December 3rd, 2005, 00:30 Posted By: Darksaviour69
From Dreamcast-scene.com
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That's right folks, today is a great day for the scene.
Milestone (the people behind Chaos Field) are releasing their new NAOMI Shoot Em Up for the thriving Dreamcast!
Here's the quote from the scenester himself, Kron:
Look a new Dreamcast game in 2006! Milestone have recently announced that the Naomi shooter Rajirugy(Radilgy) will be released on the Dreamcast on the 16th of February 2006 for 6090 yen !!!
This is a few days late but our beloved Dreamcast has just turned 7 years old and because of sites like us, DCIberia, DC France, Dreamcast Scene, Dreamcast Homebrew, DreamOn, DCEvolution, DCEmulation and all the great fans and developers the Dreamcast lives on and very strong at that too.
Our good friends at Dream-Storming have interviewed Hiroyuki Maruyama of http://www.grev.co.jp/ on the topic of Under Defeat for NAOMI, as well as the future for Dreamcast releases.
As annouced, the world's first Dreamcast Diskmag? scenedicate (by DCS) is out with the December release of the German videogame magazine GEE? (Games_Entertainment_Education). Beside of the CDI file of scenedicate and BootDreams? 0.6 on the DVD-ROM part, there is also an article within the print part of the magazine. The internet download will be available in 1 to 2 weeks, since we want to use the time for a little bugfix and maybe add one or another exclusive article.
Beginning in April 2006, the first ever worldwide videogame concert tour will takeoff in North America. Titled PLAY! A Videogame Symphony, the concert will feature blockbuster videogame music from several acclaimed titles as Sonic The Hedgehog (not known if any Dreamcast songs will be played) Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, Silent Hill etc. Amongst these five star games, the Dreamcast superhit Shenmue's music will also be performed. Along with the music there will be large screens playing memorable momments from these games.
Alpha version of NEO4ALL fork for playing NEOGEO roms under Dreamcast.
First, you need convert your NEOGEO game roms with convert tool included.
Second, toast all files of dreamcast directory and place your converted roms where you want.
At the moment, 10 large games have preliminar prefetch for fine playing:
- Art Of Fighting.
- Blazing Star.
- Captain Tomaday.
- Magical Drop III.
- Metal Slug X.
- Shock Troopers.
- Aero Fighters 3 / Sonic Wings 3.
- SNK vs Capcom - SVC Chaos.
- Tecmo World Soccer '96.
- Zed Blade / Operation Ragnarok.
Games below 16MBytes can be played without problems, i have tested 44 games. Another games of compatibily list can be loaded, but you will have a lot of cdrom read switching.
See README.txt.
Download here.
Problems and comments about your tests here.
GOAT Store Publishing announced today a special poster that will be sent out exclusively with pre-orders of Cool Herders through the GOAT Store, placed before or on the official release date of December 15, 2005. The exclusive poster is the first in an all-new series of posters that the GOAT Store Publishing will be releasing for all past and future Dreamcast projects that they have done. Make sure to check back for more information on the upcoming posters!
For those individuals keen on internet phenomena, one of the screenshots on the poster features a special screenshot that is unlockable in the game that pays tribute to the infamous line, "all your base are belong to us!" The back of the poster will be black and white, and will feature other great GOAT Store Publishing projects!
With December 15th right around the corner, please make sure to pre-order your copy of Cool Herders today!
I've released a new ISO with the lastest KOS SVN, 287 (last night's build) along with GPF's GDB build, fixes to the autorun program, and a lot of goodies. You can read up on all the new things in this version at this topic in the programming forums of DCEmulation's message boards.
NesterDC SE, scherzo's continuation of the Nintendo Entertainment System emulator, NesterDC, has been released. This adds a new GUI with screenshots, a NSF player, fixes compatibility issues, improves support for running games of different regions on different display modes at the correct speed, and more.
Gamefront.de has reported that Sega will release a new Dreamcast bundle with Radilgy & also a limited production telephone card, the bundle can only be brought from Sega Direct. The price will be 15.800 Yen (approx. 112 Euro/ $133)!
Fantastic news to have Sega release a new Dreamcast Bundle in 2006 lets hope they make it Mil-CD compatible so we can use our Homebrew on it and while there at it chuck a BroadBand Adapter in
December 13th, 2005, 00:06 Posted By: Darksaviour69
Eerievale, the point and click horror adventure (similar to Myst and D), which is in development for the P.C., Atari Jaguar CD and Dreamcast has released a teaser trailer.
December 13th, 2005, 20:12 Posted By: Darksaviour69
fox68k has post on dciberia.net of a new N64 emu for the DC is in the works.
Using Chui's work with the MMU, and using ported mips r4300i and RCP cores from x86 to SH4,so far Nincast64 runs N64 roms of up to a maximum of 32Mb and runs at max of 12FPS without sound (it appears from the screenshots that Mario runs between 6-8fps)
Hopefully a preview version will be released before the end of the year.
