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Category Archives: Dreamcast
Sega Hard Girls: Hi-sCoool! SeHa Girls (anime)
Yesterday, on Christmas Day, my wife and I downloaded the Crunchyroll app for Wii U. We then watched Hi-sCoool! SeHa Girls in its entirety. A day later, I still can’t get over how much I loved it. The basic premise of Hi-sCoool! … Continue reading
Posted in Dreamcast, Mega Drive, Sega Hard Girls, Sega Saturn
Tagged セガ・ハード・ガールズ, Dreamcast, Hatsune Miku, Hi-sCool! Seha Girls, Hi☆sCoool! セハガール, KEI, Kei Garo, Mega Drive, Saturn, Sega, Sega Hard Girls
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9 MORE Ways to Celebrate the Dreamcast!
Back in 2012, I made a list of 99 Ways to Celebrate the Dreamcast in honor of the 13th anniversary of its North American release. To celebrate the 15th anniversary, I made yet another list of Dreamcast-related fun so you … Continue reading
Posted in Dreamcast
Tagged 9-9-99, anniversary, Dreamcast, North America, Sega, September 9th 1999
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The Hazuki Diaries Part Four – Let’s Get Sweaty
“The Hazuki Diaries” is a project in which I chronicle my replay of the original Shenmue on the Dreamcast. Check out part one here. After asking around a bit, I learned that Charlie often hung out at a tattoo parlor in … Continue reading
The Hazuki Diaries Part Three – Kickin’ Ass and Feedin’ Cats
“The Hazuki Diaries” is a project in which I chronicle my replay of the original Shenmue on the Dreamcast. Check out part one here and part two here. If the previous day was one of sloth and distraction (paralleling my own real-life Sundays), … Continue reading
Posted in Dreamcast, Shenmue, Uncategorized, Yu Suzuki
Tagged Dreamcast, Ryo Hazuki, sailors, Sega, Shenmue
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The Hazuki Diaries Part Two – I’ll Find Lan Di, Just Hang-On
“The Hazuki Diaries” is a project in which I chronicle my replay of the original Shenmue on the Dreamcast. Check out part one here. I left my home in search of anyone who knew anything about the people involved with … Continue reading
The Hazuki Diaries Part One – December 3, 1986
I had a lot of fun documenting my replay of Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2 on the Dreamcast, so I decided to do it again, but this time with Shenmue! I’m calling it “The Hazuki Diaries” and it’s going to … Continue reading
Posted in Dreamcast, Shenmue, Uncategorized
Tagged dojo, Dreamcast, Hazuki Residence, Ryo Hazuki, Sega, Shenmue
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Top Five Sega Games That I Love But Am Totally Terrible At
Video games, being an interactive medium, make certain demands of the player. Most require a time commitment, patience, and a degree of skill. Here are five Sega games that I’ve given near infinite time and patience, but could never develop … Continue reading
Posted in Chu Chu Rocket, Dreamcast, F-Zero GX, Sega Rally, Space Channel 5, Virtual On
Tagged Chu Chu Rocket, Dreamcast, F-Zero GX, Saturn, Sega, Sega Rally, Space Channel 5, Virtual On
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Thoughts – Tomee Dreamcast HD VGA Cable
This Dreamcast VGA cable is relatively new to the market (according to Amazon, it was released in December of 2013) and acts as a lower-priced alternative to the increasingly costly Dreamcast VGA boxes.
