Heartwarming Video Shows Mom Getting Her Childhood Game System for Christmas

The holidays are naturally a time of heartwarming gifts and tender moments between loved ones, such as one lucky mother getting a Sega Dreamcast like the one she played with as a child for Christmas. The ultimately ill-fated Sega Dreamcast was Sega’s final console, released in 1999 as the first system of the sixth console generation. Sadly, it would be discontinued in 2001 due in part to declining sales following the PlayStation 2’s launch the year prior. However, it would leave behind a surprisingly impressive legacy of first-party titles like Sonic Adventure, Jet Set Radio, and Shenmue.

Over two decades since the Sega Dreamcast was discontinued, gamers of its time still have fond memories of the system, with a good many considering it to be one of the most underrated consoles in history. Even 2024 Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz shared his own nostalgia for the Dreamcast during the campaign by playing Crazy Taxi on a Twitch livestream back in October. However, due to the system not being produced for about 24 years, very few would expect to see a Sega Dreamcast waiting under their tree on Christmas morning in 2024.

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This didn’t stop TikTok user melsbeetlebug from getting their mother a Sega Dreamcast for Christmas with the help of their girlfriend. According to them, their mother had a Dreamcast when she was a child, but it was taken at one point. As such, melsbeetlebug wanted to give their mom a piece of her childhood back. This culminated in a heartwarming video of the mother opening her gift and crying tears of joy upon seeing the Sega Dreamcast of her youth.

Lucky Mom Gets a Sega Dreamcast for Christmas

The TikTok user also gifted their mother a working copy of Jet Set Radio to go along with her new Sega Dreamcast, prompting a wave of nostalgic comments from other users sharing their own memories of playing classics like Sonic Adventure 2 and Street Fighter 3: Third Strike. Others recalled the Dreamcast’s Virtual Memory Unit memory card, which was used in conjunction with Sonic Adventure’s popular Chao Garden and other features.

Christmas 2024 was filled with many touching gaming gifts, with people sharing heartwarming stories of receiving real-life Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim forks and winning PlayStation 5 consoles at company holiday parties. Still, the best gifts come from the heart, and this latest story of a mother getting a Sega Dreamcast for Christmas is a tender reminder of how gaming can span generations and bring families together.

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Sega Dreamcast

The Dreamcast was a Sega-based console that was released during the sixth generation of console wars and offered competition to the GameCube, PS2, and Xbox. It was Sega’s final console before the company reshifted its focus.

Brand

Sega

Original Release Date

September 9, 1999

Original MSRP (USD)

$199, £200

Weight

3.3 lbs.