10 years ago today I called in sick to work, headed to Electronics Boutique, and stood in line to pay the $180 balance of my Dreamcast pre-order. I’d also pre-ordered Soul Calibur, Ready 2 Rumble Boxing, Sonic Adventure, and NFL 2K. I tacked on an extra joystick and two VMUs. I think the whole shi-bang cost about $600, which at the time was the most money that I’d ever spent at once. For whatever reason, 9.9.99 is one of the most memorable days of the last 10 years, which is strange because roughly ten million things have happened that should be more memorable since.