09-09-09 in Gaming

Wow, 09-09-09 looks like a pretty special date. Might as well write about the things that I think make this day special for gamers like me.

10 years of Squall and Rinoa

• The tenth anniversary of Final Fantasy VIII. Say what you will about the crappy melodramatic story but in all other aspects of the console RPG, FF VIII was a groundbreaking achievement. It is one of my favorite RPGs of all time and quite possibly my favorite final fantasy game ever.

The Sega Dreamcast is now 10 years old!

• The tenth anniversary of the Sega Dreamcast. The DC is one of the greatest consoles ever. It had the best graphics for a home console during the time of its release, pioneered console online gaming, and had one of the greatest game libraries ever including classics like Shenmue, Soul Calibur, Skies Of Arcadia, Sonic Adventure, Resident Evil: Code Veronica, Phantasy Star Online, and a lot of other cool games.

• The Release of The Beatles: Rock Band. The greatest band ever finally get their own game.  The Beatles: Rock Band is one of the most spot on, and one of the greatest game concepts ever. A game where you and your friends become a rock band by playing instruments? How does playing Beatles songs sound? Freakin’ appropriate. Also, today is the official launch of the ENTIRE Beatles discography (that means all of their albums and more) digitally remastered. Awesome.