I just thought this was totally cute - a mainstream U.S. newspaper (the San Francisco Chronicle) exhorting readers to buy a Dreamcast this Christmas. Apparently we've died and gone to UK Resistance-themed heaven!

Writer Peter Hartlaub explains: "By far the biggest deal in the eBay/Craigslist universe is the Sega Dreamcast, an underrated system that was overproduced, meaning we'll always be in a buyer's market. It's not hard to find one with a dozen games for about $20, which is amazing considering some of the great titles on the system. Try to find a seller who will throw in a copy of Jet Grind Radio or the voice-sensitive game Seaman with the package." [Pictured image from an actual Dreamcast game, the incredibly wacky Japan-only, but being translated Segagaga!]

But wait, it gets better: "I saw a copy of the PC game Grim Fandango, a complete masterpiece that most people never played, for $6 on eBay. Since it came out in 1998, you can probably find an abandoned computer on the curb that will play it. You'll be experiencing about 98.5 percent of the fun that the Getty heir who bought the PS3 is having, at about 1 percent of the price." Hello, Bizarro world!