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View ArticleDreamcast 2 'Project Dream' Shuts Down
You may recall that in late 2015 the internet was on fire with rumours of the possibility of a Dreamcast 2 being looked at by Sega. Various outlets reported on the story but we chose to distance...
View ArticleXenocider Kickstarter Cancelled
Well, this sucks monstrous amounts of putrid ass. News has reached us that Retro Sumus' awesome-looking Sin & Punishment/Space Harrier clone has been cancelled with six days to go on the...
View ArticleSix of the Best: eBay Round-Up W/E 5th June 2016
There's been a lot of negative news swirling around the Dreamcast community this week, what with certain projects imploding and certain Kickstarters being cancelled...so allow us to change the topic...
View ArticleDreamPod - Episode 33: Elysian Shadows
[iTunes][Stitcher][Buzzsprout][UK Podcast Directory][YouTube]Music in this episode comes from Elemental Gimmick Gear. You can find Elysian Shadows on YouTube here, and the 'anti-Falco' jpeg image...
View ArticleA Different Type of Football: NFL on Dreamcast
With the Euros just around the corner (for our American readers, that refers to a soccer competition, not piles of European cash...although both definitions have some validity), and with our finger on...
View ArticleA Quick Look at Dolphin Blue
Just like our previous article exploring the history of the Sega Driving Simulator, this began as a sub-section of the upcoming part 4 in our 'Expanding the Dreamcast Collection' series regarding the...
View ArticleSega Katana & Dreamcast Marketing Videos Discovered
Sega recently hit the headlines when an internal video was discovered that showed what it was like to be a tester during the 1990s. This is Sega Test wasn't really intended for public consumption, but...
View ArticleThe Haunting D2 Music Box
D2 is a game that famously never received a PAL release, and the Japanese and NTSC-U versions are highly sought after and represent one of the late developer Kenji Eno's finest moments. While it's true...
View ArticleDCJAM 2016: Dreamcast Homebrew Game Jam Starts September 2016
Are you a homebrew developer? Got an idea for a new Dreamcast game? Then this could be for you. Starting in September 2016 and running until January 2017, DCJAM 2016 is aiming to kick start (excuse the...
View ArticleComposer Spotlight: Philippe Vachey
When writing about video game music, one should start with beloved and favorite games. I'd previously looked at the music of Sonic Adventure, so for my first 'composer spotlight' article, why not look...
View ArticleA Quick Look At Looney Tunes Space Race
When it comes to cartoons, I’d choose Warner Bros’ Looney Tunes over their Disney counterparts any day of the week. The characters and the humour just appeal to me in a much broader sense than anything...
View ArticleHidden Palace Releases Ecco II: Sentinels of the Universe
Well this is pretty incredible news. Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future is widely known to have been given the go ahead for the sequel treatment, and until now the only real evidence of this has...
View ArticleThe Dreamcast Junkyard - Now on Ubuntu Phones and Tablets
Yep, that's right. I'm one of those annoying bores who got themselves a new phone - a Meizu Pro 5 - and can't stop telling people how awesome it is. And I'm also doubly annoying because I opted for one...
View ArticleCompetition: Win a Sealed Copy of Shenmue!
We've teamed up with online store Retroplayers and Shenmue super site TeamYu (or rather, they've teamed up with us...or something) to offer you - yes you - the opportunity to win a brand new and sealed...
View ArticleSigned Ozzfest 2000 Dreamcast Surfaces on eBay
Another remnant from those strange days of early 2000s Dreamcast marketing has come to the fore. It's not widely discussed anymore, but Sega apparently sponsored the 2000 Ozzfest music festival,...
View ArticleEvent: Revival Solstice 2016
The time has come for The Dreamcast Junkyard to once again mobilise its fleet of consoles, monitors, peripherals and games for the betterment of Humankind. This time, we have our sights set on the UK's...
View ArticleDreamPod - Episode 34: FightPod
[iTunes][Stitcher][Buzzsprout][UK Podcast Directory][YouTube]Music in this episode comes from Last Blade 2, Marvel Vs Capcom 2 and Soul Calibur. You can follow Spencer on Twitter here, and find his...
View ArticleDream Trance Rez Vibrator Video Review
The PlayStation 2 famously received a small and slightly odd peripheral in the form of the Rez Trance Vibrator, which was a small USB-powered block that would pulse and shake in time with the music...
View ArticleA Short Film About Life, Love and the Dreamcast
Waiting For A Star (The Last Word - Strength To Dream) is a slightly surreal comedy short created by amateur film maker Daniel Price, and tells the story of a despondent young man who finds meaning...
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