The legendary Dreamcast turns 11 today (DOB: 9/9/99 – who could forget!), and if my posts thus far haven’t given me away, I am a HUGE Dreamcast fan! Who doesn’t remember the orca scene in Sonic Adventure, the jaw-dropping beauty of Soul Calibur‘s arcade-perfect port, or tagging your first sign in Jet Grind Radio. I couldn’t let today pass without commemorating such a special occasion.

So how has our little white wonder box fared this year? Let’s take a look at some of the activity going on in the Dreamcast scene. (continue reading…)

Tonight I’m bringing you another game that “serious” gamers may have overlooked due to the “kiddy” factor. Looney Tunes: Space Race is a cel-shaded Mario Kart clone set in space (meaning floatier physics) based off of a cartoon license. That could be a setup for disaster, but it’s actually surprisingly fun and solid. (continue reading…)

Cosmic Smash combines real-life sports squash & racquetball with break-blocking video games Arkanoid & Breakout into a unique solo experience. It was originally released as an arcade game in Japan and Europe, and then it was given a Dreamcast release only in Japan.

The game is super simple in that your job is to (continue reading…)

Thanks to officially supported emulation on today’s consoles (via Virtual Console, XBLA, and PSN), we’re seeing more and more games given a second life through digital distribution. Recently, it was announced that two Dreamcast games would be coming this year as downloads for Xbox 360 and PS3.

Considering that the Dreamcast is easily this blogger’s favorite system, now is the perfect time to talk about other DC games that I’d like to see show up in the future. ICG is going to refer to these pleas for re-releases as “revival requests.” (continue reading…)