If you live near a Hollywood Video retail store, you may want to start hanging out there early as Hollywood Video will kick off its Dreamcast rental program at midnight at over 1,000 of its stores.

　　Sega will be lining up big events in five major cities, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Portland, to celebrate the launch of its system into the hands of gamers. Gamers on hand will meet several celebrities, Sega gifts and other items. Celebrities will show up around 10pm. Here's a listing of the party stores to find Dreamcast rentals:

　　Los Angeles, CA 10951 Wilshire Blvd. (in Westwood Village) 310/443-5644 Celebrity Hosts: Actress Jenny McCarthy, actor Verne Troyer (Mini-Me in "Austin Powers2: The Spy Who Shagged Me") and L.A. Laker Travis Knight

　　Downtown Manhattan, NY 46 3rd Avenue (corner of E. 10th St. & 3rd Ave.) 212/260-5399 Celebrity Hosts: Actor/Musician LL Cool J (upcoming Deep Blue Sea and In Too Deep) and Actress Melissa Joan Hart ("Sabrina, The Teenage Witch")

　　Chicago, IL 4747 North Harlem Ave. (in Harwood Heights) 708/867-3555 Celebrity Hosts: Chicago Bulls stars Cory Carr and Corey Benjamin

　　Portland, OR 15660 SW Pacific Hwy. 99 (in Tigard) 503/639-0747 Celebrity Host: Portland Trailblazers star Brian Grant

　　San Francisco, CA 3150 California Street (in Laurel Heights) 415/922-3761