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''This page is for the Dreamcast and PS2 version. For the GBA version, see [[Space Channel 5: Ulala's Cosmic Attack]].''
''This page is for the Dreamcast and PS2 version. For the Game Boy Advance version, see [[Space Channel 5: Ulala's Cosmic Attack]].''


{{Infobox
{{InfoboxGame
  |image  = 6066131-space-channel-5-dreamcast-front-cover.jpg
  |image  = 6066131-space-channel-5-dreamcast-front-cover.jpg
  |developer = Sega AM9
  |developer = Sega AM9
  |publisher = Sega
  |publisher = Sega
  |platforms = Dreamcast, PS2
  |platforms = {{plat-dc}} • {{plat-ps2}}
  |date = 1999
  |date = 1999
  |wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Channel_5
  |wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Channel_5
  |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/5764/space-channel-5/
  |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/5764/space-channel-5/
  |related = [[Space Channel 5: Ulala's Cosmic Attack]]<br>[[Space Channel 5: Part 2]]
  |related = [[Space Channel 5: Ulala's Cosmic Attack]]<br>[[Space Channel 5: Part 2]]}}
}}


'''Space Channel 5''' is a Sega rhythm game first released for the Dreamcast.
'''Space Channel 5''' is a Sega rhythm game first released for the Dreamcast.
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== Marketing ==
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== Reviews ==
== Reviews ==


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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==


* Many sources report the fact that Ulala presented the MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video in 2000 as a promotion for ''Space Channel 5'' and the Dreamcast. This did not happen, and the expectation that it would was based on a widespread misreading and misreporting of Sega's press release. The announcement actually said that Ulala would feature in the promotional campaign for the awards: a trailer showcasing nominees in the Best Dance Video category that would be aired fifty times in the run-up to the awards. This commercial, which would likely have aired in the first week of September 2000 on MTV, has not been found.
* Many sources report the fact that Ulala presented the MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video in 2000 as a promotion for ''Space Channel 5'' and the Dreamcast. This did not happen (the category was presented by The Rock and Kid Rock), though it was widely reported that it would. The reports were based on a misreading of Sega's press release.<br>The announcement actually said that Ulala would feature in the ''promotional campaign'' for the awards: a trailer showcasing nominees in the Best Dance Video category that would be aired fifty times in the run-up to the awards. (Other spots featured different categories and celebrities.)<br>This commercial, which would likely have aired on MTV in the first week of September 2000, has not been found.




[[Category:Game]]
[[Category:Game]]

Latest revision as of 09:10, 8 September 2024

This page is for the Dreamcast and PS2 version. For the Game Boy Advance version, see Space Channel 5: Ulala's Cosmic Attack.

Space Channel 5 is a Sega rhythm game first released for the Dreamcast.

Previews[edit]

1999-10 Edge (UK) 77 - p46-49 (c7f0b25f).pdf
Edge
🇬🇧 October 1999
  Download PDF
1999-11 DC-UK (UK) 3 - p49 (49f03554).jpg
DC-UK
🇬🇧 November 1999
  Download File
1999-12 Next Generation (US) 60 - p67, 68 (43f4223d).pdf
Next Generation
🇺🇸 December 1999
  Download PDF
1999-12 GameFan (US) p82 Space Channel 5.jpg
GameFan
🇺🇸 December 1999

Report from Tokyo Game Show Autumn '99

  Download File
1999-12 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) 125 - p108a (7f9131d7).jpg
Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 December 1999
  Download File
1999 GameLand (RU) 54 - p43 (a6ae292d).pdf
GameLand
🇷🇺 1999
  Download PDF
2000-01 Hyper (AU) 75 - p40 Space Channel 5 (bb7392d8).jpg
Hyper
🇦🇺 January 2000
  Download File
2000-04 DC-UK (UK) 8 - p84,85 (13ff33f6).pdf
DC-UK
🇬🇧 April 2000
  Download PDF
2000-09 DC-UK (UK) 13 - p26,27 (6324eb6b).pdf
DC-UK
🇬🇧 September 2000
  Download PDF
2000 Juegos & Cia (ES) 13 - p12,13 (1bee443c).pdf
Juegos & Cia
🇪🇸 2000
  Download PDF

Marketing[edit]

2000-02 Edge (UK) 81 - p120 (a7ff194b).pdf
Edge
🇬🇧 February 2000

Details of Japanese campaign

  Download PDF


2000-02 DC-UK (UK) 6 - p44 (2ad3aaaa).jpg
DC-UK
🇬🇧 February 2000

Details of Japanese launch event

  Download File

Reviews[edit]

2000-02 Edge (UK) 81 - p84 (a7ff194b).pdf
Edge
🇬🇧 February 2000
  Download PDF
2000-07-07 The Tampa Tribune p38.jpg
Tampa Tribune
🇺🇸 7 July 2000
  Download File
2000-08-17 New York Times (US) p105.png
New York Times
🇺🇸 17 August 2000
  Download File
2000-11 DC-UK (UK) 15 - p62-65 (7fc1ebf2).pdf
DC-UK
🇬🇧 November 2000
  Download PDF
2000 GameLand (RU) 62 - p70,71 (6104eba7).pdf
GameLand
🇷🇺 2000
  Download PDF

Trivia[edit]

  • Many sources report the fact that Ulala presented the MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video in 2000 as a promotion for Space Channel 5 and the Dreamcast. This did not happen (the category was presented by The Rock and Kid Rock), though it was widely reported that it would. The reports were based on a misreading of Sega's press release.
    The announcement actually said that Ulala would feature in the promotional campaign for the awards: a trailer showcasing nominees in the Best Dance Video category that would be aired fifty times in the run-up to the awards. (Other spots featured different categories and celebrities.)
    This commercial, which would likely have aired on MTV in the first week of September 2000, has not been found.
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