The Dreamcast Junkyard DreamPod – Details, episodes & analysis

As summer turns to fall, Dreamcast still remains the fairest console of them all. Not sure why we started this description with some weird fairy tale incantation, but magic is definitely in the air for our favourite SEGA console, and we have a lot of Dreamcast news to catch you up on! From new indies, to translations, to an abundance of homebrew ports - including the incredibly exciting news of a Grand Theft Auto 3 port - listen in as we get down to the nitty-gritty in as much nerdy detail as possible.

Links to news items:

• Captain Barrel
• Cyborg Force (physical release)
• Shadow Gangs Zero
• Metal Canary
• Doom 64
• GTA 3 port footage (Aug 19th)
• Sonic Mania port
• 3D Pinball port
• SkiFree port
• Diablo port
• Bloom/Neo Geo Emulation and more
• SEGA Tetris translation/online
• Virtua Cop 2 translation
• Capcom Vs SNK 2 translation
• Birdcage of Horrors translation
• Farnation footage

Music featured:

• Capcom Vs SNK 2 - "Real Eyes"
• Fighting Vipers 2 - "Good Noise"
• Frogger 2 - "Garden Theme"

Looking for more Dreamcast Junkyard goodness? You can check out our blog, join our community on Discord, follow us on Twitter, like our Facebook page, and subscribe to our YouTube channel. You can support us on Patreon, donate on Buy Me A coffee or buy our merch to help us with hosting costs. Thanks!

More from DCJY:

• The Top 200 Dreamcast Games (2023)
• The Top 25 Dreamcast Indie Games (2024)

The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest EP "Anti Gravity Tournament" on all major music platforms by clicking here.

You are now dialled in to a brand new DreamPod special on the Dreamcast's ultimate multiplayer killer app: Phantasy Star Online, or - in Lozz's words - "the greatest f***ing game in the world. Period." Back in 2001, PSO broke new ground by bringing an online RPG experience to console, but did you know that you can still play PSO online on your Dreamcast in 2024?

Assembled in The Dreamcast Junkyard lobby this time round are Lozz, Mark (aka MazGamingUK), Brian and Harvey (aka Pizza Hotline) to talk all about what makes Phantasy Star Online's revolutionary console RPG goodness so darn special. They also recount their first memories of the game, think of questions they'd want to ask the game's developers if they had the chance, and take on Lozz's "Who Want to be a Mesetanaire" PSO quiz...

Links:

• How to get online with Dreamcast
• Dusqk (Bandcamp Page)
• MazGamingUK (Twitch)

All musical interludes in this episode are songs from the Phantasy Star Online soundtrack.

Looking for more Dreamcast Junkyard goodness? You can check out our blog, join our community on Discord, follow us on Twitter, like our Facebook page, and subscribe to our YouTube channel. You can support us on Patreon, donate on Buy Me A coffee or buy our merch to help us with hosting costs. Thanks!

More from DCJY:

• The Top 200 Dreamcast Games (2023)
• The Top 25 Dreamcast Indie Games (2024)

The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest EP "Anti Gravity Tournament" on all major music platforms by clicking here.

The leaves are falling and the air is getting colder, but the Dreamcast scene shows no signs of slowing down! In this episode, your host James is joined by regular co-hosts Laurence, Mike and Lewis to round up and discuss the latest and greatest in Dreamcast news. Stick around until the end to hear the latest instalment of James' 20 questions quiz where he challenges his co-hosts to figure out the identity of a mystery Dreamcast game. Can Mike and Lozz bring it back with Lewis' help after their horrific performance in episode 117?

This episode was recorded on the 30th of September.

Relevant Links:

• Let's take a look at The Dreamcast Encyclopedia by Chris Scullion (DCJY): https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2023/09/lets-take-look-at-dreamcast.html
• Twitter account for updates on the A to Z of Dreamcast Games book: https://twitter.com/DreamcastPics
• Super Cambur' announced by Nape Games for multiple platforms, including the Dreamcast: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/napegame/super-cambur-hero-from-the-multiverse?ref=discovery 
• WAVE Game Studios announce Debug Sampler #3: https://www.wavegamestudios.com/shop/debug-indie-sampler-3 
• VGNY announce re-releases of Nape Games titles (US only): https://www.vgnysoft.com/product-page/ploid-sega-dreamcast 
• Rainbow Cotton remake for modern platforms announced: https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/sega-dreamcast-exclusive-rainbow-cotton-coming-modern-consoles/  
• 'FarNation' Reddit post: https://reddit.com/r/dreamcast/s/OmLCE1IKaM 
• Wipeout Dreamcast port: https://youtu.be/1XV4kaS89Ug?si=M2ORzbKNAqjWK6Fr
• StrikerDC Wireless announced: https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2023/08/strikerdc-wireless-controller-announced.html 
• VM2 Production units due to be sent out imminently:

Looking for more Dreamcast Junkyard goodness? You can check out our blog, join our community on Discord, follow us on Twitter, like our Facebook page, and subscribe to our YouTube channel. You can support us on Patreon, donate on Buy Me A coffee or buy our merch to help us with hosting costs. Thanks!

