RedSpotGames to deliver two new Dreamcast titles
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, News. Tagged with Dreamcast.
That’s right, the system that refuses to die is still beating Death back with whatever it can throw at him. And it’a indie publisher RedSpotGames that is handing the Dreamcast more ammunition in the form of two new titles. Not sure how much longer I can keep this whole ‘fighting death’ thing going for, so I’ll stop now.
RedSpotGames, the company who published Last Hope for the Dreamcast earlier this year, is set to announce the new Dreamcast titles at this year’s Leipzig conference in Germany.
The first title on the (rather short) list is Dalforce, and you probably guessed it. That’s right, this game will be a… Vertical shooter. Hurrah! More Dreamcast shooting games!
Dalforce is set to contain 11 levels, a 4-player mode, unique scoring system, ‘intense’ bullet patterns (whatever that means) and huge bosses. So far no further details about the game have been given, but screenshots and (hopefully) a video should be shown by next week - when the game is due to be shown off for the first time.
Now interestingly enough, I decided to use Wikipedia (anyone who knows me should realise how much I hate that site), and according to Wiki, ‘Dalforce’ is also another name for the ‘Singapore Overseas Chinese Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army’. A small army made up mostly of ethnic Chinese from Singapore, who fought several guerrilla battles against the Japanese forces during World War II.
So I wonder what the game could be about… (link)
Next up we have Wind and Water Puzzle Battles. Now what two types of games do we normally see on the Dreamcast these days? Well we have the shooter, so that leaves… Yup, you guessed it - a puzzle game! (Whoop! Whoop!)
Now to be fair, I joke about this as we do seem to be getting plenty of shooters and puzzle games being made by these small developers. But, honestly, I am actually happy to play them. And I am pretty much just glad to see support still going for the Dreamcast.
WWPB (that’s my abbreviation) is being developed by Yuan Works and is a port of a GP2X title, which is also set to be shown off at Leipzig. But apparently, the Dreamcast version will feature a 4-player mode (as apposed to 2 players on the GP2X) and some special secret characters. I can hardly wait.
Both games are set for release in 2008. Unfortunately, the RedSpotGames official site is down right now, as they are updating it, no doubt to show off these two exciting games. But feel free to constantly check the site here.
[Source: ArcadeRenaissance]
Comments on this article
There have been 8 responses to this article.
Oh Dreamcast! How I miss thee!
Saphion
Posted August 20th, 2007 at 3:03 am.
Last Hope was crap, I can’t believe I paid for it… next time I’ll do the smart thing: download first and buy if you like…
landman
Posted August 20th, 2007 at 5:37 am.
Heh heh. They stopped making XBOX and GCN games. Now its just Dreamcast vs PS2 again. Back to a simpler time…
Jon
Posted August 20th, 2007 at 7:00 pm.
I downloaded Last Hope first and I liked it enough to buy it for £15. Besides, if giving RedSpotGames more money equals them giving us more Dreamcast games, I’m all for it!
The Gagaman
Posted August 21st, 2007 at 11:20 am.
They new to make a new Sega console. Leave it to me!
Sonic
Posted August 24th, 2007 at 1:34 pm.
NerdRoom@WAKEUP.com
Many Nerds won’t be returning. Some old timers I remember from last year, people like
Trenchcoat Mafia, Silk Dragon Shirt, probably won’t be coming back next year.
Spamming blogs I put their names up, immortalizing them, if only until the blog owner
erases everything::::
1. Trenchcoat Mafia
2. Silk Dragon Shirt
3. The Distinguished English Gentleman
4. Beta Nerd, and of course
5. Rosie The Transsexual
Rosie’s original name was just Rosie, due to his rosie cheeks. They shared he has a high
level of knowledge, a tactic the gods employ to create a false sense of security. This of
course is the segment which they dump so many transsexuals into.
I too enjoy irony, and therefore Rosie has now become Rosie The Transsexual.
Who else has a nickname in the NerdRoom?
I’d like to remind you many of the people in the NerdRoom are good men. I hope this is
reflected in what they are allowed to learn and the progress they’re allowed to make.
I’d also like to remind you their predecessors, REAL nerds from a generation ago who fill
the computer swap meet, are WONDERFUL men, and since I likely won’t be going again I want
to remember them as well.
Actually the comparison of the two is a testiment to the devolution of society which will
be used as justification for the Apocalypse:::
Today’s nerds are NOT wonderful men. They grew up with the internet and many consider
pornography as an acceptable vice. They gamble freely, enjoy evil imagry in video games
and engage in sexual pursuits their predicessors never did.
This issue is a microcosim of our deterioration.
NerdRoom@WAKEUP.com
Posted August 27th, 2007 at 4:37 pm.
can you only buy these online im guessing?
Wolvy
Posted August 30th, 2007 at 8:13 pm.
Hey Wolvy,
Most likely the main places you can buy the games will be online - places like PlayAsia.com
But I had heard of some stores in Japan that had Last Hope on sale…. but that’s only really helpful if you live, or are visiting Japan.
Graham
Posted August 31st, 2007 at 1:40 am.