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Turns Out, Spirit of Speed 1937 Isn't Back Online After All

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Update: We've been fooled!Update : Turns out, we've been had! Dreamcast Junkyard has revealed the news post was just an April Fools gag. That'll teach us to double-check the date before posting.We apologize to the dozens of Spirit of Speed fans during this …
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Online Multiplayer discovered in Spirit of Speed 1937!

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 2 months ago

Incredibly, the most infamous racing title on the Dreamcast, Spirit of Speed 1937 - the Dark Souls of racing games itself - had online multiplayer all along, and we had no idea.As many of you know, I have previously spoken to the original Broadsword d …
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10 Very British Games for the Sega Dreamcast

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 2 months ago

The British are an odd bunch. We're not really a country (look we're not, you have to admit it. It's like someone got a bunch of nations together who don't really like each other all that much, told them the same rich pricks are in charge of them all and e …
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Want Crisp HDMI Output From Your Sega Genesis? Check Out The Megaswitch HD

Time Extension about 2 months ago

The first HDMI mod for the Genesis / Mega Drive.HDMI mods for retro consoles are a game-changer. As anyone who has witnessed a Dreamcast or PS2 running via HDMI will attest, this is one retroactive modification which can really make your vintage systems fe …
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Rainbow Cotton Remake Soars Onto PC & Consoles This May

Time Extension about 2 months ago

A new promotional video has also been released.Update : ININ Games has finally revealed the release date for its official remake of the Dreamcast rail shooter Rainbow Cotton (as spotted by the Otaku Authority).According to the announcement, it plans to rel …
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Birdcage Looks Like A Frantic Fusion Of Radiant Silvergun And Ikaruga

Time Extension about 2 months ago

"Sword Action Shooting".We're a bit late to the party on this one, but we've just seen Polygon Bird Games' upcoming Steam shmup Birdcage in action, and we're very impressed indeed.Described as "an arcade-style, vertically scrolling shooter" in which you "s …
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DCJY welcomes SEGA SATURN, SHIRO!

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 2 months ago

 In the most exciting crossover since Jay-Z and Linkin Park did Collision Course, in episode 129 of our podcast, the DreamPod, Brian and Lewis are joined by two stalwarts of both the Sega Saturn and Dreamcast community: SaturnDave and Patrick (TraynoC …
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Jet Set Radio Composer "Would Love" To Work On The New Game

Time Extension about 2 months ago

"I would be very happy to contribute some tracks".Richard Jacques is a name that will be instantly familiar to any self-respecting Sega fan. During his time at Sega Europe, he created music for a wide range of titles, including Sonic R, Shinobi X, Sonic 3D …
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Replacement VMU Shells head to Kickstarter - VGNYsoft give us the Lowdown!

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 2 months ago

 Based out of New York video game boutique Videogamesnewyork, publisher VGNYsoft have been well known in the Dreamcast scene for a long time now for publishing a whole load of indie games stateside for our beloved Sega console. For a list of what they …
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Give Your Dreamcast VMU A Splash Of Colour With These Replacement Shells

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Coming to Kickstarter soon...While there were a few different variants of the Dreamcast VMU (the Godzilla one being a personal favourite of ours), it never felt like Sega really pushed the concept of colourful cases to its limit – and, as a result, the v …
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Dreamcast Is Getting A New (And Unofficial) Star Wars Game

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Inspired by Rogue Squadron.Homebrew developer Frogbull – the same person who got Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy running on the Saturn – has announced that he is making a new Star Wars game for the Dreamcast, entitled Star Wars: Dream Of The Rebelli …
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Star Wars: Dream of the Rebellion - Rogue Squadron Inspired Prototype Playable on Dreamcast!

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 2 months ago

As casual Star Wars fans tie themselves in knots with questions such as "who shot first? Han Solo or Greedo?", homebrew developer Frogbull is asking the real questions. There were three Star Wars games on the Sega Dreamcast; Jedi Power Battles, Demoli …
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JRPG Breath Of Thunder "Unlikely" To Get Funded, So Here's Mighty No. 9 Instead

Time Extension about 2 months ago

"The internet hates my Kickstarter".Sungrand's Jerrel Dulay has admitted that his ambitious multi-platform JRPG Breath of Thunder is unlikely to hit its crowdfunding goal of $30,510 AUD, let alone the other lofty stretch goals intended to secure a release …
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Kickstarter launches for Ambitious Multi-Platform RPG “Breath of Thunder” - includes Dreamcast stretch goal!

