Database, articles and discoveries for Sega and the Dreamcast

Making-of of Unreleased video game and accessories with interview

The memoirs of Jekyll and Hyde Dreamcast/PC and its development studio In Utero (behind the scene, interview and prototypes)

In 2000, a team of 20 professionals from the In Utero development studio were working on Jekyll and Hyde PC/Dreamcast.

You can find hundreds of assets (Artworks, Sketches etc.) as well as interviews.

Kalisto development studio and its 2 cancelled Dreamcast projects "Totem" and "ALPHA" (behind the scene and interview)

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Alpha and Totem are unknown Unreleaseds for the Dreamcast, they were never officially announced.

Members of the French studio Kalisto testify about their developments and share with us some Artwoks of the games.

The story of a cancelled accessory, the Zip Drive for the Dreamcast (behind the scene and interview)

The Zip Drive Dreamcast was designed for Sega's latest console. It was never released.

IOMEGA, an American company, was responsible for the design of this device.

The software engineer reveals the secrets of the accessory, which was previously well kept.

The archives of Laurent Cluzel and the memoirs of Kâar Online: an ambitious MMO that will never be released (behind the scene, interview, source code and prototypes)

Laurent Cluzel shares some of his archives (Source Code, Prototypes, Artworks) for the Unreleased PC games: Beetle Rally, Kâar Online and Fortress Online. He explains, in detail, the behind-the-scenes development of Kâar Online, an over-ambitious MMO.

World's Scariest Police Chases: Deadly Pursuit, an Unreleased Dreamcast that got away (behind the scene and interview)

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If we know the PSX version, we forget that a game of this licence was also to be released on Dreamcast. It would have been called World's Scariest Police Chases: Deadly Pursuit (developed by Teeny Weeny Games).

Its producer agreed to tell us more!

Armada 2 and Dark Angel: Vampire Apocalypse on Dreamcast, two Unreleased from Metro3D (behind the scene and interview)

We learn more about the reasons for the cancellation of these 2 titles that were to be released on Dreamcast.

Members of the Metro3D development studio accepted an interview!

Stampede on Dreamcast, the Unreleased which allowed you to live the life of a shepherd (Behind the scene and interview)

In 2018, the Dreamcast community learned of an aborted project called Stampede. Glenn Broadway (lead designer) explains the game behind the scenes.

Discovering the spiritual son of Alone in the Dark - “Agartha” on Dreamcast (making-of, interview, concepts and prototypes)

Under the label of a new studio No Cliché (affiliated with SEGA), Frédérick Raynal and his team wanted to renew the Survival Horror genre and surpass the competition. It's the player, as an actor, who will decide and suffer the consequences. The environment is no longer an imposed framework, it becomes modular.

The memories of The Flinstone in Viva Rock Vegas Dreamcast (making-of, models, inteview and prototypes)

This videogame adaptation of the Flinstone movie is a wacky simulation of kart racing featuring the characters and environments of the Hollywood blockbuster. The game's Cel-Shading graphics are closer to the cartoons than to the film.

Frontier Dreamcast, lorsqu'un MMO de Turbine avait failli débarquer sur Dreamcast (making-of and interview)

À la fin des années nonante, SEGA, en partenariat avec Turbine (Asheron's Call), entreprit le développement de Frontier Dreamcast (Unreleased), un MMOs ambitieux, qui sera annulé . Chris Foster (concepteur principal) nous explique le concept du jeu et les coulisses de son développement.

Fear Effect Inferno Playstation 2 and its prototypes: the art of video game storytelling (making-of, interview, script, storyboard, artwork and prototypes)

In this new sequel, Hana was to be killed while trying to snuff out the triad boss, Minkz, who owns her and refuses to let her go despite Hana having the money to buy herself out. She hires Glas, Deke and Rain for the mission. Hana is now in a kind of purgatory and her final fate is yet to be decided.

Half-Life, le FPS qui n'a pas eu la chance de vivre sur Dreamcast ! (making-of, interview et prototypes)

Throughout the game, you play as Gordon Freeman, a scientist from Black Mesa working for the American army in a top-secret research complex. During an experiment, a terrible incident occurs. A space-time rift is opened, allowing a number of aliens to enter the secret base.

