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 album "Dream Select" 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)

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.

The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest album "Dream Select" 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.

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.

The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest album "Dream Select" 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 album "Dream Select" 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

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.

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

Put on your favourite ugly Christmas sweater, grab a glass of mulled wine, and join us for this year's festive DreamPod episode! On this one we are joined by our pal Patrick Traynor of the awesome Sega Saturn, SHIRO! to talk all about Dreamcast Christmas memories and traditions. We also share your excellent submissions for our request to send in Dreamcast-themed crackers, carols and stories... all topped off with one of James' 20 Questions quizzes!

See all the listener submissions, including Uncle Clutch's Watercolour crackers, on this post by Lozz on the blog: https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2023/12/dreamcastic-christmas-2023-heart.html

This episode originally premiered on the 16th of December 2023 as part of RadioSEGA's WinterFest 2023. Thanks again for letting us take part!

The RadioSEGA WinterFest 2023 logo was illustrated by the excellent From Ashes to Fire.

Relevant links:

• Check out more from RadioSEGA's WinterFest 2023: https://www.radiosega.net/news/sega/2023/12/radiosegas-winterfest-2023-full-event-schedule
• Sega Saturn, SHIRO!: https://www.segasaturnshiro.com
• Patrick's Twitter:  https://twitter.com/traynoco
• MazGamingUK's Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/mazgaminguk

Featured music:

• "Christmas on Dobuita St." from Shenmue
• "Jingle Bells" from Sonic Adventure
• "Snowy Mountain" from Sonic Adventure
• "Merry Christmas" from Blue Stinger
• "Jingle Bells" from Phantasy Star Online
• "Tia's Theme" from Cool Boarders Burrrn
• "Snowjob" from South Park Rally
• "Silent Night" from Sonic Adventure

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.

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

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

On this day, 25 years ago, the Sega Dreamcast was launched in its home country of Japan - nearly an entire year before it released in the West. It was Sega's follow up to the much misunderstood Saturn, and sadly their last console before moving to being a third-party developer/publisher. In this podcast retrospective, Andrew, Brian, Mark and Mike cover everything to do with the Dreamcast's 28th of November '98 launch, and discuss what it was that made Sega's swansong console so darn special.

Featured audio/music:

• Audio from the Sega New Challenge Conference, May 21st 1998, Tokyo
• "Patty (Mothers)" from Psychic Force 2012
• "Undersea Plant" from E.G.G.: Elemental Gimmick Gear
• "Aquarium" from Sega Marine Fishing
• "Opening" from Di Gi Charat Fantasy
• "Day Dawns" from Phantasy Star Online
• "Dream" from L.O.L.: Lack of Love

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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 album "Dream Select" on all major music platforms by clicking here.

If you’re superstitious, this episode’s number could possibly mean something spooky, especially seeing as this is our Halloween Special!

In this episode we have a bit of initial news to cover regarding the recently unveiled Retro-Bit Dreamcast controller prototypes, but after that we're straight into the scares as James, Brian, Lewis and Mike discuss their annual Halloween media traditions, great Halloween moments in Dreamcast games, and select their favourite spooky DC song, all topped off with another edition of James' 20 questions quiz.

Relevant links:

• Prototypes of Retro-Bit's Upcoming Dreamcast Controllers Finally Revealed (DCJY): https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2023/10/retro-bits-wireless-dreamcast.html
• Witching Hour Review (DCJY):  https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2023/04/witching-hour-best-indie-horror.html
• Army Men: Sarge's Heroes easter egg: https://youtu.be/UJLbmcxnGdA?si=-rl-_qRV1bYQqzb_
• The Saturn Junkyard TitanCast episode about D (featuring Derek from Stop Skeletons From Fighting): https://thesaturnjunkyard.buzzsprout.com/139011/11466862-kenji-eno-s-legendary-d-with-derek-alexander-from-stop-skeletons-from-fighting

Music featured in this episode:

• "Theme De Vinnie" from Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles
• Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
• "M-10 Distraction #1" from D2
• "Empty Hallway" from Illbleed
• "Haunted Mansion (Grim Grinning Ghosts)" from Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour
• "Red Hot Skull" from Sonic Adventure
• "Secure Place" from Resident Evil 2
• "The Circle" from Nightmare Creatures II
• "The Park" from Illbleed

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.

The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest album "Dream Select" 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: https://vxtwitter.com/DerekPascarella/status/1705402878070858069/ 
• Floigan Brothers online features revived: https://dreamcastlive.net/blogs/post/floigan-bros-online-features-restored/ 

Music featured in this episode:

• "Soda Shake" from South Park: Chef's Luv Shack

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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 album "Dream Select" on all major music platforms by clicking here.

In this special episode, Kev and Mike welcome long-time gaming journalist Chris Scullion. Chris was most notably the longest-running staff member of the Official Nintendo Magazine UK, but has also written for many other UK gaming magazines and online gaming media. On this episode we talk to Chris all about his brand new book “The Dreamcast Encyclopedia”, the latest in his series of books that review every game on specific systems. We chat to Chris about the writing process for the book, the games that stood out, and more!

The Dreamcast Encylopedia is available to purchase now from Pen and Sword books. The book will see a general release in North America by the end of the year, but can already be pre-ordered from sites like Amazon.

This episode was recorded on the 23rd of August.

Relevant links:
- Purchase The Dreamcast Encylopedia from Pen and Sword Books: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Dreamcast-Encyclopedia-Hardback/p/23508
- Chris’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/scully1888

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.

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