Article: Teenagers atwitter over latest, greatest video game system

The latest must-have item for the high school set? Sega's just- released Dreamcast, the most powerful - and most expensive - video game system on the market.

"It's like trading in a Ford Taurus for a Lamborghini Diablo," said Ed Christensen, 17, who traded up from a Nintendo 64 system.

The Chicago teenager plunked down $199 and bought the game system Sept. 9, the day it hit stores. He was one of the first students at St. Patrick's High School to have Dreamcast.

And he's been hearing a lot from friends ever since.

"I go to his house every day to play," said Christensen's friend Rory White, 17, of River Forest. "If you have the game, your status rises."

Definitely, said Chris Kendzora, a ...

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