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

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Ed Annunziata wanted to include Ecco Jr and Defender of the Future in his future Ecco project

Caverns of Hope: "Fans of DOTF, a big hope has been born yesterday !
In the Dev Q&A session that happened on June 26, Ed Annunziata confirmed that he was going to talk with SEGA to see if he could bring not only Ecco Jr but also Defender of the Future in his future projects!
If SEGA accepts, this means both Ecco timelines will be finaly back and that we may expect more about the DOTF timeline ! Maybe a potential rebirth of Sentinels of the Universe??? A whole new episode??? We can only hope and dream !"

Source: https://web.facebook.com/cavernsofhope

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AIR is now 65% off on Steam!
Sale ends on July 10, 2026.

Summer stretches on endlessly. Beneath the vast blue sky. Beneath the air in which she awaits— AIR, the second game released by visual novel studio Key, is now available on Steam! Now featuring the side story novel, "First Sky Chapter" and full voice support! 

Link : https://store.steampowered.com/app/2983250/AIR/

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Kimi ga Nozomu Eien is now 30% off on Steam!
Sale ends on July 10, 2026.

This legendary visual novel left fans emotionally wrecked for days after its release, and two decades later, its rollercoaster storyline still captivates hearts. Experience the romance that shook a generation!

Link : https://store.steampowered.com/app/1777440/Kimi_ga_Nozomu_Eien_Enhanced_Edition/

[Mystic Monkey]

That layout's designed for VS fighting games, especially Street Fighter series.
One of the reasons why Mega Drive controller changed their 3 buttons to 6 buttons ... to accomodate Street Fighter games because Street Fighter II was really that BIG at time!



X,Y,Z : weak punch, medium punch, strong punch
A,B,C : weak kick, medium kick, strong kick
 
In Japan, most of Capcom fighting games sold more in Saturn than PS since their 6 button layouts captured perfectly SEGA  Saturn's controller which has same layout with Mega Drive controller.
That is until SEGA Dreamcast came along and put the C and Z buttons function into L and R.
May be it's confusing for you, but for us VS fighting gamers ... this is the perfect design since it's back to its root on Arcade, Mega Drive, and Saturn.

I think the six-button controllers were a good idea, C and Z were like the secondary shoulder buttons at the time and it made the controller design stand out more compared to Nintendo's four-button controller. Granted four-buttons became the standard.

I just hope Steam Controller won't be strict to Steam and I can use it for emulators and other downloaded games.

If they want more money they won't restrict the controller to Steam only.

Also, I finally got my Steam Controller! I tested it on Sonic Adventure:

• Launching Sonic Adventure over Steam, the controller works fine as it is. But I can only play Sonic Adventure in it's clunky vanilla state with it.
• Launching the game from SAModManager, the button layout is very screwy. The "☰" button, which I asume is the start button, it closes the game down. The A button pauses the game and X button opens a keyboard menu. When I try to use the AppLauncher controller configure, it registers my XBox Adaptive Joystick and two XBox controllers.

So, I can use the controller as an input for my PC, I can use it specifically for games launched from Steam, but as far as I'm aware, it's strictly a a controller for Steam games than gaming in general. I made a discussion post asking if I am missing an option or something, but if I can't use it for non-Steam games or emulators, then, while still a great controller and not a waste of money, I may still need to buy either a brand-new XBox One controller or wait for Retro-Bit's Dreamcast Pro Controllers.

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Also, I finally got my Steam Controller! I tested it on Sonic Adventure:

• Launching Sonic Adventure over Steam, the controller works fine as it is. But I can only play Sonic Adventure in it's clunky vanilla state with it.
• Launching the game from SAModManager, the button layout is very screwy. The "☰" button, which I asume is the start button, it closes the game down. The A button pauses the game and X button opens a keyboard menu. When I try to use the AppLauncher controller configure, it registers my XBox Adaptive Joystick and two XBox controllers.

So, I can use the controller as an input for my PC, I can use it specifically for games launched from Steam, but as far as I'm aware, it's strictly a a controller for Steam games than gaming in general. I made a discussion post asking if I am missing an option or something, but if I can't use it for non-Steam games or emulators, then, while still a great controller and not a waste of money, I may still need to buy either a brand-new XBox One controller or wait for Retro-Bit's Dreamcast Pro Controllers.

This is making me remember when Steam Deck's released, we got to wait for "Deck Verified" notice to make sure the game could be played on the system.
May be later there will be "Steam Controller Verified" notice to make sure the game could be played with the controller.

[Mystic Monkey]

This is making me remember when Steam Deck's released, we got to wait for "Deck Verified" notice to make sure the game could be played on the system.
May be later there will be "Steam Controller Verified" notice to make sure the game could be played with the controller.

I hope not.

When my XBox 360 controller went drifty, I decided to put it away and replace it with a brand-new controller for general gaming. My choices were either an XBox One Controller or the Steam Controller. The XBox One controller would've been an ideal choice, but the Steam Controller looked promising to me. I've seen some reviews and heard praise of it and given I was on Steam most of the time anyway, I figured it be optimal for me. But none of them told me it will not be a general gaming controller. Granted it has more buttons most games know what to do with, but I still figure enough buttons for XInput games.

I can still buy an XBox One controller if I wanted to, but I wanted one or the other, I don't want too many controllers, especially given I already have my Sega Saturn Pro Controller and hoping for the Dreamcast Pro Controller. The Steam Controller is supposed to be my new primary gaming controller.

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I hope not.