<blockquote>Many thanks to Andrew Steele who has emailed us in a full translation of the Sega Direct webpage in question. The Dreamcast consoles for sale are indeed repaired and refurbished units that have been returned to Sega by customers. "The set that once cost 15,540 yen (including tax), has dropped to 10,000 yen (including tax)! If purchased as a stand alone unit, the price gets even better; 5,540 yen a unit!", Sega declares.
The company says that the machines function fine, although anyone purchasing one should expect the likes of scratches on the casing. The consoles are only available to Japanese punters, and it's a one-console-per-person deal and they can only be purchased through Sega Direct: ". We ask that you register with Sega Direct in order to purchase the machines. And we must also inform you that the number of units is limited, and so may sell out quickly."
Here's more from Andrew Steele's transcription/email:
Please take the time to read and understand the important points listed below.
What is the DC Resale?
We at Sega, have taken the Dreamcast units returned to us by customers, repaired them and refurbished them to a working state. The new units differ in no way to brand new machines.
Please be aware that, although these units no function as brand new machines, they still bare a little external damage in the form of scratches and other imperfections.
The DC Resale will be conducted through Sega Direct. We ask that you register with Sega Direct in order to purchase the machines. And we must also inform you that the number of units is limited, and so may sell out quickly.
About making a purchase
To Sega Direct customers,
Only those currently residing in Japan are eligible to purchase the machines
Point of importance:
Sales are limited to 1 unit per person.
Resale of the units is prohibited.
The repair and maintenance service for the resold units will expire on 31st March 2007 (The same length of time as the original units)
These machines are NOT compatible with MIL CDs.
About malfunctions:
If the machine malfunctions within 2 weeks of purchase:
Although we have taken great care to ensure that all machines function normally, in the unlikely event of a problem, please contact the Sega Direct Customer Centre within 2 weeks of purchasing the unit and we will endeavour to replace the machine. (Replacement machines are also resale models)
If the machine malfunctions after 2 weeks:
If the machine has been used correctly according to the included instruction manual, and is still within the guarantee period (within a year of the initial purchase), please send it, along with the guarantee form, to the customer service centre. We will repair the unit free of charge.
We cannot replace the machine with a new one.
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Well, there you go. If you've read the rumour previous to this latest news and got a bit excited, sit down and drink grandma's large sherry. It'll make you feel much better. And finally, we can't bugger off without declaring that Sega's Dreamcast was a great console with some equally great games. Sadly, it only ever managed to live in PlayStation's shadow. It deserved better.</blockquote>
So it doesnt look like those bundles are good for Homebrew Dreamcast fans
Coming on the heels of the announcement that Cool Herders is shipping, GOAT Store Publishing announced today a new project entitled GOAT Games.
Expected in early 2006, GOAT Games, a compilation featuring "Games Of All Types" from many of the best independant developers, is planned for release. The game will feature an online high score submission for each game on the disc and contain lots of exciting unlockable content. GOAT Games is sure to have something for everyone!
Be sure to check out the GOAT Store Publishing web site at http://www.goatstore.com/publishing/ and sign up for mailing list to stay on top of the latest previews, reviews, interviews and more for GOAT Games and all of the other GOAT Store Publishing releases!
Moondoggie1968 has released a port of Fall Down (he doesn't state out which "Fall Down" exactly). This is what he said:
Here's a quick and dirty port I did tonight, this is a great game and thought I'd share for those of you who have a dreamcast.
Been playing this game on PC emulators for a while and it's always great. Turns out it works great on the Dreamcast Atari Emulator too, although there is some lag the faster the game gets but worth a look.
looking forward to playing this great game on some real hardware real soon once I get my eprom burning station going.
Rockin-B has posted the news on his site with downloads and full screenshots and theres some fanatastic entries to this excellent Sega Saturn Coding Contest, for full info check out the site here --> http://www.rockin-b.de/
DCIberia the awesome Spanish and one of the best Dreamcast scene sites in the world has posted news of a Magazine they have released, my Spanish is a tad rusty but for any Dreamcast fan its worth checking out, head on over to DCIberia at this address --> http://www.dciberia.net/tiki-view_articles.php
December 20th, 2005, 03:24 Posted By: curt_grymala
DCHelp has put together and relased four new SBI's. These are untested SBI's as of yet. Once we hear positive results on the SBI's, they will be uploaded to the Sbiffy!com server. The SBI's are as follows:
Celebrate your Dreamcast's 7th Christmas with a new title from GOAT Publishing, Cool Herders. A fast paced puzzle party game, players use elite powers to grab the most sheep! 4 player interaction and special powers let you either herd them yourself, or bash your opponent and steal theirs! On top of that, story mode puts you in the shoes of Zeus, a New Zealander far away from his homeland as he tries to get his herd back from the evil clutches of Iskur. This plays out across six worlds with three stages each (plus secret worlds!), and after that you can try a complete second mission mode with increased difficulty.
