List of Dreamcast homebrew games
Many games have been independently developed for the Dreamcast by homebrew developers. Most of these games were commercially released long after the end of the console's official life span (2001), and especially after the last official release (2007). Consequently, these homebrew games are unlicensed by Sega.
The Dreamcast's homebrew games are written on regular compact discs (CD) using the Mil-CD loop hole rather than GD-ROMs. This is partly because the GD-ROM format is no longer marketed by Sega, nor did it ever have a commercially available blank counterpart. Games are released on standard CD or DVD covers, or more recently, styled as a retail Dreamcast title. All are region-free. Some of the earlier homebrew games have been developed using the BSD-based KallistiOS development library.
The games are various - some have Genesis-style 16-bit graphics, whereas others look more like Dreamcast-era games. The 16-bit games usually have also been released as homebrew for the Neo Geo AES console, and others may also have had releases for PC, mobile, or as downloadable indie titles for newer consoles. The first homebrew games in 2001 were three emulated and enhanced PlayStation games developed by Bleemcast!.
Unlike homebrew communities for other consoles, the Dreamcast homebrew developers are organized in development teams, such as RedSpotGames.[1]
There has recently been an increasing number of games being developed. Just over half of the list of 40+ homebrew titles are games released since 2015 or still under development.[2] 2015 had the highest number of new Dreamcast releases since 2004 in Japan.
List
Game | Publisher | Developer | Genre | Year |
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Age of the Beast | TBA | Senile Team | Beat 'em up | TBA |
Alice Dreams Tournament [3] | Alice Team | Alice Team | Action | 2016 |
Alice's Mom's Rescue [4] | Hucast Games | Orion Games | Platformer | 2015 |
AMEBA[5] | TBA | Retro Sumus | Adventure | TBA |
Redux 2 [6] | Hucast Games | Hucast Games | Shoot 'em up | TBA |
Bleemcast! for Gran Turismo 2 | Bleem! | Bleem! | Racing | 2001 |
Bleemcast! for Metal Gear Solid | Bleem! | Bleem! | Action/Adventure | 2001 |
Bleemcast! for Tekken 3 | Bleem! | Bleem! | Fighting | 2001 |
Cool Herders | GOAT Store | Harmless Lion LLC. | Party | 2006 |
Donk! Samurai Duck! | GOAT Store | Cryptic Allusion | Platformer | TBA |
DUX / DUX 1.5 | Hucast Games | KTX Software Dev. | Shoot 'em up | 2009 |
Elansar & Philia | Hucast Games | Orion Games | Point-and-click adventure | 2015 |
Elysian Shadows [7] | Watermelon Co. | Elysian Shadows Team | Role-playing | 2016 |
Fast Striker | NG.DEV.TEAM | NG.DEV.TEAM | Shoot 'em up | 2010 |
Feet of Fury | GOAT Store | GOAT Store | Rhythm | 2003 |
Frog Feast | OlderGames | OlderGames | Action | 2007 |
Fruit'Y [8] | Dragon Box | Retroguru | Puzzle | 2015 |
Ghost Blade [9] | Hucast Games | Hucast Games | Shoot 'em up | 2015 |
Giana's Return [10] | Giana's Return Team | Giana's Return Team | Platformer | 2011 |
Gunlord | NG.DEV.TEAM | NG.DEV.TEAM | Run 'n Gun | 2012 |
Hypertension: Harmony of Darkness [11] | GOAT Store | TDGMods/Istope Softworks | Horror/Shooter | 2016 |
Inhabitants | GOAT Store | S&F Software | Puzzle | 2005 |
IRiDES: Master of Blocks | GOAT Store | Madpeet | Puzzle | 2009 |
Jump'n Blob [12] | 2D-RP | 2D-RP | Platformer | 2011 |
Last Hope | RedSpotGames(First Run) / NG.DEV.TEAM (Second Run) | NG.DEV.TEAM | Shoot 'em up | 2007 |
Last Hope: Pink Bullets | NG.DEV.TEAM | NG.DEV.TEAM | Shoot 'em up | 2009 |
Leona's Tricky Adventures [13] | KTX Software Development | KTX Software Development | Puzzle/Adventure | 2016 |
Maqiupai | GOAT Store | JMD | Puzzle | 2005 |
NEO XYX | NG.DEV.TEAM | NG.DEV.TEAM | Shoot 'em up | 2014 |
Pier Solar and the Great Architects | WaterMelon Co. | Watermelon Co. | Role-playing | 2015 |
Redux: Dark Matters | Hucast Games | KTX Software Development | Shoot 'em up | 2014 |
Reblobed [14] | TBA | 2D Retroperspectives | Platformer | TBA |
Rush Rush Rally Racing | RedSpotGames | Senile Team | Racing | 2009 |
Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs - The Game [15] | Watermelon Co. | Team Saber Rider | Run 'n Gun/Shoot 'em up | 2016 |
Sations [16] | MintCookie Games | MintCookie Games | Third-person shooter | 2017 |
Saviour [17] | TBA | 2D Retroperspectives | Role-playing | TBA |