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 3 months ago

Update (11/03/2024): Due to online feedback, the creator of this Kickstarter has pulled all the stretch goals for retro systems, including Dreamcast.It must be Dreamcast Kickstarter launch fever recently, as another new Kickstarter campaign was brought to …
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This Dreamcast Controller Full Of Ants Is Your Nightmare Fuel For Today

Time Extension about 3 months ago

...but it has a happy ending.If you've read our previous feature on how gaming hardware is slowly but surely dying, you'll recall that we gave a special shout-out to the creepy crawlies who love to get inside your consoles and make them their home (and cau …
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Fragmented Almanac: Teaser Trailer and an Interview with Developer Roby Provost

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 3 months ago

Last month, the Junkyard office was abuzz with excitement when we caught wind of the news that Fragmented Almanac, a compilation of two eerie narrative-based puzzle games, was soon due to be released by fledgling indie studio ANTIRUINS on our beloved Sega …
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Flea!2 and Super Cambur Origins hit Kickstarter - Dreamcast Versions Available!

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 3 months ago

On this leapiest of days, the Dreamcast indie Gods are smiling upon us. Not one, but two titles have hit Kickstarter today, and they both have Dreamcast ports available. Must be a record. Let's get into them. Flea!2Despite its NES roots, Flea! - …
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Breath of Thunder Kickstarting to Vita and retro consoles

Portable Gaming Roundup about 3 months ago

Kickstarter is still a vital platform for many indie and ambitious developers, with the likes of Mariachi Legends and Ratatan (Patapon but new!) blowing through their stretch goals recently. But any crowdfunding effort seems to need a quirky USP to get goi …
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Anniversary: Power Stone, One Of Capcom's Forgotten Classics, Turns 25 Today

Time Extension about 3 months ago

A real gem.Capcom's arena-based fighting series Power Stone is now 25 years old – it launched on the Sega Dreamcast on February 25th, 1999, and came to arcades in the same month.Positioned as one of the Dreamcast's leading third-party exclusives, Power S …
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The Top 25 Dreamcast Indie Games... Voted by You! (2024 Edition)

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 3 months ago

At the beginning of the year, we put the call out to the community to vote for their favourite indie releases for the Sega Dreamcast, and, as always, you have all responded in a big way! We had more than double the number of respondents than the last time …
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Evercade VS Could Support Analogue Input In The Future

Time Extension about 3 months ago

"Initial work on supporting third-party analogue inputs" has begun.The arrival of N64 games on Evercade has people very excited indeed about the future of the platform, but there's one big issue to note: Evercade lacks analogue control, which is a big part …
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N64 Comes To Evercade - Is Dreamcast Next? "Never Say Never"

Time Extension about 3 months ago

"The tools have been designed to be architecture abstract".Blaze's Evercade family of systems has played host to NES, Mega Drive, SNES, PlayStation, arcade and even Amiga games, but its upcoming Piko Interactive Collection 4 finally adds a format which peo …
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Dreamblade (Dreamcast mini Mod)

Neo Geo Forums about 3 months ago

it's still in early stage, but Dreamblade look already amazing! ... Out Dreamblade, An Awesome 'Dreamcast Mini' Mod "A... 1/4th the size" of a …
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Check Out Dreamblade, An Awesome 'Dreamcast Mini' Mod

Time Extension about 3 months ago

"About 1/4th the size" of a Dreamcast.Sega has yet to announce what its next micro-console will be, but following the launch of the Mega Drive Mini and Mega Drive Mini 2, many people are hopeful it might be a Dreamcast Mini.That might be some way off yet, …
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Feature: Please, Sega, Let's Have A Proper Fantasy Zone Sequel

Time Extension about 3 months ago

With M2 at the helm, if possible.Towards the end of last year, Sega announced that it would be delving into its enviable archives to revive some of its older arcade,16 and 32-bit titles. Fans could scarcely believe it; Shinobi, Streets of Rage, Golden Axe, …