The Phantasy Star Offline Project – Week Two
Phantasy Star Offline is a project where my goal is to complete Ver.2 on Dreamcast solo. Read about why here and week one here. Thursday Hit my first somewhat frustrating point in the game so far. There is a quest where I … Continue reading
Posted in Dreamcast, Phantasy Star, Phantasy Star Online, Sonic Team
Tagged Dreamcast, offline, Online, Phantasy Star, Phantasy Star Online Ver.2, PSO, Sonic Team
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The Phantasy Star Offline Project – Week One
Phantasy Star Offline is a project where my goal is to complete Ver.2 on Dreamcast solo. Read about why here. APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE for the crappy “screenshot” quality. All pics were taken with my phone because I don’t have any … Continue reading
Posted in Dreamcast, Phantasy Star, Phantasy Star Online, Sonic Team
Tagged Dreamcast, offline, Online, Phantasy Star, Phantasy Star Online Ver.2, PSO, Sonic Team
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Phantasy Star Online – Knowing One’s Heart
“Knowing One’s Heart” is a PSO quest that I found absolutely fascinating. So much so that I decided to record the entire thing (in a decidedly lo-fi way- photographing my TV was my only real option). Here it is, in … Continue reading
Posted in Dreamcast, Phantasy Star, Phantasy Star Online, Sonic Team
Tagged Dreamcast, Knowing One's Heart, Phantasy Star Online, quest
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Phantasy Star Memories Section from the Official Guide
The Phantasy Star Online Official Perfect Guide from Versus Books (by Casey Loe and Nick Rox) is my favorite guide of all time (I own two copies). So when Nick asked me if I could scan the “Phantasy Star Memories” … Continue reading
The Phantasy Star Offline Project – Week Zero
Some of my greatest memories ever playing a game come from Phantasy Star Online on the Dreamcast. In 2001 when the game launched, I was (sometimes) attending an undemanding community college in the morning, three days a week, and working … Continue reading
Posted in Dreamcast, Phantasy Star, Phantasy Star Online, Sonic Team
Tagged Dreamcast, offline, Phantasy Star Online Ver.2, Sega, Sonic Team, Version 2
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Japanese Dreamcast Launch Footage!!
This news report from the Japanese Dreamcast launch was uploaded by Dreamcastgaga. Follow him on Twitter and check out his fantastic Dreamcast-focused blog!
Sega Digital Review – Crazy Taxi
Released November 23, 2010 / $9.99 / Version: PSN Original Release: Dreamcast / January 24th, 2000 First things first: this PSN remaster is not the exact same Crazy Taxi that you spent entire weekends playing back in 2000. I mean, … Continue reading
Posted in Crazy Taxi, Dreamcast
Tagged Bad Religion, Crazy Taxi, Dreamcast, PS3, PSN, Review, The Offspring
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Happy Dreamcast Day! 99 Ways to Celebrate
Today marks the 13th anniversary of the Dreamcast’s North American debut on 9/9/99 and it’s a great time to celebrate this incredible and innovative system! 99 ways to celebrate the Dreamcast today (in no particular order): 1. Wish the Dreamcast … Continue reading
Posted in Cannon Spike, Chu Chu Rocket, Crazy Taxi, Dreamcast, Japanese commercials, Jet Set Radio, Magazines, Nick Hornby, Phantasy Star Online, Sega fans are awesome, Segagaga, SEGAROCKS, Shenmue, Skies of Arcadia, Sonic, Space Channel 5, The House of the Dead, Yume Neko
Tagged 9/9/99, anniversary, Cannon Spike, Crazy Taxi, Dreamcast, Gundam, House of the Dead 2, Phantasy Star Online, Sega, Shenmue, Sonic Adventure, Space Channel 5
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Sega Fun Club Podcast Episode 3 – Dreamcast Memories
Get the episode on iTunes! The Sega Dreamcast is pretty much the most important video game system ever to me. In this episode of Sega Fun Club I explain why, sharing some of my fondest Dreamcast memories. John (the other … Continue reading
What Are Your Fondest Dreamcast Memories?
John and I are planning to record an episode of the Sega Fun Club podcast devoted to the Dreamcast to coincide with the anniversary of the system’s North American launch on September 9th. We’re going to be sharing our love and memories … Continue reading
Informative/Weird Hidden Message in Sega Smash Pack Volume 1
The worst present I ever gave someone was this collection. In my defense, I didn’t know about the now-infamous terrible sound, and got it for my Dreamcast brother-in-arms Chris when it was released as a belated birthday gift. He was … Continue reading
“If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.”
Despite its criminally short lifespan, the Dreamcast remains one of the most beloved consoles ever made. It is still thinking!
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