Making-of of released video game with interview

Making-Of: The revival of Beat'em up with Nightmare Creatures and bloody Dreamcast prototypes of Nightmare Creatures 2 (making-of, interview and prototypes)

Cyrille Fontaine, one of the creators of the Nightmare Creatures franchise, reveals the behind-the-scenes story of Nigthmare Creatures 1 and 2 (interview). Several Dreamcast prototypes of Nigthmare Creatures 2 are also available to download.

The memories of Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles DC/PS2/PC and its development studio In Utero ((behind the scene, interview and prototypes)

Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles is an In Utero video game published by Ubisoft in 2001.

You will find about 200 assets (Artworks, Sketches etc.) as well as interviews with some members of the studio.

The memories of Headhunter Dreamcast/PS2 and its development studio Amuze (behind the scene, interview and prototypes)

Amuze had created an ambitious game for the Dreamcast and PS2, Headhunter. Its development was not easy.

Here you will find conceptual material and interviews with members of the studio.

Red Dog Dreamcast, on the road to Argonaut and its prototypes (behing the scene, interview and prototypes)

A behind-the-scenes look at the development of Red Dog: Superior Firepower Dreamcast.

Two of Argonaut's game programmers explain the history and creation of the game, with some amusing anecdotes.

The history of No Cliché and its Dreamcast games, Toy Commander, Agartha and Toy Racer (making-of, interview and prototypes)

Behind the scenes of the No Cliché development studio and its games!

You will find conceptual material and interviews with the studio members as well as prototypes to download.

Sega Smash Pack and Sega Swirl Dreamcast, the history of Mega Drive emulation on Dreamcast (behind the scene, interview and prototypes)

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Behind the scenes of the development of Sega Smash Pack and Sega Swirl Dreamcast.

The programmers of both games tell us their behind-the-scenes stories.

Quake 3 Arena Dreamcast et ses huits prototypes : lorsqu'un FPS occidental avait faillit sortir au Japon (making-of, interview and prototypes)

SEGA wanted to hit hard by offering a Dreamcast port of Quake 3 Arena. The intent was to create a game that would be an online showcase for the Dreamcast, and this Doom-like game was identified as perfect to achieve this.

Discovery in photo or video of Unreleased video game

The Smurfs on Dreamcast and Playstation 2

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The Appaloosa studio, which created Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future, had the task of developing a version of the Smurfs for Dreamcast and Playstation 2.

A Game Designer from the Hungarian studio shares with us an unreleased video of this cancelled project.

The discovery of Farnation Dreamcast in video: when SEGA wanted to offer MMOs on its latest console

Exclusive footage of a Technical Demo of Farnation on Dreamcast, the most mysterious Unreleased game of SEGA's last console. After 23 years of waiting and investigation, we can finally put some images on this MMO from Japanese development studio Nextech.

Exclusive information about Unreleased video games and accessories

Planet of the Apes Dreamcast crashes on a planet of Unreleased (behind the scene)

The game, Planet of the Apes on Dreamcast, which was to accompany the release of the next film in the Saga, was based on the story of the first feature film in the franchise. The DC version was cancelled for marketing reasons.

A developer explains the development of the Dreamcast version.

Deer Hunter, the hunt should have started on Dreamcast (behind the scene)

What we didn't know was that the deer stalking season was ready to begin on the Dreamcast.

Following Sega's decision to withdraw from the industry as a manufacturer, the game was cancelled.

It was playable. There were still many months left to finish it.

The cancelled accessories of the Dreamcast

A watch connected to the Dreamcast from a partnership between Sega and Swatch, a Dreamcast TV box from the manufacturer Pace and a Dreamcast MP3 player, accessories that will be cancelled.

Sega wanted to turn the Dreamcast into a multimedia station!

Database and explanatory articles

The list of cancelled Dreamcast games, their discoveries and the information available to us

Some titles have been discovered in the last 20 years, others are yet to be found. By getting in touch with the right people, we have been able to learn more about some games.

Hopefully more Unreleased games will appear in the future, fingers crossed.

The prototypes on Dreamcast, what are they and how did they work?

Dev kit, prototypes, GD-R, Dreamcast betas, what were they used for? Why were they engraved? What were their roles in the industry?

You will know everything by reading this article. You will understand the hidden side of our favourite console.

The Sega Dreamcast White Label, a complete and detailed listing of these promotional discs

What are the white SEGA Dreamcast discs (GD-Rom) called White Label ? What were they used for? How many of them were there?