Scourge | GOAT Store | TGDMods/Istope Softworks | Action | TBA |
SQRXZ [18] | Retroguru | Retroguru | Platformer | 2010 |
SQRXZ 2 [19] | Retroguru | Retroguru | Platformer | 2010 |
SQRXZ 3 [20] | Retroguru | Retroguru | Platformer | 2011 |
SQRXZ 4 [21] | Retroguru | Retroguru | Platformer | 2014 |
Sydney Hunter & The Caverns of Death | CollectorVision | CollectorVision | Puzzle platformer | TBA |
Sturmwind | RedSpotGames | Duranik | Shoot 'em up | 2013 |
SLaVE [22] | GOAT Store | Jay Townsend/Istope Softworks | First-person shooter | 2016 |
Volgarr the Viking | Crazy Viking Studios | Crazy Viking Studios | Platformer | 2015 |
Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles | RedSpotGames | Yuan Works | Puzzle | 2008 |
Xenocider [23] | TBA | Retro Sumus | Third-person shooter | TBA |
Zia and the Goddesses of Power [24] | TBA | Orion Games | Role-playing | 2016 |
Henshen Engine | TBA | Henshen Engine Team | Platformer | 2017 |
References
- ↑ Barnholt, Ray (May 12, 2011). "Keeping the Dream Alive: The Men Behind Dreamcast Homebrew". Gamasutra. p. 1. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ↑ http://fusion.net/story/195213/sega-dreamcast-new-games-2015/
- ↑ http://alicedreams.com/tournament/
- ↑ http://www.seganerds.com/2015/01/06/hucast-games-announces-2d-platformer-alices-moms-rescue-for-dreamcast/
- ↑ http://retrogamingmagazine.com/2014/12/09/new-game-ameba-new-visual-novel-sega-dreamcast/
- ↑ http://www.siliconera.com/2015/05/20/hucast-announces-shmup-sequel-redux-2-for-dreamcast-shares-first-screens/
- ↑ http://www.seganerds.com/2014/06/04/elysian-shadows-team-comments-on-watermelon-publishing-deal/
- ↑ http://retrogamingmagazine.com/2015/10/03/sega-dreamcast-receives-new-puzzle-game-fruity-not-a-bejeweled-clone/
- ↑ https://hucastgames.wordpress.com/2014/09/14/ghost-blade-will-be-ready-in-2015/
- ↑ http://www.dreamcast-scene.com/news/third-new-jumpnrun-in-a-row-gianas-return-v1-0-available/
- ↑ http://www.indiedb.com/games/hypertension-harmony-of-darkness
- ↑ http://www.dreamcast-scene.com/news/jumpn-blob-fullversion-has-been-released-incl-dreamcast-version/
- ↑ http://www.trickyleona.com
- ↑ http://retrogamingmagazine.com/2013/12/03/reblobed-yet-another-dreamcast-title-coming/
- ↑ http://www.siliconera.com/2015/09/07/dreamcast-version-of-saber-rider-and-the-star-sheriffs-added-to-kickstarter-rewards/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/626552634126395/permalink/966945660087089/
- ↑ http://2d-rp.de/saviour.php
- ↑ http://www.sqrxz.de/sqrxz/
- ↑ http://www.dreamcast-scene.com/news/sqrxz-2-released-new-freeware-jumpnrun-for-dreamcast/
- ↑ http://www.dreamcast-scene.com/news/sqrxz-3-released/
- ↑ http://www.retroguru.com/sqrxz4/
- ↑ http://www.dreamcast-scene.com/news/slave-revealed-for-dreamcasts-15th-anniversary/
- ↑ http://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2016/03/new-xenocider-footage-released.html
- ↑ "The Dreamcast Junkyard: New Dreamcast Game Zia and the Goddesses of Magic Announced". www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
25 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sarumaru/henshin-engine-the-game-pc-engine-tg-16-pc-steam
- http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2015/01/17/upcoming-sega-dreamcast-games-in-2015/127848/
- http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/04/interview_senile_team_rush_rush_rally_racing
- http://diehardgamefan.com/2009/09/29/interview-with-jeroen-van-mastbergen-from-senile-team-about-rush-rush-rally-racing/
- http://www.eurogamer.it/articles/2014-11-17-news-videogiochi-un-nuovo-gioco-per-dreamcast-in-uscita-nel-2015-slave
- http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gc-2008-they-are-still-making-dreamcast-games/1100-6234455/
- http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/01/10-new-dreamcast-games-on-the-way/
- http://www.wired.com/2007/08/new-dreamcast-g/
- http://www.zam.com//article/126/inside-the-retro-game-development-community
- http://kotaku.com/5355311/happy-birthday-dreamcast-heres-a-new-game
- http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2009/11/06/news-dreamcast-not-dead-new-release-set-for-2010.aspx?PageIndex=5
- http://www.gamesradar.com/german-tv-show-reveals-a-new-dreamcast-game/
- http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/21/redspotgames-looking-to-continue-publishing-for-dreamcast/