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

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LightConn, The World's First Wireless Dreamcast Light Gun, Is Getting A Laser-Guided Overhaul

We've already covered Dreamware's excellent VM2 and DreamConn S peripherals for the Sega Dreamcast, but there's one other product the company has produced which we've not touched upon, and that's the LightConn light gun.
In its current form, the LightConn is effectively an upgraded OEM Dreamcast light gun, which uses Bluetooth to connect to the console and is compatible with modern HDTVs via an IR sensor bar (not entirely unlike the way the Wii worked, in fact).
Up to this point, Dreamware has ...

Article : https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/01/lightconn-the-worlds-first-wireless-dreamcast-light-gun-is-getting-a-laser-guided-overhaul

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LightConn, The World's First Wireless Dreamcast Light Gun, Is Getting A Laser-Guided Overhaul



Article : https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/01/lightconn-the-worlds-first-wireless-dreamcast-light-gun-is-getting-a-laser-guided-overhaul

While I knew the Dreamcast Gun, I'm not familiar with LightConn. Is it worth it?

Ever since getting The House of the Dead: Remake on Steam, I did consider getting a lightgun. But I don't play lightgun games that often, and I'd rather if it's a Sega lightgun. Like how Sega collaborates with Retro-Bit to recreate their controllers for modern PC use.

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While I knew the Dreamcast Gun, I'm not familiar with LightConn. Is it worth it?

Ever since getting The House of the Dead: Remake on Steam, I did consider getting a lightgun. But I don't play lightgun games that often, and I'd rather if it's a Sega lightgun. Like how Sega collaborates with Retro-Bit to recreate their controllers for modern PC use.

Well, if you don't play lightgun games that often, I don't think it's worth it.
Better save it for a controller for games that you'd play them often.

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ORDERING PIZZA ON YOUR SEGA DREAMCAST IS VERY CLUNKY INDEED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEMqq7-8K5s

You used to be able to order pizza on the Dreamcast natively, all the way back in 1999. However, the modern Domino’s website doesn’t really work on the ancient Dreamcast browser anymore. The simple fact is that web technology has advanced a long way in the last couple of decades, and Sega didn’t exactly spend a lot of time maintaining a browser on a console that died mere months after its rivals hit the market.
Thus, to place a pizza order on the Dreamcast these days, you need to work within its limitations. [Delux] uses the Dreamcast with the Broadband Adapter to access a PC on the local network via the XDP web browser. That PC is hosting Web Rendering Proxy, a tool which converts complicated modern websites into something a simpler machine can parse. From there, it’s a matter of ...

Article: https://hackaday.com/2026/01/30/ordering-pizza-on-your-sega-dreamcast-is-very-clunky-indeed/

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SONIC WEEKLY: The Sonic Adventure Era w/ AARON LONG

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

Our friend Aaron Long (creator of Sublo and Tangy Mustard; directed on Tuca & Bertie, BoJack Horseman) returns to the show to share thoughts about Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2, and Sonic Heroes. Plus the weekly news and Rings of Saturn, as always!

Article: https://segabits.com/blog/2026/01/26/sonic-weekly-the-sonic-adventure-era-w-aaron-long/

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Well, if you don't play lightgun games that often, I don't think it's worth it.
Better save it for a controller for games that you'd play them often.

True, but I wish The House of the Dead:Remake had a VR mode. Whenever it simulates me actually in the game, or simulate me playing it on an arcade machine. That way, I could have a "virtual" Virtua Gun controller for it.

The closest you can do for that would be Theatre Mode in SteamVR. Where you stand before a big screen where the game is happening and use your VR controllers. But no custom gun for it.

Though, given Steam Frame is on the way, I don't know how much of SteamVR they will change for it. SteamVR was made for the Valve Index and other VR headsets at the time, so I imagine VALVe will update SteamVR for Steam Frame.

>Checks out Dreamware Enterprises.
Ooh, they do have cool Dreamcast-PC controllers. Especially with "official support" for Flycast, which I have been using.
I'm still waiting to see what Retro-Bit has to show for their Dreamcast collab (especially hoping for a Dreamcast Pro Controller), but Dreamware could be my backup if Retro-Bit fails to deliver.

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Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves has won Best Fighting Game 2025 at the Wccftech Awards.






 

Selected by both staff and community votes, the title received high praise from fighting game fans around the world.
Thank you for all your continued support.

