The Dreamcast Gets One More New Game Release This Year With “The Ghost Blade”

The Dreamcast Gets One More New Game Release This Year With “The Ghost Blade”

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Console News, Gaming News On: 04 Feb

In an incredible effort to keep the fire burning, it seems the Sega Dreamcast is still getting developer love as two more games are releasing for the console this year. (The Dreamcast 2 will happen!) Some of you may remember GunLord, the 2D platformer that released last year in hopes of finding success with nostalgic [...]

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Retro Roundup: 25 Years of Phantasy Star

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Blog On: 16 Jan

2012 marked the 20th or 25th anniversaries for lots of big franchises: Nintendo’s Kirby turned 20, Capcom’s beloved but oft-neglected Mega Man turned 25, as did Square-Enix’s Final Fantasy franchise. You can find plenty of retrospectives and features on these series’ big anniversaries online, but there was one franchise that turned 25 in 2012 that [...]

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Jet Set Radio (HD port) review

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: PC, Playstation 3, Reviews, Xbox 360 On: 24 Sep

Minimum system requirements: An Xbox 360, PC, or a PS3, an internet connection to buy and download the game, and a tempered pair of nostalgia goggles.

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Retro Round-Up 06/27/12 – A love letter to Phantasy Star Online

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Blog On: 27 Jun

Retro Round-Up is a weekly article (that’s a few days late this week, sorry) that takes a look at the world of retro gaming. This week, I talk about one of my all time favorite games, the pioneering Dreamcast classic Phantasy Star Online, its history, and why I’m both excited and worried about the future [...]

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Sonic Adventure 2 is probably the next Dreamcast game to get an HD port

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 On: 21 Jun

Sega continues their initiative to port all of their Dreamcast classics to modern consoles, and if a new listing on the official Xbox website is to be believed, it looks like Sonic’s last adventure on a Sega console will be their next HD “remastering.”

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Retro Round-up: 3 Great HD Collections, and 3 of The Worst

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Blog On: 16 May

There’s a right way and a wrong way to do things, even when it comes to cashing in on gamers’ nostalgia.

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10 Dreamcast Games That Deserve HD Ports

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Blog On: 27 Feb

Sega recently announced a new HD port of cult classic Jet Set Radio, and while the first wave of Dreamcast HD ports was severely underwhelming, it’s hard not to get excited at the thought of being able to replay some of gaming history’s best and most beloved titles in HD. Sure, there’s a good (probable [...]

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Jet Set Radio Coming to XBLA, PSN

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 On: 23 Feb

Sega just released a teaser for their next Dreamcast to XBLA/PSN port, and while they don’t say the specifically name the game in question, I’m sure anyone who owned a Dreamcast immediately figured out what game it was as soon as they heard that trademark funky music. Yup, cult classic Jet Set Radio (originally known [...]

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Seaman Comes Again

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News, Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS On: 21 Feb

Sorry about that headline. I couldn’t resist. Anyway, Japanese news outlet Nikkei is reporting that Nintendo is launching a new initiative in which the Kyoto publisher will pick up and produce entries in other publishers’ franchises. This is a bizarre move for the usually withdrawn and conservative Nintendo, but even more bizarre is the first [...]

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Dreamcast Collection review

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Playstation 3, Reviews, Xbox 360 On: 03 Oct

The Sega Dreamcast was one of the best consoles of all time… but you would never be able to figure that out by playing this collection.

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Sonic the Hedgehog: 20th Anniversary Retrospective pt. 2

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News On: 10 Jul

In the first part of our look back on Sonic the Hedgehog’s 20 year history, we examined Sonic’s birth and glory days on the Genesis, and now, in part 2 of our 3 part retrospective, we take a look back at Sonic during the Saturn and Dreamcast years, when Sega’s fortunes turned and Sonic was [...]

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Sega Dreamcast Collection Hitting Store Shelves February

Posted By: Chris Hernandez In: Xbox 360 On: 14 Jan

Not too long ago we made mention of two new upcoming Dreamcast titles that will be getting some download action this year, Space Channel 5 Part 2 and SEGA Bass Fishing. Now if you want all the XBLA titles in one handy location then wait no longer then February 22 for a four pack collection [...]

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