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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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Cronela's Mansion Is A Maniac Mansion Style Point 'N Click Coming To Retro Machines

Time Extension about 10 days ago

Including NES, SNES, GBA, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, PC, and Switch.We're huge fans of point-and-click adventure games here at Time Extension, with Lucasfilm Games' Maniac Mansion ranking high on the list of our favourite games in the genre. So when we le …
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The Sword Of Stone Is A New Narrative Adventure For Your Sega Game Gear

Time Extension about 13 days ago

It will be available to pre-order soon via the publisher 2Minds.If you've been looking for a reason to get your Sega Game Gear out of storage, then you may be in luck, as the publisher 2Minds has revealed that it will soon be accepting pre-orders for a new …
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Feature: FPGA Vs Software Emulation - Which Is Best? We Asked Four Experts To Find Out

Time Extension about 18 days ago

Which option should you choose in 2024?Once upon a time, if you wanted to play a retro game without using the original hardware, then your only option was software-based emulation. These emulators would be coded for platforms such as Windows, Linux or Andr …
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New Open-Source N64 Flash Cart Imitates One Of Nintendo's Most Expensive Failures

Time Extension about 18 days ago

"SummerCart64 employs features not available in other N64 flashcarts".A new open-source N64 flash cart has arrived on the scene, and it promises to offer a viable alternative to those already available on the market.Created by Mateusz Faderewski – who go …
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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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PS1 Exclusive Crash Bandicoot Gets Ported To Sega Saturn

Time Extension about 20 days ago

"Bringing Crash Bandicoot to Sega's 32-bit console is quite a challenge".Modder and homebrew developer Frogbull has ported PS1-exclusive Crash Bandicoot to the Sega Saturn.If the name seems familiar, it's because Frogbull has previously ported Metal Gear S …
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Linux • OpenBOR for MiSTer

MISTerFPGA about 22 days ago

I have ported OpenBOR v3.0 Build 3743 for the MiSTer platform. The motivation behind this port was for my daughter to enjoy some Sailor Moon homebrew games from when I was actively involved in the OpenBOR development scene on our 29" Candy Arcade Cabinet …
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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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The Game Creation Kit 'Scorpion Engine' Adds Neo Geo Support

Time Extension about 26 days ago

The engine also supports Amiga, Amiga CD32, and Mega Drive / Genesis.If you happen to play a lot of new homebrew games, then you've probably come across at least one project over the last year that has been built using the Scorpion Engine.The popular video …
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You Can Now Unbrick Any Sony PSP

Time Extension about 1 month ago

"Turn your worthless brick into your precious handheld device".The Sony PlayStation Portable was a fantastic handheld during its active lifespan, but it's arguably an even more exciting one today thanks to the fact that it's so easy to hack it with custom …

Software • A good terminal emulator?

Tatung Forum about 1 month ago

I'm not sure when I developed a masochistic need to "keep things authentic" and avoid sensible solutions like goteks, but now with a homebrew serial cable and EinTrans happily running under Wine in Windows 98 mode I am able to create some disks for my Alb …
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SNES Port Of 2000 Freeware RPG Mysterious Song Is Finally Nearing Completion

Time Extension about 1 month ago

Based on Darkness Ethereal's DOS release from 2000.Homebrew developer Rafael Daniel has revealed that a SNES port of Darkness Ethereal's 2000 DOS freeware release Mysterious Song is nearing completion.The game has previously been ported to the NEC TurboGra …
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The PSP Homebrew Developer Conference Returns This Week

Time Extension about 2 months ago

On Saturday, April 6th.The organizers behind the PSP Homebrew Developer Conference (PSPHDC) have announced that this year's event will take place later this week on Saturday, April 6th, at 6pm UST/2pm EST (thanks Wololo.net).The event, in case you've heard …
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Has This Indie Dev Completely Maxed Out The Genesis / Mega Drive?

Time Extension about 2 months ago

"Sega Genesis Blast Processing MAXED OUT ???".Indie and homebrew developer Shannon Birt has just shown off a tech demo for the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive which shows the original hardware being pushed to utterly insane limits.The footage – which isn't a g …
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This $15 Device Takes GameCube Online So You Can Play Mario Kart And Zelda With Other People

Time Extension about 2 months ago

ETH2GC is an open-source revolution.Like its rivals the PS2 and Xbox, the GameCube had the ability to go online – although it didn't get the kind of software support to make this an entirely worthwhile venture. Due to this, the official GameCube Broadban …
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Duck Hunt Gets Pocket-Sized Demake For The Game Boy

Time Extension about 2 months ago

The NES classic reimagined for Game Boy.If you've ever wondered what it might have looked like if Nintendo had made a version of its 1984 shooter Duck Hunt for the Nintendo Game Boy, then you need to look no further than Duck Hunt GB — a new homebrew gam …

WTB Videopac Homebrews and 46

Videopac.nl about 2 months ago

Hello I'm trying to find some Homebrews I am missing. Any help would be appreciated!- [ ] Interpol 61- [ ] Clay pigeon 62- [ ] Spider man 65- [ ] Play tag 69- [ ] Terra hawks 2 (70)- [ ] Blob- [ ] Baseball +- [ ] Killer bees plusI'm also look... …

Nintendo 64 (N64) • Using libdragon to compile hacks/homebrew?

MISTerFPGA about 2 months ago

This could be a bit of a longshot, but thought I’d ask…I’ve recently discovered some romhacks/homebrew for N64 listed here: https://n64squid.com/ For some of these, you have to compile them from source (such as Wolfenstein 64, Commander Keen, and Fi …
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Genesis / Mega Drive Getting A New Run-And-Gun Called 'The Cursed Legacy'

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Another indie title on the way.Indie developers Broke Studio and GGS Studio Creation are following up on their Genesis / Mega Drive action platformer The Cursed Knight with The Cursed Legacy, a game which mixes run-and-gun mechanics with some unique 2D gam …
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"Arguably The Most Powerful Xbox Modchip" Is In Development, Will Cost $7

Time Extension about 2 months ago

"It's looking incredibly promising!".A new Xbox modchip is in development which promises to be one of the most powerful options on the market – as well as one of the cheapest.Modchips allow users of classic consoles to perform all kinds of cool tasks, su …
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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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The Original Metroid Is Being Recreated On The Game Boy

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Via the ROM hack 'M2NES: Zebes Revisited'.Homebrew developer LOO-E is porting the original NES Metroid to the Game Boy, it has been revealed.M2NES: Zebes Revisited is actually a ROM hack which is built on the framework of Metroid II: Return of Samus, a Gam …
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Rare SNES Game 'Dottie Flowers' Is Now Available To Download For Free

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Was previously limited to 100 physical copies.We recently reported on homebrew developer Goldlocke's efforts to create a new SNES game, a feat which cost him 600 hours and $2,370 USD – only for him to give the game away in small quantities for free."I lo …