When it comes down to classic music rhythm games that people have fond memories about one of the few titles that comes do mind is Samba de Amigo. The Samba de Amigo and was released back in ’99 for Arcade and Dreamcast was published by Sega. Samba de Amigo was developed by the Sonic Team and was pretty much like Sega’s “E” rated version of Dance Dance Revolution. Samba de Amigo was a game that featured both single and multiplayer gameplay which was done using a pair of maracas. The maracas in Samba de Amiga were both used as analog sticks and in some ways was ahead of its time since they were similar to that of the Wii Remote which was introduced by Nintendo in 2006. Some of the soundtracks featured in Samba de Amigo were better than anything you would hear on the radio today and were addictive especially since it was late 90’s music. The arcade version of Samba de Amigo had around two or three stages players can choose and it was also playable in the Dreamcast port also. The Dreamcast port of Samba de Amigo in some ways was better because players had more options in terms of choosing songs. The Dreamcast version of Samba de Amigo had mini-games “Guaccamole” and “Strike a Pose” which added more variety to a title that was already loads of fun. Samba de Amigo is one of those games that got overshadowed during its time period especially because how popular the PS1 and N64 consoles were during the late 90’s. Also, Sega had more popular IP’s on Dreamcast that caught the attention of casuals like Sonic Adventure, Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi and others. While Samba de Amigo was not a massive commercial success it was praised by numerous critics and gaming publications over the years. Samba de Amigo is one of those games that has become a cult classic over time and is seen as one of the best latin music rhythm games of all-time.