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DreamDisc 25 A game jam from 2025-12-01 to 2026-02-28 hosted by PsyOpStudios. Welcome to DreamDisc '25! DreamDisc is the premiere game jam for Dreamcast developers, with the goal of bringing the community together...

Looks like the page is up for DreamDisc '25!
Still not decided if I have the time to enter this year with black screen getting done, but it's a really fun ride if you're curious at all about developing for the Dreamcast.

itch.io/jam/dreamdis...

Formula 1 cars on a track

Ferrari cars racing on a track

Black F1 car on a track

Selecting a car

GP Advance was a 3D GBA racing game in development at Italian studio Prograph in 2003. Marketed as having "Psx-level graphics", using an in-house engine, the game featured up to 45k polygons on screen, running smoothly. In the end, no publisher could be found and the game was cancelled.

YouTube video by Gustavo Valiente GBA Ridge Racer tech demo

#GBA Ridge Racer tech demo by Gustavo Valiente

#retrodev #gbadev #gbdev #gameboy #retrogaming #programming #gamedev

Yume Nikki PS1.
Demo out NOW!
It contains two dream worlds to explore.

You can run it on a real PlayStation 1.

This is a fan game. I put a lot of love and care into it.
I hope you enjoy it.

#yumenikki #ps1 #psx #gamedev #homebrew

The demo for Yume Nikki PS1 will be released in about 24 hours!

I'll see you there. ;)

#yumenikki #ps1 #psx #gamedev

I've been on the down low for a bit, but decided to start game dev again for the Sega Dreamcast. I'm currently working on a demo for the RPG Elysian Shadows, starting with pixel artwork. We'll see how it goes.
#pixelart #dreamcast #gamedev

Yume Nikki PS1 work.

I did so much recently...

#yumenikki #psx #gamedev #ps1

Jumping! I want the driving to feel smooth and arcadey like a Sega Rally. I was never a big fan of Wipeout's physics, but I love the graphics obviously :)

Worked on balance a bit today
The spread shot upgrade (bottom left) is game breaking as hell, but as it turns out is also super fun to fly around blasting, so screw balance, it's staying.

#indiedev #pixelart #dreamcast

store.steampowered.com/app/4063290/

I decided to go with launch NTSC packaging for the Founders Edition.

In a new episode of the DreamPod, we’re joined by veteran games writer Andrew Fisher. We discuss Andrew's career, his homebrew column in Retro Gamer magazine, and the thriving independent development scene for Sega Dreamcast.

Listen here: thedreamcastjunkyard.buzzsprout.com/42610/episod...

Here's an actual hardware capture of me cruising through Corneria in jnmartin's port of #StarFox64... ON MY SEGA #DREAMCAST!

We have another AAA-quality Nintendo 64-to-Sega Dreamcast jnmartin port on our hands here! Stay tuned for the upcoming release!

#gamedev #retrogaming #indiegame

In what just may be his most sacrilegious move yet... Esppiral brings us a scene from GOD OF WAR as rendered by the SEGA #DREAMCAST! 🥹

#retrogaming #gamedev #godofwar #graphics

If you ever wanna try to take the plunge and give DC homebrew a try, this is the ultimate "getting started" guide that everyone in the community uses: dreamcast.wiki/Getting_Star....

Then join the "Simulant" Discord server (link at the bottom of the KallistiOS GitHub repo), it's DCdev central.

For everyone who is not yet privy to the fact that the Sega #Dreamcast is alive and well, thanks to a thriving homebrew community and continued GCC support, here is my talk from this year's #FOSDEM, featuring several high-profile DC ports!

archive.fosdem.org/2025/schedul...

#gamedev #retrogaming

a man wearing a hat and sunglasses says " mother of god " ALT: a man wearing a hat and sunglasses says " mother of god "

You seem to be on fire, keep those gainz coming! 🔥

Reproducing an old Sega trick with my fast math library for the #Dreamcast, which swizzles XYZW coordinates into WXYZ ordering to prevent a pipeline stall waiting for the W coordinate to get transformed, which we need first for perspective division.

#retrocomputing #graphics #gamedev #optimization

Orc Face Store The Storied Sword is out now on Dreamcast!

Special offer this week! Half price on The Storied Sword and Chew Chew Mimic for #dreamcast over at the Orc Face Games store:

orcface.com/the-storied-...
orcface.com/chew-chew-mi...

You can also pre-order Dream Disc '24 for free and we'll ship everything together when it arrives :)

(1/8) Presenting a simple little tool, Dreamcast Disc Image ID Changer...

DOWNLOAD:
github.com/DerekPascare...

What's it do?

Time to right some more wrongs in the timeline of gaming history...

Today we have an actual hardware capture of Esppiral doing his thing and rendering a scene from #FinalFantasy X... ON A REAL SEGA #DREAMCAST!

#retrogaming #gamedev #retrocomputing

Decided to see what it would take to get a pc port running, and after maybe 45 minutes of work and commenting out a bunch of Dreamcast specific code, it boots!

Nothing too crazy to be reimplemented, so hopefully there should be no issues getting it on Steam for when I wanted to.
I love raylib 💞

The nostalgia tears are rolling 😭

Yume Nikki PS1 update.

The first (and the best) effect is now implemented.

You have no idea how long this took... 🥲

#yumenikki #psx #ps1

Writing hand-optimized implementations of the C standard library's <math.h> routines for the Sega #Dreamcast's SH4, because the implementations we get from Newlib are using slow bit arithmetic on a platform with a baller FPU... ain't nobody got time!

#gamedev #retrocomputing #cplusplus

Dream Disc '24 Compilation Goes up for Preorder! Dream Disc '25 also Announced!

The Dream Disc ‘24 Dreamcast Game Jam was an absolute blast. Now you can own the official demo disc, featuring the top 10 jam entries. Just pay postage! 💿

Oh, and Dream Disc ‘25 is officially happening! 🥳

More info: www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2025/10/drea...

Orc Face Store Dream Disc '24 at Orc Face Games!

Dream Disc '24, the free game jam disc for the #dreamcast, is now available for pre-order on our store! You only need to pay shipping.

orcface.com/dream-disc-24

The discs should arrive this month, so if you pick up any other games we'll wait and then ship everything at once :)

In case you haven’t already grabbed it, issue 277 of “Retro Gamer” has a full two-page interview featuring all of the epic ports that our #homebrew scene has brought to the Sega #Dreamcast lately, plus some exclusive screenshots of some hotly anticipated titles! 🔥

#gamedev #retrogaming #indiegame

Text that says: "Seeking Translators for Puyo Puyo Fever 2 English Patch!" is overlaid on top of a Fever 2 image showing Sig, Amitie, and Raffina

📢 We’re looking for a new main translator to join our team! One of our long-time translators is stepping away, so we’re hoping to bring someone on board who’s familiar with JLPT N3+ grammar (no test score needed—just the knowledge!).

#PuyoPuyo

It's ridiculous how quickly you can shift from one game idea to another just because one simple gameplay mechanic in your initial version turned out to be not fun 🫠
But that's the beauty of game design!

Oh, this is just Esppiral loading and rendering a scene from the #PS2 title, "Dragon Quest 8," on a Sega #Dreamcast, no big deal...

...WAIT, WUT?! 🤯

#retrogaming #retrcomputing #gamdedev