When my XBox 360 controller went drifty, I decided to put it away and replace it with a brand-new controller for general gaming. My choices were either an XBox One Controller or the Steam Controller. The XBox One controller would've been an ideal choice, but the Steam Controller looked promising to me. I've seen some reviews and heard praise of it and given I was on Steam most of the time anyway, I figured it be optimal for me. But none of them told me it will not be a general gaming controller. Granted it has more buttons most games know what to do with, but I still figure enough buttons for XInput games.

I can still buy an XBox One controller if I wanted to, but I wanted one or the other, I don't want too many controllers, especially given I already have my Sega Saturn Pro Controller and hoping for the Dreamcast Pro Controller. The Steam Controller is supposed to be my new primary gaming controller.

So I tried my friend's Steam controller, the buttons and pad are the same with ones on Steam Deck, which is uncomfortable for me to play VS fihting game.
Guess I'm gonna skipping this.

[Mystic Monkey]

So I tried my friend's Steam controller, the buttons and pad are the same with ones on Steam Deck, which is uncomfortable for me to play VS fihting game.
Guess I'm gonna skipping this.

As far as I'm aware, the Steam Deck is a Steam Controller that doubles as a Steam Machine with own monitor... I think.

But still, I'm disappointed no native support for PC gaming.

I'm still going to get the Steam Frame regardless if native VR or not given almost all of my VR games are on Steam.

But, if both Steam Frame and Steam Controller are inoperable outside of Steam, it means I can't use them with Unity.

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VIRTUA FIGHTER CROSSROADS, now has official social media accounts!

The all-new installment in the Virtua Fighter series, VIRTUA FIGHTER CROSSROADS, now has official social media accounts!
Links below.

Official NA X - https://x.com/VFCROSSROADS
Official NA Facebook- https://facebook.com/vfcrossroads/
Official NA Instagram- https://instagram.com/vfcrossroads
Official NA TikTok- https://tiktok.com/@vfcrossroads

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As far as I'm aware, the Steam Deck is a Steam Controller that doubles as a Steam Machine with own monitor... I think.

But still, I'm disappointed no native support for PC gaming.

I'm still going to get the Steam Frame regardless if native VR or not given almost all of my VR games are on Steam.

But, if both Steam Frame and Steam Controller are inoperable outside of Steam, it means I can't use them with Unity.

If Steam Controller was inoperable outside of Steam, then expect much from Steam Frame.
Hope for the best, but get ready for the already expected.

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Crazy Taxi: World Tour GIPHY album is live

Uploading more reactions soon!

Giphy Album: https://giphy.com/sega/crazy-taxi-world-tour

[Mystic Monkey]

VIRTUA FIGHTER CROSSROADS, now has official social media accounts!







Official NA X - https://x.com/VFCROSSROADS
Official NA Facebook- https://facebook.com/vfcrossroads/
Official NA Instagram- https://instagram.com/vfcrossroads
Official NA TikTok- https://tiktok.com/@vfcrossroads

Don't forget, the Vila Fight Fest from the actual game, where it's in-game commercials have a website, the website is real!
https://www.vilafightfest.com/

If Steam Controller was inoperable outside of Steam, then expect much from Steam Frame.
Hope for the best, but get ready for the already expected.

True. Learning experience, and all that.

Crazy Taxi: World Tour GIPHY album is live







Giphy Album: https://giphy.com/sega/crazy-taxi-world-tour

Checking over the discussion board on Steam... not looking too good with AI still being controversial to them.



I know they only used AI images for reference material, but even I am forgiving of them.

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Virtua Fighter Crossroads will introduce the series' first Korean character

The character's confirmed as female based on the producer's use of "her" in comments to Korean media.
The teaser artwork reveals only the character's lower legs in black track pants with white stripes, paired with white ankle protectors and toe-separated fighting shoes.
Developed by RGG Studio as a narrative-driven fighting adventure set in a fictional Southeast Asian city, the game is scheduled for release in 2027.

Article: https://www.famitsu.com/article/202607/81229

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"It Was A Full-On Assault" - How Sega's "Disruptive" Marketing Led To A Starring Role In A Cult 2000s Comedy

If you happen to follow any Sega-related fan accounts on social media, there's a possibility that at one point or another over the last two decades, you may have seen these types of posts online talking about the 2001 musical comedy Josie and the Pussycats (based on the Archie Comics series of the same name).
The movie — about a struggling rock band that's suddenly thrust into the spotlight and used in a nefarious scheme to brainwash teenagers into buying more products — famously featured product placement from a ton of real-world brands, all in the pursuit of poking fun at the music industry and early-2000s consumer culture.
Yet, among all the brands that appear, it's Sega and the Dreamcast that arguably have the greatest presence throughout the entire film, something that ...

Article: https://www.timeextension.com/features/it-was-a-full-on-assault-how-segas-disruptive-marketing-led-to-a-starring-role-in-a-cult-2000s-comedy

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SEGA Dreamcast driver fixes appear in Linux 7.2-rc3 — fabled console remains in favor while iconic computing architectures like i486 fall by the wayside

A set of updates for Sega Dreamcast hardware has been merged into the Linux 7.2-rc3 kernel this weekend. Dmitry Torokhov submitted updates addressing the legendary console’s input subsystem and Linus Torvalds merged them on Saturday. The updates even surprised Linux-focused site Phoronix, That’s probably due to context: the Dreamcast continues to enjoy support while admittedly older but real computing hardware like the i486, PowerPC 40x chips, DEC Alpha, and Itanium / IA‑64, have all been sidelined in recent times.
In brief, the updates should mean new versions of Linux will come with more stable mouse, keyboard, and joystick drivers for Dreamcast stalwarts. If you are one of ...

Article: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/sega-dreamcast-driver-fixes-appear-in-linux-7-2-rc3-fabled-console-remains-in-favor-while-iconic-computing-architectures-like-i486-fall-by-the-wayside