More enterprising developers are trying trickier ports, though, like a version of, which is also. Less graphically involved games like and titles are easy to replicate on the Dreamcast as well there are several compilations of old games for the Dreamcast and other systems. The port is unofficial, of course, but it’s available for free and looks mostly the same as it did in its original release. The cult favorite platformer has made its way to a bunch of platforms, and the Dreamcast is definitely among them. That’s true of other recent, popular titles. It’s a solid example of how Dreamcast owners haven’t been left in the dust even as more powerful systems take the forefront.
Redux: Dark Matters is another shoot-’em-up from the guys behind Gunlord, and it also saw a commercial release.Īlthough it’s a revamp of Dux and came to modern consoles as well, received more than twice its funding goal. But there’s a pretty simple reason why the Dreamcast remains a viable, if limited, primary console option: homebrew. This may seem bizarre, especially as we enter a period where new consoles are emerging mid-cycle. Between the Dreamcast itself and the Virtual Memory Unit (VMU), there’s a steady stream of new releases to play on there. Instead of moving on to modern iterations of the Dreamcast’s one-time competitors, a community of programmers continues to develop games for Sega’s final home console. Except that 17 years after its release, the Dreamcast’s most dedicated, talented fans are grown up and making games themselves. Less than two years after it came to market, poor sales led to the Dreamcast’s discontinuation.
But Sega’s failure to light the industry on fire with its ambitious console is the narrative that most remember best. It’s hard to forget when the Dreamcast hit stores: Sept.
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