Ready 2 Rumble: Round 2]]''
 
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*''[[Sega Worldwide Soccer 2001]]''
 
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==DreamOn Volume 15==
 
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*''[[Jet Set Radio]]''
 
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*''[[UEFA Dream Soccer]]''
 
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*''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2]]''
 
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*''[[POD 2]]''
 
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*''[[Shenmue]]''
 
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*''[[Looney Tunes Space Race]]''
 
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*''[[Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2]]''
 
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*''[[European Super League]]''
 
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*''[[Super Runabout]]''
 
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==DreamOn Volume 16==
 
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*''[[Looney Tunes Space Race]]''
 
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*''[[Super Runabout]]''
 
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*''[[Toy Commander]]'' (Special Edition)
 
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*''[[Army Men Sarge's Heroes]]''
 
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*''[[Speed Devils Online]]''
 
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*''[[Phantasy Star Online]]''
 
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*''[[Grandia 2]]''
 
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*''[[Stupid Invaders]]''
 
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==DreamOn Volume 17==
 
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*''[[Stupid Invaders]]''
 
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*''[[KISS Psycho Circus]]''
 
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*''[[Donald Duck Quack Attack]]''
 
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*''[[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]''
 
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*''[[Tokyo Highway Challenge 2]]''
 
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===Videos===
 
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*''[[Half Life]]''
 
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*''[[Spawn: In the Demon's Hand]]''
 
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==DreamOn Volume 18==
 
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*''[[Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX]]''
 
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*''[[Ducati World]]''
 
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*''[[Sega Extreme Sports]]''
 
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*''[[Virtua Tennis]]''
 
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===Videos===
 
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*''[[Fighting Vipers 2]]''
 
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*''[[Le Mans 24 Hours]]''
 
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===Full Game===
 
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*''[[Sega Swirl]]''
 
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==DreamOn Volume 19==
 
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*''[[Giant Killers]]''
 
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*''[[European Super League]]''
 
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*''[[Jet Set Radio]]''
 
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===Videos===
 
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*''[[Grandia 2]]''
 
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*''[[Sonic Shuffle]]''
 
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*''[[Surf Rocket Racer]]''
 
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*''[[Confidential Mission]]''
 
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*''[[Skies of Arcadia]]''
 
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*''[[Project Justice]]''
 
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==DreamOn Volume 20==
 
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*''[[18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker]]''
 
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*''[[Skies of Arcadia]]''
 
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*''[[Outtrigger]]''
 
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*''[[Daytona USA 2001]]''
 
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*''[[Shenmue II]]''
 
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*''[[Confidential Mission]]''
 
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*''[[Crazy Taxi 2]]''
 
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==DreamOn Volume 21==
 
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===Playable Demos===
 
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*''[[Confidential Mission]]''
 
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*''[[Daytona USA 2001]]''
 
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*''[[18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker]]''
 
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*''[[Alone In The Dark]]''
 
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*''[[Daytona USA 2001]]''
 
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*''[[Crazy Taxi 2]]''
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 09:35, 26 October 2013

The Dream On series is a set of demo discs for the Sega Dreamcast, distributed in parts of Europe. They can be seen as a successor to the Sega Flash series for the Sega Saturn, as like the Sega Flash series, each disc contains a number of playable demos and watchable videos of upcoming video games.

The Dream On series lasted throughout the Dreamcast's lifespan in Europe. The Dream On Volume discs came from Sega themselves, and were distributed montly via the Official Dreamcast Magazine in the UK, Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel in France, Revista Oficial Dreamcast in Spain and a mixture of Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin and Dreamcast Kult in Germany. Dream On Volume 1 was initially bundled with Dreamcast consoles, but was later replaced by entries under the Dream On Collection name (starting with Dream On Collection 2), which usually contained more content than their Volume counterparts.

When the Dreamcast ceased production in 2001, the UK's Official Dreamcast Magazine had planned to keep printing issues for as long as new games were being released. However, difficulties arose when trying to print Dream On demo discs. New demos were almost non-existent, with Dream On Volume 22 merely being a compilation of demos seen in previous editions of the magazine. Finding it difficult to justify the price of the magazine without a demo disc, the magazine was halted despite claiming new issues would be released. France played catch-up throughout the series' run, as although discs were pressed specifically for a French audience, the country missed Volume 7 and Volume 8, instead going for the unusual choice of printing a Dream On Volume 7 & 8 disc.

In Germany Dream On discs were carried by Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin, but when the publication folded discs began appearing in Dreamcast Kult instead. The country did not receive Dream On Volume 21 and Dream On Volume 22. Spain is not thought to have received Dream On Volume 2 and Dream On Volume 3, with Revista Oficial Dreamcast instead starting with Dream On Volume 4.

Though the DreamOn discs usually contained just demos and videos, there are a few exceptions. Dream On Volume 8 included the full game Sega Swirl (which was not available in European stores). Christmas and summer themed Toy Commander missions were exclusive to the series. Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future was released as a slideshow in Dream On Volume 6, and Metropolis Street Racer was marked as a "rolling demo" (an unplayable demo rendered in real-time) in Dream On Volume 7 .

As is perhaps to be expected, some demos are largely identical to those found in similar demo disc runs in North America and Japan.

Releases




Dream On demo discs
Volume 1 (1999) | Volume 2 (1999) | Volume 3 (1999) | Volume 4 (1999) | Volume 5 (2000) | Volume 6 (2000) | Volume 7 (2000) | Volume 8 (2000) | Volume 7 & 8 (2000) | Volume 9 (2000) | Volume 10 (2000) | Volume 11 (2000) | Volume 12 (2000) | Volume 13 (2000) | Volume 14 (2000) | Volume 15 (2000) | Volume 16 (2000) | Volume 17 (2001) | Volume 18 (2001) | Volume 19 (2001) | Volume 20 (2001) | Volume 21 (2001) | Volume 22 (2001)
Collection 2 (2000) | Collection 3 (2000) | Collection 4 (2000)
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