The Dreamcast Junkyard DreamPod
This is the DreamPod - a podcast produced by The Dreamcast Junkyard focusing on all aspects of Sega Dreamcast culture, collecting and the community. Join your hosts as they discuss varied topics surrounding Sega's final console, and inevitably get side-tracked by other gaming news.
Episodes
141 episodes
Episode 135: Dreamy or Screamy? (Halloween Special)
It's Halloween once again, and the DreamPod is coming out in full force with some terrifying takes as they resurrect a beloved format - this is Heaven and Hell, Part 3, complete with a brand new spooky subtitle of "Dreamy or Screamy?"If...
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Episode 134: 25 Years of the Blue Swirl (a European/PAL Dreamcast Launch Retrospective)
This episode was as inevitable as a blue Dreamcast case with its hinges broken off. Of course the Junkyard was going to record an episode to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the SEGA Dreamcast's October 14th 1999 launch in PAL regions...
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Episode 133: North American Launch 25 Year Anniversary Special (feat. Stop Skeletons from Fighting & more!)
It's been 25 years since that iconic date of 9.9.99 - the North American launch of SEGA's final home console, the Dreamcast. Regular hosts Brian and Lewis are joined by special guests Derek Alexander (of the excellent
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Episode 132: Grand Theft Autumn (Fall Dreamcast News Round-Up)
As summer turns to fall, Dreamcast still remains the fairest console of them all. Not sure why we started this description with some weird fairy tale incantation, but magic is definitely in the air for our favourite SEGA console, and we have a ...
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Episode 131: Phantasy Star Online Special
You are now dialled in to a brand new DreamPod special on the Dreamcast's ultimate multiplayer killer app: Phantasy Star Online, or - in Lozz's words - "the greatest f***ing game in the world. Period." Back in 2001, PSO broke new ground by brin...
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Episode 130: Miguel, My Belle (Spring Dreamcast News Round-Up)
Lewis is joined by Harvey (aka Pizza Hotline), Mike Rogers (aka MikeRox) and Derek Pascarella to round-up all the Dreamcast hardware and software developments that have been happening in the last few months. Listen in as 3/4s of the panel...
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Episode 129: SEGA SATURN, SHIRO!
In the most exciting crossover since Jay-Z and Linkin Park did Collision Course, Brian and Lewis are joined by two stalwarts of both the Sega Saturn and Dreamcast community: SaturnDave and Patrick (TraynoCo) of SEGA SATURN, SHIRO! SHIRO...
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Episode 128: The Top 25 Dreamcast Indie Games
At the beginning of the year, we put the call out to the community to vote for their favourite indie releases for the Sega Dreamcast, and, as always, you have all responded in a big way, with more than double the amount of participants than the...
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Episode 127: Dream News with Extra Pizza
In the first DreamPod episode of 2024, James, Lozz and Lewis are joined by brand new Junkyarder Harvey (aka Pizza Hotline) to bring you a roundup of the most exciting things coming out of the Dreamcast scene!News discussed:
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Episode 126: Nick Thorpe, Features Editor for Retro Gamer Magazine
On this episode, Kev and Lewis are joined by Nick Thorpe - the features editor for the excellent Retro Gamer magazine - to chat all about his career and the brand new issue 254, a Dreamcast special of the mag that releases today on the 21st of ...
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Episode 125: We're Dreaming of a SEGA Christmas (RadioSEGA WinterFest '23)
Put on your favourite ugly Christmas sweater, grab a glass of mulled wine, and join us for this year's festive DreamPod episode! On this one we are joined by our pal Patrick Traynor of the awesome Sega Saturn, SHIRO! to talk all about Dreamcast...
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Episode 124: Celebrating 25 Years of Dreamcast - A Retrospective
The Dreamcast Junkyard's "The Top 200 Dreamcast Games... Voted by You! (2023 Edition)" is available now! Check it out now on the website: https:...
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Episode 123: Halloween Special!
If you’re superstitious, this episode’s number could possibly mean something spooky, especially seeing as this is our Halloween Special!In this episode we have a bit of initial news to cover regarding the recently unveiled Retro-Bit Dre...
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Episode 122: Fall Dreamcast News Round-Up
The leaves are falling and the air is getting colder, but the Dreamcast scene shows no signs of slowing down! In this episode, your host James is joined by regular co-hosts Laurence, Mike and Lewis to round up and discuss the latest and greates...
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Episode 121: The Dreamcast Encyclopedia with Chris Scullion
In this special episode, Kev and Mike welcome long-time gaming journalist Chris Scullion. Chris was most notably the longest-running staff member of the Official Nintendo Magazine UK, but has also written for many other UK gaming magazines and ...
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Episode 120: Dreamcast Enjoyer
We're going "cozy mode" for episode 120, as we are joined by Dreamcast Enjoyer! For the last year, Dreamcast Enjoyer (aka Dominic) has been creating excellent, upbeat YouTube videos about Dreamcast games and games from other systems, with a par...
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Episode 119: Translating Nakoruru with Derek Pascarella
Regular host Lewis catches up with Dreamcast community stalwart Derek Pascarella to discuss the fan translation of the Japanese-exclusive Dreamcast title Nakoruru: The Gift she Gave Me they worked on together. A spin-off visual novel from SNK's...
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Episode 118: Gaming Online with the Dreamcast in 2023
Why don't we play together? This month's DreamPod is all about playing the Dreamcast online, which is something you can still do in 2023 thanks to the efforts of some very talented members of the Dreamcast community!In this episode, reg...
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Episode 117: Summer Special
The good weather is here, so James, Laurence and Mike (with a small cameo from Brian) thought it would be fitting to sit down and talk about our favourite summer memories with the Dreamcast, along with recapping the DC games that were released ...
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Episode 116: Non-Dreamcast Games That Embody the Dreamcast Spirit
In this bumper episode, Andrew, Brian, Lewis and Mike talk about games released after the Dreamcast's demise that embody the spirit of everything Sega's final console stood for!Games discussed in this episode:Blur (Bi...
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Episode 115: Talking HarleQuest! with developer Ross Kilgariff
On today's episode of the DreamPod, Lewis and Lozz are joined by Ross Kilgariff to talk about his upcoming Dreamcast indie title HarleQuest!, a 3D dungeon crawler that has just hit Kickstarter!Links:
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Episode 114: News Kids on the Block
We're back with another Dreamcast news roundup, join Andrew, Tom, Lewis and James as we discuss everything going on in the constantly bustling world of Dreamcast.We will be back with more themed episodes soon.More info on some of...
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Episode 113: News Jack City
It's 2023 and Tom, Lozz and Lewis from The Dreamcast Junkyard are back to chat all things Dreamcast news! Christmas 2022 is but a distant memory, and so we have binned the rotting remnants of the turkey and thrown the empty sherry bottles in th...
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Episode 112: Former SEGA Europe Marketing Director Giles Thomas
In this episode of the DreamPod, regular hosts Tom and Andrew are joined by former SEGA Europe Marketing Director Giles Thomas. During his time at SEGA Europe, Giles oversaw the European launch of the Dreamcast after effectively being headhunte...
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