The Dreamcast Junkyard DreamPod

Tom and Lewis welcome new co-host Lozz, as they discuss the latest news from the Dreamcast online and indie scenes. A Dreamcast port of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection, the next-gen VMU 'VM2' from Chris Diaoglou, Final Vendetta for Dreamcast probably not happening, the Dreamcast version of Andro Dunos 2 definitely happening, KDDI 'matching service' Capcom games being playable online once again (hopefully), and weird air fresheners in taxis. All this and more are discussed in this jam packed episode of the DreamPod! 

Stuff discussed this episode:

• August 2022 news round-up article: https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2022/08/dreamcast-news-round-up-august-2022.html 
• A Dreamcast Launch Retrospectacle - Celebrating/Ranking the Games of 9.9.99:  https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2020/09/dreamcast-launch-game-retrospective.html 
• VM2 hits Indiegogo: https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2022/09/next-gen-dreamcast-vmu-vm2-campaign-is.html
• The Cowabunga Collection on Dreamcast: https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2022/09/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-cowabunga.html
• Andro Dunos 2: https://www.pixelheart.eu/en/produit/andro-dunos-2-dreamcast-us/
• Dreamcast Live: https://dreamcastlive.net/
• The SEGA Online Discord: http://segaonline.net
• Dreamcast-Talk: https://dreamcast-talk.com/forum/index.php 
• Shenmue World issue 2: https://shenmuedojo.com/magazine/issue-2/
• Nottingham Video Games Expo: https://www.nottsvge.com/

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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 of a two-parter, your hosts James, Mike and Tom run through the results of the 2022 Dreamcast Junkyard 'Top 200' games poll results. We asked you to give us your favourite Dreamcast games and you did in droves...now the counting has been completed and so we discuss the games that make up spots 200 to 101; but also discuss the games that didn't make the cut.

The full results will be published on our updated 'Top 200' section on the main blog after part two is released, but while you wait for that feel free to check out Bad Game Hall of Fame's excellent article on Spirit of Speed 1937, which we discuss in the podcast.

Oh, and the 2016 edition of the Top 200 is here (for now!).

Tom & Andrew welcome SEGA Powered editor Dean Mortlock and WAVE Games Studios' Daniel Crocker to talk all things indie, magazines of yore, and the future of the Dreamcast scene. There's also the small matter of the first magazine cover mounted Dreamcast demo disc in over 20 years...but we won't spoil things here! 

Mentioned in this episode are:

• SEGA Powered: https://www.segapowered.com/
• WAVE Game Sudios: https://www.wavegamestudios.com/
• DCJY Postal review: https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2022/05/review-postal.html
• DCJY interview with WAVE: https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2021/12/wave-game-studios-interview-with-indie.html
• Lost in Cult: https://www.lostincult.co.uk/
• SEGA Power: https://segaretro.org/Sega_Power
• Saturn power: https://segaretro.org/Saturn_Power
• Rich's interview with Dominik Diamond: Wolfie Pod

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Join Tom and Lewis for this whirlwind trip around the bazaars as they discuss the hottest news coming out of the Dreamcast community! In this episode we discuss the new Dreamcast port of Postal; the re-issue of The Textorcist; unreleased Dreamcast game Fortris; the definitive list of rumoured Dreamcast betas; a fan translation of Sakura Wars 3; and the ultimate niche, niche, niche re-translation and un-dub of Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage.

• Postal review: The Dreamcast Junkyard: Review: Postal
• WAVE Games Studios: https://www.wavegamestudios.com/  
• The Textorcist: https://gamefairy.io/product/textorcist-dreamcast-limited-to-666/  
• Fortris: https://twitter.com/pcwzrd13/status/1527402118419730437
• Dreamcast beta debunk list: Dreamcast Beta Confirm / Debunk List - Dreamcast-Talk.com 
• Sakura Wars 3: Sakura Wars 3 English Translation Project - Dreamcast-Talk.com
• Berserk translation: Romhacking.net - Translations - Sword of the Berserk - Guts' Rage
• Lost in Cult: Lost In Cult

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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.

