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Derek Pascarella (ateam)

@derekpascarella.bsky.social

Automation engineer, retro-game hacker/reverse-engineer/translation patch developer, and lover of (almost) all things Italian and Japanese! πŸ”— DreamcastForever.com

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Sure thing!

05.10.2025 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My theory is fear over an epilepsy trigger. Remember how paranoid people got after that episode of PokΓ©mon aired and the news from Japan hit the West?

04.10.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you don’t have an ODE and need a burnable CDI for this, shoot me a message πŸ™‚

04.10.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Weirdly, the PAL and NTSC-U versions of "Bangai-O" had their brightness turned down, something fans have lamented for years.

Now, thanks to Vague Rant, you can enjoy the correct colors with the PAL, NTSC-U, and even VGA-patched NTSC-U versions!

DOWNLOAD
segaxtreme.net/resources/ba...

04.10.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spotted on my drive this morning. If I ever need electrical work done, I basically have to call these guys… don't I?

04.10.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Infernal Curse 🀑

25.09.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Shamelessly post it again in another year or two. This photo is awesome 😎

25.09.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very interesting...

Disc 1 of the first movie refuses to play on any model of Saturn VCD card that I own. I've tried physical disc as well as via ODE.

Meanwhile, it plays fine on computer and standalone VCD player hardware.

I'm going to try reauthoring the disc if possible!

25.09.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not that I'm aware of.

24.09.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So what I'm hearing is you'll be downloading the rips from me and then watching them on your Saturn.

γƒŠγ‚€γ‚Ή

24.09.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ashamed to admit I've never seen them, but I will soon be correcting this 😎

24.09.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The "Infernal Affairs" trilogy on VCD just arrived! These are subbed in English and will be uploaded to my repo later today.

Funny though, the box had a U.S. Border Patrol sticker wrapped around it informing me the parcel was opened to check for contraband!

24.09.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Yeah, it can be fun for sure. Very cool.

13.09.2025 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You know where to find me, my friend πŸ™‚

13.09.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is true!

13.09.2025 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finally got a Greaseweazle, and now I can dump FM Towns floppies!

Chances of me coming across something undumped isn't likely, but there's always the possibility... πŸ˜…

13.09.2025 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's an X68000 MIDI kinda' afternoon 😎

12.09.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon character says " no way " that defies the laws of physics ALT: a cartoon character says " no way " that defies the laws of physics
11.09.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Side note, this also brings VM2 compatibility to the MODE for virtual VMU auto-create/switch.

11.09.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oh ye of little faith...

11.09.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I highly suggest all you Dreamcast fans out there give this one a go! Been playing it a bit this morning and not only does it look great, but it's a lot of fun too!

Very awesome of Iced Lizard to release on the Dreamcast for free like this 😎

10.09.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Turns out "Pu-Li-Ru-La" on FM Towns/Marty doesn't boot into "extended feature" mode on the Marty, even with an aftermarket 2MB add-on card.

So players with these RAM expansion add-ons won't miss out on extra features, I put together this patch!

DOWNLOAD:
github.com/DerekPascare...

06.09.2025 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ChoRenSha on the X68000 over lunch, anyone?

04.09.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Clever, clever πŸ˜‚

03.09.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!

03.09.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Stupid typo here, Volume 2 is called "A Life-and-Death Trip".

03.09.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A little patch for "Wing Commander" on the FM Towns to skip the save disk selection menu (which is actually TownsOS GUI) and boot straight into the game with default save path of disk A. No more mouse needed!

DOWNLOAD:
github.com/DerekPascare...

(NOTE: Not my original photo.)

02.09.2025 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Certifiable.

02.09.2025 11:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, this was extremely fascinating to learn about when I was researching these games!

02.09.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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(8/8) As always, my projects are fueled by a love for old games, but if you're feeling generous and want to contribute to my future endeavors, head to DreamcastForever.com and click "Contact" for the donation link.

02.09.2025 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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