Start your engines and hit Tokyo's Shuto Expressway with the DreamPod crew in this brand new episode of the DreamPod! Hosts Brian, Harvey, and Mike R are joined by our friend Lemon to dive deep into Genki's cult-classic Dreamcast racing titles Tokyo Xtreme Racer and Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 — which were released as Tokyo Highway Challenge in Europe. 

We explore the unique RPG racing mechanics, stunning visuals and banging tunes that continue to make these games stand out in the Dreamcast's library — while also highlighting their role in introducing Western audiences to the world of underground street racing and tuner culture that would later explode in popularity because of games like Need for Speed: Underground and movies like The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.

We also take a sizeable detour to talk about Speed Devils — which recently had its online functionality restored — as well as Genki’s 2025 modern-gen reboot of Tokyo Xtreme Racer.

Relevant links:

Lemon's YouTube channel

Speed Devils Online

Featuring music from: Tokyo Xtreme Racer 1 & 2 and Speed Devils

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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.

In this episode of the DreamPod, hosts Brian and Lewis are joined by a very special guest: Mike Arkin. With over three decades of experience in the video game industry, Mike has worked for the likes of Acclaim, Fox Interactive, and Activision. Most notably for us, he served as an executive producer at Crave Entertainment, the publisher behind some of the most unique and unforgettable titles on the Sega Dreamcast. Mike shares a treasure trove of behind-the-scenes stories from his time working on the releases of beloved Dreamcast titles like Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, Tokyo Xtreme Racer, Super Magnetic Neo, Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm, StarLancer, and everyone’s favourite guilty pleasure, Razor Freestyle Scooter.

We also take some time to discuss Mike’s current role as co-CEO of the newly reformed Argonaut Games, their new remaster of Croc, and whether we will ever see a re-release of their Dreamcast opus Red Dog.

All the Dreamcast games Mike is credited on:

• AeroWings
• Tokyo Xtreme Racer (Tokyo Highway Challenge in PAL regions)
• Draconus Cult of the Wyrm (Dragon’s Blood in PAL regions)
• Super Magnetic Neo
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
• Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 (Tokyo Highway Challenge 2)
• StarLancer
• Sno-Cross Championship Racing
• Soldier of Fortune
• Razor Freestyle Scooter

Links: 

• Mike's credits list on MobyGames

Featuring music from: Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2, Super Magnetic Neo and Sno-Cross Championship Racing

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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.

A decade of DreamPod? Who would've thought? Well, apparently not us, because we completely missed the fact that April the 11th marked ten years since the introductory episode of this very podcast —episode 0— first went live! Thankfully, a kind listener on Twitter gave us a much-needed reminder of this major milestone.

To celebrate, Dreamcast Junkyard and DreamPod founder Tom Charnock joins Lewis for a special retrospective episode. They dive into the podcast’s humble beginnings, and reminisce about some of its greatest guests and funniest moments.

A heartfelt thank you goes out to everyone who has tuned into the DreamPod over the years, and for continuing to keep the Dreamcast dream alive!

Credit to a.k.a_sabby on YouTube for the Spongebob "Ten years later" edit.

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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.

We’ve all seen those lists floating around the internet that count down the greatest Dreamcast games (we’ve even got a few of our own!), but what were the titles that truly captured the attention of Dreamcast owners back in the day? Andrew, Tom, Kev, and Lewis dive into three sets of sales charts —from the UK, North America, and Japan— to find out which Dreamcast games consumers were spending their hard-earned cash on at the turn of the millennium.

Also listen past the outro music to enjoy a bloopers reel of what will go down amongst the DreamPod team as one of the most cursed episodes for technical issues.

Relevant links:

• UK 30 best-selling Dreamcast games
• USA 250 best-selling Dreamcast games
• Japan 50 best-selling Dreamcast games
• EGX 2024 Panel
• Potential answer to what the Sports Bundle was (thanks gamemaster555)

Featuring music from: 

Sonic Adventure, Virtua Tennis 2, Sega Rally 2, Sakura Wars 4 and Tee Off.

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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.

Lewis and Lozz are joined by Ross Kilgariff and Cypress, the organisers of the Dream Disc '24 Dreamcast game jam that took place at the tail end of last year. Also joining is friend of the show and Dream Disc '24 judge, Derek Pascarella.

The Dream Disc '24 game jam was created with the aim of uniting the talented developers of the Dreamcast homebrew scene behind the shared challenge of developing new software for the console in a short space of time. Each of the 24 software entries submitted to Dream Disc '24 is unique, with an eclectic mixture of gameplay, graphical styles, and game engines on offer. They are all available to download for free at the Dream Disc '24 itch.io page.

In this episode, we will be discussing the top ten entries (and some honourable mentions) as chosen by a panel of judges. These ten game will go on to be featured on a physical compilation disc from Orc Face Games, which people will be able to get in the near future, simply by paying the cost of shipping!

Relevant Links:

• Dream Disc '24 Itch.io page
• Showcase of all 24 software entries
• List of Winners
• Orc Face Games
• Psyop studios
• Simulant Discord

This episode features the following Pizza Hotline tracks:

• "Polygon Island"
• "Z-Buffer"
• "The Racers We've Lost"
• "Collision Detection"
• "Region Free"

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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.

