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Poland's 'Dreamcast Extreme' Magazine Looks So Good, You'd Think It Was Official

Time Extension about 11 hours ago

Print is never dead.It's been quite some time since the Sega Dreamcast had an 'official' monthly magazine – and with good reason; the console is no longer in active production, and Sega is now a third-party publisher with little need for its own magazine …
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Dreamcast Exclusive Sega Tetris Is Back Online, Thanks To Fans

Time Extension about 2 days ago

Game was never released outside of Japan.Although most people will connect Tetris with Nintendo thanks to the iconic Game Boy and NES versions, its one-time rival Sega also has a long association with the Russian puzzler.Sega created an arcade version of t …
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Ghosts 'n Goblins-Esque Platformer 'Gladmort' Heading To Neo Geo, Steam, & Dreamcast

Time Extension about 3 days ago

Update: Kickstarter meets initial funding goal in under three hours.Update #3 : The Kickstarter for GladMort has already passed its initial funding goal, PixelHeart has announced:To help finance the project, we launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstart …
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The Dreamcast Directory: Websites We Love in 2024

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 4 days ago

Late last year, in a gratuitous act of procrastination, I authored a piece for the Junkyard that surveyed the hefty range of Dreamcast websites that had sprung up in the console’s “post-Sega” era but which had sadly since bit the dust. In reality tha …
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Dreamcast Shmup Sturmwind Is Getting Another Release And Its Own VMU

Time Extension about 7 days ago

Pre-orders go live on May 15th.Duranik's shmup Sturmwind might be one of the more recent Dreamcast releases, but its quality has driven up the cost of copies on the secondary market.Thankfully, if you're still looking to pick up this game, you'll soon get …
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Sturmwind Reissue coming from VGNYsoft - Includes Sturmwind VMU Shell!

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 9 days ago

 Duranik's shooter Sturmwind is renowned by Dreamcast fans the world over, often seen as the best indie game on the console - whilst it held onto second place in both our 2016 and 2024 Top Dreamcast Indie Games votes, it also ranked at 35 in our 2023 …
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The Dreamcast Version Of Dead Or Alive 2 Has Been Unofficially Remastered

Time Extension about 12 days ago

Improved textures! New effects! Extra stages!Dead or Alive is a series which has deep ties with Sega hardware.The original arcade game from 1996 actually runs on Sega's Model 2 arcade board and got its first domestic port on the Sega Saturn. While it would …
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GladMort: New Kickstarter from JoshProd/PixelHeart!

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 13 days ago

It's been a little under a year since SEGA Dreamcast indie scene stalwart publisher Pixelheart (also known as JoshProd) last released something new for the console, with their most recent release Andro Dunos II finally landing back in July - but  …
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Flashback: How The Kindness Of Sega Saved Nvidia From Going Under

Time Extension about 19 days ago

"There was no reason for him to do it".Nvidia is one of the hottest tech firms of the current era and stands to benefit massively from the incredible interest in the world of AI – which relies on the powerful hardware produced by companies like Nvidia to …
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Orc Face Games: New SEGA Dreamcast Indie Game Publisher from HarleQuest! Developer

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 20 days ago

The Kickstarter for Ross Kilgariff's 3D Dreamcast dungeon crawler HarleQuest! may have launched on April Fool's Day 2023, but it is quite clear from the community hype surrounding it that it is definitely no joke. Back in January, we asked Junkyard readers …
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Grand Theft Auto III Likely Wouldn't Exist Without The Sega Dreamcast

Time Extension about 23 days ago

Here's how Sega's console helped Rockstar find its groove.Back when Grand Theft Auto III was originally released for the PS2, it was a game-changer, popularizing the 3D open-world sandbox and putting its developer Rockstar North firmly on the map.But what …
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Doom 64 Is Getting A Fanmade Port For The Sega Dreamcast

Time Extension about 25 days ago

The port is the work of the OpenLara N64 developer jnmartin84.In the past, we've seen unofficial ports of Doom to the Sega Dreamcast, in the form of nxDoom and Doom for the DC, but the same cannot be said for its 1997 N64 sequel DOOM 64.Fortunately, though …
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This Handy Dreamcast USB Adapter Lets You Use Third-Party Controllers

