Faster Than Speed: A closer look at the Atomiswave Need for Speed:...
Alongside the recently coveredMaximum Speed, Sammy's 2004 street racing title Faster Than Speed represents one of only two racing titles released for the Atomiswave arcade platform. Faster Than Speed...
View ArticleCosmic Smash in VR or something
Cosmic Smash is set to 'return' to consoles in February 2023. I emphasise 'return' because Cosmic Smash is a game few people outside Japan ever really got to play; and the usual (predictable) swarm of...
View ArticleDreamcast Racing Wheels - An Overview
The Dreamcast is something of a haven for racing game fans – between Crazy Taxi, Daytona USA 2001, Ferrari F355 Challenge, Sega Rally 2 and OutRun, it’s home to many of the greatest arcade racers ever...
View ArticleHands on with C-Smash VRS
You may recall a recent post here at the Junkyard in which I was somewhat apathetic towards Cosmic Smash, the painfully stylish retro-futuristic squash-cum-Breakout NAOMI port that graced the Dreamcast...
View ArticleThe World's SMALLEST Dreamcast Games!
The Dreamcast's GD-ROM format was a strange beast, being ever so slightly bigger than a CD-ROM but nowhere close to the capacity of the impending, mighty DVD-ROM. Packing in 1GB per disc, a majority of...
View ArticleDaytona USA 2001 is due to be Playable Online on the Dreamcast for the First...
To say that online multiplayer was a central pillar of the Dreamcast brand would be an understatement. From day one it was touted as a standout feature, placed front and centre of most of the big...
View ArticleLet’s take a look at Fusion DC Magazine
All of the old school Dreamcast fans, those who have been appreciating Sega's last great punt at home gaming hardware since the late 90s, are starting to get old. It's true. Long gone are the days...
View ArticleSamba de Amigo Ver. 2000 has been Converted into English
Samba de Amigo is that monkey game with the maracas. What that rather inelegant opening serves to say, is that Samba de Amigo needs no introduction. Not only is it beloved by Dreamcast fans for its...
View ArticleMiLE HiGH TAXi: A Hovercab Homage to Crazy Taxi (Review)
If you ever yearn for the spirit of Sega’s creative heyday, you needn’t look much further than the present. The spirit of that era continues to live on through modern Dreamcast releases from publishers...
View ArticleHarleQuest! - A new 3D Dreamcast Game launches on Kickstarter!
A game that I know myself and the other members of the Junkyard team have definitely been excited for is HarleQuest!, which started its life as a prototype called Dungeon Ross for a Global Game Jam...
View ArticleRadirgy De Gojaru! - Radirgy's Terrible 3DS Spinoff
Ah, Radirgy. One of a handful of high-quality shoot 'em ups developed by MileStone Inc.to grace the Dreamcast in Japan, Radirgy boasts a colourful cel-shaded anime style, and a ridiculous plot that...
View ArticleA Dreamcast Christmas Tree Ornament from Hallmark has been Revealed!
They say that Christmas comes earlier each year. Well, Hallmark (America) seem to be determined to move it to as early as April, because they just announced their upcoming 2023 Keepsake tree ornaments...
View ArticleWitching Hour: Indie Horror on the Dreamcast?
I could hear the wind and rain lashing at my bedroom window, like a cruel temptress in the night, wailing its cries of anguish through the tempest. I hunkered down, my hands shivering with cold and the...
View ArticleRent-A-Hero No. 1 has been Translated into English for Dreamcast!
The beauty of the Dreamcast is that when you think you've played everything the console has to offer, something new lands in your lap. These days, that often comes in the form of a brand new indie...
View ArticleDreamcast: Year Two shipping, HarleQuest! funded, Phantasy Star Collection,...
Pixel art credit: Xtreme RetroSpring is now well and truly upon us here in the UK. My central heating has finally been switched off, the nights are drawing out, and the air is alive with the sounds of...
View ArticleThe Retro Hour welcomes DCJY
We are excited to announce that we were recently invited to guest on The Retro Hour podcast, and the episode (number 377) has gone up online today! If you’re in retro gaming circles then you’re...
View ArticleStick It to the Man: Playing Games That Aren’t Fighters With the Dreamcast...
As with everything Dreamcast, the official arcade stick is something I have noticed has increased in price in the last so many years. Having been looking to add a second stick to my setup, I've...
View Article10,000 Twitter Follower Competition - Win Andro Dunos 2 and a DCJY T-Shirt!
Jumping on to Twitter in 2013, The Dreamcast Junkyard has enjoyed ten years of tweeting about all kinds of Dreamcast-related nonsense. Over the years, we've had many funny moments running the account,...
View ArticleLet’s take a look at the Sega Sports 2K1 Bible Editions
An actual book on the coffee table.The Sega Sports 2K series is probably a lesser discussed set of games here on the Junkyard blog due to our predominantly UK-centric staff. The series formed a key...
View ArticleReview: Tapeworm Disco Puzzle
2022 began much as 2021 ended - with a bumper crop of healthy Dreamcast indie games for us all to enjoy. It seems the answer to the question "what did you do in lockdown" for many in the scene was...
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