Rumour: Could we soon be looking for sailors on the PSP?
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, News, Sony PSP, Video. Tagged with Dreamcast.
According to Joystiq a new Dreamcast emulator for the PSP is capable of running such high spec DC games as Shenmue.
However, while this is all potentially great news for Sega Nerds and Dreamcast lovers worldwide, right now the emulator isn’t exactly running at a playable speed.
“NullDC PSP” (based off the PC emulator, NullDC), is able to run Shenmue… at about 1-2fps, and is said to have load times of up to 30 minutes. Not seconds, but minutes! Making it literally unplayable.
It also has some pretty obvious graphical errors, if you take a look at the above video, you can see Ryo running up the hill towards his house. But chances are he won’t be able to see you, or anyone else, not only because he is a computer generated being - but also he has no head!
While this could easily be true, I’m filling this under “rumour” for now, just in case - as you can never be too careful with emulator videos these days ;o)
[Source: Joystiq via Pocketgamer]
Kotaku asks Simon Jeffery the generic E3 questions - receives usual answers
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Interviews, News, Video. Tagged with Dreamcast, Shenmue III, Simon Jeffery.
Gaming events are great fun aren’t they?
You get to see some videos/screenshots of new games, hear developers talk about upcoming projects and get to read some interesting interviews… and watch as the world goes crazy, speculating at some mad new inventions and hearing wild rumours.
It’s always the same, and this year was no different - with the typical rumours of Shenmue III, springing up a couple of months ago. It’s something as gamers we just have to put up with.
But in all honesty I wouldn’t change it for the world! It gets frustrating, sure, and I’m confident developers hate getting asked the same questions. But really, it wouldn’t be the same without the rumours or typical questions being asked “Will they? Won’t they?”
Simon Jeffery: iPhone “playing Dreamcast quality games”
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, News, iPhone/iPod. Tagged with Dreamcast.
From what we have seen of Super Monkey Ball on the iPhone, it looks very good. But would you say it looks as good as a Dreamcast game?
Well Simon Jeffery, Sega of America President, seems to think so.
In a recent interview with Kotaku, Simon talks about the company’s joy with how the iPhone turned out, and how well it runs games, especially compared to other phones:
“It’s everything that the N-Gage wasn’t as a gaming device,†he said. “Why people play those crappy games on their mobile phones, I’ll never understand. But the iPhone changes that completely. You’re playing Dreamcast quality games on this tiny little device. It’s pretty impressive.
What could this mean for the future of Sega game releases? Well Simon might have given Sega’s next move away, as he continued the interview…
The History of the Dreamcast - parts 1 & 2
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Retro, Sony PlayStation 2, Video. Tagged with Dreamcast.
I saw part one of “The History of the Dreamcast,” by The Gaming Historian - aka Norman Caruso randomly, about a month or so ago.
Rather than post up the first part on its own, I decided to wait it out for part two to arrive and bring you guys the full thing. You see, while “Mr. G Historian” does not cover the full ins and outs of the Dreamcast’s life, the videos do serve as a beautiful tribute to one of the best-loved (among Sega Nerds at least) consoles of all time.
Just in case - the Dreamcast checklist
Posted by Chris. Filed under Chris, North America. Tagged with Dreamcast.
Several years ago when the Dreamcast was still the apple in many a gamer’s eye, Sega released a really handy checklist for every commercially released Dreamcast title in the United States.
We actually had it available on our former site, Dreamcaster’s Realm, and many people enjoyed the download, so I offer it to you again in full-PDF glory - just right-click and save-as on the image above to download the file.
I put forth this question to you, our dear readers, how many of the games on the checklist can you mark off?
Sega tribute videos: Don’t stop me now
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Retro, Video. Tagged with Dreamcast, Master System, MegaDrive.
Yeah there are plenty of Sega Nerd/fan videos out there these days. But every once in a while you find the odd one which sticks out.  They can bring back lots of emotional memories, make you happy to be a Sega Nerd, and just plain look good!