Time Extension about 27 days ago

Interface options aplenty.A new aftermarket USB adapter is available which allows you to use pads, keyboards and mice with your Dreamcast console.The USB4MAPLE adapter by megavolt85 plugs into your Dreamcast's controller port and lets you use wired and wir …
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Ayaneo brings the power with the Pocket S

Portable Gaming Roundup about 1 month ago

Android devices are driving retro gaming to new heights with a constant raft of specification updates. The new Ayaneo Pocket S is the latest example, packing a six-inch 1440p borderless IPS screen, a Snapdragon G3x second-generation processor, improved coo …
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Evercade announces Giga Carts for bigger collections

Portable Gaming Roundup about 1 month ago

Evercade's recent road map reveal for 2024 was pretty much a blank slate, and with a slightly down-on-the-numbers look compared to previous years. One thing that will be bigger is the size of the games.  That's as the brand has figured out how to brin …
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Ex-Sega Composer Richard Jacques On Headhunter, The First Game Score Recorded At Abbey Road

Time Extension about 1 month ago

"We didn't want to do anything substandard".Richard Jacques is a name that will need little introduction to any long-standing Sega fan.The Ivor Novello Award-winning, GRAMMY and BAFTA-nominated composer joined Sega Europe in the '90s to work as the in-hous …
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Hands On: Xeno Crisis On SNES Really Is A Dream Come True

Time Extension about 1 month ago

Room clear!When UK studio Bitmap Bureau began its noble quest to get Xeno Crisis on every system imaginable – including Neo Geo, Dreamcast, GameCube and N64 – it became something of a running joke that the SNES, one of the most popular classic consoles …
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Anbernic Announces The RG28XX With Game Boy-Style Colourway

Time Extension about 1 month ago

Capable of playing PSP and Dreamcast.Emulation hardware specialist Anbernic has just announced another handheld device (thanks, Retro Dodo).Entitled the RG28XX, this particular piece of hardware uses a horizontal format and would appear to offer the same a …
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ININ Games Teamed Up With Fans For Its Rainbow Cotton Remake

Time Extension about 1 month ago

The game releases on modern platforms next month.ININ Games' remake of Rainbow Cotton is scheduled to release next month across PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One in what will mark its first-ever English-language release.However, what you might no …
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Review: C-Smash VRS (Quest 3) - Superb Cosmic Smash Successor Goes Cable-Free

Time Extension about 1 month ago

Have a blast.We can still recall how utterly shocked we were when we first heard that Sega's Cosmic Smash was getting a VR-flavoured revival. The Dreamcast original was the most cult of cult classics, and the sheer notion of it being revisited with a moder …
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Ninja Action Game 'Shadow Gangs Zero' Heading To Neo Geo, Dreamcast, & Sega Mega Drive

Time Extension about 1 month ago

In addition to Steam, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and Nintendo Switch.JKM Corp, the developer behind the Ninja action game Shadow Gangs, has revealed that it will be releasing its next title Shadow Gangs Zero for the Neo Geo, Sega Dreamcast, Sega Mega Drive / Ge …
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Let's Take a Look at Replacement Dreamcast VMU Shells - Kickstarter from VGNYsoft

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 1 month ago

 Back on the 14th of March, VGNYsoft (aka Videogamesnewyork) launched their Kickstarter for replacement Dreamcast VMU (Visual Memory Unit) shells. These new VMU shells are formed of five parts, will be injection moulded, and available in a variety of …
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Top 12 Disney Games on the Sega Dreamcast

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 1 month ago

The Sega Dreamcast's short lifespan (relatively speaking) didn't lend itself to a large number of "big" licenses coming to the console. Alongside Sega's own franchises, we received a third-party lineup that was - again, relative to other consoles - not hug …
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C-Smash VRS Is Getting A Non-VR Version For PS5

Time Extension about 1 month ago

Coming late Summer 2024.The publisher RapidEyeMovers announced yesterday that it will be bringing a new, non-VR version of its low-gravity squash game C-Smash VRS to the PS5 (thanks VGC!).C-Smash VRS, in case you've never heard of it, is a modern reimagini …
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Dreamcast Shmup Triggerheart Exelica Is Getting A Western Release For Switch & PC

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Was previously released on Switch in Japan in December 2023.Update #2 : Cosmia Machia's rerelease of Triggerheart Exelica finally has a worldwide release date (as spotted by Gematsu).As you may already know, the game was previously released for the Nintend …