What began life as a demo on the fan made 'DC Tonic' disc, was so popular the developers went hard out on all new graphics, a full soundtrack with over a dozen tunes, six characters plus more to unlock, unlockable special modes and plenty of secrets still to come! Compatible with all the 'MIL-CD' Dreamcast units (generally all manufactured Oct 2000 and earlier), it'll work on an NTSC or PAL console, or through a VGA Box. At only US$ 19.90 and in stock now, dust off your Dreamcast and invite the mates over for a bit of fun with your sheep.
Online Consoles.com have begun a Quake III Arena tournament for the Dreamcast users only. Round 1 is finished, but as far as I know there will be many more rounds to follow. So check it out, and show em you are a 56k quake 3 hero!
Planet-Ragol.de announced that Sega of Germany? became official sponsor of their online meeting of the Dreamcast versions of Phantasy Star Online tomorrow, the 21st December.
Every participant has the possibility to win one of several official PSO fan items, one main winner can send his items to Sega of Germany who will get them signed by Yuji Naka himself.
Details about the meeting:
When: 21.12.2005
Ship: EU Dione
Block: Eight (8)
Start: 7:00 p.m. (19:00) o'clock MEZ
End: open end
Also see the DCS members Kingbuzzo and me (Max) around!
Some interesting news for Dreamcast Owners from Insert Credit:
Two new(ish) trailers have been released by different companies, pointed out to me by Omegadog on the MMC. First up, there's a trailer for Age of the Beast (PC, DC, PS2, likely GP2X, Xbox). This is from Team Senile, who created Beats of Rage. AotB is a new game (and engine) created to be portable like the first, but with greater flexibility, and with a much wider array of abilities. Check the FAQ for more details on that aspect.
Next, there's EerieVale, a very long in development Jaguar game, which is now also coming to Windows, Linux, Mac, and naturally the Dreamcast. It's a D-like game (CG horror point and click) developed in Germany by a young fellow named Lars Hannig. Looks like the game's getting much nearer to completion - check the goofy trailer in the downloads section. Don't sit on that toilet!
Its that time of year when Santa comes and visits and so from all at the DCEmu Homebrew & Gaming Network i wish each and everyone one of you a really great and safe Xmas
Now im off to get rather drunk (I mean get down my neck some Xmas Spirit)
Merry Xmas to all
If anyone gets any decent pressies then let us know
I compiled a full blown Tutorial / FAQ for the great Neo4All/AES emulator by Chui & Fox68K that should cover all questions that you might have about this godess of an NeoGeo MVS/AES emulator for Dreamcast!
Wait no longer and check out this article in DCS' database:
I´ve coded a simple tool to convert Dreamcast savegames between Nexus .DCI format and .VMI/.VMS format.
I know there are other tools to do this same job, but I think this is the first tool to handle both-way conversions (DCI <-> VMI/VMS) without any other parameter than source file (a DCI or VMI file) and destination file (for .DCI target) or resource name (for .VMI/VMS target).
Tonight i finally got a chance to review the GP2X for those that dont know its the successor to the very successful GP32 (which has a great emu/homebrew scene), the console has dual 200mhz cpus, 64 Megs ram and a whole host of features and being Open Source and Linux Based it appeals to masses of developers. Heres my review (shortish but straight to the point) of the console.
Heres an excerpt:
"Well first a tried a normal avi file and it wasnt supported, but in future i should read whats supported :P, next i tried a xvid of the latest Harry Potter film and the fact that i didnt have to encode was excellent, and the playback for me was perfect, infact on that point alone i was sold, the picture and sound quality were spot on, the list of features like fast forward etc were there as you would expect
Games and Emulators
This is the big area and if you look at any of the decent GP2X Sites youll see that theres been a mass of great game ports and emulators released for the GP2X, the buttons felt right and the joystick too, i can honestly say that the GP2X was spot on although at 3am i couldnt turn the sound down in a Tetris game i was playing but that was more than likely the game not having the controls coded in."
December 29th, 2005, 14:38 Posted By: Darksaviour69
gamefront.de have posted (translated)
<blockquote>Sega to announce Under Defeat
29.12.05 - Sega announced that the shoot'em up Under Defeat from Grev 's coming to Dreamcast on 23.03.06 for Yen 6.090 (Eur 44 / USD 52). Up to now the game has only been realeased for arcade. Buying the game plus OST CD will cost Yen 8.190 (Eur 59 / USD 69)
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that means that we have 3 new games to look forward to in the first quarter of 2006 !!
GOAT Compilation
Radilgy
Under Defeat
The Sega Saturn homebrew scene has had a great year and the Rockin-B has posted a detailed look at all the high points of the last year which was the very best so far for the Sega Saturn,
