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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The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest release "Hot-N-Ready Remixes" 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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The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest release "Hot-N-Ready Remixes" on all major music platforms by clicking here.

It's been 25 years since that iconic date of 9.9.99 - the North American launch of SEGA's final home console, the Dreamcast. Regular hosts Brian and Lewis are joined by special guests Derek Alexander (of the excellent Stop Skeletons from Fighting YouTube channel), and Brian's fiancé Katie, to hear them recount their earliest memories of owning the Dreamcast, and which games stood out to them the most. Also making an appearance on this episode is all-star Dreamcast hacker/translation patcher Derek Pascarella, who shares his story of pre-ordering the Dreamcast, and delves into what makes the console so special; while DCJY founder Tom Charnock crashes the party with a few words of his own to mark this landmark occasion.

More to check out:

• Brian's US Launch Retrospective article from 2020 where he ranks the launch games from worst to best
• DreamPod episode 124 - a  25 year anniversary audio retrospective of the Japanese Dreamcast launch
• Brian's 25 year anniversary retrospective article on the Japanese Dreamcast launch
• An interview with Brian Bacino - the man behind the iconic "It's Thinking" Dreamcast slogan

Music featured in this episode:

• "Azure Blue World (Emerald Coast)" from Sonic Adventure
• "Big Apple" from Tokyo Xtreme Racer
• "All About Love" from Flag to Flag
• "The Air (Windy Valley)" from Sonic Adventure

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The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest release "Hot-N-Ready Remixes" on all major music platforms by clicking here.

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"
• SEGA Smash Pack, Vol. 1 - "Back in Time"
• Ever17 - "Insel null"

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The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest release "Hot-N-Ready Remixes" 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.

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The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest release "Hot-N-Ready Remixes" on all major music platforms by clicking here.

Lewis is joined by Harvey (aka Pizza Hotline), Mike Rogers (aka MikeRox) and Derek Pascarella to round-up all the Dreamcast hardware and software developments that have been happening in the last few months.  Listen in as 3/4s of the panel get handheld through technical discussions, and tales are told about smoking Hello Kitty Dreamcasts, fantasy creature uncles, and fresh-faced Beatles tribute acts.

News discussed:

• Replacement VMU shells
• Flea! 2 and Super Cambur
• Orc Face Games
• Dream of the Rebellion
• Cyborg Force
• DreamNeo Emulator
• Spiral 3D
• New Retro Sumus Game
• GladMort
• Rainbow Cotton Remake
• USB4MAPLE
• Thundertronics

Music: 

• Ever17 - "Tief Blau"
• Roommania #203 - "Snow"
• Star Wars Theme - shitty flute version
• Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing - Track 3
• F1 World Grand Prix - Credits

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The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest release "Hot-N-Ready Remixes" on all major music platforms by clicking here.

In the most exciting crossover since Jay-Z and Linkin Park did Collision Course, Brian and Lewis are joined by two stalwarts of both the Sega Saturn and Dreamcast community: SaturnDave and Patrick (TraynoCo) of SEGA SATURN, SHIRO!

SHIRO! originally started in 2017 as a podcast dedicated to the Saturn, but has since grown into a website, YouTube channel and community dedicated to spreading the love of Sega's misunderstood 32-bit wonder, and later the Dreamcast. In this episode, we go into detail about SHIRO!'s origins, the present and future of the Saturn, the strengths and similarities of both consoles, and much much more. We also put SHIRO! on the spot and ask them to name their top three Dreamcast titles.

Check out SHIRO!: https://www.segasaturnshiro.com

The Saturn Junkyard TitanCast:
https://thesaturnjunkyard.buzzsprout.com

Credit to Saturn Memories for the Segata Sanshiro audio clips.

This episode was recorded on the 27th of January. Brian made it to the UK safe and sound.

Music featured in this episode:

• "Paternal Horn (Complete ver.)" from Nights into Dreams
• "Encounter with Destiny" from Shenmue
• "Sky High" from Daytona USA (Saturn)
• "USA Course" from Tee Off
• "Good Ending" from Sonic 3D Blast (Saturn)

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The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest release "Hot-N-Ready Remixes" on all major music platforms by clicking here.

At the beginning of the year, we put the call out to the community to vote for their favourite indie releases for the Sega Dreamcast, and, as always, you have all responded in a big way, with more than double the amount of participants than the last time we did this vote way back in 2016. Well, we've now counted up all your votes, and can finally reveal the results of the 2024 Top 25 Dreamcast Indie Games poll! Listen as Mike unveils the results in real time to a panel that includes Lozz and Lewis, along with special guests The Sega Guru (Alex), and founder Tom Charnock!

Read the list on the Junkyard blog.

Check out The Sega Guru on YouTube.

Throughout the episode you can hear tracks from Pizza Hotline's "Level Select" album. You can stream/purchase the album from your platform of choice by clicking here.

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The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest release "Hot-N-Ready Remixes" on all major music platforms by clicking here.

In the first DreamPod episode of 2024, James, Lozz and Lewis are joined by brand new Junkyarder Harvey (aka Pizza Hotline) to bring you a roundup of the most exciting things coming out of the Dreamcast scene!

News discussed:

• New Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi games 
• Octopus Dreamcast Compatible Arcade Fight Stick
• Retro Fighters StrikerDC wireless controller
• Fan-made Dreamcast mini
• Woody Woodpecker Racing prototype
• Metal Gear Solid 2 proof of concept
• English translation of Death Crimson 2 in the works
• Dead or Alive 2 SD remaster
• F355 Challenge Network Race functionality Restored
• 31 custom Quake III Arena maps to be made playable online 
• Chew Chew Mimic coming soon
• Slow Mole+
• Cyborg Force
• Flick
• Shenmue fan game “Dreams of Saturn”

Music from: ChuChu Rocket!, Cannon Spike, Shenmue, Death Crimson 2, Le Mans, Project Justice

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The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest release "Hot-N-Ready Remixes" on all major music platforms by clicking here.

On this episode, Kev and Lewis are joined by Nick Thorpe - the features editor for the excellent Retro Gamer magazine - to chat all about his career and the brand new issue 254, a Dreamcast special of the mag that releases today on the 21st of December. They also dig deep into Nick's passion for the Dreamcast, meeting the likes of Yu Suzuki, Yuji Naka and Kenji Kanno, and take a trip down memory lane as he recalls his earlier days of writing for his own Dreamcast fan site!

Retro Gamer magazine issue 254 is available to purchase from a wide selection of brick-and-mortar stores that sell magazines in the UK and other countries, but is also available to purchase online as a single issue from Magazines Direct: https://www.magazinesdirect.com/az-single-issues/6937134/retro-gamer-magazine-single-issue.thtml?

The Dreamcast Junkyard's "The Top 200 Dreamcast Games... Voted by You! (2023 Edition): https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/p/the-top-200-dreamcast-games-voted-by.html

Follow Nick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HKT3030

Featured music (chosen by Nick!)

• "Stage Of Capcom - Keep My Fire" from Capcom vs SNK
• "Aliens Battle (Washington)" from Alien Front Online
• "The Queen of Hearts" from Headhunter
• "Oedo Stage" from Power Stone
• "Bad Taste Aquarium (Hot Shelter)" from Sonic Adventure
• "Geki! Tei ~Finale Chapter~" from Sakura Wars 4

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The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest release "Hot-N-Ready Remixes" on all major music platforms by clicking here.