Samba De Amigo Demo Video - SEGA/Sonic Team [Sega Dreamcast] Part #1
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Another one of Sonic Team's better games, "Samba De Amigo". A Rhythm / Music Genre video game for the gone-but-not-forgotten Sega Dreamcast. Originally ported from the NAOMI arcade system, the game used [optional] Motion-Sensitive Infrared Maracas in order to play the game. In order to stay true to the game, Dreamcast owners could buy a Samba De Amigo set of Maracas for $80 (I own a pair myself). They were in very limited stock--roughly 100,000 were produced or so. Maybe even less than that.
The game itself is very vibrant and lively. Very colorful with upbeat, Latin-themed music. Of course, all the action on screen gave my TV Tuner quite a workout when I was recording it from my old, beaten-up copy of the game.
The basic story is that you're a wacky little Sombrero wearing monkey named Amigo [who has a square-shaped head, oddly enough]. Amigo decides to leave home one day, leaving his Mami and Papi behind. Amigo wants to be a Latin music star! So he goes on a journey with his pair of Maracas and meets a bunch of interesting characters, making new friends along the way. A Street-performer Butterfly named Linda, twin Bear siblings named Bingo and Bongo, and the... erm... rather effeminate young man, a Cat named Rio, and his back-up musicians, Leopards named Chumba and Wamba (named after the band).
The video is divided into two separate parts due to filesize and time length.
