Let's Play What's Shenmue
In this mini-version of the game we play as series protagonist Ryo Haruki as we try and investigate the whereabouts of Yukawa-san, then Sega’s Managing Director, in the mean-streets of Doubt. Yet, why...
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New Dreamcast Title in Development
Another month and another game gets announced for our beloved system, only *shock* this time it is not a shooter or another 16-bit platformer rehash, but a visual novel title in the vein of...
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New Dreamcast Game Found - Millennium Racer: Y2K Fighters !
Wipeout-esque racing game Millennium Racer: Y2K Fighters didn't set the world on fire when it released in 1999 on PC, but it actually turns out the game was also intended for release on our beloved...
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Community Challenge!
Think you are good at Dreamcast, or just looking for a fun chance to delve into one of your favourite old games? Then please join us for our monthly Dreamcast challenge in which you have the chance to...
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DreamPod - Episode 48 Featuring DC Gaga
On Sunday night, I had the pleasure of talking with Tom and Ross over at The Dreamcast Junkard about all things Dreamcast. We talked about life and game collecting in the Land of the Rising Sun. Other...
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Moving Country, Working for the Enemy, & Flogging the Lot
I was born in Britain — but left the country in the early 00's to pursue my dream of living in land of Shenmue. I've lived exactly half my life in Japan, and never experienced life as an adult in the...
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Soaring Dreamcast prices....
Any Dreamcast collector worth their salt is all too aware that the price of collecting for the system, and retro gaming in general, has taken off in the last few years like a crystal meth induced...
View ArticleDREAMCASTGAGA PLAYS DE LA JET SET RADIO
Me and my mate Chris had a bit of fun playing some De La Jet Set Radio and reminiscing about old times in Japan. Check out the video here for Chris' snidey remark at the end....😅
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Dreamcast games for 2018!
Happy New Year Dreamcasters! Holy cow, it's 2018 and the Dreamcast is still rocking. In fact, there are still are festive sprinkle of titles in the pipeline, for what is the Dreamcast's 20th year....
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Densha De Go!2 Kousokuhen 3000 ban dai (電車でＧＯ！２ 高速編３０００番台)
I am sure Densha De Go 2 is a game many gamers will dismiss due to its odd concept, abstruse controls and rather dated visuals. Besides, operating a train doesn’t sound like something that makes for a...
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Passion Projects - Sega Dreamcast: The Ultimate Collectors Guide
Nostalgia is a funny thing isn't it, I sometimes wonder why we pay so much attention to a video gaming system that many would say was obsolete twenty years ago. Yet, we do it as it takes us back to...
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Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) - Issue #0 (September 1999)
Growing up in the UK there were a fair amount of Dreamcast magazines to choose from. I flip-flopped between DC-UK, and DreamcastMagazine for a time, before finally settling on the one that came with...
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Power Smash Tennis 2 (パワースマッシュテニス
Arriving towards the console's twilight years, Power Smash 2, aka - Virtua Tennis 2 (Europe), aka – Tennis 2k2 (North America) came to the Dreamcast in 2001, and at the time it was a fantastic looking...
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Controllers
Much maligned by some, the standard Dreamcast controller is an evolution of the "Nights" 3D controller released for the Saturn. While the button layout is not ideal for many of the beat-em ups on the...
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Famitsu Dreamcast Special!
The latest edition of Japanese gaming publication Famitsu came with a nice surprise as it dropped through my (virtual)inbox this week - an awesome 21-page feature on the Dreamcast in celebration of the...
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Interview with author of the upcoming "Dreamcast Complete Guidebook"
Ho-ho-ho, so it seems Santa has come a little early this year! I'm sure, most of our readers are aware, but a Japanese Dreamcast fan by the name of Otsuka-san has been dedicating the last few months to...
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ASCII Stick FT
The Dreamcast is one of the greatest systems for fans of 2D fighting games and shooters. Luckily any fan looking to replicate the arcade experience at home has a variety of options to choose from...
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Berserk Millennium Falcon Arc: Chapter of the Flowers of Oblivion (ベルセルク...
The holidays seasons are upon us once again and our favourite white box of tricks has given us some great Christmas titles over the years, from the jolly decorations in Sonic Adventure to the festively...
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Official Dreamcast Magazines
The Official Dreamcast Magazine was a video game magazine published by Dennis Publishing in the United Kingdom between 1999 and 2001. The magazine had a more "lifestyle" approach compared to the other...
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Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) - Issue #1 (November 1999)
The second magazine to be released from Dennis Publishing in the UK, the Official Dreamcast Magazine issue 1 actually skipped a month and was released in October to coincide with the delayed launch of...
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Selling the Dream
While the adverts shown in Europe for the Dreamcast were criticized for their vagueness and poor imitation of the PlayStation’s 90s avant-garde logo focused promotion, the commercials in the USA and...
View ArticleAmazing new Dreamcast Documentary!
Wow, well that wasn't expected. The YouTube channel Archipel has just released a feature-length documentary to coincide with the upcoming 20th anniversary of the SEGA Dreamcast by hitting up some of...
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SHENMUE III REVIEW
Bloody hell, it came out didn’t it! When I first began this blog back in the early-2010s I had would never have imagined we would once again be jumping into Ryo's quest to avenge his murdered father,...
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Is SEGA Releasing The Xbox Series X in Japan?!
Probably not. However, hints of a major announcement from Sega next week have got some people convinced that the Dreamcast 2 or more strictly, a deal that will see Sega take over distribution for the...
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Japanese Dreamcast Games Sales
The Japanese gaming charts spell out what was inherently wrong with the Dreamcast in its home country; it just failed to get enough software off of shelves and into peoples homes after the initial...
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