Sega Dreamcast Heroes - From 9.9.99 till Now The Challenge Will Always be There!

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Castlevania: Resurrection prototype for Dreamcast unearthed after 22 years



Back when the SEGA Dreamcast came out, there were a lot of games that never got actual releases.
Over the years some of these games leaked and fans have been able to experience “what could have been”.
Now, 22 years after its initial reveal, Castlevania: Resurrection for Dreamcast has finally had its prototype leaked to a French Dreamcast preservation website.


Article : http://segabits.com/blog/2021/04/05/castlevania-resurrection-prototype-for-dreamcast-unearthed-after-22-years/

Compilation of Unreleased Dreamcast games published by "Sega Dreamcast Info"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpYAhLn9Ats

Agartha Dreamcast : 0:00
Castlevania : Resurrection Dreamcast : 1:06
Geist Force Dreamcast : 2:23
Half Life Dreamcast : 3:23
Official Megadrive Emulator for Dreamcast : 4:25
Propeller Arena Dreamcast : 5:25
Scud Race Dreamcast Tech Demo : 6:37

Link : https://en.sega-dreamcast-info-games-preservation.com/mes-unreleased-dreamcast-in%C3%A9dits

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Damn, Agartha looked beautiful. I'm imagine it was an adventure treasure hunting game like Tomb Raider but perhaps with some survival elements.. though survival games did not had a well known scene back then so Agartha might had been Sega's idea for a Tomb Raider answer.

Dunno much about Castlevania but it looks good. Reminds me of that N64 game I only played a bit of.

I imagine Geist Force was Sega's "answer" to StarFox.

I played a lot of Half-Life, so dunno how to comment that.

I wonder how that Emulator would of worked? Like, would it come with some sort of cartridge port?

I guess a generic dogfighting game? I dunno enough about planes to comment. Though would of been cool if the Tornado was an unlockable plane.

If I had to guess, Scud Racer would of probably been a cross between Daytona USA and F-Zero.

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Bub Braves Sega HQ?! : SEGA x Taito (English subs)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJN5vQSH7cQ

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Damn, Agartha looked beautiful. I'm imagine it was an adventure treasure hunting game like Tomb Raider but perhaps with some survival elements.. though survival games did not had a well known scene back then so Agartha might had been Sega's idea for a Tomb Raider answer.

Indeed. The title alone isn't interesting, but the game turned out to be cool.

I wonder how that Emulator would of worked? Like, would it come with some sort of cartridge port?

I think the emulator was first meant to be used by SEGA themself.
The one in SEGA Smash Pack.
But then came out the idea,
since it could be used to play other Mega Drive games too,
then why not showing them to third party companies?
In case they wanted to make their own (officially released) Smash Pack
(Capcom Smash Pack, Namco Smash Pack, Taito Smash Pack, etc)

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SEGA Talk Podcast #64: D2 (1999) Kenji Eno Retrospective

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htb9JdeEcrQ
 

George and Barry finish up their retrospective on Kenji Eno by talking about Real Sound, D2 and what Kenji Eno was up to before his death.
Sit back, grab some popcorn and lets D2 it!

Article : http://segabits.com/blog/2021/02/19/sega-talk-podcast-64-d2-1999-kenji-eno-retrospective/

Kenji Eno Broke New Ground for Video Games

Eno's use of limited edition runs was unheard of in Japan at the time.
“There's a disconnect between Japanese developers and fans in the ‘90s … and it was uncommon for developers to interact with fans,” explains George Perez, founder of SEGABits.