More from DCJY:

• The Top 200 Dreamcast Games (2023)
• The Top 25 Dreamcast Indie Games (2024)

The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest EP "Anti Gravity Tournament" on all major music platforms by clicking here.

Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! Episode 36 of DreamPod is here, and it has all the glitz, glamour and spectacle of a Formula 1 race weekend. Well, almost! Regular hosts Tom, Aaron, Mike and Ross are joined by Lewis Clark of aptly-named Sega fan site Sega Driven; and the helmets are off as they discuss the best and worst examples of the racing genre on the Dreamcast. The Spirit of Speed is strong in this episode, so hit that download button and get ready to race!

Looking for more Dreamcast Junkyard goodness? You can check out our blog, join our community on Discord, follow us on Twitter, like our Facebook page, and subscribe to our YouTube channel. You can support us on Patreon, donate on Buy Me A coffee or buy our merch to help us with hosting costs. Thanks!

More from DCJY:

• The Top 200 Dreamcast Games (2023)
• The Top 25 Dreamcast Indie Games (2024)

The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest EP "Anti Gravity Tournament" on all major music platforms by clicking here.

Episode 35 of DreamPod is here and Tom, Mike, Caleb and Aaron convene once again to talk Dreamcast nonsense. Mike’s been playing Orion’s Puzzle Collection; Tom’s been playing Darius Burst on the Vita, Aaron’s been playing on his Sega Pico and Caleb has been hard at work trying to complete his custom arcade stick. This is a rather news-heavy episode and the team discuss topics including the recent Propeller Arena petition, Yuan Works’ Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles being re-released, early YouTubers smashing Dreamcasts, the Xbox prototype controllers shared on Twitter, Forbidden Planet’s new range of official Dreamcast merchandise and the new Kickstarter project Shadow Gangs. Elsewhere, Caleb does a pretty horrendous impression of an English comic book nerd and Tom confesses to wearing an Atari Jaguar-branded apron while doing the household chores. There are plenty of laughs to be had, so allow us to invite you to sit back with a nice cup of tea or a cold beer and enjoy episode 35 of DreamPod.

Looking for more Dreamcast Junkyard goodness? You can check out our blog, join our community on Discord, follow us on Twitter, like our Facebook page, and subscribe to our YouTube channel. You can support us on Patreon, donate on Buy Me A coffee or buy our merch to help us with hosting costs. Thanks!

More from DCJY:

• The Top 200 Dreamcast Games (2023)
• The Top 25 Dreamcast Indie Games (2024)

The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest EP "Anti Gravity Tournament" on all major music platforms by clicking here.

Welcome back to the stage of history. DreamPod 34 is here and we’re not pulling any punches. The usual cast of Tom, Caleb, Rob, Aaron, Mike and Ross are joined by Hardcore Gaming 101 writer and Patreon supporter Spencer Johnson to discuss the spectacular highs and soul-crushing lows of the Dreamcast fighting genre. Saddle up for a journey into feudal Japan, the far reaches of futuristic battle in floating cubes, tech romancing, guilty gears, street fights, rival school kids, kings of fighters, and burning souls as The Dreamcast Junkyard and Hardcore Gaming 101 bring you DreamPod 34: FightPod. Let’s get it on!

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More from DCJY:

• The Top 200 Dreamcast Games (2023)
• The Top 25 Dreamcast Indie Games (2024)

The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest EP "Anti Gravity Tournament" on all major music platforms by clicking here.

Episode 33 of DreamPod is here, and once again it’s a total blockbuster! Regular hosts Tom and Ross are joined by Falco Girgis and Patryk Kowalik, the lead developer and lead artist from indie game developer Elysian Shadows Team. In this episode, no topics are left untouched as your hosts and guests discuss the development of one of the Dreamcast’s most hotly anticipated games - the Kickstarter-funded RPG Elysian Shadows. The pressures of running a Kickstarter, the former team members, those photos with Zoe Quinn, hair transplants, fungal infections, the internet hate campaigns and the real life stresses of running an indie development studio are all discussed with Falco and Patryk. More importantly, the groundbreaking nature of the Elysian Shadows Tool Kit (ESTK) and the power it will deliver to other indie developers; the brand new ElysianVMU visual memory emulator, and of course the game itself, are all explored in depth. Anything you ever wanted to know about the beginnings of Elysian Shadows - and indeed what the future holds - is discussed in episode 33 of DreamPod. You simply cannot afford to miss this one!