Source: https://x.com/wccftech/status/2013975031710192106

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"FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves" has won the "Best Fighting Game" at Algeria Game Awards 2025.






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

Thank you for all your continued support.

Source: https://algeriagameawards.com/

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True, but I wish The House of the Dead:Remake had a VR mode. Whenever it simulates me actually in the game, or simulate me playing it on an arcade machine. That way, I could have a "virtual" Virtua Gun controller for it.

The closest you can do for that would be Theatre Mode in SteamVR. Where you stand before a big screen where the game is happening and use your VR controllers. But no custom gun for it.

Though, given Steam Frame is on the way, I don't know how much of SteamVR they will change for it. SteamVR was made for the Valve Index and other VR headsets at the time, so I imagine VALVe will update SteamVR for Steam Frame.

That would need a different company to do it who's specialize in VR.
I don't think the developer, MegaPixel Studio, have ever made a VR game before.

>Checks out Dreamware Enterprises.
Ooh, they do have cool Dreamcast-PC controllers. Especially with "official support" for Flycast, which I have been using.
I'm still waiting to see what Retro-Bit has to show for their Dreamcast collab (especially hoping for a Dreamcast Pro Controller), but Dreamware could be my backup if Retro-Bit fails to deliver.

Yeah. Dreamware Enterprises've been around since 2010 and most of their products are Dreamcast related.

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SEGA Talk #178: US Box Art Design (1989-2001)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b8-5qwZYQA

In this episode of Sega Talk, we track the radical evolution of SEGA’s North American branding, from the clinical “graph paper” grids of the Master System to the high-tech “black box” era of the Genesis. We dive deep into why Sega abandoned its uniform look for the iconic red-stripe rebrand of the 90s, the switch to the massive plastic long-boxes of the Saturn, and finally, the Dreamcast’s sleek transition from bright orange swirls to the edgy “SegaNet” black. It’s a nostalgic look at how Sega used graphic design as a weapon in the console wars, shifting from a toy company aesthetic to a lifestyle brand that defined a generation.

Article: https://segabits.com/blog/2026/01/23/sega-talk-178-us-box-art-design-1989-2001/

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That would need a different company to do it who's specialize in VR.
I don't think the developer, MegaPixel Studio, have ever made a VR game before.

True. I mean, Haunted Memories would obviously be in VR if that was the case.

(I also noticed that MegaPixel Stusio S.A. has two Steam accounts. Here and here. Why is that?)

Yeah. Dreamware Enterprises've been around since 2010 and most of their products are Dreamcast related.

I hope someone will do a product comparison if Retro-Bit ever release Dreamcast controllers.

I have my doubts over the "Dreamcast Pro Controller", and even if there will be ones, whose to say it won't be for months or years after the regular Dreamcast controllers are released? The Sega Saturn Pro Controller didn't show up until much later on the Sega Saturn page.

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True. I mean, Haunted Memories would obviously be in VR if that was the case.

(I also noticed that MegaPixel Stusio S.A. has two Steam accounts. Here and here. Why is that?)

It's the publisher's mistake.
Sometimes they typed "MegaPixel Studio S. A.", sometimes they typed "MegaPixel Studio S.A."
Silly mistake, but it's kinda annoying since Steam system treated it like they're different.

I hope someone will do a product comparison if Retro-Bit ever release Dreamcast controllers.

I have my doubts over the "Dreamcast Pro Controller", and even if there will be ones, whose to say it won't be for months or years after the regular Dreamcast controllers are released? The Sega Saturn Pro Controller didn't show up until much later on the Sega Saturn page.

I'm  sure Time Extension will make that article later. They love to compare modern retro accesories for a review.

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It's the publisher's mistake.
Sometimes they typed "MegaPixel Studio S. A.", sometimes they typed "MegaPixel Studio S.A."
Silly mistake, but it's kinda annoying since Steam system treated it like they're different.

I hope it gets fixed and merged. I didn't know of these other games until checking MegaPixel's actual website.

I'm  sure Time Extension will make that article later. They love to compare modern retro accesories for a review.

Nice. I'll be sure to check.

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I hope it gets fixed and merged. I didn't know of these other games until checking MegaPixel's actual website.

I remember other game company got messed up too. One uses Ltd. and the other doesn't. I forgot what company though.

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I remember other game company got messed up too. One uses Ltd. and the other doesn't. I forgot what company though.

Well, I hope MegaPixel will bring it up with VALVe. Not that it matters to me much.