Out of the box, the Dreamcast comes with installation manuals, a Dream Passport disc, an A/C cable, an A/V cable, a phone line, and one controller. On top of that, we managed to sneak out a Virtual Memory System PDA. The VMS was available months before launch in Japan; a marketing strategy by Sega in order to feul the Dreamcast fires. As a standalone unit the VMS functions like the Pokaemon and Tomagochi virtual pet keychains. Users can nurture and grow their own mini-Godzilla and then link up 2 VMS's in order to pit the Godzillas against each other. The VMS's secondary use is as a memory cartridge for Dreamcast games. The VMS fits snuggly into one of the two ports on the back of the controller. Players will be able to save games and character profiles onto the VMS, take it to a friend's house and play the saved game or character on another Dreamcast unit.

The controller itself fit very comfortably in our hands, despite its awkward shape. It's easily the most ergonomic of all the stock controllers to date. There are four digital buttons on the controller's face and 2 analog trigger buttons towards the back. The controller also features both digital and analog directional pads. On the back, we found 2 wide mouthed ports. As we mentioned in the above paragraph, both are for use with the VMS modules, with possible applications for as-of-yet unannounced peripherals as well.