A detailed listing of the PAL promotional discs.

Prototypes of Dreamcast Pal accessories in photo, one of the steps of the design of their packaging

One of the stages of the design of the packaging of the European accessories of the Dreamcast, which we can also call prototypes because some of them will never be released in Europe or at least not in these first packages.

the history of Sega and the behind-the-scenes business

Sega and its Logistics from storage to transport (behind the scene and confidential document)

You will find information about SEGA's storage, transport and logistics.

How were the depots managed? How big were they? How did they plan the transport of the terminals?

The rise and fall of Sega France (anecdotes from staff members)

-The history of Sega France seen from the inside
-Some anecdotes, including one about Propeller Arena
-The launch of the Dreamcast and its connectivity to the Internet.

SEGA France and its after sales service (behind the scene with confidential document)

The history of SEGA France's after-sales service through the ages from the Megadrive to the Game Gear, the 32X, the Saturn and finally the Dreamcast.

Sales figures, statistics and much more!

The European Dreamcast launch: a blue month of October (archive photos and anecdotes)

25 years ago, the Dreamcast was released in Europe after a successful launch in the United States a month earlier (the cult date of 9/9/99). For SEGA of Europe, everything had to be perfect to make October 14, 1999 unforgettable. Behind the scenes...

The Sega Dreamcast Mobile Assault Tour, when Sonic Adventure (Tournament Disk) was in the casting of Mad Max!!! (archive photos and interview)

SEGA of America, in partnership with IGN, had seen things through with The Sega Dreamcast Mobile Assault Tour event prior to the Dreamcast's US launch. Some of the organizers give us a behind-the-scenes look at the event.

Article related to pieces of my collection

Sega and the European F1 Grand Prix in 1993 (photo of the Sonic mascot 30 years later)

The Donington Grand Prix was in SEGA colors where Senna won his most prestigious race and held up a historic "SONIC" trophy!

You'll see pieces of my collection in photos like the Sonic Mascot, hostess costumes and Alain Prost's helmet.

The Golden 4 and the Interactive Achievements Awards ceremony (photo of trophies and documents)

The 4 d'Or a forgotten ceremony ? The American Interactive Achievement Awards ? The video game Caesars?

Photo of trophy from Gen 4, Joypad and the American organization.

The adventure and the digitization of the 35mm reels of the Sega ads with the Punk "Sega is stronger than you".

The project of digitizing the 35mm reels of the "Sega c'est plus fort que toi" commercials was not an easy task. This challenge had many surprises in store for me. I went from joy to disappointment, from excitement to disgust, sometimes in a matter of minutes. I finally got there to offer you their contents freely.

Important archive of vintage photos

Photos of the Sonic 3 Mega Drive launch in France and of a French contest on Super Monaco Gp (archive)

French Release Event of Sonic 3 Megadrive

Rare photos of the commercial launch of Sonic 3 Megadrive in France and of a contest on Super Monaco GP Megadrive.

It's not common to find photos from 30 years ago!

The TGS 1998 and the New Conference Challenge (archive of more than 2000 photos)

Release and explanation of an archive of 2000 photos and 70 videos related to video games (TGS 1998, cosplay, games, sketches, figurines etc.) with many photos of Dreamcast events.

The Sonic Adventure road trip to South America by the Sonic Team (Archive).

For Sonic Adventure Dreamcast, the Sonic Team, in 1996, went to South America to do some research.

Thanks to these archives found in a prototype of Planet Web Sonic Adventure, we can again follow their Road Trip.

Article in general

Eclipse / Saturn 2/ 64 bits/ The forgotten adventure of Sega.

Eclipse / Saturn 2/ 64 bits/ The forgotten adventure of Sega.

The long way of Sega, 32 bits and 64 bits, before arriving at the Dreamcast (128 bits), the Saturn period (conception and unfinished project).

From the understanding to the interpretation of Agartha Dreamcast.

Agartha is probably the most pleasant and exciting Unreleased to analyze. The video, the playable parts of the title show nothing but at the same time reveal a lot. It is possible to imagine playing a finished game.

Spirit of Speed 1937 Dreamcast/PC, its history, its development and the Broadsword Interactive archive

This article is about Spirit of Speed, its history and its development. You will find resources of the game as well as a complete archive from the development sutido Broadsword Interactive. Unfortunately, it can not be downloaded (a release is risky)