This is one video which stuck out for me. I love the use of music - especially how it is incorporated into the video at the start (you’ll see), and it all seems to fit so well. My only (minor) complaint would be the ending, it’s a bit weird - but still very much Sega related.
And before anyone here comments, I should point out, this video was actually made by one of our own Sega Nerd members here - Sega Uranus! I’d just like to say congrats, and thanks to Sega Uranus, for an excellent video. Cheers.
Enjoy!
Sega Commercial Saturday: SegaNet
Posted by Chris. Filed under Chris, Video. Tagged with Dreamcast, Sega Commercial Saturday, SegaNet.
I’m finally back from my two-week hiatus and am pleased to bring you another addition to the Sega Commercial Saturday lineup. This week, we’re taking a look at Sega of America’s commercial for SegaNet, its online service for the Dreamcast that officially launched Sept. 10, 2001, about two years after the Dreamcast launched in North America.
I actually remember watching this commercial when it aired. I, and I’m sure many other Dreamcast owners, were so excited about finally taking their Dreamcasts online at the time that I nearly shat myself upon witnessing its greatness.
What makes this commercial so awesome today is that it retains the great feeling of the Genesis and Saturn era commercials, while also being a bit bittersweet. You know those horribly sad commercials where you see a home video of a cute little kid playing in the backyard only to realize that baby Janice was killed by a drunk driver? Yeah, it’s kinda like watching one of those but seeing all your favorite Dreamcast characters running around before they met their untimely end.
New Dreamcast game coming this July
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, News, Video. Tagged with Dreamcast.
A brand new Dreamcast title is coming our way, and if like me, you can’t read the font too well on the image above, the game’s name is DUX (I had to double check).
The game is being developed by a new team, HUCAST, which is made up of former members from NG: Dev Team, creators of Last Hope. Like a fair few Dreamcast games, since Sega went 3rd party, this is going to be a scrolling shooter.
Yeah, I know, you guys are probably sick of hearing about shooting games for the Dreamcast by now. But I’m just happy to hear about new software still being made on a professional level for the system. Plus the title is actually looking very good!
More details (including video) after the break.
New Dreamcast demo with magazine
Posted by Graham. Filed under Europe, G, News, Retro. Tagged with Dreamcast, RedSpotGames.
German gaming magazine “Retro” is sporting a new demo for upcoming Dreamcast game, Wind & Water: Puzzle Battles. Ok it’s not one of the biggest gaming magazines out there, but it’s still on the front of a magazine, and that’s something.
The game is being developed by Yuan Works and published by RedSpotGames - famed for publishing the scrolling shooter, Last Hope on the Dreamcast a couple of years ago. Wind & Water was originally announced for both the Dreamcast and GP2X, but was released first, as a retail game, on the GP2X.
IGN re-writes Sonic history
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Retro, Sonic. Tagged with Dreamcast, IGN, Shadow.
We can all make mistakes, and as a result we try not to berate fellow journalists, or game sites here too much on Sega Nerds, unless we feel they really need to have a good kick up the arse, or maybe a little educating. And in this case perhaps both need to be applied.
While one, keen-eyed, Sega Nerd was browsing IGN, looking at the old Sonic Adventure 2 review, he clicked on the character biography link for Shadow the Hedgehog (let’s call that a moment of madness on his part).
Amongst the small blurb about who Shadow is, and what role he plays within the game, IGN has some ‘Quotes’ from the character and small pieces of ‘Trivia.’
“Trivia: Shadow the Hedgehog was supposedly supposed to be Sega’s original mascot, however, they scrapped him in favor of Sonic, it was not until the release of Sonic Adventure that they reached back into their files to pull out Shadow as Sonic’s nemesis for Sonic Adventure 2″
What?! Shadow the Hedgehog was supposed to be Sega’s original mascot?