Looking for more Dreamcast Junkyard goodness? You can check out our blog, join our community on Discord, follow us on Twitter, like our Facebook page, and subscribe to our YouTube channel. You can support us on Patreon, donate on Buy Me A coffee or buy our merch to help us with hosting costs. Thanks!

More from DCJY:

• The Top 200 Dreamcast Games (2023)
• The Top 25 Dreamcast Indie Games (2024)

The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest EP "Anti Gravity Tournament" on all major music platforms by clicking here.

DreamPod 32 is here and Tom, Rob and Mike are here to guide you like leviathans of truth and justice through the latest breaking news developments from the world of Dreamcast! Rob’s been buying new Saturn games since his last appearance on the show and Mike reveals his unbridled love for all things Uncharted. Tom discusses how Super Magnetic Neo is actually incredibly cerebral despite the childish aesthetic, and the shenanigans at the recent Southampton Game Fest. Other topics covered include the Xenocider Kickstarter, ex-Manchester City striker Shaun Goater, West Country cider, the new unnamed FPS update from PH3NOM, Alice Dreams Tournament slipping to later in the year, and the recent Eurogamer article from former DC-UK editor Keith Stuart. DreamPod 32 is slightly shorter than some recent episodes, but it’s every bit as informative and filled with passion for Sega’s final console. Sit back, crack open an ice cold beer...and enjoy!

Looking for more Dreamcast Junkyard goodness? You can check out our blog, join our community on Discord, follow us on Twitter, like our Facebook page, and subscribe to our YouTube channel. You can support us on Patreon, donate on Buy Me A coffee or buy our merch to help us with hosting costs. Thanks!

More from DCJY:

• The Top 200 Dreamcast Games (2023)
• The Top 25 Dreamcast Indie Games (2024)

The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest EP "Anti Gravity Tournament" on all major music platforms by clicking here.

DreamPod 31: Where bullet heaven quickly becomes bullet hell! Yes, episode 31 is here and your regular hosts Tom, Ross, Mike, Caleb and Aaron are joined by a special guest host in the form of DreamcastHub.com’s Stephen Robinson to discuss a genre that is synonymous with the Dreamcast: shmups. Perhaps the most divisive of all the genres represented by the Dreamcast’s rich and varied library, your hosts take it upon themselves to discuss the very best, very worst and the most obscure games that make up the console’s glittering selection. Ross tries and fails to have a non-Dreamcast game included in the discussion, Aaron reveals some interesting Mars Matrix/Sonic Heroes trivia, Stephen waxes lyrical about The Lost Golem, Tom talks about the Atari Jaguar (again), Mike offends the entire PlayStation community by slagging off the Dual Shock 4, and Caleb treats us to his very best voiceover work. DreamPod episode 31 is here, and we’re ready to take you to a whole new dimension of podcasting awesomeness!

Looking for more Dreamcast Junkyard goodness? You can check out our blog, join our community on Discord, follow us on Twitter, like our Facebook page, and subscribe to our YouTube channel. You can support us on Patreon, donate on Buy Me A coffee or buy our merch to help us with hosting costs. Thanks!

More from DCJY:

• The Top 200 Dreamcast Games (2023)
• The Top 25 Dreamcast Indie Games (2024)

The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest EP "Anti Gravity Tournament" on all major music platforms by clicking here.

Episode 30 of DreamPod has landed, and it’s a NAOMI special! With Tom off on holiday (well, unpacking after his move), the Junkyard’s men in Japan and Australia - Ross and Scott respectively - take over the podcast and discuss the games they’ve been playing in the recent past, and there’s a special guest appearance from Ross’s squeaky chair. Ross moans about the state of gaming on the current gen systems and Scott briefly discusses Leona’s Tricky Adventures, but the main meat of episode 30 is all about Sega’s famous arcade system NAOMI. The guys reveal how they got involved with collecting for the system, the intricacies of the hardware, the games they love and the more obscure side of collecting arcade titles. This could be considered an extension of our ‘Expanding the Dreamcast Collection’ series and we hope you enjoy this in-depth look at the Dreamcast’s bigger brother. Oh, and listen out for the worst impressions of a Mancunian accent you're ever likely to hear!

Looking for more Dreamcast Junkyard goodness? You can check out our blog, join our community on Discord, follow us on Twitter, like our Facebook page, and subscribe to our YouTube channel. You can support us on Patreon, donate on Buy Me A coffee or buy our merch to help us with hosting costs. Thanks!

More from DCJY:

• The Top 200 Dreamcast Games (2023)
• The Top 25 Dreamcast Indie Games (2024)

The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest EP "Anti Gravity Tournament" on all major music platforms by clicking here.