The VMU revisited

August 19th, 2009, 19:58 Posted By: wraggster



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The VMU had a lot of potential, in theory. The idea of tiny games playable on a memory card really sparked my imagination, and my interest. But in reality, most of the minigames you got with Dreamcast software was a bit uninspired, and the VMU itself voraciously consumed expensive watch batteries. After the Dreamcast's demise, though, a small VMU scene emerged, and created a number of homebrew games and demos for the tiny console. This video showcases some of the better games out there, all of which can be downloaded via the Dream Explorer software found at BlueSwirl.

Not included in the first video is this Dragon Slayer clone, and there have also been some attempts at tiny 3D engines, including this one, and the more robust "Very Much Useless" demo by Shadow/Noice, which the author claims is running in real time, and is not an animation. The largest source for info on VMU homebrew right now seems to be the author of that first 3D demo, Real Rockin B. Unfortunately though, playing games on the VMU itself will never be that practical, given its battery consumption. Most folks will have to rely on emulators, as the Dream Explorer facilitates

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