With Dreamcast homebrew development tools advancing at an astonishing rate, brand new fan-made ports for the Dreamcast truly are the star of the show in the first DreamPod of 2025. Join Jaz, Lewis, Lozz, Harvey and Tom as they discuss the most exciting new Dreamcast ports, some crazy unreleased ports of Shenmue to other systems, as well as the latest releases from the indie and fan translation scenes.

Topics:

• Dream Disc '24 entries
• Grand Theft Auto 3 port
• Doom 64 port
• Counter Strike online port
• Carmageddon
• Celeste Classic
• Prince of Persia
• Shinobi
• Shrek on VMU
• Space Channel 5 Part 2 new translation
• Puyo Puyo Da translation
• Segagaga Encore Recreation
• The Storied Sword
• Maldita Castilla
• Rizzo Island
• Shenmue PS2 and Xbox ports
• Shenmue on Saturn

Featuring music from: Jet Set Radio, Black Matrix AD (thanks to Dreamcast Enjoyer for the audio rip!), Shenmue, Sonic Adventure and Phantasy Star Online.

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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.

The Dreamcast has its very own Holiday classic, and it's called Blue Stinger. Regulars Brian, Harvey and Lewis are joined by friend of the Junkyard Dominic (Dreamcast Enjoyer on YouTube), to talk all about this misunderstood (and absolutely nuts) Dreamcast launch title that features crazy weapons found in vending machines, an acid trip of a Christmas department store, and Dogs Bower.

As a gift to our incredible listeners, keep an ear out for a very special appearance by the voice of Eliot Ballade (and original video game voice of Sonic the Hedgehog!) Ryan Drummond.

This episode originally premiered on the 15th of December 2024 as part of RadioSEGA's WinterFest 2024, as part of the event's tenth anniversary celebrations. This here is the extended, uncut version. It's exactly what Dogs would've wanted.

Relevant links:

• Dream Disc '24 Game Jam
• Dreamcast Enjoyer's Blue Stinger video
• Blue Stinger: On a Hello Market Slay Ride
• Worker's Wiki entry
• WIND T-shirt (GGDreamcast)
• WIND T-shirt (SpreadShirt)
• Remembering Shinya Nishigaki (Game Developer) (Info here about potential Xbox port and current IP ownership) 
• DCJY on Bluesky
• Dreamcast Enjoyer on Bluesky

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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.

Your hosts Lewis, Harvey and Lozz are here to catch you up on the latest and greatest in SEGA Dreamcast news! As we quickly approach December, the temperature may be quickly dropping like Eliot running around a freezer in Blue Stinger, but everything in this brand new Dreamcast is hot off the press.

News discussed:

• DCJY Patreon
• DCJY new merch
• Dream Disc '24
• Capcom Fighting Collection 2
• Soul Reaver remasters
• Retro Fighters wireless fight controller
• DreamConn S
• SuperSEGA FPGA Scam
• Captain Barrel Pre-order
• SovietBorgs preview and interview with Retro Sumus
• New Minecraft engine for Dreamcast
• Newgrounds Dreamcast Collab
• VMU disc builder
• Ordering a Pizza on a Dreamcast
• Golf Shiyouyo 2 back online
• Dreamcast Art Encyclopedia 
• Restless Anima
• Dreamcast rave

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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.

It's Halloween once again, and the DreamPod is coming out in full force with some terrifying takes as they resurrect a beloved format - this is Heaven and Hell, Part 3, complete with a brand new spooky subtitle of "Dreamy or Screamy?"

If you haven't heard the first and second Heaven and Hell episodes from 2020, it's a format where our panel each pick a game they consider their idea of Dreamcast heaven, and one they would rather throw into the fiery pits of hell than spend another second playing. This time it's the turn of Harvey (on his debut as host - be nice!), Lozz, Mike R, and special guests Dreamcast Enjoyer and Derek Pascarella to pick their games...

Check out Dreamcast Enjoyer's excellent YouTube channel.

Additional sound effects by Harvey (Pizza Hotline)

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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.

This episode was as inevitable as a blue Dreamcast case with its hinges broken off. Of course the Junkyard was going to record an episode to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the SEGA Dreamcast's October 14th 1999 launch in PAL regions! Blue swirl for life, mate.

In fact, celebrating this occasion was so important that we even managed to convince Junkyard founder Tom Charnock to emerge from his coffin and host the damn thing. Listen in as Tom, James, Andrew and Lewis share their memories of the Dreamcast, and provide a retrospective on the highs and lows (looking at you, Australian launch!) of the Dreamcast's venture into Europe and other PAL regions. There's also one of James' 10-questions quizzes to wrap up the episode... but will Tom, Andrew and Lewis fare better at the quiz than OziSoft did at launching the Dreamcast Down Under?

Relevant Links:

• Order Dreamcast: Year One & Year Two books
• Dreamcast Premiere Posters
• Sega Dreamcast Info page on the Dreamcast launch in France
• How the Dreamcast almost went unreleased in the Netherlands
• SEGA-16 Interview with José Ángel Sánchez (SEGA Spain)
• Australian Launch Retrospective Video

Music featured:

• Metropolis Street Racer - "Heartland"
• Monaco Grand Prix - "Japan"
• Dead or Alive 2 - "What's My Name"
• Nijuuei - "BGM #13"
• SEGA Marine Fishing - "The Offing"

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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.