Article : https://www.wired.com/story/kenji-eno-retrospective/

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First 4 Figures - Ivy (SoulCalibur) Statue Reveal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX27Dus4o9A

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Famitsu Review Scores Issue 1719 : "Illmatic Envelope Swamp + Radirgy Swag" (Switch)





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1U97mgOSrk

Radirgy was a shoot 'em up video game developed by MileStone Inc. and released for the Sega NAOMI arcade platform in 2005 and ported in 2006 to Dreamcast.
Illmatic Envelope was a vertical shmup initially released for the NAOMI arcade system by Milestone in 2008.
"Illmatic Envelope Swamp + Radirgy Swag" planned to be released for Nintendo Switch on Nov 18, 2021

Article : https://www.gematsu.com/2021/11/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1719

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Ruby Heart: the lost Darkstalker... OR IS SHE??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SZIh1yHeU8

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SEGA Talk #83: Dreamcast Controllers (1998)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-EOdPHF0-4

On this special SEGA Talk Podcast we will be talking all things Dreamcast controller related including prototypes, variant rare controllers, 3rd party controllers, and even look into the future into the “ultimate Dreamcast controller” being developed!
Support us on Patreon! Get early access, tell us what games to cover, and have your SEGA memories read at the end and more!

Article : http://segabits.com/blog/2021/11/12/sega-talk-83-dreamcast-controllers-1998/

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Record Of Lodoss War: Deedlit In Wonder Labyrinth Is Coming To Switch This Year

PLAYISM and WSS Playground have confirmed that this title will arrive on the eShop globally on 16th December, with the physical edition scheduled for January 2022.
A 2D Metroidvania-style game developed under the supervision of Ryo Mizuno, depicting the story of Deedlit and the events leading up to Record of Lodoss War: Diadem of the Covenant. Use a variety of weapons and spirit powers to unravel the mystery of the labyrinth.

Article : https://www.sonicstadium.org/2021/11/wildbrain-announces-another-round-of-hiring-for-sonic-prime/
Steam version : https://store.steampowered.com/app/1203630/Record_of_Lodoss_WarDeedlit_in_Wonder_Labyrinth/

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Yuji Naka Killed "Dreamcast's Star Fox" (Geist Force), Says Former Sega Producer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DTULx8RvME

The game in question is Geist Force, a Star Fox-style on-rails shooter which was first shown at E3 1998, prior to the Dreamcast's release in Japan.
The game was intended to be a launch title for North America, and prior to Subotnick's recent revelation, was believed to have been cancelled due to a lack of confidence in the game, missed deadlines and disagreements within the development team.
According to Subotnick, this isn't the whole picture.

Article : https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/12/yuji-naka-killed-dreamcasts-star-fox-says-former-sega-producer

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Reicast (Dreamcast Emulator) has been Discontinued by Its Creator

"Reicast was a dreamcast emulator (2013 - 2021), derived from the nullDCe codebase
Reicast was maintained by Stefanos Kornilios Mitsis Poiitidis, and received several contributions from other developers over its lifetime
Reicast is now discontinued, due to large part on the libretro drama/fork of 2019, general community toxicity around emudev and open source, lack of interested developers and a wish on skmp's part to move on with other projects in his life.
We hope we brought you back fond memories, and/or that you got to experience the magic of the Dreamcast through this project
There are several other actively developed Dreamcast Emulation projects, with at least one of them a derivative of Reicast, which you can use."

Cheers, ~skmp

Link : https://reicast.com/

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Shadow Man Remastered Appears To Be Releasing On Switch eShop on Mid January

The official Nintendo game page says it'll be launching next month on January 17th or 18th, depending on your location.
And it will set you back $19.99 USD or your regional equivalent.

Article : https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/12/shadow-man-remastered-appears-to-be-releasing-on-switch-eshop-next-month
Link of Steam version : https://store.steampowered.com/app/1413870/Shadow_Man_Remastered/
Link of Dreamcast vesion : https://segaretro.org/Shadow_Man

[Mystic Monkey]

Yuji Naka Killed "Dreamcast's Star Fox" (Geist Force), Says Former Sega Producer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DTULx8RvME

Article : https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/12/yuji-naka-killed-dreamcasts-star-fox-says-former-sega-producer

Honestly, it probably for the best. Yuji Naka probably took one look at it and said "We're really resorting to ripping off Star Fox?"
Honestly Panzer Dragoon is the better "answer" to the Star Fox series.

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Honestly, it probably for the best. Yuji Naka probably took one look at it and said "We're really resorting to ripping off Star Fox?"
Honestly Panzer Dragoon is the better "answer" to the Star Fox series.

Canceling the game is one thing,
but the way he treated the team who made it was really disappointing.