Join Tom, Lewis, James and Rich as they round-up the latest and greatest in news from our beloved scene. We're talking potential new Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi releases, how we feel about yet another  Sonic collection, the Sega Powered WAVE Demo Disc, Mega Duck on the Dreamcast, Dreamcast-themed bedding and a whole lot more!

For links to everything mentioned in the episode, check out our accompanying news round-up article on the blog: https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2022/04/demo-discs-indie-releases-translations.html

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In this episode, Andrew, Brian and Mike chat with writer, producer and director Jörg Tittel, who previously wrote for the US Official Dreamcast Magazine. We discuss Jörg's time at the magazine, his love for the Dreamcast, and his experience working on his own game (The Last Worker). He also shares some fascinating stories, detailing his friendships with Dreamcast developer royalty, including Frédérick Raynal (Toy Commander, Toy Racer) and probably most notably, the late Shinya Nishigaki (Blue Stinger, Illbleed) - which led to Jörg being included as a character in Illbleed!

*Episode was recorded on the 20th February.

• Jörg's Twitter: twitter.com/newjorg
• The Last Worker (Upcoming game Jörg is working on): thelastworker.com

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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.

The Dreamcast scene never seems to slow down so here we are again, rounding up all the news! Will you be able to wrap your head around the amount of new Dreamcast games and projects getting released? And what did we think of the Shenmue anime?

Relevant Links:

• Dreamcast indie games - developer, publisher & retailer directory: https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/p/dreamcast-indie-games-publisher.html
• Low Score Boy's video on the History of the A'Can: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycy861t9m_A
• Review: Ghoul Grind: Night of the Necromancer: https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2022/01/new-dreamcast-release-review-ghoul.html
• Dreamcast officially goes Postal this June!: https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2022/02/dreamcast-officially-goes-postal-this.html
• Xenocider 'next-gen' demo now available: https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2021/12/xenocider-next-gen-demo-now-available.html
• Two Dreamcast shooters now playable in English!:  https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2022/01/two-dreamcast-shooters-now-playable-in.html
• Shadow Gangs (Dreamcast Version) Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jkmcorp/shadow-gangs-dreamcast-version
• [lock-on] Volume 003 Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lost-in-cult/lock-on-volume-003-a-gaming-journal

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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.

For episode 101, we're doing room 101! Ripping off the formula of the classic British game show (which ripped its concept from Geroge Orwell), James, Tom, Brian, Lewis and newcomer Rich (welcome Rich!) each must convince host Andrew to consign one of their biggest pet hates about the Dreamcast to oblivion in Room 101, theoretically banishing them from the world forever. But Andrew has the final say, so if he doesn't agree then it's not going in room 101!

For more info on the history of the show, check out the Wiki entry about it.

Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/5DqRCRyF7R

Also a big shout out to Back Yard TARDIS on YouTube. Go check out his channel 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.

Let's get this party started! To celebrate the 100th episode of the DreamPod, it's only right that we'd go big or go home. That's why we got the one and only Peter Moore, former SEGA of America president, on the pod to reminisce about his time heading the company during the Dreamcast's lifespan. We are incredibly grateful to Peter for agreeing to do this interview with us!

Video footage of our interview with Peter is also available: https://youtu.be/WpqwRpkhxZA

Of course we also wanted episode 100 to be about the listeners too, so we're playing the voice notes you recorded and answering all your questions too. Thanks to everybody who submitted messages and questions.

This is definitely going to be a podcast to remember!

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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 is a follow up to episode 95, where we discussed the first round picks for our Desert Island Discs Fantasy Draft. The game consists of us and some guests each building a roster of 4 Dreamcast games that are the only games we can take to a Desert Island. 

In this episode, Kev, Lewis and Brian take a look at each person's four picks. This will soon be followed by a vote to decide who has created the most desirable Desert Island!

Special thanks to PcWzrd13 & Retro Faith for taking part, along with the team from Dreamcast Years. Please note that submissions to episode 100 of the DreamPod have now finished - our schedules got a bit rushed due to it being the holidays! Sorry about that, gang.

• The Dreamcast Junkyard Discord: https://discord.com/invite/ptxUvYFxMB
• Dreamcast Years
• Retro Faith
• PcWzrd

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